Natalya Metlina has been engaged in journalistic work for more than 20 years, but according to her, she is still studying and is constantly searching for herself. The presenter is confident that there is no upper limit in her profession, and besides, radio, television and the Internet constantly act as real tools in modern politics and economics. Over the years of her work history, Natalya always struggled with injustice, cruelty and deception, however, she understood that she was risking a lot:
“This is a dangerous path, on the one hand. On the other hand, if your intuition doesn’t work, if you don’t understand, don’t feel the edge – where the investigation ends and mortal danger begins – you can run into big trouble!”
Facts such as love for the profession and active participation in public affairs do not mean at all that the presenter has forgotten about her personal life. Metlina strives to do everything, trying to combine career and family.
Growing up in a family of academics
The future journalist was born in 1970 in Moscow. At that time, her parents were ordinary university teachers; they worked hard and persistently, achieving great success in their careers. Father, Boris Gilenson, defended two dissertations, wrote more than 20 books and a huge number of articles and monographs; The professor devoted his entire life to his favorite work and still managed to teach at a university and lecture to students. Mom, Sofia Metlina, became an associate professor, candidate of pedagogical sciences; she worked until she was 65 and then retired.
From her early childhood, Natasha received a comprehensive education, and when she went to school, she also began studying in a theater studio. Together with her school friend Natasha Shchukina, she fell under the spell of the acting world; moreover, the basics of acting on stage were taught to young students by the famous Vyacheslav Spesivtsev. The girl simply raved about the big stage, so after graduating from school she rushed to a theater university. However, she was unable to realize her youthful dream and soon became a student at the Faculty of Philology, which she now does not regret at all.
Biography of Natalia Nurmukhamedova
The girl was destined to connect her life with musical art. Her father was an employee of the opera house and was a master of the flute. It was from him that Natasha inherited an ear for music and creative abilities.
It is not surprising that, having received a certificate of secondary education, the girl became a student at the Tashkent Conservatory. Natalya took part in various festivals of young performers, and in 1969 she won a prize at the all-Union competition “Hello, we are looking for talents.”
While studying at the conservatory, the girl mastered such a musical instrument as the violin. Already in her student years, the future star began to go on tours. She performed on the big stage, warming up the audience before the appearance of famous artists.
After receiving her education, Nurmukhamedova became an employee of the Tashkent Music Hall, where she worked as a soloist. In addition, the artist did not stop taking part in musical projects, and in 1977 she became the winner of the television competition “With a Song through Life.”
Thanks to her beautiful and strong voice, the girl won all-Union fame and the love of listeners. Natalya was a laureate of many international music competitions, including “Yalta - 83”, “With a Song through Life” and “Hit - 84”.
Many of the singer’s songs have become quite popular. Among Nurmukhamedova’s most famous compositions are “Kyz Bola”, “Fallow Deer”, “Rope Walkers” and “Raspberry Syrup”. These hits could be heard in many television projects, including “Blue Light” and “Morning Mail”.
In 1985, Natalya Nurmukhamedova presented to the public her debut solo collection, which was called “Music of Summer.” Three years later, the presentation of the album “Raspberry Syrup” took place, which secured the woman’s status as an all-Union star.
After a long break, in 2008, the singer presented the collection “Golden Retro Collection,” which included Nurmukhamedova’s most popular compositions.
For her creative work, Natalya was awarded a large number of different awards. She won the status of Honored Artist of the Uzbek Soviet Republic, and a little later became People's Artist of her native country. Moreover, for outstanding achievements in the field of art, the woman received the Lenin Komsomol Prize, which was previously considered an honorary award for an artist.
Natalya Nurmukhamedova always dreamed of moving to a permanent place of residence in the capital of Russia. Her dream came true in 1994, when the artist moved to live and work in Moscow. She lives in this city to this day. The singer still takes part in various concerts, and until recently she was also involved in teaching.
Creation of original programs and other projects
Already in her fifth year at university, Metlina wondered what she would do next, because the prospect of becoming a school teacher did not please her. Thanks to her friends, the girl first got on the radio, where she hosted an author’s channel, and then she was invited to appear on TV. In the Politburo program, she performed the work of a correspondent; The young journalist was just starting her journey, but she was full of ideas and often filmed stories for free, dreaming of only one thing - to go on air.
