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Shura (Alexander Medvedev)

Singer Date of birth May 20 (Taurus) 1975 (44) Place of birth Novosibirsk Instagram @shuramedvedev

Singer Shura is a shocking artist who attracts attention with his creativity and unusual appearance. His star lit up in the late 90s. Then Shura's hits were recorded, which do not lose their popularity after two decades. The fate of the artist is filled with conflicting events. There were ups and downs in the music career. The singer had to endure cancer, again to achieve success on stage. Today, there is less outrageousness in the life of a man, but he still makes music, participates in entertainment programs.

Shura's biography

Alexander Vladimirovich Medvedev was born on May 20, 1975 in Novosibirsk. He was raised by his mother and stepfather. Most of all, the boy loved his grandmother, who instilled in him a love for unusual outfits and vocals. Sasha's childhood was not joyful. Little attention was paid to him, and at the age of 9 he was sent to a boarding school. After some time, the boy was taken to her grandmother. Shura has a difficult relationship with his family. The artist does not communicate with either his mother or his brother, but helps them financially.

Alexander started earning money at the age of 13. Having no musical education, the guy performed at a local restaurant, surprising visitors with a shocking look. Then he decided to try his hand at Moscow. The debut in the capital took place in the Manhattan Express club. The love of shocking again rescued the novice artist. There he was noticed by fashion designer Alisher, who agreed to sew stage costumes for Shura.

Unusual appearance, original manner of performance, which was explained by the absence of teeth, contributed to the growth of the popularity of the singer Shura. The artist released his first albums in tandem with composer Pavel Yesenin. The records were called "Shura" and "Shura 2". Then there were the albums “Fairy Tale”, “Thank you. Second wind".

Medvedev was awarded the Golden Gramophone, participated in the Song of the Year. in the 2000s, Shura suddenly disappeared from TV screens. The reason was drug addiction and cancer in an advanced stage. The man needed a lot of effort, time and money to recover.

In 2007, he reappeared on TV in music shows. In 2011, the singer released the album "New Day".

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Shura's personal life

Many people spoke about Shura as an artist of non-traditional orientation. The singer strongly supported the rumors about his homosexuality, but later admitted that it was nothing more than a PR move to attract more attention to his person. In 2010, the man came out with his girlfriend Elizabeth. According to Shura, he has been living with a girl in a civil marriage for a long time, he simply hid the relationship, preferring to keep information about his personal life secret. In 2017, news appeared in the press about the artist's desire to have a child. Shura himself does not comment on the rumors.

The boy was born in Novosibirsk, in a family that cannot be called prosperous. All because the parents paid much more attention to his brother. Only at the age of 16 did the guy find out that the father who had raised him was actually not his own: when Sasha received a passport, his mother suddenly asked to enter a different middle name there.

This explained everything: a few years earlier, the guy was sent to an orphanage, where he was brought up for some time, until his grandmother took the baby home. They took care of his upbringing. She instilled in the child a passion for extravagant clothes and the same antics.


Grandmother was an ordinary cook, but in the evenings and weekends she loved to put on unimaginable makeup, dress like a pop diva and sing romances in front of the mirror. Sasha began to play music with her, and used the discovered vocal talents for part-time work: he sang in restaurants.

Moscow

But the guy had to learn. For some reason, the city where the future singer stayed for training, he chose Riga. The guy never received a musical education - he chose the faculty of design. His unusual extravagant taste, now backed up by knowledge of the "mathematics" of style, will play a decisive role in Alexander's life.

He went to Moscow from Riga without a penny. In one of his interviews, Shura says that at first, shops in the botanical garden became his haven, and later - a small apartment on Leninsky Street, which he rented together with the prostitute Tanka. The young man continued to sing in restaurants - now in the capital, but this did not bring much money. They were only enough to pay for housing and food for themselves, Tanka and her Pekingese dog.

