The first soloist of the hi fi group. Oksana Oleshko. Biography, personal life

Oksana Oleshko was born on February 13, 1975 in the city of Barnaul, Altai region. His mother worked as a geological engineer, and his father worked as a military man. The elder brother Sergei also grew up in the family. The girl herself was often sick, so in 1980 the family decided to change the climate and move to a more warmer climes. The choice fell on the sunny city of Tbilisi in Georgia. To further help strengthen weak immunity youngest daughter, her parents decided to send her to the ballroom dancing section, as well as artistic gymnastics.

During that period, Oksana first developed a love for dancing, which would become fundamental throughout the artist’s life. After the third grade, he went to continue his studies at the city choreographic school to become a ballet dancer. Like gymnastics, ballet involves very strong physical and psychological stress, almost daily. In gymnastics she achieved the title of candidate master of sports. The next eight years were spent in the hall, at the machine.

Day after day, regardless of the weather, health or circumstances, the girl worked on herself. No excuses were made, and the future star was tempered. The first fruits of the work were not long in coming. Soon Oksana began to receive her first invitations from employers. She performed on the stage of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater.

Oksana first came to Moscow as a commercial trip, which was organized by the parents of fellow students. At that time, Oleshko had not yet received invitations from famous producers or directors, but it was at that moment that the girl finally became convinced that she wanted to live and work in the capital.

Like many other aspiring artists, Oleshko did not have to grab stars from the sky. Oksana gets a job at Children's Musical Theatre Natalia Sats. But the problems only got worse. She simply had no place to live. She worked in the theater with the husband of Elena Chesnokova, with whom she later became good friends, Elena and her husband invited the young artist to live with them. As for the work itself, the artist soon realized that the theater was not her calling, and decided to change her occupation.

Oleshko begins performing in celebrity choreographic groups. At first it was Dmitry Malikov. Soon dancing with Malikov becomes a thing of the past and the dancer goes to another very famous group of that time, "Na-Na". Career ladder the girls continued to move upward. Oksana worked for such artists as Oleg Gazmanov, Andrey Gubin.

One of key points The life and work of the artist was an invitation from Eric Chanturia to the Hi-Fi group. This happened in 1998. For a girl this is new, previously unknown and therefore even more interesting activity. In addition to participating in the group as a vocalist, she writes lyrics to many songs. Two songs were written for Batyrkhan Shukenov, the former frontman of A-Studio. Batyr's producer was also Eric Chanturia.

, fashion model, singer, member of the Hi-Fi group. Candidate for Master of Sports in artistic gymnastics.

Biography

Career

At first, Oksana Oleshko got a job at the Natalia Sats Children's Musical Theater. Since she had nowhere to live, she was sheltered by the family of Elena Chesnokova, with whom she later became friends. And although Chesnokova’s husband worked in the same theater with Ksenia, she was not able to work there for a long time. The reason was both creative and financial differences. I had to support myself, and life in Moscow was becoming more expensive. Oleshko began performing in choreographic groups of famous pop artists.

At the beginning of 2003, Oksana Oleshko decided to leave not only the group, but also show business completely, devoting herself entirely to her family, husband and children. Her colleagues in the group - Mitya Fomin and Timofey Pronkin did not regret it and stayed good friends. They still often communicate with her. The first soloist of the legendary pop group was offered to replace Oksana Oleshko in the group. VIA Gra» Alena Vinnitskaya. But despite much persuasion from the producers, the singer flatly refused. A month later, a new lead singer of the group was found - former fashion model Tatyana Tereshina.

In 2010, Oksana Oleshko starred in Mitya Fomin’s videos: “Everything will be fine” and “That’s how I love you” (2015).

In 2018 she performed on the stage of the Olimpiysky Palace of Culture together with Mitya Fomin and Timofey Pronkin.

Personal life

In the Na-Na ballet group, Oksana fell in love with its soloist, Vladimir Levkin, and after some time they got married. During their life together Levkin left the Na-Na group, and later fell ill

Oksana Oleshko is known to many fans Russian stage thanks to his work in the Hi-Fi group. Beautiful face, a slim body, melodious voice - what else is needed for success? However, unlike many modern stars, she had to make her way to the top on her own. And it wasn't easy.

