[edit] Music
In 2020, Inga took part in the music festival “Azhdestvo on Rosa Khutor” in the “Creative Evening of Konstantin Meladze”. Inga performed Valery Melpdze’s song “Actress” in a duet with Danil Buranov.[4]
In 2020, Inga released her first single, “World.”[5]
In 2020, Inga performed in the super final of the “Highest Test” music competition with the song “Nightcall” London Grammar.[6]
In 2020, Inga became a participant in the television project Voice 5 on Channel One. Inga performed the song 'Not about Angels' by the English singer Birdy, presented in the soundtrack to the film “The Fault in Our Stars” (2014)).[7]
In 1995, a newcomer appeared among the Russian pop stars. Grigory Lepsveridze , who came to conquer the capital from hot Sochi, quickly fell in love with the listeners. More than 20 years have passed since then, and the chansonnier, who shortened his last name to the sonorous Leps for the sake of the stage, still reigns on the stage.
More recently, for example, a singer of Georgian origin posted a video for the song “Amen” online, which received a record number of views! Grigory Viktorovich’s creativity delights fans. But fans know quite little about the musician’s personal life.
Leps family
Leps willingly shares stories with journalists about himself and the beginning of his creative journey. But the singer prefers to keep his large family away from prying eyes.
People know that the chansonnier is married to dancer Anna Shaplykova. The beauty gave birth to three children for the musician, and he also has a daughter, Inga, from his first marriage. However, now the eyes of fans are focused on Leps’s youngest daughter.
Heir to her father's talent
Young Eva is determined to follow in her father's footsteps. The girl is confident that she is able to combine studies and a musical career.
In the spring, the young musician graduated from school, and in September news leaked to the press: the singer’s daughter became a student at one of the most famous universities in the post-Soviet space. Today Eva studies at MGIMO.
Young singer Eva
Even though Lepsveridze is only 16 years old, her star father is sure that the girl is capable of much. Together with friends, one of whom once took part in the “Voice” project. Children,” the daughter of Grigory Viktorovich created the musical group Cosmos Girls. By the way, Leps himself has already agreed to become a producer for the group!
Inga and father's criticism
Apparently, Grigory Viktorovich really believes that his youngest daughter has potential. Let us remember that with Inga, Leps’s eldest daughter, everything was different.
Two years ago, a girl came to a blind audition for the “Voice” project, where her father sat in the judge’s chair. None of the jury turned to Inga, and the singer himself later harshly criticized the performance!
Eva amazes fans!
Regarding Eva, let us remind you that just the other day the young beauty blew up the Internet again. The girl shared photos where she appeared to her fans as a real princess.
Lepsveridze came out into the world, appearing at the debutante ball of a famous publication in a luxurious dress from Yanina Couture. Admiring fans of the aspiring singer and her star father say that the girl is just right to star in the film adaptation of “Cinderella”!
Below you can see one of the Cosmos Girls videos. Critics note the pleasant voices and unconventional appearance of the young performers. But viewers say that the girls lack originality. What do you say?
As you can see, another singing dynasty is slowly emerging before us. Time will tell whether Leps' daughter will be able to take her father's place on the musical Olympus.
Let us remind you that we previously wrote about a performance that brought Grigory Viktorovich to tears.
First wife Svetlana Dubinskaya
Grigory Leps is a talented musician, performer, a very bright and charismatic man.
He has always had many fans, but he calls himself a one-woman man. He met his first wife, Svetlana Dubinskaya, after entering a music school. Leps studied in the percussion department, and his future wife in the vocal department. Svetlana attracted the attention of young Leps. Very soon they got married and began to live with Gregory’s parents, who were opposed to this marriage. They were embarrassed not by Svetlana, but by the fact that their son started a family too early. They wanted Gregory to first get an education and find a good job. A year after the wedding, a daughter, Inga, was born into the family. The relationship with his first wife did not work out. Leps had to perform in restaurants so that his loved ones would not need anything. He often came home drunk. Svetlana was very jealous and eventually left Gregory, taking the child. Subsequently, she admitted that the marriage could have been saved, but at that time she did not have the necessary life experience. Leps's daughter Inga was educated abroad. She became an actress and tried to build a musical career. But Gregory was skeptical about this idea. He honestly told his daughter that she did not have the necessary data for this.
