The talented daughter Katya Ogonyok cannot follow in the footsteps of her star mother due to financial difficulties. Katya Ogonek. Biography of the singer and personal life, death. Career, photo
Katya Ogonyok’s daughter turned 17 this year. Long time Valeria went to a ballroom dancing school, took part in competitions and won several times.
Soon due to financial difficulties the girl stopped doing what she loved. Katya Ogonyok’s mother said that a lot of money was spent on special costumes for 25 thousand rubles, flights and accommodation.
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However, the girl is not upset, she decided to become a singer. Moreover, the young lady has talent. The girl didn’t think twice and left the pseudonym Lera Ogonyok, and even managed to record a couple of hits.
Of course, Katya Ogonyok’s daughter constantly thinks about her mother and dedicates songs to her. “Irina Krug helps us a lot. She supports us financially. Plus there is interest from the public. Lera is very similar to Katya in character and appearance, and she started singing from early age» , Valeria’s grandmother shared.
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The girl admitted that her mother was constantly on tour. However, Valeria still loves her parent and still cannot come to terms with the loss. Grandparents were raising little Lerochka. They allowed the girl everything, they wanted their granddaughter not to need anything. However, replace mother's love no one could. Chanson stars were also invited to the “Tonight” program, who appreciated musical abilities Valeria. The girl dreams that someday she will become as popular as her mother.
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We wish the rising star creative success.
- 1998 - White Taiga I
- 1999 - White Taiga II
- 2000 - Call from the zone
- 2000 - After a year
- 2001 - Road Romance
- 2002 - Commandment
- 2003 - Debut album
- 2004 - Kiss
- 2005 - Katya
- 2006 - Happy birthday, Koresh!
- 2008 - In my heart
Katya Ogonyok is one of the few Russian singers, successfully working in the chanson style, was born in the seaside town of Tuapse, Krasnodar Territory, on May 17, 1977.
Childhood
At birth, the baby received the name Christina, and Katya - a creative pseudonym, which she chose for herself when she was almost an adult. Her parents are creative and quite famous people. Mom danced at her best for several years dance ensemble Ukraine under the leadership of Virsky. But after the birth of her daughter, she left the touring life.
Father, Evgeny Penkhasov, professional musician, at one time was part of the popular VIA “Gems”, wrote music for other groups. It was he who dreamed that his daughter would also become an artist and conquer the best stages of the country. Therefore, when she discovered musical abilities, she began to do everything possible to develop them.
Christina herself for a long time I didn’t take it seriously, preferring to spend time in the yard in the company of the neighborhood boys. However, gradually, under the influence of her parents, who had the patience not to act without pressure, Christina first went to choreographic studio, and then finally entered a music school.
In order to somehow interest his daughter in a career as a singer, the father persuaded his old friend, the famous songwriter Alexander Shaganov, to write a song especially for the girl. After several rehearsals, they all went to a local recording studio, and there Christina made her debut record.
Naturally, she did not bring popularity to the young artist, but she liked the experience of working in a professional studio.
Career
Christina never had much interest in studying. Therefore, after receiving basic education, the question arose of what to do next. The girl categorically did not want to continue her studies at school, and she could not choose a profession. Again, meeting Shaganov helped, who invited the girl to move to Moscow.
Shaganov, together with his longtime friend and successful producer Alexander Kalyanov, just conceived new project – youth group“10-A”, in which Christina was offered to become a soloist. It was a great chance for the aspiring singer, which she did not miss. Great success this project did not, but served as a good launching pad for her future career.
While working in Moscow, Kristina met Mikhail Tanich, who at that time was actively collaborating with the Lesopoval group, which had become popular on chanson. Tanich invited her to try working as a backing vocalist. And, although Christina had little idea of herself in this genre at first, “Lesopoval” toured a lot, and the girl wanted to plunge into this world.
Gradually, chanson became a part of her life. Therefore, when in 1995 Christina learned that the country's main recording studio had arranged a casting among performers of this genre, she immediately submitted an application.
Already quite an experienced performer, the girl easily won the casting and, according to the contract, recorded her debut album as the singer “Masha Sha”. But the songs were too low-grade to bring her success.
But now Christina was absolutely confident in her talent and that it was in this song genre that she needed to continue to develop. She takes a new sonorous pseudonym Katya Ogonyok and begins, with the help of her parents and friends, to build solo career under the leadership of new producer Vyacheslav Klimenkov.
He managed to discern the touching and very emotional soul of the young singer and selected very soulful songs for her, which she performed with piercing sincerity. In 1998 it comes out solo album Katya Ogonyok “White Taiga”, most of the compositions from which immediately find themselves in the first positions of the charts of music radio stations broadcasting chanson.
