“A friend has left”: the ex-soloist of the group “Ivanushki International” Oleg Yakovlev has died. Oleg Zhamsarayevich Yakovlev musician Died with Ivanushka's group

Today, June 29, at 07:05 Moscow time, the ex-soloist of the group “Ivanushki International” Oleg Yakovlev died in the capital’s clinic. As Life.ru reports with reference to the Mash Telegram channel, the artist’s last days were spent in intensive care. They say he had cirrhosis of the liver. Pneumonia also caused complications.

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The condition of the former “Ivanushka” worsened sharply on Wednesday night. By this time, Yakovlev was already in the hospital with a diagnosis of double pneumonia. On the morning of June 28, it became known that he was transferred to intensive care and connected to a ventilator.

Oleg Yakovlev joined the trio "Ivanushki International" in 1998 after the death of Igor Sorin. He left the team in 2013 and, according to him, never regretted his decision. “For the first time in my life, I felt like such a big deal. I stopped dividing life into three parts. This is so cool and interesting! My eyes are burning,” the singer admitted.

On social networks, fans were seriously worried about the former lead singer of “Ivanushki International”. One fan drew a parallel between Yakovlev and Sorin, who died as a result of a fall from the sixth floor: “An enchanted group - this one goes into free swimming, that one can’t cope...”

Childhood and youth

followed short novel, which was not continued. When the military command found out that their subordinate would have a child, he was persuaded to marry, but Lyudmila did not want any further relationship and kicked him out. Oleg never saw his father - his mother was so angry with him that she gave her son his grandfather’s middle name. Because of this, fans often wondered why Oleg had a Buryat patronymic rather than an Uzbek one.

Yakovlev has two older half-sisters (one of them died in 2010).

Oleg’s mother was a Buddhist, but Oleg himself leaned towards Orthodoxy.

When Yakovlev was 5 years old, his family returned to the USSR and settled in the working-class village of Selenginsk, Buryat Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. Here the boy entered music school and began to learn to play the piano. He had little free time: in addition to excellent studies at school and music classes, he managed to engage in athletics (even achieved the title of Master of Sports), sang in the school choir and the House of Pioneers, and constantly pleased his mother with certificates and medals.

Soon the family moved to Angarsk, where Oleg graduated from school, and then to Irkutsk. There Yakovlev graduated from the local theater school, receiving a diploma in the specialty “puppet theater actor.” The thirst for the stage prompted Oleg, who hated hiding behind the screen of a puppeteer for the rest of his life, to go to the capital, and he applied to the Shchukin School, the Moscow Art Theater School and GITIS. He was accepted into all three, but Oleg chose the last one. But the teachers of the Irkutsk school claimed that “with such an appearance, he belongs behind a screen.”

The teachers of the Irkutsk school argued that “with such an appearance, he belongs behind a screen.”

Creative path

At the end of 1997, Oleg saw an advertisement in the newspaper looking for a lead singer for the group “Ivanushki International”. While working in the theater, he recorded two songs: “White Rosehip” from the rock opera “Juno and Avos” and “Georgia”. He sent demo recordings to the producer of “Ivanushki” Igor Matvienko and received an invitation to the group.

Soon he appeared in the new video for “Ivanushki” - “Doll”, but only briefly, as a backing vocalist. Played the main violin in the video old composition: Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov, Kirill Andreev and Igor Sorin, starring Oleg Yakovlev. A few months later, the lead singer of the group, Igor Sorin, left the group, and Yakovlev took his place.

Ivanushki Int - Doll: Oleg Yakovlev and Igor Sorin in one video

The first months of working in the group were not easy - Oleg experienced all stages of hatred from Sorin’s fans. The new soloist was called a “cheap fake”, booed and racially abused during performances, and once even beaten after a concert. It was especially difficult for Oleg after Sorin died due to his injuries after falling from a window.

The anger of fans subsided a year after Yakovlev began working in the team - a calm and fruitful creative work. Oleg took part in the recording of three albums (released in 1999, 2000 and 2002), starred in more than 15 video clips, and also appeared together with Renata Litvinova in the video for Alla Pugacheva’s song “River Bus” (2001).

