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“Ivanushka” Kirill Andreev: “I spent a month in the intensive care unit of the Sklifosovsky Institute. Kirill Andreev: In intensive care, God told me “Stop doing nonsense” Nugget from Mongolia

The lead singer of “Ivanushki” Kirill Andreev told the site how he survived a head injury and what he thinks about his upcoming 45th birthday.

On April 6, one of the “Ivanushki” - Kirill Andreev turns 45 years old. The singer told our publication about what prompted the artist to refuse bad habits, what is his teenage son doing today and what, in his opinion, are Sergei Lazarev’s chances of winning Eurovision?

The Ivanushki group turned 22 this year. The songs “Doll”, “Kitten”, “Clouds” and many others are still remembered and loved by adult and accomplished women today. By the way, there were those who, in the distant 90s, predicted a short future for this musical union. However, “Ivanushki” is still loved by the public.

– We recently returned from a tour abroad and will soon be on tour again, albeit in Russia. The most difficult thing is flying and constantly changing time zones. It’s simply impossible to keep up with them,” says Kirill Andreev. – By the way, over the years I notice that time has begun to go faster... And you try to get a lot done... In general, you need to enjoy every day, despite the weather or other difficulties. If you are unhappy, then this is only your problem - it means that you do not do everything and do not use all the resources for your own realization.

“Ivanushki international” 2016 model / press service of the team

– I don’t feel like I’m that age – 27–30 maximum. Moreover, I am actively involved in hockey, swimming, and vocals. It is very important. The main thing is not to be a burden to your children and grandchildren in old age. And for this you need to take care of your health. And take it seriously throughout your life. After all, how you live in your youth depends on how you live in old age,” the singer shares his thoughts. – And the most important thing is to leave the stage on time. I think that when I finish my singing career, I will start raising my grandchildren. But it’s too early to think about this yet. I calculated that when my son, Kirill Kirillovich, is 20 years old, I will only be 49. So my whole life is ahead of me. And now I am raising my son. Although he is already an adult, he still needs to be guided. From the height of your life experience, understand what he needs. And just welcome all endeavors: studies, sports.

Kirill Andreev Jr. - The only son famous "Ivanushki". Now he is in 9th grade and enjoys basketball.

– He plays on the national team for his school. And in Moscow they already occupy second place. I think this is a very good indicator. In addition to basketball, when he has time, he also masters hand-to-hand combat, Andreev proudly reports.

Andreev with his wife Lolita and son Kirill / Anatoly Lomokhov / Global Look Press

But still, according to my father, longer time The teenager is currently busy studying:

– The main thing is to get an education. But it’s too early to think about girls. He likes someone, of course, from his class. But still, I think this is not very serious yet. At least he hasn’t come to me for advice yet. It's still early, early. For now, you need to study and obey your parents. And then we'll see.

Andreev met his love, Kirill Jr.’s mother, Lolita, in 1998. And two years later he proposed to her and they got married. True, the lovers did not have any formal ceremony. What the singer still regrets today.

“We didn’t even invite anyone: neither friends, nor parents.” They just signed and that’s it. But we still decided to somewhat fill this gap. The year before last we had a very important point in life - we got married. And already for this celebration we called friends, relatives, and parents. We sat in the restaurant. In general, both me and Lolita, of course, are for a beautiful wedding celebration. This should be a memorable event - one and for a lifetime. And you need to share your joy with your loved ones, so that they see your happy faces and shout: “Bitter!” Well then, Honeymoon– this is a wonderful tradition. But then our whole life was on tour. So there was no time for that at all, unfortunately.

After finishing singing career Andreev dreams of raising his grandson / editorial archive

In addition to music, Kirill Andreev is involved in hockey at a fairly serious level - he plays for the team of artists “KomAr”. He also enjoys swimming. And most importantly, he has not drunk or smoked for the 16th year in a row. True, the starting point for such a correct approach to life was very tragic events. On his 30th birthday, after drinking a little too much, the singer got into an altercation with one of the uninvited guests at his party. During the showdown, he fell and hit his head. After which he had to undergo a complex neurosurgical operation. And I will have to recover for another month in the intensive care unit of the Sklifosovsky Institute.

