Igor Gennadievich Kuznetsov is a respected person, Soviet hockey player. In his youth, the man played for his native Ust-Kamenogorsk club "Torpedo", with which he achieved some success in the sports field. Kuznetsov gave 14 years to his favorite team until he emigrated. He has many victories in local competitions, and there are also personal achievements. After finishing his career, he went into business. In Kazakhstan, a man opened boutiques that sell fashionable clothes, shoes and accessories.

Biography of Igor Gennadievich Kuznetsov

The future athlete was born and raised in Kazakhstan. Born in mid-October 1955, the man celebrated his 63rd birthday this year. Kuznetsov’s father is a professional coach, he was recruiting for the Burevestnik hockey team, which played for Alma-Ata. Igor made his debut in this club until he moved to Karaganda at the age of 19. There he signed a contract with Avtomobilist and played for less than two seasons.

In the same year, the young man was drafted into the army, and served in Novosibirsk. There he played for some time for the local team SKA. Returning to his homeland, he decided to play for Torpedo (Ust-Kamenogorsk). He played as the main striker and scored an incredible number of goals during the season. With his agility and mobility he attracted the attention of not only the management, but also the fans.

Since 1979, he began to go on the ice with the captain's armband. Until 1986, the entire team looked up to Igor. The young man was “matched up” to CSKA Moscow, but love and affection for his native team overpowered the desire to move to the capital of the Soviet Union.

Moving abroad

The talent of an experienced hockey player could not help but be noticed outside of his homeland. In 1989, Igor left his native Torpedo and signed a contract with the provincial Finnish team KhPK. The club's management hoped that the talented striker would be able to take their team to a more or less serious level in the tournament table. And it was right. For the first time in the history of the club, the team was able to achieve high awards - bronze at the local championship.

In 1991, Igor tried his hand at the German team. Here at the Ratingen club the striker's career will end. Two years later, in 1993, after the team entered the major league, the man received a serious injury - he broke his leg. As a result, he was forced to say goodbye to both Germany and his sports career. During the same period, Igor Kuznetsov returned to his homeland in Kazakhstan and began to think about his future activities. I didn’t want to follow in my father’s footsteps into coaching. But a brilliant idea came to my mind - to start a business.

Personal life

Today Igor Gennadievich Kuznetsov is the husband of Katya Lel, a Russian singer whose star lit up in the early 2000s. However, before meeting the beauty, the man was popular with representatives of the fair half of humanity.

At the time of the formation of his sports career, there was no end to fans, so Igor Gennadyevich Kuznetsov was never deprived of female attention. At the time when the man was finishing his sports career, he was married and raising two children, but the marriage came to an end.

Meet the singer

The businessman met Katya Lel by chance - at one of the concerts. After the end of the performance, the girl was on her way to accept flowers, Igor blocked the celebrity’s path with a question: “Where is your marmalade?” Presumably, he masterfully played on the words from the singer’s song. She was stunned and quite surprised at the young man’s originality. This is how he conquered her. Already 15 days after they met, Kuznetsov made an offer to the singer - “why wait.”

The couple met in 2005, but walked down the aisle only in 2008. Katya pondered the importance of her future action for quite a long time. A year after the wedding, the lovers became parents - Emilia was born. At the moment, the girl is the only child in the family.

Leisure activities

Despite his age, Katya Lel's husband, Igor Kuznetsov, looks great - he continues to play sports. A man keeps his body in good shape and does not allow himself to relax. The wife has supported her husband in everything for the past ten years.

The man's favorite pastimes are playing golf and skiing. Katya and her husband are often spotted by paparazzi at resorts, for example, in Courchevel. The couple love to travel and shower each other with gifts. On her Instagram page, the singer sometimes shares details of her personal life with fans - she posts photos with her beloved husband and daughter Emilia. According to fans, the girl is very similar to her dad. In addition to sports, the man goes in for fishing.

Igor Kuznetsov today

An accident that occurred in 1993 in Germany, when the athlete was playing for the little-known club Ratingen, forced him to end his career. Despite the fact that Kuznetsov was 37 years old at that time, he was full of strength and energy and it is unknown how much longer he could have played. However, the circumstances were seemingly not in his favor. Having assessed his abilities, the man decided not to follow in his father’s footsteps into coaching, but to go into business. However, many of Kuznetsov’s sports comrades did this. It’s good that the initial capital, which Igor saved for a long time, was just enough to start a business.

Immediately upon his arrival in his homeland, Igor Kuznetsov began to look for sites to open his own boutiques with fashionable clothes and shoes. The business gradually developed, gaining impressive momentum. Until now, the activity, organized almost immediately after the collapse of the Soviet Union, is afloat. In Kazakhstan, many people know businessman Igor Kuznetsov.

Katya Lel’s legal battle with her financial benefactor Alexander Volkov has ended. The singer lost the case

Over the past few years, many famous artists have noisily parted ways with their producers: the group “Prime Minister”, “Smash!!”, Stas Piekha, Dima Bilan... The loudest is still the showdown between singer Katya Lel and restaurateur Alexander Volkov. Once these two were inseparable, appearing together at all social events. The news of their scandalous separation gave rise to a lot of rumors. Many perceived the conflict between Lel and Volkov as another ploy to stir up interest in the singer. Katya Lel began her ascent to the musical Olympus in 1994. It was then that 19-year-old Ekaterina Chuprinina came to Moscow from Nalchik and became a backing vocalist for Lev Leshchenko. Who knows how the young singer’s professional career would have developed if not for a fateful meeting with successful restaurateur Alexander Volkov. Even before perestroika, Alexander Mikhailovich became an influential person in show business, organizing tours of Soviet stars. In particular, he was the first to take Philip Kirkorov to capitalist countries with concerts. In 1989 he organized performances by Alla Pugacheva at the West Berlin Congress Center. He also conducted concerts of Joseph Kobzon, Alexander Rosenbaum, Sofia Rotaru and many others. By the early 90s, Volkov became interested in the restaurant business and opened a chain of elite Japanese restaurants in Moscow, Kyiv, and London (by the way, Volkov’s London restaurant is among the top five in the UK). Alexander liked Katya so much that he decided to help her conquer the starry Olympus. After eight years of working and living together, Lel and Volkov broke up. In the party they were sarcastic: they say, while he was needed, the beauty did both musi and pusi for the patron, and now the jaga-jaga is over. The Lel-Volkov lawsuit lasted more than two years. Moreover, the real reason for the quarrel between the former partners became clear at the first trial: Katya refused to fulfill the terms of the partnership agreement. Volkov filed a statement of claim. The Tverskoy Court of Moscow recognized Alexander's claims against the singer as legitimate and the contract valid. Moreover, Lel’s cassation appeal was rejected and the decision of the Moscow City Court entered into legal force. But the singer still continues her touring and creative activities, completely ignoring the court decision. Lel outlined her version of the quarrel with the producer to almost every publication and television channel. Volkov remained stubbornly silent and categorically refused to communicate with journalists. “Gordon Boulevard” is the only one to whom Alexander Mikhailovich agreed to give an exclusive interview.

"LEL THREATENED WITH AUTHORITATIVE PEOPLE NOT ONLY ME, BUT ALSO TV PRESENTER DANA BORISOVA"

It’s clear, she directly pointed to the person to whom she owed money. But how could I threaten her? The last time I saw Mrs. Lel... now I can tell you the exact date - July 12, 2004 in the Moscow restaurant "Green". By the way, in an interview with Channel One, she herself admitted that the last time she spoke with me was two and a half years ago. Where is the logic? By the way, when your colleagues asked her about the threats, Lel replied that no one physically threatened her. Then what's the point of hiring two security guards?

Ms. Lel claims that I threatened all radio stations and television channels. But how can you intimidate the media? They are now so influential that they would not leave this unnoticed, they would definitely create a sensation. Let Katya give at least one example, let at least one of the media representatives confirm that I threatened them.

