Bedros Kirkorov: wife. Personal life

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The father of the king of the pop scene, Philip Kirkorov, Bedros Kirkorov, became the hero of the next episode of the “Secret to a Million” program on the NTV channel. Bedros Filippovich was as frank as possible with the host of the program, Lera Kudryavtseva, but to answer the last, most difficult question and reveal family secret, the man refused.

The program showed the grave for the first time only daughter Bedros Kirkorov and his wife Lyudmila, little Ksenia. The baby died as a newborn. The inconsolable parents decided to bury their daughter in her mother’s homeland, in a small village in the Novgorod region. Bedros and Lyudmila visit their daughter’s grave. The burial is well maintained, there is a marble monument with the baby’s name and the date of her death - 2002. There is an artificial orchid at the tombstone.

“Was Philip at his sister’s grave?” - Lera Kudryavtseva asked Bedros Kirkorov. “No, he doesn’t like to go to such places,” sighed Old man. “Yes, I don’t like it either, sad thoughts overwhelm me.”

The girl became the first child for Bedros Kirkorov’s wife Lyudmila, with whom he started a family after the death of Victoria, Philip Kirkorov’s mother.

Bedros's wife, who came to the program to support her husband, refused to talk about her daughter and asked permission to leave the studio. For Lyudmila, the death of her only child is the main pain and tragedy of life. She was the happiest when, at the age of forty, she became pregnant for the first time, gave birth, and even held her daughter in her arms.

“Many years have passed, but she still cannot cope with grief,” Bedros Filippovich explained his wife’s behavior. – Lyudmila tried to get pregnant several times, we went to doctors, to different institutes. It worked only on the third try. We hid this from everyone, when the child is born, then we will say. Philip was very happy with his sister and said: Dad, you gave me such a gift!”

But the girl was born premature, at seven months. And she died after living only seven days. Doctors told the parents that the cause of death was blood poisoning.

“We were very worried,” continues Bedros Kirkorov. - They really wanted a child. I saw my daughter in the incubator. We managed to give her the name Ksenia in honor of Ksenia of Petersburg. This is what the priest told my wife, and she gave him her word. I wanted to resist, I thought about naming my daughter after my mother, Sofia. This is customary in our family, but we broke this tradition. Maybe life punished us for this..."

Bedros Filippovich Kirkorov (Bulgarian: Bedros Filipov Kirkorov; born Krikorian; according to the passport - Bedros Pilibos Kirkorov). Born June 2, 1932 in Varna (Bulgaria). Bulgarian, Soviet and Russian singer Armenian origin. People's Artist of Bulgaria. National artist Russian Federation(2012). Father of Philip Kirkorov.

Father - Philip Krikorian (1901-1968), worked as a shoemaker.

Mother - Sofia Krikorian (1901-1984).

Brother - Harry Kirkorov (born 1937), businessman.

Sister - Marie Kirkorova (born 1945), opera singer, works in the USA.

His ancestors are Turkish Armenians. In one of his interviews, Bedros said: “In general, Armenians and Bulgarians general history: both peoples were under the yoke of the Turks. In general, Armenia means a lot to me. I am a purebred Armenian. I speak Armenian quite well. From the young age, in Varna, we constantly spoke Armenian, my grandfather insisted on this. The Armenian speech from our lips had to be heard. We didn't live in a big place multi-storey building. We had a house, or rather several houses in a courtyard (like old Armenian courtyards). As soon as they entered the yard from the street, no Bulgarian speech should have been heard - everything was in Armenian language! Our grandfather was so principled and strict that if he accidentally heard Bulgarian spoken, he beat us grapevine with the words “Inch asir?” ("What did you say?")".

The parents sang in the city choir and took little Bedros with them. As a child, Bedros wanted to participate in a dance group, but all the places were taken. And Bedros ended up in the choir. There, because of his voice that stood out from the rest, they called him “trumpet.”

As a child, he was involved in amateur performances in one of the Armenian clubs in a community in Bulgaria called “Yerevan”. In this club there was, in addition to a dance and choral group, also a theater group. They came to see them famous artists from Yerevan, they rested in Varna and rehearsed in the plays that were staged there. He was also accepted into a theater troupe and played in the play “Metsapativ Muratskanner”.

