Yadviga Poplavskaya: biography, personal life, creative path

Childhood and adolescence

The place of birth of Yadwiga Poplavskaya in 1949 was the small Belarusian village of Dalidovichi. The baby’s father, Konstantin Iosifovich, was an Honored Artist of the BSSR. In addition to Jadwiga, two more children grew up in the family - brother Czeslav and sister Christina.

In the father's dreams, the children were supposed to perform on stage as a musical trio. They failed to come true, but, be that as it may, all the children from the Poplavsky family turned out to be connected with music. Cheslav performed as a member of the popular “Pesnyary” group, Christina, who was distinguished by her special talent since childhood, became a famous pianist.

When Yadviga grew up a little, the family moved to the city. The house was next to the Opera House, so the children could watch all the performances. Then they staged home performances based on those they watched. The artist remembers her childhood years with a smile.

Creative Biography of Jadwiga Poplavskaya

Poplavskaya Yadviga was born in the village. Dalidovichi, Minsk region, in a family of musicians. Her father Konstantin Iosifovich (1912-1984) - Honored Artist of the BSSR - was a wonderful conductor and was fond of folk music. He always dreamed of having a family ensemble, teaching his daughters and son music and singing from early childhood. The children really enjoyed group activities. At first, mom and dad decided that Jadwiga should learn to play the violin, her younger sister Christina (1948) studied the piano, and her brother Czeslav (1951-2006) played the cello.

Yadviga Poplavskaya in her youth

The girl studied conscientiously, but was tired of standing and playing the violin for a long time, so her parents allowed her to learn to play keyboard instruments. The children especially enjoyed playing music together. With his older sister Christina, they often played together, composing music. “...I showed perseverance, because I really liked choosing different musical compositions. Both mom and dad always liked it,” Yadviga Konstantinovna recalls her childhood.

Czeslaw Poplawsky - Jadwiga's brother

Yadviga Poplavskaya’s mother Stefania Petrovna (1920-2018, maiden name Lynsha) loved music very much and passed on this love throughout her life to both her children and grandchildren. Later, the sister began to play keyboard instruments, performing with Yadviga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich, and her brother was the lead singer of the Pesnyary group. Now Christina is a famous pianist with a worldwide reputation. Konstantin Poplavsky's dream for his children to be musicians has come true.

Music career

The musical biography of Yadwiga Poplavskaya begins with receiving a diploma from the Belarusian Conservatory. The girl went to the VIA Pesnyary concert during her student years. The concert inspired Poplavskaya to create her own musical group. They decided to call it “Verasy”, and it appeared in 1971.

Initially, it consisted only of girls. The ensemble was a success, but suddenly an unexpected event happened: the girl who played the bass guitar decided to leave the group. She was getting married, and her future husband was categorically against her performing on stage. The situation was corrected by the arrival of Alexander Tikhanovich and the group began to play again and win fans.

Poplavskaya was the center of the musical group

Poplavskaya’s biography is closely connected with VIA “Verasy”. She was a soloist of the ensemble for a long time - about 10 years. During this period, she married a bass player and gave birth to a daughter. In 1986, the couple decided to leave the group and continue performing on stage, but as a duet. The reason was the so-called “drug scandal.”

Marijuana was found in the suit in which Tikhanovich performed. The artist called the cause of this incident intrigues aimed at removing him from the team. The drugs were planted, which was proven during the trial. If found guilty, the singer faced 10 years in prison.

The singers' voices were recognizable, and the songs they performed became incredibly popular. They began working in the newly formed orchestra under the direction of Mikhail Finberg. Quite soon the duo transformed into the musical group “Happy Situation”.

With the song of the same name - its authors were Larisa Rubalskaya and Eduard Khank - they became laureates of the Song of the Year 1988 festival.

In the group, Poplavskaya was involved in arranging songs, soloing and playing keyboards. Her husband became a reliable stage partner for Poplavskaya. He strongly encouraged the development of his wife’s solo career. Poplavskaya is studying composition, arranges, writes music and performs in concerts.