Please note that at first Katya said that she was being stalked by a sexual maniac, who, as it later turned out, was from the Rostov region: he was sending threatening letters and leaving messages in the guest book of her official website. Later she hinted that I was hiding under the “Rostov maniac”. But this is easy to refute - it is enough to use a computer to determine from which place the message was sent.

When the move with the “Rostov maniac” did not work, Mrs. Lel decided to switch the situation directly to me. On September 9, someone under the nickname Gray Wolf (notice the analogy?) left a message on the singer’s website. Moreover, he did this immediately after Katya’s speech on the NTV channel, where she poured another portion of dirt on me. I didn’t even see this program, because at that time I was flying from Moscow to Sochi for the Five Stars festival. For the first time after the scandal, I plunged into the show party. The message arrived exactly at 14.38 - while I was sitting with friends in the lobby of a Sochi hotel, waiting for a room that I received at 15.00. But neither Lel nor her people could know about it. We missed again.

The second time a similar story happened from October 14 to 15, 2006 at 00.47. Someone, now under the name Beggar, again left an unpleasant message on the site. Again Lel and her fans hinted at me. And again they missed, because I have an iron-clad alibi: after Alexander Rosenbaum’s concert, I was at a banquet until two o’clock in the morning, where hundreds of people saw me, including my friends. In general, I wouldn’t be surprised if the singer’s PR team comes up with something cooler.

Katya sees how the story with Jasmine worked: one bruise near the nose - and you can say that you were beaten. Who raised their hand? Well, of course, byaka Volkov.

Understand that everything that Mrs. Lel says and does now is a complete lie and pure PR. I am sure that as soon as our artist reads this interview, she will immediately give way to her fantasies and invent new dirt in retaliation for my revelations. This will be proof that she is lying. Lel gave such a huge number of interviews that it seems she had to say everything she wanted and could. And I will tell you only a small part of the whole truth, which in almost every case is provable.

A whole apparatus works for Katya: new lies are invented, scripts are written, and the next portion of nasty things is poured out. There is only one goal - to attract the public's attention to the innocent lamb as much as possible and make a profit. Or maybe, by throwing mud at me, she is thereby trying to find an excuse for her action? Believe me, today I have more reasons to fear something. So Katya doesn’t have to spend money on security guards. I never tried to intimidate anyone, unlike Mrs. Lel, who threatened not only me, but also other people.

- What do you mean “threatened”?..

Has it ever occurred to you that Mrs. Lel is simply taking revenge?! This innocent sheep threatened me over the phone, scaring me with serious and authoritative people who would otherwise talk to me. What about TV presenter Dana Borisova? She asked Katya a scripted question on air that she didn’t like. After the program, Lel rushed to Borisova’s dressing room, called her on her mobile phone, intimidating her with the same authoritative people. The scandal went around the entire Internet, you yourself wrote about it.

"KATYA CLAIMS THAT AN EVIL SPIRIT COME FROM PUGACHEVYA'S GIFT"

Then Katya’s friend Olga (ex-wife of Vlad Stashevsky) invited her to her second wedding. The singer confirmed her presence. A few days before the wedding, the organizers called her to clarify whether there would be a musical congratulation from her, and if “yes,” what equipment would be needed. Katya began to seethe: why should I sing for free when other artists are invited for money?! I came up with a reason and... didn’t go to the wedding. So much for female friendship in the concept of Katya Lel...

All this is insincere and leftist. She generally hates all female representatives, and not only from show business.

There was also an incident with Jasmine... Katya constantly addressed her: “Sara, Sara...”. The girl asked not to call her that. In November 2003 they flew to the USA together. Jasmine rudely responded to Katya’s next “Sara”, they had a fight... But after Jasmine’s beating, Katya suddenly became her such a friend, in all interviews Lel talks about her solidarity with the poor thing. When journalists asked: “Were you beaten too?”, she answered: “Thank God, it didn’t come to that.” This, by the way, comes back to the question of security guards...

Mrs. Lel constantly discussed all the singers. When composer and producer Max Fadeev (author of the hits “My Marmalade” and “Musi-Pusi”.- Auto.) created a successful song for Gluk’Oze, Yulia Savicheva or someone from the “Star Factory”, Katya, in a fit of rage and indignation, shouted that this was her song and she would have sung it better.

She was always missing something. What happened to our star when it became known that Yulia Savicheva would go to Eurovision! “How can this midget represent Russia?!” Lel was indignant. “She’s not even visible on stage. Now, if I went...” Then I decided to go to the competition in the support group. “Why?!” I was surprised. “After all, you hate and envy Savicheva!” To which Lel replied: “But I’ll hang out on Channel One with Fadeev...”.

He seems to be thinking correctly - to appear on a popular TV channel with one of the best Russian producers. What surprised you?

Katya talks about her strong friendship with Max Fadeev at every corner, but... When Verka Serduchka became incredibly popular in Russia, Lel decided to record a duet with her. Fadeev agreed to write a song. But the duet “The Groom Wanted” came out, which Serduchka performed together with Gluk’Oza... Lord, if Maxim had heard what Katya was saying to him! I don’t even want to repeat it. But on the phone she lisped: “Maksimochka...”. Sheer hypocrisy...

In one interview she mentioned a gift from Alla Borisovna - a golden cap. Pugacheva gave a gift through Boris Krasnov to one of the presentations. Katya showed off her hat to everyone, and later began to say that an evil spirit emanated from the Diva’s gift, which was interfering with her career. Allegedly, Alla Borisovna wishes the best only for her daughter Christina. The matter ended with Katya going to the forest and burning the gift, and suddenly she told the magazine “7 Days” that she still kept the Diva’s gift at home.

I still remember the scandal at the Premier Palace Hotel in Kyiv! The singer was greeted in VIP class: a limousine, a five-star hotel, food for the musicians - everything was amazing. After checking in, we had to go to television. We went out into the street, because of the congestion of cars, Lel’s limousine stood five meters from the entrance to the hotel. The star threw the driver such a tantrum with swearing and obscenities that the Kyiv organizers - in particular, Marta Ostankova - refused to work with her further.

As soon as Mrs. Lel imagined herself to be great, she stopped greeting many people and demanded a rider that would surprise real stars - Pugacheva, Kobzon, Rotaru... Previously, her rider included a clause: meeting with a limousine at the plane's steps. Even Western megastars can envy this.

- We would try to explain to the ward that she is taking her to the wrong place.

How can you talk to a person who yells all the time? For example, I don’t know how to scream at all. I have been working with people for more than 30 years, and I have never raised my voice to any of my subordinates. I consider this weakness, psychosis.

- You are an experienced man, you must understand: women sometimes get into a bad mood...

I doubt. After “My Marmalade” and “Musi-Pusi” Lel became in demand and became completely uncontrollable: she was rude, cursed... In general, a typical star fever. Her aunt from Nalchik says in an interview: “Probably, when a person gets wealth, he changes. When Katya had nothing, she was a normal child. And now she is a star...”

- In the biography of any artist there was a period of star fever. Wouldn't it be easier to wait it out?

Maybe it's easier. But behind my back, pre-planned actions began. I did not demand the continuation of personal relationships, I just wanted to calmly cooperate and be in normal relations. Now the entire Internet is full of headlines that “Musi-pusi” and “Jaga-jaga” are being taken away from Katya Lel. Although no one is taking anything away: according to the agreement, all property, including Fadeev’s material, is joint. I have no right to take anything away. Everyone can withdraw their deposits only if the contract is terminated, but then Katya risks even more: until the relationship is clarified, the contract prohibits the use of joint property.

Knowing Katino’s stubbornness, I am convinced that the showdown can last for years, or even longer than the term of the contract itself. Therefore, I will say directly: Katenka, fulfill the agreement, and no one will take anything away, no one will destroy anyone and did not intend to destroy anyone. Mrs. Lel claims (including in your newspaper) that I want to destroy her so that she has nothing to buy a piece of bread with. Funny! Katya's share under the agreement is 50 percent. This is at least 100 thousand dollars a month. Sorry, not just for bread - enough for a thick layer of caviar.

