Rock-ethno and art-folk singer Pelageya: how did she gain all-Russian fame, and who is her husband?

The singer Pelageya is unique on the modern Russian stage, filled with the same type of performers. Beautiful and talented, she has many fans who are interested in the life of a girl. Especially for these people, we have collected valuable information about her life path and family: who is her husband now, and when did the girl become a mother?

Brief biography of a Russian pop star

Pelageya, originally from Novosibirsk, was born on July 14, 1986 in a creative family: her mother Svetlana Khanova sang in the jazz style, and was also involved in directing and producing.

By the way, the birth certificate of the future star indicated the name “Polina”, which was the result of an error by the registry office staff.

Her own father was not involved in raising the girl, and her stepfather Andrei, who was an artist, subsequently treated the negligent father very poorly. One day, my mother got sick, after which she stopped doing vocal work and took up acting. She took raising her daughter very seriously. Pelageya’s creative family directly influenced her life: at the age of 3, the future star read her first novel, and a year later she already participated in a play staged in a kindergarten. The girl really enjoyed performing on stage.

At the age of 8, Pelageya Khanova entered the music school at the Novosibirsk Conservatory, and two years later, at the instigation of musician Dmitry Revyakin, she took part in the “Morning Star” project and won with a folk song.

After school, the aspiring singer entered Novosibirsk University, where she was remembered for her participation in the local KVN group. Her musical career captivated her: she successfully participated in various competitions, and in 1997 Pelageya performed on Red Square at a celebration in honor of the capital’s anniversary; she sang the song “Lyubo, brothers, lyubo,” which she addressed to then President Boris Yeltsin.

After 2 years, the girl began studying in Moscow at the Russian Academy of Theater Arts (GITIS) and, with the help of her mother, created the group “Pelageya”, in which she brought together talented musicians. The guys created music in the “folk-rock” style: folk songs with a rock arrangement. The singer’s strong voice, non-standard performance, unusual compositions - all this attracted, and the group’s work became very popular among many Russians: Pelageya’s first solo concert attracted more than 10 thousand spectators.

At the age of sixteen, the girl recorded her first album, fame came to her, and her life changed: tours, concerts and performances throughout the country, along with studio recordings, filled all her time.

Pelageya easily withstood her popularity, remaining a cheerful and kind person without any arrogance. She remains mindful, continues to develop and reads a lot.

The singer has a bright acting talent (she graduated from GITIS with honors), at one time she starred in the series (Yesenin), various television programs: “Geeks”, “Two Stars”, “The Voice”. The girl takes part in Russian talk shows.

The star sang in duets with other pop stars: Garik Sukachev, Mikhail Gorshenev and others.

Family and children: who is Pelageya’s husband now?

Pelageya's husband is hockey player Ivan Telegin

The TV star had two marriages. She first married director Dmitry Efimovich in 2010, whom she met in Novosibirsk in 1997. After a while, people met again, a relationship began, which took the form of marriage. But the couple were not together for long: after two years the couple separated. It is not completely known why this happened; according to some rumors, Dmitry’s infidelities were to blame.

The second marriage, which continues to this day, turned out to be happy and fruitful for the girl. In the summer of 2016, Pelageya and the famous hockey player Ivan Telegin, who plays for CSKA and the Russian national team, secretly got married. He is 4 years younger than his chosen one. The guys celebrated the wedding quite modestly - only the closest people from the husband and wife were invited to the restaurant on Rublevskoye Shosse for the celebration.

For Ivan, this marriage is also not the first: before that, he cohabited with Evgenia, a former stripper, and she gave birth to his son Mark.

Soon Pelageya gave birth to her first child from Ivan - daughter Taisiya, this happened in the winter of 2017. The TV star’s mother, grandmother Svetlana, helps raise her daughter. They say that Ivan does not take part in raising his daughter.

Judging by the photographs that Pelageya regularly posts, she is quite happy with her family life. Successful in her career and giving birth to a healthy daughter, the Russian pop star achieved everything thanks to her great talent. We wish her and her husband success in all their affairs and personal relationships.