A three-year siege and a nearly runaway bride

Yadviga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhonovich performing, 1988.
He sought her attention for three long years. It seemed that Yadviga did not notice him at all. But one day they were returning from a concert in a shaking bus, and she was already dizzy from fatigue. Sasha sat down next to him, Yadya laid her head on his shoulder and fell asleep. He didn’t move all the way to Minsk; she slept on his shoulder the whole way.

Ensemble "Verasy", 1984.

Then she looked at him completely differently. Already in the morning the Philharmonic started talking about their romance. Sasha was flattered by this and added self-confidence. He even decided to invite her to the cinema. Now, after rehearsals, he invariably accompanied her home and stopped by for a cup of tea. And my parents really liked it. It was they who began to hint to their daughter that it was time to think about a family. Moreover, Alexander is such a good young man, well-mannered, attentive, and polite.

Marriage of Alexander Tikhanovich and Yadwiga Poplavskaya.

In 1975, a whole bunch of people gathered at the Central Wedding Palace of Minsk: everyone wanted to congratulate the lead singers of their favorite group “Verasy” on their wedding day. But when the registrar asked Yadwiga Poplavskaya if she agreed to become Alexander Tikhanovich’s wife, there was a long pause in the huge hall. The groom looked at the bride dumbfounded, and the guests looked at each other in bewilderment. The parents froze in fear. There was silence for about 30 seconds. And only then the bride said: “Yes!” In those thirty seconds, she managed to think about a lot. And the last argument for her consent was the idea that it would always be possible to get a divorce.

Personal life

The personal life of Yadwiga Poplavskaya is connected with a member of VIA “Verasy”. In 1975, she accepted a marriage proposal from bass guitarist Alexander Tikhanovich. At that time, she was already considered an “old maid” - the girl was 26 years old - but this did not particularly bother her. She was completely immersed in creativity and such small earthly problems worried her little.

Yadviga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich got married in 1975

Together with Tikhanovich, she was a soloist of the ensemble, and therefore her personal life was tightly intertwined with her musical career. In the fifth year of married life, Poplavskaya gave birth to a daughter. The baby was named Anastasia.

The family relations of the young couple were exemplary and were used as an example for representatives of the entire musical elite of the country. But the spouses also had misunderstandings. Tikhanovich was pathologically jealous, and his wife always had more than enough admirers.

Anastasia spent a lot of time with her grandmother, since her parents had a busy touring schedule. Later, the girl continued the family dynasty and also became a singer. In 2003, she became the wife of a family friend.

Yadwiga Poplavskaya's son-in-law had a long and difficult time getting used to the fact that his ex-girlfriend suddenly found himself in the role of mother-in-law. The husband of the singer’s daughter was an old family friend, Dmitry Sologub, who had a doctor’s degree. The newlyweds had a boy, whom they named Ivan. And although the husband was older and more experienced than Anastasia, he was able to save the family. After 7 years the marriage was dissolved.

A new round of increased interest in the singer’s personal life was caused by the death of her husband. This happened in early January 2020. Her husband died in the hospital, Yadviga was not even able to say goodbye to the man with whom she lived a long and happy life. At that moment she was on tour.

The death of Alexander Tikhanovich was completely unexpected for his fans. Only the closest people knew about serious problems with the lungs. The terrible diagnosis was made back in 2010, but the singer continued to perform.

In the fall of 2020, the wife was invited as guests in the program “Alone with Everyone.” This broadcast became, as it were, a summing up of the couple’s life.

Poplavskaya flew from Israel to the funeral. This trip was a necessary measure. The reason was the deception of the artists during their last tour in the Far East - they simply were not paid for their performance. Her husband’s treatment required significant financial expenses, so Poplavskaya went to Israel alone for the first time without her husband.