As soon as I realized that star fever had begun, I made a business proposal to Mrs. Lel: “Girl, everything that happened during these eight years is my gift to you. Today you have a roof over your head, a furnished apartment, big earnings. There were years... Now, honey, go and do what you want. I will still be your uncle, dad, producer, whatever you want." We talked, she took everything well. But at the beginning of April 2004, her solo performances were planned in the prestigious Rossiya concert hall. Katya always dreamed of this, but concerts required huge financial investments.

Knowing that Lel was no longer with me, I did not want to invest any more money in her. Which is what he reported. She insisted: “Let’s do it.” That’s when I started talking about business: if you want me to finance solo albums, we’ll draw up an agreement. Normal business law. At first the girl didn’t want to sign the contract, she swore by her mother that everything would be as before. She herself offered to take an oath at her father’s grave, and now she has changed everything: they say, it was I who forced her. Lel’s own aunt Galina Ivanovna said: “I doubt that Volkov said this. Katya came up with this. These are Katya’s fantasies.”

Lel lied so much that she herself doesn’t remember where or what she said. In one program she claimed that I demanded a vow before the New Year, when posters for her concert were already hanging all over Moscow. Firstly, there was no way the posters could hang at that time: they are hung no earlier than two months before the start of the concerts, and I was not in Moscow on the indicated day.

In another interview, Lel stated that I demanded that she take an oath on her father’s grave and sign an agreement, and even fraudulently as a guarantee that she would never leave me. And already in the magazine “Otdohni” she stated that I demanded this in May 2004. But by this time the solo concerts had already passed, we broke up, and I couldn’t hold her. Her program was both a minimum and a maximum fulfilled.

"LEL SAID THAT A TERMINALLY ILL FATHER WAS MAKING PAIN"

I was so outraged by these words! Her father was mortally ill - throat cancer (his brother also died from this). When the disease worsened, he was brought to Moscow, to the oncology center. I paid for everything. Doctors allowed him to return home to Nalchik. But after a while he again began to experience wild pain.

Kolya called me and complained that he was in crazy pain, but they didn’t believe him. His own daughters and wife claimed that he was faking everything. I insisted on moving to Moscow and further treatment. Katya, her sister, and mother refused: they say nothing hurts him, he’s pretending, he’ll outlive us all. The same aunt Galina Ivanovna confirms: “They didn’t believe that he was in pain, they said he was faking it. Neither his daughters believed, nor his wife believed. If they had helped him in time, maybe they wouldn’t have helped him, but they could still prolong his life And in front of me, Kolya called Volkov and said: “Sasha, why don’t they believe me? I feel bad, but they don’t believe me.” Volkov said: “Come, we’ll figure something out here.” And he arranged for a clinic, organized treatment. They vacationed in Antalya, he arranged these vouchers.”

Thanks to my connections, Katya’s father was admitted to the Kremlin hospital, but the doctors just threw up their hands: she had only a few hours to live. May 27, 2002 was Kolya’s birthday; he turned 58 years old. I arrived, congratulated him, he was no longer there. The next morning he was admitted to the hospital. That day Katya had a presentation of the video “Between Us” at the Crystal entertainment complex. She went to the party, although she knew perfectly well that her father was dying. Kolya let his wife go: they say, go to your daughter for the holiday. Katya’s sister at that time worked in her team as a backing vocalist.

The reception of guests was at eight, the program began at nine. Katya went on stage, and at the same time her driver came up to me (also, by the way, paid from my pocket) and said: “Alexander Mikhailovich, Kolya has died.” I'm standing there and don't know what to do. This was her presentation. From a purely human perspective, I didn’t know what to do. I approached the director, press secretary, photographer, neighbor in Nalchik, some other people, and asked everyone: “Guys, what should we do?” - No one knew. Together they decided to let Katya speak, that 20 minutes no longer mattered, and then report the tragic news.

While Katya was singing, I went around the entire hall, telling every guest - and there were more than 300 of them - that there would be no party. He explained why and asked not to express condolences to Katya; she does not know about her dad’s death. After the performance, she changed clothes, went out into the hall - and there was no one there, only her closest people remained. I didn’t dare tell her everything right away; I wanted to prepare her psychologically. He suggested we go to the hospital.

You know, when my dad died, I didn’t go to see him for the last time - I wanted to remember my father smiling as he was the last time we met. But this is my situation, and this is someone else’s... In general, already in the car I tried to prepare Katya, her sister and mother: what if dad is no longer there? I tried to make further subtle hints, but they did not understand them. Already approaching Taganskaya Square, he told everything. From “Crystal” to Taganka is no more than 10 minutes, and not five hours, as Katya claims.

There were tears and despair. I organized and paid for the funeral, memorial service, monument, transported from Nalchik a huge stone on which Kolya loved to sit near his house. It is still located next to his grave. Katya, at the wake and subsequently, said that dad was a strong man: he sent everyone to the presentation so as not to spoil her daughter’s holiday, held out until the last moment and fell asleep forever. She thanked me for not disrupting the presentation and for letting her speak, because this was my father’s last wish. And now, it turns out, Lel will never forgive me for not reporting my father’s death on time. First to thank, and then to blame... Here she is, Katya Lel...

By the time of the solo concerts, two years had passed since the death of Nikolai Ivanovich. During this time, none of the sisters condemned my action in “Crystal” - on the contrary, they only thanked me for what I did for their father. When Katya dedicated the song “Don’t Disappear” to her dad, tears came to my eyes, and Lel usually uses a bottle of Visine for this. At the end of the concert, sister Lel Ira smiled and applauded when Katya invited me to the stage. But now the girls remembered that incident and turned everything upside down. But Katya, her sister, and mother knew very well that Nikolai Ivanovich was dying, that on the day of the presentation he only had a few hours left to live!

Even today I don’t know if I did the right thing. Lel, a few years later, accuses me of meanness! And after this you doubt that her imagination is not working well?!

- What’s the story with the Moscow apartment? The singer claims that she bought herself luxury housing.

In an interview with your newspaper, Katya stated that the apartment in the center of Moscow was presented to her by the Moscow Property Committee. That's also not true. They don’t just give you an apartment, let him not say anything if he doesn’t understand anything about it. In Moscow they don't give away apartments for free. It costs less, but still a lot of money. The fact that Lel openly declares this proves once again: she did not pay for this, she is not in control of the situation. I think it’s better for her not to say at all how she got this apartment.

"THE SINGER'S TEAM COST ME MORE THAN 10 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH"

Don't know. Accidentally. In 1996, I came to perform with Leva Leshchenko, for whom I once organized concerts in Berlin. I went into the dressing room, saw a girl, her eyes were sparkling... Leva came up, said that this was his backing vocalist, asked to promote her, saying she was talented. I don’t know why, but I was turned on... I was 46 years old, she was 22. That’s how it all started.

- Lel claims that you were turned on not only as a producer...

I'm not going to talk about this topic. After all, I am a man. But since Katya is talking, ask her what kept her next to me for eight years if, according to her, I am so bad.

From the editor. To promote the young singer, they brought in the influential producer Yuri Aizenshpis (Viktor Tsoi, Vlad Stashevsky, Dima Bilan). Within a year, under his leadership and with Volkov’s money, Katya Lel’s first album, “Champs Elysees,” was released. Songs and videos made the singer recognizable. According to rumors, Yuri Shmilevich received a luxurious Lincoln from Volkov for his work. Plus payment for outfits, songs, artists, studios, broadcasts - the work lasted more than five years, songs, videos, presentations, studios, ups and creative lulls.

After her rapid rise, Katya became an integral part of Russian show business. Then a new career revolution began - collaboration with the most prolific Russian composer Max Fadeev (Linda, Glyuk'Oza). Fadeev’s songs “My Marmalade” and “Musi-Pusi” soared to the top of all charts. The hits brought the singer real success. According to rumors, for each “pusya” and “jaga” Fadeev received an impressive amount. Considering that the “marmalade” album contains more than two songs under the “Max Fadeev” label, one can estimate how much the new repertoire cost. According to rough estimates, about three million dollars were invested in Katya Lel.

