On October 6, 1991, the sad news of the death of Igor Talkov spread across the country.
He was the idol of many music lovers in the 90s. There was an attempt on his life right before going on stage. Even after many years, the names Igor Talkov and Aziza sound together. Many believe that there was a passionate romance between them. It's time to clarify this story!
Aziza's revelations on the show “The Fate of a Man”
Aziza rose to fame in the 90s as a mega-star. She attracted large crowds of fans in the country's leading halls. In the studio of the program “The Fate of a Man,” she decided for the first time to be frank with the audience, talking about the details of the murder of musician Igor Talkov. Boris Korchevnikov, the host of the program, tried to find out whether there was an affair between them.
Aziza said that she was on friendly terms with Igor. They often hosted various events. On October 6, 1991, they were supposed to perform at a concert in St. Petersburg, which was organized at the Yubileiny Palace of Culture. No one could have imagined that the event would end in an ill-fated way.
Singer Aziza: “After that incident, Igor Talkov did not dare look me in the eyes”
Aziza // Photo: Legion-Media
In October 1991, singer Igor Talkov died tragically. The details of his murder are still shrouded in mystery. Some claim that the musician was shot by Aziza’s bodyguard Igor Malakhov, others accuse the singer’s director Valery Shlyafman.
Recently, the singer’s sister Gulnara Mukhamedova told a story that could shed light on the mysterious case. It turned out that six months before the fateful day, the musician treated Aziza rudely. Perhaps Talkov’s act could become a motive for a conflict with the singer’s chosen one, Igor Malakhov. Gulnara openly spoke about this in the “Actually” program.
“She was kind of confused. I say: “What happened?” She: “Gulya, I don’t know how to tell you. I was very disappointed in Igor Talkov,” recalls Gulnara.
Gulnara remembers her sister’s fear // Photo: Still from the program “Actually” / Channel One
According to his sister, in December 1990, the musician invited the singer to dinner. However, instead of a restaurant, Talkov asked the driver to take them out of town. When the forest belt appeared, the concerned artist asked her companion about the true purpose of the trip. The artist admitted that he organized a meeting for her with a crime boss. The ambiguity of the situation made Aziza nervous. She flatly refused a date with a stranger and asked to stop the car. “My sister got out of the car. It’s good that no harm happened to her,” Mukhamedova said.
That night, the famous performer found herself completely alone on the track. To the horror of the star, Talkov hurried to leave and did not return. Aziza was saved by a young couple who agreed to give her a ride. The cruel act forever changed the singer’s attitude towards her colleague. “After this incident, Igor, passing by, did not look me in the eyes, and I did not turn in his direction at all,” said Aziza.
The musician’s acquaintances were dumbfounded by such a statement. “This is all complete nonsense. This story was invented to maintain interest in Aziza. Igor could not have committed such an abomination,” producer Mark Rudinshtein was indignant.
Elena does not believe the words of Aziza and her sister // Photo: Still from the program “Actually” / Channel One
The musician’s beloved Elena Kondaurova agreed that he was noble in his interactions with women. “I can’t even imagine this. He stood up for his own people,” Elena shared.
The musician’s ex-security guard Vladislav Chernyaev also denied Gulnara’s statements: “I knew Igor Talkov since childhood. Everyone knew him as a knight. Soviet upbringing... None of my loved ones will ever believe this. From December 18 to 26 we were in Baku on tour. He never had a driver, he was always behind the wheel.”
To confirm her sister's story, Aziza agreed to take a polygraph test. The results showed that Talkov really wanted to introduce the singer to a certain authority. However, experts emphasized that perhaps the emphasis in history is incorrect. The singer could only assume a negative outcome and raise panic in vain. The sisters' memories, according to experts, are too subjective, and it is now extremely difficult to find out the truth.
Romance, but not with Talkov
In a conversation with Boris, Aziza did not hide the fact that at that time she was dating Igor Malakhov, who was often her companion on tour. The couple lived together and spent holidays together. In order not to attract attention to Igor’s person, it was decided to register him as the artist’s security guard. In 1991, she was pregnant with his child. But the tragic evening crossed out all plans for the future.
