In the 90s of the last century, a huge number of young and attractive performers appeared on the Russian stage. Why did people safely forget most of them, and still listen to Natalia Lagoda’s songs? How did a beauty who had virtually no vocal data manage to break into the scene? This is the life story of a Ukrainian girl who managed to catch luck by the tail, but failed to keep her.
Biography
Lagoda Natalya Vasilievna was born on March 4, 1974 in the city of Cherkassy, Ukraine. The family was average wealth, and the girl herself did not have enough stars from the sky. She graduated from college and married at 18. In 1992 she gave birth to a son Dmitry. Marital life did not bring happiness to the long-legged beauty. The collapse of the USSR and the difficult economic situation in Ukraine are pushing it to a desperate step. Natasha goes to Moscow for a long ruble.
A plastic and slender brown-haired woman quickly finds a place for herself - the Doiis strip club. By dancing and exposing herself to the guests of the establishment, she earns a living for herself and her son. There she meets her influential businessman Alexander Karmanov. He could not resist the beauty of the Ukrainian lady, and soon they already lived together in his chic house.
Another life
Natalia herself spoke of a nascent novel as a fairy tale. In her, she was Cinderella, and Karmanov - the prince, who left her $ 1,000 each evening for simple communication. Such fabulous money can even melt the heart of the Snow Queen, let alone a provincial girl. Love covered Natasha like a warm blanket full of hundred-dollar bills.
Before meeting the millionaire, Lagoda did not know what it was like not to think about tomorrow. Now, she could not only spend them left and right, but also bring her little son to the capital.
Music
Strong vocals and quality lyrics for the end of the last century were not a priority factor for success. It was enough to have a pretty appearance and a more or less pleasant voice. The rest was the work of composers and poets. Uncomplicated texts and dance music could instantly make even those people who couldn’t connect a couple of words without a microphone a star.
The girl was not particularly eager for the stage. It was Karmanov’s obsession to make his mistress a star. Together they leave for Thailand, where they shoot two videos at once. For that time they were considered very expensive, but the businessman did not spare the money for promotion. He paid for the airtime on federal channels. Clips Natalia Lagoda "Little Buddha" and "Lie to your eyes" instantly become hits with the people.
Thanks to the second clip, the concept of “singing underpants” has come into use firmly and forever. It was after the video on the yacht that they began to call all the voiceless singers with outstanding forms. Often they were shoved onto the stage by such rich people as Alexander Karmanov.
An incredible beauty with full lips and chic forms in the commercials demonstrated all her charms from all angles. Prior to this, no one has yet shot videos with so many nudity. People not only listened to the songs themselves, but looked at the girls in bold bathing suits and discussed Lagoda tattoos. Karmanov was pleased: his investments were not wasted. Concerts, performances and even “Song of the Year” - all for his Natasha.
Playboy
The most popular men's magazine could not ignore the appearance in the show business of such a charming lady. Natalia agrees to a candid photo shoot for a glossy publication. At that time, this was considered the pinnacle of fame: if a star is removed for such a magazine, it means that it was recognized, and it became desirable for most men. Photos of Natalia Lagoda were extremely frank. Not every singer or actress agreed to bare almost completely. 1998 was the most successful year in the life of the singer. She was at the peak of popularity, a rich lover gave her a gorgeous apartment in Moscow. Life seemed like a sweet dream. The brutal awakening happened in 2001.
Crash
The first album was well sold out, and it was decided to start recording the second. At a concert, stage colleague Olga Orlova approached Natasha. A sweet conversation did not work out, as the former "brilliant" told Lagoda that she was expecting a baby from Karmanov. The world in which the popular singer was accustomed to live collapsed in an instant. She could forgive the betrayal, but the businessman did not want to give up his new hobby and was going to marry Orlova, whose photo can be seen below.
Tragedy
Natasha could not endure the blow of fate. She had an apartment in the capital, she was loved by the audience and idolized by fans, she had little Dima, but there was no longer a strong millionaire's strong shoulder. The news that Karmanov married Olga, finished off the abandoned singer. Once she simply opened the window and took a step down. She did this in front of her eight-year-old son. Flying 5 floors down, she turned into a shapeless doll, but she remained alive.
Doctors in parts gathered her body and even made a craniotomy. 12 operations and a long rehabilitation period. It took three whole years for her to start walking again and talking coherently. Affected vocal cords crossed out his singing career. Yes, and she walked now, visibly limping on one leg. Such disabled people on the stage are not needed.
Marriage
In the life of Natalia, another man appeared. The former classmate became her husband, and for his sake she returned to Ukraine. With the money received from the sale of the Moscow apartment, a car repair shop was opened. Earnings were small, but the family was enough. The woman no longer lived in the past and had completely different requests. But still in her wardrobe there were still quite expensive things that she did not sell and left as a reminder of her past chic life.
Dependence
Recent years have been particularly difficult. Caught in the epicenter of military events, the family lost the last source of income. There was no one to repair their cars at a time when grenades exploded around and there was endless shooting. Natalia and her husband before that were people who abused alcohol quite strongly. And with the outbreak of hostilities, Natasha even began to go into binges. They lived right there, in a car workshop, without any amenities and necessary furnishings. At this time, she still gave interviews to visiting journalists and talked about her brilliant past life, the memories of which made her more and more often apply to the bottle.
Death
The small basement in the car service has become not only a home, but also a refuge. Here Natasha was hiding during the bombing. Then they found her lifeless body. She died at 41. Running pneumonia was the result of living in a damp basement. In addition, at the time of death, a large amount of alcohol was found in her blood. The former singer Natalya Lagoda was buried in the southern cemetery of Lugansk. Only a few people came to say goodbye to the once popular artist.
After death
Numerous programs again began to sort out the dirty linen of two people, on whom they decided to hang responsibility for the death of a young woman. The first got a spouse accused of embezzlement of Lagoda’s money. He was also credited with the fatal alcohol addiction of the singer. He was an alcoholic before the wedding, could not stop after. Natasha became a forced drinking companion.
Olga Orlova got no less . Though indirectly, she was also involved in the early demise of Lagoda. By that time, she had long been divorced from Karmanov and tried to convey her truth to people. She talked about the fact that he already broke up with Natalya when the “brilliant” appeared in his life. She told terrible stories about how Lagoda came to their house with a doll in her hands and stated that this was her child from a businessman. Be that as it may, all these details could not cancel the fact that the fall from the fifth floor was the result of the betrayal of Karmanov and his new lover.