Biography
His wife was one of the most beautiful women in Ukraine, the wonderful singer Tina Karol. She bore him a son. But, alas, a happy marriage did not save Evgeniy from illness. The biography of Evgeniy Ogir is short, honest and simple: he lived, worked, loved. But for Evgeniy’s loved ones, the death of Karol’s husband was a real tragedy. Beautiful, strong, but still a woman, Tina was again left without a strong male shoulder.
Evgeniy Ogir was born in 1980. He graduated from the Kiev Theater University, studying to be a film and television producer and went to work by profession - as an executive producer for the M1 TV channel. They met Tina at the Tavria Games festival, but apparently this acquaintance went unnoticed for them. A year later, when Tina started having problems with her producer, someone advised her to contact Ogier, saying that he would make a wonderful producer. The singer still remembers this meeting - she entered Evgeniy’s office, and a serious young man sat at the table with an appraising look from under his brows. On the one hand, this somehow frightened her, but on the other, she immediately realized that in front of her was a strong and intelligent man. Ogir recalls their meeting a little differently: “I remember that I was doing some current work. You were in a completely crazy suit with a beret.”
Ogir pulled Karol out of creative depression - a new album and tour followed. And, apparently, after happiness at work, personal happiness itself suggested itself. In Ogir’s biography, there was already one unsuccessful marriage in which a son was raised, and Karol was very disappointed in the relationship, but, apparently, they were able to restore each other’s faith in love. The singer and producer carefully hid their relationship from others. Evgeniy believed that those who needed to know him knew him by sight, and he did not want to shine next to the star. But soon he proposed to Tina, and in January 2008 the couple registered their relationship. In June of the same year, a wedding followed in the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, and in November, the birth of their son Benjamin.
Everything seemed to be going well for the couple, and despite some disagreements that happen in any marriage, Tina and Evgeniy remained a happy, loving married couple. Until Evgeniy received a terrible diagnosis - stomach cancer. Evgeniy Ogir fought cancer for 1.5 years, the best doctors in Israel and Germany took on the treatment, but they failed to defeat the terrible disease. Ogir did not live to see his marriage anniversary with Karol for a little less than a month and a half. He passed away on the evening of April 28, 2013. The cause of death of Evgeniy Ogir was stomach cancer. Ogir died in one of the capital’s clinics. Tina was at a concert in Zaporozhye at that moment. The funeral of Karol's husband took place two days later, on April 30. The funeral service took place at the Baikovo cemetery, Evgeniy Ogir was buried at Berkovetsky.
Evgeny Ogir loved Tina, and she reciprocated his feelings, it was a marriage of love
Happy problem resolution
The star's husband announced his readiness to donate one of his kidneys for an organ transplant operation. In a conversation with his wife, he admitted that he did not need any other woman except Tina.
The secret transplant was carried out in April 2020. This became a rather risky undertaking, because Turner at that time was constantly suffering from high blood pressure. However, the operation was quite successful. Your loved one's kidney has taken root.
Tina recalls that the happiest moment was when Erwin appeared in her room in a wheelchair. He managed to look energetic and unusually handsome. The woman was so moved when she heard his usual: “Hello, dear!” At the same time, the rock legend felt real liberation from the problem that had tormented her for so long.
As it turns out, about a year ago, Tina Turner, now 78, underwent a major kidney transplant operation. People magazine talks about this with reference to the star’s book “My Love Story”, which will be published on October 16.
Tina's donor was her third husband, music producer Erwin Bach. At the time of the wedding, which took place in 2013, Turner was 74 years old, and her husband was 58 years old. The age difference is 16 years. Before the wedding, the couple lived together for 27 years, and yet the man was accused of commercialism. They said that after the death of the star, he wanted to take possession of all her millions. But life, as often happens, put everything in its place.
In the book, Tina talked about her husband’s act, which leaves no doubt: Erwin loves her. Turner underwent a kidney transplant in 2020. In 2020, the singer was diagnosed with intestinal cancer. The singer refused chemotherapy, she was afraid of the side effects of radiation, and treated oncology with homeopathy for a long time. As a result, her condition worsened: the singer developed kidney failure and urgently needed a kidney transplant.