After the closure of this program, Natalya ended up in the television project “Top Secret”, working there for several years. After the tragic death of Artyom Borovik, she moved to Channel One, where she was involved in several projects:
- "Documentary detective";
- "Secrets of the Century";
- "Special Investigation".
She also hosted a talk show for three years. As a creative person with an acting background, Metlina did not want to just read the text; she loved to improvise, and at the same time she could at least sing, dance and even scream.
In the fall of 2012, the presenter went on air with her talk show “Broom” on the NTV channel, but it lasted less than 4 months, as the channel’s management decided to close it. Then Natalya began collaborating with Channel Five, presenting viewers with a new original program, “Protection of Metlina.” Her project helped those people who needed real help and protection. The presenter and her colleagues not only revealed the problem of these people on the screen, but also sought to ensure that their issue was resolved after graduation. The journalist was not afraid to conduct her own investigation and raise the most pressing topics:
“It seems to me that a woman involved in investigations or a talk show host has advantages over a man. There are times when there is not enough information or documents - then you can trust your intuition. And in a situation where you need to ask an unexpected question, which in the mouth of a man would sound stupid and banal, it will not only be forgivable for a woman, but will hit the bull’s eye.”
In 2014, Metlina began working on the Zvezda TV channel; she acted as a director and leader of various documentary projects and shows:
- "Traitors";
- "Cold War";
- "Forecasts".
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In 2020, she created a new original talk show, “Meanwhile,” which began airing on the Zvezda channel every evening, from Monday to Thursday. Famous politicians, military personnel, experts and others come to visit the presenter and will try to answer questions and explain important points to the audience. Natalya’s work was noted: for her project she received the main prize in the “Special Purpose Project” category.
Cinema
Natalya Dolya made her film debut in her second year, performing a cameo role in Leonid Belozorovich’s drama “White Clothes” based on the novel of the same name by Vladimir Dudintsev. Then she played in “I Don’t Want to Get Married!” and “Down with shame!” The Kiev resident gained fame and recognition from the audience after the release of the series “Stolen Happiness” directed by Andrei Donchik in 2004, where she appeared in the image of Anna, a primary school teacher. Anatoly Pashinin, Alexey Bogdanovich, Vitaly Linetsky, Evgeny Pashin, Larisa Rusnak took part in the film. “Nobody thought that we were making good Ukrainian cinema. We simply worked with full dedication, taking on a creative and very serious matter, and that’s why we got this result,” admits Dolya. — What wonderful people there are in Transcarpathia. On the first day, we invited everyone to shoot with a payment of 20 hryvnia. You can't imagine how much they love filming. A woman approached us: “We wanted to ask, will you pay us twenty hryvnia or will we pay you?” And Lesha Bogdanovich (performer of the role of Nikolai - Approx.) was asked several times: “What are you filming, Franco’s Stolen Happiness? There was already a film in which Stupka played.” I personally was very pleased that they know Franco and take everything connected with him so close to their hearts.” The following were works in the projects: “Thirst for Extreme”, “Autumn Cares”, “Faith, Hope, Love”, “Spring in December”, “Rita’s Last Role”, “Trap”, “Everything Will Return”, “Anka from Moldavanka” , “Three Roads”, “Provodnitsa” and others. Starting in 2020, Natalya began to appear in films more often. She already has about forty roles to her credit. Over the past two years, such films as “Specialists”, “My Best Enemy”, “Foundlings-2”, “Two Poles of Love”, “Bucket List” have been released with the participation of the actress.
"Alien Relatives"
In 2020, the artist received an invitation from director Alexander Itygilov to the melodrama “Other People's Relatives.” She was entrusted with the role of Lyudmila. Plot: one chance meeting can dramatically change your fate. Sudden love can cancel a marriage of convenience. People who were strangers to each other just yesterday become family...
This meeting not only changes the fate of Yulia and Roman, but also brings unexpected discoveries - about the future and... about the past. Anna Koshmal, Fyodor Gurinets, Stanislav Boklan, Alexander Getmansky, Rodion Galyuchenko, Larisa Rusnak, Anastasia Tsymbalaru, Sergei Radchenko, Olesya Gaevaya also worked on the set.