* “The singer’s dad doesn’t care about her,” stepfather Andrei Khanov is indignant

* The songs of young Polya acted on a drunken Yeltsin as a sedative

The three-octave voice of the people's favorite PELAGEIA, even when she was a girl, delighted Galina VISHNEVSKAYA, Emir KUSTURITSA and even Luciano PAVAROTTI. And after the popular TV show “The Voice,” where the singer acts as a mentor, her army of fans has increased significantly. Now Pelageya’s fans are preparing for her anniversary (she will turn 30 on July 14) and are not only actively discussing on forums all sorts of surprises for their favorite performer, but are also trying to fill in the gaps in her biography. We didn't stand aside either.

Everyone knows that Pelageya comes from Novosibirsk. Her official biography says that the girl grew up in a creative family: her mother Svetlana Khanova also once sang, and later became a director and producer of her own daughter. But for some reason not a word is said anywhere about the artist’s father.

There were rumors that Pelageya bore the name of her stepfather, but no one had ever seen him. The singer herself and her mother do not want to stir up the past, citing the fact that they are not interested in this, because they have been living in Moscow for almost 20 years.

But in their native Novosibirsk, the Khanovs are well remembered.

For us, Pelageya has always been Polina. That’s how she was listed in the documents, that’s what her mother always called her,” Natalya Borisova, a friend of the Khanovs, told me. - All these tales about how she became Polya allegedly because of a mistake by the registry office staff are nonsense! The stage name appeared when the girl was ten years old. Although now she seems to be on Pelageya’s passport.

According to Natalya, the Khanovs lived in a tiny two-room apartment in a shabby Khrushchev apartment building on Blucher Street.

There was a catastrophic lack of money, because at some point Sveta could no longer make a living by singing, having lost her voice, assures my interlocutor. - Before that, she performed in many places, and when her ligaments could not withstand the load, she fell into depression. For her, a person with huge ambitions who dreams of becoming a star, this was a real tragedy. In general, Svetka began to look for solace at the bottom, guess what... They got together in the kitchen with their girlfriend Nyurych (Anna Volkova is a musician and the live-in partner of the leader of the Civil Defense group Yegor Letov. - A.V.), cried to each other like women. I don’t know how this story would have ended if Polya had not begun to show her talents. She was noticed and, without any exams, was accepted into a special school for gifted children at the Novosibirsk Conservatory.

Explosive mother-in-law

Svetlana began to invest all her unspent potential in her daughter - she promoted her everywhere, continues Borisova. - I myself became interested in cutting and sewing. Everything that Polina wears in life and on stage is the work of her mother. She made crafts not only for her daughter, but also to order - she grabbed any job to feed herself. At that time, Svetka had already married a well-known artist in Siberia, Andrei Khanov. It is his surname that he and Polya still bear. I have been to his exhibitions several times - he is an extraordinary person, with unconventional thinking. Unfortunately, Sveta did not live with him for long - two years later she licked the man like a cow with her tongue. The reason for this is Svetlana’s character - she is very explosive and tough. When Polya was invited to play in KVN for the Novosibirsk team “Only Girls in Jazz,” Svetka again began to violate the regime. Apparently, she was overwhelmed because of the understanding that she herself had failed not only as a singer, but also as a woman. She gave all of herself to her daughter, besides, she gained a lot of weight, lost her former beauty and never established her personal life.

- What about Pelageya’s own father? Why doesn't anyone remember him?- I asked cautiously.

This is a murky story that Svetka only dared to talk about during gatherings in her kitchen over a glass. They say that in her youth she had many admirers, and one of them accidentally got her pregnant. When her parents found out about this, they insisted that Sveta have an abortion. They predicted a stellar future for their daughter and did not want her to spoil her career. Svetlana did not take sin on her soul. She gave birth, but on her daughter’s birth certificate she put a dash in the “father” column. I remember how I cried, looking at Polya: “Can you imagine, if I had listened to my parents then, how I would live now without my daughter?” She, of course, loves Paul fanatically. She doesn't let anyone near her. This is not always good, because my daughter will turn thirty one of these days - it’s time to improve her personal life. But few gentlemen will get along with such a mother-in-law. May God grant patience to Poly's current fan, hockey player Ivan Telegin. However, my husband says that now he has become a much better player. Apparently he flies on the wings of love.

Andrey KHANOV - fashionable avant-garde artist

- Do any of the Khanovs’ relatives stay in Novosibirsk?