However, the future Shura did not wander for long. The restaurant quickly made the necessary acquaintances, including with producers and fashion designer Alisher, who gave Shura valuable advice on the completeness and integrity of his unusual image. Creative guys are very good friends. It is known that Shura is still collaborating with Alisher.

do good

The singer's breakthrough performance took place in one of the most fashionable clubs in the capital. He was immediately remembered, and then he fell in love first with the Moscow party, and then with the whole country. The light and goodness that a young lisping boy with powerful energy and a deep voice radiated conquered even conservatives and ardent opponents of the era. Soon the hits “Summer Rains Quit Noise”, “Cold Moon” and “Do Good” scattered throughout the territory of the former USSR.

Shura really got into the stream. Dance compositions and positive lyrics became hits, the strangely dressed and professionally made-up singer himself actively supported the image of a homosexual, in a word, Shura as a project was extremely fashionable and popular.

He received dizzying fees, was loved and had extraordinary prospects. In those days, Shura managed to buy an apartment in the center of Moscow, which today is estimated at 60 million, as well as earn and save significant funds. Even with the fading of pop fashion in the 90s, he was still popular until he literally disappeared from the radar of his fans overnight.

The disappearance was strange and illogical: time had not yet driven Shura from the stage, shocking in the early 2000s was only welcomed, the singer seemed to have enough work capacity for another three decades. But he just vanished.

Terrible diagnosis

Shura will appear after more than five years. Plump, bald. The same attentive blue-eyed look now followed the life of the stage from under the glasses, and smiling, the singer beamed with a Hollywood smile. Hungry for the details of the fans, the singer was taken aback by his confession: then, with certain symptoms, he went to the hospital. From an ordinary therapist, he quickly got to an oncologist, from where he went to a difficult operation a week later.

Shura was diagnosed with cancer, the first symptoms of which he missed. The singer admitted: in the wake of popularity, he tried drugs, which aggravated oncology. Cancer of the delicate organ - the testis - was at an advanced stage at the time of going to the hospital and had already metastasized. But a hundred times harder than the operation was a course of chemotherapy, which was given to the singer with difficulty.

In parallel with the treatment for cancer, he underwent rehabilitation from drug addiction. Some of the procedures were in Russia, others were performed by Shura in one of the clinics in Switzerland. In total, the singer spent about one million dollars on a five-year rehabilitation course. Numerous friends from show business helped the sunny and kind guy with money.

Bride

He returned to the stage after an eternity. Other songs were already sung here, other performers took the stage. He was not destined to become a triumphant, but Shura had his admirer.

On the day of his 35th birthday, Shura debunked the main myth about himself: he brought the charming brown-haired Lisa onto the stage, whom he introduced as his bride.

Shura is called the most outrageous singer of our time. This favorite of women and children is shrouded in a fog of rumors, gossip and mysteries. On some of them he decided to shed light

Sasha, it's no secret to anyone that you had big problems with drugs. Is this completely over now?
- Yes. For three years I really was on drugs. It was a very difficult period. Somehow I managed to work, but I also had to eat drugs.

What does "had to" mean? Force-fed, right?
- Yes, the whole party is like that! Do you think they are saints? Russian show business is simply stuffed with drugs. I also really wanted to try. There was simply no strength to hold on. Let's just say it wasn't smart enough. Thank God it's all over. I went through a rehabilitation course in a good clinic. It’s good that I survived it, that no one will tempt me with this now. There are no more drugs in my life. Now I am a living, healthy person. I'm working fine again.

- It seems that your mother helped you a lot?
- Yes, she came from Novosibirsk, arranged me for a clinic, lived there with me. Treatment, by the way, was not expensive, although a lot of everything was prescribed. The course cost about $2,000.

- Why are you getting better?
- Because after the treatment I woke up a brutal appetite. No more sunken cheeks and blurry eyes, you see for yourself.

- If it's not a secret, how much money did you spend on drugs?
- Everything was spent ... Therefore, for a long time I had neither an apartment nor a car. Everything went to friends, to restaurants, to drugs. It must have cost fifteen thousand dollars or more. But during the treatment, none of my colleagues was next to me. I was silent about my illness. It was terrible to look at me insane, so I behaved very apart.