– Fell, hit himself, trepanation, hematoma. I think it was the Lord who told me: “Listen, old man, stop doing nonsense. Go back to normal life." That’s what’s happening now,” explains the artist.

Today Kirill is involved not only in the Ivanushki project. He is also working on his solo compositions. By the way, according to the artist, there has been no low-quality music in our country for a long time.

Sergey Lazarev will represent Russia at Eurovision 2016 / Global Look Press

“It’s practically gone.” If earlier everyone just, let’s say, got into the music market, tried themselves, experimented, now many have dropped out with the help natural selection. The public is not stupid, the singer is sure. “She sees, hears and compares everything. If you play boring and uninteresting music, then no one will listen to you. At least you won't conquer the biggest and most main part audience.

– What do you think about Eurovision and Sergei Lazarev’s chances of winning?

– Despite the fact that they say Eurovision is already a thing of the past, I do not agree with this. Many vote for their artists, discuss, cheer and worry. Of course, the show became to some extent more important than the song itself. This is not entirely true, but time dictates its own rules. This year Seryozha Lazarev will leave us. I am very happy, because I know how much effort he put and continues to put into his project to this day. In addition to the fact that he sings, goes on tours with his program, he also manages to play, mind you, the main roles in the Theater. Pushkin (the singer graduated acting department Moscow Art Theater School in 2003. - Auth.). I am sure that Lazarev will definitely be in the top three! First of all, a wonderful voice. Secondly, he is known in Europe. Thirdly, I have no doubt that he will have one of the best numbers, since Seryozha dances incomparably.

Kirill Andreev believes that he is very lucky with his profession, because he simply loves the stage. The singer and his colleagues in the musical group “Ivanushki” have already celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the group, which is still in demand and popular. But in his personal life Andreev can boast strong family and long-term harmonious relationship with his beloved wife. The couple are raising a 16-year-old son who dreams of getting a serious education.

Kirill was born in 1971 in Moscow. His father was a builder, and his mother worked as an engineer in a printing house. But there were also creative personalities in his family: the future performer’s grandmother sang in Pyatnitsky’s choir, and his great-uncle was a member of Igor Moiseev’s ensemble. The boy was also very talented: he loved to sing and listen to records by a variety of artists. In addition, he was involved in swimming, and, as he got older, he became interested in bodybuilding. After graduating from school, he entered the radio-mechanical technical school, but after serving in the army, he took up modeling business. For some time Andreev worked at the Zaitsev Fashion House, but soon he was introduced to Igor Matvienko, who was then recruiting young guys for new group. Since that time, Kirill has become a permanent member of the musical group “Ivanushki International”. In addition, he took part in the television project “Circus with the Stars”, and also starred in several films.

In his personal life, Andreev has long been happy with his wife Lolita, whom he met on New Year's Eve 1999. On December 31, the singer invited her to celebrate the holiday at his home with his mother. From that time on, the lovers did not part and almost immediately began to live together. Lola also worked for a while in a modeling agency and has always been involved in sports. Soon the girl left the podium and became an aerobics instructor. The lovers' wedding took place in 2000, and in the same year their son was born, who was also named Kirill. But in 2001, a misfortune happened in the family: Kirill received a severe head injury and was hospitalized. This happened at his 30th birthday party, which was celebrated at the hotel. For a long time he was on the threshold between life and death. The singer underwent surgery and soon began to recover.

In the photo, Kirill Andreev with his family: wife Lolita and son Kirill

It was during that difficult period that the couple gradually began to come to faith, go to church, and then the couple accepted the wedding ceremony. Now the Andreevs are considered one of the most strong couples in Russian show business, who recently celebrated the 15th anniversary of her marriage. During this time, the spouses were divorced more than once, and the singer’s wife had to deny rumors about his relationships with other women. Lola is convinced that her beloved husband is not capable of betraying her and ever abandoning his family.

Early years, childhood and family of Kirill Andreev

Kirill Aleksandrovich Andreev was born on April 6, 1971 in the Moscow district of Kuzminki. He spent his entire childhood in this place. In one of his interviews, the artist accidentally mentioned that in this corner of the Russian capital he is still remembered and respected.

