Name: Jasmine
Date of birth: October 12, 1977
Age: 42 years
Place of birth: Derbent, Russia
Occupation: Russian singer, actress, TV presenter, fashion model and designer
Marital status: Married
Jasmine is a talented singer, actress and presenter, known not only in Russia, but also far beyond its borders. From the article you will learn a little more about the biography of the artist - her husband, children, look at interesting photos. Beautiful and bright, her work has been at the top of various charts for many years, and her personal life is seething with passions.
Biography
Sara Lvovna Manakhimova - Jasmine - was born in the city of Derbent in Dagestan. The girl spent her childhood in an atmosphere of creativity. Dad was a dance teacher, mom was a conductor. The family had two children; Jasmine has an older brother.
Sara Manakhimova (Jasmine) with her mother
Jasmine's parents were closely connected with art, but as a child she did not think about becoming an artist. The girl was inclined towards the humanities, studied foreign languages and dreamed of becoming a translator. However, in her native Derbent there was no university that would train specialists in the required profile, and the parents flatly refused to send their daughter to another city. As a result, Jasmine received a honors diploma from a medical college, which she entered at the insistence of her relatives.
Jasmine as a child
Interesting! The first time the girl “tried” the big stage was during her student days, she participated in KVN, where medical students competed with students from a music university.
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Biography and career
The story of the popular singer, model, actress and TV presenter began in 1977, when a girl appeared in the Minakhimov family of Mountain Jews in the small town of Derbent, who was named Sarah in honor of her grandmother.
As a child with my mother
Although Sarah’s parents devoted their entire lives to serving the arts (her father is a choreographer, her mother is a conductor), they decided not to give their daughter a musical education, having suffered a lot with their eldest son. Anatoly (Sara's brother), despite all the efforts of his father and mother, never became a musician, choosing the profession of a jeweler.
Jasmine with her brother
During her school years, the girl did not dream of an artistic career at all, but connected her future with foreign languages, but she listened to her parents and entered the local medical college, which she graduated with honors and even managed to work as a nurse for some time.
School years
Sarah considers her stage debut to be her performance as part of the KVN team during her student years, when she easily out-sang all her rivals from the music school. Neither the flurry of applause nor the admiring approval of her performance by professional musicians forced the gifted girl to take up vocals seriously. She continues to consider singing just a pleasant hobby.
1996 was a turning point in the fate of the future singer. Soon after the sudden death of her mother, eighteen-year-old Sara Minakhimova marries a successful entrepreneur, Vyacheslav Semenduev, and moves to Moscow.
Wedding. 1996
Sarah's bright appearance led her briefly into the advertising business. Quite by chance, in a Parisian boutique, the young beauty was noticed by Jean-Claude Jitrois. The famous French couturier persuaded the girl to take part in a photo shoot, after which Sara Semendueva became the face of the Jitrois brand in Russia. All over Moscow, billboards depicting an oriental beauty in luxurious furs and leather were hung. The contract with Jitrois opened a wide path for Sarah into the modeling business, but the girl’s talent required going in a completely different direction.
Photos of 2020
Sarah finally decides to take vocals seriously and for three years she studies with great zeal from the best teachers at the Gnessin School. Experienced mentors were not only able to give her a voice, but also made her believe in her talent.
In 1999, the singer’s first album, “It Happens,” was released, thanks to which the whole country learned about the rising star. This beautiful stage name was invented for the aspiring singer by Vladimir Matetsky. Hearing the word “jasmine” today, many first remember a charming brunette with a gentle voice, and only then about the fragrant flower, because the artist’s creative work currently includes 8 studio albums and several dozen wonderful videos.
Jasmine 2020
When in 2004, in tandem with the STS channel and the Ukrainian “1+1”, a New Year’s musical project based on the fairy tale “Alibaba and the 40 Thieves” was launched, Jasmine was immediately approved for the role of the beautiful Zeinab. So the pop diva also became an actress. Later she appeared in two more musicals: “The Three Musketeers” (2005) and “Beauty Demands...” (2008).