Forever young and drunk with love Tikhanovich

* Spanish police mistook Alexander Tikhanovich for an illegal immigrant and almost expelled him from the country * The long-term marriage of the ex-soloist of “Verasov” with Yadviga Poplavskaya more than once burst at the seams due to his attacks of jealousy

On July 10, the 21st International Arts Festival “Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk” opens. The permanent guest of the festival, Alexander TIKHANOVICH, will be a member of the jury this year. And, as always, he will celebrate his birthday with friends and colleagues. Who would have thought that this lively guy is already 60! For four decades he has been walking hand in hand with his wife Jadwiga POPLAWSKA. Together they are in sorrow and in joy. And everything happened.

We met with the musicians in their studio, which is in the very center of Minsk. Unfortunately, Yadviga and Alexander could not call us home - their two-story apartment has been undergoing renovation for four years now. Either the workers turn out to be quitters, then the bathtub is installed incorrectly, or the floor is laid incorrectly. All in all, a complete accident. But in Poplavskaya and Tikhanovich’s studio it’s as comfortable as home. “Help yourself: lemon slices are from Minsk, marshmallows are from Bobruisk,” Alexander invited them into the makeshift dining room.

“And I brewed some herbs in the tea, for taste,” Yadviga sweetly suggests. “If you want something hotter, I can run.” We have a shop nearby,” Tikhanovich smiles, squinting his eye in a completely family-like manner. — I myself haven’t drunk for 12–13 years. Quit. And without coding. I just realized at some point that this matter was greatly interfering with my work, and I asked God to help me. I quit smoking the same way. — At one time, they actively wrote about your addiction to alcohol. How did it happen that the “green serpent” entangled you so tightly? - We packed stadiums, after each successful performance - a hundred for good luck. And just like that, imperceptibly, the brakes began to come off. Sucked in. Then he began to recover from his hangover: a hundred grams in the morning - and the whole day was free. “Sash, even when Verasy started, you were fined more than once for smelling,” Poplavskaya enters into the conversation. “As a team, we girls came up with the idea of ​​fining people for swearing and drinking. And the money is in the piggy bank. Then we bought wires and other musical items. — You must have bought a lot of things? - They didn’t buy anything! - Alexander laughs into his mustache. “Well, why not,” Yadya continues calmly. “Our boys have come to rehearsals or even to concerts more than once with the smell. But how the penalties appeared, we managed to stop it. Of course, it’s unpleasant to give away half your salary, so we began to think about whether to drink beer or not.

- Yes, I never drank beer! — Tikhanovich is jokingly indignant. — I liked strong drinks: vodka, moonshine, whiskey, cognac. Beer gives me a severe headache, no matter how much you drink. Not accepted by the body. And champagne is a completely different story. “And it happened during our honeymoon,” Poplavskaya immediately recalls. — Sasha’s mother gave us a trip to the Naroch sanatorium for our wedding. This is approximately 160 kilometers from Minsk. We arrived in the village late, and the locals advised us to spend the night with them and head to our destination in the morning. And so they did. We rented a room with a sofa and went to a cafe. “I wanted vodka, but they only had champagne,” Alexander adds laconically. “But I knew that I couldn’t drink it...” “But what to do? They took a bottle of sparkling wine,” continues Yadya. “And there someone else recognized us, and the second one was used.” In general, I barely brought Sasha home. And in the morning he was lying on the floor: he rolled off this narrow sofa, it was difficult to lie on it together. Can't get up. This is how our honeymoon journey began in an original way.

Wise Cuban

— There was also a funny story on the cruise. In 1994, in Barcelona, ​​Tikhanovich notes, sipping tea, he got off the ship. I asked the locals where money could be exchanged. I was sent to a nearby hotel. After the checkout, I stand at the hotel, count the bills and figure out what I’m going to buy: “I need a T-shirt, sneakers, jeans, okay...” I look - the boots are standing next to me. I raise my head - a policeman. “Passport,” he says, “come on.” But I don’t have a passport - I stayed on the ship. Me - onto the bus, where strange-looking Latinos were already sitting. One piece of hashish is hidden in a sock, the other is covered in tattoos. There was a Cuban there, who, it turned out, studied in Russia and understands our language. He tells me: “Call your people on the ship and let them confirm that you are their tourist. Otherwise, they will take you away, give you a slap on the neck and send you out of the country. And don’t stick your head out at all, be silent.” I saw how people get slapped in the neck for chatting, a little later, when a cop hit one guy with a stick as hard as he could. And I decided to listen to the advice of my travel companion. At the entrance to the site, the bus was filled to capacity with dubious types. What saved me during the interrogation was that I kept the receipt and showed it to the police. They contacted the exchanger, and they confirmed that I was a tourist from the ship. And then one of the law enforcement officers noticed a package on me with an image of Yadya and me on it, and realized that they were going somewhere in the wrong place.

