What is the fate of Oleg Gazmanov’s first wife?

Author: Oleg Maltsev

Every song by Oleg Gazmanov is filled with energy and positivity. He has many compositions dedicated to patriotic and military themes. Gazmanov is still a welcome guest at any concert. But still, fans noticed that the singer’s creative activity is no longer as active as before.

Brief biography and secret of the singer’s youth

Oleg's main dream as a child was sea adventures. He retained this bold romantic idea until graduation and therefore, without hesitation, entered the Kaliningrad Maritime School. There Gazmanov had the opportunity to fulfill his dream and already from the third year he participated in scientific sea expeditions.

After graduating in 1973, the future singer spent some time teaching and even wrote a dissertation. But in the era of Brezhnev's stagnation, Gazmanov saw no prospects in his scientific activities.

Soon Oleg's main interest became music. In 1981, he successfully graduated from music school. At first, the young musician performed in hotel restaurants. Then Gazmanov became a soloist in the Atlantic group. Later he changed several more musical groups, including even rock bands.

In 1983, Oleg decided that in his native Kaliningrad there were not many opportunities for the realization of creative talent. So he moved to the capital.

Towards the end of 1989, Gazmanov was already a fairly famous singer. His song “Putana,” which was loved by many call girls in the capital, played a significant role in this. However, many women were crazy about Gazmanov at that time.

Real success came to Oleg after recording a solo album. In the early 1990s, his compositions were known to almost everyone. The hit “Squadron” became especially popular.

Soon Gazmanov organized a large-scale tour. More than 70 thousand fans came to his concert at Luzhniki.

Gradually, Gazmanov developed his own style:

Positive and moral message;
Expression of love for the homeland;
Cheerful and energetic style of singing.

Oleg is known not only in his native country. In 1997, the singer had a successful tour in the USA. It was there that he came up with the composition “Moscow,” which for a long time was considered the unofficial anthem of the capital.

The star’s inexhaustible creative activity even after 60 years surprises many fans. Journalists were also interested in the question: where does Oleg get so much energy, maintaining a beautiful appearance and good spirits?

In an interview, Gazmanov claims that he is attentive to his health and devotes time to sports training. He regularly performs his usual set of exercises, which allows him to maintain good shape.

However, the secret of Oleg’s youth is not only in his active lifestyle. According to him, the main thing is to internally feel young and have solid life goals.

Gazmanov also noted that his wife’s love and creativity help him maintain a cheerful mood . After each concert, he does not feel tired, but, on the contrary, is recharged with positivity from his fans.

Oleg Gazmanov and the accident

Indeed, the singer was in an accident once. This was in 2016. After the concert, Gazmanov did not drive himself because he was very tired. He was driven home by a personal driver. They were driving quite fast, in a hurry and did not notice that there was a traffic jam ahead.

The driver had to brake sharply to avoid a collision. But it still happened, although not strong. The artist was busy and writing something on his laptop, maybe he didn’t wear his seat belt. Not having time to react in time, I couldn’t resist and hit my head on the armrest

. There were no serious injuries, just a large black eye.

But Oleg didn’t even cancel the concert, he performed it in sunglasses. This case is true

, but few have written about it. And everything else is deception and fiction.

We wish the singer good health, creative success and good mood, which even sad news from newspapers and magazines will not spoil.

What is Gazmanov's nationality?

Gazmanov’s parents were front-line soldiers, and the singer was always proud of their glorious past. His father served in the navy, and his mother worked as a nurse, although they met after the war.

Gazmanov's father devoted 30 years to military service and retired with the rank of major. Oleg recalls that his father’s hobbies included chess, which he loved to play with family and friends.

Both Gazmanov’s parents are Belarusians . Mom is from Mogilev region, and father is from Gomel region. So Gazmanov can rightfully be considered a Belarusian , although he spent most of his childhood in his native Kaliningrad.

It is also known that Gazmanov’s grandmother lived in Minsk. Oleg admitted in an interview that he still remembers how he picked and ate cherries in her garden.

Are Shifrin and Gazmanov relatives?

The famous humorist Efim Shifrin is indeed Oleg Gazmanov's second cousin . By the way, the singer’s son Rodion Gazmanov learned about the fact of his relationship with Shifrin only in 2013. This happened on the “Today” program. The day begins."

However, some considered Rodion’s surprise feigned. This was argued by the fact that it is unlikely that his father Oleg for so many years did not talk about his family connection with the popular comedian.

Shifrin and Gazmanov even have similar features in appearance. It is not known exactly how actively they maintain their family connection.

Star Son - Rodion

Oleg already has an adult son, and everyone knows him well. From an early age he performed with his father, sometimes singing along on stage. And later he entered the big stage himself.

His performance with the composition “Lucy” was shown in the then-favorite program “Morning Mail” by many viewers.

Here is the same episode, the performance of the young singer begins at 22 minutes:

This episode was hosted by Alla Pugacheva. Listeners loved the song so much that they had to release a record, which sold several million. So Rodion became a small star.

