Height, weight, age. Years of life of Lyudmila Zykina
As you know, fans are interested in all the parameters of stars, and Irina is no exception. They often look for height, weight, age. The years of Lyudmila Zykina’s life were bright and rich in interesting events. Her height was 167 centimeters, her dates of life were 1929 - 2009, the artist died at the age of 80.
Her figure could not be called ideal, she was a woman with curves, her hairstyle was chic, and her gaze was both captivating and attractive. And with all this, Lyudmila had an attractive appearance, a third of the country’s women imitated her, and they even named their daughters after her. Her voice captivated everyone from very young listeners to very old people.
Biography of Lyudmila Zykina
Lyudmila Zykina was and remains a true legend of the Soviet stage. Her voice was called the best in the USSR, and her songs were called the national treasure of a large country. Having lived a long and colorful life, Lyudmila Georgievna managed to do a surprising amount in her lifetime. She sang at the best concert venues in the country; collaborated with the best composers and orchestras of the Soviet Union. She was applauded by ordinary people and high-ranking officials, chairmen of the Communist Party and foreign guests of the USSR. But can we say that her fate was bright and carefree? Of course not. And anyone who is at least a little familiar with the singer’s biography can be convinced of this. LYUDMILA ZYKINA THE VOLGA RIVER FLOWS
Biography and personal life of Lyudmila Zykina
The pop singer was born on July 10, 1929 into an ordinary working-class family. My childhood passed in a carefree village of working people in Moscow. From an early age, she helped with housework, knew how to cook, and also spent long evenings without supervision without her parents while they were at work. But the Great Patriotic War in 1941 made its own adjustments in the lives of people, including the little girl. At the age of 12, the girl mastered turning and worked at a factory. After the end of the war, the girl graduated from school as an external student and again went to work in a military hospital.
In 1947, she first took part in a competition for young talents, where she took a prize and entered the Pyatnitsky choir. Lyudmila began to sing in the choir, and after a while her mother died and this became a big shock for the girl, she even lost her voice due to stress. Lyudmila leaves the choir, and it takes her a long time to regain her voice. Then she was offered a solo role in the choir of the All-Union Radio, and in 1960 Zykina began her solo career. After which her career rapidly began to gain momentum.
In 1973, Lyudmila became People's Artist of the USSR. And already in 1977 he began to lead and solo the folk ensemble “Russia”.
The biography and personal life of Lyudmila Zykina delights and sometimes shocks fans of her work, because she achieved popular recognition and at the same time, the personal life of such a wonderful person, one might say, did not work out.
Secrets of Lyudmila Zykina
“A giantess with a big, kind heart” is how she was described in Japan, where, to our surprise and pride, Zykina’s songs were held in high esteem until her death. Unfortunately, in her homeland, her songs have not been played on television in recent years. “They explained to me that my repertoire is not formatted, I heard this word for the first time, which means I don’t fit,” the singer admitted. Therefore, many were sure that she would no longer perform. And the “giantess” continued to sing until her last breath (she was led onto the stage arm in arm), because songs were her oxygen, meaning, life.
Only shortly before her departure, Lyudmila Zykina again felt the taste of fame and universal recognition - on June 10, she celebrated her 80th anniversary on a grand scale at the state level, receiving congratulations and support for her ideas from the government. Zykina was happy and admitted that her soul was soaring, simply flying upward. Alas, her plans were not destined to come true. Now Zykina’s STAR shines for us from heaven, and her songs are with us. The life of Lyudmila Georgievna became part of the destiny of our Motherland. And today we just have to unravel the secrets of this extraordinary woman...
The secret of her voice
Lucy realized very quickly that her voice was God’s gift. A schoolgirl and her friend were walking past the House of Culture, where the Pyatnitsky Choir competition was being held.
We came in out of curiosity. When Lucy began to sing, the artistic director almost jumped with delight.
Out of 4 thousand people who wanted to join the choir, ten were accepted, one of them was a girl, Zykina. She brought her first salary to her beloved mother - her father left them, going to another woman, after which Lyudmila broke off contact with him. Only when she had already become a prima singer, her father, shortly before his death, came to her at a concert with flowers, where their reconciliation took place... Lyudmila admitted that the most dear person to her in life was her mother. When her mother died, the singer lost her voice. She hadn’t sung for two years and thought that her solo career was over, but... suddenly a young man met on the way, her future first husband Vladlen Pozdnov. She fell in love and began to sing again. She returned to the stage and went on tour with the choir to India, where an Indian predicted her worldwide fame and a quick separation from her husband.
