The soloist of the Freestyle group has been in a coma for more than a year. Doctors do not yet give optimistic forecasts. The team continues to tour, but Nina's songs are now performed at concerts. The singer told us how she works in a popular group.
"I got into the team without casting"
- Nata, tell us how you became a Freestyle soloist?
The fact is that literally in March last year, Nina Kirso and her group performed in one of the Odessa restaurants at the boarding house where I worked as a singer. Members of the "Children of Freestyle" team often came there. Actually, I met the musicians and Anatoly Rozanov (the founder of the group, husband of Nina Kirso. - Auth.) there.
After the old New Year, the sound engineer "Children of Freestyle" called me and said that the leader Anatoly Rozanov wanted to talk to me. The team urgently needed a soloist. To be honest, I did not know about the situation with Nina Kirso. Didn't follow the latest news. When I was told about this, I was very upset. I was told to urgently send my videos. As a result, they offered to come to their studio in Poltava. I thought that there would be a casting, but they said that it would be only me. On February 3, I crossed the threshold of the Freestyle studio (smiles). That's how I got into the group.
- Immediately agreed to sing in a group?
I thought a little and agreed.
- Have you consulted with anyone?
Only with my family. I was worried about the children, because they will soon go to first grade. Mom said we can do it. This opportunity must be seized!
- Do your children now live in Odessa?
Yes, with mom. Relatives also help.
- Do you live in Poltava now?
I live in Odessa, but I come to Poltava, I record songs at the studio.
- Have you dreamed of a big stage before? Perhaps you have taken part in television competitions before?
Of course, I have been going to this for a long time. I did not participate either in the "Voice of the Country" or in the "X-factor". I didn't have much desire either. When I moved from the Crimea to Odessa, I thought about how to feed my family. Therefore, there was no time for competitions. In general, the fact that I became the soloist of Freestyle came as a surprise to me. My life has changed dramatically. I was very worried. After all, I came to the legendary group in which Ninochka Kirso was a soloist. Exciting to be in her place. I never aspired to replace someone, but in connection with this situation I had to. I want Ninochka to get well. But the Freestyle group needs to develop further.
- Honestly, have you listened to Freestyle songs before?
Of course!
- What are your favorite songs?
At one time I even sang "Viburnum blossoms", "Happy birthday, mother" in a restaurant. Of course, she sang along with the song "Oh, what a woman." Many of the songs I knew and heard repeatedly.
"Compared to Nina Kirso"
- Do you remember your first performance as a Freestyle soloist? Were you very worried?
There was excitement in my voice. On February 3, I came to the group's studio, and on February 15 I already went on stage. I was worried, but I think I got over it. Moreover, not all people knew about what happened to Nina Kirso. For many, this came as a surprise.
- At first, you were probably compared with Nina Kirso?
Of course. Anatoly Rozanov warned me right away that this would happen. He told me not to worry about it.
- Did you read the comments under the video with your performance in the group?
They wrote that at the concert I sang to the soundtrack of Nina Kirso. We have different voices, but perhaps there is a slight similarity. I have a soprano, and Nina has an alto. Normal fans should know the voice of their idol. And if they compare, it means that they are inattentive.
- Didn't that offend you?
I was warned that this would happen. I knew that I needed to move forward, so I did not lose heart. Now I'm not as worried as I was at the beginning. The members of the group supported me. I am grateful to them for this.
Are you already recognized on the street?
Not yet. Perhaps, after the release of the new video, they will begin to recognize.
- How do you work in a male team?
Very well. The guys are supportive and supportive. Don't let me get lost. I listen to their advice. We get along great.
QUESTION EDGE
- Before becoming a soloist of the group, did you review the performances of "Freestyle"?
Yes. After all, I needed to know how the band members perform. They had practiced movements, for example, during the performance of the song "Kiss Me Hot". Like it or not, but you have to repeat them. We perform at the concert both new songs and those that Nina sang. After all, people love them, they should sound and bring joy to people.
TO THE POINT
"I don't imitate anyone"
- What advice from the band members do you remember the most?
Remain yourself. There will be excitement in any case, but the main thing is not to get lost, smile, be joyful, no matter what they say. Be confident on stage. Of course, I was worried, because I had to sing on the spot beloved Ninochka Kirso. But I remained myself, did not imitate anyone. Yes, they talk about the resemblance to Nina Kirso, but this is the opinion of people. I never aspired to be like anyone!
