Together against all odds
When Catherine met Vladimir, she was only nineteen years old, and he was already forty-six. She was an unknown student, and he was a popular and sought-after musician with more than one marriage behind him. The public predicted that the couple would soon separate, but they legalized their relationship in 2001 and live together to this day.
Of course, there was a crisis in the relationship, when Vladimir even left for another woman. There were rumors of divorce every now and then in the press, but the difficult times were behind them. The musician is very grateful to his wife for her patience, feminine wisdom, and understanding.
She supports him in all his endeavors and even shares his extreme hobbies. For example, together they calmly ride a motorcycle at a speed of 120 km/h.
Fighting the “green serpent”
It was thanks to his wife that Vladimir stopped drinking. As Ekaterina says, her husband became heavily addicted to alcohol to overcome his aerophobia. One day it happened that the plane, which by pure chance did not get the artist on board, crashed. Since then, Vladimir’s fear of air travel has settled in his soul: he began to lean heavily on alcohol. And since he had to fly often on tour, he began to touch the bottle more often.
It was his wife who helped him overcome his aerophobia. As Ekaterina says, on the plane she simply takes her husband’s hand and says that everything will be fine and that she is nearby.
Believe it or not, my wife’s wise approach helped me overcome my addiction. Now Vladimir looks twenty years younger: the bags under his eyes have disappeared, even the wrinkles on his face have disappeared. Fans note how prettier and fresher their idol has become.
“I didn’t believe that he did it”: the killer of Vladimir Kuzmin’s daughter served time and got in touch with the star
Ekaterina and Vladimir Kuzmin did not respond to the message from Lisa’s killer.
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65-year-old Vladimir Kuzmin is happily married to his wife Ekaterina. She became a friend to his three daughters Sonya, Martha and Nicole. Vladimir and Ekaterina experienced not only happy moments together, but also many troubles. It so happened that it was Katya who informed Kuzmin about the death of his two children, daughter Lisa and son Stepan.
Lisa was killed 18 years ago in her apartment. 25-year-old Lisa was killed by her boyfriend Sergei Glushkov, who was caught and convicted. Vladimir Kuzmin had a hard time with the death of his children and never talked about it, and only once made an exception - recently in the program “The Fate of a Man.” “I dream about them every night...” says Kuzmin about the dead Lisa and Styopa.
In an archive photo. Lisa and Stepan stand next to Vladimir Kuzmin.
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Lisa was her father's favorite, studied at Gnesinka, wrote poetry and music. She was killed in the apartment that her father gave her. It turns out that recently a man who served time for the murder of Lisa got in touch with Vladimir and Ekaterina Kuzmina.
Vladimir Kuzmin finds it difficult to find the words: “God gives us trials so that later we will learn what happiness is, what life is. We survived... No one still knows what happened there. This guy served his time and later apologized via the Internet. Nobody knows what happened... The story is very strange. What could I do... I didn’t believe it was him. I had a feeling that it wasn’t him...” Kuzmin recalls that at the trial, the lawyer for Lisa’s killer was able to present convincing arguments about his innocence.
Ekaterina Kuzmina clarifies that the man who served time for the murder of Liza Kuzmina got in touch with them quite recently: “A few months ago this young man wrote to us with an apology on the Internet. We didn’t answer anything...” Vladimir Kuzmin’s family does not plan to communicate with him.
Kuzmin's wife Katya (right) is now friends with his three daughters Sonya, Nicole and Marta.
Photo: Personal page of the hero of the publication on the social network
Lisa Kuzmina was the eldest daughter of musician and poet Tatyana Artemyeva. In this marriage, Kuzmin also had a son, Stepan, and a daughter, Sonya. Stepan was very worried about Liz leaving. Ekaterina Kuzmina says: “From 2001 to 2009 there were feelings of fear because of Styopa...” The guy died more than ten years ago in a fire. Vladimir Kuzmin can hardly hold back his tears: “Since childhood, he was super talented, there is a recording of him playing the most complex works on the keyboard at the age of 10, and performed at my concert. England did not do him any good...” In their marriage, Vladimir and Ekaterina Kuzmin have no children together, but they communicate well with the musician’s three daughters.