There are many acquaintances, but no relatives at all. Polya and Sveta now come here only for concerts. Moreover, ticket prices are astronomical by our standards. The last time Pelageya performed here, everyone expected her to say at least something about her hometown and communicate with her fellow countrymen. And she sang and left. Many people were offended then and said that our star had gotten too greedy, having forgotten how Novosibirsk had once helped her. The city authorities gave her a car for some holiday, and when she left for Moscow, they provided good financial assistance. But who really remembers this now?!

Dances in the “royal chambers”

At the Novosibirsk school, where the future star studied for only a couple of years, they don’t forget about her either.

Polyushka is an amazing vocalist,” teacher Larisa Silaeva praises her former student. - At the age of eight, she did everything possible with her voice: from opera arias to Russian folk songs. In addition, she played the piano beautifully, and could have made a successful career for herself in this area. Of course, her mother played a huge role in her development. Svetlana graduated from a cultural and educational school, has perfect pitch and a very lively character. Thanks to her mother’s persistence, the girl was noticed and invited to Moscow. There she was immediately accepted into the school at Gnesinka, and Luzhkov immediately allocated them an apartment. Well, off we go... Now, at all her concerts, Polya thanks her mom for everything she has now.

We also managed to find Pelageya’s stepfather. Andrey Khanov now also lives in Moscow and, as before, paints. The avant-garde artist has been creating unusual paintings for more than thirty years - at one time he abandoned the physics department of Leningrad University for the sake of art.

“Svetlana is my ex-wife, and Pelageya is my adopted daughter,” Andrey confirmed. - But we do not maintain relations. We didn't part very well. I never approved of what Sveta does to her daughter. If you remember, our President Yeltsin, when he got drunk, and this happened quite often, immediately called his guards and let’s hit them on the head with spoons. He made them sing and dance in a squat position. This is how the man had fun. The guys endured, and over time they came up with such a thing: they found Pelageya’s mother, who was bringing her daughter to the “royal chambers.” The girl performed for Yeltsin, and he calmed down. In general, Svetka promoted her daughter wherever possible. I was against this. But who am I to be listened to? You see, even the best artist earns less than the worst businessman. They immediately told me in strict terms where my place was. I couldn’t stand it for long and left.

- How did Pelageya’s own dad feel about all this?

He didn't care about the fact of her birth. Not to mention everything else. Svetka was a pop singer - she performed in restaurants and discos. Hence the corresponding lifestyle. Well, it turned out that she gave birth to some scoundrel who never cared about his daughter.

Pelageya Sergeevna Khanova. Born on July 14, 1986 in Novosibirsk. Russian singer, lead singer of the group “Pelageya”. Performer of Russian folk songs and romances.

Khanova is the surname of her stepfather, her mother’s last husband.

Until the age of 16, according to documents, she was considered Polina. According to the artist, she was incorrectly registered in the registry office and she only returned her real name at the age of 16. However, according to another version, at the age of 16 the singer decided to change her real name Polina to the stage name Pelageya, complementing her image as a performer of folk songs. She says that her great-grandmother bore the name Pelageya.

Mother - Svetlana Khanova, former jazz singer. However, she lost her voice and became a theater director, teaching directing and acting in Novosibirsk. Currently, he is the producer and director of his daughter’s band.

Her mother did a lot to ensure that Pelageya became a singer and performed on stage. “Mom is my great friend... She knows me better than anyone in the world. Of course, we are very different, we have different lives, and I cannot use her life experience. As for work, this is a completely authoritarian relationship. I’m already past the age when you can rebel, there are simply issues that I can solve myself, but in many moments my mother understands more, more deeply,” says the artist.

She first appeared on stage at the age of 4.

In general, she grew up as a capable and gifted girl: “I read my first book at the age of three, it was Rabelais’s novel Gargantua and Pantagruel. At nine I devoured The Master and Margarita,” she said about herself.

At the age of 8, she entered the Novosibirsk Special Music School (College) at the Novosibirsk Conservatory without exams and became the first student vocalist in the 25-year history of the school.

At the age of 9, fate brought her together with the leader of the Kalinov Most group, Dmitry Revyakin, who sent a videotape of her performance to Moscow - in the program "Morning star". Yuri Nikolaev invited the young talent to participate in the competition, in which she took first place and became the owner of the honorary title “Best folk song performer in Russia in 1996.” Received a prize of 1000 US dollars.

Pelageya - Valenki (9 years old)

In 1997, she became a member of the KVN team of Novosibirsk State University and the youngest KVN participant in its entire history (however, her record would later be broken).

