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Valery Didula is a legendary Belarusian guitarist whose work has no analogues in the post-Soviet space. The compositions he performs subtly combine the charm of instrumental music with modern arrangements and an unusual sound. Such a symbiosis gives the tracks of this guitarist some special flavor, and therefore it is very, very difficult not to admire his work.

The early years, childhood and family of Valery Diduli

The future virtuoso guitarist was born in the city of Grodno, located in the west of modern Belarus. Here he attended a secondary school. Here, for the first time, he began to comprehend the basics of guitar music.

Didula received his first guitar when he was five years old, as a gift from his mother. From that moment on, he systematically developed his innate talents, methodically plucking the strings and rearranging chords one by one. His teachers admired his efficiency, and he, not paying attention to anything, simply improved his game, looking at the great guitarists of his time.

As a teenager, Valery first learned about the existence of various auxiliary devices that allow him to work on a guitar sound. From that moment on, experimenting with gadgets, sensors, pickups and other similar elements became a real obsession for the young musician.

He developed his skills, and at the same time worked on creating an original guitar sound. Very soon, these efforts bore fruit. Didula's compositions began to acquire their unusual sound for the first time. However, it was still far from the real peaks.

Some time later, as the third guitarist, our today's hero got a job in the vocal and instrumental group "Scarlet Dawns", which at that time was very popular in the BSSR. The group's concerts were held almost everywhere - in cities, towns, villages, collective farms, etc. The success contributed to the ensemble, but at some point, the Scarlet Dawns nevertheless began to disintegrate. The reason for this was the collapse of the USSR, as well as a huge number of opportunities that opened up. Some of the musicians left for the West, someone opened their own business, and only our today's hero continued to systematically work on his work.

Didula - Way home

In the early nineties, he joined the Belye Rosy band from Grodno, within which he worked for a long time not only as a guitarist, but also as a sound engineer. At that time, the named group was mainly engaged in the performance of Belarusian, Polish and Ukrainian folk songs. Valery Didula liked the folk style so much that subsequently notes of folk music constantly sounded in all his later compositions.

In addition, it is also worth noting that it was as part of the White Dew ensemble that our today's hero first went on tour in Western Europe - Poland, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and some other countries.

Spain made a particularly great impression on the young musician, or rather, its flamenco-style guitar music. After the end of the tour, Valery Didula stayed in this Pyrenean state for several more years, studying guitar passages and rhythms during this time.

Thus, by the end of the 2000s, the style of the Belarusian musician was finally formed. Flamenco music subtly intertwined in it with Belarusian-Polish folk motifs, and modern house arrangements complemented all this.

Star Trek guitarist Valery Diduli

In the late nineties, Valery Didula gathered around him a good team of like-minded people, with whom he began touring in Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, and Spain.

Active assistance in promoting the young musician during this period was provided by Minsk businessman Igor Bruskin and composer Oleg Eliseenko. On their advice, the musician moved to Minsk and took part in several major concerts and competitions. Didula's music made a splash everywhere, and therefore very soon our today's hero received an offer to perform at the international festival "Slavianski Bazaar".

Didula Satin Shores

The appearance at such a large music forum opened many doors for Valery Didula. He was invited to work in Moscow, and already there our today's hero began work on his first studio album. Flamenco was released in 2000. This was followed by the debut video of the artist. Soon, many famous Russian musicians began to turn to the talented native of Grodno for help. So in different years Didula worked with Abraham Russo, Kristina Orbakaite, Dmitry Malikov and many other popular performers.

In 2002, the guitarist's fame was strengthened by a new studio album - "The Road to Baghdad", followed by the album "Satin Shores". To date, the musician's discography includes nine studio albums. As part of the Didula group, the Belarusian tours the CIS countries, giving about 120 concerts annually.

Having earned a name for himself in the world of show business, Valery Didula also began working as a producer. With his support, an album by Belarusian musician Igor Dedusenko was released. As well as the record of another countryman - guitarist Denis Asimovich, who lost his sight in early childhood.

