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Nadezhda Georgievna Babkina

(born March 19, 1950, Akhtubinsk[1][2], Astrakhan region, RSFSR, USSR) - Soviet and Russian folk and pop singer, actress, TV presenter, folk song researcher, teacher, political and public figure. Founder and artistic director of the vocal ensemble “Russian Song” (since 1974[1][2]). Artistic director-director of the Moscow State Budgetary Institution “Moscow State Academic Theater “Russian Song”” (since February 22, 1994[3]). People's Artist of the RSFSR (1992)[4]. Winner of the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1978). Member of the Russian political party "United Russia".

Professor, Doctor of Art History (1996) International Academy of Sciences (San Marino)[5]. Honorary Academician of the International Academy of Information, Information Processes and Technologies (MAIIPT, 1996)[5].

Deputy of the Moscow City Duma (2014-2019).

Biography[ | ]

Nadezhda Babkina was born on March 19, 1950 in the city of Akhtubinsk [1] [2] of the Astrakhan region, in the family of a hereditary Volga Cossack Georgy Ivanovich Babkin (1916-1990) and a primary school teacher Tamara Aleksandrovna Babkina (1925-2008).

She spent her childhood and school years in the village of Zubovka, Chernoyarsk district, Astrakhan region[6].

She sang from early childhood. In 1967, while studying in the 10th grade of high school, she won the All-Russian Youth Competition in the genre of Russian folk song[1][2].

After graduating from high school in 1967, she entered and in 1971 graduated from the Astrakhan Music College[2].

In 1971 she entered the conducting and choral faculty of the Gnessin State Musical and Pedagogical Institute in Moscow. She graduated from the institute with two specialties: “conducting a folk choir” (in 1976) and “solo folk singing” (in 1983)[2][5].

In 1974, while still a student, within the walls of Gnesinka she formed the vocal ensemble “Russian Song”[1][2], which consisted of six girls[5]. At the first concerts of the ensemble in small towns and villages, few people gathered. They also performed on factory floors with machines running. The first notable success was a performance in Sochi at the All-Russian Soviet Song Competition in 1976[7]. Soon three men were added to the group of girls. The ensemble under the direction of Nadezhda Babkina has performed more than a hundred arrangements of Russian folk songs, created a large number of thematic concert programs, performances, and folk performances (“Wedding,” “Maslenitsa,” “Night Fortune Telling.” “When the Sand Rises,” “Russian Song” collects friends”, etc.). Many numbers became hits (arrangements of the songs “Golden-domed Moscow”, “Dunin’s head is sick”, “How my mother wanted me”, “If you want to be a military man”, “Girl Nadya”, etc.). At the first stages, composers Zhanna Kuznetsova and Vladimir Belyaev actively collaborated with “Russian Song”. The composition of the ensemble changed several times. For many years, honorable persons have been participating in it. art. RF Tatyana Savanova (from the date of foundation), Vladimir Levashov, Nikolay Kuzmich[5].

In 1985, Babkina entered the faculty of stage and mass performance directors of the Higher Theater Courses at the State Institute of Theater Arts named after A.V. Lunacharsky (GITIS), from which she graduated in 1986, receiving the specialty “director of variety and mass performances”[1][2 ]. Since then, she has come up with and directed skits and performances herself. She took an active part in directing and staging the landmark performance of the Russian Song Theater “Forged Wheel” (directed by Honored Artist of Russia A.L. Fedorov), in which she played the main role of Fate [ source not specified 939 days

].

In 1991, she successfully debuted as a singer-soloist at the International Music Festival “Slavic Bazaar” in Vitebsk (Belarus). From now on he performs solo programs. In addition to Russian romances, folk songs and their adaptations, the singer’s repertoire includes many works by modern authors (“Cossack Nadya”, “White-White”, “Tsvetnoy Boulevard”, etc.) [ source not specified 939 days

].

