Who is Zemfira by nationality? Zemfira Ramazanova: biography, creativity, career, personal life. The beginning of a musical career

Zemfira is “the breakthrough voice of the generation,” as Ogonyok magazine called the singer, a Russian rock singer, lyricist, composer and music producer. Zemfira set a direction in Russian rock, which journalists defined as “women’s rock.”

Zemfira Ramazanova at one time discovered in Russian rock music new page. The press calls her style “female rock,” and the popularity of the singer, who rapidly soared to the top of all radio stations, has not only not declined in eighteen years, but continues to confidently win more and more new fans.

Zemfira was born in Ufa into an intelligent Tatar-Bashkir family. Her father Talgat Talkhovich taught history, and her mother Florida Khakievna worked as a specialist in physical therapy. The girl had an older brother named Ramil, with whom the singer developed a close and trusting relationship.

Zemfira's talent for music was revealed very early, from the age of five future singer studied at a specialized music school, where she studied piano and was a soloist in a student choir. Then she performed on local television with a children's song.

The girl was seven years old when she wrote her first song, performing it at her mother’s work. IN school years Zemfira was fond of the work of the Kino group: as the singer herself claims, the songs and Thom Yorke largely influenced her development as a musician.

At school, Zemfira was seriously involved in basketball. Despite the fact that the girl was the lowest on the team, she became the captain of the Russian junior team. Thus in last grades she was faced with a dilemma: sports or music. Zemfira chose the latter and entered the Ufa School of Arts in the pop-jazz vocal department.

In parallel with her studies at the university, the girl began to earn extra money, performing popular songs in Ufa restaurants. However, she quickly became bored with such activities, and in 1996 Zemfira got a job on the radio: she recorded commercials for the Bashkir branch of the Europe Plus radio station. Then she recorded her first demos.

Music

Zemfira's biography changed dramatically in 1997, when at the annual rock festival "Maxidrom" a cassette with her songs fell through familiar journalists into the hands of the then producer of the Mumiy Troll group, Leonid Burlakov. Leonid decides to give the talented performer a chance, and at the end of 1998, Zemfira records her first album, “Zemfira,” at the Mosfilm studio.

The mixing of the first album was done in the British capital under the leadership of Mumiy Troll, the frontman and leader. The band's guitarist and drummer also took part in the recording. The release of the disc took place in May 1999, while individual songs - “AIDS”, “Rockets” and “Arivederchi” - entered the rotation of radio stations back in February. Thus the public was prepared for the birth nova. The composition “Arivederchi” has gained deafening popularity, but due to the complex name, fans often call this track “Ships” after the first word of the chorus.

The presentation of the album took place on May 8 at the 16 Ton club. The stage was designed in a spring style, and the singer wove flowers into her hair. Zemfira used the flower in her hair to tell fortunes while singing the song “Daisies.”

The album also included the songs “Rumba”, “T-shirts” (also often signed as “Anechka”), “Forecaster”, “Why” and others.

The album was a resounding success, selling more than seven hundred thousand copies in the first six months. Video clips were shot for three songs: the Riga video for the song "AIDS", which was never released on wide screens, "Why" - a concert video from the singer's Ufa performance, as well as the video work "Arivederchi", which immediately won the hearts of thousands fans with her extraordinary approach to editing and directing (Zemfira’s face in this video was shaded, there were rumors that the singer was a side project of Lagutenko himself). The compositions “Snow” and “London” were also released as separate singles.

The first tour, which started three months after the album's release, also exceeded all expectations; the concerts were sold out. At the end of the tour, Zemfira becomes the headliner of the first music festival"Invasion".

Upon returning from tour, the Zemfira group begins recording new album, which she also named after one of the songs “Forgive me, my love.” The singer herself admits that names have always been difficult for her.

Nevertheless, “Forgive me, my love” became the most popular disc of 2000 in Russia, as well as the most commercially successful of Zemfira’s entire discography. The track “Iskala” from the new album was featured in the cult film “” and was included in the film’s soundtrack album.

The album also included other compositions, which critics and fans later called Zemfira’s hits: “Ripe”, “Do you want?”, “City”, “Proved”, “P. M. M. L." and "Sunrises". The album also includes the tracks “Cigarettes”, “Don’t Let Go” and “London”. A recording of a live performance of the latter composition was also released on the single “Snow/London Sky”.

The singer herself becomes "Performer of the Year" according to music magazine"OM".

The increased popularity was more of a burden than a joy for Zemfira, and at the end of 2000 she went on sabbatical, taking part in only one project dedicated to her musical idol -. For the "Screen Test" concert, Zemfira recorded the song "Cuckoo", which was later also included in the singles "Goodbye" and "Every Night".