Sound in Sound: Experiments by Valery Diduli

In the late 2000s, Valery Didula started a new experiment, which he called "sound in sound" or "musical 25th frame". According to him, this technology allows you to create an additional background for the composition, as well as make it deeper and more saturated.

Didula is sure that such music has an absolutely special effect on listeners, giving them an additional boost of energy. This fact was subsequently even confirmed by physicians and psychologists. That is why the music of the Grodno musician is often called therapeutic.

Didula, "The Way Home", video

The popular Belarusian musician, composer and guitarist Didyulya (full name Didyulya Valery Mikhailovich) was born in the city of Grodno on January 24, 1969 (01/24/1969). Didula works in the style of folk music, fusion and new age.

When Dilyula was five years old, his mother gave the boy a guitar, thus determining his further creative path. From that moment on, Didula did not part with his favorite musical instrument, experimented with an amplifier and a pickup. The boy gained experience, watched the musicians play at concerts and weddings. Soon Didula became a member of the VIA "Scarlet Dawns", led by Nikolai Khitrik. The team performed at state farms and restaurants, toured the cities.

After the Scarlet Dawns group broke up, Didula became a sound engineer in the White Dews ensemble from Grodno, which worked mainly in the genre of folk music. As part of the group, Didula went on tour in many European countries. In Spain, Didula learned the flamenco style, which later had a great influence on the musician's work. Diduli's first music album, released in 2000, was called "Flamenco".

In 2002, Didula created his own musical group. The musicians used electronic music, experimented with house-style arrangements.
Didula created more than a hundred pieces of music, being at the same time a performer, composer and producer. Didula gives one hundred and twenty concerts a year and is recognized as the most touring musical group in Russia. Together with Didula, Khaibula Magomedov (keyboards), Alexander Leer and Rustem Bari (percussion), Dmitry Ershov (bass guitar), Ramil Mulikov and Valery Skladanny (winds) perform.
As we already wrote, . The musicians intend to perform the song "Now you" re gone "(" Now you're gone "). The music was written by Didula himself, the words of the soloist of the famous Deep Purple band Joe Lynn Turner.

Didula: biography, interesting facts

This is a legendary Belarusian guitarist, whose work has no analogues in the post-Soviet space. The compositions he performs subtly combine the charm of instrumental music with modern arrangements and an unusual sound. Such a symbiosis gives the tracks of this guitarist some special flavor, and therefore it is very, very difficult not to admire his work.

Valery received his first guitar when he was five years old, as a gift from his mother. From that moment on, he systematically developed his innate talents, methodically plucking the strings and rearranging chords one by one. His teachers admired his efficiency, and he, not paying attention to anything, simply improved his game, looking at the great guitarists of his time.

As a teenager, Valery first learned about the existence of various auxiliary devices that allow him to work on a guitar sound. From that moment on, experimenting with gadgets, sensors, pickups and other similar elements became a real obsession for the young musician. He developed his skills, and at the same time worked on creating an original guitar sound.

Very soon, these efforts bore fruit. Didula's compositions began to acquire their unusual sound for the first time. However, it was still far from the real peaks. Some time later, as the third guitarist, our today's hero got a job in the vocal and instrumental group "Scarlet Dawns", which at that time was very popular in the BSSR. The group's concerts were held almost everywhere - in cities, towns, villages, collective farms, etc. The success contributed to the ensemble, but at some point, the Scarlet Dawns nevertheless began to disintegrate. The reason for this was the collapse of the USSR, as well as a huge number of opportunities that opened up. Some of the musicians left for the West, someone opened their own business, and only our today's hero continued to systematically work on his work.

In the early nineties, he joined the Belye Rosy band from Grodno, within which he worked for a long time not only as a guitarist, but also as a sound engineer. At that time, the named group was mainly engaged in the performance of Belarusian, Polish and Ukrainian folk songs. Valery Didula liked the folk style so much that subsequently notes of folk music constantly sounded in all his later compositions. In addition, it is also worth noting that it was as part of the White Dew ensemble that our today's hero first went on tour in Western Europe - Poland, Germany, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and some other countries. Spain made a particularly great impression on the young musician, or rather, its flamenco-style guitar music. After the end of the tour, Valery Didula stayed in this Pyrenean state for several more years, studying guitar passages and rhythms during this time. Thus, by the end of the 2000s, the style of the Belarusian musician was finally formed. Flamenco music subtly intertwined in it with Belarusian-Polish folk motifs, and modern house arrangements complemented all this.