Childhood

Oksana Oleshko, whose biography is of great interest to her fans, was born in Barnaul in 1975. The mother of the future star worked as a geological engineer, and her father was a military man. In addition to Ksyusha, the family also had an eldest son, Sergei. Being little, the girl was no different good health, often suffered from pneumonia. This was the reason for moving to warmer climes. In 1980, the family moved to Tbilisi. To support their daughter’s health, the parents sent young Ksyusha to ballroom dancing and gymnastics. Already in those years, Oksana Oleshko passionately loved to dance. After graduating from third grade, she entered the city choreographic school, where she received a secondary education and a profession - a ballet dancer. Everyone knows that ballet is not just dance. To achieve anything in this art, you need to work hard every day. For eight years every morning future ballerina It started with working at the machine. This was a must. And no excuses about feeling unwell, reluctance could not be prevented. Thanks to hard work, already during the years of study, Ksyusha was invited to perform at performances at the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet Theater.

A turning point

Everyone has a moment in life that divides it into “before and after.” Such a moment in the life of our heroine was a trip to Moscow. The parents of fellow students organized commercial performances for them in the capital. The father was against it, but this did not stop the girl. Moscow greeted the young talents very coldly. Their performances were not successful. But staying in a huge city for a month greatly influenced Ksyusha. After graduating from college, she was invited to work in a theater she was already familiar with. But the decision to go to the capital remained unchanged.

First attempts

Oksana Oleshko, having listened to the advice of a fellow student, got a job at the Sats Natalia Children's Theater. She had nowhere to live, and this was one of the main problems. She was sheltered by the family of Elena Chesnokova. They will become close friends in the future. Elena's husband worked in the same theater, and the decision to help the girl came naturally. As Elena herself recalls, living with Ksyusha was easy. She is a calm, undemanding person. It was always a pleasure to communicate with her. As for the profession, it soon became clear that Oksana felt out of place on the theater stage. So the time has come to try yourself in a different form.

Modern dance

I had to change my field of activity not only out of interest. Life in the capital was rapidly becoming more expensive, and Oksana had to support herself. That's how she got on the stage. Initially, the girl tried her hand at Dmitry Malikov’s ballet. Sweet and open, the singer’s wife really liked her, and friendly relations arose between them. Cooperation with Dmitry did not stop there. Oksana Oleshko had not only outstanding appearance, but also a literary gift. She wrote the song “Golden Dawn” for Malikov. But the girl did not stay long in the ballet itself.

“Na-Na” and Oksana Oleshko

For the girl she was in the background. She simply didn't have time for this. However, love always comes unexpectedly. Ksyusha worked in the ballet group “Na-Na” for about a year and... fell in love. One of the group members became her chosen one. Vladimir Levkin and Oksana Oleshko were ideal for each other. Their feelings were deep, and most importantly, mutual. They wrote poems to each other and read them aloud. Levkin liked her works so much that he could no longer live a day without them. But life is not so simple. The group had a rule - no relationships between participants. Bari Alibasov strictly monitored this and, upon learning of the violation, quickly fired Ksyusha. Love, of course, has not gone away. The young people continued to meet.

New Horizons

After leaving the group, Oksana continued to dance. She could be seen in the ballet of Oleg Gazmanov, Andrei Gubin. One day, the producer of the Hi-Fi group noticed her and offered her a job. New project promised to be successful, and the girl agreed.

It was something new and interesting. The expectations were justified. The team quickly became popular, and with it Ksyusha. Five years later, she decided to leave the stage. This did not happen by accident. The whole point is that the girl met new love. In France, she met an interesting man named Anton. He attracted her attention immediately, he was charming, attentive and smart. The girl always appreciated these qualities in men. The young people quickly found mutual language and decided to continue the relationship. Upon returning to Russia, she divorced her husband Levkin and received a marriage proposal from Anton. wedding ceremony was lush and original. After this, the pop star decided to devote herself to her family and not go on stage anymore. Colleagues in the group, Mitya and Timofey, did not resist this decision. They remained good friends. By the way, the guys still communicate often today, and when they meet they always remember working together. In August 2005, the couple had a daughter.

Oksana Oleshko and her husband were very happy about this. The girl was named Elizabeth. Young parents are not going to stop there. And they plan to have a boy in the near future.

Group Hi-Fi Over the years of its existence, it has always had a stable male composition, but the girls in the team periodically replace one another. The very first soloist of Hi-Fi Oksana Oleshko left the stage a very long time ago, and many forgot about her.

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Indeed, the girl does not appear at social events, does not give candid interviews and doesn't try to get busy solo career. The lead singer of the group spoke about how the fate of the very first Hi-Fi girl turned out Mitya Fomin.

“What is happening to Ksenia now is what millions of girls dream about,” KP-Belorussia quotes the singer. “Namely: Ksenia gave birth to her husband two beautiful daughters. He takes care of his family and home improvement. Loves her husband. She has five horses and several cars. And amazing stones in the ears and on the fingers."

