Zhanna Friske is a singer who has made a rapid career and remains one of the most charming and brightest stars in Russia. She was remembered not only for her participation in the group “Brilliant” and for her solo songs, but also for her work in film and television. Men considered her a sex symbol, and women considered her a role model. The smile never left her lips. All this suggests that the beautiful Jeanne will forever remain in the memory of everyone who was at least a little familiar with her work.
Childhood and studies
In 1973, Zhanna’s parents, Vladimir Borisovich Friske and Olga Kopylova, met on one of the Moscow streets. Olga immediately attracted Vladimir's attention. They started dating, and six months later they got married, and Vladimir took his wife’s last name. In 1974, they had twins - a boy and a girl (date of birth - July 8). The children were born prematurely, in the seventh month.
Unfortunately, the boy was diagnosed with a congenital pathology and soon died. This was a great grief for the parents, but they managed to cope with it and direct all their love and care to little Jeanne, who was named Anna at baptism.
A little later, Zhanna Kopylova will take the surname of her grandmother, a German by nationality, Friske, as a pseudonym.
From an early age, her family noticed her talent for music. At school she was invited to participate in amateur performances. She also attended a ballet studio, a sports dance school, and did acrobatics and rhythmic gymnastics.
When she was 12, another child appeared in the family. Subsequently, the singer always had a warm relationship with her younger sister Natalya.
Zhanna studied at Moscow School 406 , after which she became a student at Moscow State University, Faculty of Journalism. Having studied until the third year, she realized that it was not for her. I dropped out of university and went in search of a profession I liked.
For some time she worked as a sales manager for office furniture, and later got a job as a choreography teacher at the Sports Palace.
Career in "Brilliant"
There are several versions of how the singer got into the group. It is believed that her friend Olga Orlova invited her in 1995. There is also an assumption that producer Andrei Gromov did this in 1996, offering her a position as a choreography consultant. After some time, he realized that she fits perfectly into the team, as she moves well, is beautiful, and has everything that is necessary for a stage career.
She became a member of the group in May 1997. Zhanna Friske's parents were not very happy with their daughter's choice, but after seeing the rapid growth of the group's popularity, they resigned themselves.
In 1998, “Brilliant”, together with Zhanna, recorded their first album, “Simply Dreams”. It was a great success. Therefore, new projects began to appear quite quickly - “About Love”, “Beyond the Four Seas” and “Orange Paradise”. When recording the latter, all the previous participants, except Zhanna, left the group. And after its release, the singer herself decided to leave, realizing that she was ripe for a solo career. The singer's discography includes 3 albums released in the group and one solo
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Solo career
The biography of Zhanna Friske as a solo singer began in 2005, when her album entitled “Zhanna” was released. There were 9 original songs and 4 remixes. The list of the most popular compositions looks like this:
- "La-la-la."
- "Somewhere in the summer."
- "I'm flying into the darkness."
In 2006, together with A. Gubin, they re-released the album, adding 3 video clips and several remixes. Unfortunately, it remained his only solo album. But Zhanna did not end her career as a singer, releasing 17 singles in collaboration with other Russian pop stars Tanya Tereshina, Dzhigan, Dmitry Malikov, and the guys from Disco Avaria.
The singer became an object of admiration for men, including for her appearance. And this despite the fact that her body was far from ideal, having the following parameters:
- weight 66 kg;
- height - 166 cm.
“At home this is a taboo”: Dmitry Shepelev discussed obscene language with his son
Raising a boy on his own, without the help of his wife, the TV presenter has recently been increasingly asking questions related to the development of children. Dmitry is surprised at how dramatically his son began to change when he was six years old.
Shepelev recently told how he forces a child to eat ice cream, because he himself scared the boy with the fact that sugar is white poison. After these words, the child stopped eating sweet foods, and the father, who came to his senses, reproached himself for being excessively concerned about Plato’s health.
By the way, the family of Zhanna Friske, the child’s mother, created an account on the social network Instagram, where they publish photos of the boy and the artist. Zhanna died in 2020 from brain cancer. Since then, Dmitry Shepelev and Friske have not been able to reconcile. The TV presenter himself never shows the child's face.
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His father told another story from the life of a 6-year-old boy the other day. This happened when he was watching an adventure film with his son.
“The main character has only a few minutes left; if he fails, he will never, never be able to return home. Unfortunately, everything is not going according to plan. Urgently, we need to do something. Quicker! Hurry up 3-2-1... - (child) No, ***! We looked at each other, decided not to make an accent, so as not to get stuck in our heads, we look further,” Shepelev shares with subscribers (the author’s spelling and punctuation are preserved hereinafter. – Ed.)