“Only a transplant would give me a very good chance of leading a close to normal life, but the likelihood of getting a donor kidney was slim,” Tina writes in her book.
Her condition was so severe that she refused food and constantly thought about death. Tina even joined a group of the organization Exit, which helps organize legally carried out euthanasia. “I didn’t want to sit and suffer. I thought my time had come. I decided that I would rather leave this world. But my husband said, “No, Tina. I don’t want another woman in my life,” Tina outlined the details of the episode in her memoirs.
In 2020, Erwin and Tina underwent two surgeries, and the singer received her husband's kidney. “I wondered if anyone would think that Erwin's donation was in any way businesslike. Incredibly, considering how long we had been together, there were still people who wanted to believe that Erwin married me for my money and fame,” Turner writes.
Let us remember that Tina and Erwin met in 1985. Before him, the artist was married twice. In 1957-1958, Tina dated musician Raymond Hill. In this relationship, she gave birth to her first son, Craig Raymond Turner. Craig committed suicide three months ago; the man shot himself in July 2020. From 1962 to 1978, Tina was married to musician Ike Turner. In this marriage, Turner gave birth to her second son, Ronald. The musician constantly raised his hand against Tina, she even tried to commit suicide, avoiding violence from her husband.
Evgeny Ogir died on April 28 from stomach cancer. He was only 32 years old. And Tina remained a widow at 28... They were always under the gaze of the paparazzi, but remained an exemplary family for all 5 years that they were together. Love and some childish wisdom of both played a role in this.
Tina never hid the fact that her first meeting with her future husband in 2007 became her love at first sight. He still does not go back on his words.
“I remember very well the day when Zhenya called me for the first time,” Tina recalls. — Because that day I asked God for help. I asked an angel who would save me and pull me out of this huge black hole, from a place in which I did not know what to do, where I was disappointed in everything and everyone (at that time, Karol broke up with her first producer with a scandal. - Author) .
When I saw him, it seemed to me that he was shining,” Karol confesses. “Either he was sitting in the backlight from the window where the sun was, or he really was glowing.” But then I thought that I really liked him.
From the moment of that meeting, a story of love and common work and music began, about which a lot has already been said and shown. And then Evgeny died, and Tina had to start learning to live without him...
Life according to my husband's plan
Those around the singer told us that before his death, Ogir wrote his wife a plan according to which she should live after his departure, and Tina strictly fulfills it. She literally overwhelmed herself with work. I recorded one song, a second... Then a video, another video... Then the album came out. And then a tour with which she traveled all over Ukraine. And in addition to everything, she starred in the biographical film “The Power of Love and Voices.”
Along with the end of the tour, Tina Karol's flight from herself stopped. And again the loss fell.
There is less work now, and she is again terribly sad for her husband, say acquaintances of the artist. — Every day, when he travels to Kyiv from Zazimye (in this village, not far from the capital, there is a house that he and Ogir began to build together. - Ed.), he goes to the cemetery. The atmosphere is very difficult...
“I did everything in the house as he wanted,” says Karol, wiping away tears. “He is everywhere, our things: wedding glasses, wedding candles, our towel... On the towel it says “For happiness!” When I found him, I cried for a long time. I put them in the most visible place. To learn to see and accept, see and accept. I don't hide memories of him.
...And suddenly he wipes away his tears, a smile appears on his face:
I will be the way he wanted: happy, smiling, talented and strong. On another it is impossible. I must. And I will be sincere. When I can show my vulnerability, my weakness, I will. When it hurts me to show it, I...hold back my tears again. Take care of your love, appreciate the moments, cultivate your family and raise your children this way...