The family of our today's hero was the most ordinary. My father worked as a builder, and my mother worked as a printing engineer. After their father left, all the worries of raising her son fell on her shoulders.

After graduation high school No. 468, our today’s hero submitted documents to the Moscow Radio Mechanical College, where he subsequently studied for several years. After receiving secondary specialized education, Kirill went to the army and spent the next couple of years in Vladimir region as part of a company of artillery troops.

After demobilization, the guy returned home. It is very noteworthy that Kirill Andreev did not have any special plans for the future at that time. Therefore, much of his fate was predetermined by chance. Having once seen an advertisement in the subway about recruiting models for Slava Zaitsev’s school, our today’s hero decided to try his hand and went to the casting. The competent jury highly appreciated his potential and very soon the future singer began studying at a school of fashion models under the guidance of famous designer.

At the very beginning, Kirill was not serious about his new activity, but later he felt some potential in it. He began to like the profession of a model, and therefore at some point he began to connect all his plans for the future with this type of activity.

For several years, Kirill Andreev worked as a model at the Vyacheslav Zaitsev Fashion Theater. In parallel with this, he also starred in commercials, music videos, appearing on set with such stars Russian stage like Svetlana Vladimirskaya and Laima Vaikule. For some time, our today's hero even worked in the USA, while simultaneously studying at the local School of Advertising and Fashion Models.

Kirill Andreev (Ivanushki Int.) Solo project

As noted in some sources, during his work as a model, Kirill even made himself plastic surgery for nose shape correction.

During his work, the future artist showed remarkable diligence, and therefore very soon they began to talk about him as one of the most successful representatives of his profession.

A modeling career opened the door to the world for our today's hero Russian show business. He met many famous producers and musicians who became close friends for him. Natalya Vetlitskaya became a particularly close friend of the actor, who some time later introduced Kirill to producer Igor Matvienko. Noting the wonderful artistry young guy, as well as his striking external characteristics, the famous musician invited Andreev to the casting of participants in the “Ivanushki International” project. Kirill agreed. And very soon he became one of the members of the legendary boy band together with Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov and Igor Sorin.

Kirill Andreev - Moscow residents

Star Trek by Kirill Andreev, “Ivanushki International”

Almost immediately after its appearance, “Ivanushki International” became very popular. The group filled stadiums, their musical compositions were always on the highest lines of all kinds of Russian charts. On this moment The history of the group goes back almost twenty years. And all these years, Kirill Andreev was the real leader and soul of the entire team. The composition of the group underwent changes twice, but our today's hero always remained true to himself and his native musical group.

Only in last years Kirill Andreev began to think about solo work. In 2009, our today’s hero released his solo album, “I Continue to Live,” and also performed several solo concerts.

Talking about career path Our “Ivanushka” cannot but be noted for his work on television. IN different years Kirill Andreev performed as a participant in the “Circus with the Stars” projects, as well as the musical project “Zirka + Zirka”, where he sang together with Elena Vorobey. Also on television famous artist can also be seen in the role of a TV presenter. In this capacity, our today's hero works on the Music Box channel, where he hosts a news program.

Kirill Andreev now

Noting the versatility of the artist, we note that during his career, Kirill Andreev also managed to try himself as an actor, appearing before the audience in the films “Election Day”, “1st Ambulance”, as well as in the musical project “Old Songs about the Main 3”.

Currently, Kirill Andreev is also working in the Ivanushki International project, and is also working on writing new songs for his solo project. In addition, in recent years the artist has also been active political activity as one of the members of the pro-presidential party " United Russia" In his interviews, the singer has repeatedly admitted his sympathy for Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev.

Personal life of Kirill Andreev

In 2000, Kirill Andreev tied the knot with aerobics instructor Lolita Alikulova (now Andreeva). In the same year, the musician’s only son, Kirill Andreev Jr., was born. According to our today's hero, his mother insisted on such a name for the child. "Ivanushki International": a new tragedy.

A year ago, there was not a single guest at the wedding of Kirill Andreev and Lola. The newlyweds, due to the busy work schedule of the groom and the pregnancy of the bride, decided to first wait for the birth of an heir, and only then get married and have a magnificent celebration. The plans were not destined to come true. Trouble happened to Kirill on April 6 - his birthday.