Last week, the Palace of Culture of the plant hosted a concert by the legendary group Freestyle, whose members presented their new songs and old hits to Zheltyvodtsy: Yellow Roses, Snowstorm, Oh, what a woman, Three pines on a hillock, Drop" and many others. The 25-year-old creative activity of the group attracted a lot of fans, a full house gathered in Zhovti Vody!
The Freestyle group includes Nina Kirso, Sergey Kuznetsov, Sergey Ganzha, who have been performing in this group since its foundation - that is, a quarter of a century, as well as two other professional musicians: Yuri Zirka and Yuri Savchenko. The audience warmly welcomed the artists, the tone of the concert, of course, was set by the charming and artistic Nina, who changed outfits three times during the performance and generously shared her positive energy with the audience. “Oh, what a woman” - these words from the Freestyle hit characterize the “beautiful half” of the group in the best possible way. I was convinced of this by talking with Nina Kirso in her dressing room after the concert.
- At the Baptism?
- Yes, for 8 years now I have been dipping into the hole at Epiphany. In the last couple of years - even twice: on January 18 and 19.
- Extreme woman you are!
- You do not say! Here, together with me, a pregnant woman was dipping - in the fifth month, who was afraid to give birth. She then gave birth to a healthy baby.
– Thank you for sharing the recipes, but now, after all, let's talk about creativity. For 25 years, you either found yourself at the top of Olympus, or somehow got lost ...
– Yes, these are subjective points. There used to be a TV program “Hello, we are looking for talents”, but now no one is looking for anyone. It is necessary to break through on television, crawl through there by hook or by crook. In addition to talent, you need to have connections, acquaintances. Therefore, I had to go through different periods. And now Freestyle has reopened…
- second wind?
– Not even the second one. The first climb was at the very beginning. These are the songs “I don’t believe you”, “Yellow roses” ... And it ended with “It hurts me, it hurts” - this tremendous success. And suddenly the Union fell apart, all ties were cut off, Ukraine went its own way. We are far from Moscow.
- And where do you live now, if not a secret?
– We lived and live in Poltava. We have a studio there. We were really looking forward to the moment when everyone would not have to go to Moscow. And, look, now, the same Serezha Zverev is often in Kyiv, and other artists, presenters of Russian news programs. The fact that at one time all countries separated, and each took its own path, is generally not bad. Another question is how to live normally in the world without inventing enemies. My husband Anatoly Rozanov, founder and composer of the Freestyle group, was born in Maykop, lived in Pyatigorsk. His family ended up in Poltava in the 70s. The fact is that during the war years his grandfather died there - the commander of a partisan detachment, a hero who was buried in Poltava where the Eternal Flame was lit. Therefore, my husband's family was given an apartment in Poltava, where they moved from Russia. Anatoly did not know the Ukrainian language, but he fell in love with Ukraine. And now we have a desire to write a hit in Ukrainian. Such sobі "hіtyaru"! Shchob taka bula, yak "Don't joke with Chervona Ruta in the evenings ...". But it's hard to program. If the Lord vouchsafes that we have such a text… It should be deep, and we should be able to properly execute it… We, after all, are Russian performers. I seem to know English, but if I sing in it, it will be clumsy. The fact that children are now learning English, French, and German at school is wonderful. In general, I am for the friendship of peoples, for good relations between nations. My mother's maiden name is Lukashenka. How, for example, after that not to love Belarus? But the fact that my son did not have a Russian language until the 5th grade is not good! This year my child read the first serious book in Russian - "Crime and Punishment" by F. Dostoevsky. This is the book that connected me to my husband.
– And how?
- I then re-read Crime and Punishment (during my school years I didn’t read this book in full), and when Anatoly and I walked down the street after rehearsals, I recounted to him several chapters I had read. By this I somehow subdued him, struck him. By the way, I read War and Peace in its entirety at the age of 18. At school, I read only about war, and skipped about love, although the teacher said that all the children did the opposite. That's the kind of brain I have.
- Nina, who, in your opinion, is worthy of respect from a cohort of young contemporary performers?
