Biography of Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov is the brightest, and not only because of his hair color, member of the Ivanushki International group. Thanks to his innate artistry and boundless charm, he was able to make his way onto the big stage and become the hallmark of the group, which entered the golden fund of Russian pop music.
In the photo: Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov
Childhood and adolescence
Red “Ivanushka” was born and raised in the resort city of Sochi, where his family moved from Saratov in the mid-60s. After graduating from the institute, his father, oncologist surgeon Genrikh Svyatoslavovich Grigoriev-Appolonov, took the position of head of the urology department, and his mother, Margarita Andreevna, got a job as an administrator at the Sochi Winter Theater. In 1965, their first child, daughter Yulia, was born, and in the summer of 1970, baby Andryusha, as red as the sun, was born.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov in childhood
The lead singer of the group “Ivanushki” recalls his childhood with constant warmth and tenderness in his voice. He was surrounded by the love and care of his parents, who were considered very respected people among Sochi residents. My father headed the main children's hospital in the city, my mother became the manager of the Leningrad Hotel, at that time the most fashionable in the entire Krasnodar region. Not only big local bosses entered their house, but also famous artists who came to the city on tour - in his small apartment, little Andrei could encounter such pop stars as Joseph Kobzon, Valery Obodzinsky or the Czech nightingale Karel Gott.
Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov's father was an oncologist surgeon
The artist's surname is written with two "Ps" - Apollonov. Although according to the rules of the Russian language it should be written with two “Ls”, as in the name Apollo. A legend has developed on this topic in Andrei’s family. Allegedly, Ryzhiy’s great-great-great-great-grandfather was an indescribably beautiful young man, and when he was drafted into the army, when asked: “Whose will you be?”, he answered: “Grigoriev’s son.” The clerk was drunk and, muttering “handsome as Apollo” under his breath, decided to make an appropriate note, but he was not only drunk, but also illiterate, so he wrote the name with a mistake.
Andrei did not know that he had a double surname until he received his passport: he never opened his birth certificate, and he was enrolled in school as a “banal” Grigoriev. He considered officially changing his last name to something more grammatically correct, but then decided it was too much work.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov with his mother Margarita Andreevna
Andryusha grew up as an active, inquisitive boy, very cheerful and sociable. From an early age, he easily found a common language with others and loved being the center of attention. In kindergarten and school, he willingly took part in matinees, concerts and amateur art competitions, and attended various clubs and sports sections.
The boy treated all his hobbies with childish zeal, be it studying at a music school, collecting stamps or playing ping-pong. In 1984, he was the only one from the Krasnodar region who was invited to Artek for the All-Union Meeting of Young Philatelists, in the same year he became the best young pianist in the city of Sochi, and in table tennis he became a candidate for master of sports.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov in his school years
The boy spent his summer holidays in the Cosmos pioneer camp, where he could fully realize his creative and organizational abilities. Not a single event could take place without Andrey’s participation - he came up with skits and competitions, was responsible for the musical accompaniment, sang, danced and even performed magic tricks.
As a child, he had a lot of complexes about his appearance and directly asked his parents: “Am I ugly?” Mom once answered him with a laugh: “You’re ugly, but very cute.” And when her son complained to her about hurtful teasing because of his hair color, she reassured him: “You’re not red, you’re golden.” Now the artist’s mother is no longer alive, but he still thanks her for everything: Margarita insisted that her 7-year-old son go to music school and that all the family savings were 2.5 thousand rubles, with which he could buy a good car , – were spent on a piano for Andryusha.
Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova died. PHOTO
July 22, 2020:
At the age of 51, Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova, the elder sister of Ivanushka International soloist Andrei Grigorieva-Apollonov, died. Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova suffered from a severe form of asthma.
In Sochi, at the age of 52, the elder sister of Ivanushka International soloist Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov, Yulia, suddenly died.
The cause of death is being established, but it is known that the woman suffered from severe asthma.
One of the first to report the death of Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova was her husband Andrei, who after their wedding two years ago took his wife’s surname.
“My beloved girl, my daughter, my happiness, my love is gone! I can’t let you go, understand and understand the situation,” Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov Jr. wrote on his Instagram page.
At the time of his wife’s death, Andrei, who, by the way, was much younger than Yulia, was in Moscow.
Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova
“I arrived in Sochi at night, I can’t get home, there are expert investigative actions going on there. The reason for this outcome has not yet been established,” said Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova’s husband.
Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova and husband Andrey
Friends and acquaintances of the young woman write about Yulia’s death in their microblogs. They are horrified by what happened.
The sudden death of a close relative of the ex-soloist of the group “Ivanushki International” plunged the singer’s circle into a real shock.
For example, singer Sati Casanova shared her sadness: “I can hardly believe that Yulia is no longer there... My condolences to all my friends and relatives... Rest in peace.”
She accompanied her message with a photo from Julia’s wedding. Among the guests of the holiday, the photo shows the former lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International” Oleg Yakovlev, whose sudden death shocked all fans at the end of June.
wedding of Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova
Not long ago, Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova and her husband Andrei celebrated their anniversary of family life. On June 10, 2020, the singer’s sister married her lover, with whom she had previously lived in a civil marriage for 15 years.
The couple registered their relationship at the Sochi registry office.
Yulia's brother Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov took an active part in organizing the wedding of his beloved sister, with whom he had a very warm relationship. The woman worked as a costume designer in his group.
Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova and brother Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov
A message about the sudden death of Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova also appeared on the fan page of the group “Ivanushki International”.
“Many fans of the group know Andrei’s sister; she was a second mother to the guys and fans. Personally, always looking at Yulia, I wanted such a friend - light-hearted, cheerful, kind, even from afar you can feel the light and warmth... It’s too early and unexpected...” admitted one of the fans.
Everyone who knew Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova mourns her untimely death and talks about what a wonderful, kind and bright person this woman was. Friends and fans post posts in memory of the sister of the ex-lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International” with the hashtag #yulyagrigorievaappolonova .
“I don’t want to believe. Yulechka, rest in peace. You were incredible, kind and one of those who could call at any time of the year and day just like that, for no reason and ask: “Omarchik, how are you?” It hurts inside that such cheerful and kind people leave suddenly,” her acquaintance Omar Bayramov mourns the untimely death of the woman.
“Yulia, so kind and open, never passed by... Andrey, hold on,” photographer Gulshat Abyzova mourns along with the relatives of the deceased woman.
First steps to success
After graduating from eight years of school, Andrei entered a pedagogical school to major in “Elementary School Teacher.” He liked the relaxed creative atmosphere that reigned within the walls of the educational institution, and the huge number of beautiful female students, of whom there were ten times more than guys. At the school, Andrei immediately became the life of the party and a generator of ideas - not a single event was still complete without his participation, be it KVN, a disco or a student skit.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov in his youth
Having become interested in breakdancing, the young man and his friends began performing publicly on the embankment in front of vacationers, earning good money at the same time. At the same time, he played keyboards in the student VIA and performed card tricks in local restaurants. In one of them I met Grigory Leps, the “golden voice” of Sochi and a favorite of regulars at entertainment venues.
After graduating from college, Andrei worked as a primary school teacher for four months, but quickly lost interest in the profession. To be on time for the first lesson, I had to get up at six in the morning, and checking my homework could drag on until the night. After school, the young man went to the Maud Theater, where he began working part-time while still a student.
Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov at the Fashion Theater (1989) Very soon he became the leading fashion model and the central figure of men's shows, and after some time - the director of theatrical shows. In 1988, Sochi residents took part in the All-Union Festival of Fashion Theaters for the first time, and Andrei was recognized as the best fashion model of the Soviet Union, which is noted in his work book. Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov at a fashion show (1990) In 1992, an event occurred in the guy’s life that radically changed his fate. He saw an advertisement on TV about the recruitment of dancers for the musical “Metro”, which was planned to be staged by the Polish director Janusz Yuzefovich. Andrey immediately went to Moscow and successfully passed the casting, which was conducted by representatives of the Warsaw Variety Theater. From a huge number of dancers, only Andrei and Polina Griffis were selected, and from the vocalists - Igor Sorin. The guys became part of the Warsaw Theater troupe, lived in Poland and often went on tour with the musical to New York.
"Ivanushki International"
During their time in America, Andrei and Igor became so close friends that after returning home they decided to organize their own musical group. And then fate prepared a new surprise for our hero - Igor Matvienko came to Sochi to shoot a video for the Lyube group.