And here actor career Oleg’s life was not so successful - the artist has only three roles, which he performed in 2006-2007: as part of his team, the guy appeared in New Year’s musical film Oleg Gusev's "First Ambulance" and Oleg Fomin's force majeure comedy "Election Day", as well as as himself in the series "Love is not show business" with Svetlana Svetikova in the title role.

In 2012, Yakovlev decided to try himself as a soloist, and by March next year finally left the group. Ukrainian musician Kirill Turichenko took Oleg’s place.

Oleg Yakovlev - Mania

After leaving Ivanushki, Yakovlev continued solo career. From 2013 to 2017, he recorded about 15 songs and released several video clips: “Call me after 3 champagnes”, “Blue sea”, “In rapid fire”, “New Year’s”, “Mania”.

Personal life of Oleg Yakovlev

Subsequently, Kutsevol, who convinced Yakovlev to become a solo artist, became her husband’s manager. She gave him self-confidence, because before, as Oleg himself said, he felt like the smallest of the “Ivanushki”, and now he has become an independent singer, Oleg Yakovlev. “This is one of the greatest achievements in my life,” said Yakovlev.

The couple did not have children, but the artist had a niece Tatyana and two great-nephews - Mark and Garik. In one of the interviews, Oleg said that he has illegitimate son in St. Petersburg, but the artist refused to discuss this issue in detail. He also did not deny his short romance with singer Irina Dubtsova.

Death

The death of Oleg Yakovlev came as a complete surprise to his loved ones and fans. 10 days before his death, he published a touching photo on his Instagram in a doctor’s coat, signing it: “Congratulations on the day medical worker all my doctor friends, thanks to whom I am alive and well.” The singer's fans were amazed by this tragic coincidence.

The last song by Oleg Yakovlev, released during his lifetime, “Jeans,” hit the radio exactly two weeks before his death.

Farewell to Oleg took place in the Necropolis at the Troekurovsky cemetery in Moscow, where his ashes were buried.

After the singer’s death, experts estimated his property at 200 million rubles. He had a spacious 4-room apartment in Moscow, which he bought in 2003, real estate in St. Petersburg and Montenegro, and several cars.

The main contenders for the inheritance were Oleg’s niece Tatyana and his common-law wife. However, the name of Alexandra Kutsevol was not in the will. “There are only two heirs: me and one more person, I won’t say his name,” Tatyana said. In March 2018, his friend, actor Roman Radov, joined the race for Yakovlev’s inheritance. It turns out that they purchased one of Oleg’s apartments together.

- Alexandra, for Lately They said different things about Oleg. Which of the above is true, only you can clarify. Let's start with the story of your acquaintance. Were you a fan of Oleg?

I lived in Nefteyugansk, worked as a journalist on a local TV channel. Of course, I knew about the existence of the group “Ivanushki”. I was 15-16 years old when their songs sounded from every teapot. Naturally, I went to concerts.

As a journalist, I was quite popular in the city. But in life she remained a black sheep. Just like Oleg. Maybe that's why we got along with him?

I'm from ordinary family: dad is a driver, mom is a salesperson. And in life I achieved everything myself. There were no influential acquaintances or connections.

I graduated from the Faculty of Journalism in St. Petersburg. I'm a perfectionist - it's either hit or miss. There is no middle ground. In general, I studied by correspondence and continued to work on television. Interviewed show business stars.

The first meeting with “Ivanushki” took place in 2001. I simply liked Oleg, like all the guys in the group. But for this meeting to become the beginning of the beginning, this did not happen. We got to know each other a little better in St. Petersburg, where their big concert took place. I got admission to the party to see everything from the inside. I was interested to know the behind-the-scenes “kitchen” of the artists. And then Oleg and I exchanged phone numbers.

- Only with Oleg?

Only with him. Oleg and I immediately coincided on some energy level. This is when you look at a person and understand that he is. Although I guessed that Oleg was complex and closed. His colleagues told me in unison: “It is useless to count on a relationship with Yakovlev.”

- Outwardly he gave the impression of a very easy-going person...

This is a misleading impression. Oleg did not let anyone into his heart. I don't know what the person had to do to get through to him. I am amazed that after his death, many people began to say that they knew him well, give comments, and write their memories on social networks. How can they? Oleg’s relatives could be counted on one finger. You've never even heard their names. They are not public people. Oleg had no friends among show business stars. He made friends with many, but nothing more.