In 1993, with the help of the Moscow State Musical Center “Russian Song”, she organized the Russian competition of folk song performers “Nizhny Novgorod Carousel - 93”, and laid the foundation for the folklore festival “Cossack Krut” (1997); Since 1999, he has headed the jury of the Russian Olga Kovaleva Competition[5].

On March 17, 2010, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev awarded Nadezhda Babkina the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree[8][9].

He is actively involved in teaching at the Russian Institute of Theater Arts (GITIS), where he is the artistic director of the workshop and a professor at the department of pop art.

She is a People's Artist of the Chechen Republic[1].

On June 17, 2012 she was awarded the honorary title “People’s Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia”[1][10][11].

On November 17, 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Nadezhda Babkina the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree[12].

Theater "Russian Song"[ | ]

The play “Chasing Two Hares” at the Russian Song Theater.
In 1989, on the basis of the Russian Song ensemble, Babkina created the multifunctional Moscow State Folklore [5].

Since April 1994, folklore has become an independent organization under the jurisdiction of the Moscow City Culture Committee. It consists of an instrumental group of six musicians, who own many of the arrangements. Directors Sergei Tsvetkov, Lyubov Grechishnikova, choreographer Elena Karaseva, artists A. Mamaev, M. Fedorova, Valentin Yudashkin take part in the work of the center. The theater is engaged in staging musical and stage compositions, theatrical musical folk performances, publishing specialized (repertoire and methodological) literature, providing advisory assistance to folk singers, supporting young talents, experimental creativity (in the educational ensemble-workshop "Slavs", the Folk Song Theater under the direction of Tamara Smyslovoy and others)[5].

In September 2000, in connection with the further improvement of the creative diversity of areas in its work, the Center was reorganized into the State Budgetary Institution of Culture “Moscow State Musical Theater of Folklore “Russian Song”” (GBUK “MGMTF “Russian Song”), with the appointment of Nadezhda Babkina for the position of artistic director-director of the theater.

Political activity[ | ]

Nadezhda Babkina is an active member of the Russian political party United Russia.

On June 23, 2008, the Moskovsky Komsomolets Estonia newspaper published an interview in which Nadezhda Babkina approved the actions of the Estonian Government in moving the monument to Soviet soldiers who fell in the Great Patriotic War from Tõnismägi Hill in the center of Tallinn to the Military Cemetery, and called on those living in Estonian Russians do not protest against the authorities of the republic. According to the artist’s words quoted by the newspaper, Babkina “reminded everyone living in Estonia that they must accept the actions of their government, since they are still here.” The newspaper also quoted Babkina as saying that she could not understand why some Russians were outraged by the transfer of the Bronze Soldier. “It was not destroyed, but moved to the cemetery, where you can walk and lay flowers.” Babkina also gave advice to Estonian politicians on how to work with the Russian population of the country[13].

On January 28, 2012, she spoke in Yekaterinburg at a rally in support of Vladimir Putin[14].

On February 6, 2012, she was officially registered as a proxy of the candidate for President of the Russian Federation and the current Prime Minister Vladimir Putin[15].

On March 11, 2014, she signed a collective appeal to the Russian public from Russian cultural figures in support of the President’s position on Ukraine and Crimea[16].

On September 15, 2014, she participated in the elections to the Moscow City Duma in electoral district No. 6 (Golovinsky, Levoberezhny, Khovrino districts and part of Western Degunino), where she received the majority of votes[17]. As a deputy, she achieved the opening of children's music studios in schools in her district[18].

Family[ | ]

• Father - Georgy Ivanovich Babkin (1916-1990), worked in senior positions at enterprises and national economic organizations in the Astrakhan region, played various instruments and sang beautifully[19].
• Mother - Tamara Aleksandrovna Babkina (Chistyakova) (1925-2008[20]), worked as a primary school teacher, from the Chistyakov family, which owned a manufactory in Moscow before the October Revolution of 1917; after the Civil War they sold the house on Malaya Bronnaya and moved first to Nizhny Novgorod, and then to Astrakhan, where they bought a wooden house in Trusovo[19].

