Sofia Rotaru is an outstanding singer of our time. Her songs are loved by millions. Despite her 66 years, she amazes the audience with an irresistible appearance. They say about her that “looking perfect in any situation and under any circumstances” is her lifestyle.
Sofia Rotaru: biography, family, photo
Those who lived in the Soviet Union are not surprised by the stories of artists who, having been born thousands of kilometers from Moscow, managed to achieve fame and recognition throughout the country. In this country, true talent was appreciated. Biography Rotaru originates in the distant village of Marshyntsi in western Ukraine, where in 1947 the future Soviet pop star Sofia Rotaru was born in the family of winegrower Mikhail Rotar. Her childhood was not easy. The girl had to get up before sunrise and with her mother go to the bazaar, stand behind the counter, and sometimes work in the field. After all, the family had six children, and Sofia was the eldest, after the blind sister Zoe, which means she was the main assistant to her parents. Despite many difficulties, the large Rotary family was not burdened by their lives. Music always sounded in their house: all family members sang. From the first grade, Sofia sang in the school choir, as well as in the village church during the service. Her first musical instruments were button accordion and domra. Nevertheless, Rotaru's biography as a singer begins in 1962, when the fifteen-year-old Sofia, having won the district competition, gets to the regional show in Chernivtsi. Here she also becomes a winner. The next step is a trip to Kiev to the republican festival "Young Talents". And again a victory awaits the girl. In 1964, she first appeared on the Kremlin stage and received many positive reviews regarding her voice. It seems her fate is decided. Sofia decides to seriously engage in vocals and enters the music school of the city of Chernivtsi.
Personal life and creative success
After graduating from college in 1968, she went as part of a delegation to the Ninth World Youth Festival in Sofia. As Bulgarian and Soviet newspapers and magazines later wrote, “Sofia from Ukraine conquered Sofia”. After this triumph, her photo is placed on the cover of Ukraine magazine. At the same time, somewhere in the Urals, a guy from the city of Chernivtsi, Tolya Evdokimenko, is military service, who, having accidentally seen his compatriot on the magazine cover, falls in love with the girl in the photograph and decides to find her at any cost after the service. Most importantly, he knows her name.
The biography of Sofia Rotaru (photos from the wedding are still stored in the
family album of Sofia Mikhailovna) in 1968 makes a sharp turn, and she, being a very young girl, gets married, promising her mother that this marriage is for life. So it will be. Sofia and Anatoly were inseparable until the end of his days (A. Evdokimenko died in 2002). Two years later, a happy couple had a son - Ruslan. And this, of course, is the most significant of all the events that Rotaru's biography tells about. Soon the music film “Chervona Ruta” was released, the main role in which was played by the Ukrainian singer Sofia Rotaru. Participation in this project brings young woman all-Union fame. She creates her own ensemble, which she names as well as the film that contributed to her success, “Chervona Ruta”. The ensemble becomes the artistic director of her ensemble. Together with her team, Sofia Rotaru traveled all over the Soviet Union and the
countries of the socialist camp. Her name was on everyone’s lips. For her, songs were written by such celebrities as Arno Babadzhanyan, Oscar Feltsman, David Tukhmanov and others. Any song sung by Sofia was awarded the “Song of the Year” award. However, the most hit songs were songs by composer V. Matetskiy: “Lavender”, “Moon, moon”, “It was, it was, it was, but it passed”, etc.
Conclusion
After the collapse of the USSR, the national artist of three republics (Ukraine, Moldova and Russia), as well as the entire Soviet Union, retained all her fans. Rotaru’s biography continues to be replenished today with new facts about awards, grandiose concerts, presentations and performances of an outstanding contemporary singer.