The singer has more than once shared her impressions of meeting you: “Strong, self-confident. A real master of life. It seemed to me that I could rely on him.” But then the stone wall turned into a prison wall: supposedly you forbade her to communicate with her family.

The fact that I wanted to quarrel with her sister and mother is a lie! I’ve never done this, I don’t even understand why it’s needed. I had a great relationship with her family. Again, Katya’s sister, in an interview with the Muz-TV channel, said: “We treated Alexander as a member of our family. He was a dear person to us.”

Aunt Galina Ivanovna complained that Katya did not maintain relationships with any of her numerous relatives: neither with aunts, nor with cousins, nor with nephews. And Lel lies that I am on bad terms with everyone. In fact, everyone who ever worked with our star for some reason stopped communicating with her, but to this day they remain on excellent terms with me. These include press secretaries, administrators, dancers, musicians... They always congratulate me on the holidays, are outraged by Katya’s dirt and lies, and, if necessary, are ready to testify both in the press and in court.

Mrs. Lel says in many interviews that I and the late Aizenshpis had a bad relationship. Yuri Shmilevich and I may have had creative differences, but we were on excellent terms. In one of his last interviews, he said: “Sasha Volkov is decent and humane. Even if Katya owes him some money, he will probably forgive her everything.”

I don’t know about “forgive”, maybe I could forget everything. But, pouring dirt and lies on me, she constantly reminds me of herself and thereby forces me to resolutely seek my rightness, which was confirmed by the Russian court. Lel thinks that by slandering me, she will arouse recognition and sympathy from the public.

Recently, a friend told me a story. She was admitted to the hospital and was in a six-bed ward. On TV, Katya was once again carrying something. The patients (of different ages, professions and social status) agreed on one thing: they were tired of listening to this dirt, a woman should leave gracefully. They used to like Lel's songs, but her actions left an unpleasant aftertaste. I won’t lie, I was pleased to hear this.

I worked with Ms. Lel for eight years - from 1996 to 2004. It was backbreaking work, time commitment, investment. There was a struggle for development, depression, ups and downs. And suddenly she declares that she earned everything with her work and talent! And what did she live on for seven years before “Jaga-Jaga”? How much money did she use to dress herself, go to beauty salons (believe me, she loves herself very much), and support her relatives? At my own expense, I sent Katya, her sister, mother, father, and nephew on vacation abroad.

Her work did not bring any income. At that time, she had a maximum of two or three concerts a month, mostly through my connections. Then she received 1000-1500 dollars for a performance. I never took this money from her. Katya kept everything for herself for expenses, in addition to what I gave her. Her team alone cost me more than 10 thousand dollars a month. Now Lel says that she gave all the money to me and put it in my safe. If a person can put into a safe, then he can take from there! In April 2004, when Katya announced her independent life, this was confirmed. When I returned to Moscow, the safe turned out to be empty: a considerable sum had disappeared, documents confirming all my investments and payments for her work were gone.

- After the singer began to have star fever, you entered into an agreement.

Yes. Thanks to this, we held two solo performances on the main stage of Moscow. In all her interviews, Katya states that the concerts were sold out. Another lie. Only half of the tickets for the first and second performances were sold out. I had to fill the hall - I did a great job (this will be confirmed by the management of the Rossiya concert hall). Confirmation that the success was not so great is the concert held on April 28 at the St. Petersburg Oktyabrsky Concert Hall. Only 900 (!) tickets were sold for the hall for 3,500 people. Of course, after all, the “oversold out” in Moscow was exaggerated, which few knew about! The long-term director of the hall, Emma Vasilievna, and the concert organizers did not expect this.

Most of the agreement was partnership, and part was in favor of Lel. Katya introduced a clause according to which I have no right to engage with anyone else. For example, Aizenshpis was simultaneously involved with many artists: the Dynamite group, Nikita, Dima Bilan. Joseph Prigogine simultaneously produced Valeria, Kristina Orbakaite, and Abraham Russo. And Mrs. Lel demanded that I deal exclusively with her. She introduced points that gave her sole advantages. Ms. Lel discussed each clause of the contract (which I allegedly forced to sign) with lawyers and made her own amendments, new clauses, after which, most likely, I would need protection.

- Do you insist that it was Katya who violated the agreement?

On April 16, 2004, after the solo albums, we broke up privately. For some time she fulfilled the terms of the agreement, and then decided - enough is enough, how much can she share? I suspect someone advised her. Mrs. Lel mentioned in an interview that smart and eminent people told her: “Why are you giving away the money?”

- Is it true that Lel could not change her hair color or hairstyle without your consent?

Rave! There is no such clause in the contract, although Katya and her lawyers claim the opposite. Yes, please, let her wear makeup and get her hair cut, but according to the contract, the singer does not have the right to radically change without consulting me. I would not agree, for example, with Katya cutting her hair bald, kissing on stage like Tatu, performing in transparent clothes, or filming naked.

"WITH EARNING AT LEAST 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS PER MONTH, LEL REFUSES TO FULFILL THE AGREEMENT"

I didn't want to get involved in anything. But there are basic agreements between people. They must be respected.

At first I tried to talk to her, wrote letters, asked what happened. Since October 2004, she stopped receiving partner information about tours, creative plans, and so on. When Katya got lawyers - Tatyana and Dmitry Ragulin - I was happy: I thought that sane people would explain to her what business relationships are. I tried to resolve the situation peacefully with Ragulin, but he directly sent me to court (he even confirmed this publicly in one television interview).

- And you went?..

Well, if I was sent...

My claim up to now is not financial in any way. I just want honest execution of the contract on the part of Mrs. Lel in accordance with the signed contract.

But what if Katya and her lawyers declare everywhere that, having contacted Max Fadeev’s studio, they received confirmation: supposedly the rights to Fadeev’s songs do not belong to me, and I included them in the agreement as a contribution to joint property? That is, they practically accused me of fraud! I have a document from the production center of Max Fadeev, which confirms my rights to these songs. Moreover, the letter says that no one from Katya Lel contacted them: neither she herself, nor her representatives Ragulin (whom I can sue for such a statement). I have been in business for more than 30 years, I always fight for my clean name: both in work and in life. And the statement of fraud is a very gross and serious accusation for me.

I have always been a law-abiding citizen and therefore, in order to understand this story, I filed a claim in court - to ensure that all my actions were carried out within the framework of the law. In the NTV program “Two Truths,” Ms. Lel stated that she was unfairly sued. And in another place it is stated that I initiate legal proceedings. How can you be unfairly sued? After all, courts exist to sort things out if people reach an impasse among themselves. And what does it mean to initiate legal proceedings? This is precisely the constitutional right of every citizen.

Consultations with lawyers and preparation for the trial took an enormous amount of time. Here I thought: is all this necessary? I learned from the press that Katya had fallen in love with Igor, and I was glad that she had finally abandoned the crazy idea of ​​​​taking possession of a famous man (I would not like to name him). I decided to withdraw the claim, let the girl live her life and be happy. And suddenly my friend calls: “Have you seen the screensaver on NTV? In Ksenia Sobchak’s program, Katya says so much about you...”. You know, artists and businessmen still come up to me and ask in surprise: what is she talking about? how can she?

From the editor.In Ksenia Sobchak’s program on NTV, Lel stated: “Sasha set a condition: “You must swear on your father’s grave, in the presence of your family, filming all this on a video camera, on your knees. You must take an oath, give me a guarantee that you will never leave me." He wanted to quarrel with me and my whole family and not allow anyone to communicate with me, my entire circle. And later Sasha directly stated: “The moment will come when you will have nothing to do.” eat, and you will crawl to me on your knees, and you will beg me, begging me to give you a piece of bread." And all because I refused to marry him."

Aren't there too many knees? “On your knees” - one, “crawl on your knees” - two... I grew up with two daughters, whom I never punished, never forced to their knees. There aren’t even such words in my vocabulary!