The next stage was Zemfira's album "Fourteen Weeks of Silence", which was released in 2002. During this time, the girl rethought a lot in her work, and the album turned out to be solid, but unlike her previous works. Zemfira completely departed from the stylistic framework once set by Burlakov, which is why she was constantly compared to Mumiy Troll, although the band’s musicians still participated in the recording of songs.

The album included the songs “Webgirl”, the performer’s undisputed hit, which fans remembered under the Russian title “Girl Living on the Net”, “Fairy Tales”, “Macho” (also known as “Drunk Macho”), “The Main Thing” and others. The record's circulation exceeded one million discs, and the singer herself received the Triumph Award in 2003. The compositions “Infinity” and “Traffic” were released as separate singles.

The year 2004 was marked by several events for Zemfira. She performed two brilliant duets: one at the Maxidrom rock festival paired with Ilya Lagutenko and the second with by Queen at the MTV Russia ceremony Music Awards(immortal hit "We are the Champions").

Zemfira decided to get higher education in philosophy and entered Moscow State University, but she was unable to complete her studies, music took up too much of her time.

In 2005, Zemfira began collaborating with the charismatic actress and director. Zemfira was invited to create music for Litvinova's film "Goddess: How I Loved". Subsequently, Renata directed the video for the song “Itogi” and many of the singer’s subsequent works. Zemfira's song "Love is like an accidental death" was included in the film's soundtrack.

In 2005, the singer presented her fourth album, “Vendetta,” which included the songs “Airplane,” “Breathe,” “Sky and Sea Clouds,” and “Let’s Leave It That Way.” The singer called the album eclectic in sound, and identified search and anxiety as the main theme.

In October 2007, Zemfira's new album "Thanks" was released, which the singer released from own name, declaring that the Zemfira group no longer exists, but there is only her - singer Zemfira Ramazanova. The title song of the album was the composition “In the Subway,” which the performer herself described as both combative and lyrical.

Before the presentation, the radio single “Boy” and a video clip for the song “We Are Breaking,” filmed by Renata Litvinova, were released. The singles prepared the audience for the upcoming album.

During the tour, a special single “10 Boys” was on sale at concerts, containing ten remixes of the song “Boy”, collected from the works that people sent to the Internet competition. At the same time, the concert film “Green Theater in Zemfira” was presented, which was filmed by Litvinova during the singer’s performance at the venue of the same name in Gorky Park in Moscow.

The final concert of the tour took place at the Olimpiysky. According to the singer, the concert was prepared for two years and became a major victory for Zemfira.

In 2009, Zemfira released a collection called “Z-sides”, and also toured extensively in Russia and abroad. The singer is also working on the soundtrack for the arthouse film “Rita’s Last Fairy Tale,” directed by her friend Renata Litvinova. In the same year, the performer recorded the single “Australia”.

In 2010, Afisha magazine compiled a list of the “50 best Russian albums of all time. The choice of young musicians." The singer’s debut album took fifth place on this list, and the album “Forgive Me, My Love” took 43rd place. Zemfira also received the award from the Russian Authors' Society "For contribution to the development of science, culture and art."

In 2011, the singer released the singles “Money” and “No Chances.”

Zemfira's next album became another breakthrough in the history of Russian rock. The disc "Live in Your Head" with its amazing combination of minimalism, style and precise sound said a new word in modern music. It set a new record in domestic online sales.

At the end of 2013, three songs were posted on iTunes, which almost immediately topped the Russian chart. The performer was the group, this Bashkir word means “triangle”. As stated by the legend described in the official community of the group in in social networks, the band consists of guitarist Bro, bassist and drummer Luka and vocalist Rocket, represented by animated characters.

Listeners recognized Zemfira’s characteristic vocals immediately, and soon she herself announced the performance of her side project in the main concert hall“Russia”, where the secret of Bro and Luka’s personalities was revealed: they turned out to be Zemfira’s nephews, twins Artem and Artur Ramazanov.

At the end of 2103, Zemfira was awarded the MTV Europe Music Awards as the best Russian performer. In 2013, 2014 and 2015, the rock singer was included in the list of “One Hundred Most influential women Russia."

At the end of October 2015, Zemfira announced the start of a new concert tour “ Small man».

Personal life

Zemfira’s personal life throughout the singer’s musical career was filled with all sorts of rumors and speculation. The singer herself started this, at the very beginning announcing the upcoming wedding with the leader of the group "Dancing Minus", which was nothing more than a publicity stunt. Since then, the press has groundlessly associated Zemfira's name either with the oligarch or with the singer's director.

IN last years journalists insist: Zemfira and Renata Litvinova are not just friends, supposedly the women are connected by something more. There were even rumors in the media that the stars got married in Stockholm. Friends don't comment at all this information. The singer’s secretive nature and her dislike for interviews allows journalists to only speculate about her private life.

In 2010, a misfortune occurred in Zemfira’s family - her older brother Ramil drowned in the river while spearfishing. A year earlier from long illness The singer’s father Talgat Talkhovich died, and at the beginning of 2015 the singer died. Since then, the girl has been trying to take care of her remaining nephews Arthur and Artem, so at the end of 2013 Zemfira created a joint venture with them music project. The singer does not have her own children.