- Kirill, what happened to you that day?

Kirill: Yes, in general, everything started very well. We celebrated my thirtieth birthday at the Savoy restaurant. I spent the whole evening running around, worrying about organizing the celebration, and didn’t drink anything. I was worried about the guests - is everyone having fun, is it cozy... I haven’t celebrated any holidays for a long time and was preparing for my anniversary in between tours. Nevertheless, the holiday was a great success. Well, when almost all the guests had left, I drank a little too much. Unfortunately, in this state I become quite harsh. That time, I don’t remember for what reason, I got into an altercation with some person unknown to me. As it turned out later, it was a friend of one of my guests. Do you know how this happens? The stupidest situation: a quarrel over some trifle. But his guard took it seriously and pushed me away. I fell, hit my head on the marble staircase and... fell into oblivion.

Lola: We were all simply speechless when we saw the bloody Kirill on the floor, unconscious. Thank God, our good friend - our son's godfather - unlike us, did not completely lose his head and immediately called an ambulance.

- Was the injury serious?

Kirill: At the Institute named after Sklifosovsky brought me straight from the restaurant, and I stayed there for exactly a month. Doctors immediately diagnosed a bruise, a severe concussion and a hematoma resulting from the bruise. For a long time, neurosurgeons hoped that the hematoma would resolve and it would be possible to do without surgery. They constantly put me on IVs and gave me medications, but the pain in my head did not go away; on the contrary, it became more and more intense. Words cannot describe what it is like to feel hellish every second. headache! Doctors decided to the most complicated operation. One of the best neurosurgeons in Moscow, Vladimir Viktorovich Krylov, who took on me, later admitted that he himself was worried.

- Lola, it's probably you better than Kirill can you tell me how he felt in the hospital?

Lola: All the time before the operation he was as if in delirium, so even now he remembers practically nothing about the first period of his stay in the hospital. He was irritated by light, any sound, and he constantly complained that something was pressing on his eyes. We tried as best we could to ease his suffering - replacing each other, not leaving him alone for a minute, changing endless cold bandages. He ate nothing for almost two weeks and lost ten kilograms. There were terrible bruises on my arms from the IVs; the doctors could no longer find a living place for the needle. And he lay there so helpless... And I became incredibly scared. I suddenly realized that in an instant I could lose my loved one, the father of my child.

Doctors hesitated for a long time to perform an operation, but when the situation became critical and a real threat to Kirill’s life arose, it became clear that surgical intervention could not be avoided. The exact day of the operation was set. For the umpteenth time, Kirill’s mother and I stayed overnight in the hospital to be with him. But for some reason the operation was postponed, and in the morning I returned home to visit my little son, with whom my mother had been sitting all this time. And as soon as I entered the apartment, Nina Mikhailovna called and said: “Come back urgently, Kirill will be operated on in an hour.” I rushed out of the house, caught a car and rushed to the hospital. It’s as if God sent me a car with flashing lights and an experienced driver. How we got through all the traffic jams, breaking the rules, cutting someone off unimaginably, I can’t describe. Suffice it to say that while it took me an hour and a half to get home, we got to the hospital in about twenty minutes. Not myself, I rushed into the clinic, ran to the operating room and saw that Kirill was already being taken there along the corridor. I flew up to the gurney, grabbed his hand, looked into his eyes and suddenly saw incredible fear there, in addition to the pain. From home, on some whim, I grabbed a photograph of my son. I started waving it in front of his eyes and almost shouted: “You think only about him, you hear only about him!” And all will be well..."

The operation lasted three hours. All this time I sat in one place, I simply could not move. But for some reason she was calm inside. I took this photo of my son, pressed it to my chest and suddenly realized very clearly: “Everything will definitely be fine with my husband.”

- Above " Ivanushkami International"Someone rules evil rock. First, Andrei broke his leg and could not perform for two months, after which he tore his ligaments, and Kirill had to carry his “plastered” comrade onto the stage in his arms, where Ryzhy “danced”, sitting on a chair, causing tears from the girls in the audience. After terrible tragedy happened to Igor Sorin, who died during mysterious circumstances in September 1998. Now trouble has befallen Kirill as well.