Daughter of Grigory Leps: “I’m looking for work in the theater”
For Christmas dinner at one of the restaurants in the Rosa Khutor ski resort, Grigory Leps invited his eldest daughter, 32-year-old Inga, her mother (Leps’s first wife lives in Sochi), relatives, friends and colleagues, among whom was Alexander Panayotov. The meeting took place immediately after the concert, which opened the Christmas at Rosa Khutor festival in Sochi.
In the festival posters, the daughter of musician Inga Lepsveridze is announced for concerts on January 7 and 8, which will be broadcast live from Sochi by Channel One. The star dad decided that based on the results of these performances he would decide whether his daughter succeeded as a singer or not. “How do I rate Inga? So far, no way - her chances of becoming an artist are fifty-fifty,” says Grigory Leps.
Grigory Leps with his daughter Inga
Inga told teleprogramma.pro about how she sees her future. The girl graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, and before that in London she received a university diploma in journalism, then a master's degree in history at Sotheby's Institute of Arts. Now Inga has returned to Russia and settled down in Moscow (her dad gave her an apartment in the center of the capital), and is professionally engaged in vocals and acting.
— After the holidays, I plan to take a couple of master classes from Mariam Merabova. We have already discussed this with her.
— Inga, do you want to work in your dad’s production center?
- Well, who wouldn’t want that! We are currently discussing options for cooperation. I don't work for him yet.
— Grigory Leps sang several of his songs today with Alexander Panayotov. Sasha is your close friend, and are you planning a duet with him?
“It’s possible that we’ll discuss this at dinner with Alexander now.”
- Leps today highly praised Panayotov, called him a hard worker and said that second place in “The Voice” is not a reason to be upset...
— To be honest, I was shocked when it became clear that Sasha became second in “The Voice”; I almost cried. I tried to find words of support, I remember that I said: “You have no equal, you are the best, your voice is forever.” I’m sure everything will be fine with Sasha - he is not only a talented hard worker, but also a wonderful person. (Grigory Leps said that he would support Alexander and joked: “Always be second, like me, that’s normal. You, my little one, have everything ahead of you, maybe I’ll be good for something too” - Author’s note.)
— Inga, you dream of becoming an actress, and have already acted in films. Are you asking your dad to help film with famous directors?
- Of course not! I’m not asking, he won’t do it. I study a lot at the Gogol Center (at the theater studio) - practice is the most important thing for me now. Well, in the near future I will start playing in the theater.
By the way, Grigory Leps at the festival in Sochi argued that everyone is already tired of the congestion of television (including New Year’s) with the same musicians: “The age of our main artists is from 50 to 70 years. I think this is nonsense - there should be young new faces on air. I will invite as yet unknown performers, perform with them, and help. Otherwise, how will people find out about them?”
Personal life and first marriage of Leps
The singer's hometown is Sochi. He speaks about it with pride, not at all embarrassed by his provincial past. As a young musician, Grigory worked part-time in cafes and restaurants and at the same time studied at a music school in the percussion department, where he met the red-haired, slender beauty Svetlana Dubinskaya.
Svetlana Dubinskaya was the first woman with whom Grigory Leps tried to start a family
The romance was stormy. Grigory, head over heels in love, proved his feelings as best he could. He dedicated songs to Svetlana, began to drink less and calmed down a little. And even conscription into the Army could not stop the young musicians; they were still happy. Svetlana, contrary to the predictions of her “well-wishers,” waited for her drummer. The couple got married when the newlyweds were 20 years old, Svetlana gave birth to Gregory’s daughter Inga. The marriage did not last long - the young wife left the house of Gregory’s parents with an infant child in her arms.
In her interviews, Svetlana claims that her father-in-law was to blame for the broken relationship, and Grigory could not hold her and help her improve relations with his father.
In addition, Svetlana is also offended that Leps did not help financially. Until Inga's 16th birthday, his paternal feelings did not manifest themselves in any way. But when Inga turned 16, Gregory took her to Moscow and then sent her to London, where she now lives and, as the eldest child, gives advice to her father and monitors his health.
