Kirkorov's 50th anniversary concert is still going on. Sea banquet and Putin
On April 30 of this year, Philip Kirkorov celebrated his 50th birthday. On this occasion, he organized a grand concert, which took place at the State Kremlin Palace.
50 years is a serious, one might say, landmark age. Therefore, Philip approached the celebration on a truly royal scale. The colorful show with the immodest title “I” turned out to be truly grandiose.
Incredibly beautiful, complex stage costumes, fantastic transforming scenery, wonderful choreography and, of course, old, long-loved, and completely new hits of Philip Kirkorov - all this and much more awaited the audience who wished to personally evaluate the new festive concert program Kirkorov.
The director of this truly epoch-making event was theater director from Italy Franco Dragone. In his portfolio collaboration with one of the most famous circus shows “Cirque du Soleil”.
Engelbert Humperdinck, Philip Kirkorov’s favorite musician, attended the event as a special guest. Philip Bedrosovich himself called him “the teacher of youth from the record.” This famous performer is 80 years old. He specially arrived in Moscow to personally congratulate significant date birthday boy and perform his songs.
Well, the holiday began in the foyer of the Kremlin Palace. It was there that a large-scale exhibition was located, consisting of photographs and stage costumes of Kirkorov, the number of which was about 90 pieces.
Valeria, Nikolai Baskov, Tatyana Navka, Joseph Prigozhin and Valery Leontyev
By the way, Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Zaitsev himself sewed the first outfit for Phillip 30 years ago. The costume was perfectly preserved, thanks to the diligent efforts of Kirkorov’s father, Bedros Filippovich, as well as the help of the singer’s costume designer, Tatyana Malygina.
Vyacheslav Zaitsev
After the completion of the main concert program, VIP guests moved to the sixth floor of the State Kremlin Palace in order to continue celebrating the anniversary in a more informal atmosphere.
The informal atmosphere turned out to be no less, and maybe even more, royal than the festive show. The tables were literally bursting with incredible appetizers, the finest seafood and elite champagne. Pineapples painted with gold paint were displayed as decoration. All this added to the guests the feeling of a real royal feast.
A long list The guests of the last party will probably be the envy of every hero of the day: Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin, Grigory Leps, Valeria and her husband Joseph Prigozhin, Tatyana Navka and Dmitry Peskov, Timati, Kristina Orbakaite, Dima Bilan, Dmitry and Polina Dibrovy, Laima Vaikule, came to congratulate the singer. Olga Kabo, Alika Smekhova and many, many others.
Maxim Galkin, Kristina Orbakaite and Mikhail Zemtsov
The removal, or rather the removal, of a huge cake weighing 400 kilograms created a real sensation. This real work of confectionery art was made by Renat Agzamov.
The sweet structure of several tiers was crowned with a rotating crown with diamonds made of caramel. Which once again reminded everyone present of Kirkorov’s royal status on the Russian musical Olympus.
Noisy and fun celebration filled with sincere toasts to good health anniversary continued until late at night. All the guests of the evening tried to get at least a few seconds of Philip’s attention in order to express their recognition, as well as wish him the conquest of new musical peaks and creative victories.
In the middle of the celebration, Kirkorov, as a sign of special gratitude, got down on one knee in front of Alla Borisovna Pugacheva and promised to say “Thank you” to her for the rest of his life.
Philip Kirkorov and Alla Pugacheva
“I would like you to understand in your sixth decade that changing your image is not changing your costume.”
- Alla Pugacheva wished Kirkorov.
The special guests who immediately attracted the attention of all the adult guests present were Kirkorov's children - 5-year-old Martin and Alla-Victoria.