Zykina recalled the first betrayal in her life as follows:
“I returned to Moscow, and my neighbors told me that my husband had a mistress. I asked him about this directly, he replied: “What are you talking about, how can I?!” And I didn’t listen to gossip. However, later a friend called home and asked for Vladlen to answer the phone.
- Why do you need my husband?
- How, don’t you know, we’ve been living with him for six months now...
I couldn't forgive the betrayal. She expressed her suffering after breaking up with her husband in her songs, one of them was about betrayal: “All three quarreled, all three separated...”
All husbands cheated on and left Zykina, unable to withstand her complex character and complete dedication to her work.
The singer never had a family in the usual sense of the word. She didn’t sit at home, didn’t have children, but gave herself to every new feeling as if it were the first.
Secret husband
Zykina’s biography indicates that she was married four times. The second husband was photojournalist Evgeny Svalov, whom she met by chance on a tram. The third was foreign language teacher Kotelkin, the last was accordion player Gridin, with whom she worked and who was taken away by her own chorus girl Nadya. Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote about Zykina’s husbands on the eve of her anniversary, and after publication, one admirer of the singer called us and told us that in fact Lyudmila Georgievna had another husband, whom the singer did not talk about - composer Alexander Averkin, who gave her the song that became popular “A young sailor is going on leave.” Shortly before his death, Averkin wrote in his memoirs that he and Zykina were united by mutual love and creativity.
However, as happens with creative people, they did not get along together. He found himself a woman for his family. And Zykina continued to burn with work and novels, which gave her inspiration.
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Funeral of Lyudmila Zykina at Novodevichy Cemetery. The singer's fans said goodbye to her at the entrance to Novodevichye. A guard of honor lined up along the central alley. The funeral procession entered the cemetery accompanied by the funeral march of a military band. Oleg RUKAVITSYN
In the 70s, there was a story that she had a romantic relationship with Kosygin. Once the singer was warmly received in one of the countries and at the finale they were asked to say hello to Kosygin. “If I see him, I’ll tell him,” the singer replied. “Aren’t you Kosygin’s wife?!”
“In fact, in the Soviet years I had a lover, a high-ranking person, but he was married, he had children,” Lyudmila Georgievna said shortly before her death. “We met secretly, I didn’t expect anything and didn’t demand anything from him. When I got sick, he rushed to the hospital with flowers, risking his position and position. I liked that he was sincerely interested in my work, he always asked what song I was learning. When he retired, he invited me to connect. He wanted to leave his family and be with me. But I was aware that I could not become a good wife to him, because I live by creativity. And she refused. My songs helped me survive the separation. I always sang better when I loved, suffered...
The queen of Russian song did not reveal the name of this admirer to anyone. But we were told about one secret affair between the singer and a lieutenant general who was part of the Kremlin elite.
Secret Lover
Lieutenant General, Hero of the Soviet Union, Deputy. Commander of the Moscow Military District for Armored Forces, Deputy of the Supreme Council Nikolai Mikhailovich Filippenko himself told his family about his affair with Zykina. For the sake of the singer, he wanted to leave the family, but... Zykina did not accept him.
And they met at one of the evenings in the Kremlin.
That same evening, excited and in love, Filippenko told Zykina that if only she called, he would fly to her anywhere in the world.
He ordered to invite her to one of the holidays in the Kantemirovsky division, which he commanded during the war. Zykina arrived at the division, where their personal meeting took place. Subsequently, their meetings became regular.
Filippenko arranged for Zykina to perform in the Taman division and at various events. They say he was a prominent man who moved in high government circles. One stroke of his biography is noteworthy - in 1953 it was he who was tasked with arresting Beria...
“I learned that my stepfather was having an affair with Zykina from my mother, to whom Nikolai Mikhailovich was married,” his adopted son Vladimir told KP. “Mom was grateful to Lyudmila Georgievna that she did not want to break up our family. Although the stepfather loved the singer very much and was seriously planning to join his destiny with her. He himself informed his mother about this, but never left. I know that he continued to suffer for Zykina, sometimes he went to visit her on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment, they became friends. He told me about her, said that Zykina dreamed of being a pilot as a child. One day, for her birthday, he ordered a shepherd puppy from the kennel. The singer explained that she could not accept this gift - her work schedule was tight, and there would be no one to look after the puppy. And they gave the dog to me... Later, when I worked at the Komsomol Central Committee, I was instructed to present flowers to Zykina at an event. I got worried and carried the bouquet with the buds down, like a broom. Lyudmila Georgievna laughed, treated me warmly, she was a very welcoming and kind woman. She gave me her record of songs. Until she was 81, she dated her stepfather, and then, it seems, she found a new love...