Inga Lepsveridze lives in London, but often meets with her father
Inga took her father’s real name, Lepsveridze, and inherited his talents. In 2020, Inga came to Moscow and tried her hand at the television show “The Voice”. Currently, the 32-year-old daughter of Grigory Leps firmly intends to become an actress and act in domestic films. Inga's mother lives in Sochi and works as an administrator at a club. Svetlana Dubinskaya and Grigory Leps turned 54 years old in 2016.
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Wife of Grigory Leps
Leps's first wife is Svetlana Dubinskaya.
Fragile Sveta was the real queen of the Sochi Music School, where the future national idol Grigory Leps received his education. The young men fell in love with the modest student without looking back, and the hero of her dreams was the “soul of the company” Grisha. Sveta's lover was distinguished by his brilliant wit - he talentedly told jokes and won the hearts of girls with his acting skills. The student romance of two loving hearts was full of tenderness and charm. The couple was kindly envied. Classmates, watching the “love story” at the school, predicted future happy changes in Leps’ biography.
Having received his diploma, Gregory went to serve in the army. After demobilization, Leps decided to take a serious step in life - he proposed his hand and heart to Svetlana Dubinskaya. The Leps family received the new wife coldly. The guy’s strict parents constantly found flaws in his chosen one and pointed out mistakes to the girl. Scandals began to occur between relatives. Even the appearance of a child in the family, Inga’s daughter, did not save the fragile marriage.
After his divorce from his first wife Svetlana, Leps’s personal life did not work out for a long time. The artist broke the hearts of fans to pieces, while remaining unapproachable and cold. Leps met his second wife Anna Shaplykova at one of the parties. The artist managed to spot his future life partner in the twilight of the nightclub. Noise, booze, celebrity friends - and no serious mood. And suddenly she appeared on stage - an elegant ballerina with a charming smile. The girl performed as part of the Laima Vaikule ballet. Grigory Leps drew attention to the graceful lady from the “back-up dancer” and immediately, without a shadow of a doubt, announced to his friends: “I will marry this beauty!” The cheerful company took the words of the convinced bachelor as a joke. Then none of the event participants could have imagined that Leps’s future wife was performing on the same stage with Vaikule.
The brutal singer did not dare to approach the charming ballerina that fateful evening. A few months later, Leps saw the beautiful stranger again. The non-random meeting took place on the anniversary of Laima’s husband. This time the artist did not hesitate - he approached Anna and asked straight to the forehead: “Will you become my wife?” Shaplykova was not in the mood for flirting that day. The dancer had a reliable gentleman for a long time, and, unlike hundreds of other women, she was not crazy about Leps. To the famous fan’s proposal, the woman responded with a counter question: “Do you have Moscow registration?” The answer of the daring beauty puzzled Leps.
Grigory Leps courted his future wife Anna with unusual tenacity - he showed imagination and surprised him with surprises. The ballerina was in no hurry to rush into the arms of her star admirer, but the man was persistent. In the end, Anna’s heart melted - her ex-boyfriend was turned away. Shaplykova moved to Leps. After the birth of their daughter Eva, the couple formalized their relationship at the registry office. For the sake of a cloudless family life, the talented ballerina gave up her career and, without fear of ruining her figure, gave birth to two more children to Gregory. Leps’s wife managed to easily find a common language with her husband’s daughter from his first marriage. Inga became friends with her stepsisters.
Fans of the famous couple often wonder how old Leps’ slender wife is. A youthful beauty born in 1972, she is a mother of three times, but, apparently, great love does not allow her to wither and waste away. The age difference between him and Gregory is 10 years.
From an interview
Woman.ru: How else did working for Laima Vaikule, or herself, influence you?