A page is dedicated to Zemfira in “ Instagram", which has 188 thousand subscribers. The account is not verified, and the photos appearing on it are mainly taken at concerts and other social events.

Zemfira now

During the “Little Man” tour, the performer visited more than 20 cities of the Russian Federation, as well as cities near and far abroad. The first part of the huge tour started in February 2016 in Omsk and ended in April in Moscow, the second part took place abroad: in Israel, Germany, Great Britain, the UAE, the USA and Canada.

During the large-scale tour “Little Man” Zemfira. Nevertheless, the singer continued to present, and even more so distribute, already recorded songs. Today, Zemfira’s official website is a business card site. On the page with a large black and white photo there are links to popular online music stores where you can buy Zemfira’s tracks: Apple Music, Google play, Yandex. Music", "Spotify", "Deezer" and "Zvooq".

In 2016, Zemfira recorded a new track, “Come Back Home.”

In July 2017, journalists learned that Zemfira could write the soundtrack for a film about the Great Patriotic War"Sevastopol 1952". The directors of the film are negotiating with the singer.

Discography

• Forgive me, my love
• Fourteen weeks of silence
• Vendetta
• Thank you
• Live in your head

Graduated from the department pop vocals Ufa College of Arts.

Since 1996, she worked as an operator at the Ufa branch of radio Europe Plus. At the same time, she wrote her first songs: “Why”, “Snow”, “Forecaster”.

At the beginning of 1998 she organized own group"Zemfira". The group performed for the first time on June 19 of the same year at a festival dedicated to the day birth of radio "Silver Rain - Ufa".

The group's recording came to Leonid Burlakov, the producer of the Mumiy Troll group, and he decided to record with new group album. Work on the debut album continued for several months and in May 1999 the presentation of the album “Zemfira” took place. The album became very popular and quickly sold out in large numbers throughout Russia.

In September 1999, the singer began her first concert tour in Moscow, which finished in early January 2000 in Riga.

In March 2000, the singer’s next album, called “Forgive Me, My Love,” was presented. In 2000, this album became the leader in sales in Russia, the album's circulation exceeded one and a half million copies.

First big one solo concert singer was a huge success on April 1, 2000 at the capital's Olimpiysky sports complex.

In 2002, the third album, “Fourteen Weeks of Silence,” was released. The album includes 13 new songs. By this time, Zemfira had completely changed the composition of the group. The tour in support of the new record started in April in Chelyabinsk.

In March 2004, she released the album "Vendetta" and began a new tour in May. In the same year she was admitted to the Faculty of Philosophy of Moscow state university, but during my studies I took it academic leave to record another album, after which she did not begin to recover at the university.

A significant event in Zemfira’s life was her performance on October 16, 2004, together with the group Queen with the song “We Are The Champions” at the MTV Russia Awards.

On June 13, 2006, the singer performed in St. Petersburg at the Stop Counterfeit festival along with the Scorpions group.

In 2007, Zemfira continued performing with concerts and held the “Deja Vu” tour, during which she performed songs from previously released albums. In the same year, she released a DVD with clips Zemfira.DVD, which included a clip filmed by Renata Litvinova.

In October 2007, the album “Thank You” was released with songs written in 2006-2007. After the release of the album, Zemfira conducted a tour, which ended with the final concert on April 1, 2008 in Moscow at the Olimpiysky.

During the same period, a film was released, shot by director Renata Litvinova during a concert at the Green Theater in the park. Gorky June 8, 2007.

On March 21, 2009, an album of b-sides (songs not previously released on numbered albums) Z-Sides appeared on the Internet. The singer planned to release this album several years ago, but postponed the release due to work on the albums “Vendetta” and “Thank You”.

January 1, 2010 at New Year's Eve The second “live” album “Zemfira.Live2” appeared on the singer’s website. The album includes 11 songs recorded during the “Thank You” tour.

On February 14, 2013, the sixth studio album"Live in your head." Its official release took place on February 15, 2013. Revenue from sales of the album for the first month amounted to two million rubles, which became a record for online sales of works by Russian performers.

In total, Zemfira released six studio and two live albums (including an album of b-sides). Most often she produces her albums herself.

Many of Zemfira's songs became very popular and led the charts in Russia. Among them are such compositions as “London Sky”, “Arividerchi”, “Do You Want”, “Daisies”, “Infinity”, “We Are Breaking”, etc.

In 2008, Zemfira became the producer of the film "Green Theater in Zemfira", which was highly praised by critics.

In 2012, Zemfira and Renata Litvinova became producers of the film "Rita's Last Fairy Tale." In addition, Zemfira wrote musical accompaniment to this film. The film took part in the Odessa and Moscow film festivals.