In the late nineties, Valery Didula gathered around him a good team of like-minded people, with whom he began touring in Belarus, Poland, Ukraine, and Spain. Active assistance in promoting the young musician during this period was provided by Minsk businessman Igor Bruskin and composer Oleg Eliseenko. On their advice, the musician moved to Minsk and took part in several major concerts and competitions. Didula's music made a splash everywhere, and therefore very soon our today's hero received an offer to perform at the international festival "Slavianski Bazaar".

The appearance at such a large music forum opened many doors for Valery Didula. He was invited to work in Moscow, and already there our today's hero began work on his first studio album. Flamenco was released in 2000. This was followed by the debut video of the artist.

Soon, many famous Russian musicians began to turn to the talented native of Grodno for help. So in different years Didula worked with Abraham Russo, Kristina Orbakaite, Dmitry Malikov and many other popular performers. In 2002, the guitarist's fame was strengthened by a new studio album - "The Road to Baghdad", followed by the album "Satin Shores". To date, the musician's discography includes nine studio albums. As part of the Didula group, the Belarusian tours the CIS countries, giving about 120 concerts annually.

Having earned a name for himself in the world of show business, Valery Didula also began working as a producer. With his support, an album by Belarusian musician Igor Dedusenko was released. As well as the record of another fellow countryman - guitarist Denis Asimovich, who lost his sight in early childhood.

Valery DiDuLa Career: Musician
Birth: 20.5.1969
Didula was born in the city of Grodno. This Belarusian town is beautiful with its architecture and rich in musical traditions. Nearby are the borders with Poland and Lithuania, resulting in a great cultural interaction. A lot of nationalities live in the city: Poles, Jews, Lithuanians, Belarusians, Russians, Ukrainians. The city is interesting, pleasant, only warm memories remain about it.

DiDuLe's first guitar was given to him by his mother when he was five years old. Interest in the instrument was special, maybe because someone was constantly strumming the guitar in the yard, or maybe because he was drawn to music in general. Like every child, DiDuly had all sorts of record players in childhood, which also had a rather strong impact. With the very first guitar, the first unobtrusive experiments with sound came: a sensor was placed on the guitar, home-made amplifiers were turned on, all sorts of gadgets were made. For DiDuLi, a period of guitar courses began: the teacher showed what chords exist, how to play, what habits and playing techniques exist. This was the beginning, the first steps in mastering the guitar.

The craving for experiments with the guitar was inextinguishable, the boys attended concerts, watched how they play at weddings, and how it all happens in general - it captured and had a serious impact on interests and ideas. DiDula with friends, who were also fond of the guitar, showed each other new achievements, competed, which, of course, pushed, forced them to work hard and keep themselves in suspense. Years passed, experiments continued, the first group appeared. DiDuLyu was taken to the vocal-instrumental ensemble "Scarlet Dawns" as the third guitarist. The ensemble was like dogs of uncut people - an expanded composition, it had its own brass section, keyboard instruments. Concerts were held in collective farms and state farms, and also in the city. Nikolai Khitrik, the permanent head of the ensemble, and service there, gave a healthy skill and important performances. In the process, a little gentleman was filtered out, after which the performances were continued at a local cooperative restaurant. It was an amazing school: six hours of play every sunset of the day, no days off, almost no breaks; various kinds of music were played. It could be called the first serious school, where DiDuLay received basic knowledge and skills of speaking to the public, in addition, the first capital was earned, which he was very proud of, because getting a penny doing what he loves is a dream for anyone.