On the wave of popularity, less than a year later, Katya presents the second part of the album with same name and begins active touring activities. It is interesting that although the songs smack of a prison theme, they are also liked by those who have nothing to do with the criminal world.
Moreover, Katya stands out very much, being almost the only woman performing prison chanson.
After the release of the next album, “Call from the Zone,” Katya begins to be called “the queen of Russian chanson.” She works a lot and manages not only to tour, but also to record new albums, which are released with enviable regularity for many artists - one a year. The singer's concert geography is rapidly expanding.
Since 2002, she begins giving concerts in Israel, Germany, and has traveled to all CIS countries. Before the girl had time to perform in the USA, she died while completing the paperwork.
Life and death
Few people knew that Christina suffered from epilepsy since childhood. Carrying out a career with her diagnosis was difficult. To prevent attacks, she was forced to constantly take medications, which gradually destroyed her body even more. And the bohemian life with an abundance of alcohol and cigarettes also contributed to this.
Christina married her husband early school love. She waited for her boyfriend from the army, and they immediately signed. But after living for only two years, they divorced. The young husband wanted her to be at home more, and Christina was actively building her own artistic career.
Then Christina had several fleeting romances. But when she met Levan Koyava, a former professional boxer, she truly fell in love again and even gave birth to a daughter with him. However, this was not a sufficient reason for the official marriage. The baby was almost immediately sent to Christina’s parents, and the relationship with Levon gradually faded away.
With Levan Kojava and daughter
On October 24, 2007, thirty-year-old singer Katya Ogonyok died of heart failure. But the heart problems were caused by progressive cirrhosis of the liver, so in any case the girl was doomed. She was buried in Moscow, and a huge monument was erected on her grave, funds for which were raised at a charity concert in her honor, which was held in Krasnodar.
Katya Ogonyok (according to her passport, Kristina Penkhasova) was born on May 17, 1977 in the Krasnodar Territory (the village of Dzhubga). Her mother worked as a dancer, and her father was a musician. Katya's nationality according to her passport is a citizen of the USSR, although some claim that she has Jewish hereditary roots. The biography of the future singer Katya Ogonyok was initially quite interesting. The girl graduated in her hometown elementary school and continued her studies in Kislovodsk.
Her father comes up with the idea to persuade his composer friend to write a song for his daughter. After her performance, the girl is offered to perform several more songs, which eventually formed the first album of the young singer. After the release of this album, fame did not come to Katya, and she decides to go to Moscow. Upon arrival in the capital, the girl is completely immersed in new life and starts singing pop songs.
At the beginning of March 1995, a competition was held in Moscow with great pomp and scale, in which participants performed songs in the style of chanson. Kristina Penkhasova takes part in this competition and takes first place. This performance is also significant because from now on the singer appears on stage under the pseudonym Katya Ogonyok or Masha Sha.
During 1995-1998, Katya Ogonyok traveled a lot with concerts and recorded several albums. Her songs are permeated with tough humor and open defiance. But since 1998, Ogonyok’s repertoire has changed somewhat and become more in line with classical chanson. Many of her songs are dedicated to love and separation, true fidelity and betrayal. Throughout the 90s, her songs were quite popular and Katya Ogonyok’s concerts were always in great demand.
Many explain the secret of the artist’s popularity by the fact that she managed to bring romance and love notes into the harsh reality of Russian chanson. Katya Ogonyok's songs contain real life meaning, not made-up stories. That is why her songs were so popular especially among men of various ages. Katya performed her songs with her own hands, but in some cases she sang with famous performer chanson by Vyacheslav Klimenkov. Some of Katya's songs are still used by some radio broadcasts as background music.
In 1999, Ogonyok released a licensed disc of his songs. In the same year new album“Call from the Zone” will collect an unprecedented number of copies and become a hit for a whole generation of chanson lovers. In 2000, a remix of these hit songs was released and sold throughout the country in large quantities. Since that time, Katya Ogonyok has been working with producer Chernyak, with the help of whom she manages to create and record as many as 8 new albums. In the same year, the singer in one interview talks about the fact that she has a real criminal record and even served a prison sentence under Article 211. She claimed that she served two and a half years in prison and was released under an amnesty. This interview was distributed across all channels, and was perceived by many fans of Katya Ogonyok’s talent as a sensation.
According to producer Chernyakov, at this time Katya earned little and led a rather modest lifestyle. She rented an apartment in Moscow and still managed to support her parents. According to the singer’s close friends, in her behavior and lifestyle, Katya was a simple Russian woman, and not some kind of superstar. She did not hide her addiction to alcohol from those around her.
When asked about her musical idols, she always eagerly said that since childhood she had loved the songs of Lydia Ruslanova and Ella Jerola, whom she considered outstanding and strong pop personalities.