The singer began the “Little Man” tour. During a concert in Nizhny Novgorod Zemfira stated that this tour would be her last. The first part of the tour covered 20 cities in Russia and neighboring countries and ended with two concerts in Moscow on April 1 and 3, the second will open on September 26 with the only concert in Russia in Yekaterinburg. After this, the singer will give concerts in Germany, Great Britain, the USA and Canada.

The singer is actively involved in charitable activities. She uses funds from concerts for financial support. large families, orphans, for the treatment of cancer patients.

In 2000, Zemfira was awarded the State Youth Prize of the Republic of Bashkortostan in the field of culture named after Shaikhzada Babich.

In 2003 she became a laureate of the Russian youth award "Triumph" for outstanding achievements in the field of culture and art and the MUZ-TV award for best album("Fourteen Weeks of Silence").

In 2008, Zemfira received the annual prize music award in the field of rock and roll "Chart Dozen. Top 13" in two categories: "soloist of the year" and "music" (for the song "We Are Breaking" from the album "Thank You").

In June 2008, the singer became a two-time winner of the Alternative Direction Award. Steppenwolf", established music critic Artemy Troitsky.

In 2010, she became the laureate of the honorary prize "For Contribution to the Development of Science, Culture and Art" of the Russian Authors' Society (RAO).

In 2013, Zemfira received the MTV Europe Music Awards in the category "Best Russian Performer".

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources

Zemfira is a Russian rock singer, composer, producer and songwriter. Zemfira is called the founder of “female rock” and “the voice of a generation.”

Childhood and youth

Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova was born in Ufa in 1976. Already at the age of five, the future celebrity began to study music, entering music school in piano class, where she was accepted into the choir. Already at the age of 7 she wrote her first works.

While studying at school, Zemfira tried herself in many ways, attending seven clubs. For example, she was the captain of the junior women's team Russian Federation in basketball, and in 1990 her team even won the Russian youth championship.

However, Zemfira chose a musical career and immediately entered the second year of the Ufa College of Arts in the pop vocal department, which she graduated in 1997. During her studies, the future rock singer worked as a presenter in the Ufa branch of the famous radio channel “Europe Plus”.

Music career

Zemfira wrote her first works, which made her famous throughout the country, in parallel with her work on the radio. At the beginning of 1997, she created the musical group “Zemfira”, and a year later she moved to Moscow. It was then, after listening to her songs by the producer of the Mumiy-Troll group Burlakov, that she was invited to record debut album at the Mosfilm tone studio. Music producer Ilya Lagutenko volunteered for him, and Vladimir Ovchinnikov volunteered to be the sound engineer. The music of the first record was unlike anything that existed in Russian rock at that time. At first glance, understandable themes of creativity, such as love, loneliness, nostalgia, were dressed in non-trivial texts and original sound melodies.

Zemfira - "Arivederchi"

Already in February 1999, the song “Speed” burst into rotation on the radio stations “Nashe Radio” and “M-Radio”. A month later, Zemfira filmed her first video in Prague for the song “Arivederchi”. The girl's official first performance took place on March 24 at the Moscow club "Republic Beefeater", and six months later she left for her first concert tour of the CIS cities until 2000.

On March 28, 2000, the presentation of Zemfira’s next album, “Forgive Me, My Love,” took place. During this year, the singer recorded a video for the song “Iskala”, which will be performed in the cult feature film Alexei Balabanov’s “Brother 2” and received the first prize in the field of culture named after Shaikhzada Babich, awarded in the Republic of Bashkortostan.

Zemfira - “I was looking”

April 2002 began for the singer with the presentation of the new, third, album “Fourteen Minutes of Silence”, for which Zemfira received a prestigious Russian prize"Triumph" in 2003.

On October 16, 2004, Zemfira was honored to perform the hit “We Are The Champions” together with the group Queen during the MTV Russia Awards ceremony. In the same year, Ramazanova entered the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University, but after taking academic leave to write an album, she never recovered.

Queen & Zemfira - “We are the champions”

In 2005, a new album, “Vendetta,” was released, and a year and a half later, sales of DVDs with her clips called “Zemfira.DVD” began.

In July 2006, Zemfira performed on Lake Seliger at a rally of the Nashi political movement, which she later called her mistake.

By the end of the year, the singer released another album with concert recordings, “Zemfira.Live,” which included 10 hits from previous records.

October 2007 kicked off sales of the singer’s new album, “Thank You,” which continued with a concert tour that ended at the Olimpiysky. In March of the following year, Zemfira was awarded the famous “Chart’s Dozen” music award, where she won in the “Music” and “Soloist of the Year” categories.

A full-length film was released in 2008. musical film « Green Theater in Zemfira” by Renata Litvinova, the singer’s closest friend. The film revealed the theme of the uniqueness of Zemfira’s creativity: on Russian stage appeared completely new image self-sufficient woman.