- Sasha, who is the closest person to you now?
- Of course, mom. Now she lives with me in Moscow. For me, she is a friend. Mom helps me a lot - both in clothes and in the repertoire. I am glad about this, because before we were not friends and had little contact. Only when my mother realized that her son was not doing such nonsense, we began to develop a good relationship. And so she gave me complete freedom, but we were not friends.

- Many say that you have a progressive form of star disease. What do you yourself think about this?
- Star disease I had just when I was on drugs. She passed unnoticed by me. And for others, probably, too, because I was at home, not getting out.

- Scandals with the organizers, disruption of performances, outrageousness - is it in the past or does this still happen?
- At one time it was fashionable to behave defiantly. Scandals were needed, I had to go through this. There was such a Shura before. Now I am different. More relaxed, more professional and cultured. Now I arrive at all concerts on time, even earlier, which is surprising to everyone.

- At one time there was a story about how you hit your headmistress on the head with a suitcase. It's true?
- I'll tell you how it was. I'm flying from Switzerland to Sheremetyevo-2. On this day, I will have an important concert in Moscow at Berezovsky's. I go up to my director and ask: "Please tell me, Snegol, where will the concert be?" "This information will cost you money," my director told me. Naturally, she got hit on the head with a suitcase. On that they parted. It was only one blow, but serious and correct. Anyone in my place would have done the same. But there was no beating.

- Is Snegol the girl who sheltered you in her communal apartment when you had nowhere to live?
- Yes she. I have not forgotten all the good things she once did for me. But then it was another Snegol, who later changed a lot, fell in love with easy money. She, like many, was spoiled by show business.

How is your personal life now?
- Amazing. I love and they love me. Everything is fine. In this regard, I do not suffer.

- Is it true that you had an affair with the current husband of Natasha Queen Tarzan?
- Precisely because he is now the husband of the Queen, I would not like to answer this question. I will only say one thing: I love beautiful people and it doesn’t matter to me what gender they are.

- It was rumored that during the period of drug addiction you, as a singer, came to naught. This is true?
- The drugs that I used, fortunately, did not affect the ligaments. Although there are, of course, a lot of those who put their voices on a thorough basis. I kept my job. After I quit this poison, my vocal range even increased. Not Mariah Carey, of course, but somewhere already close. I can sing falsetto, I can bass. I can sing with an operatic voice. How many octaves I take, I can’t say, because I don’t know solfeggio well.

Russian pop singer, whose popularity peaked at the end of the 90s of the 20th century. Known for his shocking and extravagance: for a long time, the artist did not have front teeth, which is why he lisped. Repeatedly became the object of parodies. Winner of the Golden Gramophone, Silver Galosh, Soundtrack, etc.

Shura's biography

Alexander Vladimirovich Medvedev, known by the creative pseudonym shura(SHURA), was born on May 20, 1975 in Novosibirsk in the family of Vladimir Shapkin and his wife Svetlana. Having given birth to a son at the age of 18, the mother soon married a second time - to Nikolai Medvedev, and two and a half years later Shura had a younger brother, Mikhail, who later became a businessman.

Alexander found out about his own father only when he died: “I didn’t even have a photograph of my father, but my mother somehow dropped that I was very similar to him.”

The father and stepfather did not take part in the upbringing of Alexander, and the mother gave her first child at the age of nine to an orphanage, from where the future singer was taken by his grandmother Vera Mikhailovna, who worked as a chef in the Novosibirsk restaurant "Rus". It was there that Shura, who can be called a real nugget, since he never studied music professionally anywhere, began his ascent to the creative Olympus. At the age of 12, the boy, expelled from school with a certificate of incomplete secondary education, began to speak to the restaurant public.

According to the performer, he had no friends among his peers, classmates, for example, seemed stupid to him, he did not know what to talk about with them. He was drawn to adults and noisy companies. So, in the restaurant where he sang, he felt at ease. However, according to Shura, there were also disadvantages: there he learned to swear and drink vodka: his grandmother was of strict morals, but she did not have time to keep track of everything.