A.L.: In fact, I knew that I would dance with Laima when I watched her performances on TV at home in Dnepropetrovsk, and nothing, as they say, foreshadowed. After graduating from ballet school, I started performing, then moved to Moscow, began dancing in one group, periodically tried to get to Laima, but I was constantly told that this was impossible. And then one day information came that a place had become available in her group, and I came to watch. After 15 minutes, Laima gave me two discs and said: “Learn the program, tour in two weeks.” “Vaikule is a man of rare hard work, which was passed on to us. Mom, again, was far away, and Laima, as an adult friend, gave advice, which later came in handy more than once.” If we return to the topic of appearance, then the profession itself often changed me. The ballet in which I worked before Laima had a monopoly on appearance: all the dancers had short haircuts and white hair. The story with the monopoly haunted me, because Laima had to have a black bob with bangs. At that time, she performed with the “Lime in Tango Style” program. “This is how I was when my future husband first saw me - in a men’s suit and with a black bob.”
Woman.ru: They say that you had a very interesting acquaintance, almost with elements of mysticism... Allegedly, Grigory sought you out for a long time, and you were not even familiar with his work, is this true?
A.L.: In Russian show business for me there was only one Laima. But there were a lot of fans - I had to be unapproachable. Because throwing ashes on your head and jumping down the road of depravity is definitely not my thing. This is how I grew up - without style, but with wisdom (smiles). I had no idea about the morals of show business, I didn’t hear or listen to scary stories. Laima’s team did not participate in parties, we simply went on stage, put on a “delicious” show and immediately left.
Woman.ru: Maybe you hooked Grigory by keeping your distance?
A.L.: He first saw me on stage when he himself was in the audience. It’s unlikely that he could see from there that I was “different.” But he definitely saw something, because he said to his friend: “This is my future wife.” And only six months later we met. Such is the mysticism.
Woman.ru: How did you feel about men from show business?
A.L.: Not at all, to be honest. A certain set of qualities was important to me, so that one person would combine what is important to me. With Gregory, the puzzle was complete, and it no longer mattered whether he was from show business or from some other business. It is impossible to understand this right away - this is a question about the distance that I kept for some time. But in the end we had such a marriage that we built a big house, then a production center - and never had a fight in the process. Nobody believes.
Woman.ru: What's the secret?
A.L.: The content has always been important to me, not the wrapper. The walls, floor, ceiling can be anything, what matters is how people feel with each other, what the weather is like in the house, as the famous song says.
Woman.ru: I can’t help but ask, do you sing yourself?
A.L.: No, I don’t sing. I tried to sing at karaoke for the first time in my life a year ago, and they practically forced me.
Woman.ru: I wonder WHAT you sang when you were the wife of Grigory Leps...
A.L.: And I just sang Laima Vaikule (laughs), the song “Magnolias in Monaco”. And you know, I even liked it, although I’m unlikely to risk picking up a microphone in the company of my husband. And somehow he didn’t offer it.
Woman.ru: By the way, is Grigory a romantic in life?
A.L.: If we are both romantics, then in moderation. He doesn’t give me flowers - we already have them all over the house. For Grisha, a sign of attention is not flowers, but jewelry.
Here Tatyana again enters the conversation and tells a story that gives a comprehensive answer to the question about Leps’s romanticism. It happened last year, when Anna and her friends went to Italy for her birthday. Gregory was on tour in Austria at that time. “And so,” says Tatyana. — it’s 11:45 p.m., a car drives up to the restaurant, and Grigory jumps out shouting: “I made it, I made it!” He specially traveled half a day from Vienna so that at exactly midnight he could congratulate Anya and go back.”
Woman.ru: What kind of parents are you both?
A.L.: I am a strict policeman, and he is an adoring dad who came from his next tour, hugged everyone, kissed them, gave them gifts and left again. Naturally, we make global decisions together, but he put everything related to raising children in my hands.
Woman.ru: What are your hobbies?
A.L.: I have been doing kundalini yoga for a long time. Now I had to take a short break due to the fact that it was necessary to “repair” the joints that made themselves felt after my ballet past. But I swim almost every day, I love walking long distances - for me it’s meditation. Source: Woman.ru; allwomens.ru
Childhood and youth
Leps was born in Sochi on July 16, 1962 in a family of employees of a bakery and meat processing plant. The future singer studied at one of the city schools. He could not boast of academic success. Many teachers called him an inveterate loser. However, Leps devoted most of his time to sports and music. He even received a diploma from a music school, where he learned to play percussion instruments skillfully. After graduation, the future celebrity went to serve in the army. When Leps was demobilized, he began playing in a variety of groups and singing in cafes.