Martin and Alla-Victoria Kirkorov
Nikolay Baskov and Maxim Galkin
Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin
Tatiana and Nikita Mikhalkov
Alexey Chumakov, Yulia Kovalchuk, Timur Batrutdinov and Garik Martirosyan
Andrey Malakhov and Natalya Shkuleva
Masha Rasputina and Andrei Malakhov
Grigory Leps and Emin Agalarov
Vera Brezhneva
Olga Kabo and Alika Smekhova
Philip Kirkorov and Dima Bilan
Philip Kirkorov and Dima Bilan
Yesterday, April 30, the concert of Philip Kirkorov, which he gave on his birthday, ended at the State Kremlin Palace. King of Pop Russian stage turned 50 years old - a small number, but serious. Kirkorov approached such a significant event with his usual royal scope: the “I” show turned out to be truly grandiose. Transformable sets, complex costumes, fiery choreography and, of course, old and new hits of Philip Kirkorov - all this and much more awaited the audience who wished to evaluate Kirkorov’s new concert program with their own eyes.
This epoch-making performance was directed by Italian theater director Franco Dragone, who has a history of collaboration with one of the most famous circus shows on the planet, Cirque du Soleil. One of Philip Bedrosovich’s favorite musicians, Engelbert Humperdinck, “the teacher of youth from the record,” as Kirkorov himself called him, was invited as a special guest. The 80-year-old performer specially flew to Moscow to congratulate the hero of the day and perform his songs.
Before the concert, while the celebrity guests were showered with congratulations, everyone in the palace foyer could admire an exhibition of photographs and stage costumes of Kirkorov - about 90 of them in total. By the way, the first outfit for Phillip was made by Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Zaitsev 30 years ago. All this splendor has been preserved thanks to the efforts of Kirkorov’s father Bedros Filippovich and costume designer Tatyana Malygina.
Philip Kirkorov began preparing for a significant date in his life almost a year in advance. Although he admitted that initially he did not plan to celebrate the 50th anniversary in the Kremlin, and even on such a grand scale.“Exactly five years ago I said that everything would be modest, family-style: twenty people at the table and that’s all,” Philip Bedrosovich shared with us. - But this great show“I,” with whom we traveled to a hundred cities in a year, determined my choice. I did not have the right to celebrate my “half-shok” in a quiet family circle. We went on a bold experiment...
The show “I” was staged by Philip Kirkorov famous director Franco Dragone
The experiment is five Kremlin concerts in a row. No one had done this before, and of course, there were fears that the experiment might fail. But the tickets sold out so quickly that the artist decided to add five more to the five planned concerts. And all ten days are sold out! Full halls, not a single one free space. And the final concert took place on Philip’s fiftieth birthday. And the birthday boy invited his dearest guests. Nikita Mikhalkov with his wife, press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov with Tatyana Navka, Lev Leshchenko, Vladimir Vinokur, Valery Leontyev, Ani Lorak, Masha Rasputina, Dima Bilan, Nikolai Baskov, Joseph Kobzon, Valeria... The list can be endless - it’s easier to say that everyone was there!
“Modesty is not my strong point!”
The walls of the art foyer, where the dressing rooms are located, are covered with photo wallpapers with portraits of Philip Kirkorov - this is the first time this has happened in the Kremlin. Numerous guests bring gifts and flowers, Philip Bedrosovich accepts congratulations and communicates with the press.
“I never demand much from life, I have enough of everything,” the artist frankly admitted to us. - What is given to me - that’s what I thank you for. The most important thing, no matter how trite it may sound, is health. If you don’t have health, you don’t need, want, or can’t do anything in life. I wish it for myself and for you! They say here that I have been congratulated too much on television these days, that it is immodest. But modesty is not my strong point! If I were modest, I would not be standing here in front of you today. Because my art is initially immodest. But it’s impossible otherwise - this is how I live, create and sing
Philip Kirkorov is awarded a certificate from the Russian Book of Records for a record ten concerts in the Kremlin in a row
Almost confirming the words of Philip Kirkorov, a representative of the Russian Book of Records appeared in the art foyer and presented the birthday boy with a certificate stating that his record - ten concerts in a row in the Kremlin - was officially registered.
