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Shura

In recent years, 45-year-old Alex was the real star of social networks — he is acting in the YouTube show, popular bloggers, and leads the funny page in instagram, where every day is uplifting to his followers. The singer knows how to charge his fans a positive, despite the fact that his own life story is more like a sad tale. As a child, Shura went through a large number of tests had to know what life in the orphanage with a living mother, was able to succeed despite obstacles, and then suddenly losing everything due to drug addiction and fatal diseases. Despite the horror, the artist has been reborn, like a Phoenix, and now by his own example proves that the main thing in life is not to lose a positive attitude, fortitude and faith in themselves. The new material SPLETNIK.RU recalls the difficult path, which was Alex, and tells what he does today.

Tough childhood: a dislike of the mother and the orphanage

Dysfunctional childhood postponed imprint on the whole future life of Alexander Medvedev (real name of the singer. — Approx. ed.). Shura was an unwanted child, his mother, Svetlana became pregnant at the age of 17, 20-year-old Vladimir Shapkina, who had just returned from the army. Vladimir did not want to marry her and did not take any part in the son’s life, despite the fact that for many years lived next youngster from the family yard in the city of Novosibirsk.

Small Shura with mom

up to 14 years, the boy considered his own father stepfather Nikolay Dudchenko, his father and younger brother. Mystery opened the Shura at the time of obtaining a passport, when his mother asked him to burn it under a different name.

I even Have photos of dad left, but mom has been quoted that I really like him, — told Shura in an interview with “Moskovsky Komsomolets”.

childhood Shura felt unloved child in the family — the mother had paid the younger brother of the future artist, much more attention and care, and its often hit and abused. At the age of nine, Svetlana gave Shura to the orphanage, where he then took my grandmother Vera M., — it was with her, and associated the rare pleasant moments young age of the artist. Due to adverse living conditions in the family he couldn’t finish school: he was expelled after sixth grade with a certificate of lower secondary education.

Shura in childhood

At the same time from an early age Shura thanks to my grandmother knew how to cook, sew and weave macrame, and some time even hosted a quilting club who attended the women of all ages. This experience inspired a future artist to finish the training of designers-florists in Riga and to obtain the diploma of master in ikebana.

First steps to success

However, to study the boy simply didn’t have time — had to survive. Since childhood, Shura felt a craving for creativity and from 13 years started performing in Novosibirsk restaurant “Rus”, where his grandmother worked as a chef. Even then, the boy looked quite extravagant: on stage, he usually came out in a jacket with fringe, patent leather shoes on a high platform and a black coat to match. Because of its unusual style, the boy quickly earned the nickname the Yellow case.

Shura

In his interview with the Shura told me that the manner of dress brightly and the ability to stand on the stage got him from my grandmother. Despite the fact that the profession of Vera Mikhailovna was not associated with creativity, she often loved to dress up and sing songs right at home in front of a mirror.
This is a crazy way there thanks to my grandmother Vera Mikhailovna. I have this stray, Gypsy blood. Well, I started after her bright dress. So there is the Shura, which everyone knows, — Shura recalled in an interview with “MK”.

Shura with her grandmother Vera M.

Future artist several times in his youth tried to pursue music professionally, but in the end decided to abandon training due to the absence of several teeth, which prevent him to master the science of vocals. The speech impediment did not prevent the Shura to go ahead to your goal. In the mid-1990s, he begins to carry out various activities and learning to entertain the audience.

Shura

In 17 years, the Shura lucky. During one of the events at a local restaurant, he met a young Novosibirsk composer Pavel Yesenin, who wrote several songs for him, which in a few years become real hits. He told this in an episode of the YouTube show “Bar in the city”.

we Can say that the restaurant gave me a chance. It was there when I was 17, I met a young musician Pavel Yesenin. Pasha wrote to me a few songs, they become hits. The first person who appreciated my album, became a grandmother. She said, “You’re so good at singing! But in what language I don’t understand.” Then Pasha convinced me that this album shines a success, and I went from Novosibirsk to Moscow.Moving to Moscow and rapid success

Inspired by the words of Yesenin, Alex moved to Moscow and almost immediately sets up its first capital’s concert in the club “Manhattan Express”. The performance was so bright and successful that artist in the truest sense of the word on the trailt he next day woke up famous.

