The surname Rotaru is involuntarily associated with the famous singer, "dark-skinned girl", who in the 90s was at the peak of popularity. Talented Sofia has a sister. She also sings and shines on stage. We will get acquainted with the biography of Aurika Rotaru, her creative career. What interesting facts does she share in the interview?
Biography
In the small Moldavian village of Marsintsy in western Ukraine, the biography of Aurika Rotaru begins. The date of birth of the singer came on October 22, 1958. She became the youngest child in the family. Her parents were ordinary villagers. They worked on a plot of one hectare, kept a small farm. Each child in the family had his own responsibilities and household chores. Has Aurik ever dreamed of becoming a singer? Of course yes! Children inherited their talent for singing from their father. He also wanted to become an artist, but war and famine prevented this.
From the age of four, Aurika Rotaru has already performed on stage. In Marshyntsi there was an amateur art club, which she attended with her brothers and sisters. The girl performed Moldavian folk songs that she knew well.
Aurika Rotaru graduated from a village school and enrolled in music school. Vorobkevich (conductor and choral department) in Chernivtsi. In 1985, she also graduated from Odessa Pedagogical Institute. K.D. Ushinsky.
Creation
Aurika Rotaru's professional singing biography began at the Chernivtsi Philharmonic. It was then that, with her sister Lydia, she began to successfully solo and tour Ukraine as part of the Cheremosh ensemble. After leaving, Auriki's place was taken by brother Eugene. The group began to work in the direction of Italian pop music. But she did not achieve success.
By the 90s, Aurika moved to Vinnitsa, and then to the Crimean Philharmonic. At this time, she participated in the tours of the elder sister of Sofia, acting as backing vocalist. Young Aurika also successfully performed at festivals throughout the Soviet Union: in Crimean Dawns (Yalta), White Nights (St. Petersburg), Song of the Year (Moscow) and Kiev Spring.
Discography
Currently, the creative biography of Aurika Rotaru has six albums. The latter was recorded in 2006. Her husband Vladimir helped to work on the singer’s repertoire.
In addition, seven video clips were shot on Aurika’s songs, two of them in Ukrainian.
Awards
The singer has three significant awards. All of them are connected with her creative activity. This is the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine, which Aurika received in 1996. The singer was also awarded the Order of the Holy Princess Olga (Ukraine) and the Holy Great Martyr Catherine of the second degree (Russia) for her active participation and contribution to the development of the cultural life of the state.
A family
The Rotaru family is quite large. The parents of Mikhail Fedorovich (died in 2004) and Alexandra Ivanovna (died in 1997) had six children born in the marriage: two sons and four daughters. They were proud of all, without exception. Currently, only Sofia and Aurika are left in the profession of artists.
Their brothers - Anatoly and Eugene - were once singers and bass players at VIA "Horizon" in Chisinau. But in the early 2000s, they returned to their parental home.
The sisters Zinaida and Lydia once went along the path of singers. The second even received a special education. And for 10 years she performed in the same band with Aurika. However, each has its own family, new concerns. And life scattered the sisters in different cities.
Aurika Rotaru's personal biography began in 1986, when she met her future husband, Vladimir Pigach. A year later, they got married and moved to Kiev. Soon their daughter Anastasia was born. Today Aurika Rotaru is already a happy grandmother. She has two granddaughters. The older one is Aurelia.
By his own admission, the creative biography and personal life of Auriki Rotaru have developed successfully. She does what she loves, her brothers and sisters are alive. The singer finally completed the construction and arrangement of the country house, which she moved to, leaving her daughter’s Kiev apartment. Not only a spouse nearby. He died in 2005 from a massive stroke.
Interesting Facts
- As a child, four sisters slept in the same bed. This was told by Aurika herself to the Ukrainian journal Facts. The family lived very modestly. But it only rallied relatives.
- At the beginning of their career, the Rotaru sisters had a problem with the correct spelling and pronunciation of their surname. Indeed, according to the passport, they walked like "Rotar". The fact is that the village in which the family lived originally belonged to Romania. And after the war, the territory went to Ukraine. Father Mikhail Fedorovich was summoned to the military enlistment office on this occasion and asked to change the Romanian surname to Ukrainian. Then a soft sign appeared instead of “y” at the end of the word. The correct sound returned only after the collapse of the USSR. The name of the singer Aurelia has a pure Moldovan origin.
- She received her first one-ruble fee at the age of four, speaking on the stage of a village club. The girl’s singing touched the audience so much that they put their hat on in the hall to collect money.
- In the biography of Aurika Rotaru, there were many travels with concerts. However, she always dreamed of visiting Brazil, the vibrant and dancing city of Rio de Janeiro. So far, an amazing trip remains only in the plans. After all, the singer has a busy tour schedule.
- The famous Rotaru sisters have long been over 50, but even today they look young and fresh. And the point here is not plastic surgery and secret elixirs and creams. The main thing is the right way of life. Despite being busy, it is necessary to fully sleep and exclude from the diet “fried potatoes, desserts and meat dishes”. But it’s even more important to do what you love, take care of your family and look for happiness in every day. As the biography of Aurika Rotaru demonstrates. Family photos, big and friendly, are pride. Each holiday and even a minor event is celebrated by Rotaru together. Sofia especially pampers them, arranging joint trips to Florence, then to Venice, then to Paris.