They took me to another room and offered me wine. I said I don't drink. But he asked me to light a cigarette. They allowed it. Then they put me on the same bus and took me to the place where they picked me up. After this incident, my desire to come to Spain again did not disappear, but I understood once and for all: going abroad without a passport is nowhere. - Alexander, I’m curious, have you ever shaved your mustache? - Once. In 1976. We came to film “Blue Light”. And they almost ordered me to shave off my mustache. Allegedly, the chairman of the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company Lapin said that only Georgians or “Pesnyars” can have a mustache. I had to obey. But I never shaved it again, even though they asked me to. They finally stopped terrorizing me only after the success of “Robin.” — You and Jadwiga have been together for decades. Was it like: “That’s it – a divorce and a maiden name!”? “I thought about divorce about two weeks after the wedding,” Poplavskaya shared her secret. “The guys, led by Sashka, spent a long time celebrating his new status. In general, one day my husband comes home and begins to express dissatisfaction. I answered him, although compared to what I can say now, these were mere shepherd’s ravings. Word for word - they quarreled strongly... Then Sashka on his knees asked for forgiveness and said that it was his friend who advised him: they say, he must keep a tight rein on his wife so that she doesn’t sit on her neck. And I told him: “Why are you listening to someone? If we have begun to build our lives, then we need to listen only to our hearts, and not to other people’s advice.” — Alexander, was your wife often jealous of her fans? - I'm terribly jealous! “This, by the way, is another reason why we wanted to get a divorce more than once,” Jadviga notes. - Eh, Yadya, but I asked for forgiveness a hundred times for all these things!

Two centimeters were missing

— You have a wonderful daughter who also sings wonderfully. Yadviga, but when she was born to you, “Veras” was at its peak: tours, concerts, competitions... Many people refuse to become mothers during such periods. — When I became pregnant, the doctors scolded me: “Why so late!” And I cried: “Where is it late? How was it before? Frankly speaking, I was very reluctant to get married. It was just already awkward in front of moms, dads, in front of friends - we’ve been dating for two years, we’re working in the same team, Sasha accompanies me all the time. But she agreed to go to the registry office only if two conditions were met: you will no longer swear and you will continue to receive a musical education - do not mess around. At that time, Sashka was very good at the tuba - a complex and rare instrument. He has a natural gift for playing it.

“Actually, I came to the brass band as a schoolboy because they let me out of lessons,” Tikhanovich winks slyly. - But then I really liked it - I actually slept with this pipe. True, it was difficult to practice on it. When I already lived in a communal apartment with Yadeya, the neighbors were endlessly indignant. I had to put the bell in the closet with clothes to muffle the sound. “For Nastya’s birth, we were given another apartment, one in which we still can’t finish the renovation,” Yadviga complains. — Previously, it belonged to the bass guitarist from Pesnyary, Lena Tyshko — he went to expand it. And according to the law, the footage in a communal apartment was two centimeters short for three of us. What a happy occasion! - And what a lucky chance that you have a wonderful grandson Vanya, who is also interested in music! “In order to somehow introduce him to beauty, we sent him to a music school,” says Poplavskaya. “It’s amazing how he got there,” Tikhanovich laughs. — Vanka loves to sing. Especially “Katyusha”, the Anthem of Belarus. I recently had chickenpox - it was terrible. I was sitting at home. But we had no problems finding what to do with it. Vanya himself approaches the phono and selects melodies. I heard, for example, Liszt’s Rhapsody in Tom and Jerry. He says: “Teach!” I showed. He fought for several hours, until nightfall, so that he too could succeed. With a fever, covered in these pimples, itching... The next morning I got up and played. Now he has another trick - the periodic .