"Ivanushki International" at the beginning of his career
The producer needed dancing extras, and in search of talented textured guys, he turned to the Mod Theater. There he saw a charming red-haired guy who fit perfectly into the concept of his new musical project. This is how the group “Ivanushki International” was born, which became a bright phenomenon in the post-Soviet musical space.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov in his youth
According to the original idea, the place of leader belonged to the handsome singing model Kirill Andreev, another member of the team was Igor Sorin, who moves beautifully and has a unique vocal. Andrey was assigned a role as a backup dancer, but very soon, thanks to his boundless charm, the red-haired “Ivanushka” with his intimate whisper became the calling card of the group. At first, Matvienko wanted to take two more girls, but when he saw how organic the guys looked on stage, he abandoned this idea.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov with fans
The first year turned out to be quite difficult for the group - “Ivanushki” performed at discos in Moscow schools, capital clubs and casinos and could not decide on the repertoire. Everything changed with the release of the video for the song “Clouds,” which had the effect of a bomb exploding. People's love knew no bounds - concert tickets were selling like hot cakes, and enthusiastic fans followed their idols day and night, not allowing them to take a step without reliable security. Ivanushki Int – Clouds From 1996 to 1998, three albums of the group were released, which sold millions of copies. “Ivanushki” firmly established itself on the domestic musical Olympus and entered the top ten most popular performers of the late 90s.
The first cast of “Ivanushki”
The year 1998 became a difficult test not only for the team, but also personally for our hero. One after another, his close friend and colleague Igor Sorin and his father, who was a reliable support for Andrei, a faithful adviser and simply a dear and beloved person, passed away. The stellar everyday life of Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov By a fateful coincidence, the life of Oleg Yakovlev, who replaced Igor Sorin in the group, came to an untimely end 19 years later. Four years earlier, the vocalist left the band for a solo career, and was replaced by the young Ukrainian singer Kirill Turichenko, whom Matvienko noticed in one of the Odessa clubs.
In the photo: Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov and Oleg Yakovlev
In the same unlucky year of 2020, Andrei’s older sister, with whom they were practically inseparable, unexpectedly died from an attack of bronchial asthma. Yulia, a doctor by training, became a second mother for the team, who looked after the children 24 hours a day, went on tour with them and resolved all sorts of organizational issues. The death of his sister became an irreparable loss for Andrei, from which, despite his inherent optimism and love of life, he has not been able to fully recover to this day.
Yulia, sister of Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov
The singer described the next year of his life unambiguously: In addition to the loss of loved ones, Grigoriev-Appolonov experienced a painful divorce: in 2019, his beautiful wife Maria left for a young basketball player. Red began to have problems with alcohol, which even the group’s producer did not hide. Andrey’s followers on Instagram were worried: until recently, such a youthful artist had become very old and flabby.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov in his youth and now
“Tragic accident”: the widower of Grigoriev-Apollonov’s sister spoke out about her death
Two years ago, Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov’s sister, Yulia, passed away. She was a costume designer for the group “Ivanushki”, so she accompanied the group on tour. The 51-year-old woman died in July 2020. The official cause of death was an asthma attack, but syringes with medication and an inhaler were found near the body. It remains a mystery to many why the singer’s relative, a doctor by training, was unable to use the drugs.
more on the topic Grigoriev-Appolonov fell into hysterics after the news of the death of his beloved sister. According to the musician, the sad news found him two years ago on tour in Germany.
Grigoriev-Appolonov was shocked by what happened. It took him a long time to recover from such a loss. Some blamed Yulia’s husband for the incident, who after the wedding took his wife’s surname and became the artist’s full namesake, Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov. The man was 17 years younger than his lover. Only recently did the widower decide to break the silence and reveal the details of what happened in the studio of the “Actually” program.
“I had an asthma attack and suffocated. Although the doctor herself treated us all. This is such a tragic accident. There was no one at home. I was in Moscow on a business trip,” Andrey explained. According to the young man, he flew to Sochi as soon as he learned about what had happened, but he was unable to get into the apartment, since investigative actions were already underway.
“We called in the morning and in the afternoon I needed something from her. I call at two, three, four o’clock, she doesn’t pick up. But when they didn’t answer me at five o’clock, I thought something was wrong. Julia was sociable, in touch with everyone,” the widower recalled.
Andrey told the details of the tragedy.