The Mystery of Diamonds
Lyudmila Georgievna, as an extraordinary woman, tried to surround herself with unique things. For example, she liked exquisite outfits and jewelry that had artistic value and were created in a single copy.
I ordered dresses for myself with the indispensable condition that no one else would have something like this. There are legends about Zykina's outfits. Maya Plisetskaya gave her the cuts. The pearls with which one of her last dresses was embroidered was presented as a gift by the Kuban Cossacks.
Zykina spent her entire salary on jewelry. She invested money in jewelry, buying them in second-hand stores back in the Soviet years. I made friends with the directors of jewelry stores and second-hand stores, from where I received information about new items on sale. For example, one day someone handed over to a second-hand store a most valuable necklace with precious stones that once belonged to a noble family, which was immediately reported to the singer. She bought this necklace.
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Svetlana Medvedeva at the farewell to Lyudmila Zykina. Lyudmila Zykina was buried at the Novodevichy cemetery with military honorsMila STRIZH
Friends say that items that were taken out of Berlin after the war fell into her hands.
“She didn’t have to look for someone to buy jewelry from.” They brought everything to her themselves, knowing that she had a lot of money,” one antique dealer told KP. — Antique jewelry is a hobby that only people with money can afford. Zykina had such opportunities...
The singer preferred hand-cut diamonds made by masters of the 19th century.
“I saw Zykina’s rings and earrings with finger-sized stones—diamonds, sapphires. -Told her friend. — By the way, she gave them easily. She could pull out a box with a ring from her purse and give it to someone she liked. Once she gave Heydar Aliyev a ring at his private party, saying that he was now ringed. We talked about their close friendship. By the way, among the modern politicians, Zykina was friends with Chernomyrdin and was a member of his party. Politicians, knowing her passion for jewelry, often gave her emeralds and diamonds.
Just as Brezhnev’s daughter was fond of diamonds, Zykina collected jewelry back in the Soviet years. It was even rumored that she was offered to buy confiscated precious items. There is a story that once a unique diamond was presented to her by the billionaire Onassis, who was delighted with her voice.
As Zykina’s friend, an entertainer, said, in the Soviet years Lyudmila carried her collection of treasures with her on tour in a traveling bag, afraid to leave the “diamond fund” at home.
“I told her: “Lucy, you’re taking a risk!” But she didn't listen. I know about jewelry and I can say that Zykina showed me unique diamonds. One ring was decorated with twenty diamonds of the highest standard. For example, one of her rings was decorated with a five-carat diamond.
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS
On her first tour to France, Lyuda Zykina arrived in a short skirt and with her hair down - this is the image Parisian stylists gave her. She was immediately summoned to the Minister of Culture Furtseva, who shamed the Russian singer for her anti-Soviet image, after which her hair was pulled into a bun and recommended to wear long skirts.
It is known that while on tour in America, the young performer met with the Fab Four. John Lennon was shocked by the voice of the Russian beauty and, approaching her at the buffet table, asked her name.
“Lucy,” the singer answered simply.
- Lucy! — Lennon enthusiastically summed up in his own way.
It is known that in memory of their acquaintance, the Beatles gave her a silver cross. And Lennon promised to write a song about Lucy. And indeed, in 1967, the Beatles released their hit song “Lucy in the Clouds with Diamonds.” However, perhaps the story of this song is just a beautiful legend invented by someone?
One day, the KGB received a denunciation from the Ministry of Culture about the singer, saying that it was suspicious that she traveled abroad so often. The ill-wishers were told not to touch the singer. With her performances, she brought to the country as much gold as she weighs.
When abroad, Lyudmila was always accompanied by a KGB officer. Once in Paris, Zykina was invited to a restaurant by an influential rich man and asked her to marry him. The singer refused - this marriage would mean the collapse of her career, and she could not live without the stage.