The couple wanted to get married in December. At that time, pregnancy made itself felt with severe toxicosis. Aziza asked the organizers to reschedule her performance before Igor Talkov’s appearance. The musician’s representatives were not enthusiastic about this idea, but her lover Malakhov came to the singer’s defense.
When Igor Talkov was killed, the singer was in the dressing room, where she was drinking tea with her stage colleagues. She heard strange clicks and hurried to see what had happened. Before her eyes, Malakhov was beaten; director Talkov held Igor’s pistol in his hands.
Aziza rushed to protect her lover, covering her beloved’s head. During the fight, Talkov's director Valery stepped on her finger, and so hard that her nail came off, and Aziza experienced terrible pain. She rushed after him when Valery began to run away. He hid the gun in the toilet tank, but the singer took out the weapon and walked down the corridor towards Igor.
The singer did not know that Igor Talkov was killed at that moment; she thought that they shot at her beloved Malakhov.
The essence of the star conflict
It all started with the fact that on the air of one of the talk shows, Aziza spoke about a long-standing story that had happened between her and Igor. It turns out that the singer planned to “put” the then-in-demand performer under some wealthy man.
Of course, the star did not like this turn of events. She refused to go on a date with her chosen gentleman, for which she paid. Because she did not want to meet the right person, she was taken to the forest and left there alone in the middle of the night. Talkov Jr. did not like such revelations. Since then he has not spoken to Aziza. And, apparently, he is not going to make any attempts to understand the situation thoroughly, preferring not to communicate with the woman. And this despite the fact that the star is the godmother of his son Svyatoslav.
According to the publication Sobesednik.RU, now the young musician does not communicate with the performer.
“She’s just gone crazy,” suggests the son of the Chistye Prudy hit singer.
However, he also has another theory about this. Igor Jr. believes that a former friend of his family could have been bribed. Against the backdrop of everything that happened, he does not seek to discuss such an unpleasant topic with representatives of the press.
Not so long ago, two people who had quarreled and were close to each other in spirit were going to reconcile in the framework of one of the talk shows on the central channel of the country. Initially, everything seemed to go according to plan: both parties agreed to take part. But after some time it became known that Talkov’s heir changed his mind and refused to visit the studio. Even though the musician, who continued the path of the legendary parent, was promised an impressive reward for participating in the show.
As for Aziza, she is at a loss. The woman still cannot understand how it was possible to change her opinion so quickly about someone with whom she had been friends for more than fifteen years.
However, from the height of her years, the celebrity did not accuse her younger stage colleague of all mortal sins in response. Instead, she told reporters that she still considers him family.
“I thought we were family friends,” she noted.
By the way, it was the performer’s husband who was able to find sponsors for the concert in memory of Talkov Sr. Let us remind you that a large-scale event took place on the stage of the Kremlin. Aziza’s faithful also brought Igor Igorevich together with the man who became his producer. He even deals with issues regarding compliance with Talkov’s copyrights.
And after the musician began to speak out in an unpleasant way about Aziza, her husband decided to send him a message. Only the young man didn’t bother to answer it. Moreover, it is difficult to even say for what reason he decided to ignore the one who helped so much in developing his own career.
The hardships of Aziza's losses after Talkov's death
Soon she learned of the musician’s death. This caused many problems. Aziza suffered a miscarriage due to stress, and many fans stopped loving her. Having learned about the death of the baby, she almost lost consciousness right in the office of the doctor who was in charge of her pregnancy. The singer was helped to survive all this horror by her mother, who did not allow her to simply lose her mind.
Igor Malakhov found another way out - he doused the stress with alcohol. The relationship between the couple did not stand the test, and therefore it was decided to separate. Many years later, Aziza continues to tearfully recall the events of the past.
She managed to establish communication with Talkov’s family, and his son asked the singer to become the godmother of his heir.
Aziz slandered Igor Talkov, lawsuits have been filed against her
Relatives of Igor Talkov filed two lawsuits against the 90s star. One is about slander on the part of the artist, and the other is about protecting the honor and dignity of the murdered musician. The tragedy occurred in 1991, on October 6. It was a big gala concert in the Northern capital, the venue of which was the Yubileiny Sports Palace.