– You know, all people deserve respect. Every person is unique, even the homeless. And we have no right to look down on him, with contempt, condemnation. You just need to appreciate what you have, and rejoice in it, thank God for it. And don't judge others. Well, I got distracted by philosophy. As for young performers, I like many. It's just that fate brings some people together, you start to be more interested in their work.
- Nina, by tradition, we would like to hear your wishes to our readers.
- I wish that you always have a job, but that you do not forget to have a good rest! I wish you learn to forgive your enemies, so that the Lord helps your city, and you live in peace, and even if some kind of revolution happens, let it be peaceful. Love a friend and… a little Freestyle!
- What is the secret of the longevity of the Freestyle group? - we asked Sergey Kuznetsov, her soloist and keyboardist, author of the lyrics for the songs “Farewell forever, last love ", "Yellow roses"," The candle burns outand many other hits.
- Perhaps, in the fact that we have in the first place, after all, the song. Many bands break up due to the fact that it is difficult for them to find suitable song material. And our leader and composer Anatoly Rozanov created 99.9% of all the music performed by our group. And I wrote the lyrics to more than 70% of our songs. We all trust each other in creativity and are friends for life. We spend holidays together. Basically, like a family. Thanks to the people of Zheltovodsk for the warm welcome, for the fact that they love our old songs, this inspires us for further fruitful work!
- There is a problem in good authors, - joins the conversation another musician of the group, Sergei Ganzha. – Those performers who are authors themselves are more likely to succeed. Our group was lucky to have a composer and authors of poems. We are known in Ukraine and abroad, we are adults, accomplished artists, it’s a sin to complain about fate. Although, of course, I would like to achieve even more.
Elena KUBAREVA, news agency "There is an opinion", photo by the author
The soloist of the Freestyle pop group, which was popular in the 1990s, fell into a coma again. Doctors say that the condition of the 55-year-old actress is quite serious.
What happened to Nina Kirso
Nina Kirso suffered a stroke on June 1, 2018, and the next day, doctors performed an operation on her. The artist was found unconscious in a private house in Poltava. According to media reports, her acquaintances called her, but she did not answer calls for a long time, after which they went to her house. Her husband (leader, composer and producer of the Freestyle group) Anatoly Rozanov and his son Maxim were on tour at that time.
After the stroke, the woman fell into a coma, already at the beginning of May 2019, the woman came out of the coma. However, her condition did not improve. After a while she became ill again. According to the songwriter of the group "Freestyle" Sergey Kuznetsov, despite the fact that her eyes are open, she does not have concentration, so you can’t call it coming to her senses, because it’s not consciousness.
Biography of Nina Kirso
The future star was born on August 4, 1963 in Poltava. Since childhood, the girl loved music, so when she grew up, her parents enrolled her in a music school. There she sang in the choir and performed at local concerts. In 1985, Kirso became a certified engineer, but she never managed to connect her biography with this profession.
Nina Kirso
At the university, the girl did not miss a single concert, so she subsequently joined the Olympia musical group, led by Anatoly Rozanov. When the group began to gain popularity, Rozanov decided to expand the team. Thus, the famous group "Freestyle" appeared. Among the compositions of the group you can hear pop, chanson, disco and rock.
The composer of the group, Anatoly Rozanov, eventually became the husband of Nina Kirso. Real popularity came to the group in the 1990s. It was then that the group became one of the most popular musical groups of the Soviet stage. The songs "Ship of Love", "White Birch" and "Viburnum Blooms" were known by memory to all fans.
Nina Kirso helped her husband in organizational matters. She was responsible for printing, group photos, advertising posters and posters, also arranged concerts and solved administrative issues.
Singer's personal life
As you know, Nina's husband was her stage colleague Anatoly Rozanov. At the time of their acquaintance, he already had a family and a daughter from his first marriage. The artist gladly accepted the girl in a new family, and already in 1998 she gave her husband a son. Growing up, the son began to perform with his parents.
Nina Kirso with her husband
Nina Vladislavovna Kirso. She was born on August 4, 1963 in Poltava (Ukrainian SSR). Soviet and Ukrainian singer, soloist of the Freestyle group.
Nina's parents were creative people, participated in amateur performances, sang well and played musical instruments.
From an early age she was involved in music. She graduated from music school in piano. She also sang in the choir during her school years. In high school, she began to accompany at concerts at the local House of Culture.