Zykina’s cousin Nina VOROBYEVA: “The singer’s inheritance will be managed by her assistant Tatyana”
Immediately after the death of the People's Artist, there was a fuss in the press: who will get her inheritance? After all, Zykina was one of the richest and most influential women in Russia. She had no children, husband, sisters or brothers. Therefore, according to the law, her three cousins and their children are the heirs. One of the sisters, Nina Pavlovna Vorobyova, made a statement in the media that she would lay claim to Zykina’s property and spoke negatively about her assistant Tatyana, who seemed to want to take over all the money of the former boss. We called Nina Pavlovna in the Tver region to find out the details of the scandal that broke out.
“No, we won’t claim anything, this is some kind of misunderstanding,” said Nina Pavlovna. — We are simple people, we live in the provinces. We have everything we need for life.
At that moment, her son answered the phone from the woman:
— I forbade my mother to give interviews. I assure you that all of Zykina’s relatives made a unanimous decision not to claim anything. Lyudmila Georgievna had an assistant who looked after her for many years and was her executor. I think she knows Zykina’s will. I know her, I believe that she has the right to dispose of what is left after Lyudmila Georgievna.
- But Zykina still has a unique collection of diamonds of great value!
- I saw these jewelry, for me they are just trinkets. In general, the most important thing for us is life. We are living and doing well. We don't need problems. During her lifetime, Lyudmila Georgievna bought us a nice house in the region in my name. The house remains ours. Everything else is none of our business. We don't need jewelry, no matter how much it costs. We will not insult her memory with mercantile questions, we do not want dirt in the press, we do not want to complicate our lives with courts or even some kind of disputes. I am telling you about the decision of all our relatives. Lyudmila Georgievna’s inheritance will be managed by her assistant Tatyana, that’s all I can tell you.
The singer's legacy
Apartment on Kotelnicheskaya embankment
Dacha in Arkhangelskoye
A collection of diamonds, the cost of which, according to antique dealers, can be from 500 thousand dollars
“We will open a house museum”
We contacted Lyudmila Georgievna’s assistant Tatyana SVINKOVA.
— Tatyana Alexandrovna, tell me, do you know where Zykina’s jewelry collection is kept today?
- I will not answer such questions. Let at least forty days pass! It’s very unpleasant for me that they are pouring dirt on me on the Internet - supposedly Lyudmila Georgievna’s relatives are accusing me of something...
— The soloist of the ensemble Kizin makes some hints in the press...
— Why did he start a conversation with journalists about what kind of jewelry the singer was buried in? What is this for?! We buried our “mother” in the golden dress she wore for her anniversary. Dress her in her favorite jewelry to make her look beautiful! But is it really possible to calculate the cost of jewelry now?! This is ugly and not worthy of her! None of Lyudmila Georgievna’s relatives contacted me. Where were they when she was sick?! I lived next to Lyudmila Georgievna for 20 years, I am the director of the Rossiya ensemble. And I will keep the singer’s spiritual testament - her brainchild, the ensemble. The greatest material wealth that she left me was the icon that was with her in the coffin and which remains with me now, that’s all! I don’t think any of her relatives would dare to wear HER jewelry! We want to create Zykina’s House, in which we will exhibit her records, CDs, her outfits that are stored with us, her individual items. We will cherish the memory of the great folk singer! I hope that there will be no property disputes; this is unworthy of her memory.
— Did she leave a will?
- Lyudmila Georgievna was not going to die! Well, think for yourself what I should have told her: “Write a will!” How could I afford this?! Lyudmila Georgievna was preparing for a tour of the country. She woke up in the middle of the night and asked me what song we would start the performance with. She worried, she lived it.
She left in her sleep, quietly, calmly. And now he comes to me in a dream and gives advice. I had two options - either follow her or work. I started crying, I felt very bad, thank you, Zykina’s personal doctor helped - and here she took care of me! We will work in the name of the memory of our “mother”!
— Will you continue to work with soloist Kizin?
- Yes. I will do everything to preserve the memory of Lyudmila Georgievna.
OPINION
Svetlana Zhurova, Deputy Chairman of the State Duma:
The country has lost a great man. Lyudmila Georgievna was not just a singer, an actress. Zykina is a man of eras and generations. This is a man who was able to make more than one generation of Russians fall in love with him. Her unique voice is recognizable and loved by millions of listeners around the world. Her songs became popular. They sound everywhere - both in halls with thousands of people and in family circles. People listen to them both in joy and in sorrow.