After the shooting, news immediately spread that Aziza and Talkov had allegedly quarreled over who should go on stage after whom. However, the investigation established that the incident occurred between Talkov, his commercial director Valery Shlyafman, singer Aziza and her security guard and part-time common-law husband Igor Malakhov.
Then the culprits disappeared and the case was suspended. Shlyafman settled in Israel, and the local authorities did not extradite him to Moscow. The case of the murder of the musician was resumed only in 2020, and in 2019, in June, Aziza and her lawyer Benkhin came to the TV show “Actually” to Dmitry Shepelev.
54-year-old singer Aziza today became a guest on Boris Korchevnikov’s program “The Fate of a Man,” in which she spoke about the ups and downs of her life, including the murder of Igor Talkov.
Aziza Mukhamedova gained popularity in the 90s; her dizzying career began with the song “My Darling, Your Smile.” Aziza’s career was going very well, but the artist faced terrible trials in life. In 1991, on October 6, Igor Talkov was killed. The murder happened a few minutes before the singer’s no longer appearing on stage, at the moment of a scuffle between Talkov’s guards and Aziza’s friend Igor Malakhov, from whom the artist was expecting a child.
“Igor Malakhov was never my security guard, he was my favorite person. They just arranged him that way as a bodyguard so that they could go on vacation together. He was not associated with crime. Three months later I was going to marry him, I was already pregnant with his child. Having learned about this, he immediately took me to his place. But on October 6, after all this tragedy, I lost my child,” said Aziza.
Aziza and Igor Malakhov. Pepedachi frame
The singer still cannot forget the events of that day that completely changed her life. She arrived two days before that ill-fated day. “In general, I was supposed to leave on the sixth back to Moscow, but I was asked to stay and perform at another concert. I had severe toxicosis, but I agreed, although Igor tried to persuade me to refuse. I asked to change with Talkov so that I could perform before him. Then Talkov’s people already came, some sort of showdown began, Malakhov, of course, began to intercede,” recalls the artist. At the same time, Aziza herself always had a good relationship with Talkov, so the artist got the impression that he seemed to be pitted against her.
“I couldn’t even imagine that something like this would start. I was sitting in the dining room, drinking tea, and suddenly we heard clicks and screams. She ran out and saw. that Igor was lying down, there was a fight, I began to cover him with myself so that they wouldn’t hit him on the head. I saw that Valera, Talkov’s director, had a Malakhov pistol in his hands. I ran after Valera, he put the gun in the barrel of the toilet. At that time, no one knew that Talkov had been wounded,” recalls Aziza.
Aziza and the son of Igor Talkov
Half an hour later, the singer found out that Talkov had been wounded; at that time Malakhov had already left somewhere. “At first they said they were wounded. It was only when he was taken away in an ambulance that we were later told that he had died. Then the operatives had already arrived, but no one was there, just me. And it seemed like she was the first to start answering questions. Malakhov fled, I don’t know where, at that moment it was important what happened to Igor Talkov. I didn’t sleep for several nights,” the artist shared.
Then they blamed Aziza’s lover for everything. “I saw half my head of gray hair, I thought this was only possible in the movies. And then I found out from the doctor that I had lost the child. I thought that I died that day. If it weren’t for my mother then, I would have gone crazy after all this,” says Aziza. Malakhov was also worried about the loss of his child; he and Igor were together for several years after the incident.” Then he started drinking and as a result died of cirrhosis of the liver.
Aziza
For many years, Aziza was largely considered to be responsible for Talkov’s death, and after stress she could not sing. “The bullying began immediately, fellow artists were divided. Then Kobzon suggested that I go to America, but I couldn’t stay there for even two months. “I returned to my homeland,” admits the artist.
Aziza was never able to have children, but she has godchildren, one of whom is the grandson of Igor Talkov. Note that the artist became Orthodox about 15 years ago. “I pray for everyone, my godchildren,” says the artist.
It is worth noting that at the end of the program, Aziza admitted that she should have stayed in Tashkent, become a doctor and start a big family.
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Friendship between Talkov Jr. and Aziza
Despite society's suspicious attitude towards Aziza, Igor Talkov's son managed not only to find a common language with the singer, but also to make friends with her. Moreover, it was Aziza Talkov Jr. who wanted to see his son as godmother.