Photo: frame from the program “Actually” Then the couple lived in the apartment of the lead singer of the group “Ivanushki”. Andrei assured that he called the concierge and asked to see his wife. It was he who discovered Julia's body. The presenter Dmitry Shepelev asked the hero of the program why he had been silent all this time and did not comment on anything.
“I am a believer. Still, the first year is a year of mourning. I think this is correct. I sat at home, read the psalter and that’s it, didn’t go out,” Andrey explained.
The experts asked him several questions. Julia's husband assured that he did not pursue selfish goals when he married her. However, a lie detector test convicted him of deception. He actually lived for some time at the expense of his wife and her wealthy relative. Also, Andrei could not explain why, almost immediately after his wife’s death, he published a photo with Yulia on the social network and put hashtags with her name and the name of the group “Ivanushki International”. Experts suggested that he wanted to promote himself from the tragedy.
Julia with her husband Andrey. Photo: frame from the program “Actually”
Personal life of Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov
The red-haired “Ivanushka” already in his early youth made girls’ hearts beat faster, and at the peak of the group’s popularity there was no end to the fans. An example of this is the recent scandal with the former administrator of the team Lesya Sazykina. In January 2020, the girl came to the studio of the “Let Them Talk” program and announced to the whole country that her son German (born in 2013) was born from Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov, with whom she allegedly began a secret affair back in the 90s . An issue about the illegitimate son of Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov. The boy was indeed born with red hair, but that is where the resemblance to the artist ends. The fact that he, like Andrei, is left-handed, the singer’s lawyers and the audience in the studio considered an unconvincing argument and began to insist on conducting a genetic examination. Grigoriev-Appolonov himself willingly agreed to the DNA analysis, who from the very beginning categorically denied his paternity.
Lesya Sazykina claims that the father of her child is Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov
As a result of the research, it was established that Herman’s father is another person, and now our hero is demanding monetary compensation from his opponent for slander and moral damage. His lawyers have prepared a lawsuit, according to which the girl will have to pay the artist a million rubles.
Many considered this scandal to be an invented PR campaign, with the help of which Andrei is trying to regain his reputation as “macho del Pacho”, destroyed by the high-profile affair of his former beautiful wife Maria with the basketball player of the Khimki region near Moscow Andrei Zubkov. Before the girl had time to officially file a divorce from her ex-husband in 2020, photographs of her in the last months of pregnancy appeared online.
The ex-wife of Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov Maria Bankova
In January 2020, Maria announced on her Instagram about the birth of her common son with Zubkov, thereby giving the ill-wishers and envious people of the red-haired “Ivanushka” another reason for gloating. In response, Grigoriev-Appolonov posted on his page a detailed photo report about a hot holiday in Thailand in the company of sultry beauties.
Maria went to Andrei Zubkov and became pregnant by him
Let us recall that Andrei and Masha have been legally married for seventeen years, they have two sons - Ivan (12/23/2003) and Artemy (03/25/2008). Both guys play hockey professionally and show great promise in this sport.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov and his children: Ivan and Artemy (2018)
Before meeting Maria Bankova, Andrei lived for three years in a civil marriage with Maria Lopatova, the daughter of the outstanding Soviet basketball player Andrei Lopatov (by coincidence, she also left the singer for the young basketball player Kirilenko, whose name was also Andrei!).
And the artist’s first youthful love was Polina Griffis (then Polina Ozernykh), whom they met in one of the Sochi clubs and played together in the musical “Metro”.
Left: Maria Lopatova, right: Polina Griffis
Few people know that Andrey graduated from GITIS and is a certified pop, theater and film artist. He managed to realize his acting ambitions in a dozen comedy films and TV series, including such bestsellers on the domestic screen as “My Fair Nanny”, “Don’t Be Born Happy”, “Happy Together”, “Carrot Love” and “Election Day”. Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov in the show “My Hero”
The sister of Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov died
Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov with his sister Yulia // Photo: Social networks
The sad news came on Saturday morning. The lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International” Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov’s sister Yulia died. The young woman passed away the day before.
The circumstances of her death are currently being clarified. It is known that Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov’s older sister suffered from asthma.
Friends and acquaintances of the young woman report the death of Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova on their microblogs. They are horrified by what happened. The sudden death of a close relative of the lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International” plunged the singer’s circle into a real shock.