I personally knew Lyudmila Georgievna. Our meeting was one of the brightest and most exciting events in my life. I neither thought nor imagined that I would have such an opportunity. She invited me to her dacha. Being a very hospitable hostess, Lyudmila Georgievna greeted me with her signature pies and signature borscht. The pies were simply amazing, and she added sweet jam to the borscht. For the first time in my life I ate borscht with sweet jam. It amazed me.
She not only had a magical voice, but also golden hands. The walls of the house were decorated with paintings embroidered by her. There were a lot of icons in the room. She believed in God, although she said that “she doesn’t know where to be baptized, where to pray”...
During our conversation, we discussed preparations for her anniversary. In what depended on me, I tried to help her. She had a dream - she wanted to build her own theater, because... rehearsals of the ensemble "Russia", which she directed, took place on the first floor of an ordinary 9-story building. Shortly before the heart attack, the Ministry of Culture invited her ensemble to move to the Zheleznodorozhnik cultural center. She really liked this idea. She was ready to take the children who attend clubs there and work with them. Nearby, on 2 hectares of free space, I wanted to build a park. But, unfortunately, her death did not allow these plans to come true.
She did not have her own children and did not experience the joys of motherhood, but she always helped others in everything. Her strong character and resilience were invariably combined with a kindness in her heart and the ability to tirelessly give it to people. I have always admired this great woman! The fame that Lyudmila Zykina has earned is not temporary, but for many years and decades...
I am sure that there is not a single person on earth who would doubt her talent. She is loved by everyone and her talent is undeniable. Will another person with a voice like hers be born in Russia one day?!
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The country says goodbye to Lyudmila Zykina. Among those who came today to say goodbye to the great singer Lyudmila Zykina (farewell to her is taking place at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow) was State Duma Vice-Speaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Mila STRIZH
Family and children of Lyudmila Zykina
Lyudmila Zykina's parents were the most ordinary people. Mom Ekaterina Vasilievna (1902 - 1950) was a hospital nurse and also worked as a nurse there. Father Georgy Petrovich (1899 - 1956) worked at the factory as a simple worker. Lyudmila also had a brother, Alexander. The family was friendly and cheerful, relatives and guests often came and they all sang songs together, and dad played the accordion. They didn’t live well, my mother often worked two shifts, and my father disappeared at the factory, and the children often played on their own in the yard.
Lyudmila did not have her own children. Although the woman often thought about having a child, she never decided. The artist was quite strict with herself and believed that she needed to choose “children or career,” so she devoted herself entirely to creativity.
The family and children of Lyudmila Zykina are that side of the actress’s life that remains unrealized.
The first listeners were the wounded in the hospital
It was during the war that Lyudmila Zykina first began performing in public. And perhaps it was the wounded soldiers who were the most grateful listeners in her life. You won't forget this! “The girl escorted the fighter to the position,” “Blue Handkerchief”... Lyudmila sang and played the guitar. Duties at the hospital had to be combined with evening school. I didn’t eat enough, didn’t get enough sleep... The war was still raging across the country. And my father has already returned as a disabled person of the first group. And the joy of returning was stingy, with tears...
Years later, Zykina will say in an interview: “They ask me to tell about myself, but what to tell? There was nothing unusual in my life. I worked, studied, sang..."
But she sang all the time! She ran in an amateur club at the Kashchenko hospital on Zagorodnoye Shosse, 2. On the occasion of Victory Day in 1945, she took part in a big concert. And then I signed up for the Cheryomushkinsky State Farm club. And there she also sang, while working as a seamstress in the Kashchenko psychiatric hospital, fortunately it was located in a neighboring house.
“At that time, sewing and labor workshops operated here, where local residents were also accepted,” shared Marina, . — But, unfortunately, we don’t have any items from the life of Lyudmila Zykina.
Who then would have thought that this girl with pigtails would fly so high? After all, it was only by chance, literally on a dare, that she decided to take part in a competition for young vocalists organized by the famous Pyatnitsky choir. “You eat well, go!” — Luda’s girlfriends encouraged her. And they promised six servings of ice cream.