As soon as I heard this lie, this nonsense, I immediately called my lawyer and resumed the process. Mrs. Lel is still pouring dirt on me from the pages of newspapers and from television screens! By the way, I am going to sue Katya Lel again, but this time for slander, defaming my honor, dignity and business reputation. Why did I collect a huge amount of materials where Mrs. Lel contradicts herself. Nothing matches her at all!

Is it really true that after two years of legal hassle they never wanted to give up on everything and just go into the restaurant business?

I wanted to, but dirt pours on me from every iron. From your newspaper, by the way, too!

It turns out that she is the beautiful and unhappy Malvina, and I am Karabas-Barabas, who is fighting against a fragile, naive provincial girl. And the system works, the inhabitants bite! Some Marya Ivanovna with a tiny pension looks and is sure that the monster Volkov wants to take away the last pennies from poor Lel. But the public has no idea that a girl asks for 10 thousand dollars for a 35-40 minute performance in Moscow, and 15-20 thousand dollars when away. e. Now I was informed that she, like many artists, switched to the euro: during the New Year period in Moscow she demanded and received 15 thousand euros - that’s almost 20 thousand dollars! Mrs. Lel today is guaranteed to earn more than 200 thousand dollars a month, and during the New Year period - up to 300 thousand. According to my calculations, Katya earned about $3 million in two and a half years. According to the data I had from October 1, 2004 to January 15, 2005, she earned $800,000.

It is Mary Ivanovna who can cry: they say, how talented I am, I have achieved everything solely through my own work. But show business people know very well: without money and a competent producer, becoming an artist is impossible. At one time, Vlad Stashevsky left Aizenshpis. Where is this cute guy now? There are many such examples.

I'm not disappointed that I was wrong about the person. I regret that everything I fought for for eight years, to which I devoted 75-80 percent of my life, was lost. But he could develop in business. I won’t even talk about lost investments. And after that declare that the contract is invalid... How can this be? You are asking me to borrow money for an apartment. Of course, we are friends, I will give it, but write a receipt. You buy an apartment and furnish it with my money. Six months or a year pass, I remind you of the debt, and they tell me: they say, I consulted with lawyers, the receipt is invalid, because you are not a bank and do not have the legal right to lend. So I won't give you your money back.

"I ASKED KATYA MANY TIMES TO TAKE THE TOYS TO THE CHILDREN'S HOME, BUT SHE WAS FIRST OF ALL INTERESTED: 'WILL THE PRESS BE THERE?'

It turns out that no. When I noticed, I decided to consolidate all our previous agreements with a legal agreement, which is what started all the fuss.

Lel had everything planned in advance! If I’m such a jerk, according to her, they should shy away from me, I should be isolated from society. How did she endure this for eight years? I was good, kind, golden, until the person became a star and money was talked about. About very big money. It immediately turned out that all this time I was Karabas-Barabas and a prison of nations!

In Russia there is a program called “The Candidate” on TV. A huge casting, thousands of talented and educated young people come to test their strength, only 16 remain in the finals. And only one of them gets a position as a top manager in the company of a major Russian businessman, Vladimir Potanin, with an annual salary of three million rubles (about 120 thousand dollars.- Auto.). This is at full employment. And Katya sleeps until two in the afternoon, then takes care of herself for half a day, plans her tour schedule if she wishes, and receives a good fee for a performance of 35-40 minutes. Several trips a month, which can sometimes be combined with a vacation.

Let's put an advertisement in your newspaper or somewhere else: “Former producer Katya Lel is looking for a new young talent. Salary: first year - 5 thousand dollars a month, second - 10, third - 50 percent of the profit, but not less than 50 thousand per month.” month". Do you think there will be a queue for me?

- Oh, can I be first on the list?

Right. Because I achieved something in show business. I was recently told that I am a brilliant producer. I was just passionate about my work!

I repeat, everything that happened was planned by Mrs. Lel in advance. After the concerts at Rossiya, she packed her things and left. I ran around the hall in depression, it didn’t work out, I spent days organizing everything... Now she claims that I was constantly jealous of her success. Yes, my tears of joy flowed when they applauded her. I was as happy as a child. Even our star’s sister said on Muz-TV: “They made efforts together, rejoiced at every step they took. They rejoiced at every concert to which they were invited, every broadcast, like children, together... All this before my eyes was". Now, according to Mrs. Lel, I am not a producer, but a rich man who voluntarily invested money in her.

Sorry, Alexander Mikhailovich, but you are not a naive boy either. In the end, we talked with a beautiful girl for eight years, had fun... And suddenly they remembered about the money spent.

I'm not talking about money, Katya is talking about it. Naive or not, I did a lot of stupid things. If I did it all over again today, I would do a lot differently. I admit, I did things that were impossible in a sane mind. Maybe I was bewitched? Aunt Galina said that every time she came to Nalchik, Lel and her mother ran around with grandmothers and witches. Galina Ivanovna recalls that at the age of 15, Katya began to tell everyone that aliens visited her and took out her teeth. Ufologists came, examined everything, there was a big fuss in the newspapers. Katya already wanted to get on the pages of publications by any means. When the singer was in a bad mood, I jokingly asked: “Did the little green ones with antennas fly to you again?”

How can I put it mildly... Everything you say and do now looks more like the revenge of an offended man...

You asked the question so carefully that the thought of female solidarity involuntarily suggests itself.

Believe me, the girl can speak a different language. And lie. Thanks to this lie, her face flashes on all television channels and in the press. Most likely, she is taking revenge on me because not everything worked out the way she wanted. This is Lel on the screen, a cute and innocent girl with tear-stained eyes. But the tears are well rehearsed in front of the mirror.

- Maybe you were offended after Katya’s refusal to marry you...

Never, do you hear? - I have never proposed to her in my life. This couldn’t happen because I had and still have a family. If I hurt anyone in the story with Katya Lel, it was my loved ones. Never and under no circumstances would I divorce my wife and marry Katya. Lel knew this very well.

- So it was Lel who insisted that you marry her?

I don't want to discuss this topic. Now we are only talking about Mrs. Lel’s constant lies. In one interview, she says that she refused me because I have a good family, children. In another, she was ready to give birth to a child for me, but I recognize it as invalid. Explain, how can you invalidate your child? This is not a contract that she wanted to invalidate.

I'm a crazy father, already a grandfather twice! I have no love for my children and grandchildren. I love other people's kids. I regularly visit orphanages, giving them clothes, money, computers... I don’t even want to talk about my many other charitable deeds. I don’t demand orders and medals for this, it all comes from the soul, from the heart.

By the way, I asked Katya several times to take toys to orphanages, but the first thing she asked was: “Will the press be there?” But now he tells how he receives order after order “For Mercy and Charity.” Moreover, for some reason the documents on awarding awards were signed by the same person... And the wording is simply ridiculous! Think about it: “Muse of Mercy” - for an outstanding contribution to the revival and prosperity of the World; Order of the Glory of the Nation, II degree (Silver Star); “For mercy” - Faith, Hope, Love: but love is the greatest of them; the order "Service to Art" and the statuette "Guardian Angel" - for selfless and selfless service to art, for the revival of high spiritual ideals. How can you talk about the surprise of receiving all these awards?

Katya told fans that she received the last award - “Order in the name of life on Earth. For nobility of thoughts. For selfless service to the ideals of goodness and mercy” - together with the great actors Lyudmila Kasatkina and Vasily Lanov. Can she really be put on a par with such legends?! It's just a shame! I would be embarrassed to go on stage to receive an award at the same time as such well-deserved people.

One of my very famous and respected friends, having learned about Katya’s awards, told me: “I have a lot of awards. I could get even more, but I feel sorry for the family’s expenses on pillows.”

Mrs. Lel always had the desire to be first. She was never embarrassed if she achieved this for money and unfairly. Her fans (about six or seven regular visitors to her site) are incredibly happy for her, congratulating her on her awards, not understanding where the truth is hidden. They insult me ​​without knowing me at all. But in all interviews she talks about the thousands of fans who support and worry about her.