“He asks all the time: “How’s the water?” - “Ash two o.” - “What about alcohol?” - “Why do you need alcohol?” - "Just". - “ Dima the Sorcerer - he’s a chemist, he graduated from university.” - "Yes? So he can make gold? Our funny tomboy is growing up! - Alexander notes contentedly. — Doesn’t he dream of a granddaughter? “You need to ask Nastya about your granddaughter.” “We are always in favor,” the spouses sang almost in unison. And with these words Nastya came - a charming girl of amazing beauty. My parents moved to another room to select family photos for us, and the daughter of the stars sat down at the table. She told how much she missed her parents, who disappeared for months on tour, with what delight she received from them a Barbie doll, and then Ken - such toys were not even dreamed of by girls in Minsk at that time, that she was married to a psychotherapist who was older than 20 years old, and gave birth to a son from him. - Well, will you spoil your parents with their granddaughter? They said to ask you about it, ” we smile. - Being pampered is, of course, wonderful. But if they are ready... Seriously, I don’t know how things will work out for me. For me, my parents are an example of how people together can overcome everything that fate has dealt to them.

How you can be completely different people, but at the same time there is something so globally common that allows you to be together for many years, no matter what happens. From my dad I got an explosive character, from my mom I got a scrupulous character. And from both - mega-responsibility. I would like to hope that their positive traits - sincerity, openness and love for people - are also present in me. And I know very well that, despite any difficulties in life, there is love between them. And love is not always pink clouds, sunshine and butterflies flying around. Watching them, you realize what love is in the deepest understanding of this word. These are people who look in one direction, so the rest is less important.

Poplavskaya now

In the summer of 2020, Yadviga Poplavskaya took part in the Slavic Bazaar festival. As part of it, her solo performance took place, dedicated to the 65th anniversary of her husband. Together with her husband, they were regular participants in the festival. In addition, the artist was a member of the jury of young performers.

Yadviga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich with their grandson

But this time things didn't go quite according to plan. Eduard Hanka did not allow Poplavskaya to perform the hits of VIA “Verasy”, since he has the copyright to these songs. The reason for such incomprehensible behavior is not known to the singer.

At the beginning of 2020, Poplavskaya was involved in a traffic accident. She was hit right at a pedestrian crossing due to the driver's inattention. Fortunately, everything ended relatively well. The singer broke her leg and spent 10 days in the hospital. Now Yadviga Poplavskaya continues to give solo concerts. Sometimes she performs in a duet with her daughter.

Children of Yadwiga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich

The musicians’ daughter, Anastasia Tikhanovich, became a singer, and now new hits performed by a family duet are already heard on the stage of Belarus, only it is not Alexander Tikhanovich who sings together with Yadviga Poplavskaya, but his daughter Anastasia Alexandrovna. The song “Don’t Forget!”, in which the audience momentarily heard the voice of their favorite singer, became very popular, and the repertoire of mother and daughter continues to include the beloved hits of the seventies and new singles written today and included in the “Golden Hit” collection. Photos of the star family are often found in the media.

Yadviga Poplavskaya and daughter Anastasia

Yadviga Poplavskaya, Alexander Tikhanovich with daughter Anastasia

In 1988, the couple created the “Song Theater of Jadwiga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich.” Now it is run by Nastya Tikhanovich, continuing the work of her parents - Honored Artists of Belarus. Many talented singers from Belarus studied in this studio. This is the unique group “Lyapis Trubetskoy”, which has become famous all over the world, and Alexander Solodukha - Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus, and many others. The famous grandmother Jadwiga Poplavskaya has a grandson Ivan, a fifth-generation musician.

Yadviga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich with their daughter Anastasia and grandson Ivan