By the age of 17, he graduated from a vocational school with a specialty as a shoemaker and fashion designer.

Graduated from music school.

While serving in the army, Bedros sang in a military ensemble.

In Bulgaria, composer Arno Babajanyan heard Kirkorov and invited him to Moscow so that he could receive a musical education. Bedros recalled: “I came to the Russian capital in 1962, thanks to the composers A. Khachaturian and A. Babajanyan. I performed in concerts-balls, which were given when the shift of vacationers ended. This took place in the international house of journalists in Varna... In addition representatives of the press and artists rested there: T. Makarova with S. Gerasimov, M. Plisetskaya with R. Shchedrin, M. Zharov, G. Ulanova and many others.”

Bedros Kirkorov - Guarda che luna

In 1962, he entered the 2nd year of GITIS in the class of Professor B. A. Pokrovsky.

During his years of study in Moscow, Kirkorov sang with the orchestras of Yu. Silantiev, V. Fedoseev, E. Rosner and. After graduating from music school, he was enrolled in the troupe of the Varna Opera. The first part prepared by Kirkorov was Alfred's aria in G. Verdi's opera La Traviata.

Leonid Utesov was the first to invite Kirkorov to sing a cycle of songs about Bulgarian-Soviet friendship and he himself wrote the introductory text to new program artist. The meeting with Utesov and work under his leadership largely determined creative path young singer.

At the forefront of Soviet artists, he began touring with an orchestral phonogram. He performed with the program “Moscow - Sofia, Sofia - Moscow”, the main idea of ​​which was to strengthen the friendship of the two countries: the USSR and Bulgaria (program director - L. O. Utesov). The most famous song of the program is “Alyosha”.

He recorded about 50 songs on the radio, the Melodiya recording studio released a large disc of 12 songs and 10 small records.

Laureate of international competitions in Paris, Bucharest and Warsaw.

In 1992 for the first time to a foreign citizen- Bedros Kirkorov was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

In 2008, he received the award “For personal contribution to the development of culture and art of Russia” and the Order “For Honor and Dignity”.

In 2012 he was awarded the title People's Artist Russian Federation.

After organizing 40 charity tour concerts to raise funds for the foundation for the construction of a monument on Poklonnaya Hill, he was fired from the Moscow Philharmonic and went to work at the Novgorod Philharmonic.

Performs folk and patriotic songs. During his speeches he talks a lot about the importance of family and love for the Motherland. He performed in a duet with Philip Kirkorov, Marie Kirkorova, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, Joseph Kobzon, Lily Ivanova, Biser Kirov, Balagan Limited.

On June 6, 2002, in Moscow at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall, through the efforts of his son Philip, a benefit performance by Bedros Kirkorov took place in honor of his 70th anniversary, “Anniversary in the Circle of Friends.”

In 2007, he gave an anniversary concert with the “From Heart to Heart” symphony orchestra.

Together with his second wife Lyudmila, he owns a farm in the Novgorod region. He often accompanies his son on tours. He tours solo, regularly performs for Novgorodians, and participates in social activities, is involved in charity work.

Social activities of Bedros Kirkorov

He is a member of the board of the Union of Friends of Bulgaria.

While working at the Moscow Philharmonic in connection with the 40th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria, he gave 40 touring charity concerts for the construction of a monument on Poklonnaya Hill.

During the tour in each city I found out about the presence of a rest home for veterans of the Great Patriotic War and organized chef concerts there.

On August 4, 2007, on the initiative and at the expense of Bedros Kirkorov, a monument to the Bulgarian hero Pavel Kalitin was unveiled in the city of Kholm, Novgorod region.

With the participation of Bedros Kirkorov, a monument to General Ushakov was erected in Bulgaria.

In 2011, he organized the concert program “From Heart to Heart” as part of the opening of the Novgorod regional charity marathon “Christmas Gift”. Worked on organizing charity marathons in other cities.

On September 2, 2011, Bedros Kirkorov visited Nagorno-Karabakh and performed at a concert “in honor of the 20th anniversary of the declaration of independence of the NKR,” for which he was included by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the list of persona non grata for violating the “Law on state border» of the Republic of Azerbaijan, which considers the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh to be “occupied territories of Azerbaijan”.

In 2014, he was chairman of the jury of the 4th festival of integrated creative groups in Moscow Cosmofest-2014.