However, the young talent did not have a musical education, and there was no particular desire to become an artist. The boy did not graduate from music school, dropping out a year before receiving his documents. I studied only at home with a teacher.

Already at an older age, he entered the Financial Academy, where he received a diploma with honors. After that, he worked by profession as a financial analyst in a large retail chain.

Who is the mother of Rodion Gazmanov, his son?

first wife Irina in Kaliningrad . She graduated from the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology, so she quickly found a common language with Gazmanov, who at that time was also passionate about science and was engaged in teaching.

In 1975, Gazmanov proposed to Irina, and they got married. In 1981, a boy was born into the Gazmanov family, who was named Rodion. It is noteworthy that it was in the same year that his father received a musical education and began to seriously prepare for his first performances.

The couple's family life was going well, although it was not without problems. Oleg’s mother was initially wary of her daughter-in-law, considering her not the best match for her son. Fortunately, after some time, she reconsidered her opinion regarding her daughter-in-law and both women began to communicate warmly, finding many common topics for conversation.

When the Gazmanov family moved to the capital and Oleg became popular, serious threats to the marriage immediately arose:

Husband's busy schedule;
Obsessive fans. Girls in love with Oleg regularly wrote and called the singer. This made Irina jealous;
Touring tours. If earlier, due to his high employment, Gazmanov rarely paid attention to his wife, then after the start of his touring activities he did not spend a long time at home.

All this became the reason that Irina filed for divorce in 1997.

What is the fate of Oleg Gazmanov’s first wife, Irina?

The popular Russian singer and producer Oleg Mikhailovich Gazmanov will celebrate his 70th birthday next year. The People's Artist of the Russian Federation and the public's favorite officially got married twice. He has been happy with his current beloved Marina for more than two decades; together they raised two heirs: their common daughter Marianna, as well as the woman’s son from a previous marriage, Philip, whom the performer adopted.

However, before meeting Marina, whose affair was widely covered in the press, the musician was married to a modest housewife named Irina Gazmanova for almost a quarter of a century. In this relationship, the artist’s first-born son Rodion was born, who in his youth was a very promising performer, and later also tried himself as an actor and TV presenter. In this article we will tell you about Oleg Mikhailovich’s first beloved, as well as how her life developed after their separation.

Oleg Gazmanov and Irina Gazmanova: a love story

The future singer and musician was born in the small town of Gusev, in the Kaliningrad region, in 1951, on July 22, in the family of a major in the construction troops and a WWII veteran, and his wife, who worked as a cardiologist. In his youth, Oleg did not even think about a career as an artist, but after graduating from secondary school, he became a student at the Kaliningrad Higher Marine Engineering School, studied science and went to sea. After receiving his diploma, the guy remained to teach at the department, and at the same time was writing his dissertation. In addition, Gazmanov is a master of sports in gymnastics and a captain of the third rank in reserve.

Photo: stuki-druki.com Oleg Gazmanov in his youth

The young man met his future first wife in Kaliningrad during his student years. Young Irina was also a student at that time and studied at the university, majoring in chemical engineering. The pretty brunette immediately attracted Oleg's attention, and soon a romantic relationship began between them. The young people were the same age; at the time their romance began, both were twenty years old. In 1975, shortly after graduation, the couple got married.

Irina, who had a higher education, decided to give up her career ambitions and devote herself entirely to her family. Their life together with Oleg developed quite safely and harmoniously, to the envy of many. By that time, the young husband had begun his creative career, entered a music school to study guitar and little by little tried his hand as a performer, songwriter and composer.

The family life of Oleg and Irina was overshadowed only by the fact that Gazmanov’s mother did not want to accept her daughter-in-law and did not approve of her son’s choice. The thing is that Zinaida Abramovna was always very jealous of her adored heir, and it was incredibly difficult for her to get used to the idea that her boy had grown up and gotten married. Only after many years, after the birth of her grandson, the woman gradually accepted her daughter-in-law, and their relationship began to improve, and after that Irina, for her elderly mother-in-law, became perhaps the closest and dearest person in the world.

Photo: muzh-zhena Zinaida Abramovna, Oleg Gazmanov and his first wife Irina

On the third of July 1981, a long-awaited addition to the Gazmanov family occurred - their common heir was born, to whom the couple decided to give the name Rodion. At that time, Oleg was little by little realizing his creative potential and making his way in show business, and his chosen one supported him in every possible way, helped and shouldered all the everyday problems, creating comfort in their home and taking care of their growing son.

A few years later, the Gazmanov family moved from Kaliningrad to Moscow, where a talented and promising performer had a much better chance of breaking through and building a successful career on the big stage. And indeed, Oleg’s business soon went uphill, he quickly gained popularity, became recognizable, and began to attract his grown-up heir Rodion to work on stage. Father and son together recorded the song “Lucy,” which was simply incredibly popular in the late 80s. But, at the same time, relations in the musician’s family began to gradually deteriorate.