But the ensemble fell apart, after which for DiDuLi came the sound engineering period of work. He went to the dance ensemble "White Dew" - a very serious, authoritative group in the city of Grodno, which had touring skills and a happy moment. Various music was played, sung and danced, mainly folk dances - Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, gypsy. The team was large and versatile, where DiDuLa became a sound engineer - an important and responsible service, and at the same time very interesting. Although during the work I had to learn a lot: how to make a sound, how different instruments sound, how the public generally accepts this or that number. After all, a sound engineer, sitting in a concert hall, feels like no one else what is happening on the stage, what is the reaction of the audience in the hall, which numbers are better received, which ones are worse, how the sound affects the viewer. Subtle psychological moments of the concert - that's what DiDuLa managed to learn while working in this team. A huge skill was also gained from communicating with the musicians - they were people who went through fire and water, with a powerful academic education, who played folk music like no other. The touring business of the ensemble had a very strong influence on the further work of DiDuLi, for the tours took place both on the territory of our vast motherland and abroad.

With this team, DiDuLa traveled to Europe for the first time - in Spain, Italy, Poland, Switzerland, France, Germany. The diversity of people, the traditions of these countries produced an indelible impression. Working with this team, DiDuLa went to Spain, where he got acquainted with the Flamenco style, a Spanish folk tradition. Although before that he was interested and studied their music, he delved into it, but only in Spain did it become clear to him. The ensemble spent quite a lot of time there, various musical instruments were purchased there. Also during his stay in Spain, DiDuLa arranged street concerts, which gave great skill and hardening.

Working in the ensemble, DiDuLa communicated not only with musicians, but also with dancers and choreographers, because it was a dance ensemble. The first serious composer experiments began there, having a good technological base in the ensemble, DiDuLa began to contribute more or less professionally. His first recordings began to appear there, the first ideas about concerts. First there was cooperation with dancers, then there was an acquaintance with a wonderful guitarist Vladimir Zakharov, a wonderful dancer and choreographer Dmitry Kurakulov. Thus, a dance-musical trio and an excellent concert program were created. The period in "Belye Rosy" was a time of ideas, the atmosphere of the team, communication with interesting people, and tours greatly influenced.

After some time, DiDuLa found out that a competition was being held on Belarusian television, where interesting young performers of various genres were invited. If you overcome the qualifying round, great prospects will open up. He decided to try it, and, having collected things and tools with Dima Kurakulov, he went to another town, where the competition was held. DiDula and Dima passed the qualifying round, after which they were invited to shoot. It was a great inspiration, preparation for filming was very serious. To his surprise, having played some of his usual acoustic things, DiDuLa went through the next tour and got to the gala concert. It was a huge victory and success - the dream of a healthy audience came true. In the same place, acquaintances with professional directors and editors took place, they helped, shared their own experience, indicated what one should wish for and in what direction to act. The gifted Belarusian composer Oleg Eliseenkov played an important role in DiDuLi's promotion at the competition. His assistance was without fuss invaluable, his advice - accurate and useful.

But the scope of a sound engineer becomes too narrow for DiDuLi - you want to do what you love - guitar, composition, sound, arrangement, your own author's music. And at the invitation of businessman and pianist Igor Bruskin, he moves to Minsk. Bruskin owns a music salon that sells various instruments. DiDula is engaged there in consultations and sales, working with various musical equipment, often travels to Moscow, where, interacting with recording studios, concert halls and other musical organizations where this equipment was supplied, he receives the necessary skill.

Vdruzhban, in the wake of the TV contest, a mini-program was organized at the very large Slavic Bazaar festival, where all the artists who participated in the TV contest were invited. Finally, it became possible to announce oneself more seriously - the festival was broadcast to all CIS countries, and also to Poland, the Baltic states and Bulgaria. This gives DiDula a healthy incentive to continue working in the direction in which she was going, builds a clear position - the work of instrumental music, guitar, guitar aesthetics and all this with a little influence of folk music. Also, DiDuLa tried to mix electronic music to some extent. A visit to the Slavianski Bazaar has remained a good tradition, moreover, after DiDuLa moved to Moscow. This period of time is typical for DiDuLi by working closely with local choreographers, creating unusual and interesting numbers.