“Things are not going well for the main character. But he doesn't give up. Running. Gets into the car. Rescue is near. He turns the ignition key... oh no, it won't start! Once again, again, again - to no avail. In despair, he hits the steering wheel with his hand...(!) - (child whispers) ***... I had to stop the film and seriously talk about the fact that there are words that are strictly prohibited from being uttered. At home there is a taboo on swearing and swearing. And where does “***” come from then? “I didn’t teach this,” the TV presenter is surprised.
Fans are sure that Plato heard these words in kindergarten. Some people say that they allow their child to express emotions as he pleases at home. Others believe that this is completely unacceptable.
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Participation in television projects and films
The singer took an active part in many television projects. The most popular of them remains “The Last Hero 4”. Here she showed fans a new side of herself - a strong woman capable of finding a way out of any situation. She reached the finals, but failed to take first place. Moreover, during the filming, Zhanna almost got poisoned by frogs and suffered from an allergy to exotic fruits. Unlike other stars, she was not afraid to show herself as natural and acted without makeup.
Later she took part in several more projects:
- "Circus".
- "Circus with the Stars"
- "Glacial period".
And every time she achieved success and proved to everyone that she could do more than she seemed.
According to the Kinopoisk website, Zhanna managed to star in 11 films during her life. Her debut role was in “Night Watch” directed by Timur Bekmambetov. 5 years later - the film “Who Am I?”, which was not as successful as the first. A little later there was another successful project - “What Men Talk About”, where Zhanna played herself. Critics noted her role for her humor and self-irony.
“When Zhanna was under morphine, he withdrew 20 million”: Friske’s sister made an important statement about Shepelev
Scandalous interview with Dmitry Shepelev for the YouTube show “Caution, Sobchak!” produced the effect of a bomb exploding. The TV presenter not only spoke about the origins of the conflict with Zhanna Friske’s family, but also accused her parents of stealing money from the accounts of the singer dying of cancer, which the whole country collected for the artist’s treatment. The father of the performer who died in 2020, Vladimir Friske, assured that Dmitry Shepelev lied about everything. Now the sister of the former lead singer of the group “Brilliant” has responded to the TV presenter’s loud statements.
Natalya Friske said that in fact, Dmitry Shepelev himself withdrew money from Rusfond accounts. “He prepared for Zhannina’s death very carefully. I was preparing a soft place for myself. He had all the cards from Zhannine’s accounts,” said the woman in the studio of the “Stars Aligned” program.
When they saw the bills, they were speechless, she said. “Zhanna was lying in Germany, and producer Zhannin called us and said – what are you doing, take the cards from him! And he just filmed 20 million in almost a week like this ,” she shocked the studio guests and TV presenters Lera Kudryavtseva and Oscar Kuchera with the revelation.
Natalya claims that Shepelev in the USA was able to issue a general power of attorney for himself: “ somehow made a power of attorney for himself when Zhanna was under morphine. He was withdrawing all this money. He used it as he wanted."
Natalya added that she was ready to provide all the bills. The woman believes that there is no point in arguing with Shepelev. “Let him say whatever he wants. I just know our truth. “Everyone is just silent,” concluded Friske.
Let us remember that Dmitry Shepelev, in a conversation with Ksenia Sobchak, made a sensational statement: Friske’s parents were never close to their eldest daughter, and they do not meet with their grandson Plato of their own free will. The TV presenter also spoke about the fate of the funds that Channel One collected for Zhanna’s treatment: “We actually spent some of it on treatment. All the rest were on her account. For every penny spent for medical purposes (and only for medical purposes), we reported and sent certificates, checks, etc. Zhanna passed away and when the time came to distribute the inheritance at the notary, we learned that her personal accounts were zero. And the Rusfond account, where there were 21 million rubles, was also zero ,” he said.
Having learned about the disappearance of the money, he said, he looked at the bank statements. “A few days before Zhanna’s death, her parents withdrew all funds from their accounts. Well, tell me, how can this be explained? Would loving grandparents do this?” asked the TV presenter.
According to Dmitry, Zhanna’s parents also acted rudely when registering their daughter’s real estate. “They said: “We don’t need anything, we have everything. We put everything in the name of the child, the apartment for the child, the house for the child.” I am buying out a share in our house with Zhanna and registering it in our name. But before I do this, I see that this share is not actually registered in the name of the child. And for grandparents. This is not about love! It's about greed, theft and meanness! That’s what this story is about,” Shepelev confessed.