| Changed my mind about moving to Moscow The star's only joy was her 5-year-old son Benjamin. Now mother and son live together in a large house, which Karol finally completed after the death of her husband. When she goes on tour, Veniamin stays with a nanny. Although sometimes he persuades me to take him to a concert. Therefore, the artist’s rider states that the hotel room where she is being accommodated must have a children’s room. Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote a month ago that Tina Karol bought a 4-room apartment in Moscow (renovation was completed in winter), since the singer has long been called to work in Belokamennaya. Tina planned to move, change the environment and send Veniamin to 1st grade in Moscow. But now the artist still lives in Kyiv and has no plans to move in the near future. AND AT THIS TIME Such a plot in a cemetery costs as much as an apartment in Kyiv Tina Karol will come to the cemetery where her husband is buried on April 28. The anniversary of the death of Evgeniy Ogir coincided with a memorial day, which will also be celebrated at the Berkovetsky churchyard (located within the boundaries of Kyiv). The singer will also remember her father-in-law Valery Ivanovich, who died on the fortieth day after his son left. The graves of the elder and younger Ogirs are nearby. As Komsomolskaya Pravda found out, Tina’s spiritual mentor, Father Varlaam, will serve a memorial service on Monday, and a memorial service will also take place in the Assumption Cathedral of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, in which Karol and Ogir were married. A memorial dinner will also be organized there, in the Lavra. In addition, Karol has a rehearsal in the studio with musicians scheduled for that evening. It looks like Tina is going to “drown” her grief with work again. KP correspondents visited the Berkovetskoye cemetery. Near the entrance, where flowers and wreaths are sold, we ask how to get to the grave of Evgeniy Ogir. Local sellers do not need to clarify who he is. Enter through the main entrance, go around the Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul and immediately see stone tablets on the grass - they lead to the grave, the merchants explain. We are interested in what flowers Tina buys. Tina doesn’t take it from us, she arrives in her car with flowers,” says one of the saleswomen. “But Evgeniy’s mother, Raisa Petrovna, comes often and always buys carnations. We also take carnations. The area of the site where the Ogiers are buried is impressive - a couple of hundred square meters. Such a grave at black market prices costs 40-50 thousand dollars (the cost of a one-room apartment in Kyiv). But, as Tina’s friends told us, she was given a plot of land at the capital’s mayor’s office for free as an honored artist. The area is neatly decorated. It is clear that a landscape designer had a hand in it. Everything is sown with grass, the path is lined with stones, beautiful flower beds with pansies. On the graves themselves there are crosses made of red begonias. There are also two benches. A row of thujas was planted along the border of the site. Made in a European way, without pretentious gold, concrete and granite. As Komsomolskaya Pravda found out, the entire cemetery surroundings cost Karol 20 thousand hryvnia. This is despite the fact that there are no monuments yet - it is not customary to erect them until one year. Although, as local workers told us, measurements for the monuments have already been taken. Biography and episodes from the life of |
Life line
August 14, 1980 Date of birth of Evgeniy Valerievich Ogir. 2000s Study at the Kiev National University of Theatre, Film and Television named after. I.K. Karpenko-Kary with a degree in film and television producer. 2001-2009 Work as an executive producer on the M1 channel. spring 2006 Meeting Tina Karol at the Tavria Games festival. 2007 Evgeny Ogir becomes Tina Karol's producer. January 2008 Marriage to Tina Karol. June 15, 2008 Wedding with Tina Karol. November 18, 2008. Birth of son Benjamin. April 28, 2013 Date of death of Tina Karol’s husband Evgeniy Ogir. April 30, 2013 Ogier's funeral.
What happened to Tina Karol's husband?
On the eve of Evgeniy’s 31st birthday, the popular singer gave her husband an expensive gift - a Subaru sports car, the approximate cost of which, at that time, was about 50 thousand dollars. In addition, Karol pleased Evgeny with an exciting trip to Odessa, where Garik Sukachev gave a concert in one of the elite nightclubs. Evgeniy was in good shape and joked a lot. However, after some time, misfortune befell the star family. Something happened to Evgeny, he noticeably lost weight and became haggard.
A young man was diagnosed with stomach cancer. For a year and a half, the singer never complained about her husband’s serious condition and continued to tour with concerts.