In 2011-2013, the singer worked on the album “Live in Your Head.” Before its creation, an extraordinary collection of B-sides was released, called “Z-Sides”. During this period, Zemfira gives concerts in the cities of the Czech Republic, Belgium, Germany and other European cities, and also participates in the creation of soundtracks for the film “Rita's Last Fairytale” by Renata Litvinova.

Soundtrack to the film "Rita's Last Tale"

In April 2012, the singer for the first time in for a long time appears on television with the presentation of the song “Money” on Ivan Urgant’s show “Evening Urgant”.

In 2013, she was awarded the most honorable MTV Europe Music Awards in the category “Best Russian Performer,” and by the end of the year, Zemfira’s sixth album, “Live in Your Head,” was made available on the Yandex.Music service. For a long time, the press discussed the relationship between Renata Litvinova and Zemfira. The girls were often seen together, they also often worked in joint projects. In 2017, information appeared in the media that Zemfira and Renata Litvinova got married in Stockholm, but both girls did not comment on this news.

Zemfira today

In 2018, the singer performed at the Live Fest Summer festival in Sochi and at the Afisha picnic in Moscow.

Zemfira - “Non-vulgar” (2018)

In the summer of 2018, a conflict occurred between Zemfira and the singers Monetochka and Grechka. It all started with the release of a show on the YouTube channel “Vpiska”, where Lisa Monetochka called Zemfira “a complex person, closed and incomprehensible.” She, in turn, sharply criticized the work of young performers, saying that Grechka has a “terrible appearance” and Monetochka has a “disgusting voice.”

Now, probably, there is no person in the country who would not listen to the singer, composer and poetess Zemfira. Many are interested in her personal life.

Brave, daring, more like a guy than a feminine girl, she became the creator and personification of a new trend in music called “female rock.” Her songs are like herself: free, bold and daring. About her life will go speech in the article.

Zemfira Ramazanova is one of those people who hides her personal life. Her biography began in 1976 in Ufa. The girl was born into a Tatar-Bashkir family. Her parents are intellectuals. My father taught history at school, and my mother was a sports coach. therapeutic exercises. Zemfira had an older brother, with whom they were very friendly.

The girl started studying music early. At the age of five she already attended music school and was a soloist children's choir. Once she even appeared on local television.

At the age of seven, the future celebrity composed her first song. During her school years, the girl was fond of the works of Viktor Tsoi and Thom Yorke. This had a noticeable effect on her further development as a musician.

The future singer learned to play the guitar and performed songs by the Kino group right on the street.

Along with music, Zemfira was fond of basketball. She was the team leader, despite the fact that she was shorter than the other girls. This passion for sports was so strong that after graduating from school, the girl chose her future path between music and sports. Music won!

Zemfira entered School of Music to the pop and jazz department. She was accepted straight into the second year. While studying, the girl began to earn extra money, performing songs in Ufa restaurants. She was accompanied by a classmate on the saxophone.

The beginning of a creative career

After receiving a honors diploma from the College of Arts, Zemfira went to work as a sound engineer at the Europe Plus radio station. At the same time, she sings in the group “Spectrum Ace” as the second vocalist.

At night, Zemfira composed her songs and recorded them on the computer. In her personal words, she went to a friend in Moscow and took her songs recorded on CDR. Here for the first time in her life she showed her songs.

In the capital, she ended up at the Fili recording studio. But they refused her, saying that they only accepted cassettes. Zemfira left, but left the notes with her friend. A few days later, her friend showed the recordings to the producer of the Mumiy Troll group. He liked Zemfira’s songs so much that he called her in Ufa. I had to go back to Moscow.

The singer arrived in the capital with her newly formed group. How she collected it is a different story. They rehearsed in the building of a teenage club (Zemfira persuaded the director). The only thing missing in the group was a lead guitarist. It was Yuri Tsaler from Mumiy Troll.

Producer Leonid Burlakov gives beginners talented singer record your first disc, which was called “Zemfira”.

In her personal words: “I have so much music in my head that there’s nowhere to go!” The singer's first disc was released in 1999. The only song not included in this album is “Don’t Let Go!” It will be included in the second album.

It was a real success in creative biography singers! Video clips were shot for many songs.

Rise of popularity

Soon after this, the newly formed group went on tour. The concerts were completely sold out! Zemfira was simply covered by a wave of sudden popularity.

On March 24, 1999, the singer gave a press conference at a Moscow club. Moreover, she answered questions only in Bashkir. The audience immediately fell in love with the unusual, strange star.

In May, the presentation of the group's album took place. There was grass scattered on the stage. The singer herself wove a daisy into her hair and used it to tell fortunes during the song “Daisies.” It was unexpected and amazing!

In December of the same year, the group began preparing to record a second disc. The singer admitted that song titles were always difficult for her. It's like naming a child!