After so many years, I can honestly admit: both statuettes of the prestigious Ovation music award were actually bought by me for 15 thousand dollars each (as many newspapers wrote at that time). The press did not forget about the popular program “Musical Ring”, where Lel supposedly took first place by direct audience voting... In fact, the program was recorded. Three Katyas took part in the “Musical Ring”: Semenova, Shavrina and Lel. Our star immediately discussed with the organizers that she would come only if she was guaranteed to take first place. For this I then paid five thousand dollars in sponsorship. It was simply impossible to do otherwise. Even on the “Two Royals” programs, Katya’s team for some reason always took first place.

If Lel received a call and was invited to any competition, she did not hesitate to ask over the phone whether she would take first place there. When they told her that the competition was fair and objective and that they could not give guarantees, she simply refused to participate.

When the singer saw the opportunity to receive a honors diploma at Gnesinka, she immediately flew to Nalchik to correct her previous grades at the institute from which she transferred to Gnesinka. But for some reason she took money from me for gifts.

The desire to be first is a normal phenomenon, but it must be truthful and natural. I have a recording of the 2004 Muz-TV channel award, where she was presented in the “Singer of the Year” category along with Orbakaite and Valeria. To the host’s question: “What can you wish for your competitors?” a normal person would wish a worthy person to win, but Katya replied: “I have no competitors.”

The cult of personality of Mao Zedong and Stalin compared to Katin (especially among her fans) is baby talk. By the way, she also deceives her fans: she never responds to messages in the guest book of her website; her mother Lyudmila Savelyevna always does this for her. This is also easy to prove: previously, our star’s replies included the time of sending the message. The time often did not coincide with her tour schedule; one of the fans asked in surprise: “Katya, weren’t you at a concert in Yerevan at that time?”

And what a story it was with her fan Alena from Chita! The girl was then 15-16 years old. She announced her arrival several months in advance. I was traveling with a group to the Orlyonok camp through Moscow, where I was going to stay for the day. She reported the train number and carriage. At four o'clock in the morning I sent my driver to the train to arrange a long-awaited and desired meeting with Katya. But the group leader was afraid to let Alena go alone. I contacted the girl’s parents in Chita so that they could come to an agreement with the leaders. In the afternoon I received the whole group (14 people including teachers) in my restaurant. They sat for more than an hour, I treated them, but Katya was still not there. She wasn’t even going to go, saying that normal people don’t write on the Internet and all the fans are sick people. But after my insistent demands, Katya came, signed autographs, gave posters to the children and talked with Alena.

So the deceived fans who write on her guest page and insult me ​​do not know the whole truth. Alena, by the way, writes to me, calls me, and thanks me. Maybe this is ugly (I warned Alena), but I want to give a fragment of her last letter, it is written very sincerely and truthfully: “Dear Alexander, good morning! I’m sending you my last photos... I’ll be honest: it’s not very pleasant to read negative things about you (I just don’t read it anymore and don’t pay attention). I don’t know you that closely, but it seems to me that you are a very kind, bright person who has done a lot of good for me. I can’t blame Katya because I love her, but she doesn’t think now that if it weren’t for your support, she could have been an unknown singer. Dear Alexander, Great luck to you and all the best! With love Alena."

- How did your family react to the scandal?

They live abroad and do not receive Russian press. I don't think they knew all the details. But from time to time, “good people” bring them various newspapers.

Even during our communication, Katya was at my house, talking with my family, realizing that this was ugly. Once in England, Lel wanted to dine at my London restaurant. Honestly, I didn’t want her to do it, but Katya insisted and went. Thank God, my daughter was away, although later she called me hysterically: “Dad, the singer Katya Lel was in our restaurant. How could you allow this?” She came and didn’t talk to me for a long time. And she was right.

"KATYA IS A RICH WOMAN, BUT SHE IS ALREADY 32 YEARS OLD. THE OLIGARCHS THAT MANY DREAM ABOUT ARE LOOKING FOR YOUNG GIRLS"

What do you mean? And that's a lie.

In an interview with Boulevard, Lel said, I quote: “Even after my attempts to find a compromise, Sasha did not want to hear anything. He stuck to his line: “I will destroy you, my fight has just begun.”

Nonsense. Before the breakup, she became so stubborn! When we had a normal relationship, I jokingly called her a “hardhead” fish. And her mother Lyudmila Savelyevna corrected me: they say, the fish is called “silver carp”. So don't let him lie. On the contrary, I wanted peace: I wrote letters, took part in her professional life, fought for her development.

- If, after all this, Katya comes up to you personally and apologizes, forgive me?

It all depends on the situation. You can say: “Forgive me,” but you need to realize why exactly. Let him admit that he negotiated behind my back and acted meanly. This is incompatible with the care and attention that I gave her.

Do you really think it’s enough to say two words “forgive me” and I will forget all the dirt and say: go, girl, continue to do what you want and earn money! We're not in kindergarten! Maybe I don’t want this money for myself - I will buy musical instruments for orphanages?

Why did Katya Lel allow herself to travel to London at my expense, to study singing and dancing with the best English masters! Flights, hotels, huge fees for renting a studio, plus even more for teachers... And poor homeless children cannot study music! Maybe among them there are brighter talents than Katya Lel, but they don’t even know about it.

By and large, the truth is on my side. The man wanted to be a star and became one. Today, without money, participation, attention, nothing can be achieved. After all, I didn’t just give money and say: “Become a star.” I lived it, breathed it. Everyone knows this. For eight years he struggled, walked, stumbled, and took all the blows upon himself. And then the ward reaches the top and throws you.

Ordinary people are sure: she’s a good girl, she sings well, oh, she’s crying - that means she’s being offended by this moneybag. I don't require readers to be on my side. I want people to realize: a person with star fever begins to relate to people and money differently. Whoever believes, will believe, if not, will continue to feel sorry for this “poor Malvina” and believe her lies.

If you noticed, I did not and do not want to touch on any personal relationships in our conversation, as she does (although I could tell a lot). I just want to prove that Katya Lel is lying and spreading dirt. Many of her statements have abundant evidence that they are lies. In the interview, she contradicts herself and names dates that do not correspond to the events. The first time Katya was specifically caught in a lie was Joseph Kobzon. In Ksenia Sobchak’s program “Star Boulevard,” Lel opened up: “... Joseph Davydovich said correctly that there was no need to be so honest, worthy and decent...”. Kobzon was outraged and officially stated on Channel One that he did not say this and could not say it.

- What’s the story with the shutdown of Katya Lel’s official website?

This is the same lie as everything else. And since there are exact fixed dates here, this lie is completely provable.

The katyalel website was registered to me. In November 2004, Katya abandoned me, saying that she would no longer fulfill the terms of our agreement. Already on December 3, 2004 she announced to fans that a new website had been opened. According to experts and programmers, the development of such a resource takes from 2.5 to 4 months. And this once again proves that her “kid” was cold-bloodedly planned in advance, like many other things.

I did not block the site in any way, I simply stopped responding and posting news on December 11, after Katya received the first message on her new site on December 4. But katyalel worked informatively for another year. I have all the printouts confirming the fact. I think that a person doesn’t need two identically functioning sites, she just needs to accuse me of something.

Now she has even decided to deceive the politician. I learned another lie of hers the other day quite by accident. On November 21, Ms. Lel announced through the website that she had recorded a duet with the singing Moscow City Duma deputy Andrei Kovalev and had also shot a video with him. The politician knew about our conflict, but she convinced him that a cassation appeal had been filed, and that the court decision had not yet entered into legal force. Sorry, but this is not true. The man paid a lot of money for filming the video, but without my consent, TV channels do not have the right to show this video. Since all material is our joint property. And I will give my consent only after Katya begins to implement the court decision. Moreover, in addition to the “New Year’s Story” video, she separated Kovalev into another duet - “Man and Woman”.

Star-producer scandals have repeatedly rocked show business. But in terms of scale and intensity of passions, the Lel-Volkov trial has nothing to compare with. Why did this happen to you?