After receiving a diploma of secondary education, Nina entered the Civil Engineering Institute, which she graduated in 1985. In parallel with her studies, she continued to study music and vocals at an amateur level.
Then she became a member of the Olympia group, led by Anatoly Rozanov. They were lucky to get into the accompanying lineup. In parallel, the musicians recorded their compositions.
In 1988, the team took the name "Freestyle", began performing on his own and began recording his debut magnetic album. The album was recorded in Poltava - the hometown of most musicians. The album was called "Get it!".
The first line-up of the group included musicians who have known each other since 1983 - Sergey Kuznetsov (computer, keyboards, back vocals), Sergey Ganzha (guitar, back vocals), Nina Kirso (vocals), as well as those who joined them in the process of work with Mikhail Muromov, ex-participants of the Moldovan VIA "Orizont" Vladimir Kovalev (guitar, backing vocals) and Anatoly Kireev (vocals), Dmitry Danin (keyboards, composer) and Muscovite Alexander Bely (keyboards, arrangement). The songs were composed by the head and sound engineer of the group Anatoly Rozanov. Later, another Poltava resident joined the group -.
The second album was recorded in just three weeks in July 1989. This disc featured the hit by Anatoly Rozanov and Sergey Kuznetsov "I don't believe you" performed by Nina Kirso. The video clip filmed for the song was broadcast a lot on various TV channels of the country.
On TV, the Freestyle group made its debut in the summer of 1990 in the 50x50 program with the song Yellow Roses.
In 1991, a video for the song “It hurts me, it hurts!”, Which became a mega hit, appeared on the screens. In the credits it was written "Vadim Kazachenko and the group" Freestyle "". Soon Vadim Kazachenko left the group, starting a solo career.
Nina Kirso performed all the female compositions of the Freestyle group. Hits were such songs as “Kiss Me Hot”, “Viburnum Blooms”, “And the Moon in the Sky”, “Happy Birthday, Mom” and many others.
Freestyle and Nina Kirso - Kiss me hot
The peak of the group's popularity came in the early and mid-1990s.
In 2005, the group released a compilation album “Droplet. Favorite Songs”, which included 17 songs sung by Nina Kirso in different years, including three completely new numbers. More than 100 radio stations rotated the songs of the Freestyle group - “Droplet”, “And I loved you”, “Snowflakes were falling”, “It all seems to you”, etc.
Nina Kirso acted not only as the vocalist of the group, but also helped Anatoly Rozanov in organizational matters. She was responsible for printing, photos of the group, advertising posters and posters, agreed on the band's concerts.
In 2014, the Freestyle group celebrated its 25th anniversary. On this occasion, the artists held a creative evening and a concert, at which the group's friends also performed, in particular, Mikhail Gritskan, with whom Nina Kirso performed the composition "Old House" in a duet. Also in 2014, the album "Jubilee 10" was recorded.
Personal life of Nina Kirso:
Nina Kirso's height: 177 centimeters
Married. Spouse - (born November 28, 1954), Russian composer, music producer, musician, author of music for the Freestyle group. He is 9 years older than Nina. Rozanov has a daughter from his first marriage.
Married in 1998, the son Maxim was born, who also became a musician.
Nina Kirso's illness:
On June 1, 2018, Nina Kirso had a stroke. At that moment, she was alone at home, so she was not provided with medical assistance in time. The son and husband went on tour, and acquaintances missed only when Nina stopped answering calls for a long time. Kirso was found in the kitchen. As it turned out later, it was a sudden attack - Nina stood with a teapot in her hands and lost consciousness.
The artist was taken to the intensive care unit of the Poltava Regional Hospital, where doctors diagnosed her with a severe stroke of the third degree. One operation followed, then another ten days later.
Then she was transferred for treatment to Brovary near Kyiv. However, there the doctors could not help her and Anatoly Rozanov decided to take the singer to Poltava. He explained: “The doctors said that Nina was opening her eyes, they even showed photographs. Nonsense, in short! .. Yes, there is a fancy technique, but what’s the point of it? They used special machines to give her anti-decubitus massages, massages that preserve joints .. ". But they need to be made by hand - no machines can do it the way a person can. Of course, we believed that all this would help. But now we look at it differently. Yes, we are counting on a miracle. But if it happens, then not thanks to doctors. There are many cases when people came out of a coma after a year or even two. A person can easily be brought out of an artificial coma, but definitely not from this one ... She is now at home, in her hometown. It is easier for us, we can Nina has to go every day at least. The attitude of the doctors here is much better! No one hangs noodles on our ears now. Now only time can help us."