At that time, no one could even imagine that what happened to Tina Karol’s husband Evgeny Ogir was so serious. However, the talented singer celebrated her 27th birthday in the ward of her sick husband. Karol raised all the famous doctors to their feet, even took her husband to Israel and Germany for treatment.
But everything turned out to be in vain. Producer Evgeny Ogir was never able to overcome his disease - stomach cancer. In April 2013, in one of the Kyiv hospitals, a reliable shoulder, a caring husband and a wonderful father passed away. Karol was on tour at that time, singing in Zaporozhye.
Episodes of life
TV presenter and singer Olga Tsibulskaya said that she once talked with Ogir behind the scenes of a concert on Mikhailovsky, which she hosted. Evgeniy watched Tina perform. According to her, “his eyes lit up with every note.” “Listen, now is the most touching moment!” - he said at the climax. Olga realized how much Evgeniy loved Tina and how much he admired and was proud of her work. Evgeniy had two sons - the eldest son Evgeniy from his first marriage and the youngest son from his marriage to Tina Karol, Veniamin. Shortly before his death, Evgeniy Ogir admitted to his mother that he built a house, gave birth to a son, but did not have time to plant a garden, although he had already even bought a plot. Contrary to all the talk that Tina Karol and Evgeniy Ogir allegedly signed a marriage contract, they did not sign any such contract. They didn't even have a standard producer-singer contract. Bearing in mind the singer’s previous problems with producers, Ogir decided to act wiser. They were both owners of one legal entity in equal shares, with equal voting and signing rights. Until the last days of his life, Ogir took care of Tina and tried to provide her with a stable and prosperous life.
One of the last photo shoots of Evgeniy Ogir and Tina Karol for their interview with Viva magazine!
Music
The singer gained national recognition after participating in the popular song competition “New Wave” in Jurmala in 2005. It was on this stage that the stellar biography of Tina Karol began. The girl’s life instantly changed when loud-voiced Tina, who did not believe in the happiness that had fallen, heard that she had taken second place. But the artist was even more delighted by the news that she had become the lucky winner of the special prize of the Russian Pop Prima Donna. This is a cash prize of $50 thousand.
Alla Borisovna turned out to be so fascinated by Tina Karol’s incredibly talented and “explosive” performance of the hit that without further hesitation she presented her award to the owner of the most beautiful contralto.
Tina Karol spent the money she received from Pugacheva on developing her career. In the same 2005, the star shot her debut video for the song “Above the Clouds.” It was then that the residents of Ukraine, and not only it, started talking about a new show business star.
The singer's career developed rapidly. In 2006, Tina Karol participated in the Eurovision Song Contest, which took place in Greece. She successfully passed the qualifying round in the country and represented Ukraine at the competition. The fiery performance of the song “Show me your love” captivated millions of viewers. Elements of Ukrainian folklore gave the performance a special charm. According to the voting results, the singer took 7th place.
A few months after arriving from Greece, Tina Karol released her debut disc, which she called “Show me your love.” It included English-language songs. The album received gold status.
Karol’s songs from the “golden” CD soon became the most popular hits in Ukraine and the CIS countries. The young singer’s ability to work was amazing. It seems that the girl was afraid of losing every minute of precious time. At the end of 2006, Tina Karol’s second album, entitled “Nochenka,” was released, which also became gold.
At the beginning of 2007, the popular singer changed her producer and creative team. Now Evgeniy Ogir has become Tina’s producer. In June of the same year, at the Tavrian Games festival, Karol presented a new song, “I Love Him,” which became a hit. In September 2007, the star was named the most popular singer in the country and the most beautiful woman according to Viva magazine.
At the end of 2007, Tina Karol conducted the first All-Ukrainian tour called “Pole of Attraction” and gave a solo concert at the prestigious National Palace of Arts “Ukraine”. At the same time, the singer’s third album, entitled “Pole of Attraction,” appeared. It went platinum. Tina Karol's songs were played on radio and television around the clock.
In 2009, Karol received the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine. It seems that the girl used every day of her life as a step to the heights of Olympus.