At the beginning of the new year, stunning news swept across the country. Zemfira and her group won in the OM magazine categories: “Best Performer of the Year”, “Brawler of the Year”, “Breakthrough of the Year” and “Album of the Year”.

In March, the group's second album, “Forgive Me, My Love,” premiered. He still had greater success. The singer gave a big solo concert, which was also sold out. Her song “Iskala” was performed in the new film “Brother 2”. But popularity tired the singer more than it pleased her. Therefore, she took a short vacation, taking part in only one project dedicated to Viktor Tsoi. There she performed his song “Cuckoo”.

Glory was not without victims and sad incidents. During one of her concerts, a tragic incident occurred. People were injured as a result of a stampede at the stadium where the singer performed. The authorities and police blamed Zemfira, but she did not understand what was her fault if more tickets were sold than the stadium could accommodate people.

This tragedy greatly upset the singer. She said that fame prevents her from working normally. She would like to cancel her popularity, that there is no need to make a guru or idol out of her. This prevents her from working.

The singer's creativity

The singer's creative style can be called rock or pop rock. Some have dubbed it "girl rock". In this style, recognizable different trends that existed in different time in music. This is Tsoi, and Susan Vega, and Alanis Morissette, and Bjork. Her singing is close to Aguzar's vocals. Sometimes you get the feeling when listening to her songs that they were recorded in the 80s.

The singer owns many musical instruments, this makes it possible to diversify her performances.

As for the lyrics of her songs, that’s a separate topic. It raises topical issues of the time. Therefore, they are relevant and find a wide response in the hearts of listeners. For example, sometimes the problems of teenagers are visible in songs (lack of money, desire for love and self-realization, etc.). Then the singer raises the topic of the terrible scourge of time - AIDS. The following conclusion suggests itself: sometimes you have to pay for love with illness and death.

Unusuality, brightness, creativity, courage, audacity - these are the characteristics of the creative direction created by the singer in a few words. It can’t be said that no one sang like that before. But something about her catches you, leads you into ecstasy, makes you think.

Her image is a “scandal girl”, “a mature girl”, “a girl with a player”, according to journalists. This brings her closer to another singer - Yu. Chicherina.

Career continuation

After a year-long break, the singer created a new album, which was released in 2002. It was called "Fourteen Weeks of Silence." It turned out to be different from the previous ones. There was clearly a development in the singer's style and image. The following year she was awarded the Triumph Prize.

In 2004, the singer showed herself in new images. She sang a duet with Ilya Lagutenko. They sang the song "Bear". Zemfira wore a dress and heels for the first time. Many even suspected that she had undergone global changes in her personal life. But the singer herself did not report any news. The only thing she admitted was that she liked heels - “they’re so sexy!”

Until 2017 in her creative life a lot of new things have happened. She sang along with legendary group"Queen".

Zemfira even entered the Faculty of Philosophy at Moscow State University, but was unable to graduate - too huge pressure. All her energy and time are spent on music.

In 2005, the singer began collaborating with famous actress and director Renata Litvinova. Zemfira acted as a composer for the film “Goddess: How I Fell in Love.” And then Renata became the director for many of the singer’s videos.

In 2007, the singer’s new disc was released, where she announced that her group had broken up. Released in 2009 new collection songs. She tours a lot and is also working on the soundtrack for Litvinova’s new film.

In 2013, the singer received an award as best performer Russia. At the end of this year, she performed with a new group, which in translation was called “Triangle”. Guitarist Bro and drummer Luka became famous in it. It turned out that these were the singer’s nephews (twins Arthur and Artem Ramazanov).

In 2016, the singer went on a world tour. She performed concerts in many countries.

Personal life of Zemfira Ramazanova

There are very different rumors going around about the personal life of Zemfira Ramazanova. And almost all of them are wrong. For example, a rumor about the upcoming wedding of the singer and the lead singer of the group “Dancing Minus” was started by Zemfira herself. It was a “publicity stunt,” she said.

Many argue that the singer belongs gay. There is a rumor that Renata Litvinova and Zemfira are more than friends, but they avoid commenting.

The singer is currently single and has no children. She recently buried her father and older brother. Now he is raising his nephews.

Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova is a singer who opened a new direction in music, called “female rock”. The girl leads a secluded life and flatly refuses to communicate with journalists. There are incredible rumors about her life, which she neither confirms nor denies.

She is known among producers for her strict demands, so she often plays this role herself. With her creativity, she set the musical tone for beginners music groups in the early 2000s.

Despite her, sometimes shocking appearance, Zemfira was included in the magazine’s lists in the category “One Hundred Most Influential Women of Russia.”

Height, weight, age. How old is Zemfira

Since Zemfira is for her musical activity has changed her images many times, fans are rushing to find out not only her biography, but also her parameters: height, weight, age. How old Zemfira is also remains a pressing question, because due to the fact that she weighs only fifty-seven kilograms, with a height of one hundred and seventy-three centimeters, it is difficult to correctly name her age.