"She is a beauty!- added Mitya Fomin. - I think she’s not nostalgic about the stage now. Because at one time I worked a lot. Many would envy her career. I recently heard the following phrase: God sees everything: make it interesting for him to watch you! I think this is exactly Ksenin’s case.”

By the way, The fate of the current Hi-Fi soloist Katya also turned out very in an interesting way . So, many still do not believe that the girl got into the group completely by accident.

“It’s simple, I came to study in St. Petersburg at the University of Culture. I studied and worked in a karaoke club. One day I accidentally went there Hi-Fi group. The guys took me and called me to Moscow. I've arrived. Just like that. Nobody believes me that everything was so accidental!” says the girl.

"It's like a movie story, Mitya confirmed. - Like a fairy tale about Cinderella. For Katya, something happened that many performers dream of. You can dream about this story."

They played supporting roles in groups known throughout the country, and then, leaving the project, went into the shadows. Read in our selection what happened to Eva Polna’s partner Yuri Uchachev, the only girl in Hi-Fi Olesya Oleshko, the most modest of the Spice Girls Emma Bunton, the blonde from Modern Talking Dieter Bohlen and many other idols of our childhood and youth.

Yuri Usachev, “Guests from the Future”

Yuri Usachev with his wife Tina Kuznetsova, 2015

The group “Guests from the Future” was created in 1997 by Yuri Usachev and Eva Polnaya. Their first album, “Time Sand,” named after the song of the same name, was recorded in the Drum’n’Bass genre, which was not yet very clear for the 90s, and therefore did not become popular. However, they started talking about the guys. They later changed direction and recorded more pop hits. This allowed them to perform on a par with other show business stars and become one of the most famous groups in Russia. In 2009, Eva Polna announced the breakup of the team and began solo career which continues to this day. Meanwhile, her ex-partner in the project, Yuri Usachev, goes into the shadows... Nothing is heard about him. But, we note, only to a mass audience.

In fact, Yuri is still very famous in narrow musical circles. While still a soloist of “Guests from the Future,” he becomes a producer at the influential record company Gramophone Records, and in 2006 he organizes the Art-House project, which performs in the electro and progressive genres. In 2009, Usachev began working with the groups My-Ti and Zventa Sventana, where the genres of Russian folklore and jazz were combined for the first time. At the same time, he begins dating the lead singer of both groups, Tina Kuznetsova, whom he marries almost immediately after meeting. In 2010, the couple had a son, Gabriel. It is also known that Yuri has a daughter, Emilia, from his first marriage.

Currently, 42-year-old Yuri Usachev performs throughout Russia and abroad as a DJ, writes songs for our artists (including Katya Lel, Alsou and the Vintage group), and also promotes the work of his wife Tina Kuznetsova. In 2013, by the way, she became a finalist in the second season of the show “The Voice.”

Emma Bunton, Spice Girls

Emma Bunton, 2016

The British pop group Spice Girls was formed in 1994 and consisted of five girls who were selected by producers at a casting out of 400 applicants. The band gained popularity in 1996 after the release of the video for the song “Wannabe”. Then girls from all over the world began to imitate Posh Spice (Victoria Adams, later Beckham), Sporty Spice (Mel C), Scary Spice (Mel B), Ginger Spice (Gerry Halliwell) and Baby Spice (Emme Bunton). However, in 2011, without any announcement of the group's breakup, each member began a solo career. However, in 2007 they reunited for a tour in support of the album “Greatest Hits”, which brought each of the soloists $20 million, which lasted about a year. Then Victoria, Mel C, Mel B, Jerry and Emma met again on the same stage as lead singers of the Spice Girls only once: at the closing ceremony of the summer Olympic Games 2012 in London. In 2016, the creators of the group planned to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the project with another world tour, but, alas, Beckham and Mel C refused to take part in it.

Currently, among all the participants, Victoria has managed to maintain success in show business the most. She became a successful designer and businesswoman. Jerry, Mel C and Mel B continued their careers as solo singers. Everyone except Mel C is married and has children.

Emma Bunton, the sweetest and most modest, having released three solo albums (in 2001, 2004 and 2006), ended her career as a singer. Whether for a while or forever is still unknown. But she mastered the profession of a radio presenter. But most Emma devotes her time to charity and her family (with singer Jade Jones, with whom she has been dating since 1997, she has two sons - 9-year-old Beau and 5-year-old Tate).

Alexey Potekhin, “Hands up!”