Romance with a Diva
In the interview, journalists did not ignore the topic of Vladimir’s affair with the Prima Donna. The singer recalled the story of their acquaintance: how Pugacheva needed a person who would create a program for her and, on the basis of a recommendation, Kuzmin came to her. After talking a little, the artists realized that they had a lot in common. Without thinking twice, Alla took the musician with her on tour to America. And so their romance began.
And although the couple eventually broke up, Vladimir is still grateful to Pugacheva for everything she did for him. The singer admits that he has only the best memories.
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Vladimir Kuzmin left his 28-year-old girlfriend and returned to his wife
Vladimir Kuzmin left his 28-year-old girlfriend and returned to his wife
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Veteran of Russian rock, author and performer of lyrical compositions Vladimir Kuzmin is in love and happy again. And with his ex-wife! The 64-year-old musician returned to his ex-wife, and they again live under the same roof.
Homewrecker Yachtswoman
Let us remember that in June 2020, Kuzmin and his wife Ekaterina Trofimova announced their divorce after 17 years of marriage. Since then, Svetlana Karpukhina, a 27-year-old (at that time) yachtswoman from Kaliningrad, has been seen next to the singer. Svetlana is 36 years younger than Kuzmin. The musician gave her a yacht with the telling name “Pretty Woman” (after the name of his old hit). It was assumed that because of her, Vladimir broke up with his wife. Then the musician wrote on Instagram: “With great respect and love for each other, while remaining close friends, Katya and I are announcing a divorce. It's time for everyone to go their own way."
Vladimir Kuzmin and Ekaterina Trofimova got married in 2001, the couple lived together for 17 years. Photo: Evguenii Matveev/Russian Look
With his new muse Svetlana, Kuzmin went on river cruises more than once. But this summer he sailed on a yacht in the company of old friends, without Sveta. And the page of Kuzmin’s beloved with their shared photos suddenly disappeared from social networks. We haven't heard anything about Svetlana Karpukhina lately.
The other day, on his Instagram, Vladimir Kuzmin published a fresh photo with his ex-wife Ekaterina. “Something like this,” the musician wrote in the explanation of the photo. Katya posted a similar photo on her page.
“Vladimir, this is not “somehow”, these are tears of joy in our eyes,” “everything new is well forgotten old,” the fans instantly responded. Is the couple reunited?
Komsomolskaya Pravda called Ekaterina, Kuzmin’s ex-wife (she is 27 years younger than Vladimir).
"WE CAN'T WITHOUT EACH OTHER"
- Ekaterina, are you and Vladimir Kuzmin again?
- Yes. This is true.
- Congratulations! How did you manage to bring the family together?
“All this time we maintained very friendly, close relations and treated each other with warmth. And at some point we just realized that we couldn’t live without each other. We decided to be together again.
- Why did you get divorced?
- Well, somehow it must have become difficult for both of them. We were married together for a long time. Perhaps a little tired of each other. But, you see, we couldn’t separate.
— They wrote that you were leaving for India...
- No. I traveled a lot, of course, but I never left anywhere for a long time. I lived and still live in Moscow.
— Kuzmin has a large country house. After the divorce, did you share property?
- They didn’t share. We got divorced and lived in different places. And now I have returned to his house again.
- Who was the first to suggest: let's start over?
- It’s impossible to say who is first. We discussed this for a long time, decided, looked closely at each other: we can - we can’t...
— How did you spend this period that you were apart? Did you come to his concerts?
— I was at some, of course. I’m probably not ready to analyze and explain everything right now. After the divorce, we continued to communicate closely with his children. And I traveled with his daughter Sonya.
— Is Kuzmin writing new songs for you now?
- Yes. He is in good creative shape and mood.
