There were always fans and ill-wishers around the singer. Zhanna Bichevskaya is a bright and charismatic personality. She never tried to please everyone, remained true to herself. Her repertoire is folk, patriotic and religious songs.
Childhood and youth
Zhanna Vladimirovna Bichevskaya was born on June 7, 1944 in a family of native Poles. Mom was a well-known ballerina in theatrical circles. Father worked as an engineer. Unfortunately, the mother died of a lung infection when the girl was very young. The father married a second time. The marriage was successful in every sense. The main thing is that the stepmother treated her stepdaughter with love and care.
From an early age, the girl showed interest in music. Parents considered her talent and enrolled in a music school. There, an excellent ear for music and the creative personality of the future singer were confirmed. Zhanna studied music theory and learned to play the guitar. She fell in love with the instrument for many years.
After leaving school in 1966, Bichevskaya continued her studies. She chose the school of circus and variety arts. The study lasted 5 years. The performer spent her student years mostly alone. She devoted all her time to studying and singing. It was then that the future star discovered the world of folk songs and forgotten composers. In parallel, the girl worked part-time at her native music school.
Zhanna Bichevskaya: Musical career
Bichevskaya's creative path began in the 1970s. She worked as a soloist in the orchestra, then moved to the musical ensemble "Good fellows". Later she worked in the Mosconcert organization for six years. In her work, the singer focuses on folk performance and bard motifs. It was a new combination that attracted new listeners to Jeanne's work. As a result, she managed to stand out among other folk song performers.
Musical records diverged in huge circulation in all countries of the world. The performer traveled with concerts throughout the country, and later received permission for foreign tours. Each concert was accompanied by full halls. But not everything was smooth. Once she was banned from performing abroad after an unsuccessful joke in the Kremlin, which led to a scandal. However, the ban was soon lifted. The reason was prosaic - part of the income from her tours fell into the state treasury.
In the 1990s, Zhanna Bichevskaya began to change her creative direction. Instead of folk motives, patriotic ones became, and then religious ones.
Performer Zhanna Bichevskaya today
The singer lives in Moscow with her husband. She prefers not to attend social events. You might think that it is a matter of respectable age, but this is not the reason. They say that she does not like the atmosphere of such meetings.
Recently, Zhanna Bichevskaya has focused on Orthodox songs. For example, one of her last concerts took place in a Moscow church. The singer encourages everyone to take the spiritual path.
Personal life
The life of Zhanna Bichevskaya is rich in every sense. This also applies to relationships with men. The singer was married three times, and all husbands are musicians.
According to the singer, in her youth she did not think about marriage, she valued freedom. She met her first husband Vasily Antonenko at work. Young people worked in the same musical group. Thanks to the group, Zhanna recorded the first disc.
The second chosen one of the singer was Vladimir Zuev. Like her first husband, pianist Zuev helped his wife with her career. He contributed to his wife's foreign concerts.
The third marriage took place in 1985. The composer Gennady Ponomarev became the new husband. The couple are happy together and continue to engage in creativity. At the same time, Bichevskaya believes that she has finally found her other half. There are no quarrels and scandals in the family, they help each other in everything. The singer has no children, the couple live together.
Interesting facts about the singer Zhanna Bichevskaya
Bichevskaya has Polish roots. Moreover, there is a family coat of arms.
As a child, Jeanne wanted to become a ballerina, and later a surgeon, even began to study as a nurse. Unfortunately, the dream did not come true. During the first operation, the girl lost consciousness. As it turned out, she is terribly afraid of the sight of someone else's blood.
In 1994, an artillery shell flew into the artist's apartment. No one was hurt, there were even no injuries. Of course, this was no accident. Many associate this event with one of the singer's albums. According to its content, one can draw a conclusion about the monarchist views of Bichevskaya.
The singer has not watched TV for over 30 years.
There are many paradoxes in her life. Bichevskaya's songs have long been added to the archives of world music. At the same time, she sincerely dislikes everything American and European.
She considers Bulat Okudzhava to be her musical godfather. After meeting him, the singer delved into folk art.
Bichevskaya received a blessing to record songs on religious themes. This is the only time a pop singer has been blessed.
Criticism of creativity
The activity of the performer is regularly criticized. In particular, from the Russian Orthodox Church. The stumbling block was one of Bichevskaya's compositions. Churchmen believe that it refers to the afterlife in the wrong context. Allegedly, the words do not correspond to church terminology and meanings. As a result, this part of the song was removed.
The second scandal is connected with the United States of America. This time, the reason was not the song, but the video clip. It showed footage from the film, where fires occur in cities. In this case, video editing was used. The result was a picture where cities were on fire because of Russian missiles. The situation escalated into a diplomatic scandal. The US Embassy sent an official note of protest.
Awards and discography of the performer
Zhanna Bichevskaya has the title of People's Artist of the Russian Soviet Republic. He is also the winner of the award for the promotion of folk music among the younger generation and the Premio Tenco.
Over a long musical career, the singer has created a great creative legacy. She has 7 records and 20 discs. Moreover, there are seven collections, which include the best compositions. By the way, the album “We are Russians” includes songs performed in a duet with her third husband.