Maybe I'm not as bad as I think? I just want to get the truth. How could a bad person spend so much time and care? I even played a tape of the finale of Katya’s solo concert at the trial, where she says: “I want to introduce a person without whom nothing would have happened. My producer is Alexander Volkov. Sasha, on stage.” Note, it’s Sasha! I didn’t come out, she said: “She’s shy.” This fact is even described in the rationale for the court’s decision, which Katya cares little about.

By evading the court's decision, she misinforms politicians, officials and other government officials and asks for assistance in not implementing this decision. Recently, having performed for free at the anniversary of one deputy, she turned to him for help. He, without understanding the essence, sent a deputy request to various authorities and the prosecutor's office. I can also turn to the deputies with the question of obstacles to the execution of the decision of the Russian court. Then what, the Volkov-Lel civil case will be sorted out in the State Duma? This is ridiculous.

Having received not entirely truthful information from Katya, people rush to help, and artists, including Katya, often perform in government institutions and government agencies on the eve of the holidays. Usually after the performance one of the managers comes up and asks the artist how they can be useful. That’s when Katya pours out all her problems, and people blindly promise to help, not knowing the essence of the issue and not thinking about the consequences for themselves. Forgetting about the state program to combat corruption and abuse of power by government officials and officials, Katya is setting them up for this. And they themselves may have problems because of it. But she doesn’t care much about this; she needs to prolong time at any cost so as not to comply with the decision of the Russian court.

Thanks to Katya, at the age of 55, for the first time in my life I found myself in the prosecutor’s office, where I saw with my own eyes her letter, which stated that I received “black money” from her. At the same time, Mrs. Lel did not know that during those few months of execution of the contract, I declared all the reports, notes and envelopes that were written both in her hand and in the hand of her sister, and paid taxes on all of this. I don’t know whether Katya started this on her own or on the advice of someone, but she doesn’t think at all about the consequences, that everything could turn against her.

Recently, the bailiffs received reports from one of the clubs, which indicate that in two and a half years she gave 11 concerts and received 79,760 rubles for this (about three thousand dollars. - Auto.). That works out to an average of $250 per concert. It doesn't get any funnier! Considering that Lel’s team consists of 12 people plus the singer herself, it turns out that they earned less than $20 per person. But Katya’s team costs at least one and a half thousand dollars per concert. I have the originals of the team’s salary reports, signed by her sister and director Irina. Something doesn’t fit at all: asking for a minimum of 10 thousand dollars for a concert, but working for 250. Many concert organizers, by providing understated certificates, can set themselves up. Even the club, which confirmed 11 concerts to the bailiffs, provided a report on only four to the Copyright Association.

"LEL APPROACHED THE FIRST ECHELON, BUT DIDN'T ENTER IT. SO SHE KIDDED ME EARLY"

She is an accomplished person: her own apartment (which costs a lot of money), impressive earnings. Katya is a rich woman, but she is already 32 years old. The oligarchs that many people dream of are looking for young girls, and she has little chance of that. A weak man will not be interesting to her, a strong man with her stubborn character will not be able to be around.

I already said that I was glad when she declared her love for Igor, but here the situation is very confusing and incomprehensible. Then the press claims that he is a model and an aspiring artist (probably in her video). Then Katya claims that he is a successful businessman and she is marrying him, the wedding is scheduled for the summer and will take place abroad. In another interview, she said that she didn’t get married because a year of dating was too short a time. And this is said by Katya, who in all interviews declares that she is ready to become a mother and start a family. I don't think that's the reason...

I don’t know Igor, I have no complaints or negativity towards him. I will say one thing: a man must be a man. I saw him twice. The first one - when he left the Rossiya hall, he stood with Katya’s mother. As I passed, he lowered his eyes, sure he recognized me. The second time was on the beach in the Emirates. After all, I’m not a beast: I won’t rush into a fight, I won’t cause a scandal. If you are a man, come up and say: this way and that, I love Katya, I want a family with her, healthy children. You have some kind of conflict there, is it possible to end it and live in peace? In a normal male conversation we would have come to a common denominator. A compromise can always be found. I think that Katya is in charge of the whole situation, as is her entire family. Sincerity in these relationships is not visible at all.

As for professional prospects. She destroyed herself, she miscalculated. Lel approached the first stage echelon, but did not enter it. So it was too early for her to dump me. She needed me, Karabas-Barabas, to be patient for another six months or a year, and she would definitely have entered the first echelon. Well, God help her!

And I am developing my new projects, my assistants are my daughters. There are friends, supporters, comrades who cheer me up when another portion of lies and dirt pours in from everywhere.

I would like to wish this “Malvina” that throughout her life she would be surrounded by “good” people like herself, that she would be treated and treated the way she treated me. And everything came back to everyone like the same boomerang that she always and everywhere talks about. And for myself and my family and friends, the same attitude of all the people around me as I treated Katya.

I will only add that all the quotes I have given from various media are in my archive. Information about the court decision, a copy of the agreement and all video materials can soon be seen on the website www.volkov-lel-pravda.ru

P.S. Excerpt from the court decision: To force Katya Lel to fulfill the agreement dated January 14, 2004 between her and Alexander Mikhailovich Volkov... also prohibiting Ekaterina Nikolaevna Lel during the validity period of the agreement concluded on January 14, 2004 between her and Alexander Mikhailovich Volkov, without the consent of Alexander Volkov Mikhailovich to make decisions on the implementation of concert, performing and other creative activities, which are the subject of an agreement concluded on January 14, 2004 between her and Alexander Mikhailovich Volkov, to conclude agreements aimed at carrying out these activities, and to execute them.

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Katya Lel is a singer, and for some time also a producer, born in Nalchik (Kabardino-Balkaria). From childhood she was surrounded by a musical atmosphere.

When the girl was just a baby, her father, Nikolai Chuprinin, bought a piano for his eldest daughter. Katya sang as best she could to the accompaniment of her sister and did it quite emotionally and funny. Parents wanted their children to receive a full musical education.

When Katya Lel got older, she entered a music school, studying two departments at once: piano and choral conducting. The girl liked music, she enjoyed learning the basics of playing a musical instrument and choral singing. I tried to sing myself, but more consciously than in early childhood.

After graduating from music school (Katya graduated from both departments with honors), there was a music school and the North Caucasus Institute of Arts. She received a musical education, but there were few prospects for the further development and formation of a young pianist and choral conductor in her hometown, and indeed in the republic. Therefore, the girl decided to go to Moscow and continue her education there.

In Moscow

The capital did not greet Katya enthusiastically, although the girl did not expect an easy conquest of the musical Olympus. But work and a great love for music helped the girl enter a Moscow university, Katya was enrolled in the Russian Academy of Music.

In parallel with her studies, she performed for several years as a backing vocalist at the Lev Leshchenko Theater. This was a good start for the aspiring singer. The ability to hold oneself on stage, singing in a group, closer contact with a pop song is a good school for an aspiring singer. Having graduated from the academy as a certified vocalist and having received all the necessary knowledge and experience of singing in the group of a famous singer, Katya Lel decides to start a solo career.

This is quite difficult for any beginning singer, and in the capital the task becomes doubly difficult. In this case, it is important to find a professional music-sensitive producer. And Katya found him. Maxim Fadeev, a wonderful person and professional musician, provided significant support to the aspiring singer. At the beginning of her solo career, Katya took the pseudonym Lel (Katya Lel’s real name is Chuprinina).

The singer's creative rise

If you follow Katya’s work, you can safely say that with the growth and development of the singer, with her maturation as a woman, her repertoire also changes. What can a girl, a woman sing about? Of course, about love and relationships. About unhappy, non-reciprocal love, about happy and mutual love; in a playful form or in the ballad genre.

If in the early work of the aspiring singer, fairly light songs predominated, written and performed in an unpretentious, humorous form (remember, for example, the popular song “Musi-pusi”), then in adulthood (and now Katerina is 43 years old), when she already has a big life and creative experience, songs of a serious nature appeared in the singer’s repertoire, expressing complex emotions and making you think, “try on” the experiences of the heroine of the song in your own life, and find parallels.