Photoshoot
The television people's interest in the girl did not stop there. For two years, the singer has been hosting the “Wider Circle” program on the TVC channel, in 2011 she periodically appears on Music Box, and in 2012 she was invited to the “Health” program as the host of the “I am a Mother” section.
Beautiful and elegant
She was able to demonstrate her acting skills on Channel One projects: “Two Stars” (2007) and “Exactly” (2014).
In 2009, she received official recognition - she received the title of Honored Artist of Dagestan.
With Putin
In 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the singer the title “Honored Artist of Russia”
Songs
The songs are distinguished by an amazing manner of performance, permeated with tenderness, sincerity, and love.
The singer’s debut took place at the end of 1999, when the composition “It Happens” was released.
Just a year later, the song “Long Days” broke all popularity records and received the most prestigious awards and prizes: “Song of the Year”, “Golden Gramophone”, “Stopudovy Hit”, “Ovation”.
Since then, each new song has become a hit, and in 2005 it was she who was awarded the MTV Russia Music Awards as the best pop performer.
MTV Award
Beautiful melodies, memorable lyrics of the songs “I’ll rewrite love”, “Puzzle”, “Yes”, “Dream”, “Dolce Vita”, “Drink love”, “The most beloved”, “How I need you”, “I don’t regret” fell in love to many of our compatriots.
Sophistication and femininity are manifested in songs sung in duets with the most popular male performers of our stage: “Names in Heaven” (with Rosenbaum), “Only You” (with Nikolai Baskov), “Shalom” (with Kirkorov), “It Happens So "(with "Tea for Two").
If we talk about joint creativity with her star friends, then she did not stand aside either. In 2010, at one of the charity concerts, Irina Dubtsova, Tatyana Bulanova, Lera Kudryavtseva, Jasmine and Alsou together performed the touching lullaby “Sleep, my sunshine.”
He treats the song “Mom’s Heart” with special trepidation. She performs this composition very rarely, because memories of her mother, who never saw her beloved daughter at the zenith of her glory, every time force the singer to hold back tears, and she is afraid of not finishing the song to the end.
Career
Despite the fact that Jasmine mastered the medical profession, it was at school that she began to pay more attention to music, performing at various student concerts and in the local KVN team. Her performances never left anyone indifferent, so quite quickly the girl became recognizable in her hometown.
Singer Jasmine on stage
At one of these performances, the future Russian pop star was noticed by the famous businessman V. Semenduev. A Dagestani by nationality, he radically changed not only the biography, but also the personal life of the singer Jasmine. Without hesitation, the young man offered the girl a joint job, and later his hand and heart.
Singer Jasmine and Vyacheslav Semeduev
Interesting! Jasmine’s career began to actively develop with the financial support of Semenduev, the girl was able to afford individual lessons with a vocal teacher from the Gnessin School.
Vocal teacher N. Andrianova became Jasmine’s creative mentor. Despite her good vocal abilities, the future artist did not treat singing as something serious and did not make any plans in this direction. However, after several years of vocal lessons, I realized that I could safely try myself in the professional field.
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In the late 90s, Jasmine’s first video appeared, filmed for the song “It Happens.” The singer's debut disc sold almost 100 thousand copies, then the girl considered it a real success, but she soon realized that this was only the beginning of her stellar journey.
Jasmine's first video for the song “It Happens”
At the start of the 2000s, a young and talented girl began her modeling career. Her unusual appearance and charm impressed the French couturier, who invited Jasmine to become the face of his brand in the Russian Federation. But the girl was not a model for long, as she realized that this business was not suitable for her at all.
Two years after the release of the first album, the second collection was released, the circulation of which was more than 270 thousand. Each subsequent disc broke sales records of the previous one. The stunning success opened the doors of all music venues for Jasmine in the territory not only of the Russian Federation, but also of other countries near and far abroad.
Interesting! During her career, Jasmine has released nine collections, five dozen compositions and more than four dozen videos. The most successful project was the album “Yes!”, which sold 650 thousand copies.
Sales of Jasmine's subsequent records were more modest. Critics had mixed reviews of the new compositions, although they noted the singer’s incredibly gentle voice and touching manner of performance.