Personal life[ | ]

Nadezhda Babkina and Evgeny Gor (Gorshechkov) at the 5th anniversary of the “Let Them Talk” program. September 10, 2010.

• First husband (1974–1991) - Vladimir Evgenievich Zasedatelev (09/18/1947–05/24/2012[21][22]), drummer, played in the VIA “Leisya, Song”, in the VIA “Gems”, in the VIA “Red Poppies” , in the late 1980s he worked in the Spectrum group of Lev Leshchenko, fell in love with backing vocalist Albina Levchenko, whom he married and lived with her until the end of his life, worked in the Presidential Variety Symphony Orchestra conducted by Pavel Ovsyannikov, was buried in the old Pyatnitskoye cemetery in Moscow, next to his parents[22][23]. Son - Danila Vladimirovich Babkin (until August 20, 2020 - Zasedatelev[6]) (born January 15, 1975), lawyer, candidate of legal sciences[24], owner of a law firm, serves as a bell ringer in the Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands in Moscow, married since 2007 year on Tatyana[19][25][26]. Grandson - Georgy Danilovich Babkin (until August 20, 2020 - Zasedatelev[6]) (born March 18, 2010)[26].
• Granddaughter - Vera Danilovna Babkina (until August 20, 2020 - Zasedateleva[6]) (born August 14, 2013).
• Granddaughter - Marfa Danilovna Babkina (until August 20, 2020 - Zasedateleva[6]) (born April 24, 2015).

Personal life

Nothing is known about the personal life of Evgeniy Gor before his move to Moscow. But when the young man was 23 years old, at a competition for young musicians in Saratov, he met the performer of Russian folk songs, Nadezhda Babkina. At first, this union began as a creative one, but after a short period of time, during the recording of the “Song of the Year” program, Babkina introduced Evgeniy as her beloved person.

The novel by Evgeny Gor and Nadezhda Babkina received a huge response. Not only fans, but the whole country talked about them. Even those people who are not interested in the work of the national artist could not ignore such news. And the main reason was the huge age difference. The fact is that Nadezhda Georgievna is more than 30 years older than her lover.

Naturally, the public had very different reactions to such relationships. People “divorced” them and “brought them together” again, talked about the lack of sincerity and real feelings, accused Gore of self-interest and an attempt to “promote himself” at the expense of a celebrity. In 2010, information even appeared in the media that the common-law husband was going to sue the singer for part of the jointly acquired property and even contacted a lawyer about this.

Evgeny Gor, Nadezhda Babkina and Alexander Vasiliev

Another rumor about the performers was that their romance was actually a cover for the singer’s unconventional sexual orientation. There were also those who attributed a relationship with actor Vyacheslav Manucharov to Evgeniy. They were registered as lovers simply because Horus came to his birthday party. Naturally, the performer does not even comment on such speculation. The actual marriage of Evgeny and Nadezhda has long passed the ten-year mark.

Of course, not everything is going smoothly for the couple. They separated while Evgeny Gorshechkov studied singing in America. There were rumors that Babkina even started a romantic relationship with her new boyfriend, the nephew of the mayor of Moscow Anton Sobyanin. But when Gore returned to Russia, he was again seen in the company of his common-law wife.

Regular conversations about the separation of the star couple began in November 2020. Both Evgeny Gor and Nadezhda Georgievna Babkina appeared at social parties separately during this period. Joint photos of Evgeniy Gor and his wife were not updated on social networks, although Babkina previously posted similar photos on Instagram regularly. The singer’s long-standing statement that he would never officially marry Babkina, as he values ​​freedom and independence and views stamps in his passport negatively, also added fuel to the fire. However, there were no official comments about the final break in relations from the couple at that time.