Lola: You don't know about our unexpected discovery in the hospital yet! It turned out that Kirill was not only in the same department as Igor, but also treated by the same doctors.

- The coincidence could seem fatal...

Kirill: You know, in the hospital I often dreamed of Igor. In one of these dreams, he came to our concert and stood somewhere in the shadows in auditorium. I called out to him: “Get up on stage, let’s sing “Bullfinches” together.” And he replies that he just came to look, and points with his eyes at the unlit cigarette, as if asking if there is a light. I approach him with a lighter, but suddenly, like an electric shock, I am thrown away from him...

- Is this the first time you have received such a serious injury?

- So that the scar stretches from ear to ear - for the first time. In general, my scars on my head can tell so many stories from my biography. I earned my first one when I was four years old. My mother and I then went to visit my father in Algeria - he, a gas-electric welder, was there on a business trip. One evening, at some disco for construction workers, I had an argument with a six-year-old girl, and she... pushed me. How amazingly everything in life is intertwined! I hurt myself badly on the corner of the wall. The doctors stitched up and “reassured” the parents: “Your son miraculously survived - the wound is just a centimeter from his temple.” At school, my head also had a hard time - football and volleyball balls left their marks. And in the army, I, a junior sergeant, somehow “had the good fortune” to unload an entire carload of coal in one day, exactly sixteen (!) tons. At the end of the day, I went to take my shovel to the general pile and bent down to put it down. And at this time one of the lazy “grandfathers” threw his shovel like a spear into the same pile. It entered my head about two centimeters, but, fortunately, past my eye. Now, after my latest injury, I'm seriously considering purchasing a helmet.

- Your son is now seven months old; children at that age quickly become unaccustomed even to their parents. How did he meet you? Didn’t dad seem like a “strange guy” to him?

- Well, of course, at first he greeted me with caution. But Lola advised me in advance not to attack the child right away, to give him time to remember me. Indeed, after half an hour he pulled his hands towards me, and I “turned” into a dad again. It was so great! You know, we are both Kirill Andreevs, and maybe that’s why there is some kind of energetic connection between us. That evening when this whole story happened to me, my mother-in-law’s friend was staying at home with the baby. So, according to the stories of this woman, just in those hours when I was lying unconscious, Kiryukha roared non-stop and did not calm down at all.

Lola: And then, when I called my mother from the hospital and asked about the baby, I kept comparing his behavior with Kirill’s condition. It’s incredible, but just when Kirill was in terrible pain, our son was also very restless. If Kirill slept peacefully at night, then his little son did not wake up all night. And immediately after dad went to the hospital, the child became seriously ill, but as soon as Kirill returned home, the boy’s allergy immediately went away. I'm sure these are not just random coincidences.

And when Kirill was already discharged, a completely shocking incident happened. I needed to go somewhere, and his dad stayed with the baby. He didn't follow, and the boy fell out of bed. After this, the child began to sleep poorly and eat little. We took him to the Morozov hospital, and do you know what the doctors suspected? Concussion! They began to examine Kiryusha, and he went through the same procedures that his father had to go through quite recently: ultrasound, CT scan. Fortunately, the doctors’ fears were not justified, but I told Kirill: “Now you must treat yourself very carefully, because the fate of our boy depends on what happens to you.”

- They say it’s true that if you name a child in honor of someone, then along with the name a piece of the person’s fate goes to him...

Lola: Maybe, but I didn’t even have any doubts about choosing a name for the boy - only Kirill. True, at first I hoped that it would be a girl, and even when an ultrasound revealed a boy, I timidly asked: “Or maybe it’s a daughter?” But Kirill was happy - he only dreamed of a son. And even before the ultrasound, my mother called me and said: “Lola, I know for sure that you will have a son and you will need to name him... Kiryusha.” Although Kirill Sr. never spoke about it, I’m sure he was very pleased that we decided to name our son in his honor. And his mother, Nina Mikhailovna, was simply happy!

Kirill: I always wanted a son, this is very important for a man. I can’t convey the feeling I feel when he wakes me up in the morning: he crawls up to me, pulls the chain, pinches me.

- Are you not going to stop there?