Katya Ogonyok died at the end of October 2007 from acute heart failure and severe edema of both lungs. In addition, Katya had serious problems with the liver and she had frequent attacks of epilepsy. The singer’s grave is located in Moscow at the Nikolo-Arkhangelskoye cemetery.
Katya Ogonyok's husband
First and last time In her life, Katya married her childhood friend at the age of 19. Almost nothing is known about Katya Ogonyok’s husband. This marriage did not last long and ended in divorce.
After this bitter experience, the singer never officially married again and lived the rest of her life with boxer Levan Koyavai. In 2001, she gave birth to a daughter, Lera, from Levan. Her personal life was inaccessible to reporters. But Katya’s closest friends, Ogonyok, claim that their relationship was tender and sincere and ended only after Katya’s sudden death in 2007.
Daughter of Katya Ogonyok
Daughter Lera Ogonyok suffered the death of her mother hard and still cannot fully cope with this loss. Due to Katya Ogonyok’s constant tours, Lera’s upbringing was handled by her grandparents. As a child, Lera studied seriously ballroom dancing and even won various competitions several times. Many people are very surprised similar appearance mother Katya and already grown-up daughter Lera. The daughter’s character is also similar to her mother. Lera decided to continue her mother’s work and, with the support of a producer, recorded a song and dedicated it to her mother.
Fate was favorable to Lera. Thanks to the support of producer Elena Bader and singer Lyudmila Sharanova, Katya Ogonyok’s daughter is now successfully moving forward musical path and already even travels around the country with his songs. And her story as a singer is just beginning.
Cause of death of Katya Ogonyok
Many acquaintances and fans of the singer’s talent ask themselves the question of why Katya Ogonyok died. According to the official version, the singer passed away on October 24, 2007 due to severe pulmonary edema and cardiac arrest. Regular epileptic seizures and the fact that in last years She drank heavily throughout her life.
Why did Katya Ogonyok fade away?
Yesterday the ranks of chanson thinned out. This morning, the star of this genre, Katya Ogonyok, died in the intensive care unit of one of the capital’s clinics. Even those who had never listened to or liked chanson knew her. On October 26, she was supposed to perform at an evening in memory of Mikhail Krug in Nizhny Novgorod...
Katya was only thirty years old. After divorcing her husband, she raised her daughter Valeria alone. Some time ago, the singer was taken to one of the capital’s clinics.
According to rumors, Katya had serious kidney problems. It was rumored that in Lately famous singer abused alcohol, which is a very common phenomenon in the chanson community.
“It’s not good to discuss these problems when a person is gone, but I think that Katya died precisely because of this,” said another representative of the chanson, who, for obvious reasons, asked not to use her name. – Here, you know, both men and women drink, it’s like a way of life. Tours, constant feasts, the genre itself...
Well, you understand. And if, in addition to this, a person also has personal problems, then one cannot escape from a glass. I know that Katya loved cognac. After the divorce, she somehow weakened, or something, the spark in her disappeared. Yes, she drank. But the female body cannot stand much. So I ended up in the hospital. I am very sorry that we lost this man. She was very kind and open. There simply wasn’t a worthy male shoulder nearby, and she burned out.”
Even those who knew her very superficially regret Ogonyok’s death. During the ill-fated feasts, which may have really brought Katya to an early grave, she was the life of the party - cheerful, perky, witty. In general, she fully corresponds to her stage name – Ogonyok.
In this love for life, they were very similar to their mother, a former dancer at Virsky’s studio. Their external resemblance was also striking. And the hospitality characteristic of the people of the Krasnodar region was overflowing.
I remember when Katya performed under the name Christina with a pop repertoire, she tried to monitor her weight and constantly pulled herself together at the table. “I eat like a cow!” - Christina laughed, and could not do anything about her healthy appetite.
I had the chance to meet Christina back in 1997. We met in Vitebsk, at a festival. The poet Sasha Shaganov and his friend the composer Igor Pyankov simply took me by the arms and said: “Come on, you’ll meet our singer!” Kristina is a cool girl!”
And it really turned out to be glue, although at times it amazed me with its spontaneity. Then I even began to like this spontaneity; it was the highlight of Christina, who in any place and in front of any people could say whatever she thought and do as she wanted. She was absolutely not shy about who would say what about this.
We became friends. New Year's Eve The coming year 1998 was celebrated vigorously, resounding with joyful cries in the cozy area of the Shchelkovskaya metro station, where Christina’s apartment was. "Let's sing?" - the hostess suggested. And all the guests sang, then continued this on the street, drinking the cognac that Christina truly loved.
And one evening Christina called and, without any preamble, blurted out: “Lenchik, come!” I’ve got a fur coat here, my mom and I think it will suit you!” I was speechless with surprise, but this was all Christina.