Social work
Despite her busy work schedule, the journalist manages to work on other projects, such as “Safe Age+”. She often meets with teachers, schoolchildren and students, discussing important issues with them:
- about the risks existing in social networks;
- about helping teenagers with bullying, insults and threats;
- about raising children in single-parent families and others.
Metlina’s social project does not ignore pensioners, who are often subject to various types of fraud. At meetings with older people, she explains to them that they should not come into contact with strangers, have telephone conversations or let them into their homes.
In 2020, the journalist nominated herself for the post of deputy in the Moscow City Duma; To win, she needs to collect about six thousand signatures. Voters have developed special trust in her, because she is known to many Muscovites not only as the author of her programs, but also as a responsible person who stands for justice and goodness.
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Thanks to Natalya’s efforts, a new sports ground is being built in one of the houses; soon there will be tennis tables, exercise equipment, and a football field installed here. She also took it upon herself to help pet owners, who asked her to set up a dog-walking area in a vacant lot. This energetic woman has already done a lot for people, however, she continues her activities, managing to do many good deeds per day.
Personal life
Metlina's first marriage was unsuccessful. After the divorce, the ex-husband took everything he could out of the house. Left with her little son Andrei in her arms and without money, she started her life from scratch. At that time, the journalist worked in the Politburo program; she did not refuse various assignments, so she disappeared in the studio from morning to night.
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Only in 2006 Natalya was able to improve her personal life. She met her future husband, Yuri Gonchar, on television, where the lovers worked side by side for several years. By profession, my husband is a cameraman on the Russia 1 TV channel. The spouses are even glad that they are not working together now, as they do not want work conflicts to penetrate into the family. The presenter often discusses her problems at work with her husband, and if any difficult situations arise, Yuri will definitely give advice or help.
The husband has an adult daughter, Olga, from his first marriage, who enjoys communicating with her father’s new family; for several years the girl lived in St. Petersburg, where she studied at the Higher School of Economics. The presenter’s eldest son is already 29 years old; he did not follow in the footsteps of his star mother and chose his own path. Andrey received his education at Moscow State University and then built a career at the Ministry of Economic Development. Now he works at a diplomatic mission abroad and, whenever possible, flies to visit his family. The youngest son is still in school; The boy loves to travel and during the holidays manages to visit different cities and countries.
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Metlina has a lot of relatives, with whom she constantly communicates and tries to keep abreast of all the events of their large family. Her husband and children are sympathetic to her hectic work, and the presenter herself tries to harmoniously combine her professional affairs and family.
Natalia Shamina
Natalya Shamina was born in 1975 in the village of Seymchan, Magadan Region.
Arriving in St. Petersburg in 2000, she entered the St. Petersburg State Academy of Theater Arts (SPGATI) on the course of V.B. Pazi. After graduating from the theater academy, she was accepted into the troupe of the Theater named after. Lensoveta", where she participated in such performances as: "Faryatyev's Fantasies" (Aunt), "Cabaret" (Dancer), "Bed for Three" (Eva), "Karenin. Anna. Vronsky" (Kitty), "Merry Christmas, Mr. Rossman!" (Irina, Girl from the Garden of Eden), “Cynics” (Olga). Natalya Shamina also participates in performances of the Comedian's Shelter and AX Theater theaters. In cinema, the actress is known for the films: Love Under Supervision (Nastya - the main role), The Trial (Leni), The Castle (Frida) and many famous TV series: Lethal Force (Lilya Grunskaya), Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin (Cynthia Nieder), Opera, Cop Wars, Bratva, Inspector Cooper.
