Actress Yulia Volchkova died - biography, films and roles, cause of death, photo

Yulia Volkova is the world-famous “dark girl from Tatu”, the singer from the scandalous duet, which became one of the first Russian musical projects to reach the world level.

Yulia Olegovna Volkova was born in Moscow on February 20, 1985 in the family of a businessman and stylist. She began moving towards a musical career when she was still a girl - at the age of seven, her parents sent her only daughter to a music school to study piano. But in the third grade, a real acquaintance with the stage took place.

Yulia Volkova in childhood

At the age of nine, Yulia Volkova became a member of the children's vocal and instrumental ensemble "Fidgets", a recognized source of talent. This is where the musical biography of not only the scandalous duo began. In addition to Tatu, pop stars Vlad Topalov, Sergey Lazarev, Yulia Malinovskaya and Nastya Zadorozhnaya came out of this group. A year later in the ensemble, Yulia met her future partner Lena Katina.

At the same time, the piano was replaced by the study of acting: ten-year-old Volkova transferred from a music school to a new educational institution that specialized, in addition to general education subjects, in this area. Studying and translation bore fruit, and Yulia appeared in two stories of the children's humorous television magazine “Yeralash” (episodes “Help Me Out” and “Dummy”).

Biography[edit | edit code]

Born on February 20, 1985 in Moscow. Parents are businessman Oleg Viktorovich Volkov and stylist Larisa Viktorovna Volkova. There is an older sister[5]. At the age of 7, Yulia entered children's music school No. 62 to study piano. From the age of 9 she performed as part of the children's vocal and instrumental ensemble “Fidgets”. A year later, Lena Katina was also enrolled in the “Fidgets” group. In 1995, Yulia moved to secondary school No. 1113 with theater training.

Julia starred in the children's film magazine “Yeralash” (plots “Help Me”, “Dummy”)[6][7].

In 1999, at the age of 14, Yulia, based on the results of a casting, became a participant in the musical project “Tatu”, organized by commercial screenwriter Ivan Shapovalov and composer Alexander Voitinsky.

According to representatives of the group, in 2000, Yulia entered the vocal department of the Gnessin pop-jazz school[8]. In January 2006, the media reported that Yulia was going to enter the State University of Management at the production department[9].

Solo career[edit | edit code]

In March 2009, the group's management announced the cessation of the group's work on a full scale. The reason was that Julia was in conflict with producer Boris Rensky[10]. Since that time, Volkova began her solo career. In June 2011, Volkova presented two songs from the first single of her solo project (“Rage” and “Woman All The Way Down”). She said that these songs would not be included in the debut album[11].

Concert in Novosibirsk, 2006

In 2012, at the Eurovision qualifying round, Yulia performed the song “Back to Her Future” in a duet with singer Dima Bilan, taking second place, losing to “Buranovsky Babushki”[12].

In the summer of 2012, Julia released a new single called “Didn’t Wanna Do It” (“Let’s Spin the Earth”), written by composers The Euroz with the participation of Taj Jackson. Russian text was written by Elena Kiper. In August, the single premiered on the “ELLO” YouTube channel. On August 21, the single was released on iTunes and Amazon.

In September 2012, she underwent surgery to remove a thyroid tumor. According to her, during the operation a nerve was damaged, after which she lost her voice and a long recovery process began, which continues to this day[13][14]. In December 2012, Yulia teamed up with her former Tatu bandmate Lena Katina to support the anniversary re-release of the album “200 km/h In the Wrong Lane (10th Anniversary Edition)”[15].

In 2013, the 10th anniversary awards ceremony in the field of popular music “Sound Track” was held at the Izvestia Hall concert hall, where Yulia and singer Dima Bilan received the main award in the “Duet of the Year” category[16]. In the spring of the same year, Yulia and singer Dima Bilan with the single “Love-Bitch” won the “OE Video Music Awards” in the “Best sex video” category[17].

In September 2013, the first tATu concert in the last 5 years took place in Kyiv. On November 23, Yulia and Lena gave three concerts in St. Petersburg. On February 7, 2014, Lena and Yulia performed at the opening of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. Volkova, Katina, Legalize and Mike Tompkins recorded a joint track “Love in Every Moment”. The video premiered on April 7, 2014.

In September 2020, filming of the video for the song “Keep it Close” took place. The director was Alan Badoev. The song premiered live on the “Party Zone” channel on Muz-TV. On October 30, the same channel premiered the video for the song “Keep it Close.” This single became Yulia's first solo work in the last 3 years. The track “Keep Close” became the first single from the debut album, which premiered in April 2020. In May 2020, the single “Save, people, the world” was presented. In May 2020, at the Mayovka Live festival, Yulia presented her new song “Just Forget.” On June 1, the song was released on iTunes.

What did Julia die from?

The news of the death of Yulia Volchkova came as a surprise both to the theater and film community of Ukraine, and to the Ukrainian audience. The news of the sudden death shocked the actress’s colleagues and friends.