Shura's creative path

After graduating from design courses in Riga, Shura came to conquer Moscow, and he presented himself as nothing more than a foreign pop star. His first performance in the capital took place at the Manhattan Express Club. Here Shura met a stylist Alisher with whom he has since collaborated. True, he explained his unusual image not by the efforts of this master, but by the influence of his grandmother.

Shura recorded his debut two albums (in 1997 - Shura, in 1998 - Shura 2) in tandem with the Novosibirsk composer Pavel Yesenin, who also acted as a backing vocalist, and a few years later began to collaborate with such stars of domestic show business as Dmitry Malikov, Alla Pugacheva, Diana Gurtskaya, etc. In 1999, Alexander's third collection, "Fairy Tale", was released, then the albums “Thank you for the second wind” (2001), News (2003), “Forbidden Love” (2004) saw the light of day.

They started talking about the outrageous singer almost immediately, and his compositions “Summer Rains Quit Noise”, “Do Good”, “Cold Moon” immediately became hits. The performer was awarded various professional awards, including: "Song of the Year" ("Do not believe in tears", "Summer rains have died down"), "Song of the XX century", "Golden gramophone" ("Do good"), "Hit FM", "Stylish Singer of the Year", "Best Singer of the Year", etc.

However, the wave of popularity gradually subsided, and Shura was very upset by this fact. Black times came in his life and loneliness, drugs, a terrible disease - cancer, which he openly stated in an interview.

Shura: “Cocaine appeared ... It was he who saved me from loneliness after concerts ... Because I was very lonely. And I didn’t have any relatives, because everyone was driven away from me. No one was profitable for me to have a soulmate. Dealers lived with me, you know? They rented apartments nearby. They didn't let me go. I won’t say that this was the case with all the stars, but in general the additive was specific. Thank God, I had such a disease as cancer, and I quit drugs myself. I went to church, prayed to Nicholas the Wonderworker, then they injected me with chemotherapy in one arm, and drugs for drug addiction in the other arm. So I miraculously survived."

Over time, the singer moved away from his extravagant image, inserted his teeth and began to appear in public in elegant clothes. However, he himself admitted somehow that at any moment he could throw out something crazy: “I can’t stay in the same image for a long time - it immediately becomes boring.” In the updated image, Shura returned to the stage in the late 2000s and immediately became a guest on popular shows, including Musical Ring, You Are a Superstar on NTV, etc.

In 2014, Shura released the song "Laughter and Tears" and a video clip for this song. In 2015, he took part in the One to One! transformation project, season 3, on the Russia 1 TV channel. His rivals and colleagues on the stage were: Alexander Rybak, Nikita Malinin, Mark Tishman, Batyrkhan Shukenov, Svetlana Svetikova, Anzhelika Agurbash, Evelina Bledans and Marina Kravets. To participate in the popular show, Shura studied with an Italian vocal teacher and lost ten kilograms. To regain his former form, the musician took up swimming and sat on a strict diet.

In 2016, the artist, who tried to reconcile with his own mother on his birthday with the help of Andrey Malakhov's talk show “Let them talk”, presented a video for the song “Penguins”, and in 2017 released a video for the song “Girlfriend”.

Shura's personal life

Shura's personal life is shrouded in darkness. In 2010, on his 35th birthday, he brought out a girl Lisa Tuchnin introducing her as his future wife. There was talk of an imminent wedding, but nothing is known about this solemn event in the life of the singer. About Lisa, the performer said that they have known each other for many years and understand each other perfectly, they dream that they will have twins.

Subsequently, the singer did not bring any details about his personal life to the public. In 2017, in an exclusive video interview with the Internet TV guide Vokrug TV, Shura admitted that it was not in his rules to wake up in his bed not alone: ​​“My bed is mine and only mine. It is huge - 2.20 by 2.20 meters. It is very difficult to buy underwear for her ... Yes, I can make love on this bed, and then give a kick ... ”. In the same frank conversation, the performer mentioned that he was visited by thoughts about creating a full-fledged family.