Guests and gifts
One of the first to congratulate Philip Kirkorov was pregnant Anastasia Stotskaya. The singer is literally due to give birth any day now.
“I’m not alone today—my daughter is with me,” Nastya joked, stroking her stomach. “It’s possible that I’ll go straight to the maternity hospital from here.” I'm doing great, I'm driving active image in life, I don’t limit myself in anything. For some reason, many people believe that if a woman is pregnant, she should stay at home, but this is not so. I am very happy about the upcoming addition to the family. I'm for big family, I always dreamed of having three children, and now I’m gradually moving towards this goal
Anastasia Stotskaya is about to give birth to a daughter
Let us remember that Anastasia already has a five-year-old son, Sasha.
Alexander Marshall appeared on the arm of a spectacular tall brunette, and when asked to introduce his companion to us, he replied:
- She came from space!
Evelina Bledans came in the company of her friends. She is one of the few guests who admitted what gift she gave to the hero of the day.
“We gave an exclusive collection of 50 glasses in the shape of funny little people who dance and sing,” Evelina told us. – This is handmade
Laima Vaikule flew to Moscow for just one day to personally congratulate her friend.
— Philip still has everything ahead! Age is not important for a man,” the artist told us. - 50, 60, 70, 80 and so on. The main thing is how you feel
Bedros Kirkorov also supported her:
— 50 years is just the beginning. Philip will show you - wow!
Philip Kirkorov with his guests Irina Miroshnichenko, Valery Leontyev and Dima Bilan
And Dima Bilan, having arrived at the concert, managed not only to communicate with the guests, but also to conduct an online broadcast on one of the social networks.
The country knows its heroes
Philip Kirkorov came onto the stage to meet his fans not from behind the scenes, but directly from the audience. And he gave them three hours of his favorite songs. The artist went down into the hall to his audience several times. And the powerful security could hardly restrain the crowd of fans with bouquets, who, it seemed, were ready to tear their idol into souvenirs.
It was difficult even for Philip Kirkorov’s security to keep numerous fans
“I know some of them personally, I recognize them by sight,” admitted Philip. – Someone has been with me for 30 years – exactly as long as I’ve been performing on stage!
Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov came on stage to congratulate the artist. He read out a congratulation from Vladimir Putin and said that the president had signed a decree awarding Philip Kirkorov the Order of Honor.
Dmitry Peskov and Tatyana Navka sat in the front rows
The Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky presented the hero of the day with a huge bouquet.
“Well, haven’t I let the culture down?” Philip asked coquettishly
The minister answered with a smile:
- No, I didn’t disappoint!
Sea banquet and Putin
After the speech, all guests were treated to a banquet, which took place here in the Kremlin Palace, but several floors higher.Residents opened the evening Comedy club"Timur Batrutdinov and Garik Martirosyan, and their colleague Garik Kharlamov presented a parody of the hero of the day, making Philip Kirkorov laugh to tears. The guests not only appreciated the humor, but also once again They realized that the king of the Russian stage himself is prone to self-irony, and takes jokes directed at himself with a smile. By the way, his recent “enemy No. 1” Timati, with whom Philip had a serious conflict several years ago, also came to congratulate his colleague on his anniversary. But the previous enmity is long gone, and at the evening two singers different styles hugged like brothers.
Philip Kirkorov and Timati put an end to their feud
KVN member Dmitry Grachev, the same one who looks like Vladimir Putin and perfectly parodies him, congratulated the artist “on behalf of the president.” And Kirkorov’s “competitor” in the fight for the title of King of Variety, Nikolai Baskov, played a funny scene of “the insidious poisoning of the birthday boy with a birthday cake,” in which the “poisoned” himself took part.
It must be said that this evening Philip Kirkorov not only received gifts, but also gave them. One of these surprises was the legendary artist, 80-year-old singer Engelbert Humperdinck, who flew in specially from America.
