Tatyana Ovsienko is one of the most controversial personalities in Russian show business.
She went through a difficult path - from obscurity to recognition and fame.
All the accusations that were associated with the scandal in the Mirage group fell on Tatyana's fragile shoulders. The singer herself says that she has nothing to do with the quarrel. She just wanted to get her share of popularity.
Childhood and youth of Tatyana Ovsienko
Tatyana Ovsienko is the real name of the singer. The girl was born in Kyiv, in 1966. Little Tatyana's parents had nothing to do with music.
Mom worked at the scientific center. The father was an ordinary trucker.
In 1970, the Ovsienko family was replenished with one more person. Now the parents gave all their time and energy to save up for real estate for their family, as they lived in very cramped conditions.
Tatyana's dad was constantly at work. Mom was also torn at work, and besides, she tried to devote time to her children. At the age of 4, Tanya is enrolled in figure skating.
For 6 years, Ovsienko, the youngest, devotes herself to sports. Later, she admits that discipline and moderate physical activity benefited not only her figure, but also the formed mindset.
Tatyana Ovsienko began to pay much more attention to figure skating than to school. Mom noticed that this sport takes too much physical strength from her daughter, so she decides to send her daughter to gymnastics.
The future singer loved sports and happily continued her studies, forever forgetting about her early skates.
Already in childhood, Tatyana Ovsienko showed a love for music. No, then she still did not dream of a career as a singer. But, this did not prevent me from graduating with honors from a music school in piano.
In addition, the girl was an active participant in local music festivals. Together with the ensemble "Solnyshko" Ovsienko even toured Moscow.
Tanya almost graduated from high school with honors. The girl's mother insisted that she enter the Pedagogical University.
However, the plans of the daughter were very different from those of the mother. Ovsienko sees himself in the hotel business.
Tanya submits documents to the technical school of hotel management in Kyiv.
Tatyana Ovsienko warmly recalls her student years. She really liked her future career, so she threw herself headlong into studying the subjects that fell on her head.
After graduating from an educational institution, she was sent to the Bratislava Hotel, which was part of the Intourist network.
Everything went more than smoothly and nothing foreshadowed sharp turns in Ovsienko's biography, although she miraculously avoided traveling on the infamous cruise ship Admiral Nakhimov, which sank in 1986.
Interestingly, it was “Bratislava” that became for Ovsienko the very happy ticket that allowed her to make herself a real star of the national stage.
The beginning of the musical career of Tatyana Ovsienko
In 1988, the music of the Mirage group sounded in all corners of the Soviet Union. The musical group toured throughout the USSR, and by some miracle the soloists of the group decided to stay at the Bratislava Hotel, where Tatyana Ovsienko worked as an administrator.
The soloist of the Mirage musical group, Natalia Vetlitskaya, made friends with Ovsienko from the first days of her stay at the hotel. Later, she even promises a place in the group, but for now as a dresser.
Tatyana was a Mirage fan, so without hesitation she agreed even to such an insignificant position.
Despite the fact that the position of administrator suited Ovsienko, she paid off work within XNUMX hours and set off with the Mirage group.
At the end of 1988, Tatyana was already listed as a soloist in a musical group.
Interestingly, Ovsienko replaced Vetlitskaya in the group. To look next to Saltykova on the same level, Tatyana had to lose as much as 18 kilograms.
Exhausting diets and sports did their job, with a height of 167, the girl's weight was only 51 kilograms.
1989 was a fruitful and very successful year for Ovsienko. The album "Music Connected Us" was released, the songs from which became hits. Ovsienko received a number of prestigious awards and became the face of the group.
However, the Mirage had the other side of the coin. The fact is that the group did not sing live. They performed their concerts to the soundtrack of Margarita Sukhankina.
In 1990, the fact that the soloists of the group performed tracks to the phonogram had already spread to all corners of the Soviet Union. The singer could not influence the policy of the group's producer in any way, but this fact did not bother the accusers.