Yulia passed away at the age of 45 on November 10, 2020. She underwent several operations, but doctors and relatives hoped for the actress’s recovery. The cause of death of actress Yulia Volchkova was a long illness. The news of her imminent death was published by a photographer of the theater where Julia worked. He posted a photo of Yulia Volchkova with a mourning ribbon and wrote: “Blessed memory.” What caused the death of Yulia Volchkova was not disclosed.

This news caused a resonance among both fans and Julia’s colleagues.

Friends of the honored artist wrote on social networks that the possible reason for such a quick death was oncology. Friends comment on the possible cause of death of actress Yulia Volchkova, whose photo can be viewed on various websites: “Cancer spares no one. Nowadays, statistics provide sad information: every fifth person, if he does not die, is sick with this terrible disease... It hurts...” Also, relatives confirm that the artist was ill for a long time and bravely fought the disease, but, unfortunately, to no avail. The director who worked with the actress wrote that Yulia Volchkova died suddenly as a result of a long and serious illness.

For the actress’s colleagues, the news of her death was unexpected and painful. Friends and colleagues believed that the operations would help Yulia and the disease would not return again. The operations delayed the actress’s death for some time. Her condition improved, she continued her social and theatrical life: she performed in the theater and planned a new theater production for next year.

Farewell to Yulia Volchkova took place on November 12, 2020. Colleagues, friends and relatives were invited to the funeral. The memorial service for the talented actress took place in several stages. Farewell to the actress took place in her native alma mater. The memorial service was held in the church at the Baikovo cemetery, and then the body of the Honored Artist of Ukraine was cremated in the Kiev crematorium.

The death of Yulia Volchkova left no one indifferent, neither the theater management nor her colleagues. They recall that Julia devoted more than 20 years of her life to creativity. Until the end of her days, she was faithful to her chosen profession, which is confirmed by her deep and sensual images in theater and cinema. Until the last moment she went on stage and continued to rehearse her new role.

Personal life[edit | edit code]

Volkova and Parviz Yasinov in 2008
Julia gave birth to her daughter Victoria (born September 24, 2004) at the age of 19[18]. The girl's father is Pavel Sidorov[19].

In 2006, newspapers announced an upcoming wedding with singer Vlad Topalov, with whom Volkova had known since her participation in the children’s ensemble “Fidgets”[20].

In 2006, Volkova met the son of General Director Obid Yasinov, 19-year-old Parviz Yasinov. In 2007, the media wrote that Volkova secretly married Parviz in the UAE and converted to Islam[21][22]. Representatives of the group denied reports of marriage and adoption of Islam[23], but Volkova herself confirmed this[24].

Son Samir (born December 27, 2007), from Parviz Yasinov, who, as Volkova says, is a Muslim[19]. Volkova said that she “was always fascinated by mosques, the mullah’s singing, and women in burqas”[19]. According to her, she does not know the Koran by heart, does not follow all traditions, and believes that God is inside everyone[19]. In March 2010, Volkova broke up with Yasinov[25].

In 2020 she returned to Orthodoxy[26][27][28].

As of June 2020, he has 11 tattoos, one of which is on his lower back, made in Arabic script in 2003 during a photo shoot for Maxim magazine. The inscription, as stated in the magazine, means “love” (hiyam)[29]. On August 8, 2020, Yulia Volkova got married[30][31][32].

Family matters

The family life of Yulia Volchkova was not disclosed. Julia believed that what speaks about an actor is his roles, and not what happens in his personal life. It is only known that the actress was once married to the director of the theater in which she served. The marriage broke up, the reasons remained unknown to the general public. From this marriage, Julia had her first-born, Daniel, who was only 14 years old at the time of his mother’s untimely death. For her son and ex-husband, Julia's death turned out to be an irreparable tragedy. The teenage son was left an orphan, and for the director, even many years later, Julia remained a muse.

The Ukrainian director published farewell words in which he remembers Yulia with pain and trepidation. He writes that he and Julia lived a life filled with happiness and joy. Their life together had everything: love, hatred, quarrels, laughter, and tears. Having gone through a lot, they created a family, and then destroyed it, gave birth to a beautiful son...

In recent days, Ivan was close to his muse. Watching the actress decline was a difficult experience for him. Remembering their last days, he writes that in moments of a borderline state, when clarity of thoughts was less common, fragments of the roles she played slipped into Yulia’s speech. The heroes of her performances seemed to be returning to play their last role and then say goodbye to this world. “Heavy and light,” the director wrote.

The unexpected death of Yulia Volchkova resonated in the hearts of Ukrainian viewers as a great tragedy. Julia was not just an actress, she lived every role to the end. Her dedication to her work evokes only admiration and respect. In her life off stage, she remained a simple woman who loved her family. In our memory, Julia will forever remain the personification of elegance, charm and sophistication. An actress who not only played a role, but became her role. An actress who was sincere in every movement, look, word...