But Moscow beckons with its diversity and great prospects. Didula warmly says goodbye to Igor Bruskin and moves to Moscow. At first it was extremely difficult - because the capital is terribly specific - it has its own customs, principles, traditions. For a visitor, this is a completely special and unknown city, other people. But the target, stubbornness in achieving it and faith in luck helped a lot to overcome difficulties. The Arbat segment of time began - performances on the street, but not by a ragged street artist, but by a professional musician with good technique and appearance, the one who played, first of all, for his own pleasure. Here DiDula met many people, including Sergey Kulishenko, at that time he held a high commercial post. Although DiDula was not very easy to get close to strangers, but against the background of the difficulties that arose, a choice had to be made: either call one of those with whom he met, or leave Moscow.

The first person DiDuLya called was Sergei Kulishenko. Sergey wanted to learn how to play the guitar, so DiDuLi got an initial student. Sergey also showed interest in DiDuLi's activities, helped with housing and instruments, paid for the first professional recording at the studio of the wonderful guitarist May Lian. A high-quality home recording studio determined the orientation of DiDuLi's further work. Mei Lian's recording was excellent - eight songs were recorded, technically everything was at the highest level, although artistically - not that. DiDuLa very warmly remembers communication with Mei Lian, a talented guitarist and composer, a good teacher and respected friend. DiDuLa, together with Sergey, began to develop an interrogative motive for creating their own home recording studio, explored the market for musical equipment. A set of equipment was formed, which was installed in Sergei's country house. A serious systematic service began in the field of sound, guitar, exercises, classes, search. An interesting acquaintance with the popular music group Arkady began. It was a fascinating Samara musician, singer, composer; their joint club performances with DiDuLei began.

Through Arkady, I got acquainted with Sergey Migachev - a sound producer, arranger, a person who understands music, is familiar with both modern computer and analog technologies. After a year of diligent joint work under the direction and with the help of Sergey Kulishenko, the debut album was recorded and the first video clip "Isadora" was shot. But in major recording companies, DiDuLu was refused: they all argued that instrumental music was not for Russia, that very genre was not interesting. There were no financial opportunities to show their music to a healthy public, which put DiDuLi's company into a dead end and did not inspire optimism. At one of the club concerts, I met Sergei Baldin, a man who is quite famous today, he was interested in music and performance. He invited DiDuLa to meet at the office of the Monolit company, where they could talk about cooperation. The management of the company, having listened to the material, then refused to give it much thought. Sergey Baldin's interest was inspiring, and DiDuLa began to focus on performances in clubs. Speaking and analyzing what the audience likes more, DiDuLa was able to correct his album, achieved an interesting, unusual sound from his guitar. At one of the next concerts, DiDuLa was approached by people who invited him to negotiate with the Global Music company. The company became interested in the project and agreed to cooperate. DiDuLi's primary contract was signed. But, unfortunately, the lesson did not go further: for unknown reasons, the group did not show activity in the work.

Six months of cooperation was not in vain: DiDuLa met Timur Salikhov, the director with whom he is currently working. This man is perfect for his job - professional acumen and subtle diplomacy. The contract with Global Music was terminated. After some time, DiDuLe got a call from the Russian Studio, they offered to place one of the compositions in the collection. In the office where the summit was scheduled, DiDuLa was able to talk with Prigozhin, a young, quick-witted specialist. He said that he was creating a new company, Knox Music, he was interested in new projects and would like to cooperate. It didn't take much thought to answer - DiDuLya agreed. The materials were reviewed, the orientation of further work was discussed and a contract was signed. The shooting of a new video immediately began with the participation of Alla Dukhova's ballet "Todes". The plate, design was prepared; commercials began, the debut album was released. A service was set up to introduce an unusual genre of instrumental music. Video clips began to be shown on television, in addition, DiDuLa took part in the original program of Dmitry Dibrov "Anthropology", where they managed to identify themselves, and talk, and acquaint viewers with the record. After that, more serious sales of the album began.

This period of DiDuLi's work is also associated with acquaintance with stars of truly important magnitude: Placido Domingo, Bryan Adams. The idea of ​​working together with Abraham Russo appears, the goal is to write in a few songs, DiDuLya acts as a composer, arranger and producer. The work is going terribly well in tandem of Sergei Migachev, Abraham Russo and DiDuLi, and is turning into a large-scale plan. The circle of acquaintances with artists is expanding, young performers are involved in the work, people are bright and interesting. The touring activity is expanding, new cities and clubs are included. During these tours, new instruments are acquired, as well as skills and ideas that benefit creativity.