Full filmography:
2015 Castle - Frida 2014 Process - Leni 2014 Inspector Cooper-2 - Dina Zolotareva 2014 Lost Beauty - Film No. 4 2014 Jealousy - Film No. 5 2014 Cash collectors - Film No. 6 2013 F63.9 Disease of Love (Ukraine, France) - Lena Golovachcosmonaut 2012 Tail - Vasilina 2012 In a hot embrace - Episode 18 2011 The Wanderings of Sinbad - Gerda 2011 The Way to the West - Film No. 2 2011 Mayakovsky. Two days - Veronica Polonskaya 2011 Hounds 4 - Ilona Romualdovnaactress, friend of Mikhail Avalyan 2011 Personal contact - Film No. 1 2010 Teaching staff - Galina 2010 Money can't buy happiness - 20th episode 2007 Opera-3. Chronicles of the homicide department 2007 Tears of the dragon (film 13) - episode 2007 Love under supervision - Nastya - main role 2006 Schedule of destinies - Marina 2006 Challenge-2 - Natasha 2006 Victim - Film No. 6 2005 Lethal force-6 - Grunskaya 2005 Favorable groom - Film No. 7 2005 Cop Wars-2 - Valya, the Colonel's Widow 2005 Law of the Jungle (Film No. 2) 2005 A Bed for Three (film-play) - Eva's sister Lilith 2005 Karenin. Anna. Vronsky (film-play) - Kitty 2005 Bratva - Ksenia - main role 2002 Secrets of the investigation-2 - Tatyana Viktorovna Klimanova actress 2002 The role of the victim 2002 Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin - Cynthia Nieder 2002 Resurrect to Die
Theater works:
Theater named after Lensoveta:
Crowd scenes - “Frederick, or the Boulevard of Crimes” by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt (dir. Vladislav Pazi) Muse Sarafanova - “The Eldest Son” (dir. Yu. Butusov) Aunt Faryatieva - “Fantasy Faryatiev” (dir. V. Pazi) Dancer - “Cabaret” Eva - “Bed for Three” “Karenin. Anna. Vronsky" L.N. Tolstoy (dir. Gennady Trostyanetsky) Nadezhda - “Night and Day” by Biljana Srblyanovich (2007, dir. V. Petrov) Raquel - “The Spanish Ballad” by L. Feuchtwanger (2008, dir. G. Strelkov) The Girl from the Garden of Eden - “America” 2" Bilyany Srblyanovich (2010, dir. Pyotr Shereshevsky) Olga - "The Cynics" by Anatoly Mariengof (2010, dir. Anatoly Praudin) The Witch - "Macbeth. Cinema" by W. Shakespeare (2012, dir. Yu. Butusov) Ivy Weston - "August: Osage County" by T. Letts (2013, dir. P. Shereshevsky) Theater "Comedian's Shelter": "Not Hamlet" "Lulu"
Theater AKHE: “Rust and Dust” (1999, dir. P. Semchenko, M. Isaev) “White Cabin” (2004, dir. P. Semchenko, M. Isaev) “Depot of ingenious delusions” (Maxim Isaev, Pavel Semchenko) “Foam of Days” (2013, Directed by Tatiana Priyatkina based on the novel by Boris Vian) “Chronicles of Dead Mayors” (Series of performances based on the works of M. Saltykov-Shedrin - Directors M. Isaev, P. Semchenko, A. Martynenko)
Alexandrinsky Theatre: “Choice” (2013, dir. P. Semchenko, M. Isaev)
Interesting facts about Natalia Metlina
- When the future journalist was 4 years old, her parents enrolled her in a music school to study violin. Many years have passed since then, and now she dreams of buying this instrument and playing it at least an hour a week in order to remember her distant childhood.
- For some time, her colleagues called her “The Broom of Russian TV,” although she received the nickname “Broom” back in school.
- Dreaming of being an actress, Natalya went to enter the Moscow Art Theater, but it turned out that during the entrance exams she fell ill with measles. The girl, covered with a red rash, had a temperature of about forty, however, she came to the competition, only Oleg Tabakov, who was part of the selection committee, sent her home. Her father also did not understand her aspirations for the acting profession, demanding that her daughter receive a decent education.
- As an intern, the journalist was filming stories in which she exposed restaurant and studio employees. Sections devoted to the protection of consumer rights were just beginning to appear on television, so Metlina confidently thought that her superiors would appreciate her work. But when the screening took place, her work was criticized, which is why she was ready to fail out of the blue. Then the girl had to listen to a lecture on how to properly film, edit and dub.
- Having accumulated the necessary experience, Natalya decided to publish a book called “All about my mafia,” in which she revealed to readers her most striking investigations. After her television programs, criminal cases were often opened, and the perpetrators ended up behind bars, however, this did not always happen. Some program episodes were taken off the air or inappropriate footage was cut out, but in the book you can find out everything that was hidden from the audience.
- Metlina is a jack of all trades: if necessary, she will milk a cow, work with a welding machine and easily cope with the role of a repair work manager.