In the same club Shura meets with a stylist and a fashion designer Alisher, who immediately felt the passion of the artist to unusual things and began to sew for him a bright and a little space concert costumes, and also to consult it while shopping. The absence of several front teeth (they are sachets in childhood during the fight, knocked the younger brother) became the main feature of the artist. Lisping manner of execution distinguishes Shura against other artists, why even insert the teeth he was in no hurry.

First, the artist performed songs from his first album Shura, which was written by Pavel Yesenin. This disc includes the song “Cold moon” and “Otshumeli summer rains”, which quickly became hits.

the Second album of the Shura Shura called 2 came out in 1998, a year after the first. He had even bigger success than the first one — it included the song “You don’t believe in tears” and many others.

the author of the second album also became Esenin — by the way, he wrote most of songs for Hi-Fi, and also worked with artists such as Alla Pugacheva, Dmitry Malikov, Diana Gurtskaya, and many others.

zero At the end of the Shura made a breakthrough: climbed to the top of the charts, collected all possible music awards, gathering halls across the country, has performed at corporate events, which are literally bags took the money. For a fairly conservative at the time, Russian pop artist, so much unlike the others, was a real breath of fresh air. The style, which was made by the Shura, with the filing of critics even got a special name — “Eurodance”.

Disappearance, drugs and cancer

In the early 2000s after an incredible breakthrough Shura suddenly disappeared from radar. The artist stopped giving concerts and releasing new hits. Only a few years it became clear that the reason for the sudden disappearance of the star became addiction. Illegal drugs the singer was looking for salvation from loneliness at one time the house was not any waiting loved one, or even a faithful pet. Aggravated a strained relationship with her mother, which the singer was a protracted conflict of a few years.

drug Shura saved a new trial. In the period of active use PE��TSA was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and at a very advanced stage. According to the artist, the tumor had metastasized to the brain. At that time, the singer didn’t ask myself questions, why he had cancer, because it knew the cause.
the Doctor told me that another week — and I would have died. I have already had metastases in the head. The question “why?” I even did not arise. I already knew why — it was to eat so many drugs,

— Shura quoted Starhit.

Shura started treatment simultaneously from drug addiction and cancer: the singer, who was saved by the best doctors of Russia and Switzerland survived the surgery and 18 months of chemotherapy, and then another for about five years got rid of the consequences of aggressive therapy — tremor of the right hand and weakness in the legs. Of hormonal drugs for cancer treatment Shura also strongly recovered — at some point, his weight reached 140 pounds.
came the cocaine, it was he who saved me after the concerts from loneliness. Because I was very lonely. And the ones I had, because I all drove away. No one was profitable, that I had in the second half. With me lived dealers. They rented an apartment nearby, wouldn’t let me. Not to say that it was with all the stars, but the additive was specific. Thank God, happened to me a disease like cancer, and I quit drugs. Went to Church, prayed to Saint Nicholas, and then in one hand I had been injected with chemo, and in the other hand, medications for drug addiction. That is, I miraculously survived, — recalled the artist is about the worst period in his life in an interview.

Already beating the disease, Alex admitted that at the time turned away from him almost all the star colleagues, only a few have supported the artist and offered him material assistance. About Alex told me on the YouTube show Nasty Ivlieva:
I got sick, and in addition to Lolita the site and Luba Uspenskaya, on the stage turned on me all. Supported me, Alla Pugacheva, Igor Krutoy, Luba Uspenskaya and Lolita. Well, Dima Malikov a little bit, and everything else was an asshole, thought I will not come.According to the Shura, the majority of colleagues on the Russian stage is simply happy that after his departure from the stage, they will have more “grain points” for earnings.

Comeback

In the mid noughties, after a long struggle with the disease, Alex makes an attempt to return to the stage. To the audience he appears in an updated way: after liposuction and with a new Hollywood smile that cost him 8 million rubles. Refuses entertainer and flamboyant concert outfits — in their place come mostly monochromatic pantsuit with a boxy fit. By the way, over time a vivid personality Shura still broke out and he returned to the concert colorful costume, generously decorated with rhinestones, feathers and other decorative elements.

Shura again begins to tour with his old program and appear on television. In 2007, he took part in the program “You — superstar!” on NTV, where it gets to the final, but concedes victory to the singer Aziza. Especially memorable in the program was the performance of the Shura in a duet with Soso Pavliashvili — together they sang the song “Pray for parents”.