In 2015, he was a member of the jury of the 5th festival of integration creative groups of Russian regions Cosmofest-2015 in the vocal category.

Bedros Kirkorov's height: 178 centimeters.

Personal life of Bedros Kirkorov:

Was married twice.

The first wife is Victoria Markovna Likhacheva, Jewish by nationality. We met on August 19, 1964 in Sochi at a concert in the summer theater. Victoria and her mother were sitting in the 8th row in the hall, where the singer noticed her. As it turned out, they lived in the same hotel. Victoria approached Bedros for an autograph and on the same day he proposed to Victoria. They were married from 1964 to 1994, until the death of their wife.

On April 30, 1967, the couple had a son, a Soviet and Russian pop singer, actor, composer, and producer.

After the death of his wife Victoria in 1994, Bedros fell into depression for three years and stopped touring.

The second wife is Lyudmila Aleksandrovna Smirnova, Doctor of Economics, teacher at the institute. We met back in 1992 in the Kholmsky district of the Novgorod region, during a tour. Lyudmila was the director of the leading state farm Trudovik and showed Bedros the local museum. Before meeting Kirkorov Sr., Lyudmila was married twice.

In March 1997, they got married as an exception in the St. Sophia Cathedral of the Novgorod Kremlin. According to rumors, son Philip was very offended by his father, considering this wedding a betrayal. For some time they did not even communicate, and Bedros moved in with his wife.

On September 1, 2002, the couple had a daughter, Ksenia, who lived only two weeks. According to the parents, the baby died due to a medical error.

In November 2015, rumors appeared about Bedros breaking up with his second wife. He began going out with a blonde named Tatyana. “Meet Tatyana! She works at a party organization agency,” Bedros introduced his companion to reporters at one of the events. At the same time, when asked about his legal wife, the artist replied: “She lives in another city.”

In March 2018, musician, ex-member of the group "Ex-BB". He said that he was born after a stormy short romance between his mother and Bedros Kirkorov in Sochi. To confirm his words, he expressed his readiness to take a DNA test. “My mother told me that I was born after her stormy romance, which happened many years ago in Sochi, with Philip Kirkorov’s father Bedros. So I’m thinking: maybe it’s time for me to go on TV and tell my story? I’m even ready to do a DNA test to check my assumptions! Since childhood, I have felt that Philip and I are related by blood. For some reason, I wanted to be next to him and be like him. Once, during a personal meeting, I asked what his shoe size was. It turned out that like me, 44. And, as it turned out, Phil and I are the same height - ninety-two meters!” Matveev said.

In response: “Firstly, I don’t know this person. Secondly, in Sochi I met my wife Victoria, I had no other affairs in this city... I loved one woman. I didn’t cheat on my wife, to the left I didn't go. I think this guy wants to do PR for himself on famous surname. Today I received a lot of calls from television, offering to go on the program and do a DNA test. "Such talk insults the memory of my wife."

Filmography of Bedros Kirkorov:

2009 - Save yourself. Larisa Mondrus (documentary)
2010 - New Year's matchmakers

Songs of Bedros Kirkorov:

Alyosha (in a duet with Philip Kirkorov)
Come back
Spring snow (in a duet with Lyudmila Baklanova)
Lovers
Return of the crickets
Pride
Grenada
Star
Irena
Lek-lek (in a duet with Balagan Limited)
Dream
A world without you
My peer (Sofia Radio Orchestra conducted by T. Rusev)
My Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
My love
My country
Not a currant bush for me, a symbol of the Motherland
One wife
Song about father
Love song
Help me, neighbor
Russian eyes
Old tango
Fate
The fate of a sailor
Suliko (in duet with Tamara Gverdtsiteli)
Son
Mystery ticket
Secret
Torna (Italian)
Traviatta (in duet with Marie Kirkorova, Italian)
You are my song
Khoro (Bulgarian)
I was looking for my beloved
I love you, Russia!
Flowers (Armenian)
Guarda che luna! (Italian)
Love song (Italian)
L'Immensita (Italian)
Mamma (in duet with Philip Kirkorov, Italian)

Nine years ago, in the family of Bedros Kirkorov and his second wife Lyudmila Smirnova, terrible tragedy. A week after giving birth, their little daughter Ksyusha died. Doctors say they fought for her life to the last, but could not do anything. The unfortunate father, Bedros Kirkorov, has a different version. For the first time, he told why his daughter actually died.