Shura: “I dream of a cozy little house. Of course, it's also about the family. I thought about children for a very long time. Since I am a former cancer patient, I still doubt whether it is worth it - because, well, God forbid ... Still, oncology is like that ... But I want some kind of family, probably already. Still in the fifth decade.

Shura's health

For five years, the pop singer fought cancer, for the treatment of which about a million dollars were spent in clinics in Russia and Switzerland. Only a few of the most devoted friends helped the artist with finances, while the rest, having learned about Shura's diagnosis, turned away from him. The singer, according to him, was helped not only by money, but also by a chihuahua named Matilda.

Shura on overcoming illness (video interview, November 2017): “This is a very difficult situation in general. You announce the verdict and do not want to live. I don't want to strain my relatives... I don't want to undergo chemotherapy. Some kind of fantasy helped me in my case. The clairvoyant one said: "Get yourself a dog, she will save you." I did not want to live for relatives, that is, to strain them. Every day they will endure your chemotherapy courses, investing money in it, because it costs a lot ... Thank God that people around me helped me. I didn't want to live. I got myself a dog and lived for this lump. I came after a course of chemotherapy, I felt bad. Then he kissed this little lump. I lived for him. That is, you need to decide on the purpose for which you live. For example, a loved one. But at that moment I had no one but this dog. She pulled me out of oncology. Not relatives, but a dog.

Having overcome a terrible illness, Shura, who, among other things, got rid of drug and alcohol addictions, began to lead a correct lifestyle and expressed confidence that in no case should you give up, on the contrary, you need to grit your teeth, fight and go to the set goal. goals. Speaking about plans for 2018, the musician noted that he intends to undergo treatment at the Russian Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics named after Academician Ilizarov.

Shura awards and achievements

  • 1997: "Golden Decibel"; first place in the charts for the song "Cold Moon".
  • 1998: "Golden Gramophone" (song "You Don't Believe in Tears"), winner of the "Song of the Year" contest in the nomination "Best Performer and Best Singer" (song "You Don't Believe in Tears"); first place in the hit parade "Muz-TV" (clip "Summer rains have died down").
  • 1999: prize "Stopudov hit" for the song "You do not believe in tears"; victory in the "Song of the Year" ("Summer rains have subsided"); "Muz-Oboz" award in the nomination "The best performer of the year"; "Silver Galosh" award in the "Smile of the Year" nomination.
  • 2000: "Golden decibel" award in the category "The most popular singer of Novosibirsk"; competition "Stylish Things" - award "Stylish Singer of the Year" ("Heaven is for us").
  • 2001: Golden Gramophone Award (song "Do Good"); "Soundtrack" award (song "Artist").
  • 2002: Golden Duck Award; Night Life Awards in the category "Best Singer in the World of Night Music".
  • 2003: "Soundtrack" award (song "Zimushka-winter"); "Silver galosh" in the nomination "The most stylish performer".
  • 2007: Order "Benefit, Honor and Glory of Russia" for high professionalism and invaluable contribution to the development of art.

2013: AURUM magazine award.