- Did Oleg suffer from the fact that he fell out of show business?

Didn't suffer. Oleg avoided noisy parties, he was comfortable alone with himself. I'm the same. Since childhood I was on my own. When at the age of 15 everyone was hanging out in the hallways and having fun at parties, I watched Walt Disney cartoons, loved to spend time alone, and didn’t need company. In this regard, we coincided with him.

We were both born in the year of the Rooster, he is Scorpio, I am Virgo. And all of Oleg’s close friends are also according to the Virgo horoscope. This is probably the only zodiac sign that can get along with Scorpio...

After graduating from college, I moved to Moscow. I got a job at a music channel. Oleg and I began to meet more often on set, we talked more, I came to visit him. This is how a friendship arose between us, which gradually grew into something more.

“I had complexes because of my appearance”

- Yakovlev also came from another city to the capital. Did you live alone in Moscow?

Oleg came to Moscow alone. His mother remained in Irkutsk. In the capital he did everything possible drama schools. He was wondering whether the competition would take place, because he had a lot of complexes about his Asian appearance. As a result, he entered all universities to which he applied.

- Did you know his mother?

His mother has been gone for a long time. In my opinion, she never saw the moment when Oleg came to Ivanushki. He never said why she was gone. He didn't talk much about his family. He did not know his father; he was a late child.

Since childhood, Oleg has done everything himself. He told me how in his youth he worked as a janitor, carrying cast-iron bathtubs. And he was not ashamed, he was not ashamed of his past, on the contrary, he was proud. And respected the people who work.

I remember we were standing at a traffic light, a boy ran up and started wiping the car windows. Oleg shed tears: “How I respect such people. The guy works, but didn’t go stealing or begging.” He respected representatives of any profession. When I came to a restaurant, I always said hello to the waiters.

I learned this from him. In his entire life, Oleg never asked anyone for a penny. Many artists do not hesitate to enjoy popularity; they live at the expense of businessmen and oligarchs. Oleg is not from this opera.

He never allowed anyone to pay for him, even when he came for business negotiations. In restaurants I always “struggled” to pay the bill myself, no matter what financial position neither was at the moment.

Oleg was a generous person. For example, one day he accidentally found out that one of his friends dreamed of a smartphone, but could not afford to buy it. Oleg went and bought it for him. Moreover, this was not his close friend.

And when Oleg was given gifts, he put some aside: “Let’s give the gift to another person, he needs it more.” Therefore, all these questions - why we didn’t ask anyone for help - are not his story. Oleg would not ask, even if he needed it.

None of those who undertook to comment on the death of Oleg Yakovlev said that he was a scoundrel, a scoundrel. Everyone discussed his lifestyle, claiming that alcohol ruined the artist. In particular, Kirill’s wife from “Ivanushki” Lola spoke about this.

Lola has not communicated with Oleg for the last five years. She last time I saw him a few years ago at Kirill’s birthday. And at the funeral. Why does she make such statements? Sorry, but this is strange to me.

- A talk show dedicated to Oleg came out. At the program, many of those present also talked about the musician’s alcoholism...

I was told about this. I decided on principle not to watch the program. I would destroy it if possible. On the day of Oleg’s death, journalists called me and invited me to go on air. Do you understand how I felt at that moment?

It’s strange to me why people don’t say good things about Yakovlev. He didn’t do anything bad to anyone, didn’t offend anyone, didn’t offend anyone. With everyone up last day saved friendly relations. He easily agreed to interviews with journalists, always showered his interlocutor with compliments, treated him to coffee - and suddenly after his death they treated him like that. For me it unexplained story. I honestly don't understand.

- There was even a version that Oleg had AIDS.

And later a version appeared that he had cancer. Moreover, people claimed this.

That's why I decided to tell you how it really happened. Many people judge me and believe that I have no right to give interviews, but that I should sit and suffer. I’m not going to prove anything to anyone, but at some point I realized that if I don’t speak up, I won’t stop the flow of dirt.

People must know the truth. And don’t believe what no one knows who said. The same Yuri Loza allowed himself to comment on Oleg’s death. Although they didn't even know each other. Oleg does not have his name in notebook. For me this is beyond the bounds. And I needed to speak out. Although after such interviews, I only feel worse.