Kirill: Of course not. In three years we want another baby. In the meantime, our apartment does not allow for adding a family: 53 square meters, the living room is combined with a kitchen, there is no separate children's room.

- Lola, you can imagine what it’s like for you to be torn between your husband and son, because they both need so much care now...

- Yes, that’s what I say, I now have two children. One needs to be given pills, the other needs to change diapers. Kirill can’t watch TV now, and he strives to spend the whole day in front of the screen, so I have to, like a mother, monitor his regime. Of course, it’s hard, the body begins to give in and react to stress... But now I can easily retrain from a hairdresser and aerobics instructor to a doctor.

- Yeah, considering how long you spent at the hospital. By the way, was anyone else allowed there besides close relatives?

Kirill: Although doctors strictly limited visits, girl fans still managed to sneak into the hospital. One day even some journalists tried to break in and film me with my head bandaged. And, of course, friends often visited, Igor Matvienko and his son came, Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov and Oleg Yakovlev... In general, I am very grateful to the doctors who treated me. When I left, I gave everyone posters with my autographs and wrote with a thick felt-tip pen above the bed: “Kirill Andreev from the group “Ivanushki” lay here.” Thank you very much to all doctors." I set the date: “7.05.01.” and, without waiting for feedback on his art, he quickly left. I hope that the inscription was not washed off.

- Lola, it’s probably very unusual for you that Kirill is now constantly at home and finally has time to help you with the housework?

- Yes, but in general we haven’t had any problems before everyday problems. Firstly, Kirill is a terrible neat guy, and secondly, he is an excellent cook. His signature dish is spaghetti with shrimp in a creamy sauce. During pregnancy, I couldn’t go near the stove at all, I couldn’t stand smells, so he cooked for me himself and bought all sorts of goodies for me. I remember in the first days I really wanted ice cream, and Kirill bought me a whole mountain of all kinds. I was so tired of it then that I couldn’t see sweets during the rest of the pregnancy months.

- Kirill, it’s safe to say that you are very lucky. It’s not often that you meet a woman who will so selflessly help her husband cope with such trials, especially with a small child in her arms. Where did you find such a treasure?

- Now I am finally convinced that we were sent to each other from above. I don't even know what I would do without Lola. We met at a New Year's party with mutual friends in 1998. Lola then came in a stunning red dress with a train...

Lola:...and in particularly high spirits. When Kirill approached me, for some reason he introduced himself: “Vova.” I didn’t pay any attention to him at that moment. But he came up again and insistently said: “Actually, I’m Kirill.” I laughed, and after that we never parted all evening: we talked about life, laughed. Then he invited me to a disco, and I agreed.

Kirill: After the first evening, I realized: I couldn’t live even three days without this girl. And he convinced her of this. She even quit her job for me and went on tour with me for a whole year. The women from her aerobics group constantly called Lola, begging her to come back. But I didn’t let her go because I was afraid of losing her...

- Were you not afraid that marriage would not be to the liking of your fans?

- Well, that's what happened. Lola, already pregnant, had to not even leave the house for some time, because we heard rumors that St. Petersburg fans were preparing an assassination attempt on her. They even said that they wanted to pour sulfuric acid on my wife’s stomach and face.

Lola: I was simply shocked then, because I always spent a long time talking with girls on the phone, solving many of their psychological problems.

Kirill: Thank God everything worked out! However, I immediately decided that I needed to live my own life, and I could give my heart to my fans on stage. Many advised me not to advertise our relationship, but this is not for me - I want to talk about my personal life, I want to tell everyone how much I love my wife and son!

- Kirill, what do the doctors say, will you be able to return to the stage?

- So far no one can answer this question. The doctors prescribed me two to three months of complete rest. Naturally, what is especially painful for me is no sports. For the coming months, my only exercise equipment will be a baby stroller. Will I return to the stage? June 2 was my “debut”. “Ivanushki” performed in full force in “Stopudov’s Hit” on the stage of the Kremlin Palace. Then I will continue my rehabilitation course in the hospital: every other day I will go for procedures. They also offer me to go to a sanatorium for treatment.

