Olga Zarubina - pop singer, actress. Many people still remember the song she performed “Music plays on the ship”. Olga Vladimirovna was the wife of Alexander Malinin, but the marriage did not last long.
early years
Olga Vladimirovna was born on August 29, 1958. The family lived in Moscow and was quite well off. However, the father died when Olya was 2 years old.
A stepfather appeared in the family - a despotic man. Then Olya had a half-sister Tatyana, her mother had to work hard. She worked at a chemical plant, her stepfather was a watchman.
From an early age, Olga was interested in music. She studied at a music school, where she mastered the piano, performed at school events. After graduating from school, Zarubina did not plan to be an artist, she studied at a medical school and received the profession of a nurse.
Creative career
During her studies, Olga was a member of the student ensemble. The team took part in competitions, performed at events. The vocalist was noticed by Alexander Zaborsky, a performer of Russian chanson. He took the girl to his group "Postal Stagecoach".
In 1977, Zarubina met Vyacheslav Dobrynin, a composer. He recommended the singer to the ensemble "Leisya, Pesnya" (director Shufutinsky Mikhail), where Olga became a backing vocalist.
In the same period, the singer appeared on the screens in the program "Sing, friends!". She performed "Song of the Captain".
Soon David Tukhmanov, a composer, drew attention to the young artist. He wrote a song for Zarubina "It shouldn't be like that." Having performed it on the air of "Blue Light", Olga became famous throughout the country.
At the end of 1977, Tukhmanov recommended Zarubin to the Music group. During the period of cooperation, several songs appeared, the singer performed the main role in the rock opera "Scarlet Sails".
Zarubina began to appear frequently on TV, her songs were sung in the programs "Shire Krug", "Morning Mail". Many famous composers wrote compositions especially for her: Vladimir Shainsky wrote the song "The Sky of Childhood", and Boris Yemelyanov wrote the song "How Good Under Mother's Wing".
In 1980, the "Music" collective broke up, Zarubina decided to start a solo career. In 1985, the disc "Doll" was released. In the late 80s Olga twice got into the finals of "Song of the Year" with the compositions "Music plays on the ship", "Razgulyay".
His successful career ended in 1991. In Cheboksary, Olga performed to the soundtrack due to illness. Colleagues say that she has not done this before. During the concert, the sound disappeared, the unsuccessful performance was shown in the program "Perestroika Searchlight". Because of this, Zarubina and her family moved to the United States, where she worked as a translator.
In 2007 Olga Vladimirovna was invited to participate in the program "You are a superstar!" (NTV). Then she continued to work in Russia. In 2012, her disc "Not by chance" appeared with hits of previous years and new compositions.
Personal life
Olga Vladimirovna's first husband is Alexander Malinin, a singer. He was married, but left his family for Zarubina. They got married in 1983, in 1985, their daughter Kira appeared. In the same year, Alexander left the family.
For the second time, Zarubina married Vladimir Evdokimov. He was the art director of the singer, became a good father for Kira. In 2008, he died of cancer, and Olga returned to Russia.
In 2010, Andrei Salov, a former member of the Laskoviy May group, became the singer's husband. Olga is 13 years older than him. Zarubina's daughter, Kira, lives in the USA.