By the way, the hanky in that period lasted a protracted conflict with his mother. In 2013, the year the case even came to court: mother and younger brother Shura tried to discharge him of “odnushki” in Novosibirsk, where he was many years ago prescribed a beloved grandmother. The artist did not resolve the issue peacefully, despite the fact that did not need housing in his hometown.

Shura and Sergey Zhigunov in show “You — superstar!”

the Singer joined in a lawsuit with the relatives, because they considered their act of betrayal and said that nobody even tried to talk to him personally on this subject. A few years Shura has tried to improve relations with his mother, but she stubbornly pretended that she had no eldest son. However, judging by the posts on instagram of the singer, after a time he managed to reconcile with my mom.

Shura with his mother Svetlana

In 2015, the Shura noted the 20th anniversary of its concert activities. In the same year the artist became a regular participant of the TV project “one in One!” on TV channel “Russia 1”. In order to participate in this show, the singer lost 10 pounds through a strict diet and swimming, and also took lessons in Italian vocal coach.

Shura on the project “1+1”

the following year, Alex went to his big tour with a symbolic title “a New life. New image”, in which he introduced the new song “Penguins” and “Our summer”. To restore past popularity of the artist and failed, but the public’s attention on himself, he drew.

In 2018, the health problems of the Shura up again. He underwent surgery for a hip replacement at the scientific center “Restorative traumatology and orthopedics” named after academician G. A. Ilizarov.

What makes today

Shura still from time to time pleases its audience with new songs, but none of them have yet to become a hit comparable to “Do good” or “You do not believe in tears”. However, the artist to this day interesting to the press — now mainly due to his honest stories about the struggle with addiction and Oncology.

Many popular bloggers are often invited Shura to their YouTube show. So, for the last time, the artist had to go on an interview with Nastia Ivlieva, in a conversation in which he told about his drug problem, a difficult relationship with her mother and even touched on the topic of their sexual orientation, which a lot of rumors. The singer admitted that a positive attitude towards group sex and joked that immediately after the program had planned something like that.

by the Way, talking about the orientation of the Shura go from the beginning of his career. Vivid image and flamboyant antics of the artist only fueled interest in the subject. At different times in the press there were rumors about Roma hanky with Eva Polna and singer Larisa Chernikova that the Shura through time called journalist duck. br>
back in 2010, Alex has presented his girlfriend Lisa Tocino, the promoter of one of capital night clubs. The singer announced the forthcoming wedding with the chosen one and gave her a Mercedes, and he also admitted that he dreams about with her children. In 2014, Lisa even starred in the video of the singer on the song “Heart beats”. Over time, however, the girl disappeared from radar.

Shura has repeatedly admitted in interviews that he dreams about children and a large and strong family, and even considering to take the child from the orphanage, but has not yet decided on such a serious step.
I dream of a cozy little house. Of course, the family. Very long thought about the children. Since I am a former cancer patient, is still hesitant. Because God forbid… after All, Oncology is… But I want a family, probably. Still fifth decade,

— said Shura in a candid interview with “Around the TV”.

Many fans, by the way, I still think Shura homosexual. The artist himself does not give a direct answer to this question in interviews, preferring to laugh it off, than only fuels the interest of fans to this private thread.

Not so long ago the Shura have also visited Nurlan Saburov, Alexey Shcherbakov and the other comedians on the channel Labelcom in the “What happened next?”. On the show, the artist bravely and with humor kept leading attacks, and Internet users agreed that Shura was one of the best in the history of the program.

special attention deserves instagram hanky, which he regularly shares with subscribers with new images and fun videos, as well as talks about his life. In the commercials, the artist promotes life into the pleasure. He does not hide that loves to eat, to drink a little wine forInom and Shisha and wants the same “stoned” to live all my subscribers.

Health continues to be the weak point of the artist. In March 2020, he underwent emergency surgery for hernia hiatal — according to doctors, she began to be reborn Shura in new cancer. Experts have suggested that this problem could occur due to excessive fullness of the artist, and strongly advised the artist to lose 30-40 pounds. Shura listened to the advice of doctors and immediately sat on a special anchoveta — about his new diet artist with his own humor and tells on instagram, calling all of his followers to take care of your health.

Shura and Anna Sedokova