“We were not informed that Oleg would be put into a medically induced coma”

- Has Oleg really been feeling bad lately?

If he had been seriously ill, he would not have worked the concert in mid-June. But his cough did not go away for a long time. Oleg was treated as best he could: he drank tea with lemon and honey, swallowed pills.

Oleg always made decisions himself. It was useless to put pressure on him. I couldn't force him to go to the hospital. He always said: “I’ll figure it out myself, this is my life, my health.”

Only when complications began to arise and he found it difficult to breathe did he take an x-ray. And then he agreed to go to the hospital.

As for the fact of death, doctors stated heart failure. Oleg did not die from some disease, what was happening in his body was fixable, curable, everything could be restored.

It so happened that he started coughing. He didn’t stay at home, didn’t get treatment, but continued to perform. When he was told about the transfer to intensive care, he was horrified: “You better let me go home.” He couldn't stand the state of helplessness.

When Oleg was transported to intensive care, he went into shock. Like this? He asked: “So what? Will my phone and computer be taken away? How will I watch the news? And you can’t smoke?” He was not interested in what happened to him, but was afraid that he would be left without contact. Such childlike spontaneity. He was a little childish in life too. Many were surprised that he turned 47. At most he could have been 20-something.

- Oleg didn’t understand until recently that things were bad?

Nobody understood. We had no doubt that he would recover.

- When did he fall into a coma?

Oleg was in intensive care for several days. Who did he not fall into? He was put into medicated sleep. His blood pressure began to go through the roof, his heart rhythm was disturbed against the background of general malaise. We were not warned about this. The doctors made their own decisions. I learned about this from journalists. But I didn’t believe that this was the end.

When we met with the doctor, I asked: “Does it happen that a person gets through?” In response I heard: “It happens, one percent out of a hundred.” I was delighted: “This is our percentage.” I believed that now Oleg would rest a little, his heart would be treated, we would finish the course of treatment and everything would be fine. Moreover, Oleg and I discussed shortly before this the schedule of concerts and photo shoots. The doctors were still surprised: “Where are you in such a hurry? Let the man recover."

- Did Oleg talk to you before he was put into medicated sleep?

He didn't have a phone in the intensive care unit. He got worse at night. The doctors did not notify anyone.

- That is, nothing foreshadowed the tragic end?

Nothing. Oleg was going on vacation and making plans for the summer. He planned the release new song, I thought about making a film, I wrote the script. He was invited to voice over cartoons. We offered one TV channel a draft of an original program about travel. There were plenty of plans.

On the eve of his death, Oleg’s condition improved and his indicators returned to normal. As they later explained to us, this often happens before death. I was happy then and told the doctors: “You see, everything will be fine.”

And while he was in the hospital, I went to churches every day and prayed. Sati Casanova wanted to help me get to the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. I planned for the next few days. But Oleg was gone.

I didn’t have hysterics, like, I don’t believe it, this can’t happen. I immediately accepted the fact of his departure. We lived together for five years and have known each other for about 20 years. Oleg always wanted me to be strong, just like him. And I succeeded.

I've never buried anyone in my life. As a child, my parents protected me from funerals and didn’t drag me to the cemetery, why did they Thanks a lot. And I never thought that the first person I would see off would be Oleg.

- Were there any bad premonitions?

My heart was calm.

- How did you find out about his death?

The head of the department called me exactly 5 minutes after Oleg’s heart stopped. At 7.10 am Oleg passed away.

I decided that journalists were calling. That day I woke up early and got ready to go to the monastery. I picked up the phone and heard that Oleg was no longer there. I was alone at home. I had no one to fall on my chest, no one to call.

“He directly said: cremate me.”

- Oleg was cremated. Was this his request?

We spoke with Oleg about this several times. We discussed casually. We generally talked calmly about death. Oleg was so wise that he did not consider this topic taboo. One day he directly said: “If I die, cremate me.”

- But they tried to persuade you to bury him?

They wrote messages to me: they say, don’t even think about cremating me. I didn't even bother reading it. I know what Oleg wanted, and it doesn’t matter to me what others want. We are not wild people, we live in the 21st century. This body is perishable, what does it matter how it disappears? This is Oleg's choice. There is no point in judging or advising. Oleg's funeral service was held, and the priest was not against cremation.