Creativity[ | ]

Discography[ | ]

• "Soul in the Steppe" (1986)
• “The Reeds Made Noise” (1994)
• "Cossack Nadya" (1995)
• “I believed, I believed” (1998)
• "Black Moth" (1999)
• “We’re so sick!” (2000)
• "Russian Lady" (2001)
• “I didn’t think, I didn’t know” (2004) - with the group “Diskomafia”
• "Grand Collection" (2004)
• "Four Courtyards" (2006)
• "Forged Wheel" (2006)
• "Ducks Are Flying" (2007)
• “In a starry round dance” (2007)
• "Songs of Russia" (2008)
• “Babkin Rock” (2010) - with the group “After 11”
• "New and Unreleased" (2010)

Clips[ | ]

• Thunderstorm (2000)
• So we met (2000) - duet with Vladimir Nazarov

Filmography[ | ]

1. 1984 - TASS is authorized to declare... - folklore artist
2. 1988 - Who is the singer married to? — Nadezhda singer, performer of folk songs
   (uncredited)
3. 1993 - If only I knew... - singer
4. 2003 - The Snow Queen - mother of Gerda and Kai
5. 2006 - Cheerful neighbors - episode
6. 2007 - Silly Star - member of the Star Wars Project Commission
7. 2007-2008 - Love is not show business

Vocals in films[ | ]

1. 2000 - New Bremen - Atamansha
2. 2004 - My big Armenian wedding

Television[ | ]

• In 2007, she was the host of the culinary program “Recipes of Fate” on TV-3[29].
• Since 2010, he has acted as a defense attorney in the talk show “Fashionable Sentence” on Channel One [30].
• In 2020, together with Timati, she starred in an advertisement for a joint promotion of the Pyaterochka and Pepsi retail chain[31].

Music

While still studying at the Izhevsk studio, Evgeny Gor began to write songs himself, which he performed together with the young group “After 11”. The guys took part in a competition for young performers in Saratov, where Nadezhda Babkina was a member of the jury. The singer invited the band's vocalist to move to Moscow, where he would have much more prospects. For several years, Evgeny Gor and Nadezhda Babkina have been performing together in her ensemble “Russian Song”

Later, the musician organizes his own project “Unite It”, in which he again becomes the frontman, keyboardist and vocalist, and also writes lyrics. The group performs high-quality sound in a mixed genre from Britpop to soft rock. Evgeny Gor's songs are predominantly in English, although he also has a number of hits in Russian. For the same reason, he replaced his real surname with a pseudonym - in English Gore sounds much more impressive.

Evgeny Gor in his youth and Joseph Kobzon

In 2012, the singer, together with “Unite It,” participated in the national selection of the international vocal festival “Eurovision”. The musicians managed to reach the finals, but lost the right to represent Russia to the Buranovskie Babushki group. At the same time, Evgeniy starred in the program “Life is Beautiful!”, where he performed the romance “Cruel Love.”

The first album, “Flying My Life,” recorded in California at a Los Angeles recording studio, was deliberately not called the debut album by Gore’s group, since each of the musicians had many years of professional training behind them. In addition to the title song, the compositions “4 Seasons”, “Distant-Close”, “I’m Lonely” and “Almost Like Gods”, which Evgeny Gor and Nadezhda Babkina sang as a duet, became hits. Later, a concert video was released for the song “Do You Love Me,” which the singers also performed together.

In 2015, the musician became a member of the cover band “The Fifth Element”. After some time, the team recorded the single “Everyone is a Champion” in support of Russian athletes on the eve of the home Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Awards[ | ]