In 1991, the singer decides to create her own musical group. The group was named Voyage. Voyage was produced by producer Vladimir Dubovitsky and composer Viktor Chaika.
Soon the singer will present her debut album, called "Beautiful Girl". Music lovers gladly accepted the work of Ovsienko.
Tatyana Ovsienko for a long time could not get rid of the negativity hanging over her. Many simply could not accept the singer's work because of the oversights associated with working in the Mirage group.
Over time, the negative disappears and listeners begin to adequately accept the work of the Russian performer.
A couple of years later, Ovsienko presents the next album "Captain". In this disc, Tatyana collected the maximum number of hits, which later became hits.
The title song of the same name became an obligatory part of the program of any disco in 1993-1994.
The singer gave the next album the lyrical title "We must fall in love." The main songs of the album were the tracks "School Time", "Women's Happiness" and "Trucker".
In the late 90s, under the leadership of Tatyana, the disc "Beyond the Pink Sea" was released, which included the hits "My Sun" and "Ring". The second track gave the artist the Golden Gramophone award.
For more than 10 years, Ovsienko has been highly productive. In the early 2000s, the singer presented the albums "The River of My Love" and "I Won't Say Goodbye." Fans of the singer's work with a bang accept the work of their favorite singer.
After the release of the presented records, Tatyana takes a creative break for as much as 9 years.
Ovsienko goes into the shadows and does not release albums, but this does not prevent her from touring and giving concerts. In addition, she performs at festive events, takes part in programs and television shows.
In addition, the singer appears in a duet with Viktor Saltykov, which allows Ovsienko to remind music lovers that she has not disappeared anywhere. Performers release such hits as "Shores of Love" and "Summer".
It is interesting that Tatyana Ovsienko, like other representatives of show business, organizes charity concerts from time to time.
Soldiers and veterans enjoy special attention of the singer. The singer says that charity helps her keep warmth and kindness in her soul.
During her creative career, the singer managed to organize a hundred charity concerts. She traveled with her speeches to the hot spots of the Russian Federation, expressing support for the military.
Personal life of Tatyana Ovsienko
Ovsienko met her first husband when she worked as an administrator at a hotel. Vladimir Dubovitsky became for her not only a husband, but also a producer.
In 1999, the couple decided to adopt a child from an orphanage. Ovsienko recalls this difficult period of his life. Indeed, besides the fact that she had to deal with the upbringing of her adopted son, she was constantly disturbed by all kinds of checks. The commission checked housing, the social status of the couple, place of work, etc.
The adopted son found out about the adoption when he was 16 years old. Tatyana recalls that she was very worried about the feelings of the child.
Igor, that was the name of the singer's son, having learned about the news, did not stop calling Ovsienko his mother, and is very grateful that she saved his life.
In 2007, Dubovitsky and Ovsienko officially announced that their union ceased to exist. Moreover, Tatyana said that all these years they slept in different beds, and their family life was a fiction.
Since 2007, Ovsienko increasingly began to appear in the company of businessman Alexander Merkulov.
Only 10 years later, Alexander made Ovsienko a marriage proposal. The singer says that this is the happiest day of her life.
In 2018, the couple thought about having a common child. Since the age of the singer is running out, she is considering the option of surrogate motherhood.
Tatyana Ovsienko now
Tatyana Ovsienko does not record albums. But it can be increasingly seen on TV screens as a participant in various projects.
Media allows the Russian performer to stay afloat.
In addition, Ovsienko does not cancel touring activities. Concerts are an integral part of her life. At the moment, the singer is actively touring the cities of the Russian Federation, gathering full halls of grateful listeners.
Fans note that despite his age, Ovsienko manages to keep his body in excellent physical shape.
Tatyana's secret is simple - she loves sports and proper nutrition. Ovsienko, in her interviews, says that now she is enjoying family happiness, and music occupies a secondary role in her life.
But one way or another, fans can turn to the archives, enjoying the beautiful voice of their favorite singer.