In 2011, she tried herself as the host of the Ukrainian music show “Maidan's”. Several years before that she worked as the host of the project “Dancing with the Stars.” For her work in this project, Tina Karol was twice awarded the Teletriumph Prize.
The singer actively tours the country and abroad. In 2012, she became one of the mentors of the popular show “The Voice. Children". Together with her, the judges of the project were also selected. In the new seasons of the project, Tina Karol appeared again as a judge, mentor and star coach.
In December 2020, the star gave fans the world premiere of the song in Ukrainian “Perechekati” (“Wait Out”). At the same time, the singer’s new hit appeared called “You Always Have Time to Surrender.”
Covenant
“I believe that people become a couple and their love is given time only somewhere “up there,” above. Love has no time frame. There are people who get married without loving each other at all, but at the same time live their whole lives together. There are marriages in which everyone loves only themselves and at the same time feel great. It seems to me that everything depends on another important condition - you must meet your loved one.”
Release of the program “Tvіy format” in memory of producer Evgeniy Ogir
Condolences
“No matter how crazy it may sound, cancer is the most humane disease, because you have time to say all the words of love and gratitude to the person, give him all your tenderness. And you have time to hear the words and thoughts that he wants to tell you. What happened between us was a long goodbye, during which Zhenya taught me important things, told me, explained.” Tina Karol, singer, wife of Evgeny Ogir
“Zhenya Ogir passed away... A wonderful person and a talented director... Without him, my beloved “Your Format” OE would not be the same... RIP.” Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, leader of the group “Ocean Elzy”
“I met Zhenya a long time ago on the M1 channel. He was a purposeful guy who always went towards his goal. He showed everyone how to work, live, and be a husband. Bright memory. I want all the guardian angels on earth to help Tina and the whole family go through this path. Appreciate your loved ones. Love and don’t forget to tell them that every day.” Mika Newton, singer
“Today I sadly learned that Evgeniy Ogir, the husband of our popular singer Tina Karol, has died. My deepest sympathies go out to the family, the young widow and their little son Benjamin. When you are faced with a tragedy similar to the event that occurred, you once again understand how much effort still needs to be made by both practical medicine and science in order to be able to fight such serious illnesses. You should try to save people who still have time to live. I sincerely sympathize. Appreciate your loved ones while they are alive.” Mykola Azarov, Prime Minister of Ukraine
Tina Karol now
In January 2020, the singer was awarded the title of “People’s Artist of Ukraine.” At the same time, again the girl’s participation in the “Voice of the Country 7” program could not be avoided. Tina returned to the role of star coach.
In parallel with her professional activities, Karol is the face of Garnier. And then the artist was recognized for the third time in her life as the most beautiful woman according to “Viva!”
In April, Tina Karol presented to the audience the composition “I Will Not Stop,” which was included in the program of the tour in Ukraine. A video clip of the song was released next. And three months later, the singer presented the collection “Intonations”, in which she collected the compositions “Wild Water”, “Several Reasons”, “Step, Step” and others. The girl went on tour in the fall of the same year.
Before the start of the tour, the artist released a red lipstick in her name. This cosmetic product was sold at Tina’s solo concerts as part of her tour of Ukraine.
In November, fans learned about another realized idea of their favorite star. Karol presented a photo book called “One Shot”, where she appeared before fans in a new way.
French photographer Sebran D'Argent worked on the project. This book was created in collaboration with the Sanahunt Foundation. Those who bought a copy participated in a charity event, as a result of which the collected funds went to help children's cancer centers.
In December 2020, a photograph of Tina Karol graced the cover of Harper's BAZAAR magazine. This event can be considered phenomenal, since this publication was the first on whose front side a Ukrainian star was placed.
At the end of 2020, the singer’s video for the song “Perechekati” was named video of the year.
At the beginning of 2020, Tina Karol was invited as a special guest to the “VIVA 2020!” Ceremony. A tour called “A Christmas Story” is planned for the same year in America.
In April, the singer released a version of the song “Step, Step” in English - “Step by Step”. And in May she presented a video for the song “The Man of My Dreams.”