- It seemed to me that very few people from the world of show business gathered at the farewell.

Oleg was not in the party. He attended events solely for work. Otherwise I wouldn’t go to parties at all. But he needed to glow, so he stepped over himself.

Oleg did not know how to ingratiate himself, he did not succeed. If he didn’t like a person, he couldn’t rush to him with hugs and kisses and hiss “bastard” through his teeth behind his back. That’s why he wasn’t friends with the artists and maintained partnerships with everyone.

Everything happened quickly. We didn’t delay, we decided to do everything as expected on the third day. I didn’t want to make a pompous story out of the tragedy, notify the whole country and wait for everyone to buy tickets to the funeral.

But Igor Matvienko came, which is important. At the ceremony he said: “It feels like this is another presentation by Oleg. It seems like he’s about to come around the corner and say “Hello” to everyone.

I also didn’t have the feeling of saying goodbye. Oleg always left in English. The concert ended, he went into the dressing room, a few minutes - and there was no trace of Oleg. He still left in English, without saying anything to anyone. I didn't have time to say goodbye to anyone. It seems he didn't even understand what happened.

I am often asked what last words Oleg said. There was no such thing.

The last time we talked about concerts, we said goodbye and said “see you tomorrow” to each other. No “goodbye, sorry, I want to say this and that.” Oleg before last lived and was burning with work. He also didn’t want to grow old, and fantasized about this: “If I get old, I would like to be like Takeshi Kitano, just as handsome.”

- He looked good from the outside.

He didn't even have wrinkles. Oleg was indignant: “I’m a grown man, I’ll soon be fifty dollars, but everyone calls me ‘Olezhek’.” By the way, I have it written down in my phone - Olezhek. Red too.

Yes. He could cook any dish from nothing. He could hammer a nail, screw in a light bulb, saw something off, nail it. Only with technology I was on good terms. For a long time I could not understand what social networks are and why they are needed. It was from a different test.

Oleg was also educated and well-read. I was blamed: “How can you not know this actress? Haven’t you read this author?!”

- Why didn’t you get married?

There was no such task. Oleg and I are two city crazy people. The history of our relations is not standard. When they ask me how many years we have been together, I can’t even remember, there is no point of reference. I can’t say that on a specific day that very meeting took place, there was that very date on which he confessed his love to me...

We had an independent relationship. We have always said: if it’s good with a person, then it’s just good. And the stamp in the passport is a relic of the past. Probably, if we had children, we would formalize the relationship.

- Why didn’t they give birth to children?

Children come into this world to teach their parents something. I am convinced of this. Maybe Oleg and I had nothing to teach, we knew everything.

“I was suffocating in the group “Ivanushki”

- According to rumors, after leaving “Ivanushki” Oleg was depressed. This is true?

Not this way. Oleg is a creative person, last years he was out of breath in the group and it was noticeable.

Parents former soloist Igor Sorin's groups say that Yakovlev had a hard time - he was forced to sing along with their son for a long time.

Apparently, Sorin's parents are going crazy over the loss of their son - this is normal. His mother really thinks that Oleg sang to Igor’s soundtrack. She had no idea that when the song “Doll” was being recorded, Sorin had already flatly refused to sing for the group. And Oleg replaced him. Matvienko, when he first heard Oleg’s voice, couldn’t believe his ears: “Yes, it’s Sorin.” At the funeral, Red said: “Thank you, Oleg, for saving the group.”

- And why did Yakovlev leave the group?

In Group long years everything went according to plan, and Oleg became bored, he wanted development. This role was enough for Andrei and Kirill, and they enjoyed themselves, but Oleg needed variety, he wanted fulfillment. He started writing songs two years before leaving the group. Naturally, at first it was difficult, Oleg and I were left alone and were left to our own devices. But we succeeded. We shot video clips, wrote songs, made presentations, organized concerts. .

- But did Oleg lose money?

He began to earn more than when he was in Ivanushki. I was happy and proud of this. And for Oleg there was always important opinion Igor Matvienko. After all, he always sent his songs to the producer and rejoiced when he responded. He showed me messages from Matvienko and rejoiced like a child: “Igor answered me that it’s a cool song.”

