How did Vera Brezhneva change: an honest look at herself
Which one exactly?
Laughs.
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(Smiling.)
Do you support her in this?
(Laughs.)
Makeup and hair: Anna Korn
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New shooting of Vera Brezhneva for HELLO! took place in Italy - the singer's favorite country. In an interview, Vera spoke about what worried her before and how she sees herself today.
Faith is like sunshine. Always light, sparkling, warming with inner light. But in addition to boundless femininity and softness, she feels an iron inner core and elemental strength, which, however, has to be fed from time to time.
The process of exchanging energy with the public, in fact, has already begun: in January, Vera presented a new song "You are my man", having received thousands of reviews, and in the coming days a video clip for this composition will premiere, which her subscribers in social networks and official channels waiting impatiently.
How much enthusiasm, gratitude and good mood I received from you from all over the world! That is so cool! I see by the hashtags how you sing and dance with me! It is a blessing that we are on the same wavelength, even though we are all so different! - the singer shares her emotions.
Now Vera is absolutely confident in herself and in what she is doing. But it turns out that this was not always the case: at the dawn of a career, there were doubts and attempts to quit everything without even starting.
It’s no secret that I’m from a small town, from a large family, and I didn’t have any connections or any material opportunities to get into show business, ”recalls the singer. - I came to the first casting of the VIA Gra group in my life, there were about 450 people on the list, and I was at the very end. At first, while listening to everyone singing, I was full of enthusiasm, and then this enthusiasm disappeared somewhere ...
Vera, were you really not confident in your own abilities?
When I went to the casting, I was absolutely sure of myself. And once it started, my confidence waned. But when the turn came to me, I nevertheless got together and showed myself as much as possible. There were two producers, they chose me, but did not confirm their choice definitively. The auditions continued, they looked at other candidates. A few days later there was a second casting, which brought even more emotions. But I passed this time. The producers were convinced: I am exactly what the team needs. Although I was taken on a condition.
Which one exactly?
They gave me a month of probation, they singled out vocal and dance teachers - I had to choreograph. And they announced: “We’ll see in a month: if there is progress and we see a fighter in you, then we will take you. If not, then we will put you on the same train on which you arrived.” ( Laughs.) Do you understand how stressed I was all this month? You know, there is such an expression "there is asphalt"? So I worked eight hours a day on myself to prove: I am worthy to stay, worthy to take a free place in the group.
Have you had this kind of determination since childhood?
I think yes. I don’t remember myself differently, I always wanted to achieve something - and I achieved it. My parents told me that when I was only two years old, I approached vacationers on the beach and saw that they were sitting and eating, say, a watermelon. I also wanted a piece, I stood nearby and looked at the watermelon, at the people - and they gave me this watermelon. Of course, now I don’t do that anymore, because to imagine that Vera Brezhneva is standing on the beach and looking at people ... at a watermelon ... at people ... although that would be ridiculous. ( Laughs.)
And it happened that the goal was not obeyed? Have there been any serious injuries?
I am trying to avoid global defeats in my life. I usually have everything under control - I always try to keep my finger on the pulse. But there were situations when it was very difficult for me - I was left alone with two children ... And with work it was somehow neither shaky nor roll. In general, a very limbo state on many counts. First of all, moral. Although, of course, the family tried to support me all this time, but ...
Was this story difficult for you?
Very hard. It would seem that you have already made a decision, weighed everything and are full of strength to move on, and then once - and life shows that this is all much harder than you imagined. Fortunately, I was quickly brought to my senses. I got a call from Adam Sandler's casting director from Hollywood and offered to act in a movie. I thought: "Wow!" - and cheered up a little. You know, when you feel that no one needs you and the ground is lost under your feet, such calls can change everything overnight. And even though what was planned then didn’t happen in the end, because I didn’t meet the deadlines, I didn’t have a work visa, and so on, it gave me confidence in myself. Or rather, brought it back.
Vera, to your current position - as women, mothers - you also walked a rather difficult road. It required a certain wisdom, patience?
