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Participants in the World Argentine Tango Championship in Buenos Aires from Russia - Kirill Parshakov and Anna Gudyno - were deprived of the opportunity to continue performing. Argentine media report that the partner hit his partner in the face with his fist backstage.

“The performance of this pair, European champions, received high marks from the jury. But one of the organizers noticed how behind the scenes they passionately expressed their complaints against each other. As a result, the judges decided not to let them into the finals for inappropriate behavior,” said Solo Tango orchestra director Irina Peretyatko.

Almost everything about this news and its consequences is wonderful. They expressed emotions in a passionate way - is that what they call it now? Punched her in the face because he didn't like the way she performed! As a result, the kitchen boxer was disqualified, but his wife also lost the opportunity to compete further.

Now he is making excuses on social networks, but it’s somehow strange: they didn’t understand us, we expressed our emotions too violently. We, we, we. Although he hit! And if he allowed himself to do this in front of witnesses, I can imagine WHAT happens when they are alone. But the couple has a small child.

Unfortunately, the dancer-boxer had sooo many defenders, and, unfortunately, defenders. They write him words of support and persuade him not to be sad. They say it doesn't happen to anyone. And you know, this excuse for the disgusting behavior of a pathetic dude who can’t control himself upset me even more than his disgusting act itself.

Anna, unfortunately, refused to write a statement against him, and in our country violence of this kind still remains a matter not of the state, but of a private prosecution, alas. I'm very sorry that this idiot won't go to jail. And next time he will simply try to strike without witnesses.

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Good afternoon
My daughter asks for some kind of animal for her birthday, the choice fell on a guinea pig. Now I'm looking for a cage and came across this option
The specifications say that this cage is specifically for guinea pigs.
I already went to the pet store and saw her live. And somehow it seems to me that the stairs are steep. Is this a safe enough option for fat butts?
Maybe someone kept guinea pigs in similar cages? Please share your impressions.

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Anonymous

I have a cousin. After his parents’ divorce, he lives with his mother and her new family. The father, my cousin, pays very decent alimony, takes him on weekends and pampers the child in every possible way. I wanted to take the child to the sea, but his ex-wife does not give permission to leave. She says that this is not fair to her youngest child. He also wants to go to the sea and will be jealous. The only way out, according to her, is to pay for the trip for her and her second child. Well, at least not for her husband. Her brother sent her, they quarreled. So she also forces the older child to share the toys donated by our family, even if he doesn’t want to. To his brother’s indignation, she says that children should be equal. It turns out that the nephew is being discriminated against because the mother’s new husband cannot make a decent living for his child. Where is the way out of this situation?

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Hi all! Girls, don’t judge strictly, but for me personally this is serious. Half a year ago, I agreed that my husband would grow a beard (it’s fashionable now), we agreed for a couple of months, because I can’t stand facial hair on a man. As a result, he has been walking for six months and is not going to shave it off, I asked both for good and for bad, it’s useless! (We have lost our intimate relationship, due to the fact that I can’t kiss him, but like dogs, I can’t do without kissing (but this doesn’t bother him too much. He tells me that it’s easier to come to terms with it ((he’s a very complex person in this regard, if something comes into his head, that’s it.. and here even more so, everyone says that he’s so good with with a beard. He really doesn’t feel bad, but the tactile sensations are disgusting for me. Maybe someone can advise me? We’ve been married for 7 years, 2 children.

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Ani Lorak is a singer, composer and lyricist. Her performance at Eurovision 2008 with the song “Shady Lady” brought her well-known fame, after which Ani took 2nd place. And this is not surprising, because her voice has a range of 4.5 octaves. Hard work and perseverance from childhood helped her win the status of the Diva of our show business.

Singer Ani Lorak in 2018

During her life, Ani Lorak had to endure boarding school, but for this fate rewarded her with a fruitful career.

Childhood and youth

The biography of Ani Lorak originates in a provincial Ukrainian city, then it was still the Ukrainian SSR. Carolina Kuek (real name of the artist) was born on September 27, 1978 in Kitsman, in the Chernivtsi region of Ukraine. The difficult childhood of the future star of television screens, podiums and respected concert venues was predetermined before her birth: her mother and father separated when Caroline had not yet been born. As a result, the girl born was overtaken by complete poverty.

The singer’s mother broke up with her father, but Caroline received her father’s surname, which she had to give up in the spotlight. After the birth of the child, the family lived poorly; Caroline was not the only child. At the age of six, her mother decided to send Ani to Sadgorsk boarding school No. 4 (Chernivtsi, Ukraine). Caroline lived there with her brother until the 7th grade; her mother was unable to feed the children, even though she worked around the clock.

The young girl wanted to become a popular singer from the age of four, but the conditions in which she was born dictated their own rules to fate. Once in a boarding school, Lorak did not give up her dream, the girl took music lessons, participated in many local competitions - one of these turned out to be Carolina’s lucky ticket to the first echelon of Ukrainian show business.