For the 20th anniversary of the group, Igor personally invited Oleg and asked him to perform his song. So all these years without “Ivanushki” Oleg was happy. He got what he wanted from life. The love he gave to people was returned to him. Even in the hospital, Oleg managed to charm the entire department. When the accident happened, all the doctors cried.

- And yet he never thought about returning to the group?

When Oleg was just leaving, Matvienko said: “Let's see how it will be without Oleg. Suddenly he wants to come back." I remember how Oleg resisted this moment. And when later it came up that people wanted to see the original composition of “Ivanushki” at concerts, Oleg was indignant: “Why do I need this? What are you doing? I am an independent artist." He changed a lot after leaving the group. His fears went away and he became more confident. I believe that Oleg blossomed when he left the team.

-Didn’t you miss touring life?

He's had enough of touring. Only now Oleg belonged to himself. He didn't have to adapt to anyone. And he enjoyed the fact that he could manage his own time. For the last four years he lived as he wanted.

- Do you now live in the same apartment where you were with Oleg?

Yes. It’s hard to be there alone, so my friends are always with me. But I don’t let anyone into the room where Oleg liked to spend time alone. Every morning I go there and talk to Oleg as if he were alive.

- Did he leave a will?

I don't want to bring this up. Six months will pass, and everything will be clear. I never thought about things like this material history not important to me. I consider myself happy only because I was able to feel true love, from which I was afraid to suffocate. I always wondered why people’s passion goes away over time, but mine only grows?

Oleg loved peonies very much. And I always gave him these flowers. It is believed that girls should not give flowers to boys, but I loved a man so much that I had no rules. When he was sick, I also bought a bouquet.

People are afraid of their emotions, and then they regret all their lives that they didn’t do something, didn’t agree on something. I do not regret anything. Until the last day I expressed my love to Oleg.

- And he?

Certainly. Only he was more stingy with words and compliments. His actions said it all. To protect me, he could go all in, or spoil relations with employers, so as not to give offense loved one. It consisted of actions.

Now they calm me down: time will pass, the pain will subside and you will meet someone else. I don't believe. Oleg was the love of my life. I know that nothing is over. Our meeting will definitely take place. He just completed his mission earlier.

The cause of death was double pneumonia, so he was connected to the machine all this time. During this time, he never even regained consciousness. It was an advanced stage, he was treated at home himself. We didn't call an ambulance before, you know, coughing and coughing. Everything happened too quickly, none of us had time to come to our senses.

Singer Yuri Loza spoke out about the death of the former lead singer of the group “Ivanushki International”. The artist noted that he should have taken care of his health and called the singers in the group mediocre.

“Somehow they have some kind of pestilence on the team. The second soloist is leaving,” noted Yuri Loza, recalling premature death Igor Sorin, who fell from a sixth floor window.

The singer noted that the “casual” attitude towards one’s own health is to blame. As examples, Loza cited the fate of singer Alexander Barykin, who was “told to lie down, he went on tour,” and the performer of the hits “Girl” and “Night Taxi” Zhenya Belousov, who was also advised to monitor his health, but he did not listen to the instructions of doctors.

“We always hope for chance. It’s a pity when people, out of the blue, create such problems for themselves,” Loza stated.

Then the artist expressed the opinion that the singers from “Ivanushki” should not be associated with creativity. Moreover, they are absolutely mediocre, the Izvestia newspaper reports. “For me, the question of creativity is related to the fact that a person has created something. Matvienko created for them, Shaganov created for them. They are performers. All three have always been absolutely mediocre in the matter of creativity,” noted Loza.

At the same time, the singer made a reservation that he treats the guys very well. “They were assigned numbers, wrote songs, and selected them based on their types. And Yakovlev was selected according to his type. He left, but nevertheless one must understand that he was needed as a type,” the performer explained.

Loza developed his thought: “Let's be honest, what did he write? What did he create? Gotcha to the right person V right time. He flashed his face, and it came in handy. This doesn't mean he did anything great. He was born - that’s it.”

Let us remind you that Oleg Yakovlev died early in the morning on June 29 at the age of 48. It was previously reported that the performer is in in serious condition In intensive care, doctors diagnosed him with double pneumonia.