In general, this fur coat, although it has already lost its marketable appearance, is still kept in my wardrobe - as the most extravagant and pleasant friendly gift. It will always remind you of how unpredictable and lively Kristina Pozharskaya, aka Katya Ogonyok, was.
Even having gained incredible popularity, she still remained a person of a broad soul, always ready to help. It’s a pity that lately I’ve been able to communicate less and less.
Christina changed her phone number, but left a new one through my parents. She asked me to call back. It’s sad that, due to the everyday bustle, I never got around to making a call... I express sincere condolences to all Christina's family and friends.
Kristina Penkhasova was born in the Krasnodar region, in the resort town of Dzhubga, located on the Black Sea coast. Parents were creative people. Mom Tamara Ivanovna is a former professional dancer. In her youth she was a participant in the National Honored academic ensemble dance of Ukraine named after Pavel Virsky. Father Evgeny Semenovich Penkhasov was a musician, collaborated with several famous bands, including with the famous ensemble “Gems”.
When Kristina was 6 years old, the family moved to Kislovodsk. Here the girl studied not only in secondary school, but also studied in choreographic and music schools. Her father’s friend, the famous songwriter Alexander Shaganov, wrote a song for the young girl and even helped make a demo recording at a local recording studio. Of course, this test did not bring Penkhasova any popularity, but it gave her the opportunity to gain experience working with sound.
Kristina Penkhasova - real name Katya Ogonyok At the age of 16, the girl left for Moscow, as producer and poet Alexander Shaganov created the pop group “10-A” and invited Kristina Penkhasova as a vocalist. In this semi-amateur group she performed under the pseudonym Kristina Pozharskaya. Also collaborated with famous group"Lesopoval" as a soloist and backing vocalist.
Music
In 1995, the Soyuz Production studio held a casting for a new music project in the style of Russian chanson. Christina becomes a participant in the competition and wins. As part of the project, under the pseudonym Masha Sha, she releases the albums “Misha+Masha=Sha!!!” and “Masha-sha - Rubber Vanyusha.” Both records were released in 1998 and were distinguished by rather low-grade texts on erotic themes, authored by Mikhail Sheleg. After the release of the albums, Christina dramatically changes not only her repertoire, but also her pseudonym to Katya Ogonyok.
Since 1997, she has collaborated with composer and producer Vyacheslav Klimenkov and, under his leadership, released the album “White Taiga” in 1998. A year later, the continuation album “White Taiga-2” is released. The songs on these albums are written in Katya Ogonyok’s signature style of Russian chanson, from which she will never deviate.
Many of the lyrics of these compositions raise the topic of prison life, but there are also many songs about love, separation, and loneliness of a person. The albums became very popular among fans of the chanson genre.
The uniqueness of Katya Ogonyok lay in her passionate presentation of the material, characteristic of a young woman. After all, most performers of the genre are mature men. Against their background, the girl's voice stood out very much.
In 2000, albums of new songs “A Call from the Zone” and “Through the Years” were released, as well as several collections of the singer’s popular well-known compositions. Since 2001, her records began to be released annually, one at a time. “Road Romance”, “Commandment”, “Debut Album” with early songs covered, “Kiss”, “Katya”. The last disc during the singer’s life was the album “Happy Birthday, Buddy!” 2006.
Katya Ogonyok was a very popular performer of Russian chanson not only in Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union. She was invited to tour to many countries where former compatriots lived - Israel, Germany, the USA. But in America she was never destined to perform due to bureaucratic delays. In 2007, Katya Ogonyok worked on new songs, but did not have time to see her new album. The CD “In My Heart” was released in 2008 and became a posthumous monument to the singer.
Personal life
Katya Ogonyok entered into her only official marriage when she was still 19 years old. It was a childhood friend whom she was waiting for from the army. The couple lived together for 2 years, then separated, and a year later they officially divorced. Subsequently, the singer had only civil marriages and work-related romances.
Last husband Kristina Penhasova was former boxer Levon Kojava. In 2001, Katya Ogonyok gave birth to a daughter, Valeria, who would later follow in her mother’s footsteps and dedicate one of her songs to her. Lera lived and was raised by the singer’s parents.
It is known that Katya Ogonyok in her youth, in addition to dancing and music, was fond of various martial arts, especially women's boxing.
Death
Katya Ogonyok died on the morning of October 24, 2007 from acute heart failure and pulmonary edema. Reason fatal outcome, according to doctors, she became cirrhosis of the liver, although the singer was admitted to the hospital after an attack of epilepsy, which she suffered from early childhood.
The funeral took place in Moscow, at the Nikolo-Arkhangelskoye cemetery. To install a monument on a grave famous singer, which many fans called “the queen of Russian chanson”, Kristina Penkhasova’s father had to organize in 2010 a charity concert in the city of Krasnogorsk.