The album "Road to Baghdad" is born. There are complications in relations with Prigogine and his company "Knox Music". At the same time, there was an acquaintance with Andrei Konchalovsky and shooting DiDuLi in his film "House of Fools". During filming, DiDuLa worked with Bryan Adams, who was still taking part in the film. In the film, DiDuLa played a guitarist, it's easier to say - he played himself. Pirated copies of discs began to appear - of course, the only form of recognition for an artist. At one of DiDyuLi's concerts, Dmitry Malikov invited him to jointly release an instrumental work. DiDuLa agreed, the idea of ​​the work was born quite rapidly, so the composition "Satin Shores" was created. In the same vein, there was cooperation with Christina Orbakaite, a joint composition was born.

The geography of DiDuLi's performances is expanding, the order is getting higher. Participation in TV programs and various concerts continues. There comes a period of more serious concert work and DiDuLa decides to form his own team, his own group. The set begins: a bass player (Yaroslav Oboldin), a keyboard player (Alexander Leonov), a percussionist (Kirill Rossolimo), a sound engineer (Boris Solodovnikov) are invited. The group is rehearsing, a program is being prepared, consisting partly of new, partly of old music, supplemented with new colors. There is a search for his style, the continuation of studio experiments.

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The surname Didula needs no introduction. The magnificent music of virtuoso guitarist Valery Diduli is world famous. He is full of energy and pleases everyone with new hits.

Just recently, the debut album of his wife, the singer EVgenics, "Optimist", was released. And she is not only a great performer, but also the owner of a stunning figure. We simply could not pass by this couple, and interviewed them! Didula is the real name of Valery Mikhailovich, originally from the Belarusian Grodno. He learned to play the guitar from the age of five, and quickly conquered the musical heights. Now the musical style in his performance has no boundaries: ethnic, fusion, oriental, flamenco, rock and much more. His support and support for many years has been the beautiful wife of EVgenika, a creative and very bright personality. She has two higher musical educations (Gnesinka with honors), and a range of 3.5 octaves. She not only sings, but also releases humorous vines and has long been an Instagram star, and he pleases fans with fresh compositions and funny clips, trying himself in a new role. One of the most famous guitarists in Russia, Valery Didyulya, and his wife EVgenika, a singer, actress, designer, model and TV presenter, gave their interview.

- EVgenika, tell us your love story, how did you meet and decide to start a family?

We met 6 years ago. I was invited by a friend to the concert of the musician Diduli, we did not know him then. And then we already met, since this girlfriend was the wife of a video operator who made video filming of Valery at his concert in the Kremlin. And in general, we met, and everything somehow spun like that. And they didn't part again.

- What principles do you consider to be the main ones in raising children, because your daughter is growing up?

We especially don’t tell anyone about her, we don’t publish photos anywhere and don’t show them. The main thing in education is love! And we instill in her love for the family. And also affection, tenderness and care. My daughter is already dancing. But she is still so small with us, so that we care for her, cherish and grow her like a flower.

- Tell us about her, what makes your baby happy, and how do you see her in the future?

She sings songs with pleasure, dances and strums on her father's guitars. Very drawn to creativity. As for her future, we will support any of her undertakings in any case. Now we do not forcefully and artificially instill anything in her. If a child wants to ride a bike, please, we are going to ride with the whole family. Now she wants to do ballet, we support her in this. We buy tutus and ballet shoes, and she is dancing. If tomorrow she decides to lay asphalt, then we will support her initiative. We just try to respond to her interests in time, but in no case do we put pressure on her so as not to get opposition.

- EVgenika, you and Valery are both creative personalities, there are already many joint works, songs, but how do you complement each other? Do you give advice or make comments? Isn't it difficult to work together as husband and wife?