Bedros Kirkorov did not expect that at seventy years old he would become a father again. The singer’s second wife, 46-year-old Lyudmila Smirnova, tried for a long time to get pregnant, and finally a miracle happened. For a long time, future parents did not want to find out the sex of the child, but then they decided to do an ultrasound. At first they were told that they were having a boy. The elderly master was very happy that he would have a son again. But during the next examination it turned out that the Kirkorovs were having a girl!

Kirkorov's wife decided that she would give birth to her long-awaited baby in Veliky Novgorod, where she is from. In order to be close to his wife all the time, happy Bedros flew from Bulgaria, who did not leave her one step.

However, age expectant mother caused concern among local doctors. They admitted that in case of danger they simply would not be able to save her and the child and advised Kirkorov to turn to more experienced doctors in Moscow or St. Petersburg.

The choice fell on one of the best maternity hospitals Northern capital- No. 6. There, the star patient was placed in a VIP ward, and they were ready to fulfill her every whim. Kirkorov visited his wife every day. It seemed that nothing foreshadowed trouble...

Lyudmila was in her sixth month when premature labor unexpectedly began. They immediately called her the best doctors, which helped the baby to be born. The girl, whom the happy mother immediately christened Ksyushenka, was born premature and weighed only 710 grams.

According to doctors, the baby was immediately placed in an incubator for premature babies. But the girl’s condition continued to deteriorate; she had to be transferred to the intensive care unit of the first children’s city hospital. There the baby was given ventilation and birth therapy. But this did not save Kirkorov’s daughter... In those sad days, many publications expressed condolences to Bedros Filippovich, complaining that his wife, due to her age, took a great risk by becoming pregnant, and the chance of giving birth to a viable child was small.

Then I didn’t have the strength to say anything and refute it. But now, nine years later, I can say: Lyudmila’s age has nothing to do with it. The doctors missed our daughter; it was their fault that she died before she was born! - Bedros Kirkorov is killed. “It’s time for doctors to admit this.”

The famous singer believes that if the doctors had acted more harmoniously, Ksyusha could have been saved.

The wife had to do C-section, but then the doctors abandoned it,” Bedros laments. “I still don’t understand why they did this!” They saw that Luda was no longer young and could help her. Soon the baby developed blood poisoning. Yes, they tried to do something, but the chance was missed. Our girl lived only seven days on this sinful earth, and then the Lord took her to himself...

Despite the fact that nine years have passed since the death of little Ksyusha, the wound in the hearts of Bedros and his wife Lyudmila has not yet healed.

We dreamed of how we would play with our baby, bathe her, pamper her,” the singer sighs. - How many toys did you buy? We still have teddy bears, hares and elephants lying around the house. They sometimes get in the way, but I don’t have the courage to remove them, I just can’t, it’s too hard for me.

Kirkorov admits that every day after the death of his daughter he never tires of asking: why did God do this to his family?

I used to be very angry with the Almighty, but then I resigned myself to everything His will. This means, I decided, my wife and I had sinned, and he considered us unworthy of such happiness.

Now the Kirkorovs live in own home In Bulgaria. Bedros Filippovich's daily routine has not changed for many years. He wakes up very early, at six in the morning, and immediately does exercises, albeit on the bed.

The doctors gave me this advice; this summer I fell and seriously injured my back; my vertebrae were displaced; the operation was performed in Germany. Now I’m much better, but the doctors advised me not to be lazy, but to exercise every day. I don’t know if I would do the exercises if it weren’t for Lyuda, she takes great care of me.

Kirkorov is also now on a special diet. The elderly master leans on fruits and vegetables, and tries to eat less meat and fatty foods. He also likes to swallow needles. This is what Kirkorov calls the olives that his friends bring him from Israel.

These olives are very large and look more like prunes. And I call them “needles” because of the seeds - they are long and sharp. But the doctors said that all the vitamins are hidden in them, so I swallow them.

Smelova Irina, "Only Stars No. 42"

There are rumors in the party that the legendary performer Bedros Kirkorov broke up with his wife. The artist does not hide the fact that his wife moved to another city. It is noteworthy that the 83-year-old singer himself goes out with a pretty blonde.