Since then, Nina Kirso has been in a coma.
According to relatives, before that ill-fated stroke, Kirso never complained about her health. The singer did not drink, did not smoke, rode a lot on a bicycle and did exercises every morning. The incident came as a shock to Nina's family and friends. Later it turned out that the artist had suffered from hypertension before, but did not attach any importance to this.
In May 2019, information appeared that the creator of the Tender May group, the producer, announced this on social networks: "Nina Kirso ... after an eight-month coma, she opened her eyes."
Discography of Nina Kirso:
1989 - Get it!
1989 - Get it! - take 2
1990 - Get it! - take 3
1991 - Freestyle-4
1992 - Get it! - take 5
1993 - Tormented Heart
1994 - Worthless to you
1995 - Oh, what a woman
1995 - Yellow roses
1995 - White locust
1995 - Goodbye forever, last love
1995 - It hurts me, it hurts
1995 - Oh, what a woman
1997 - Viburnum blooms
1997 - Ship of Love
1997 - Bird cherry
2001 - Star Rain
2002 - Freestyle
2005 - Droplet. Favorite songs
2009 - Songs of Anatoly Rozanov
2010 - Freestyle Plus - Hits and Stars
2013 - Freestyle: Nina Kirso and Sergey Kuznetsov
2013 - Freestyle and Sergey Kuznetsov. Top 50 Songs
2014 - Anniversary 10
Her entire creative biography is associated with the popular Freestyle music group, which turned twenty-eight this year. The personal life of the singer is closely intertwined with this team. When she studied at the Poltava Civil Engineering Institute at the Znamya plant, the Olympia women's amateur group was organized, to which a friend invited her to audition. The head of the created group was Anatoly Rozanov, who conducted the audition. Hearing Nina sing, Rozanov immediately accepted her, and from that moment their cooperation began. Four years later, professional relations grew into an office romance, and two years later, in 1988, they created Freestyle. Nina Kirso's husband has been the permanent leader of Freestyle since the very day of its formation. He is the author of the most popular songs performed by the group, among which are real hits - “Oh, what a woman”, “It hurts me, it hurts” and others. In addition, Rozanov writes songs for other performers, who also became hits.
In the photo - Nina Kirso with her husband
In recent years, Nina Kirso has become the main soloist of the group, performing songs written by her husband. When she married Rozanov, he was thirty-nine years old, and he already had experience in family life. Nina had to help him raise his daughter from his first marriage, and then their own son was born. Rozanov also has older children from a previous marriage - now they are adults, they live an independent life. All the children of Anatoly and his son and Nina communicate well from childhood and know that everyone has different mothers.
Two years ago, Nina Kirso's husband turned sixty, and he still manages the team with which almost his entire life is connected. Nina is nine years younger than her husband, and their son turned seventeen this year. For several years now they have been living in a three-story country house on the banks of the Vorskla. They are relatively rarely at home - rehearsals and tours take up almost all the time of the spouses, but when they manage to spend time in a quiet, comfortable environment, they appreciate every minute.
Nina mostly cooks at home herself, but sometimes her mother helps her with the housework. To make life easier for her husband, Nina took over part of the organizational work related to the concerts and tours of Freestyle. She has excellent relations with the team, and for all the participants she is a little mother, whom they treat with care and understanding. Family relations with Nina and Anatoly are also based on mutual understanding and trust, and therefore they do not have a leader, and the spouses complement each other perfectly. The Freestyle tour schedule is still quite busy, and Nina Kirso and her husband spend a lot of time traveling, and they have long been accustomed to such a life.
Nina's whole life is connected with music. She studied at a music school, sang in the school choir, and accompanied at concerts. And, although there were no professional artists in her family, her father and mother were musical - her mother loved to sing, and her father improvised on the accordion. Little Nina performed in front of neighbors and friends, and the first performance on stage took place when she was eight years old - then she sang the song "Moscow Evenings". Today, Kirso sings in Freestyle, however, their group has almost halved in composition, and now only the most devoted members remain in the team. Many people call the group the family business of Nina Kirso and her husband, but they themselves do not think so, because other people work in Freestyle besides them.