Vladimir Lyovkin is a former soloist of the Na-Na group, which became mega-popular in the nineties. He was a TV presenter, director, producer. The singer also conducts social activities.
Vladimir Lyovkin in childhood, youth
Vladimir was born on June 6, 1967. Later, the family moved from Moscow to Potsdam (Germany), where Volodya's father began to serve. At the age of 6, the boy went to the music. school, mastered the button accordion. Then the Lyovkins returned to the Union. At school Lyovkin studied well, mastered the guitar. As a teenager, he became interested in rock, organized the group "Mercury Lake".
After school, Lyovkin went to study at the institute, but did not finish his studies: the young man was drafted into the army. The service was near Murmansk, at that time Lyovkin performed in the "Horizon" ensemble. Returning home, Vladimir decided to enter Gnesinka.
Creative career
While studying at Gnesinka, Lyovkin attended auditions, passed a competition in the Na-Na group. It happened in 1989. It was not easy for Vladimir to perform pop music, he loved rock. In 1990, Vladimir Politov appeared in the group, the duet quickly became famous. In 1991, Vyacheslav Zherebkin and Vladimir Asimov were recruited into the group. The schedule was busy, rehearsals and tours took a lot of time.
In 1996, Lyovkin began his studies at GITIS as a director, after 2 years he left "Na-Na". In 1997, the musician took part in the filming of the video for Osin. In 1998, Lyovkin became the editor of the newspaper "Detective Club", later received the position of presenter at the "TV Center". In 1999, Vladimir released a solo album "Steps to yourself". Lyovkin founded the punk group "Kedbl", the collective released 2 albums "Zapanki", "Flomaster".
In 2003, Vladimir left the stage due to a deadly disease - cancer of the lymphatic system. He underwent a serious operation, and was on IVs for a year and a half. Lyovkin managed to defeat the disease, and he resumed his creative activity. In 2009, the musician recorded a new collection.
Vladimir conducts social activities, provides financial assistance to orphanages, shelters, hospitals. Previously, he became the organizer of a charity concert. In 2014, the musician was offered the position of director of the Open Sea festival. In 2015, he recorded a new collection called Life in 3D. In the same period, Lyovkin participated in the show "Just the same".
Personal life
The first time Vladimir married in 1992, the girl Marina. In 1993, a daughter, Victoria, appeared. The relationship was complicated by the fact that under the contract, members of the Na-Na group should not marry. In 1997, on the initiative of Marina, the couple parted.
A year later, Vladimir began to communicate with Oksana Oleshko, a member of the "Hi-Fi" collective. They were together for 5 years. When Lyovkin fell seriously ill, Oksana left him. At that time, the musician was supported by Alina Yarovikova, a famous model, but then they parted.
In 2012, Lyovkin married again, his wife was Marina Ichetovkina, an actress. In 2013, they had a daughter, Nick.