Duet songs with the participation of the singer gained well-deserved popularity. The early composition “Let Them Talk” with the famous hockey player Alexander Ovechkin and the later “Crazy Love” with Sergei Kurenkov. The brutal and even somewhat “cold” hero Alexandra and the hot, emotional Katya made an excellent creative duet, which could not be more suitable for the theme of the song.

Subsequently, Alexander noted that working with Katya was interesting and pleasant for him. Respectful attitude towards a partner, cooperation on equal terms - these are the fundamental qualities that are inherent in the singer.

The 2017 clip with Sergei Kurenkov is permeated with pain, emotions, awareness of what happened and the inability to change events for the better. Alexander Domogarov played the role of the artist perfectly. Watching the singer’s videos, one cannot help but note the excellent selection of actors, scenery, sense of style and unity of performance and plot of the clips. Of course, this is the merit of the directors and their team, but the heroine of the videos herself, performer Katya Lel, also played an important role in this. Without her soulfulness and sensuality, these compositions would not have been so popular.

The singer’s most popular songs:

• "I miss you".
• "Mushi-pusi."
• "Two drops."
• "Yours."
• "Let them talk".
• "Crazy Love".

Currently, the singer does not stop there: constantly improving, she releases new albums, her songs become hits. The performer does not accept half-hearted work; the quality of her albums, compositions, and videos is always at its best.

Family and love

In her youth, at the beginning of her creative career, Katya met producer Alexander Volkov. Despite the large age difference, he saw a future “star” in the beginning star. Common interests, common work, common social circle - and as a result, after some time, the creative union became a love one.

The relationship lasted 8 years, but never developed into marriage (Alexander was married and was in no hurry to get a divorce). Over time, as often happens, the relationship became obsolete. It is difficult to say what the reasons were that led to the discord - and is it even necessary to find out? The separation entailed several unpleasant issues regarding copyright. But nevertheless, the couple broke up - both in creativity and in their personal lives.

However, a bad experience does not mean that life is over and there is only emptiness or routine life beyond. One of the pages of life is turned over and read - and a new one is opened. Katya Lel met her love and the person who truly became her support and love - businessman Ilya Kuznetsov.

In a happy and harmonious marriage, a daughter was born with the unusual and tender name Emilia. For Katerina, the model and standard of the family has always been the harmonious relationships of her parents in everything. Now she has found her happiness and the same relationship.

We wish the singer good luck, love, harmony in her family and work. And we will look forward to her new songs. Author: Elizaveta Petrova

Name: Katya Lel

Age: 43 years

Place of Birth: Nalchik

Height: 164 cm

Weight: 51 kg

Activity: singer

Family status: Married

Katya Lel - biography

The real name of the Russian pop singer is Ekaterina Chuprina. The stage name Katya Lel made her famous. Songs performed by the singer have repeatedly occupied the first lines of music charts.

Childhood, singer’s family

Originally from Kabardino-Balkaria, he has an older sister, Irina. The family raised the girls in love and understanding. Mom Lyudmila Chuprina was a good housewife and very hospitable. During her school years, Katya had several hobbies: a historical class, learning to play the piano, singing in a choir, and playing sports.

At the age of 3, the girl already had a real piano. And she mastered the instrument “excellently.” Athletics, fitness, shaping, dancing, music, lessons - everything had to be planned down to the minute. Starting from childhood, Katya clearly shaped every page of her biography.

Katya Lel - Music, songs

For three years, the girl not only had a job as a backup singer for the famous singer, but she prepared her own solo program and successfully performed with it. The aspiring singer entered the correspondence department at the Gnessin School and successfully graduated. From this moment on, she begins a new biography.

Videos of the performer and an album of the singer's songs are released, the albums appear one after another. The girl successfully collaborates with DJ from St. Petersburg Tsvetkov. In Katya’s native republic she was awarded the title of Honored Artist. Simultaneously with this event, the singer meets Maxim Fadeev.

Singer Awards

Well-deserved prizes and awards rained down on Katya like golden rain: “Golden Gramophone”, “Stopudovy Hit”, “Avtoradio”, “Silver Disc”. From this moment on, not a single “Song of the Year” is complete without the participation of the young performer. For some popular compositions, the singer writes the music herself. But suddenly in 2006 there was a decrease in Katya’s popularity. The singer’s personal life was largely to blame. She travels to hot spots and gives her solo concerts there: Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan.

Cinema and television, films

The first time Katya Lel starred in the film “Silver Lily of the Valley - 2”, then there was the series “Club”, “Happy Together”. Basically, she had to play herself. In the series about the Institute of Noble Maidens, she was again lucky enough to play a singer. Quite often Katya Lel can be seen on television. Projects, programs and show projects that are popular among viewers are broadcast on various TV channels. Along the way, the performer records new songs and albums.

Katya Lel - biography of personal life

The marriage of Katya Lel and producer Alexander Volkov lasted eight years, the marriage was civil. The couple was not at all embarrassed by the age difference; Katya was 24 years younger than her husband. The fact of Alexander’s legal marriage with another woman did not stop the common-law spouses. Although Katya and her husband were not officially married, the separation of this couple took place through the courts.

Katya Lel (Ekaterina Chuprinina)

Singer, actress Date of birth September 20 (Virgo) 1974 (45) Place of birth Nalchik Instagram @katyalel777

Katya Lel is a popular singer, songwriter. Winner of three Golden Gramophone awards, multiple winner and participant of the Song of the Year. She won the Ovation Prize competition twice. In 2004, she was awarded the “Bomb of the Year” and “Stopudovy Hit” awards for the popular song “Musi-pusi”. She has released 8 solo albums. Many of the lyrics to the music were composed by the singer herself. In 2008 she received the status of People's Artist of Chechnya, and in 2009 - of Kabardino-Balkaria.

Biography of Katya Lel

Katya Chuprinina was born in the fall of 1974 in the city of Nalchik. The future star grew up with her sister, who was also interested in music. In Katya's family, a love of art was instilled in their children from an early age. According to the singer’s recollections, her childhood was spent in an atmosphere of love and mutual understanding. Guests often came to the house, and music sounded within its walls every day.

At the age of 3, the girl first showed an interest in creativity. Her sister got a piano. Katya sang along when she tried to play music. At the age of 7, Lel became a student at a music school. In addition to the piano department, she attended choral conducting lessons and was also interested in dancing and athletics.

Having successfully completed school, she applied to a music school. Next came the Art Institute, which she was not destined to graduate from. The future artist understood that in her city she would not be able to reach the desired heights. In 1994 she went to Moscow to conquer the “musical Olympus”.

In the capital, she managed to enter Gnesinka. At the academy she was taught by pop masters - Leshchenko, Kobzon, Bazdyrev. Without having spent even a year in Moscow, Katya became a young laureate of the Musical Start. Then she worked for Leshchenko, in the theater, sang backing vocals, and sometimes performed solo compositions.

In 1998, Lel graduated from the music academy and recorded her first disc, “Champs Elysees.” She changed her last name to a more sonorous one and changed her passport. Videos were created for the compositions “Lights”, “Champs Elysees” and “I Miss You”. Producer Alexander Volkov began promoting the young singer.

in 2002, the artist began working together with Maxim Fadeev. Within a year, this collaboration led to several hits that reached the top of the charts. Next came the album “Jaga-Jaga”, which soon became platinum, increasing the singer’s ratings. In 2005, Katya herself produced her new album “Twist and Twirl”. She also became the author of several songs.

For several years, Lel participated in various television projects, and in 2008 she recorded the album “I’m Yours.” The album “Sun of Love” was presented in 2013.

Since 2011, the singer has been working with Fadeev. She constantly goes on tour, gives charity concerts, and participates in joint projects with other famous artists. In 2013, together with the Swedish singer Bosson, she recorded the song “I Live by You.” In 2016, she took part in the “Heat” festival in Baku, sang the song “Crazy Love” in a duet with Sergei Kurenkov and recorded a new single, “Invented.”