At the age of ten she signed a contract with Feelee Records and moved to Moscow.

She studied at the music school at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow, as well as at school No. 1113 with in-depth study of music and choreography.

She was a scholarship recipient of the Young Talents of Siberia Foundation and a participant in the UN international program New Names of the Planet.

She performed a lot both at official events and in alternative projects (“Learn to swim”, a tribute to Depeche Mode, duets with Garik Sukachev, Vyacheslav Butusov, Alexander F. Sklyar, Inna Zhelannaya).

At the invitation of Tatyana Dyachenko, in 1998 she spoke at the summit of the heads of Russia, Germany and France.

In July 1999, at the invitation of Mstislav Rostropovich, she participated in the music festival in Evjan along with Evgeny Kissin, Ravi Shankar, Paat Burchuladze, and B.B. King. In an interview with the French press, Galina Vishnevskaya even called Pelageya “the future of the world opera stage.”

In 2003 she performed at the celebration of the tercentenary of St. Petersburg.

In 2004, she starred in a cameo role in the television series "Yesenin".

At the age of 14, she graduated from school as an external student and entered the RATI in the variety department. She graduated with honors in 2005. Then she founded the group.

In 2009, together with actress Daria Moroz, she participated in the third season of the TV show “Two Stars”.

In 2011, the performance of the song “Olga” by Garik Sukachev, Daria Moroz and Pelageya Khanova became the winner of the vote of the “Property of the Republic” program in an episode dedicated to the songs of Garik Sukachev.

Participated in the mini-festival “Pole-music”.

In 2009, she won the “Soloist” category in the “Chart’s Dozen” hit parade.

Pelageya - Oh, it’s not evening

In January 2010, she took part in the Russian production of Bobby McFerrin's improvised vocal opera "Bobble".

In 2009, Pelageya and Mikhail Gorshenev performed a cover of the song “Oh, near the meadow, near the meadow” as part of the “Salt” project conducted by the radio station “Our Radio”.

She sang a song in the audio play “A Treasured Tale” by Nikolai Borisov (2011).

In 2012, she took part as a coach-mentor in a vocal television show "Voice", broadcast on Channel One. She participated in the show for three seasons: in the first season, her student was Elmira Kalimullina, who took second place; in the second season, Pelageya’s student Tina Kuznetsova took fourth place; in the third season of “The Voice,” the singer’s student Yaroslav Dronov took second place.

She participated in a vocal television show as a coach-mentor. "Voice. Children" Channel One. Her ward Ragda Khanieva took second place in the competition.

By decree of the head of the Republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-bek Evkurov, Pelageya was awarded the title “Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Ingushetia” for her services in the development of culture and many years of conscientious work. The award ceremony took place at the celebration of the Day of the Republic of Ingushetia on June 4, 2014.

In 2014, the television film “Alexandra Pakhmutova. An unfamiliar star is shining,” in which she reads the text in voiceover.

In 2014, she voiced a ladybug in the cartoon “Flap Your Wing.”

In 2015, as a jury member, she took part in KVN (“Voting KiViN 2015”).

In 2015, she won the “Best Folk Performer” category at the first Russian National Music Award.

Pelageya in the program "Looking at Night"

Pelageya about female beauty: “For example, I don’t feel beautiful. Interesting, pretty - maybe, and even then it depends on my mood. But I’ve always had only beautiful friends. I often give compliments to women. I can even tell a stranger quite sincerely on the street that she is beautiful. And beauty for me is very relative. You can be far from the canonical ideals, but at the same time have individuality - the energy of beauty emanating from a person.”

Pelageya's growth: 163 centimeters.

Personal life of Pelageya:

While studying at GITIS, she figuratively declared that she was married to the stage. They say that he completely devotes himself to creativity and has no time for his personal life.

“Apparently, this is my destiny. Even when I was a co-host of the Vremechko program, they once told me that until I quit concert activities, no one would marry me. Yes, I myself know that no one needs a wife, who is constantly working creatively,” she said.

But in 2010, the singer married the director of “Comedy Woman” Dmitry Efimovich, who was 11 years older than her. They met back in 1997 - when the still little future star was invited to take part in the performance of the KVN team of Novosibirsk University, for which Efimovich played.

And many years later they met in Moscow, their romance began. Then the marriage took place, and Pelageya took her husband’s surname, which even her colleagues did not know about for a long time.