And then everything will depend only on my body, whether it will be able to fully recover. Maybe it will turn out that even if you feel well strong sound, photo flashes, spotlights will negatively affect my health. In addition, to prevent my eyesight from deteriorating, at first I will have to wear dark glasses when going on stage. But I hope for the best and will do everything that depends on me. Although I understand that after such trials it is difficult to climb this Olympus again. But I try not to think about the bad. All these are just unnecessary experiences that are now contraindicated for me in the first place.

Alexandra SAIGINA
Photo by Elena SUKHOVA

The article was kindly provided to us by Svetlana [email protected], for which a huge THANK YOU to her!!!

The group “Ivanushki International”, after an incident on the 30th anniversary of sexy Kirill Andreev, risked becoming a duet. The hero of the occasion then received a severe head injury, the consequences of which were difficult to predict. However, having survived a complex neurosurgical operation, after a month spent in the hospital, Kirill finally returned home and even managed to perform on the stage of the Kremlin Palace during the “Stopudovy Hit” award ceremony.

At a time when the question was about Kirill’s life and death, his wife Lola was on duty almost around the clock in the intensive care unit of the ward. It was she who supported her husband in difficult times, and when Kirill became discouraged, she showed him a photograph little son, Kiryusha, who is not yet a year old. Kirill believes that Lola was sent to him from above. They met at one of the social parties and have practically never been apart since then. The other day the couple celebrated their wedding anniversary. And from reliable sources, it became known that on July 6, “Ivanushki” will perform in full force in Kyiv at the Saigon club.

Is it possible to find out first-hand what happened on your birthday?

When almost all the guests had left, I drank a little too much. Unfortunately, in this state I become too harsh. That’s when I got into an altercation with some person unknown to me. It seemed to me that he had somehow offended Lola’s relative. Then it turned out that it was a friend of one of my guests. Stupid situation: a quarrel over a trifle. But his bodyguard took everything more than seriously and pushed me hard. I fell, hit my head and lost consciousness. I woke up five minutes later. Thank God our good friend, my son’s godfather immediately, without waiting for the ambulance, took me to the hospital in his car. After that, I spent almost a month at the Sklifosovsky Institute and was discharged only on May 5th.

How did you survive Hard times?

Lola: Everyone tried to encourage Kirill. His mother, Nina Mikhailovna, and I were on duty at the hospital around the clock. On the nightstand next to the bed there was a photograph of our son Kiryusha. Friends constantly came to visit: Oleg, Andrey, Igor Matvienko. Kirill couldn’t help but feel how everyone needed him.

Kirill: During my illness, Lola prayed for my recovery and lit candles in church for my health. And God helped us. I've recovered. Naturally, the fans didn’t forget. Many called and came to the hospital. And not only Muscovites, but also from the region, from other cities. Thank you all very much. After all, it’s one thing to go to a concert and have fun, and quite another thing to be on duty in a hospital.

Lola: Fans have long recognized our union with Kirill and believed that we love each other. Nowadays they often write in letters “You - a beautiful couple” or “Lola, take care of Kirill, don’t leave him!” And the messages are addressed not to Kirill, but to Kirill and me. One girl even wrote: “If Kirill can’t answer, let Lola answer.” They wish our son good health and send him gifts. It is very nice.

What kind of life are you leading now?

In June I complete my rehabilitation course, every other day I go to the clinic for procedures to finally get in shape. I'm walking a lot now, breathing fresh air, sometimes with my son. I swim in the pool every day and try to eat right. We also have to deal with household chores. I recently had a glass balcony installed in my apartment. I myself went to select plastic for the windows, negotiated with the craftsmen, and monitored the progress of the work.

After such incidents, many people re-evaluate life values

You begin to appreciate life. In general, I don’t consider what happened to be a tragedy. This is an unfortunate incident that I hope will soon be forgotten.

What do you want more: to return to the stage sooner or to stay longer with your family?

So the question is not worth it. I can’t imagine myself without a stage, and family is family: wife, son, of course, the most precious thing I have. Sometimes they write that “Ivanushki” will now perform together. It is not true. This happened while I was sick. The guys are waiting for my return. It’s hard for Andrey and Oleg to work without me, because the three of us have all the stage jokes. They said: “Kirsan, when will you finally recover? We can’t live without you anymore!”

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