Talkov Jr. never believed that Aziza had anything to do with the death of her father. According to him, the singer’s name was used solely to divert attention from the true culprits of Talkov’s death. The singer’s son has been communicating with Aziza since 2006. He is sure that the singer would never deliberately risk her career and participate in a crime, because the stage is for her like water for a fish.
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In one of the interviews, Talkov Jr. said that he became close to the singer also in order to find out information about his father’s death. Aziza lived with Igor Malakhov, who may have known more about the high-profile crime. However, Talkov Jr. did not learn anything new on this issue from the artist. He believes that either Aziza really has nothing to say, or she decided to remain silent until the end.
Aziza said that Talkov wanted to set her up with a crime boss
Singer Aziza experienced a tragedy almost 30 years ago. Then on October 6, 1991, before going on stage, the idol of the 90s, singer Igor Talkov, was killed. A fight and shooting broke out backstage. The mystery of the artist’s death has still not been solved. None of the participants in the brawl admitted their guilt. Among them was Aziza’s lover Igor Malakhov. Then she was expecting a child from him, but in the end she lost the baby. It is noteworthy that two years before the tragedy, the singer of the song “My Darling, Your Smile” starred in a video with Talkov. There were rumors about their romantic relationship.
more on the topic Aziza, who caught the bride’s bouquet, is getting married for the first time. The 55-year-old celebrity decided to connect her life with an old composer friend who loved her for many years.
And the other day Aziza came to the studio of the “Actually” program to make a confession. But the first to appear in the studio was her sister Gulnara Mukhamedova. She told a story that she had never told anyone before. “It was 1990, December, when my mother and I were still in Tashkent. Somewhere at half past four in the morning the bell rang. It was Aziza,” the woman recalled. She noted that her sister was confused and very depressed. Then, according to Gulnara, the singer told her that she was disappointed in Igor Talkov.
“She said that she came from filming. And he invited her to dinner. I arrived at the hotel. He was not alone, but with his driver. She got dressed, although she was tired, went out and got into the car. Already the Moscow region, the forest. She asks him: “Igor, where are we going?” We’ll never get there.” And he tells her: “Aziz, the fact is that I want to introduce you to one person. This is an authority, has great authority, great power. He likes you very much, he asked to bring you,’” shared Gulnara.
Aziza’s sister decided to have a frank conversation.
photo: still from the program “Actually” She noted that Aziza was outraged that the musician had cunningly lured her to a meeting with an unfamiliar man. According to a relative of the artist, she refused to go with Talkov and he dropped her off on the highway in the dark.
Aziza, who came to the studio, spoke in more detail about that evening. She corrected her sister, adding that she did not leave the hotel, but the Youth Palace, where she was filming. The singer admitted that at that time she really liked Talkov. She confirmed that the musician, under the pretext of dinner, lured her on a date with his acquaintance.
“I refused to go and asked to stop the car, but Igor and his driver did not react like deaf people. Then I opened the door as I walked and directly shouted that I would jump out. Then the driver stopped. I closed the door and asked Talkov to take me to the hotel or get me a car, to which he simply said: “Let him go.” I stayed on the road near the forest in a white fur coat. I thought that ten minutes would pass and they would return, but no,” the artist shared.
Aziza spoke about Talkov’s action, which disappointed her. photo: frame from the program “Actually”
According to her, in the end a kind couple of young people gave her a ride to the hotel. “From that moment on, Igor didn’t look me in the eyes when we met, and I didn’t look in his direction at all,” she added.
Mark Rudenstein refused to believe Aziza. He said that the woman made it all up. Talkov’s last love, Elena Kondaulova, assured that she had never seen her lover have any connections with people from the criminal world. And a polygraph test showed that Aziza was indeed riding in the car with Talkov at his invitation. It was also confirmed that the musician wanted to introduce her to his acquaintance. However, after questions from experts, the singer had to clarify that she could have imagined the rest. The woman simply doesn’t know why her colleague started talking about the crime boss in the car. For this reason, she got out of the car herself, offended by Igor.
Aziza was in love with Talkov. photo: frame from the program “Actually”
Also, according to Aziza, she met her lover Malakhov later. At the same time, the star did not hide the fact that she told him about an unpleasant incident that happened to her earlier, and this could have become the reason for Talkov’s murder.