Here for lovers Russian rock Zemfira's performance was lucky - the singer does not try to hide these data from the public. This year, in August, the singer will turn forty-two years old. She does not (like most singers) go on strict diets and does not like to visit sports clubs. It’s just that Zemfira is constantly on the move and that’s enough for her to be in excellent physical shape.

Biography of Zemfira

Zemfira's biography began in the city of Ufa. While still a child, she began to develop a passion for music. At the age of five she is sent to a music school. There the girl studied piano, then sang in the choir and was a vocalist. Two years later, little Zemfira wrote her first song. To choose from musical genre influenced by elder brother Ramil.

Music was not the child's only hobby. Despite his average height, she was the captain of the women's basketball team.

In addition to school, she graduated from a music school in her hometown, the vocal department. She managed to work as a radio presenter.

In parallel with work, the girl creates her own group, called “Zemfira”. In 1998, she decided to move to the capital in order to be able to further develop her musical career.

The producer of the already well-known group “Mumiy-Troll” at that time, after listening, invited her to record an album. From this moment the rise of a new star in the world of show business begins.

The singer's debut album was released literally the next year. Many songs from the album began to be played on popular radio stations. Zemfira shot a video for one of her songs in Prague.

The girl instantly became popular. Her songs “Speed”, “London Sky” and “Snow” won the love of millions of listeners in a short period of time. At the end of the same year, the singer went on a concert tour, which ended only in January of the following year.

Zemfira presented her second album in the spring of 2000. It was called “Forgive me my love.” This album became the most successful in the singer’s career and the best-selling. Thanks to the songs included in the album, the girl and her group were awarded several awards. She planned another tour. However, such popularity also brought negative results. At her concert, which took place in the city of Yakutsk, more than ten people were injured due to a large crowd of people. The authorities blamed the performer for this, but she was not to blame for what happened. It wasn’t her who sold the tickets and it wasn’t the singer who filled the stadium to capacity. This incident unsettled the artist a little; she apologized to the fans and did not appear on stage for almost a year.

The singer’s next album took first place in the “Album of the Year” category, organized by Muz-TV in 2003.

In 2005, the fourth album “Vendetta” was released, which was highly praised by critics and fans.

Zemfira released a live album, which included about ten hits from previous albums.

Several more albums were released in subsequent years. They included new songs and already beloved hits, but in a new arrangement.

As mentioned earlier, the performer does not like to give interviews and rarely appears in her videos. In 2012, Zemfira closed her official website due to dirt and gossip that was addressed to the singer. Many criticize her lifestyle, image and behavior. However, millions of fans of creativity extraordinary artist they sincerely wrote to her not to pay attention to the opinions of others and wished her creative success.

In 2016, her album “Little Man” was released. During the tour in support of her album, Zemfira announced her intention to end her touring activities. Nevertheless, she continues to delight fans with new songs. Last year, directors began negotiating with her about having the singer record and perform the soundtrack to the film “Sevastopol 1952.” Whether Zemfira agrees to this proposal - time will tell.

Singer Zemfira and Renata Litvinova got married photo 2015

Information about the singer’s unconventional orientation appears in the press quite often. People, when the behind-the-scenes life is carefully hidden from them, begin to fantasize in order to somehow satisfy their curiosity.

In 2007, the girl began to communicate closely with Russian actress Renata Litvinova. They gave an interview together for a fashionable glossy magazine, Renata acted as the singer’s producer, and she, in turn, recorded soundtracks for her films. After this they were often seen together.

It even got to the point that a few years later they started talking about the singer Zemfira and Renata Litvinova getting married - a photo from 2015 was supposedly attached and it all happened secretly in Stockholm. Ramazanova and Litvinova did not react to this statement. Listeners can only guess: is this true, or just another “duck” of unscrupulous “scribblers”.

Personal life of Zemfira

The singer herself is a secretive person. She is categorically against any interviews. Journalists have long come to the conclusion that Zemfira’s personal life is generally a closed topic. Nevertheless, this part of the biography worries not only the press, but also her fans. About what happens to a musician on love front There are a lot of rumors, gossip and speculation. In part, Zemfira herself provoked such increased attention from fans when she announced her supposedly upcoming engagement. The matter did not go further than talk and it became clear to everyone that this was just a PR move to attract people’s attention to his person.

The public was quite surprised when they learned about the acquaintance of Zemfira and Roman Abramovich. If you believe the information that circulated on the Internet, it turns out that they were connected not just by friendship, but by something more.

The private side of the singer’s life raises many questions, both from representatives of the press and from ordinary people. However, people are not one hundred percent sure that they will ever hear true information regarding Zemfira’s personal life.