“My dad gave me this artist’s record when I was still in school,” Philip told the guests from the stage. “I was simply fascinated by the timbre of this artist. I learned to sing on his melodies. And now I can call him my friend. And one more important point: This is a gift to my ex-wife. Alla said that she married Christina’s father Mykolas Orbakas to the songs of Humperdinck
Home woman
Of course, the most anticipated guest of the evening was Pugacheva. Alla Borisovna was unable to come to the concert itself; it turned out that the Russian pop diva was not feeling very well. As she told the guests a little later, the reason for this was an unexpected allergy, which she had never suffered from before. So for half the evening, Maxi Galkin took the rap for two. Pugacheva arrived only for the banquet.
Alla Pugacheva allowed herself to be kissed
— I myself will be 70 in two years, and I still can’t understand: is 50 years a lot or a little? – Alla Borisovna said, congratulating her ex-husband. — Judging by his creativity, Philip’s repertoire is only getting younger. Today I see a creative person in front of me young man, a fan of his craft, finally beautifully, simply stunningly dressed. And I want you, Philip, in your sixth decade to understand that changing your image is not changing your costume. I wish you that your listeners will always love you, and that your children will make you happy. They are, in my opinion, your biggest hits. I respect you, I congratulate you - you can kiss me!
Philip Kirkorov, of course, did not miss such an opportunity.
- Thank you, Allochka! – thanked after the kiss ex-wife birthday boy “You are my unique companion.” I will be grateful to you all my life for teaching me a lot. You - the only person in this world where everything is allowed!
"Main Hits"
“The main hits” of the birthday boy - Martin and Alla-Victoria Kirkorov
Of course, the most important people at the event for the birthday boy - despite huge amount distinguished guests were his children: five-year-old Alla-Victoria and four-year-old Martin. And if at first, before the concert, they were a little shy, then at the banquet they completely got used to it and even danced with each other with pleasure.
Brother and sister (together with Aunt Marie and Grandfather Bedros) prepared a video greeting for dad with the verses “I love you, dad!” - which incredibly touched the hero of the day.
The banquet ended with the bringing out of a huge (non-poisoned) cake that he had made for the birthday boy famous pastry chef Renat Agzamov.
Dozens of his star colleagues came to congratulate the singer. After the grandiose concert, the guests moved to a separate hall, where the already closed part of the holiday took place.
A few hours ago, a large-scale festive evening ended at the State Kremlin Palace - the tenth day of the Moscow marathon of the show “I” by Philip Kirkorov. The culminating concert-performance that Philip gave on his 50th birthday, together with the subsequent VIP banquet for hundreds of friends and colleagues, became perhaps the most striking and stellar event ended April.
Among the guests of the anniversary are Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin, Kristina Orbakaite and Mikhail Zemtsov, Bedros Kirkorov with Philip's children Martin and Alla-Victoria, Tatyana Navka and Dmitry Peskov, Nikita and Tatyana Mikhalkov, Igor and Olga Krutoy, Valeria and Joseph Prigozhin, Laima Vaikule , Lyubov Uspenskaya, Ani Lorak, Vera Brezhneva, Nikolai Baskov, Timati, Dima Bilan... - it’s easier to list those who were not at the State Palace of Culture that evening, because it seems like everyone was here.
The concert turned out to be expectedly grandiose: transforming scenery, special effects, ballet, presenting almost circus choreography on stage, haute couture costumes, and behind all this action, directed by Franco Dragone, is the epoch-making personality of the main character, reduced to one letter - “I”.
The special guest of all Kirkorov’s Kremlin evenings was the famous musician Engelbert Humperdinck - “the teacher of youth from the record,” as Philip himself calls him. 80-year-old Humperdinck flew to Moscow to perform his hits and congratulate the one on whom he, without knowing it, had a colossal influence in his time.