Two years after the wedding, they divorced - the singer returned her surname Khanova.

Then there were rumors about her affair with performer Dmitry Sorochenkov during their joint participation in the second season of the show “The Voice”. The singer acted as a coach-mentor, and Dmitry Sorochenkov was her mentee.

As the artist admitted, the aspiring singer “sank into her soul” after performing the song “I won’t settle for anything less.”

In April 2016, it became known about the singer’s affair with a young (5 years younger than her) hockey player. Moreover, because of the relationship with the artist.

In 2014, the singer lost significant weight.

According to her, for the sake of a slim figure, she gave up sweets, although she did not go on a special diet. Spa treatments also helped her lose weight.

Pelagia in the pool

Discography of Pelageya:

1999 - “Love!”

2. The stitch paths have become overgrown... (folk - folk)
3. Dumas (Y. Kim - Y. Kim)

5. I was driving home (M. Poiret - M. Poiret)
6. The stitch paths have become overgrown... (folk - folk)

2003 - “Pelageya”

1. Lyubo, brothers, lyubo (folk - folk)
2. I was driving home (M. Poiret - M. Poiret)

4. Not evening... (folk - folk)
5. Dumas (Y. Kim - Y. Kim)
6. Party (folk - folk)
7. I have outlived my time. (Spiritual verse - folk)
8. Not for you (folk - folk)
9. Don’t go, stay with me (N. Zubov - M. Poigin)
10. Christmas (folk - folk)

12. Early early (folk - folk)
13. Vanya was sitting on the sofa (folk - folk)
14. When we were at war (folk - folk)
15. Fontanka (folk - folk)
16. Lyubo, brothers, lyubo (folk - folk)
17. Evening sacrifice (folk - folk)
18. The stitch-paths have become overgrown... (folk - folk)

2006 - “Single”

1. Kumushki (folk - folk)

3. The stitch paths have become overgrown... (folk - folk)

2007 - “Girl Songs”

1. Nyurka's song (Ya. Diaghilev - Ya. Diaghilev)
2. Valenki (folk - folk)
3. Century - folk
4. Shchedrivochka (folk - folk)
5. Spilled (folk - folk)
6. When we were at war (folk - folk)
7. The stitch paths have become overgrown... (folk - folk)
8. Kumushki (folk - folk)
9. Pelageyushka (folk - folk)
10. Under the caress of a plush blanket (A. Petrov - M. Tsvetaeva)
11. Cossack (folk - folk)
12. Chubchik

2009 - “Siberian Drive”

1. Kalinushka (folk - folk)
2. Bylinka (folk - folk)
3. Not for you (folk - folk)
4. Dove (folk - folk)
5. Oh, it’s not evening (folk - folk)
6. Nyurka's song (Ya. Diaghilev - Ya. Diaghilev)
7. Snowballs (folk - folk)
8. Gypsy mix
9. Christ
10. Birdie (folk - folk)
11. Early early (folk - folk)
12. Lyubo, brothers, lyubo (folk - folk)
13. Omut (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
14. At the meadow (folk - folk)
15. Cossack (folk - folk)
16. Ethnic mix
17. Pelageyushka (folk - folk)

2010 - “Trails”

1. Prelude (P. Deshura)
2. Oh, it’s not evening (folk - folk)
3. Ring (folk - folk)
4. Werewolf-Prince (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
5. Violet dreams (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
6. Dove (folk - folk)
7. Nurse (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
8. Drema (lullaby) (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
9. Pool (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
10. Steppe (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
11. Birdie (folk - folk)
12. Snowballs (folk - folk)
13. Bylinka (folk - folk)
14. Midnight Rider (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
15. Gayu-Gaiu (folk - folk)
16. Roses (folk - folk)
17. Old people (folk - folk)
18. Village (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
19. Mom’s Bossa Nova (P. Deshura - S. Khanova)
20. Paths (S. Khanova, S. Rachmaninov - S. Khanova)
21. Oh at the meadow, at the meadow (folk - folk)
21. At the meadow (folk - folk)

In November 2002, the album “Pelageya. Not for you." It was stylized as much as possible to resemble the official product - photographs from Afisha magazine were used in the design and the Feelee Records logo was placed.