Shura discography

  • Albums
  • 1997 - Shura (in collaboration with composer Pavel Yesenin)
  • 1998 - Shura-2 (in collaboration with composer Pavel Yesenin)
  • 1999 - Tale
  • 2000 - official compilation + two songs
  • 2001 - "Thank you for the second wind"
  • 2003 - News
  • 2011 - "New Day"
  • 2012 - "Heart beats" (single)
  • 2012 - "Prayer" (single) (together with Svetlana Surganova)
  • 2014 - "Laughter and Tears" (single)
  • 2015 - "Dreams" (single)
  • 2015 - "Our Summer" (single)
  • 2016 - "Heart beats" (single)
  • 2016 - "Penguins" (single)
  • 2017 - "Girlfriend" (single)
  • Video clips
  • 1997 - Cold Moon
  • 1998 - "You do not believe in tears" (concert)
  • 1998 - "Summer rains have died down"
  • 2000 - Do Good
  • 2001 - "Take a Step"
  • 2003 - "Hello"
  • 2004 - "Forbidden Love" (together with Irina Berezhnaya)
  • 2010 - "Balloons"
  • 2012 - "Heart beats"
  • 2012 - "Prayer" (together with "Surganova and the Orchestra")
  • 2014 - "Laughter and Tears"
  • 2016 - "Penguins"
  • 2017 - "Girlfriend"
  • Popular compositions
  • The summer rains have faded
  • Don Don Don
  • Are You Ready
  • cold moon
  • Eternity
  • Zimushka winter
  • You don't believe in tears
  • Wounded powder
  • day outside the window
  • Fairy tale
  • Treasured land
  • do good
  • But autumn just came
  • Artist
  • Make a step
  • Please say hello
  • old artist
  • Cheeks
  • Peace and good (Do good 2)
  • Or or
  • New day
  • Balloons
  • heart beats
  • Laughter and tears
  • Our summer
  • Penguins

Filmography of Shura

  • Actor
    2007 - 2015 My truth (Ukraine, documentary)
    2001 Lisa Alice (party singer)

Shura is a shocking singer who attracted the attention of the whole country with his performances and appearance, non-trivial actions and rumors about his non-traditional orientation. Shura did not get tired of shocking the audience, which earned him both the love of one part of it and the disapproval and ridicule of the other.

Childhood and youth

The future singer Alexander Vladimirovich Medvedev, better known under the pseudonym Shura, was born on May 20, 1975 in Novosibirsk. The boy grew up with his mother Svetlana, younger brother Mikhail and grandmother Vera Mikhailovna, who, according to the artist, was of gypsy blood.


The boy was always sure that his brother was loved more, and over time he found many confirmations of this. For example, the musician said that at the age of 9 he ended up in an orphanage, from where his grandmother took him. And the fact that his father was actually not his own, but his stepfather, the young man found out only when he received a passport, where his mother asked him to write down a completely different patronymic.

As it turned out, his own father, Vladimir Shapkin, lived not far from the Medvedevs' house, but did not take the initiative to get to know and communicate with his son. Svetlana started dating 20-year-old Vladimir, who had just returned from the army, when she was only 17 years old. The girl became pregnant, but the young man did not consider it necessary to marry her, but on the contrary, he moved away. After a while, Nikolai Dudchenko became Svetlana's husband, from whom the second son was born. But this family did not last long.


Having become popular, Shura always tried to financially support his mother, even if, due to conflicts, he had to transfer money not directly, but through his brother or daughter-in-law.

Shura has no musical education. And schooling ended for him already in the 7th grade. The boy was expelled with a certificate of incomplete secondary education.

He began his singing career early, at the age of 13. Sasha's first scene was the Novosibirsk restaurant "Rus", where his grandmother worked. The unusual performer was immediately nicknamed the Yellow Suitcase. Apparently, this was due to the outrageous appearance of the guy: he went out to perform in a black fringed sweater, patent leather shoes on a high platform and a black coat to the toes.


According to the artist himself, his grandmother instilled in him a craving for extravagance. Vera Mikhailovna worked as a cook and had a very indirect relationship with art: she sang romances in front of a mirror, dressed in unthinkable outfits. The grandmother also taught her grandson macrame and embroidery. At one time, in addition to music, Shura taught needlework courses in his native Novosibirsk, which were attended by women of all ages. This occupation prompted the future artist to get the profession of a florist designer.


Shura graduated from design courses in Riga and immediately came to Moscow with an ambitious intention to conquer the capital.

Music

Shura's capital debut took place in the Manhattan Express club. The bet on shocking was correct, and the singer woke up famous. Another important event for the young singer took place in the same club. There Alexander met the stylist and fashion designer Alisher. Since then, Alisher has been sewing stage costumes for Sasha, consulting during shopping trips.