Undoubtedly. While we are young, life seems completely different, it is more dramatic. We are all maximalists and egoists at the age of 20-25. If something happens, immediately - oh my! I had to learn to live with people, learn to get along with them. Even in my parental family, I was more like a wild wolf cub, I always somehow kept myself apart. She was not too eager to share her inner experiences with her loved ones. But then, when my first child was born, I began to understand that a family is a lot of work that requires a lot of inner work on myself. And what I have now come to is a firm conviction that you need to live only according to your heart. This is the only way to choose people, work, make decisions. Because the mind can sometimes deceive, lead the wrong way. No need to think about who will say what, pay attention to stereotypes. This is your life, you have only one, and you want to live it to the fullest. For maximum benefit to yourself and others.
You kept your private life in the strictest confidence for quite a long time, but one day you made an exception for Channel One, agreeing to take part in the program with your husband Konstantin Meladze.
I still adhere to the same closed position. (Smiling.) Then, in the program, we did not plan to discuss the personal. It was a TV show about me as an artist, and Konstantin was invited as a producer. The rest is already the initiative of Andrei Malakhov: to say on the air what he saw fit. I'm still opposed to such things.
Please tell us about your daughters: how do they live now?
Vera's youngest daughter, Sarah Kiperman, turned eight in December. She is interested in music and drawing
Sonya, the eldest, takes her studies very seriously. And I am glad that she realizes that this is necessary for herself. Before, before the age of 14, she was more likely to do me a favor. At about that age, we had the following conversation with her: “You can not study if you study, just to make me calmer. I don’t need it. You are free to do whatever you want - this is your life, you are already an adult. study - do not study, but this and that will follow. She sat down, thought, and realized that in order to achieve her goal, she needed to get an education.
And what was her goal?
Wants to connect his life with cinema. She has far-reaching plans - she studies at an American school and intends to go to university there.
Do you support her in this?
Oh sure. I help her to fulfill herself. Even if her vision changes over time, she will still get a good background and be able to choose a profession to her liking.
And the youngest, Sarah, is already showing a penchant for something?
Sarah turned eight in December, yet she is still too young for self-determination. Sarah makes music, draws, gets high. For her now, the most important world is her mother.
Click on photo to view gallery Vera Brezhneva with her daughter Sarah during a holiday in Italy
Do you spend a lot of time with your daughter, or was this trip to Italy a rare opportunity to be together?
Rather the second. Unfortunately, we do not communicate as often as we would like. Even though I'm at home. And in the evenings, if I haven’t flown somewhere, I’m always at home. And then, albeit a little, the time that we are with Sarah, I try to spend quality. We play, we find interesting things to do.
How is your vocal career developing?
Successfully, thank God. I think you see it yourself. I fulfill my mission in music and enjoy it. I occupy a niche in which I am one of a kind. Sometimes you want radical changes, but when I tried to experiment, I realized: the viewer loves me exactly the way I am, feels my positive energy and reciprocates. I am also pleased that every year my career acquires more and more new facets. These ten years have been incredibly eventful and I believe this is just the beginning. I am often asked: "How do you manage to combine the roles of a singer, actress, presenter, UN Goodwill Ambassador, mother, wife ?!" And they are not yet aware that in retirement I will become a writer, I will publish adventure stories from the Notes of a Man-Orchestra series. (Laughs.)
In your video for the new song "You are my man" what will you appear? Tell about it.
I will be different, while remaining myself. Let the rest be intrigue for now - until the premiere.
Are you as active on tour as before?
I would say even more active. It is clear that I try not to devote all 30 days a month to trips - feeling at home is very important to me. But, of course, I am pleased that in different parts of the world they are waiting for me, accepting me, singing my songs, and sometimes with a very unusual pronunciation: just the other day I received a very sincere message from India ... If you put icons on the map in those places where I have already been, it will look very ambitious! With full confidence I can say: now I am in absolute harmony with my work. I am very pleased that I am loved by the public, and this is mutual with us. Therefore, I want to confess my love to every reader and boldly say: "You are my man."