Husband of singer Zemfira

Singer Zemfira's husband - does he really exist? Knowing the secretive nature of the producer, fans of her work write that they would not be surprised if it suddenly turns out that the girl has been married a long time ago. Be that as it may, Zemfira is now alone and has not yet found a life partner.

Zemfira interesting person both as a singer and as a person. Her musical works are often subject to negative criticism. However, she does not pay attention to comments from the outside and continues to sing as she likes. Fans hope that the singer will find her soul mate and it doesn’t matter if it’s a man or a woman, the main thing is that their idol is truly happy.

Zemfira's family

Zemfira's family consists of numerous relatives. She is a Tatar, and the people of this nation are known to be very friendly. Zemfira’s father, Talgat Talkhoevich Ramazanov, worked at school all his life. Mother - Florida Khakievna Ramazanova is a doctor by training.

The singer has an older brother and two paternal half-brothers. The fact is that for Talgat Talkhoevich this was the third marriage. Being young, he was the first handsome man and enjoyed success with women. In his first two marriages he had a son, but he became happy only with his third family.

Zemfira is kind to her loved ones. Arriving in hometown with concerts, she always reserved front row seats for the family. In one of her father’s interviews, he said that his daughter achieved everything in life on her own; they could not help her financially. Ramazanov boasted that Zemfira, having received one of her first fees, did not buy housing for herself in the capital. The daughter bought her parents an apartment in one of central regions city ​​of Ufa, made repairs there and furnished it with furniture. He also recalled with pride when, at the beginning of 2000, his daughter was awarded youth award named after Sh. Babich. Then he first came to the Bashkir The White house, where the Prime Minister handed over the award to him.

The spring of 2009 can be called tragic for Zemfira. Her beloved father died of a massive heart attack. Ramil Talgatovich's health has deteriorated greatly over the past four years. The fact is that his two sons from previous marriages died suddenly. On top of that, while working at the dacha, he tripped and fell, resulting in a concussion. The body could not stand it and on May 10, Zemfira’s father passed away.

Unfortunately, as it turned out, the series of losses in the singer’s family was only gaining momentum. A year later he dies brother Zemfira Ramil. He was an entrepreneur and worked as a director of a well-known retail chain. My brother was fond of spearfishing. During one of these “forays” something went wrong and Ramil tragically dies. For the singer, this was a real blow, because she and her brother were very close, they trusted each other with all their secrets.

Zemfira began to worry about her mother, about her health after the loss of her husband and son. She was going to transport Florida Khakievna to her place in Moscow, but did not have time. The woman could not bear the pain of loss and died in 2015. The parents were buried together, according to all Islamic laws.

Zemfira had a hard time with the death of loved ones and refused concerts and tours, no matter how tempting they were. But still, she found the strength to move on.

Children of Zemfira

Zemfira's children are her nephews Arthur and Artem. Probably only thanks to them, the girl did not withdraw into herself, continues to perform on stage and delight the audience. After tragic death father of twins, Zemfira considers it her duty to take care of the children of her brother.

Although the two brothers are similar, their characters are radically different: one was an aloof, well-educated child at school, and the other was the life of the party, who was not at all interested in knowledge or grades. They graduated from a prestigious gymnasium; their father wanted to send them to London, but did not have time. Zemfira fulfilled her brother's wish. The nephews went to study directing abroad. In 2013, my aunt performed with her nephews at a concert in Luzhniki. This was the only performance of the Ramazanov brothers. They returned to Ufa, are recording songs in the studio, but are not yet trying to advertise their activities. They plan to go to England again, this time to gain knowledge in the field of pop vocals.

The singer loves her nephews and tries to accept Active participation in their lives. They, in turn, wish their aunt to become a mother and please them with brothers or sisters.

Photo of Zemfira before and after plastic surgery

Very often the singer changes her appearance and clothing style. Since she herself is a reserved person and does not like to talk with journalists, often the latter, together with fans, begin to think up or invent something that does not actually exist. When the girl began to lose weight sharply, someone posted two pictures online different periods her life and signed “photos of Zemfira before and after plastic surgery.” In fact, the singer believes that she plastic surgery to nothing. She is of the opinion that if someone is not satisfied with her appearance, then don’t look at her, it is impossible to please everyone.

Zemfira only once starred in a photo shoot. She agreed to this only to promote her new album. She was not comfortable in long dresses, shoes on high platform and a ton of cosmetics on the face. Be that as it may, for her it became a kind of test, which she passed with honor. The artist herself does not favor printed publications, believing that it is a waste of time.

Instagram and Wikipedia Zemfira

Knowing the musician’s pathological dislike for her person, it would be ridiculous to think that she has a page on Instagram and Zemfira’s Wikipedia is, in fact, the only official page on the Internet, where you can find reliable information about the singer.

Still, Zemfira has an Instagram page: it was made by the singer’s fans. They mainly post photos from concerts and parties in which the singer takes part.

The official website is more like a “business card reminder”. Here you can find all Zemfira's songs and albums.