Having heard this magical, piercing, soul-touching voice, today many will already recognize its owner - the singer Pelageya. The beautiful blonde Siberian has conquered not only the north of Russia and Moscow. Today, songs performed by Pelageya Khanova are heard in many countries. The popularity of the talented singer, artist, teacher of the “Voice” project, former KVN player and simply beautiful woman is growing like a snowball. Pelageya’s personal life is as passionate and extraordinary as her voice of three and a half octaves. The singer’s biography could be the envy of the most eminent artist, she is so bright and unusual. The young woman already has two marriages and many real and alleged novels. Her first official husband was TV program director Dmitry Efimovich, and recently she became the wife of hockey player Ivan Telegin.

Pelageya and Ivan Telegin (photo from Instagram)

The thirty-year-old lady does not have children yet, but recently, at her anniversary, she showed the guests her changed shape and did not hide that she was expecting a child, her first-born.

Pregnant Pelageya (photo from the concert)

Pelageya’s personal life ─ husbands and children. Scandalous relationship with hockey player Ivan Telegin

As a student at GITIS, the talented artist made fun of the novels of her classmates, claiming that the main man in her life was the stage. She said that she would only marry a man who was strong “mentally and morally.” However, in 2010 her position on matrimonial relations changed. The singer and KVN girl married the director of the popular comedy program Comedy Woman, Dmitry Efimovich. Soon the marriage broke up. Pelageya did not discuss the reasons for the separation and did not feel sad. Instead, she expanded her field of creative activity, this time becoming a jury member and teacher in the Channel 1 projects “Voice” and “Voice. Children".

There was talk about the star's romantic relationship with a participant in the “adult” project. However, Dmitry Sorochenkov, allegedly the singer’s favorite, denied all “accusations” of their affair.

Dmitry Sorochenkov and Pelageya in the photo

But the real scandal was another love story in the artist’s biography: a love relationship with hockey player Ivan Telegin, who cheated on his pregnant common-law wife with Pelageya.

The artist is now accused of all, even non-existent, sins and debauchery. Today, the family of singer Pelageya Khanova and hockey player Ivan Telegin is expecting their first child together. By the way, Telegin’s attitude towards children is still puzzling. He left his first wife without even waiting for the baby to be born.

Biography of folk-ethno-rock singer Pelageya Khanova

On July 14, 1986, in the city of Novosibirsk, a girl, Pelageya, was born into the family of former jazz singer, producer and director Svetlana Khanova. The name seemed so unusual to the registry office workers that, without thinking twice, they “baptized” the child Polina, indicating exactly that name on the Birth Certificate.

Little Pelageya with her mother

Pelageya’s stepfather, avant-garde artist Andrei Khanov, spoke extremely negatively about the future singer’s own father, calling him a “scoundrel” who did not care about his own daughter. The girl's parents, extraordinary, extravagant and talented people, were unable to save the family. One fine day, the stepfather ran away from his wife, the eccentric and explosive Svetlana. After the divorce, the mother devoted all her spiritual strength to raising her daughter - and the very little girl became an artist. Pelageya Khanova's first appearance on stage took place when the baby was only four years old! Later, the young talent was accepted into a specialized school at the Novosibirsk Conservatory without exams. Soon her first songs appeared, and at the age of 10, Pelageya won the Morning Star competition.

Pelageya in childhood

In 1997, the still very young Pelageya became a member of the adult KVN team of Novosibirsk University “Only Girls in Jazz”.

A real sensation was Pelageya’s performance with the song “Lyubo, brothers, lyubo” on Red Square in 1997 in honor of the 850th anniversary of Moscow. As the artist later said, the song was addressed to Boris Yeltsin, who was then the President of the Russian Federation.

With the help of her mother, the girl gathers talented musicians and organizes the Pelageya group, performing folk-rock. Folk songs in a “rock” arrangement become hits already on the day of their performance!

Due to a busy schedule of performances and a lot of creative plans, Pelageya graduated from school as an external student. Already at the age of 14 she became a student at the variety department of GITIS. Her first solo concert attracted tens of thousands of spectators.

Pelageya and director Dmitry Efimovich - a love story

Pelageya's first wedding was in 2010. The singer’s husband was Dmitry Efimovich, known as the director of Comedy Woman. Efimovich and Pelageya have known each other since 1997! It was then, at KVN, as a member of the Novosibirsk University team, that the 11-year-old girl saw her future husband, 22-year-old Dmitry. Years later, having met again, she fell in love with Efimovich. The affair ended in marriage, which broke up just two years after its registration. Both ex-spouses are silent about the reasons for the breakup, although there are rumors about the director’s infidelities.