Singles and charts[edit | edit code]

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Video clips[edit | edit code]

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1. Internet Movie Database (English) - 1990.
2. Discogs (English) - 2000.
3. “Julia and Gala Records!” Archived copy from August 22, 2011 on the Wayback Machine
4. “Julia collaborates with Gala Records!”
5. Yulia Volkova found a sister
6. Boris Grachevsky about Volkova’s participation in “Jumble” (inaccessible link)
7. Video with Volkova in “Jumble” Archived copy from July 16, 2008 on the Wayback Machine // tatu.ru
8. however, the newspaper “Arguments and Facts” reported that Yulia was not listed as a student at this educational institution. See Bogdanova T. “Tattoo” was invented by a child psychiatrist // Arguments and Facts. “Daughters-Mothers”, No. 25-26 (231-232), June 24, 2002
9. Yulia from Tatu will study at State University of Education // gazeta.ru, January 18, 2006
10. Yulia Volkova begins a solo career in America Archival copy dated December 8, 2012 on the Wayback Machine - NEWSmusic.ru
11. MTV: Yulia Volkova sang at the pole Archived copy from November 26, 2011 on the Wayback Machine
12. Bilan and Yulia do not agree with the victory of “Buranovskie Babushki”
13. The ex-soloist of “Tatu” admitted that she had thyroid cancer
14. Yulia Volkova: cancer is given only to strong people
15. Lena will perform with Yulia again! Archived January 16, 2013 on the Wayback Machine
16. “Love-Bitch” Brought Victory to Yulia and singer Dima Bilan at the “Zd Awards” (unspecified)
    (inaccessible link). Retrieved May 8, 2013. Archived April 30, 2020.
17. BEST SEX VIDEO | OE Entertainment Television
18. “Tattoo” Yulia Volkova told the doctors: I’ll give birth myself! // Komsomolskaya Pravda, September 24, 2004
19. ↑ 1234
    Yulia Volkova: sex, drugs and Dima Bilan
20. “Tatushka” Yulia Volkova marries Vlad Topalov // Komsomolskaya Pravda, May 18, 2006
21. “Tatushka” secretly got married // Your Day, March 8, 2007
22. Little Faith Archived June 7, 2008 on the Wayback Machine // Rolling Stone, April 15, 2007
23. The Tatu soloist did not convert to Islam // Interfax, March 15, 2007
24. I am the only one responsible for the children
25. They want to take away Yulia Volkova’s son // Labor
26. Publication by Julia Volkova | Yulia Volkova on Instagram • Feb 26, 2017 at 4:26 UTC (Russian). Instagram. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
27. Yulia Volkova returned to Orthodoxy. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
28. Former “tattoo” Yulia Volkova returned from Islam to Orthodoxy. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
29. We made a “Tattoo” tattoo // Maxim Magazine
30. Instagram (inaccessible link)
31. After fighting cancer, Yulia Volkova got married
32. Ex-soloist of the group tATu Yulia Volkova got married
33. General parameters for the rotation of all artist tracks on radio stations operating in the TOPHIT.RU system
34. ↑ 1234
    Yulia Volkova (English) on the Internet Movie Database

"TATTOO"

Children performed a lot not only throughout the Soviet Union. “Fidgets” often toured abroad, and by the time she was a teenager, the girl had seen almost all of Eastern Europe. They were often recruited to film the humorous children’s film magazine “Yeralash,” and thus the children learned to work on professional film sets.

Yulia Volkova photo. TATTOO

With such versatile training, “Fidgets” really turned out to be ready-made pop artists. It is not surprising that the group was under the close attention of many famous producers, who often selected children from the ensemble for their commercial projects. That’s how Yulia ended up at TATU.

At first, producer Ivan Shapovalov chose only Lena Katina. He needed a bright performer for a new, completely original idea. But after several tests it turned out that a duet would look more interesting with this repertoire. Shapovalov had to re-cast, and thus a creative tandem was formed, called “TATU”.

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It was easy for the girls to work together. They had known each other for years from “Fidgets” and became almost friends. Therefore, Katina was very happy that Julia became the other half of the duet.

The girls began to enthusiastically rehearse, and within a few months the group presented to the audience their debut video “I've lost my mind,” which instantly soared to the top of the most prestigious music charts.

Fame came to the girls unexpectedly quickly. At the time of Tatu’s triumph, Yulia was only 14 years old. Naturally, fame turned the girl’s head, but the producer literally kept the girls under a tight rein.

Within six months, they went on a big tour with a full repertoire. A year later, the first English-language album was recorded, and the geography of performances expanded to foreign countries.

The Tatu group initially gained scandalous fame, as the producer deliberately spread rumors about the girls’ non-traditional sexual orientation. Candid videos, as well as provocative lyrics, also hinted at this. Most viewers believed in this connection. But when Yulia had a daughter, it was pointless to continue this strategy.

Photo by Yulia Volkova

The producer reoriented the “tattoos” to socially oriented songs, most of which were performed in English. This bore fruit, and the girls again found themselves at the top of the charts. But nothing can last forever. By 2009, Yulia decided that she had outgrown the TATU project and was ready for an independent creative path.