2014 was marked by a major concert - Jasmine performed a new show program “OtherYa”. The performance took place in the Kremlin Palace and was shown on Channel One. The singer’s eminent colleagues were invited to the show; Kobzon, Kirkorov, Basque and others were seen in the audience.
Concert “OtherMe”
The girl is engaged not only in concert activities, but also tries herself in other roles. Jasmine can be seen in musical productions as an actress, for example, she played in “The Three Musketeers”, “Beauty Demands...”, etc. The artist also tried herself as a TV presenter - she hosted an entertainment program, and also took part in the show “Two Stars” paired with Yu. Galtsev.
Jasmine and Yuri Galtsev on the show “Two Stars”
Over the past three years, Jasmine has released only two new compositions and a collection of best songs. But fans of the artist’s work hope that in the near future she will delight them with new hits.
“The jealousy still tingles.”
— There is an opinion that the more children, the easier it is with them.
- Yes, there is such a thing. Don't worry about them like that. When Margarita had a virus and her temperature rose to 39, I simply could not sleep. She got up every five minutes and ran to check how her daughter was doing. And now you think: well, the child got sick, well, the virus... It’s okay! Every child goes through this. Everything became somehow simpler and calmer.
Photo: Alena KUNDA
— Do you encounter childhood jealousy?
“This is not going very well for us yet.” Margarita is very jealous. She demands that her younger brother not go into her room and not slobber on her toys. This is some kind of nightmare. He stands near the door and says: “That’s it, Miron, don’t come here. You are prohibited from entering." Naturally, he doesn’t understand and is torn. I explain to her that Miron is small, that my daughter should protect him and share toys with him. But she is very stubborn. At least crack! But when, for example, she sees his books that talk or sing, she is immediately interested. I say: “You see, he shares with you” - “Well, okay. You can, Myron, come into my room and take whatever you want.” We recently bought noodles (sports equipment for swimming and water aerobics - Ed.) for Miron’s pool. Margarita saw: “I want it too. Whose is this?” I say: “We took Mirona.” - “As I understand it, this will be a family gift?” And now in our family we have a lot of jokes on this topic. If Margarita tries to appropriate something, we say: “As I understand it, this is a family thing?” In general, we caught her and now we are terrorizing her with this...
Margarita really doesn’t like it when Miron is in my arms: “Why does he sit for so long? I want too". And he sits down with his whole body on me, so that there is not even a free space. Myron begins to push her, squealing in his incomprehensible language. Margarita screams even more: “This is my mother! Who is older here? I laugh: “There’s also Misha.” - “He’s already an adult.” And every day we have such songs! Recently Margarita asked: “Mom, please tell me honestly, who do you love more?” I replied: “I love everyone. I have a big mother's heart. There is a place for everyone there." She didn’t let up: “Well, what about more than everyone else? Well, please tell me!” - “Yes, the same!” - “No, who is more?” I had no other choice, honestly, and I said: “You.” She was wildly pleased! Although my grandmother later said that I did wrong.
Misha’s father and I didn’t speak for many years, but for the sake of our son we began to communicate and correspond
— How should you have answered, from the grandmother’s point of view?
- Something like: “I love my eldest because he is my first - my first-born. I love you because you are a girl, you are average, pretty. And I love Miron because he’s the youngest.”
— By the way, Misha wasn’t jealous of you when Margarita appeared?
“I can’t say it was easy for him.” Yes, he, of course, is an adult and more or less understands everything. But I think somewhere inside jealousy still tingles. Therefore, I try to pay attention to him as well. He is truly a very good son. I'm proud of him. Kind, loving boy. And always was like that. Until I was 12 years old, I kissed him directly and often talked to him before bed. We laughed. I said: “When you grow up now, you will have stubble. And mom won’t be able to kiss your cheeks like that anymore.” But he didn’t like my kisses. He immediately started wiping it with his palms, as if it was unpleasant. And then time passed, and everything turned 180 degrees. Now he kisses and hugs me, and I escape from him. He suddenly began to love me very much, appreciate me and understand what a mother is. And by the way, he loves his dad very much.
