Ekaterina Shavrina (biography, children and husband of the artist will be discussed below) - a well-known pop singer performing folk compositions. Of all the Soviet stars, she only twice performed solo concerts in the UN conference room. In 1995 she received the title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation.
Family of Old Believers
Ekaterina Feoktistovna Shavrina was born in the village of Pyshma (Sverdlovsk region) in 1942. The parents of the girl had quite interesting names. Father, Feoktist Evstigneevich, worked all his life as a driver. And the mother, Feodosia Evgenievna, was a housewife. It is worth noting that these are Old Believer names. All people from the Shavrins belonged to the Old Believers.
Although Catherine’s mother had noble roots and was literate, sophisticated and gentle, after meeting with Theoktist she fell in love with him with all her heart and became a submissive wife, adopting the Old Believer faith. Catherine inherited from her mother these character traits. If she really loves a person, then she completely submits to him and gives her all of herself without a trace. But also from the Old Believer family, the singer also got something at the genetic level. For example, Shavrina is still very fastidious and cannot drink from a glass or eat with a spoon if someone has already used them before. Catherine is very tormented by her own squeamishness and understands that this is impossible, but she can not help herself.
Strict education
The Old Believers always had cleanliness in the first place. Until now, Shavrina Ekaterina, whose biography is an example to follow for young artists, periodically visits the houses of Old Believers. A woman is simply struck by the sterility that prevails in their housing. In Old Believer families, children are accustomed to cleanliness and order from an early age.
In the same way, parents and Katya were brought up. Mom was quite strict and demanding in matters of cleanliness. And God forbid, the children will do badly what she instructed them. Then they will definitely redo to the desired result. Now at home at Shavrina sterile, like in the operating room. The singer hired an au pair, but sometimes Ekaterina Feoktistovna herself has to redo some things for her.
Ailment
In childhood, Shavrina could not speak. The girl was four years old, and she was still silent. Parents were very worried and could not understand the cause of the disease. Only one thing came to mind - Katya was jinxed. I had to lead her to the healers. The ill-wishers told their parents that this is a tribal curse and their daughter will always be deaf and dumb. Parents panicked from such forecasts, until one of the villagers told them to visit the famous professor who lives in Yekaterinburg and specializes in such ailments.
The Shavrins rejoiced at such news, but there was absolutely no money to travel and pay for services. Theodosia Evgenievna and Feoktist Evstigneevich had to sell a cow - their only nurse. The funds received were enough for a trip to the city to the professor. But after the examination, the doctor expressed doubts about the successful outcome of the operation and said that Katya was unlikely to be able to help anyone. In response, the father of the family offered him all the money available in their family. This angered the doctor, and he shouted at the girl's parents. But then he took pity on the village people and set a date for the operation. Despite the professor's predictions, her outcome was successful, and the girl spoke. And after some time she also started singing.
Ekaterina Shavrina, whose biography is known to all lovers of folk songs, still remembers how much her parents were happy when she spoke. It was at that moment that she realized that happiness for parents was to see their children healthy. Katya was addicted to singing early, as the radio worked from morning till night in the house. If someone turned it off, Feoktist Evstigneevich immediately raised a scandal. And all six children (Katya had another brother and four sisters) from childhood, a habit was formed that in the house there should be a constant musical background. Thanks to almost round-the-clock listening to music, the heroine of this article also learned to sing.
Study and work
Soon the Shavrin family moved to Perm, where Katya went to school. The future artist took part in any song concert, show or competition. The teachers liked her voice so much that sometimes they asked Katya to do something during the breaks. The teacher’s room turned into a concert venue. Listening to the bewitching voice of the girl, the teachers enjoyed and relaxed.
1956 - the year when the labor biography of Shavrina Ekaterina began. The fact is that Theoktist Evstigneevich died, and the family was left without a breadwinner. The eldest daughters got a job, Katya followed suit. The girl was 14 years old and had to add two years to age, since it was possible to find a job only from 16. Since childhood, Katya was taught not to be shy about any work, so she went as a cleaner to the local Culture House. In the same institution, Shavrina periodically sang and performed at concerts. The girl treated the work with great responsibility, so she soon got on the board of honor. But the title “Best Cleaning Lady” was very embarrassing for the young singer, and she regularly tried to remove her photo from there.