Alexey Potekhin, 2009

Group "Hands up!" appeared in 1998. Its founders and soloists Sergei Zhukov and Alexey Potekhin became famous throughout the country after the airing of the first hits “Baby” and “Student”. Then the popularity of the project grew by leaps and bounds. But in 2006 it was decided to close it. Zhukov began performing solo, leaving official name groups. Meanwhile, Potekhin stopped appearing in public. However, he did not leave show business. Immediately after the breakup of the group, he began producing his own projects, albeit not very popular among a wide audience. IN this moment he leads the group “TRACK&Blues”, and recently took part in Sergei Zhukov’s concert at Crocus City Hall.

In 2010, Alexey became a father for the first time. His wife Elena gave him a daughter. He was previously married to the “Hands Up!” dancer. Irina Tomilova, but they had no children.

Per Gessle, Roxette

Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle, 2006

The Swedish pop-rock band Roxette became famous back in 1986 and has not lost its popularity to this day. True, in February 2016, the permanent leaders of the group gave their last concert in Cape Town, but promised to release new albums. They decided to take this step because of the health problems of vocalist Marie Fredriksson, who, after rehabilitation, was forbidden by doctors to go on stage (read more).

At the same time, another vocalist, as well as the author of lyrics and music, Pierre Gessle, after the announcement of the termination of the project’s tour, as if supporting his partner, disappeared from the eyes of journalists and fans. But, of course, this is not entirely true. If a musician does not appear at social events, this does not mean that he has left show business. On the contrary, Pierre still has something to surprise us with. So, in the summer of 2017, he planned a solo tour (while still in the Roxette group, we recall, he began recording solo albums), and in 2018 the premiere of his musical “ Love stories Halland" in Sweden. Also some time ago, Gessle announced work on a certain secret project, which is being recorded in both Sweden and the USA. And we also omitted his business projects (Pierre is the owner of a chain of hotels, a radio station, a wine collection) and raising his daughter Gabrielle.

Oksana Oleshko, Hi-Fi

Oksana Oleshko, 2012

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The Hi-Fi project was founded by composer and singer Pavel Yesenin in 1998. At first he planned to sing in the group on his own, but then entrusted this mission to Mitya Fomin, as well as Timofey Pronkin and Oksana Oleshko. However, at the moment only Timofey remains in the group (he sings along with new member Marina Drozhdina). Since 2009, Mitya has become a solo performer, and Oksana, having quit in 2003, left show business. However, the girl had good reasons for this: family life.

After failed marriage with the lead singer of “Na-Na” Vladimir Levkin, Oksana, being a participant in the Hi-Fi project, married businessman Anton Petrov and left her career. Soon she had two daughters. But the marriage ended in divorce. After some time, she began dating businessman Sergei Tsvitnenko, with whom she gave birth to a son. However, this relationship also ended in a break. Currently, Oleshko lives with her children in Moscow and, as her colleagues say, receives good alimony. She doesn’t plan to go to work, although in 2010 and 2015 she starred in her friend Mitya Fomin’s videos “Everything will be fine” and “That’s how I love you.”

Isolda Ishkhanishvili, “Lyceum”

Isolda Ishkhanishvili, 2011

The Lyceum group was formed in 1991 and still exists. Moreover, the lead singer of the trio is still Anastasia Makarevich. But the other participants in the project in the team often changed, but we most remembered the composition, which, in addition to Nastya, included Elena Perova and Izolda Ishkhanishvili. The latter, by the way, lasted the longest in the group - from the moment of its existence until 2001. And if Perova’s fate is known to us (she spent a year in the Amega group, and then began to sing solo and try herself as a television and radio presenter), then Ishkhanishvili disappeared from television screens. However, we must admit that her life was quite successful. The girl married businessman Dmitry Desyatnikov and in 2012 gave him a son, Edward. Also now Isolde is leading active life on social networks and often appears at social parties.

Daniel Jones, Savage Garden

Daniel Jones (left) and Darren Hayes, 1997

Australian pop-rock duo Savage Garden existed from 1996 to 2001 and during this time they released two studio albums and also received many awards. The band's line-up never changed, with the main members being singer Darren Hayes and guitarist/keyboardist Daniel Jones. And if we still know a lot about the first (he performs solo and in 2005 he released the album The Best of Savage Garden, which included the group’s best hits and his solo compositions), then the second has disappeared from view. Moreover, Jones did not even want to take part in the recording of the previously mentioned disc.

We hasten to console you: Jones did not give up music. He just doesn’t strive for fame and, for unknown reasons, doesn’t want to go back to the past, performing on behalf of the Savage Garden team. Immediately after the breakup of the group, he began producing the well-known project Aneiki in narrow circles, and in 2006 he acquired the rights to the rather popular recording complex 301 Castlereagh Street in Sydney, which he is still involved in.

Daniel's personal life is also good. In 2005, he married his longtime girlfriend, singer Kathleen de Leon. In 2006, the couple had a daughter.