Marina Zhuravleva is a Soviet and Russian performer, artist, and lyricist. The peak of the singer's popularity came in the 90s. Then she often released records, recorded chic pieces of music and toured all over the country (and not only). Her voice sounded in famous films, and then also from every speaker.
If today you enter the name of the performer into the search engine, the system will offer: “Where did Marina Zhuravlyova go?” She practically does not appear on the screens, does not please with the release of new tracks, and rarely gives interviews.
Childhood and youth of Marina Zhuravleva
The artist's date of birth is July 8, 1963. Marina's childhood years were spent on the territory of the provincial Khabarovsk (Russia). Her upbringing was carried out by parents who had the most remote relation to creativity. So, my mother devoted herself to housekeeping, and my father worked as a military man.
From childhood, the charming Zhuravleva was fond of music. Due to the fact that the father was a military man, the family often changed their place of residence. When the family moved to Voronezh, Marina became a soloist of the ensemble of the city recreation center. It is also known that she attended a music school in piano.
The girl decided quite early on that she wanted to be creative. After some time, she became a member of the little-known group "Fantasy". In this team, she managed to hone her vocal skills to a professional level. In addition, she understood how to behave on stage.
At the age of 16, she received an offer from the Voronezh Philharmonic. The vocal and instrumental ensemble "Silver Strings" with open arms was waiting for Marina in its composition. After passing the exams, she went with VIA on her first tour.
A year later, she went to the Dnieper (then still Dnepropetrovsk) to the All-Union Competition for Young Pop Song Performers. Luck accompanied Zhuravleva, as she became the laureate of a musical event.
When Marina returned home, she decided to get a specialized education. The girl entered the music school, choosing the pop department for herself. She not only studied vocals, but also learned to play the flute. Alas, she did not finish her studies at the school. Zhuravleva got married, then became pregnant, divorced her first husband, and then moved to Moscow, and already in the metropolis she continued what she had begun.
The creative path of Marina Zhuravleva
Fame came to the performer pretty quickly. A year after the birth of the child, she moved to the capital of the Russian Federation. She became part of the Sovremennik team. Soon the girl was enrolled in one of the most prestigious educational institutions in Moscow - Gnesinka.
At the end of the 80s of the last century, Marina received an invitation to record musical accompaniment to the tape "The Prisoner of the Castle of If". Actually, there was an acquaintance with the talented poet S. Sarychev. The creative couple released a joint disc, which was called "Kiss Me Only Once".
Zhuravleva's voice hit the Soviet music lovers in the very "heart". Then the musical works performed by the charming Marina came from everywhere. This period marks the peak of the artist's popularity.
On the wave of popularity, one after another, she released worthy LPs. "White bird cherry" sounded from the windows of multi-storey buildings. Zhuravleva's popularity knew no bounds. She received an offer to join the theater of the Russian pop prima donna - Alla Pugacheva. Under the wing of Alla Borisovna, Marina's talent was revealed even more. She began to tour a lot on the territory of the USSR.
It soon became clear that the swindlers were making money on the honest name of Marina Zhuravleva. So, several blond beauties traveled around the USSR, who gave concerts on her behalf.
These are not the best times. In one of the interviews, Marina said that armed men repeatedly broke into her dressing room, and literally at gunpoint they began to “beautifully” confess their love to her. She experienced severe stress, realizing that in this case she was not happy with the money she earned. The little daughter was waiting for the artist at home.
Musical career of an artist abroad
In the 90s, Zhuravlev and Sarychev were invited to a concert in the United States of America. By the way, Soviet artists were then very popular in the West. She took her daughter with her and went on a big tour. The mood that prevailed on the territory of Russia confused Zhuravlev. When she received an offer to stay in America, she agreed to stay without hesitation.
In 1992, the musical work "My train has left" sounded in the film "Good weather on Deribasovskaya, or It's raining again on Brighton Beach." And Marina herself in this period of time toured America in full.
At the end of the 90s, no less cool clips began to appear on the top compositions of Zhuravleva's repertoire. She presented a video clip for the song “I have a wound in my heart” (with the participation of the artists of the team of Marta Mogilevskaya).
She tried her hand as an actress. So, in 2003, with her participation, the film "Lawyer" was released. After 7 years, she appeared on the set of "Voice". Note that this is a small part of the work with the participation of Zhuravleva.
In the territory of the United States of America, Marina recorded as many as 3 long-plays. In 2013, the singer released an album, which for this period of time (2021) is considered the last in her discography. We are talking about the disc "Migratory Birds". “Only not you”, “The sky was crying”, “Birch dream”, “Bridges” and other works became the main decoration of the collection.
Marina Zhuravleva: details of the artist's personal life
Marina definitely enjoyed the interest of the stronger sex. They were married three times. She met her first husband in Voronezh. Actually, from him she gave birth to a daughter, Julia. The young marriage quickly fell apart. She moved to the capital of the Russian Federation.
At the end of the 80s, she met Sergei Sarychev. Their working relationship grew into something more. He became the second official spouse of a woman.
The family relationship of the couple could be envied. They were perfect. Sarychev wrote songs for his wife, and acted as a producer.
But, in the "zero" it became known that the marriage broke up. In the USA, Zhuravleva met her third official spouse, he was an emigrant from Armenia. After 10 years of marriage, the couple divorced.
Marina Zhuravleva: our days
In America, her life had many trials. As it turned out, Zhuravleva's daughter suffered an oncological disease. Fortunately, the disease has receded. Julia (daughter of the artist) realized herself in medicine. She received American citizenship.
The artist is very satisfied with her life and leaves America on tour to Russia, Germany, Canada and many other countries. The singer currently lives in Los Angeles. She does not record new songs.