• Lenin Komsomol Prize (1978)
• Honored Artist of the RSFSR (April 28, 1986)
• People's Artist of the RSFSR (January 3, 1992) - for great services in the field of musical art
  [4]
• Medal “In Memory of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow” (1997)
• Prize of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia (1998)
• gold medal “For scientific work” of the International Academy of Sciences of Information, Information Processes and Technologies (1998)
• Order of Honor (1999)[32] - for services to the state, great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples, many years of fruitful activity in the field of culture and art
• Prize of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation named after A. I. Fatyanov (2003)
• Honorary Worker of Culture of Kuzbass (2004)
• Order of Friendship (2005)[33] - for services in the field of culture and art, many years of fruitful activity
• Order of St. Stanislaus (2006)
• Order of Francis Skaryna (Belarus) (April 10, 2006) - for great personal contribution to the development of Belarusian-Russian cultural relations, strengthening friendship and cooperation between the peoples of Belarus and Russia
  [34]
• People's Artist of the Republic of Karelia (May 24, 2007) - for services in the field of national culture, great contribution to the development and promotion of song and theatrical art, active concert activity
  [35]
• People's Artist of the Chechen Republic (March 10, 2010) - for outstanding contribution to the development of musical art, creative activity, which has received recognition and wide popularity in the Chechen Republic
  [36]
• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree (March 17, 2010) - for his great contribution to the development of domestic musical art and many years of creative activity
  [8]
• Medal of the Order “For Merit to the Astrakhan Region” (March 17, 2010) - for great contribution to the preservation and development of Russian national musical culture
  [37]
• Order of the International Union of Charitable Organizations “For the revival of the traditions of charity and patronage” (2010)
• Honorary title “Laureate of the Kuzbass Prize” (2011)
• Order of Honor of Kuzbass (2012)
• honorary title “People’s Artist of the Republic of Ingushetia” (June 17, 2012) - for outstanding achievements in the field of musical art and in connection with the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Republic of Ingushetia
  [10]
• Personalized star on the Alley of Stars “Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk” (2014)
• Union State Prize (2014)
• Honorary citizen of the Kemerovo region (January 28, 2020) - for his great personal contribution to the development and enrichment of the song heritage of Russian culture, significant services glorifying the great power and strength of the Russian performing school, dedication and fidelity to art, strengthening cultural ties of Russian regions and unique talent
  [ 38]
• Medal “For Work for the Benefit of the Land of Yaroslavl”, 1st degree (March 3, 2015) - for a great personal contribution to the development of the Yaroslavl region, contributing to its cultural and social well-being
  [39][40].
• Honorary memorial badge “Order of the Grand Duchess Martyr Elizabeth Feodorovna” (June 4, 2020, Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society)[41]
• Commemorative medal “185 years of Andrey Matveevich Baikov” (April 1, 2016)[42]
• Golden badge “For services to the city of Kemerovo” (August 17, 2016)[43]
• Order of Merit for the Fatherland, III degree (November 17, 2016) - for great contribution to the development of national culture and art, many years of creative activity
  [12]
• Anniversary medal “75 years of the Kemerovo region” (March 5, 2018)[44]
• Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation 2020 in the field of culture (January 28, 2020) - for the creation of the Moscow State Musical Theater of Folklore “Russian Song”
  [45]
• The honorary badge “For Merit” is the highest state award of the Amur Region

Evgeny Gor now

In 2020, Evgeniy Gor continued touring as a solo performer. Concerts at which the singer performed together with Olesya Evstigneeva were held in Moscow and other cities of Russia. His discography still consists of only two albums, and he has not yet announced the release of new products. Evgeniy has not left music, but now more often he goes out only as a companion to his common-law wife and does not make statements about the further direction of the development of his creative career in 2020.

Family (father and mother) of Nadezhda Babkina

Nadezhda Georgievna was born on March 19, 1950 in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan Region. The singer's father Georgy Ivanovich Babkin (1916-1990) was a hereditary Volga Cossack and served in the White Army in his youth.

Many relatives from the Babkin family immigrated to other countries during the revolution. They still live in Italy, France and Yugoslavia. Georgy Ivanovich worked as a manager at enterprises related to the national economy. Later he was appointed chairman of the Bolkhuny collective farm.

Nadezhda Georgievna Babkina

Mom - Tamara Alexandrovna (1925-2008) was a primary school teacher. Her maiden name is Chistyakova.

Nadezhda’s maternal grandparents were the owners of a manufactory in the capital. During the civil war, the Chistyakov family was forced to sell their house and move to Nizhny Novgorod. Later they moved to Astrakhan.