People started talking about the fact that not everything is going smoothly in the personal life of Philip Kirkorov’s father after the presentation of the artist’s video, which brought together all the cream of the domestic show business. Bedros Kirkorov, who Lately often appears at social events. It is noteworthy that Lyudmila Smirnova, who always accompanied him stopped going out with her husband.

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A pretty blonde took her place. "Meet Tatyana! She works at a party planning agency", - Bedros introduced his companion to reporters. To a reasonable question about his legal wife, the 83-year-old artist sadly replied: “She lives in another city.” This led reporters to believe that the couple had separated, Express Gazeta reports.

Having buried his first wife, Kirkorov lived alone for three years, and in 1997 he married Doctor of Economic Sciences Lyudmila Smirnova, the publication recalls. They say, Philip was very offended by his father, considering this wedding a betrayal. For some time they did not even communicate, and Bedros moved in with his wife. Their family life it wasn't easy. In 2002, tiny daughter Ksenia died due to a medical error..

After the birth of his grandchildren Alla-Victoria and Martin, Bedros Kirkorov began to visit Moscow often. In the capital, the singer met Tatyana, who managed to charm him, the publication competently reports.

Kirkorov Philip Bedrosovich is from Varna. There is a lot of blood in his family, thanks to which he received such charisma and inexhaustible energy. One of his grandfathers was Armenian, and the second was a mixture of French and Russian. The first grandmother was a gypsy, and the second was a Bulgarian.

Philip Kirkorov and his father ride a bicycle

Philip's father is Bedros Filippovich Kirkorov. He was born into an ordinary shoemaker's family. His parents participated in the city choir and when they went there, they always took little Bedros. As a teenager, he was interested in dancing, but he never managed to get into a dance group, so he signed up for the choir. It was there that he was able to show his talents, his first nickname “trumpet” stuck to him, because the teachers immediately highlighted his strong voice. Years later, he did not stop singing; after joining the army, he participated in a military ensemble. When Arno Babajanyan heard him for the first time, he invited him to Moscow, as he was sure that he should receive a musical education.

Mom, Philippa - Victoria Markovna Likhacheva. She worked in the conversational genre and was often a presenter at concerts. Bedros and Victoria met in Sochi. At that time, he came there to perform with the legendary Eddie Rosner Orchestra. Soon they exchanged wedding rings, and on April 30, 1967, they had their first child, Philip Bedrosovich Kirkorov. After the birth of her child, Victoria Markovna had to leave her job at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and devote more time to her family. She accompanied her husband on tour and often acted as a presenter. When little Philip was five years old, his parents introduced him to the behind-the-scenes life of the artist. His childhood was spent behind the scenes, which he absolutely loved. Once, Victoria Markovna, while announcing the number, did not have time to finish the phrase “Arno Babajanyan’s song...” when little Philip jumped onto the stage and shouted: “Memory!”

Father and son, Philip Kirkorov and Bedros Filippovich

Philip Kirkorov graduated from school 413 in Moscow with a gold medal, and then from music school. Then he entered the Gnessin School in the “department of musical comedy,” from which he graduated with honors. The viewer first saw him as an artist in 1985, where he participated in the “Wider Circle” program. It was there that he met S.I. Anapolskaya, director of "Blue Light". But the “light” refused Philip, saying that the singer was “too handsome.”

For this reason, in 1988, he received an invitation to “Christmas meetings” from Alla Borisovna Pugacheva. In 1994, they sealed their union and became married couple, their marriage lasted 11 years.

1994 was a difficult year for the Kirkorov family. Philip lost his mother, and Bedros lost his wife. Victoria Markovna Likhacheva died of cancer.

Time has put everything in its place. He went on tour in the Novgorod region and saw Lyudmila there. At that time she was the head of the state farm. It was difficult to resist the charm of the “visiting star” and she agreed to his proposal, giving the famous singer her hand and heart. The newlyweds were married in the St. Sophia Cathedral of Novgorod.

Today Bedros Filippovich Kirkorov owns a farm in the Novosibirsk region and lives with his wife Lyudmila Smirnova. He does not miss the opportunity to see his son, accompanying him on tour. In addition, he gives solo concerts, actively takes part in social activities and is involved in charity work.