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And two years later, Zykina’s mother unexpectedly died. Due to nervousness, Lyudmila lost her voice: what kind of choir is there, what kind of career as a singer?! The father quickly got married, the stepmother brought her children into the house. And Lyudmila... left. She lived with one aunt, then with another. She got a job as a brochure maker at the First Model Printing House on Valovaya, 28. She became interested in work and social life. And I already began to forget about the song. But then the voice returned. And she organized a choir in the printing house...
“Here is Lyudmila Zykina’s work card,” Zhanna Borisovna, an employee of the printing house’s personnel department, shows. - Others would have thrown it away long ago... But we keep it.
It's a museum piece! If only he could find a decent place...
Former husband of Lyudmila Zykina - Vladlen Pozdnov
Lyudmila rushed for a long time in search of happiness and spiritual outlet. The artist first met her future first husband at the age of 22. Her chosen one was the most ordinary engineer of an automobile plant - Vladlen Pozdnov. At that time, young Zykina was already a singing rising star.
The young people dated for some time and then officially registered their marriage. Lyudmila Zykina’s ex-husband, Vladlen Pozdnov, did not stay long in the artist’s life; unfortunately, he could not become her lifelong companion. Their marriage lasted only about three years; the initiator of the divorce was Lyudmila herself.
“I love what I do too much”: the personal life of Lyudmila Zykina
Lyudmila Zykina with her first husband Vladlen Pozdnov. Photo: piterburger.ru
Lyudmila Zykina with her fourth husband Viktor Gridin. Photo: peoples.ru
Lyudmila Zykina was married four times. The first husband was an automobile plant engineer, Vladlen Pozdnov. The singer was 22 years old at that time; they met when Zykina worked in a printing house. A few months later, her voice returned, and the performer began to often go on tour with the choir of Central Television and Radio. The couple lived together for only a year.
Soon Zykina met a photojournalist for the magazine “Soviet Warrior” Evgeny Svalov. We met on a trolleybus: the singer was returning from a rehearsal and sat down opposite her future husband. Svalov immediately liked her, and the journalist decided to accompany the performer home. A couple of months later he proposed. The marriage was short-lived: a few years later the couple divorced.
The singer’s third husband was Vladimir Kotelkin, a foreign language teacher and personal translator of Patriarch Alexy I. They lived together for ten years. Lyudmila Zykina reasoned: “I love what I do too much. This is in the first place for me: everything that once bothered me, I threw it all away. Maybe that’s why my family didn’t work out. <…> There are rehearsals every day, concerts almost every day, sometimes two a day. <…> Which man would like a wife who comes home tired after midnight?” .
In 1975, Lyudmila Zykina met her fourth husband, accordion player Viktor Gridin. Later he led the ensemble that accompanied the singer. By the time he met the artist, he was already married and raising two children. However, he fell in love with Zykina and divorced his wife. The following year they got married. The couple lived together for 17 years: they performed together, thought through the program, and went on tour. The marriage broke up in 1993.
Lyudmila Zykina's ex-husband - Evgeny Svalov
Lyudmila Zykina’s ex-husband, Evgeny Svalov, became the second attempt in the artist’s life in search of that one and only female happiness. Evgeniy was a photojournalist for the then popular military literary and artistic magazine “Soviet Warrior”.
He courted the singer so beautifully that Lyudmila’s heart melted and they got married. The man was quite loving and, even more so, a creative person, and after a while he began to cheat while married to Lyudmila. Having learned about Evgeniy’s infidelities, the woman immediately broke off all relationships. After all, Lyudmila was not only a talented and strong-willed woman who does not tolerate betrayal.
Former husband of Lyudmila Zykina - Vladimir Kotyolkin
Lyudmila Zykina’s ex-husband, Vladimir Kotyolkin, was the third attempt in the singer’s life. Vladimir, like Lyudmila’s second ex-husband, was a journalist and part-time teacher and translator of foreign languages.
The man was quite handsome and educated, which was what initially interested the star. Lyudmila belongs to the type of people who are warriors and leaders in life, for whom it is quite difficult to find a partner for life. It is with such individuals that it often happens that they themselves lose any interest in their chosen one, because such a woman needs a man who is strong in both spirit and character. After which Lyudmila decides to break off this marriage that is leading nowhere.
Lyudmila Zykina's ex-husband - Viktor Gridin
The longest and, perhaps, happiest marriage, which lasted 17 years, for Lyudmila was with the accordion player of her own ensemble, Viktor Gridin. Her chosen one, Victor, was 14 years younger than the artist; many people were amazed by the difference in the ages of their lovers. But as they say, “all ages are submissive to love.”