Not difficult at all! The fact is that we first met, then got married, then gave birth to a child and raised our daughter. And only when the child was six months old, my husband found out that I sing. Because we did not have such a goal - to unite in a creative union, because we built a family, for a long time and confidently. And only then we decided that I would sing. It happened when we came with friends to karaoke. Until that moment, I worked for seven years as an art director in karaoke. And then I didn’t go there for a long time, because there was a lot of all this at work. And when after the birth, bored, I decided to sing ... And then everyone was a little stunned when they found out that I sing, it turns out! There was simply a lot of music in our life: both at my work and at my husband's. And up to this point, we tried to spend quiet family evenings by the fireplace and no more. And then we already decided that after all, my place is on stage, and I need to sing. And, of course, now we complement each other not only in the family, but also in a creative way. Sometimes Valera can tell me: “Come on, let's improvise here, I'll play, and you sing something!” This is how a melody or a song is born. Or I, when something doesn’t work out for me, I ask him to help. Of course, we help each other musically a lot. And in the studio we write together: I am in his albums, he is in mine.

Honestly, even before giving birth, I knew a little secret: that if you want to quickly get in good shape after giving birth, then you need to make the waist even BEFORE pregnancy. And there were no hints of marriage yet, but I already plowed every day in the gym. I did waist exercises with weights, for example, side twists. And there are many more tricks specifically for strengthening the muscles of the abdomen and waist. Then I gave birth, and after giving birth, I began to wear slimming corsets so that the abdominal muscles tighten faster and return to their original shape. On the advice of my nutritionist, I did the “vacuum” exercise (drawing in the abdominal muscles - editorial note), in the morning I drank a glass of water with lemon on an empty stomach and strengthened the abdominal muscles with this exercise. Due to the retraction of the muscles come in tone. This burns both the internal fat on the organs (visceral fat, which envelops the internal organs - editorial note) and the external fat layer. I used fractional meals, swimming, and we also like to ride bicycles as a family. I also do exotic dance, which completely tidies up the entire figure from the top of the head to the heels, the muscles in this sport form of dance are so tense. And, of course, we generally lead an active lifestyle, which is important. In the morning I drink a glass of water, make a "vacuum", and without even having time to have breakfast, I plunge into business until eight in the evening, and only in the evening do I eat fully. But in my bag I always have something healthy and easy to snack on, like an apple or a muesli bar. It is clear that I do not eat anything fried and frankly harmful. But I love pizza very much, I love baked goods, and I also love sweets.

- Valery, how do you manage to keep fit, because you tour so much? What do you do?

As Zhenya said, an active lifestyle is one of the components of maintaining a good shape. I am constantly on the move, and I have my own little gymnastics, which Dr. Evdokimenko developed for me and modeled the exercises specifically for me. This is a doctor I truly trust. A person who helps me in various matters, and to some extent a friend of our family. Magnificent both as a person and as a professional. And, of course, I try to follow the diet, as far as it turns out. In any case, my light gymnastics, active lifestyle and positive thinking help me a lot. These are the terms of my physical tone. Although I would like to pay more attention to proper nutrition, and I am also moving in this direction.

- EVgenika, you use completely different images in your work, then you are a fatal beauty, then you are not afraid to be funny, but do you think it is important for a woman to have a sense of humor or is it the prerogative of a man?

I believe that having a sense of humor is important for any person, no matter if it is a woman or a man. We live in Russia, where people survive with humor. Because everyone can cry and moan, but this will not help you, but humor helps to live, helps not to lose heart. Rise above your problem, and immediately find a way out! I always went through life with humor and I think that my husband fell in love with me for this! Because I have the eternal "ha-ha" and "hee-hee", but always on business. I can laugh and make fun of myself, thus, pushing myself constantly. And it helps me to move on, not to lose heart, and to find some plus in everything! Humor helps any situation turn in its favor. A sense of humor for a Russian woman is everything!

Even your new album is called "Optimist", where all the songs are saturated with humor, and it is on a positive wave! Are you an optimist too?