Personal life
Almost all the time, Zhanna Friska’s relationship was a mystery to the Russian press. She was credited with having affairs with Sergei Amoralov (Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), Mitya Fomin (Hi-Fi), and there were even rumors about the singer’s relationship with Dmitry Nagiyev. However, she did not confirm any of the alleged affairs.
It is known that at the beginning of her career, entrepreneur Ilya Mitelman was her companion. In 2006, Zhanna had an affair with hockey player Alexander Ovechkin, who later left for Ksenia Novikova, another “brilliant”.
Rumors about a possible affair with Dmitry Shepelev have been circulating since the beginning of August 2011, that’s when it began, but the media could not find confirmation of this. But already in January 2012, they were caught together during a joint vacation in Miami. In May, Zhanna and Dmitry rented a spa with a “program for two.”
At the end of the same year, Zhanna wrote on Twitter: “Darling, our love story... will run around in diapers.” Thus, the public officially learned about the relationship and at the same time about the singer’s pregnancy.
Son Plato, who was Zhanna’s first-born, was born in April 2013, at that time she was 38 years old. Zhanna Friske and Dmitry Shepelev and their child spent several months in Miami , and after returning to Moscow they began planning their wedding. The future husband even bought a house for the newly-made family. However, the ceremony never took place.
Zhanna Friske celebrated her son's first birthday
USA News. Zhanna Friske and her common-law husband Dmitry Shepelev celebrated their son’s first birthday.
On April 7, Plato turned one year old. The joyful event was celebrated in the States, where Friske is undergoing another course of treatment.
Vladimir Kopylov, father of Zhanna Friske: The grandson really missed Zhanna, in Moscow he looked at her photographs and stroked them. Plato is growing by leaps and bounds. He has become so strong! He already has four teeth and bites.
A few days before the holiday, Dmitry Shepelev in one interview spoke about his son and what he had to endure during this difficult time for the family.
Let us remind you that in February the general public learned that singer Zhanna Friske was diagnosed with cancer. Watch the video.
Dmitry Shepelev wrote an essay about his son (published in the Antenna newspaper): I am writing while sitting in a playroom, where toys are scattered on the floor, the door is blocked by a fence, and all sharp corners and sockets are securely covered. You need to have time to finish writing the paragraph while your son, holding onto the curbstone, dances to a Bruno Mars song, distracted for now only by running and plopping down on a large toy dog. Soon he will notice the computer in my hands and then that’s it: the only thing that can distract attention from me is the toy house that I built for the little terrorist from a cardboard box. It's my son's birthday in a few days. His first birthday. The only person who is not preparing for this day is himself. I generally doubt that he will ever remember it later, unless he sees photographs. But this does not stop the whole family from diligently making plans for this day: baking a birthday cake, decorating the room with balloons and ribbons. The question of whether we should dress up as fairy-tale characters is still seriously debated. On the eve of the anniversary, the birthday boy has already had a new haircut; the gifts have been bought long ago, but due to the absolute impatience and lack of will of the givers, they were given and opened long ago.
Friske's disease was discovered unexpectedly - two months after giving birth.
Before this, being seven months pregnant, Zhanna Friske in Miami complained only of allergies and fatigue.
Zhanna did not make any hints that she was suffering from headaches, vision problems and lack of coordination - all the things that happen when diagnosed with brain cancer.
Oncologists do not rule out that the singer could have mistaken the first symptoms of a fatal disease for toxicosis, and pregnancy could only hasten the development of the tumor. As you know, the singer spent a long time filming in Mexico, and went to Miami to give birth.
According to doctors, the bright sun of these places could have a detrimental effect on the young mother’s body.
In addition, anti-aging procedures associated with the introduction of stem cells could lead to the disease. However, these are just guesses. Read more here.
According to Shepelev, it was a very difficult year for all members of his family. For him, for Zhanna, for her parents, and, first of all, for Platosha, who was destined to spend so little time with his mother in a year.
But at the same time, Dmitry emphasizes: it was a good year, because it taught me to cope with difficulties and not give up no matter what.
Dmitry Shepelev wrote an essay about his son (published in the Antenna newspaper): It was a good year. I don’t want to say platitudes that with the birth of a child the meaning of life appears, that you rush home from work, and other obvious things. For me it's like this: my best friend was born. And I really want to be for him not only a good father, but first of all a friend. Advertising pictures of a father handing over his first watch to his son pop into my head. It really makes sense to me now.
According to the latest news, Zhanna Friske is on the mend. The woman can now move independently and her vision is restored.
Next to Zhanna is now her common-law husband Dmitry Shepelev, their son Platon, the singer’s mother Olga Vladimirovna and friend Olga Orlova.
