Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist

Evgeny Viktorovich Belousov - Soviet and Russian singer, author of the famous musical composition "Girl-Girl".

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Zhenya Belousov is a vivid example of the musical pop culture of the early and mid-90s.

In addition to the hit "Girl-Girl", Zhenya became famous for the following tracks "Alyoshka", "Golden Domes", "Evening Evening".

Belousov at the peak of his creative career became a real sex symbol. The fans were so admired by Belousov's lyrics that they continually followed their "hero" on the heels.

Childhood and youth of Evgeny Belousov

Evgeny Belousov is not the only child in the family. He has a twin brother. The twins were born on September 10, 1964, in the small village of Zhikhar, which is located in the Kharkov region.

A couple of months after the birth of the twins, the Belousov family changed their place of residence and moved to Kursk.

Eugene was brought up in an ordinary family. Dad and mom had nothing to do with creativity.

However, that Eugene, that his brother Alexander was very fond of creativity. It is known that Sasha loved to draw, and even attended art school, and Eugene, as you might guess, loved music.

Evgeny Belousov was a diligent student. He said without modesty that he was one of the best students in his class.

The teachers had no complaints about the boy.

In addition, Zhenya was always good at the humanities.

As a child, Belousov became a victim of a traffic accident. The fact is that he was hit by a car and received a serious head injury.

Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist
Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist

Doctors warned that the boy may need more than one year of rehabilitation.

And so it happened. Evgeny Belousov did not even join the army because of his health. However, this did not upset the young man, as he began to enthusiastically study music.

Music for Zhenya was a joy.

The beginning of the musical career of Evgeny Belousov

Since Zhenya dreamed of a career as a musician, he became a student at the Kursk Musical College.

At the educational institution, the young man entered the bass guitar course.

Mom and dad were not happy that their son chose such a frivolous profession. Especially for parents, Eugene had to get an education as a repairman.

Studying at the Kursk Musical College is very easy for a young man. The only thing he lacks for complete happiness is practice.

From the beginning of the 80s, Belousov began to earn extra money in cafes and restaurants.

Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist
Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist

At one of the speeches, Belousov notices Bari Alibasov. After the performance, Bari makes an offer to Eugene to become part of his own musical group, Integral. There, Zhenya took the place of vocalist and bass player.

The peak of the musical career of Evgeny Belousov

Participation in the musical group Integral was only the first step on the path of Evgeny Belousov's musical career.

Zhenya received his first serious popularity after recording solo compositions.

In the mid-80s, the singer became a member of the Morning Mail program, then he was invited to Wider Circle, and in 1988 his first video clip for the musical composition My Blue-Eyed Girl was released.

The presented track brings Belousov real all-Union popularity.

When Belousov began to record tracks solo, Viktor Dorokhov and his wife Lyubov became his producers. It was thanks to the presented producers that almost the entire planet learned about such a singer as Zhenya Belousov.

An interesting fact is that the producers changed Belousov's marital status in order to give his fans a little imagination.

Indeed, most of Belousov's fans were young girls. During the collaboration with Dorokhov and Voropayeva, the performer released two records.

In the early 90s, Belousov found a new producer in the person of Igor Matvienko. Together with a new producer, Zhenya found new heights. The first track, released under the direction of Matvienko, was called "Girl-Girl". The musical composition becomes a real folk hit. The song is played on all tape recorders and radio of the country.

Belousov's success knew no bounds. With the support of Yuri Aizenshpis, 14 concerts of the singer Zhenya Belousov were organized at the small sports arena of the Luzhniki stadium.

From that moment on, cassettes and any works of Belousov are sold in huge numbers.

Evgeny Belousov changed the producer for a reason. The singer wanted to get rid of the status of a sweet boy. However, he did not succeed.

His albums still contain lyrical compositions about teenage love, unrequited feelings, loneliness, fear of being abandoned.

Belousov was under thirty when he became the owner of a vodka factory.

Commercial failure

At the peak of his popularity, Evgeny Belousov, like many colleagues on the stage, wanted to invest money. He made a number of investments that he thought could make him a millionaire.

However, investments did not become a source of income, but simply ruined Yevgeny Belousov. Having redeemed the vodka factory, the singer had serious problems with the law and the tax.

In addition to the commercial failure, Belousov also began to have problems with creativity. The new disc "And again about love" was very coldly received by music lovers and music critics.

Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist
Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist

The last lifetime collection of songs, released in 1995, also failed to return the singer to his former popularity.

Personal life of Evgeny Belousov

Representatives of the weaker sex literally dreamed and idolized Yevgeny Belousov. The personal life of Zhenya's fans worried much more than the creative one.

Belousov dreamed of the status of becoming the Soviet Michael Jackson. He hid his age and kept his appearance up to par.

Belousov never had problems with his personal life. At a very young age, the singer married his girlfriend Elena Khudik.

When the young people signed, Eugene was just starting his career as a singer, and Elena was studying at the university.

After the couple legalized their union officially, the young people had a daughter, whom they named Christina. The family will fall apart very soon.

Elena Khudik will talk about the fact that the glory of her husband and his emerging crown began to crush Zhenya's head.

In 1989, Eugene once again went to the registry office. This time Natalya Vetlitskaya became his wife. This marriage lasted ten days. Natalya said that these 10 days were enough for her to understand that Zhenya for her is not a beloved man, but just a friend, a good conversationalist and colleague.

She fell out of love with him. Belousov was having a hard time parting with his beloved woman. He found strength in himself and switched to creativity.

His ex-wife Elena helped him to pull Belousov out of a protracted depression. He again took Khudik to the registry office, making the girl his wife for the second time. Elena forgave Eugene a lot. He had an affair with a business woman. In addition, in the early 90s, Belousov had an illegitimate son, Roman.

In the mid-90s, Belousov met the love of his life. Eighteen-year-old student Elena Savina was a real beauty.

Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist
Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist

An hour after they met, Zhenya confessed to the girl in sympathy.

For more than three years, the couple lived under the same roof. Beloved spent a lot of time together, including, they flew abroad.

Death of Evgeny Belousov

With the death of young and successful people, death acquires an aura of mystery and mystery.

Belousov died in the summer of 1997. The official cause of the death of the Russian singer was a brain hemorrhage.

Zhenya was admitted to the hospital in March 1997.

For more than 40 days, the singer lay in a coma. The man underwent brain surgery at the hospital.

Many speculate that problems with cerebral hemorrhage may have arisen from trauma to the skull in childhood.

In one of the interviews, Belousov's mother said that she was sure that the cause of death was that Zhenya led the wrong way of life. A man, in order to keep himself in good shape, was constantly on a diet.

Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist
Zhenya Belousov: Biography of the artist

For the first time, Evgeny got into a hospital bed with an attack of acute pancreatitis.

The fate and causes of the singer's death are discussed in detail in the Channel One documentary "The Short Summer of Zhenya Belousov."

The Russian singer was buried on June 5, 1997. The cemetery was attended by a huge number of people.

Fans came to see the artist off, all his wives and lovers, friends and close relatives. The singer's grave is located at the Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow.

Memory of Evgeny Belousov

In Kursk, in early 2006, a monument was erected in honor of the memory of Yevgeny Belousov. The monument was placed in the educational institution where the young man studied.

On opening day, his ex-wives and twin brother were present at the school.

After the death of the Russian singer, several documentaries were released. All of them deserve special attention, since the paintings tell the smallest details from Belousov's biography.

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One of the last pictures was the project of the First Channel called “Zhenya Belousov. He doesn't love you at all..." The film was shown in 2015.

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