Yes, that is right! We wrote this album very quickly. They took the poems of Yulia Solomonova as a basis, invited her to co-authors. And it all started with the fact that Valera wrote a wonderful melody. But he still did not lay down on her poems. He asked me to tell him something, I offered to add verses from Solomonova's work, I simply opened her book and recited the first verse that came across to music at random. And lay down! And so the song "Optimist" turned out. And in life I am an optimist. There is a lot of humor in my life, even if you open my page, you will see that everything is there with pestilence. There are lyrics, of course, too, but they are very selective. I go through life with humor!

I also want to say that humor and an active lifestyle both in our family and in everyday life. We don't have any nannies or maids. We are a completely ordinary family: husband, wife and daughter. Nobody really helps us. Therefore, if we want cleanliness, then I clean, wash the floors and wash. And then I don’t have time to sit on the sofa and put fat on my sides. Perhaps that is why the figure is preserved. Because I spin like a top, not only in creativity and work, but also around the house. I cook myself. And Valera is a gourmet. He loves to eat delicious food. He loves lasagna, and a real borscht, and plov. And I'm doing it all for him. Yes, the child needs care. For my daughter, you need to cook separately, wash her clothes, wash and wash her, braid her pigtails, take her to the kindergarten and much more. But while she is in the kindergarten, I can record a new vine, learn poetry, record a song, and then after I took the child from the kindergarten, I am again an ordinary mother. I washed my face and went to walk the cat, to carry out a tray of poop after her. We have an ordinary life. We don't boast and we don't boast. You just need to take life easier, and then life will be easier!

Valery, your work is multifaceted and you have a great and vivid experience in the field of music and dance projects. In particular with bellydance dancers. With which of the oriental dancers did you perform most successfully? Will you continue to develop the oriental theme in the future?

The dance art is exciting and interesting. And, of course, we have experience of cooperation with dancers. We worked with Aliya for quite a long period, then there was Natalya Ryabchenko. An interesting creative period was with Karina. Irina Ostroverkhova also worked with us. I also worked with flamenco dancers. As for bellydance - oriental oriental dance, it's very interesting. No less interesting is modern modern choreography. We collaborated with the Todes ballet, and we had the opportunity to work with all kinds of different regional groups. It was possible to cooperate even with the gymnasts of Irina Chashchina. Dancing is great and wonderful! Where my creative projects with dancers and choreographers will turn in the future, I don’t know yet, but in any case, I really love dancing. After all, this is sometimes a sport, and sometimes a spectacular art! In the future, new musical experiments with dance and choreography are possible, but the time just has to come and the stars coincide, but I don’t do anything specifically for this. The music itself will put everything in its place. Certain compositions will attract dancers. And it seems to me that something interesting will definitely turn out. In any case, in the video "Country of Fools" we showed off with pole dancing, inviting wonderful plastic girls who adorned the bright and impetuous music with their choreography, their movements and plasticity. Dance, movements, a beautiful body, sports - all this does not let me go, it has always attracted me, gave my musical creativity a special facet and I think that it will attract in the future!

What would you both like to develop in your activities? What other directions? In music, in creativity? Are there unconquered peaks?

There are many more peaks. After all, every day gives us something new, something else interesting. If a person has achieved something, then he sees a new goal in front of him and goes to it. So we - we are looking for this goal and find it. That's what happened today - great, but tomorrow it's different. And every day something new, and more new! It's much more interesting to live this way, and sometimes you yourself don't know what new things you'll come up with. And what lies ahead for you!

- As a married couple, what advice would you give to those who want to achieve harmony, peace and harmony in family life?

May you live happily ever after! We decided for ourselves that the most important thing in a family is trust in each other. After all, we often tour: both together and separately. My husband has such a job, - says EVgenika, - that he does not come home every evening at eight o'clock. And in fact, thank God, otherwise it would be a routine for us! This is how we work: we are always on trains, planes, and sometimes we don’t see each other for two weeks. But we know that we live in each other's hearts, in each other's thoughts. And we are constantly in touch, as if holding a pulse on each other's hand - on the phone, in messages, exchanging photos and videos, telling how our day went. And it somehow reinforces our feelings, supports our warmth and our love. We need to miss each other. Believe, trust, love and help! You have to live according to your heart!

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