Modern show business lives by the laws of the jungle. Talent or natural ability in this environment is valued third. It takes money and nosy producers to be successful. Gemma Khalid was initially unlucky. Financial support - zero. No useful connections. There was only voice and charm.
Forgive me mom
Young people of today know little about the specifics of the Soviet stage. To get into a musical program on television, even with a voice and a repertoire, one had to look for workarounds. Gemma Khalid is a Russian singer by education and attitude. Unusual name and surname cause bewilderment among people. This "chest" is very easy to open. The girl's mother is a native Muscovite. Dad is a native of the African country of Morocco. Love flared up like dry brushwood, and immediately a family was formed. The child also appeared naturally.
Gemma is the name of the main character of the novel The Gadfly. Mom was an erudite and enthusiastic woman. Impressed by the book she had read, she chose a name for her daughter. Prince Khalid, or perhaps a camel driver, did not stay long in chilly Moscow. Husband and wife parted without much regret - a common thing. And the young daughter was left alone. Already in adulthood, Gemma will write and sing the heartfelt song "Forgive me, Mom." And what it was like for her to while away days and nights in a boarding school. Mom had no time for a child, but a grandmother appeared.
At the age of six, the girl went to a music school. The unique abilities immediately attracted the attention of the teachers. In fact, the school became the first step in Gemma's creative career. Already a classical music education, the performer receives at the State School. Gnesins. Correctly placed voice, hard work on the technique of playing the guitar bore fruit. As a student, the singer takes a prize at the festival of Slavic songs "Vitebsk-88". Occupies despite the backstage intrigues and traps.
Little Tavern Girl
While preparing for the trip to the festival in Vitebsk, the performer unexpectedly "lost" the arrangements of the contest songs. Overcoming a serious nervous breakdown and almost loss of voice, Gemma sang a song by the Polish composer Wlodzimierz Korcz. She sang and won the first prize. Edita Piekha responded warmly and highly appreciated the performance. For the singer, this was the first serious lesson on the topic: how the stage backstage lives. But the main thing is a weighty statement of the seriousness of intentions. And in the future, the biography of the talented singer will be replenished with unexpected trials and obstacles.
The acquaintance with the Polish composer Korcz continued. Their creative union lasted almost five years. Wlodzimierz wrote music based on the verses of famous poets. Gemma performed songs and vocal compositions at various venues. Success invariably accompanied the performances. A career on stage was going well, but personal life was not. In any case, the details remain unknown to the general public.
A period has come in the history of our country when people began to save themselves one by one. In the nineties, Gemma deliberately left the stage in the underground passage and even recorded a disc of the same name. Many films have been shot and many monographs have been written about the collapse of the Soviet Union. However, none of the studies say why Gemma Khalid moved to the United States. She left and, quite likely, found the captain there who helps her through life. In her work, she no longer needs helpers.