Oleg and Irina Gazmanov: discord and divorce

The popularity of the rising pop star grew day by day, and this negatively affected the artist’s family life. Firstly, he was completely absorbed in creativity and his career, worked a lot in the studio, often toured, and devoted less and less time and attention to his other half. Secondly, the singer gained a lot of fans who followed him day and night, stood vigil near his house, and pestered his wife with phone calls.

Photo: biographe.ru Oleg Gazmanov with his first wife Irina

Naturally, Irina was jealous of her husband for the young ladies who were watching him at every corner. The woman tried to remain calm, but she felt how she and Oleg were gradually moving away from each other, and it was as if a wall was growing between them. In addition to these problems, the musician's mother had a stroke in the early 90s, and the elderly woman was essentially helpless and could not take care of herself. Therefore, all the care for Zinaida Abramovna fell on the shoulders of the daughter-in-law, since her son was always on the road, constantly touring not only around the country, but also abroad. He was physically unable to give his sick mother the attention she needed and care for her.

In the late 90s, Gazmanov, while on tour, accidentally noticed a charming long-legged blonde with whom he fell in love literally at first sight. That girl turned out to be Marina Muravyova-Mavrodi, the wife of the brother of the notorious founder of the MMM financial pyramid, Sergei Mavrodi. At that time, Oleg’s marriage with Irina had developed a serious crack, and it was no longer possible to save this relationship. So the performer began to care for the beauty, and at the same time, he was not embarrassed by either the significant age difference, which was almost two decades, or the marital status of both, or the presence of Marina’s little son Philip from her legal husband. A few years later, both decided to leave their families to be together.

Irina Gazmanova after her divorce from the musician

Despite the fact that relations in the Gazmanov family had been very far from ideal for quite some time, for Irina the news about her husband’s affair with a young beauty and his desire to divorce came as a grave shock. They lived legally married for almost a quarter of a century, experienced a lot together, raised a son, but were unable to preserve their own happiness. Nevertheless, the former spouses managed to maintain warm, friendly relations after the separation.

Photo: globalsib.com Irina Gazmanova with her son Rodion

Oleg Mikhailovich, having filed a divorce from his first wife, made sure that she and their heir, who had just finished school, would not need anything. The performer helped Rodion get a prestigious education and get firmly on his feet. Irina, in turn, despite separating from her husband, continued to take care of his sick mother, until the woman’s death in 2006.

Irina Gazmanova is a non-public person; she never gives interviews or appears at official events. After divorcing her husband, she never arranged her personal life. The woman never married again, devoting herself to caring for her mother-in-law and only son. At the moment, she permanently lives in her native Kaliningrad, where she returned some time after breaking up with Oleg. As for the performer himself, in 2003, after almost four years of civil marriage, he officially married Marina and adopted her son Philip. And in December of the same year, 2003, the couple gave birth to their common heir - daughter Marianna, to whom the musician dedicated the composition “Daughter”.

The eldest son, Rodion, followed in his father’s footsteps in his early years; the boy was incredibly popular as a child, and he was predicted to have a great future on stage, but with age, he cooled down a bit towards show business and chose a completely different path for himself. Gazmanov Jr. never completed music school, dropping out just a year and a half before completing his studies. Afterwards he studied at an elite Moscow gymnasium, with in-depth mastery of foreign languages, and then went to the UK for several years to study. Returning home, Rodion entered a prestigious financial university in the capital, from where he graduated with honors.

Photo: bulvar.com.ua Oleg Gazmanov with his second wife and children

At various times, the young man worked as a financial analyst, was the manager of a large construction company, and he was also involved in all kinds of real estate projects. But later the man nevertheless switched back to show business. So, a few years ago, he decided to once again radically change something in his life, and again took up music seriously. Rodion was a participant in the top-rated vocal show “The Voice,” as well as the television programs “Just the Same” and “The Main Role.”

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What happened to the artist?

In 2019, the famous singer admitted that several years ago he suffered from a tumor of the vocal cords . For his profession, such a disease means a serious risk. After all, even the most gentle treatment could change the voice for the worse.

Gazmanov explained that at first he did not pay much attention to the dangerous symptoms, attributing everything to a lingering cold. In 2011, Oleg went to Germany. It was there that he was diagnosed with a benign tumor . German experts warned that it has a high risk of becoming malignant. Therefore, Gazmanov agreed to the operation.

The tumor was successfully removed. The singer spoke in a whisper at first, but then his voice became normal again.

Why did Gazmanov disappear from TV screens?

The singer really became less of a frequent guest at major concerts. In this regard, rumors appear about his health problems. But Gazmanov himself refutes them and actively continues his creative activity. He periodically organizes tours, and in 2019 he performed at the New Wave festival.

In one of the TV programs, ill-wishers caught Gazmanov turning to plastic surgeons. However, this was not offensive news for his fans. Today, almost all stars, one way or another, try to maintain the beauty of their faces, not seeing anything wrong with a facelift.

Millions of girls have been in love with Gazmanov for a long time. And for guys who dreamed of a military career, he became one of the models of masculinity. However, even at an advanced age, Oleg continues to be considered one of the most charismatic singers on the Russian stage.