The married couple enjoyed life, toured together, and spent all their free time together. Until a creative triangle emerged in their ensemble, as a result of which the marriage of Zykina and Gridin did not fall apart. Lyudmila Zykina’s ex-husband, Viktor Gridin, fell in love with another woman from his own ensemble and left for her. Four years later, the man died of cancer.
Lyudmila Zykina's first love
The voice returned to Lyudmila when she first fell in love. Her chosen one was called Vladlen - this was an abbreviation for “Vladimir Lenin” in the Soviet Union. He worked as an engineer. Lyudmila almost simultaneously got married and auditioned for the Russian Song Choir of the All-Union Radio.
Tours to distant countries began. In France, Lyudmila visited a stylist out of curiosity - she returned in a miniskirt and with her long hair flowing. She was immediately called on the carpet and questioned: is this how you can present a Russian song? They recommended putting your hair in a bun and wearing a long skirt. This is how the famous image with floor-length skirts and a tower of hair appeared - fortunately, there was something to build a tower from.
In India, an unfamiliar fortuneteller warned: betrayal awaits you at home. You will break up with your man. Zykina laughed, she was not superstitious.
But when I arrived home, the neighbors warned me: there was only one woman walking around all the time. And then Lyudmila’s friend called and asked Vladlen to answer the phone. "Why do you need him?" Zykina asked automatically. The friend was surprised. She believed Vladlen that he had not had a marital relationship with Lyudmila for a long time, and she thought that he did not hide the fact that he had been “living” with another woman for six months, especially since all three knew each other well.
So Zykina got divorced for the first time. “All three quarreled, all three separated,” Lyudmila sang a song from her usual repertoire with special feeling in those days. Vladlena’s friend didn’t ask for such nasty behavior either, so the song was now about them.
Causes of death of Lyudmila Zykina
At the moment, the causes of Lyudmila Zykina’s death are known to everyone - it is a serious illness. Since 2007, the actress suffered greatly from diabetes, then underwent quite serious surgery on the hip joint. The recovery was long and difficult, due to Lyudmila Georgievna’s age. Then the birthday girl celebrates her 80th birthday, her holiday was chic and fun, many famous people were invited.
After the celebration, Zykina planned a trip on tour. But two weeks later she had a heart attack, and 5 days later Lyudmila Zykina passed away. The national star died on July 1, 2009, with a diagnosis of cardio-liver failure. The funeral took place at the Novodevichy Cemetery; not only celebrities, politicians, but also ordinary people who mourned and loved her work came to see off the legend of the folk song on her final journey.
Death
The artist suffered from diabetes, which disrupted her metabolism. Also, in recent years, Lyudmila Georgievna had difficulty moving, which is why she even had to undergo a complex operation to implant a hip joint.
On June 10, 2009, Lyudmila Zykina celebrated her anniversary and planned to begin touring the country. It was already agreed that the artist would be accompanied by a doctor on the trip. But two weeks later the singer had another heart attack. Lyudmila Georgievna was taken to intensive care, doctors tried to provide Zykina with maximum care, but on July 1, 2009, the singer died from cardio-renal failure.
Lyudmila Zykina's grave
Three years after the artist’s death, jewelry was put up for auction and sold for more than $1 million. Relatives announced that these funds would be used to perpetuate the artist’s memory. The singer bequeathed her own dacha in Mikhalevo to her personal assistant Tatyana Svinkova. And the apartment on Kotelnicheskaya Embankment was resold four times. The apartment is now on its fifth owner. A full-length bronze pedestal for the singer was installed by the House of Lyudmila Zykina, an organization that supports aspiring vocalists.
In 2013, a biographical film about Zykina “Lyudmila” was released on television, where the role of the main character was played by actress Vera Sotnikova.
Wikipedia Lyudmila Zykina
Fans want to know more about any star about their personal life and career, and Lyudmila Zykina was no exception. She is not only an excellent people's artist, but also a wonderful woman who has achieved great heights with her work. You can learn about her successes on the vast Internet, and Lyudmila Zykina’s Wikipedia can enlighten readers about facts of interest.
The actress failed to become a mother and a happy family woman, however, she achieved such great success that will be remembered for centuries. Her hits are heard to this day, fans remember and love the work of the great woman - Lyudmila Zykina.