The pop singer's fame peaked at the end of the 90s. The artist gained rapid growth in popularity thanks to the outrageous manner of performance and appearance: Shura was without teeth and was in no hurry to insert them. According to the artist, in childhood they were knocked out by his younger brother Mikhail during a fight.


Shura's most famous songs are "Summer Rains Noise" and "Do Good". The popularity of the songs was so great that clips immediately appeared on them. The hits of the outrageous artist have become the objects of numerous parodies. But for many, Shura's songs of those years are associated with the period of growing up, therefore they are relevant today.

Shura recorded the first two albums in collaboration with composer Pavel Yesenin, who also acted as a backing vocalist. In 1997, the first album called "Shura" appeared in the musician's discography. And in 1998, the album "Shura-2" was released as a continuation.

Shura - "Do good"

Medvedev has many musical awards. For the songs "You do not believe in tears" and "Do good" the singer received the "Golden Gramophone". In "Song of the Year" Shura sang "You do not believe in tears" and "Summer rains have died down." The songs "Artist", "Winter Winter" and "Heaven for Us" received awards.

The style introduced by Shura to the Russian stage was given the name "Eurodance" by critics.

After the rise in popularity, the showman suddenly disappeared. Shura's creative biography was interrupted for a long time. As it turned out, he was seriously ill. Evil tongues started talking about the singer's drug addiction and alcoholism. Medvedev confirmed drug addiction, calling it the main cause of the disease - cancer. But Alexander managed to defeat a terrible illness, although it took a long time for this: the cancer was discovered in an advanced form.

Treatment began in a military hospital in Moscow. Shura underwent a complex operation, but this was only the first stage on the path to healing. Next was chemotherapy, which was carried out simultaneously with treatment for drug addiction.

Shura on Cancer Healing

A mother from Novosibirsk even flew to the singer to help arrange him in a clinic. Friends supported the artist, helped him in word and deed: a large amount of money was needed for treatment and rehabilitation. Shura continued his course of treatment in one of the Swiss medical centers.

The disease receded, thanks to the support of his inner circle, Shura recovered, requisitions and cancer, and cravings for drugs. But a new problem arose: the musician recovered in every sense of the word, the exhausted body reacted to the treatment in an unexpected way - extra pounds appeared. With a height of 175 cm, the weight of the artist reached 140 kg.


However, the guy managed to overcome this obstacle. Several courses of liposuction helped to get rid of body fat. The updated singer reappeared on television and began touring. The shocking diminished, but the story of a terrible illness and miraculous healing became the calling card of the artist who returned to the stage, causing a new surge of interest in his person.

Returning to the stage in the late 2000s in an updated image, Shura became a guest on popular shows. At the Musical Ring, Boris Moiseev became his rival.

Musical ring NTV - Shura VS Boris Moiseev

In 2007, the artist appeared in the program "You are a Superstar!" on NTV. The new image allowed the artist to reach the final, where Shura lost first place to the singer Aziz. The number that impressed the audience was the song "Let's Pray for Parents". Shura sang this hit in a duet with Soso Pavliashvili. By this time, the artist already had a full-fledged smile, which cost the singer 8 million rubles.

Shura and Soso Pavliashvili - "Let's pray for parents"

In 2015, Shura celebrated the 20th anniversary of his creative activity. In the same year, the singer appeared in the popular show of reincarnations "One to One!" on the TV channel "Russia-1". A year later, the artist began a big tour “New Life. A new image ”, in which he presented the songs“ Penguins ”,“ Our Summer ”.

Personal life

There were always a lot of rumors around the singer about his orientation. The outrageous image and provocative statements of the musician for a long time supported the interest of the press in this topic. Also, the media sometimes flashed reports of Shura's novels with the soloist of the group "Guests from the Future" Eva Polna and singer Larisa Chernikova, but the artist himself called them "duck".

In the end, despite the initial statements about homosexuality, which Shura eventually called part of his image, in May 2010 the singer introduced his bride Lisa. The couple met at the Opera club, where Lisa worked as a promoter.


