Roxana Babayan is not only a popular singer, but also a successful actress, People's Artist of the Russian Federation and just an amazing woman. Her deep and soulful songs were liked by more than one generation of connoisseurs of good music.
Despite her age, the singer is still active in her creative work. And also continues to surprise his fans with new projects and unsurpassed appearance.
The childhood of the singer Roxana Babayan
The future star was born in the city of Tashkent (in the capital of Uzbekistan). It happened in 1946. The girl was the only child in the family. Her father is a simple engineer Ruben Babayan. He was a practical man and far from art.
Roxana inherited musical talent from her mother, who was a creative person - she studied music (chamber-opera singer), played several instruments, wrote poetry and sang beautifully.
From early childhood, the girl began to be interested in music, taught with her mother the lyrics, romances and arias from famous operas. Very often the whole courtyard listened to the "concerts" of the young artist, when she climbed onto the windowsill, opened the window and began to loudly perform her favorite works. So the girl has long been accustomed to loud applause and the attention of the audience.
To develop her daughter's talent, her mother enrolled her in a music school and often taught her piano lessons at home. But the character of the girl was quick-tempered, she was a real fidget. Therefore, she did not like music notation classes and tried in every possible way to avoid them, simply running away from the lessons.
Soon, the future artist had to be taken away from the music school, despite all her creative inclinations.
The young years of the artist
Despite the fact that she did not receive education at a music school, Roxana did not stop developing in this direction on her own and with the help of her mother.
But, as often happens in Eastern families, the father always had the last word. And he, of course, believed that the career of a musician was an absolutely frivolous occupation and insisted that his daughter be educated in some practical area. He forbade the girl to enter the music school, and ordered his wife not to support the girl in her decision.
Fearing to disappoint her father, Roxana involuntarily entered the university at the Faculty of Railway Engineering after school. But the girl was not very interested in technical subjects, and she still dreamed of becoming a famous singer.
In secret from her parents, Roxana began attending an amateur art circle at the institute. Then she participated in various music competitions and, thanks to her perseverance and unsurpassed talent, she almost always won them.
And then a happy accident happened - while participating in one of these competitions, the artist accidentally met the People's Artist of the SRSR Konstantin Orbelyan, who immediately saw the creative potential in the girl.
From this meeting, the musical career of Roxana Babayan began. She became one of the soloists of the pop orchestra headed by K. Orbelyan. Even then, the young artist realized that she should connect her fate with music. But the girl still did not leave the institute, fearing the serious wrath of her father, and successfully combined her studies with her favorite work.
Roxana Babayan: Successful start of a creative career
Participation in the Orbelyan orchestra gave rise to a successful career as an artist. In Yerevan, she was recognized as a jazz performer. Then began a tour of his native country, as well as abroad.
Acquaintance with famous people in show business led the singer to the Blue Guitars ensemble. To work in a group, the girl had to leave her hometown and move to Moscow. Although the move was a joyful and expected event for her, she had long dreamed of moving to the center of the development of the music industry. The dream came true in early 1973.
Participation in the ensemble made the girl reconsider the repertoire. And the jazz singer turned into a rock star, because it was in this direction that the Blue Guitars ensemble developed.
The song “And again I will smile at the sun”, which the young artist performed at a competition in Bratislava, became an undeniable hit for several years. Everyone knew the sunny melody and lyrics by heart - from young children to adult fans. Not a single concert in the 1970s was complete without a performance by Roxana Babayan with her invariable hit.
In the early 1980s, the artist entered the top 10 most popular singers in the Soviet Union. Her strong unique voice with an oriental pronunciation, non-standard for the Slavs attractive appearance and eternal energizing optimism did their job.
Over time, the popularity of the artist only increased. Thanks to concerts at home and far abroad, the woman gained extraordinary fame. But Roxana decided not to stop there. She entered the Institute of Theater Arts and studied acting in parallel with concerts. In 1983, she received a diploma as a theater and film actress.
The pinnacle of glory
Thanks to the country's famous music festival "Song of the Year", in which the singer took 1st place, Roxana Babayan was on another level of fame. The singer was noticed by the famous composer Vladimir Matetsky and offered creative cooperation. He wrote songs for Sofia Rotaru, Jaaka Yoaly, Vadim Kazachenko, Alla Pugacheva and other stars. Now Roxanne is on this list. A series of new hits was released, among which were: “Witchcraft”, “I didn’t say the main thing”, “Yerevan”, “Forgive me”, etc.
In 1988, there was a double success - the first studio disc of the star was released and at the same time with this event she was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Soviet Union.
In the 1990s there were new concerts, albums and even more popularity. Thanks to the well-known collaboration with the Baltic star Urmas Ott, Roxana became very popular in neighboring countries.
Then, in the early 2000s, the singer took a break from her musical activities and worked more as an actress. She returned to the stage 10 years later.
Roxana Babayan and film work
At the height of her singing career, the star changed course decisively. And she began to be realized as a movie actress. Her debut film was the film by Alexander Shirvindt "Womanizer". Here she played the role of the wife of her real husband, Mikhail Derzhavin.
The next role was in tandem with the famous actress Lyudmila Gurchenko in the comedy film "My sailor". In 1992, a new film was released with the participation of Roxana Babayan - "New Odeon". Two more years later - the comedy "The Third is not superfluous."
It should be said that the actress worked with only one director - Eyramjan. And her husband has always been her constant partner in the role.
Personal life of Roxana Babayan
Fans of the star are interested not only in her creative activity, but also in the backstage life. It so happened that Roxana Babayan has no children. But a woman gives her boundless love to suffering and needy children thanks to charity.
Her first husband was Konstantin Orbelyan, who brought Roxana to the stage. But the marriage did not last long. A big age difference (18 years) and constant jealousy on the part of the spouse led to constant showdowns and, as a result, to a break in relations. But the couple managed to maintain warm and friendly relations even after the dissolution of the marriage.
After an unpleasant relationship experience, Roxanne was in no hurry to look for true love, being wary of repeating the plot. The second husband, Mikhail Derzhavin, was also a man of art. They met absolutely by chance, on board the plane. At that time, Mikhail had a family, and the lovers began to meet in secret from everyone. But such secret meetings did not suit the ardent couple.
A few months later, Derzhavin divorced his official wife and offered his hand and heart to Roxana Babayan. This happened in 1988. Since then, the couple has been inseparable. In a happy marriage, they lived for 36 years. Thanks to her husband, Roxana made a career in cinema. He became for her a real support, support, friend and inspiration.
After the death of her husband, the actress could not recover for a long time. According to her, she lost faith in the future. But thanks to the incredible support of family friends, relatives and "fans", the woman decided to live and create against all odds.
She is still a crowd favorite today. Often takes part in various projects, meets with fans, acts as a guest star.
Recently, a documentary film with her participation was released, dedicated to the memory of her beloved husband Mikhail Derzhavin.