Pelageya and Dmitry Efimovich

Wedding of singer Pelageya and hockey player Ivan Telegin

On June 16, 2016, secretly from everyone, Pelageya married the famous hockey player of CSKA and the Russian national team Ivan Telegin. The husband of the 30-year-old singer is 4 years younger than her. The official marriage registration ceremony took place at the Kutuzovsky registry office. After this, the newlyweds went to have fun at a restaurant on Rublyovka. The wedding was modest: Pelageya and Telegin invited only the closest people. On the second day, the couple had a blast: the guys danced, and Pelageya performed her songs.

Pelageya and Ivan Telegin

Greece was chosen as the honeymoon destination. The novel and the wedding itself of Pelageya and Ivan Telegin caused multiple condemnations and criticism. Before this, the hockey player was not free; moreover, he and Evgenia, the athlete’s common-law wife, had already had a child. They say that Telegin is now not at all interested in the baby’s life and does not take any part in it. The former stripper, wife of a hockey player, claims that the news about her husband’s betrayal came as a terrible shock to her. According to her, the athlete began a relationship with Pelageya at a time when there were only a few weeks left before the birth of her son.

Pelageya and hockey player Ivan Telegin

Telegin’s wife took part in a television show, saying that the fifty thousand allocated per month for Mark’s maintenance was not enough for her to pay for basic diapers and baby food. Pelageya, content and happy in her marriage to her young husband, does not stop posting more and more new photos on Instagram. Many criticize them for their inconsistency with Pelageya’s former position, positioning herself as an adherent of highly moral actions.

Singer Pelageya is a completely unique performer in the genre of folk song and pop-folk. Having become a real star of the Russian stage, this talented girl never tried to be “fashionable” and “relevant”. She always followed her own path, and therefore was always very close to ordinary listeners. She was a mentor in the shows “The Voice” and “The Voice. Children”, as well as the jury in KVN.

Childhood and family

Our today's heroine, Pelageya Sergeevna Khanova, was born in distant and snowy Novosibirsk, in a family that was closely connected with the art of music. Pelageya’s mother, Svetlana, was once a fairly famous jazz singer. Having lost her voice after a long illness, the courageous woman did not break down and changed the musical stage to the theater stage. Throughout her subsequent career, Pelageya’s mother worked as a director and taught acting in one of the Novosibirsk theaters.

In many ways, it was the mother who had the greatest influence on her daughter’s creativity. Pelageya hardly knew her father; she was replaced by her stepfather, who not only raised her as his own daughter, but also gave her his last name - Khanova. As for the singer’s name, there is also a rather interesting story associated with it. The thing is that when registering the baby, the registry office employees mistakenly considered the rare name that her mother chose in honor of her grandmother to be a derivative of the name Polina, and therefore Pelageya spent her childhood with a “fake” name on the birth certificate. Only upon receipt of the passport was this error corrected, and even then the promising artist finally officially became Pelageya.

However, let us not focus too much attention on issues of genealogy. Pelageya began her creative journey at the age of four - it was at this age that she first appeared on stage during a play in kindergarten. That debut was successful. Fascinated by everyone's attention, the little one literally fell in love with the stage, and therefore was only glad when, at the age of 8, she was enrolled by her mother, who decided that her daughter should definitely connect her life with music, to the Novosibirsk Special Music School at the city conservatory.

However, Pelageya was talented in everything - she learned to read while still in diapers, at the age of three she mastered her first novel, “Gargantua and Pantagruel” by Rabelais, and at ten she voraciously read “The Master and Margarita.”

Vivid performances on the stage of the Novosibirsk Conservatory attracted the attention of the famous musician Dmitry Revyakin (leader of the Kalinov Most group) to Pelageya. Having heard the performance of a 9-year-old girl, the artist invited her to try her luck on the vocal project “Morning Star”. As a result, the little girl became a laureate of a prestigious competition and holder of the title “Best folk song performer in Russia in 1996.”

Pelageya’s reaction to her performance on “Morning Star”

After this there was a series of new achievements. The young artist successfully performed at the “Young Talents of Siberia” and “New Names of the Planet” competitions, and also appeared on the KVN stage (as part of the Novosibirsk State University team) and sang for three presidents at once at the trilateral summit of Russia, France and Germany.