Then the heroine of this article got a job at a telephone factory, where she was assembling military radios. Katya did not forget about the performances, soloing in the Osinsky folk Russian choir. The girl's youth was held in endless rehearsals, concerts, household chores and shifts at the factory. Shavrina slept only 3-4 hours. Now she is amazed at how it was possible to withstand a similar pace. But her family did not need anything then.
Singer career
The creative biography of Catherine Shavrina began in 1958, when the girl turned 16 years old. She soloed in the State Volga Folk Choir in Samara. Grigory Ponomarenko (composer) wrote several songs for Katya: “Naryan-mar”, “Bells”, “Poplars”. They brought the girl the first popularity.
But Shavrina did not have enough space. The artist perfectly understood that with her irresistible character, talent and voice, it was necessary to go to Moscow. There Katya graduated from the creative workshop of pop art, a music school and GITIS.
In the capital, Lyudmila Zykina greatly contributed to her becoming a singer. In 1964, the girl was accepted to the post of soloist of the Moskontsert, where she still works.
Singer Ekaterina Shavrina, whose biography was regularly featured in the Soviet and Russian media, traveled all over the USSR and some other foreign countries on tour. In addition to folk songs, her repertoire includes pop songs and ditties under the button accordion. At the moment, the artist has three modern programs and two folklore.
Songs
In 1972, Shavrina Ekaterina (biography, photo of a woman is in many thematic encyclopedias) recorded the composition “I Look at the Blue Lakes”. A gentle and lyrical song sounded in the series "Shadows disappear at noon, " becoming the hallmark of the heroine of this article. Not a single concert could do without her performance.
Invincible and Russian beauty, a bright and proud voice - these are the qualities that fascinate fans of her work. She is able to sing even without musical accompaniment, and then listeners can feel her hits such as: “Chamomile Rus”, “Bitter mountain ash”, “Came to us”, “Lilac blossomed”, “Naked”, “I’m out” to the street ”, “ Women's happiness ”, “ Walking along the Don ”, “ Grass-murava ”, “ Seryozha ”, “ White bird cherry ”and many others.
Awards
For her creative biography, Shavrina, Ekaterina earned several awards - the orders “For selfless work” and “Serving the art”, as well as the medal “Patron of the Century”. The singer has repeatedly received the Lenin and Moscow Komsomol Prizes. And she has the title of honorary citizen in 11 cities of Russia.
Personal life
Soloing in the Volga State Choir, Catherine met Grigory Ponomarenko. At that time she was only 16 years old, and the famous composer - 41. At first, Gregory perceived the girl as a daughter, so the relationship between them did not arise immediately.
After moving to Samara, Shavrina had nowhere to live, and Ponomarenko kindly provided her with his apartment, and he himself moved to a friend. Gradually peering over the young beauty, Gregory realized that he had fallen in love. Katya could not say anything about her feelings for the composer. After all, she was an inexperienced and young girl, and he is a celebrity of all-Union scale. Ponomarenko made an offer to Shavrina, and the singer agreed. But because of the big age difference, they refused to register their marriage.
Catherine and Gregory began to live in a civil marriage. In 1963, Shavrina gave birth to the composer son Grisha.
After some time, the singer decided to pursue a career in Moscow. Ponomarenko refused to go with her, and the artist went to the capital with a child in her arms. Catherine got a job as a cleaner at the entrance to the housing office and settled in the entrance room. Along the way, she developed a musical career.
The second marriage and the birth of daughters - these are the events that soon turned the biography of Ekaterina Shavrina. The children appeared in the singer from the musician Grigory Lazdin. The girls were named Ella and Jeanne. It is logical that after that the creative biography of Ekaterina Shavrina should have ended. The husbands (current and former) of the artist supported her throughout. Therefore, the woman successfully managed to combine her singing career with raising children. Now the artist has several wonderful grandchildren who come to her on the weekend.