- What about the little ones?
- Loves it! Margarita is just a princess for him. In general, he always wanted a brother. But first his sister was born, and he realized that this was also great and exciting. “She’s some kind of alien,” said Misha, “not like me.” Margarita is a true girl. Tender, flirty. He’ll come up and make eyes at him - and that’s it, he’ll melt all over. Miron is completely different, a real man is growing up. Misha goes crazy about him: “Damn, he’s so cool! So cute". Directly kisses his cheeks. And Myron screams for his brother to let him out, because he urgently needs to do his great deeds. And looking at them, I understand: this is happiness!
Private bussiness
Jasmine was born on October 12, 1977 in Derbent. She began her career in 1999, when her first video “It Happens” was released. She performed such hits as “I’ll rewrite love”, “Long days”, “Puzzle”, “You’re in too much of a hurry”, “Dolce Vita”, “Indian disco”, “Yes!”, “Deja Vu”, “I don’t regret”, “ From love to love”, etc. In 2007, she participated in the show “Two Stars” on Channel One. She was the presenter of the “I am a mother” section in Elena Malysheva’s “Health” program. Married to businessman Ilan Shor. Three children: Mikhail (from his first marriage to businessman Vyacheslav Semenduev), Margarita and Miron.
Personal life
Singer Jasmine does not hide her biography and personal life from the press and fans; she regularly updates her Instagram with new photos.
Photo from Instagram
The girl was married twice. Her first husband was businessman Vyacheslav Semenduev, who fell in love with the oriental beauty at first sight, having seen her in a video from his brother’s wedding. In 1997, the couple had a son.
However, the marriage did not last long; ten years later the couple divorced. Jasmine cites frequent beatings from her husband as the reason for the breakup. The girl even ended up in the hospital with signs of beating. The husband denies everything, accusing his wife of cheating.
Jasmine with her first husband
After the divorce, the son stayed with his mother, and she described all the trials that Jasmine had to endure in her autobiographical book “Hostage.”
In difficult times for the artist, her good friend Ilan Shor, a businessman from Moldova, heir to his father’s billion-dollar capital, was always nearby. Jasmine met a man at a charity event, where she participated as a singer. Ilan radically changed the girl’s biography by becoming her second husband. The couple has children; in this marriage, Jasmine had a daughter, Margarita.
Jasmine with her second husband, son and daughter
In 2020, information appeared in the media that Jasmine had gained a lot of weight, and journalists accused the woman of no longer taking care of herself. But as it turned out later, Jasmine was pregnant. She had another son.
Jasmine with her husband and children from her second marriage
Interesting! After giving birth, the singer quickly got into shape, losing 16 kg with the help of a special diet and regular exercise.
Jasmine before and after weight loss
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Interesting Facts
- The singer’s grandmother was known throughout Derbent for her culinary skills: the woman made traditional Dagestan pastries and made jam. All the recipes are now kept by Jasmine, who is also a very good cook.
- From the very beginning of her third pregnancy, the girl was sure that she would have a boy; an ultrasound confirmed this fact. However, she decided to play a prank on her husband, and, despite the fact that Ilan dreamed of an heir, she told him that it would be a girl. Jasmine told the truth only three months later, after which she laughed for a long time with her husband.
Jasmine's third pregnancy
- The spouses call each other every half hour. Therefore, when Jasmine and her children decided to surprise her husband and fly to him in Chisinau from Moscow for Father’s Day, the most difficult task was to convince Ilan that she was at home.
- The singer is allergic to shellfish and jellyfish, so she swims in open water with caution. Jasmine also starts sneezing from the smell of lilies.
- The girl is afraid of animals. As a child, she was chased by a large dog, and since then the feeling of anxiety at the sight of animals has not left her.
- When the future artist was six years old, her dad cut her hair. What goals the man pursued is still unknown.
- The second husband is nine years younger than his chosen one, but this does not interfere with a happy family life. Their union recently received the BEST Couple of the Year award.