Star Trek Pelagia

In 1999, 14-year-old Pelageya graduated from school as an external student and entered the Russian Academy of Theater Arts in Moscow. In the same year, the singer became the lead singer of the group “Pelageya”, with which she soon released her first single “Lyubo!” Despite the very unusual musical style (or perhaps precisely because of it), the composition became very popular.

Pelageya - Lyubo!

From that moment on, Pelageya began her artistic life at her usual crazy pace: tours, performances, studio recordings, searching for musical material and constant work on her vocal abilities, because there is no limit to perfection.

In 2003, the young artist released her debut album - a retrospective of her best compositions over the years of her career, and also graduated with honors from the theater academy. The girl showed similar miracles of productivity in the future.

Pelageya in KVN (1997)

In 2006, an autobiographical film “Wunderkinds” was shot about the life and work of one of the most famous singers in modern Russian history.

In the period from 2006 to 2009, she toured extensively throughout Russia and the CIS countries, in the middle of this period presenting to the public her first studio album, “Girls’ Songs.” The album includes 12 songs - mostly folk compositions, covered by Pelageya. However, there was also “Chubchik” - a duet with Garik Sukachev, the song “Under the caress of a plush blanket” with lyrics by Marina Tsvetaeva, a cover of “Nyurka’s song” by Yanka Diaghileva. The album received mixed reviews. For example, the authoritative music magazine Rolling Stones gave Pelageya’s disc 4 out of 5 points, while some critics accused the Pelageya group of having “discolored and withered” in its performance of folk songs.

In 2009, Pelageya presented to the public a new album - a recording of a live performance at the Ice Palace in St. Petersburg. The accompaniment of the Transbaikal Cossack choir gave the record a special charm. This record provided Pelageya with first place in the “Chart’s Dozen” hit parade in the “Soloist” category. In the same year, she sang a duet with the late lead singer of the group “King and the Jester” Mikhail Gorshenev on the air of “Our Radio”.

In the same year, the popular artist appeared as a participant in the “Two Stars” project, where she performed together with Daria Moroz. After this, Pelageya became a frequent guest on TV, appearing, in particular, on projects such as “Property of the Republic” with Yuri Nikolaev and Dmitry Shepelev.

Pelageya and Daria Moroz – Horse (2009, “Two Stars”)

In 2012, the girl was invited to the vocal talent show “The Voice” as a mentor. Taking the chair next to Dima Bilan, Alexander Gradsky and Leonid Agutin, she recruited a team of talented stars. And although Dina Garipova, who was part of Gradsky’s team, became the winner, her ward Elmira Kalimullina took second place - also a very solid result.

Pelageya occupied the position of “The Voice” mentor for the first three seasons: in the second, Tina Kuznetsova from her team took fourth place, and in the third, her student Yaroslav Dronov received a silver prize.

In 2014, the girl became a mentor at the subsidiary project “Voices”, in which young talents demonstrated their skills. Since her ward Ragda Khanieva (a native of Moscow, but Ingush by blood) took second place in the project, the head of the Republic of Ingushetia, Yunus-bek Evkurov, awarded Pelageya the title of Honored Cultural Worker.

Although Pelageya left “The Voice” after the third season, giving way to Polina Gagarina, the wards of the show “The Voice. Children” she took care of in both the second and third seasons. In both cases, she brought two girls to the finals, Saida Mukhametzyanova and Taisiya Podgornaya, who were awarded third places.

In 2016, it became known about the romance between Pelageya and young hockey player Ivan Telegin. Not afraid of a relationship with an older woman, he introduced his beloved to his family and proposed to her. It is known that Telegin has a son, Mark, from a civil marriage with a nightclub dancer.

Pelageya now

In July 2016, it became known that Pelageya was in an interesting situation. No one doubted that the singer would become an excellent mother. Take for example the fact that she set her priorities correctly and practically disappeared from the media radar, and also refused to participate in the fifth season of “The Voice” and the new season of “The Voice.” Children” to calmly prepare for childbirth.

On January 21, 2017, Pelageya became a mother. The girl who was born was also named Taisiya, a rather rare name. Ivan learned about the joyful event during the all-star match in Ufa.

We have no doubt that soon the singer and now also her mother will delight her fans with new creativity.