It so happened that Ekaterina Feoktistovna Shavrina had to overcome serious difficulties in life from childhood. To "break out into the people" she had to go through many trials. Natural data and perseverance were her first assistants. And, of course, the kind attitude of the people around her.
Ural hardening
The formal biography of the singer Yekaterina Shavrina is not much different from the biography of ordinary Soviet women. The future performer of popular songs and romances was born in a workers' village in the Urals. In 1942. A large family - five daughters and one son - lived together. Father is a chauffeur, and mother was in charge of the household. The parents adhered to the old Christian faith. This circumstance left a special imprint on Katerina's worldview and lifestyle. Until the age of four, the girl did not speak. Concerned about this disease, the parents took the child to the doctors.
After the examination, it turned out that Katya's hearing aid was impaired. I had to do a complicated operation, which ended well. As if by magic, she immediately spoke and even sang. This is what parental love and Soviet medicine are capable of. There is one more circumstance that influenced the development and further fate of the child. The radio was never turned off in the house. Music and songs sounded from morning to evening. The girl easily memorized words and motives. And when the school held shows of amateur performances, Shavrina's student always took an active part in such events.
Already at the age of 14, she had to officially go to work as a cleaner in a local cultural institution. Father died suddenly, and it was necessary to somehow keep afloat. The vociferous girl was noticed by experts and invited to sing in the Perm Regional Choir. From that moment, the professional career of the singer Ekaterina Shavrina began. The next step is moving to the city of Kuibyshev, which is now called Samara, and performing as a soloist of the Volga Folk Choir. Here the singer met the composer Grigory Ponomarenko.
Edge of success
The close collaboration between the singer and the composer brought the expected effect. On all TV channels and on the radio, Topol and Naryan-Mar were heard. In a short time, the whole country recognized the young performer Ekaterina Shavrina. And as is customary in the creative environment, Katya and Grigory began to live together, without formalizing their relationship. Naturally, the husband and wife had a son. But in the province, the singer is already getting cramped. She accepts the invitation to move to the capital. Ekaterina unlearned and received a director's education at GITIS.
The popular singer is invited to various festivals and competitions. In Moscow, Shavrina made friends with the People's Artist of the Soviet Union Lyudmila Zykina. In the early 70s, the film Shadows Disappear at Noon was released. A song sung by Catherine was used as a background music. A folk singer from the USSR was twice invited to perform in the UN conference hall. The history of Russian pop music does not know such precedents.
Shavrina's personal life was not very disgusting. The second time she married a musician named Lazdin. The husband and wife had twin girls and the next step was divorced. Unfortunately, this also happens. Today, fans know how the singer lives, Catherine does not make a secret out of this. She spends a lot of time with her daughters and grandchildren. She communicates with her son regularly. He rarely performs on stage - when they call.