On his 35th birthday, the singer, having appeared in the capital's Paradise club with his chosen one, announced his relationship with Lisa and presented his beloved with a Mercedes. Friends and colleagues of the artist warmly accepted the girl into their company. Judging by the joint photos, the lovers have similar facial features. In 2014, Lisa starred in the video of her beloved "Heart Beats".

In 2011, information appeared in the media that Shura had two children growing up in Kislovodsk. The artist himself categorically denied this information, which the alleged ex-lover of the singer shared with the press. To find out the truth, the singer went to the studio of the program "Let them talk." Seeing the children, many were surprised at how they looked like an artist. But the DNA test determined that Shura was telling the truth.


According to the performer, Shura's personal life was deliberately and for a long time hidden from prying eyes, and the relationship with her beloved Lisa had lasted for a long time. Shura continues to hide the romantic relationship from the press. Now the public does not know any details from the personal life of the singer and his common-law wife. In 2017, there were rumors that Shura plans to acquire heirs.

The musician talks about the other part of his personal life a little more willingly. Shura does not hide the fact that he has a protracted conflict with his mother. In 2013, the case even went to court. Mother and brother tried to write the musician out of the apartment, in which the artist was registered by his grandmother. Shura did not back down and entered into a lawsuit. The famous musician does not need a “odnushka” in Novosibirsk at all, he explains these actions by two reasons.


Firstly, he considers such an act of relatives a betrayal, because no one even tried to negotiate with the musician in a good way, on the contrary, the mother cut off all contacts. Secondly, a man worries about his mother. According to him, she had a new gentleman, who was suspiciously zealously interested in the material condition of his chosen one. Shura suspects the man of bad intentions and does not want his mother to end up on the street. The singer was supported by colleagues, saying that, despite the unpleasant situation, the musician would never harm relatives.

In 2016, shortly before his birthday, the singer tried to make peace with his mother. Nobody opened the door to the musician, so he began to wait for the woman on the bench at the entrance, but when Shura's mother nevertheless went out into the street, she walked past her son, as if she did not recognize him. The singer shared this story with viewers on the show "Let them talk" in honor of his birthday. But, judging by the singer's Instagram, the relatives soon managed to reconcile.

Shura now

2018 has not started well for the artist. Shura has recently experienced problems with his hip joint, so he decided to have an operation to replace it. For this, the singer went to Kurgan to the Russian Scientific Center "Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics" named after Academician G. A. Ilizarov. The planned operation was successful, and as a token of gratitude, after a period of rehabilitation, Shura organized a solo concert for the residents of Kurgan.

Shura at the Secret for a Million project

In May, with the participation of Alexander Medvedev on the NTV channel, the TV show Secret for a Million was released with TV presenter Lera Kudryavtseva. On the program, the artist frankly spoke about the problems that remained far in the past, and about the desire to become a father. For the sake of this dream, before the transfer, the artist passed the necessary tests, and on the air of the TV show he met a surrogate mother who is ready to bear even twins for the artist. For the sake of future heirs, Shura plans to purchase a country house.

In July, the singer became a guest of Andrei Malakhov's popular evening show "Hi, Andrei!", The release of which was dedicated to the stars of the 90s.

Shura at the project "Hi, Andrey!"

Shura does not forget about creating new hits. In 2017, the artist gave fans a new single "Girlfriend". In the summer of 2018, the artist announced on his Instagram profile the release of the song “Important Something”, which caused a storm of positive emotions among his subscribers. Also in the summer, Shura's solo concert took place at the GLAVCLUB GREEN CONCERT.

Recently, Shura faced a problem due to which he actually became a homeless person. Back in the early 2000s, the artist bought an apartment in Moscow for 45 million rubles, which he later transferred to another person under the influence of drugs. Now the apartment has new owners who demanded that the artist move out of the occupied meters. At first, Shura was in a depressed mood, but then he decided to fight for real estate. Several court hearings have already taken place.