Before and after the show, guests could see a unique exhibition in the foyer - an exhibition of photographs and Kirkorov's most iconic costumes over 30 years, including from the very first show - from Slava Zaitsev, who was also present in the Kremlin on April 30. All these costumes - about 90 rare copies - were preserved thanks to Philip's father Bedros Kirkorov and costume designer Tatyana Malygina.
The afterparty for friends whom Kirkorov invited by calling personally exceeded our wildest expectations. It took place here, at the State Palace of Culture, in the banquet hall lavishly decorated by the team of Andrei Fomin and Roman Kovalishin on the 6th floor of the palace - the very place from which President Vladimir Putin congratulated everyone on the New Year more than once. By the way, on April 30, Putin congratulated Kirkorov on his anniversary in a corresponding telegram and signed a decree awarding him the Order of Honor with the wording “for his great contribution to the development of domestic pop art and many years of fruitful activity” - the message was read out at the concert by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
In the banquet hall, all evening and until half the night there were toasts in honor of Kirkorov, songs, and jokes. Gold-painted pineapples as decoration, oysters and champagne, tables laden with food and alcohol - all this only added to the excitement of those gathered: many began to congratulate Philip on social networks in the morning, and now they had the opportunity to do it personally.
Fiery speeches, including from Philip himself, who knelt before Alla Pugacheva and promised to say “thank you” to her all his life, were the absolute highlight of this night.
One more highlight The celebration was carried out, or rather, the removal of a 400-kilogram cake. The sweet masterpiece, crowned with the golden letter “I” on a crown rotating around its axis with caramel diamonds, was created by confectioner Renat Agzamov. The holiday turned out great.
Philip Kirkorov, Irina Miroshnichenko, Valery Leontyev and Dima Bilan Yulia Menshova and Vera Alentova
The King of Pop Philip Kirkorov spent about 40 million rubles on the anniversary. The singer celebrated his birthday in the Kremlin. According to rumors, gifts were taken out by trucks.
Philip Kirkorov. Photo: GLOBAL LOOK press/ Komsomolskaya Pravda
To the celebration, which took place last Sunday at the State Kremlin Palace, Philip Kirkorov invited the entire domestic elite. No less than 1000 people came to congratulate the birthday boy. The hero of the day personally called each of the invitees, Dni.Ru reports.
Kirkorov personally sent out very creative invitations to the guests. They are a book framed in gold, and inside there is a built-in screen. When turning, a video automatically starts in which the birthday boy talks about himself and invites him to his celebration. “I was born 50 years ago, and they named me Philip,” the invitation from the King of Pop begins with these words.
According to rumors, the singer spent about 5 thousand rubles on the production of just one such video card. In total, it took him about 5 million rubles for all the invitations.
Publication from Yana Rudkovskaya(@rudkovskayaofficial) Apr 30 2017 at 2:45 PDT
The tables at the King of Pop's party were overflowing with food. The king of the Russian stage fed his guests exquisite delicacies: a sea of “golden” champagne, oysters and much more. About 10 million rubles were spent on the treat. As a result, according to rumors, Kirkorov invested about 40 million rubles on his own birthday.
Photo: Instagram innamalikova
At the end of the holiday, a 400-kilogram cake was brought out to the guests. The three-meter-long work of confectionery art was made in the form of a crown with caramel diamonds, and the letter “I” was in the center of this entire composition. All the guests were stunned by the beauty they saw.
Posted by Olga Koxass (@doctorkoxass) Apr 30, 2017 at 3:44 PDT
Naturally, the question arose for those invited: what to give to a person who already has everything? The singer did not create a gift sheet with his wishes. The only thing he asked his guests was not to give him shoes and clothes. Because, in his opinion, he lives in the wardrobe. Although he himself hoped that one of the guests would fulfill his old dream.
“Maybe someone will give me a car. Or maybe an airplane. A small airplane is my dream,” the artist told the publication’s correspondent.
True, it is not known whether Kirkorov was given a plane or a car, but gifts were taken out of the Kremlin by trucks.