Irina Ponarovskaya

In her youth, Irina Ponarovskaya was rightfully considered a style icon. She was imitated, idolized, and there were opponents who considered the artist outrageous and "non-Soviet". It is impossible to believe that her creative biography goes back half a century, and the singer is still an example of elegance and taste.

Irina Vitalievna was born in Leningrad in March 1953. The girl from the family of the concertmaster of the conservatory and the artistic director and conductor of a jazz orchestra was destined to become the queen of the stage. Ponarovskaya learned to play the harp, grand piano and piano. At the insistence of her grandmother, the parents took their daughter to the vocal teacher Lydia Arkhangelskaya, who polished Irina's voice with a range of three octaves.

Looking now at the slender figure of the singer (height 166 cm, weight 55 kg), it is hard to believe that in her youth she was 20 kg heavier. Ponarovskaya sat on rigid diets, sometimes leading to fainting, did gymnastics (became a candidate for master of sports) and eventually lost weight.

At the school at the Leningrad Conservatory, Irina studied with Laura Kvint, the author of popular songs. In 1971, the artist entered this university and at the same time passed the competition for the soloist of the VIA "Singing Guitars".

Ponarovskaya's personal life is stormy. The first marriage with the keyboardist of "Singing Guitars" Grigory Kleimits lasted for a year and a half. According to the singer's mother, her daughter's husband cheated on her with a neighbor. Divorce in the family was also painful because Irina's parents parted at the same time.

The second chosen one, Weiland Rodd, is an American, born in Moscow, the son of the performer of the role of Hercules in the 1945 film "Captain Fifteen". In the first years after the wedding, the couple, who dreamed of children, adopted a girl, Nastya Kormysheva. And in 1984, the son of Anthony was born.

Anastasia was sent to an orphanage, then returned, but her daughter never became a native. Ponarovskaya does not like to remember that period. She is a fanatical mother, like a person, she cannot stand lies and dishonesty. From Irina's stories it follows that the girl began to steal. And the last straw was Nastya's attempt to seduce 13-year-old Anthony. As a result, only one child remained in the family.

After the divorce, Weiland took his son away. The artist took a lot of effort to pick it up. And she also does not want to talk about this, preferring to live not in the past, but in a bright future.

It is known that the singer was in a civil marriage with Soso Pavliashvili. Like a real gentleman, a proud Georgian refuses to tell the press in detail, believing that he has no right to do so if the woman herself does not tell.

Irina spent four happy years next to urologist Dmitry Pushkar. They parted due to stupidity: Dmitry, having heard his wife's conversation with a familiar man on the phone, decided that she was cheating.

Left alone, Ponarovskaya left for Estonia. There, she was not engaged in replenishing discography, but producing costume jewelry, at the request of friends, she represented the interests of a charitable foundation in Norway. Then she sold real estate in Moscow and the Moscow region and moved to St. Petersburg, closer to her mother. After her death, she returned to the capital.

Here Irina enjoys socializing with her grandchildren Charlotte and Eric. Anya's son and daughter-in-law are artists by training, but Anthony works as a sound engineer for radio.

They write on the Internet that Ponarovskaya, despite the years, looks gorgeous. Probably, it was not done without plastics, as proof of the photo collages "before and after". Irina claims that she did not resort to the help of surgeons, but retains what she has achieved herself, but the operations are done by everything, only they are not recognized.

Ponarovskaya sang in the ensemble for 6 years. It seemed to the girl that she was wearing a royal title, because she had never had to be in the spotlight before.

In 1975, director Mark Rozovsky staged Orpheus and Eurydice, the first rock opera in the Soviet Union. The main role was assigned to the soloist. The performance was a huge success. The musicians were invited to an international festival in Germany. Ponarovskaya arrived in Dresden in a new image - with a short haircut. At that time, women did not wear "boyish" hairstyles. Probably, then the singer felt that to stand out from the crowd, and this is the path to success.

Abroad, Irina was idolized. Her portraits were printed on the covers of magazines. In Germany, the artist, as they say, was carried in her arms. Ponarovskaya sang two compositions - "I Love" and "Get on the Train of Your Dreams", the last one in German. Ovation and the first prize instantly turned her into a star.

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At the international competition in Sopot, the Soviet performer was awarded the title "Miss Objective" for her charm and beauty, and a personal "Mercedes" was singled out with her name instead of a number. The artist was called for an encore 9 times. The organizers violated the rules and allowed to sing again the song of Ilya Reznik "The Prayer". And the 3rd place then went to Alla Pugacheva.

At home, Irina was offered a job in the Moscow Jazz Orchestra of Oleg Lundstrem. Then she appeared on the screen: she starred in the detective "It Doesn't Concern Me", the musical film "Nut Krakatuk", the crime vaudeville "The Midnight Robbery". Ponarovskaya flashed her acting talent in the comedy "The Trust That Burst", reincarnated as Sarah Bernhardt. Having played a robber in the drama "He Gets His Own", the singer put an end to her film career.

But the star was regularly invited to TV programs. “Meeting of Friends” and “Blue Light”, “Music Kiosk” and “Operetta Invites You”, “Morning Mail” and “Alarm Clock” - this is an incomplete list of projects where viewers could see their favorite performer. Hits of Ponarovskaya were sung by millions. She recorded several albums and videos, her solo concerts were held in the best halls in the country.

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As a leading artist, she performed in the “Fitness class of Irina Ponarovskaya” program, then created the I-ra clothing collection. The singer's studio in Moscow had the same name. The business did not develop, since the hand-sewn models from English fabrics did not fit the needs of the market. In addition, Ponarovskaya believes that ladies should hide their charms, and not reveal them.

Irina taught this, including to Yulia Nachalova. Colleagues were connected by close friendship. Julia in the program "The Fate of a Man" admitted that she was grateful to her mentor for the lessons of beauty and life and would like to pass them on to her own daughter.

The rumor that the Chanel fashion house made her the face of the brand was denied by Ponarovskaya in an interview with a glossy publication. The singer once again amazed the audience at a fashion show, appearing in a little black dress. The guests started talking about the exact fit into the style of the event, and Boris Moiseev, who was present there, later nicknamed Irina Miss Chanel. And so it happened.

The singer left the stage at the peak of her popularity.

In 2018, the pop star again flashed on television. Whether to wait for the loud return of Ponarovskaya to the stage, even she herself does not know yet. Her attitude to the song and how an artist should behave in public is different from the current mainstream. Nevertheless, Irina gives recitals. Fans will find out where and when the performance will take place from the pages of Instagram. The first in 2020 were planned in Germany, then in St. Petersburg. It is better to find out about the exact schedule from the director of the singer Lera Tuvina.

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