One of the first to report the death of 51-year-old Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova was her husband, Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov Jr. Two years ago, the lovers got married, and the man took his wife’s surname.
“My beloved girl, my daughter, my happiness, my love is gone! I can’t let you go, understand and understand the situation. I found out about this yesterday, returning with a friend from the gym, walking along Novy Arbat. Then, in a daze, I came home, took my passport and headed to the airport. I arrived in Sochi at night, I can’t get home, there are expert investigative actions going on there. The reason for this outcome has not yet been established,” the man wrote on the microblog.
Everyone who knew Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova mourns her untimely death and talks about what a wonderful, kind and bright person this woman was. Friends and fans post posts in memory of the sister of the lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International” with the hashtag #yulyagrigorievaappolonova.
“I can hardly believe that Yulia is no longer there... My condolences to all my friends and loved ones... Rest in peace,” wrote singer Sati Casanova. She also posted the sad news of Yulia’s death on her microblog.
“I don’t want to believe. Yulechka, rest in peace. You were incredible, kind and one of those who could call at any time of the year and day just like that, for no reason and ask: “Omarchik, how are you?” It hurts inside that such cheerful and kind people leave suddenly,” her acquaintance Omar Bayramov mourns the untimely death of the woman.
A sad post about the death of Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova was posted on her microblog by Alexandra Kutsevol, the common-law wife of Oleg Yakovlev, who recently passed away. “Julia... Less than forty days have passed since Oleg left... And now... How can this be! A little over a day ago, the day before, we talked for an hour on the phone, about everything, as always... And about completed missions in this world... Julia... Ulya - as Oleg called you, and you are also recorded in his phone... You loved him, called him “ my little mouse,” and he loved you. Everyone loved you... Yulaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Goodbye,” wrote Alexandra Kutsevol.
“Yulia Grigorieva-Appolonova has passed away. Yulechka, may you rest in peace. Many fans of the group know Andrei’s sister; she was a second mother to the guys and fans. Personally, always looking at Yulia, I wanted such a friend - light-hearted, cheerful, kind, even from afar you can feel the light and warmth... Too early and unexpected..,” wrote one of the group’s fans on her official fan page on Instagram.
“This photo was taken on the 20th anniversary of the group “Ivanushki International”. “I’m waiting for the phone, but here’s a camera, how unusual,” she said then, laughing... Yulia, so kind and open, never passed by... Andrey, hold on,” photographer Gulshat Abyzova mourns along with the relatives of the deceased woman .
Not long ago, Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova and her husband Andrei celebrated their anniversary of family life. On June 10, 2020, the singer’s sister married her lover, with whom she had previously lived in a civil marriage for 15 years. The couple registered their relationship at the Sochi registry office. Yulia's brother Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov took an active part in organizing the wedding of his beloved sister, with whom he had a very warm relationship. The woman worked as a costume designer in his group.
Singer Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov seems to be haunted by evil fate. Recently, the man has experienced several difficult losses. The vocalist’s mother passed away not long ago, and less than a month ago he buried a friend. Ex-soloist of Ivanushki International Oleg Yakovlev died after an illness. Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov showed the conditions in which Oleg Yakovlev lived
And now Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov’s sister has passed away.
Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov now
In 2020, Andrei’s son-in-law and namesake (his name is also Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov, before marrying the singer’s sister he had the surname Burdukov) and his cousin Sergei Grigoriev-Appolonov, who has lived in Germany since childhood, formed the duet “APPolonovGang”. Because of the identical names of the lead singers of “APPolonovGang” and “Ivanushki”, many listeners decided that Ryzhiy had a musical side project. But Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov Sr. does not sing in “APPolonovGang” and does not produce the duet, but only starred in the video for the song “Likes and Brands”. All his activities are still focused on Ivanushki International.
Andrey's relative and namesake sings in APPolonovGang
In 2020, Ivanushki International is preparing to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of its creative activity. The musicians approached this significant date with a solid creative baggage of ten studio albums, two dozen video clips and a huge number of prestigious music awards and prizes.
Now Kirill Turchinenko (in the center) has joined Ivanushki International
Their tour schedule is still scheduled six months in advance; in addition to their concert activities, “Ivanushki” participates in various television projects (“Big Difference”, “Property of the Republic”, “Old Songs about the Main Thing”, etc.).
Andrey is full of strength and creative plans