— Vladimir Kuzmin’s brother stated that Vladimir registered a marriage with Svetlana Karpukhina at the beginning of 2019. And she herself confirmed this. It turns out that Kuzmin is now married to another woman?
- No, he was not married to Svetlana.
Kuzmin and Svetlana Karpukhina
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— Svetlana stated that she was Kuzmin’s assistant and director. Does she continue to work with him?
- No. She did not work with him and does not work.
— Is it her fault that you and Vladimir broke up?
- I don’t want to discuss this, sorry.
STOP DRINKING AND GOING ON TOUR
The media wrote that Catherine was tired of the artist’s alcoholic libations. Several times during her marriage she tried to leave him, but he begged for her forgiveness. And then he himself began to get angry with Katya for allegedly being seen in the company of young men. But Kuzmin also loves the attention of girls. And the appearance of the blonde Sveta next to him was confirmation of this.
There were rumors that Catherine was tired of the artist’s alcoholic libations
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However, true love has withstood all the tests. As Kuzmin’s brother Alexander told KP, Vladimir now doesn’t drink at all, which all his relatives are very happy about.
“I haven’t talked to Vladimir yet about his reunion with Katya, but judging by the fact that he is inspired, he is doing well and is in great shape,” Alexander Kuzmin told KP. — Volodya has a lot of unrealized material, he works in the studio every day - writing a new album. And he's going on tour soon.
— By age, Vladimir Kuzmin is a pensioner. Receives a pension?
- Yes. He gets a bonus for being a people's artist. But he deserved it. I am glad that Volodya is doing well in his personal life.
FROM THE KP DOSSIER
Kuzmin, despite being called the grandfather of romantic rock, remains cheerful and creatively prolific. Plus, he's a dollar millionaire. As reported in open sources, Kuzmin bought an entire floor—that’s five apartments—in a building on Academician Pilyugin Street in Moscow. The total cost of this property is 1 million 460 thousand dollars (about 93 million rubles at the current exchange rate). He also owns an apartment in a house on Smolenskaya-Sennaya Square worth 1 million 210 thousand dollars (approximately 77 million rubles).
In an elite village on the shore of the Istra Reservoir, he built a two-story mansion (2 million 370 thousand dollars, or 151 million 680 thousand rubles). He lives in this house with his wife Katya. The cottage has six levels, of which two are underground with a music studio located there.
The grandfather of Russian rock is a dollar millionaire.
All the composer's muses
The relationship with Ekaterina is the longest in Kuzmin’s life. From 1979 to 1985, he was married to the poet Tatyana Artemyeva , who wrote poetry for his songs. Then there was an affair with Alla Pugacheva , with whom he sang a duet. In 1990, Kuzmin left for the United States and married American model Kelly Curzon , but soon divorced. He lived in a civil marriage with actress Vera Sotnikova , to whom he dedicated the hit “I Will Never Forget You.”
met Ekaterina Trofimova in 2000 on the beach in Anapa. Young Katya from Yelabuga was vacationing with her parents, came to Kuzmin’s concert, came up for an autograph and captivated the performer. He himself invited her to sit in a restaurant and took the phone. The difference of 27 years did not bother the star. To show the seriousness of his intentions, he invited Katya and her parents to the next concert. Then he persuaded the girl to fly to him in Moscow. A year later the couple got married. The spouses have no children in this marriage.
But from previous relationships, Kuzmin has four heirs: his daughter Sonya from his marriage with poetess Tatyana Artemyeva is 33 years old, Martha, the middle daughter from an affair with Irina Miltsina, is 32 years old, the singer’s youngest daughter Nicole from a relationship with a dark-skinned fan Tatyana Muingo is 30 years old . There is also a 30-year-old adopted son, Nikita (lives in the USA).
more older children of Kuzmin, born in marriage to Tatyana Artemyeva, died tragically. Daughter Lisa was found murdered in 2002 in her apartment: the 24-year-old girl had her throat cut by her lover. And in 2009, tragedy happened to her brother Stepan: he fell out of the window of his own apartment in Moscow.