- In 2020, a criminal case was opened against Jasmine’s husband in connection with financial fraud amounting to one billion dollars. However, the matter soon took a different turn, and Ilan appeared in court as a witness.
- A lawsuit was also initiated against the artist herself - the girl allegedly owed 62 million rubles to the director of a large construction company. However, the details of this case are not known.
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“I hold my son with a tight grip”
— Where does Mikhail study?
— At MGIMO, specialty — “International Economic Relations.” He chose it himself. I have already completed my second year.
- What a grown-up son you have!
“To be honest, I don’t fully understand this myself. I have close friends who have known me for many years. We knew each other before I came on stage. They saw how Misha was born and how he grew up. And no one can believe that time has flown by so quickly. When we are around our son, everyone thinks that this is my brother. Sometimes I ask him: “Misha, wait. You don't have to grow up so quickly. I beg you! I really miss the time when my son was little. Now he is already a man... Of course, I support him in everything. I advise him to study further - to continue his education after MGIMO. But while Misha takes my advice with great difficulty, he says: “Mom, wait. I need to at least deal with current affairs.” He really likes studying. Difficult, but interesting. In my dreams, my son has two higher educations, the second is law. Maybe after some time he himself will come to this.
The singer’s eldest son Misha is already a student. He studies at MGIMO. Photo: Alena KUNDA
— Several years ago, the press wrote about Misha as a representative of the golden youth; photographs from some party appeared on the Internet. What are you doing to prevent it from becoming another major?
- Yes, there was such a teenage period, he was looking for adventures and vivid sensations. I remember then I scolded him very much. It seems like a couple of years have passed since then. And everything, as you noticed, calmed down. I hold my son with a tight rein. I try not to make any concessions. At first I persuaded him, but now I just insist that my son find a job. He says: “Mom, I’m studying, who will take me, a student?” But I know: if there is a desire, there will always be options. I hope that this issue will be resolved in the fall. “You will soon be 20 years old,” I convince him. “I think that you should earn your own pocket money.” He looks at me and answers: “I completely agree with you.” And that makes me happy.
— Misha’s own father, Vyacheslav Semenduev, doesn’t spoil him?
“He absolutely supports me on this issue.” There was a moment when Misha was still in school and suddenly began to deceive us. He told dad that mom allowed it, but it was the opposite for me. Misha’s father and I didn’t talk for many years, but for the sake of our son we started communicating and corresponding again. They began to clarify with each other: “Did you allow it?”, “Did you allow it?” And immediately it became easier. In general, Misha’s dad is really strict, if he said it, then it’s the law.
— How does Ilan participate in raising children? After all, you have an unusual family situation; he doesn’t see children very often.
- Yes, but I'm already used to it. Even if we lived nearby all the time, Ilan would not be able to devote much time to the children due to his busy schedule. He is the dad who will never refuse anything and will say yes more often than no. He says: “At least let me behave with the children the way my soul wants.” That's why I raise children. And if he suddenly doesn’t like something, then he says it to me, and not to the children.
At the birthday party of Jasmine Margarita's daughter, the whole cream of Russian show business had fun: Alla Pugacheva and Kristina Orbakaite... Photo: Ruslan ROSCHUPKIN
- So, because of this you had to take the position of a strict parent?
- Yes. I'm bad and he's good. But I don’t mind, to be honest, because Ilan really sees them very rarely, he wants to pamper them as often as possible, and always smile at them. I understand this perfectly and support it. My brother and I were also raised by our mother, for me this is the norm. Mom was very strict, but dad always spoiled her and actually carried her in her arms.
— Can you call Ilan an ideal husband?
- Yes, because it’s comfortable with him. He is caring, always thinks ahead, asks how and what is needed. Everything that concerns children is thought out to the smallest detail. Even with too much, I would say. He is very sensitive, a great romantic at heart, which is important for a woman. Always makes surprises. Let’s say we were with him in Chisinau, we come to Moscow, and balloons are waiting for us at home - from dad. Margarita - pink, Miron - blue. Flowers for me. And this, of course, is very touching. Well, then, in any situation, even now, I feel like I’m behind a stone wall with him. Honestly! That's how it should be.