Music

A lucky ticket for Ani Lorak was the victory in the singing competition “Primrose” in 1992 - at this Chernivtsi festival she met producer Yuri Falyosa, who saw talent and a promising singer in the girl. The victory secured the young artist’s first professional contract. For several years, Ani Lorak, under the strict guidance of Thalesa, learned the basics of show business, this lasted until 1995.

Ani Lorak's real name is Carolina Kuek. Initially, the young singer performed under her real name, but on the threshold of big show business she had to give it up and take a pseudonym. Producer Yuri Falyosa insisted on this: in the competition in which Ani Lorak claimed to win, there was already a participant from the Russian Federation with the name Carolina - the girl quickly had to look for a way out of the situation, then the producer read Caroline’s name backwards. The name Ani Lorak was first introduced to the general public in March 1995.

Ani Lorak in her youth

In the same year, the producer “attached” the singer to the popular television program “Morning Star”, where Lorak received her first fame on a national scale. Then Ani Lorak was called the “discovery of the year” - the girl received the first creative award “Golden Firebird” at the Tavria Games. 1995 was a real breakthrough for the star - the girl’s career and fees skyrocketed, the artist earned the interest of journalists and the loyal love of fans, whose army increased with each public performance.

Ani Lorak in the project "Morning Star"

In the breakthrough year of 1995, Lorak completed work on recording her first studio album, “I Want to Fly,” which was released in 6,000 copies, but never reached Ukraine from the English company “Holy Music.” Since 1996, Ani Lorak became the winner of the New York “Big Apple Music 1996 Competition” - it is obvious that Thalesa chose the most correct path for Carolina. Year after year, the girl proved her right to a place in Ukrainian show business with victories in creative competitions around the world and tours that took place to constant sell-outs.

There were countless competitions in which the artist took part under the leadership of Thalesa. Each of them brought even greater popularity and popular recognition - she already had everything the girl dreamed of. Carolina did what she loved and worked hard; later this work was widely appreciated by the public - Ani Lorak also experienced her first career peaks in the late 90s.

In 1999, the vocalist was awarded the title of the youngest Honored Artist of Ukraine, and in 2004 she became a UN Goodwill Ambassador.

Ani Lorak went to Eurovision 2008 from Ukraine, from where she brought second place for the country to Kyiv. At a European music competition, Lorak presented the song “Shady Lady”, which was released as a separate single - Europe appreciated the Ukrainian singer.

Ani Lorak at Eurovision

Ani Lorak became the owner of five gold and two platinum discs based on sales and rotation on radio and television channels. The discs “Tam de ti e...” (“Where you are...”, 2001), “Dream about me” (“Dream about me,” 2003), “Ani Lorak” (2000) became gold. , “Rozkazhi” (“Tell”, 2006), “Smile” (2005).

The status of platinum discs went to the albums “15” and “Sun”. Ani Lorak’s last studio album was “Did you love...”, released in 2016, but it will not be the last in the singer’s career - Ani Lorak continues to sing now.

In addition to her vocal abilities, Ani Lorak was also noticed for her amazing charisma - the girl became a model for leading clothing designers. In Ukraine, Ani Lorak is the official advertising face of the cosmetic brand Oriflame, the cosmetics company Schwarzkopf & Henkel and the travel company TurTess Travel. Ani Lorak’s restaurant “Angel lounge” opened in Kyiv in 2006.

Problems at home began in 2009, when Ani Lorak took part in the “With Ukraine in the Heart” tour in support. Ukrainians remembered the singer for her “mistake,” but the last straw in their patience was Ani Lorak’s active touring activities in Russia when the war in Donbass began.

Grigory Leps and Ani Lorak - "Mirrors"

Ukrainian nationalists disrupted Ani Lorak’s concerts, and scandalous statements about the popular singer appeared in the Ukrainian media. According to these data, they are against the position that Ani Lorak demonstrates with her performances in Russia. In addition, the artist did not hide her friendship with the Russian king of pop, creative collaboration with Russian pop stars,.

Some Ukrainian artists stood up for the singer, noting that they “don’t understand her bullying.” The political party “Svoboda” arranged a “corridor of shame” for Ani Lorak in front of the “Ukraine” palace, where the girl was trying to get to a concert. stated on social networks that Lorak was “actively provoking society.”

Ani Lorak - "corridor of shame"

At one point, the pride of the country, the brightest star of the Ukrainian stage, Ani Lorak, turned into. It’s a shame and unfair when politics interferes in the sphere of creativity.

Not paying attention to criticism, Ani Lorak continues to tour with concert programs in Russia and the Baltic states. For the singer, art remains above political views and ambitions. But in Ukraine, Carolina is currently refraining from touring for safety reasons.

Personal life

Ani Lorak’s personal life is not hidden in a haze of uncertainty, as some artists prefer to do. From 1996 to 2004, Carolina lived with producer Yuri Falyosa, but their marriage was not officially concluded.

In 2009, Ani Lorak officially married the co-owner of Turtess Travel. The young people met in Turkey in 2005. Ani Lorak’s husband is a Turkish citizen, but a year after meeting the singer he moved to live in Kyiv.

In 2011, Lorak and Nalchadzhioglu had a daughter, Sofia, who traditionally received her father’s surname. In the spring of 2012, Sofia was baptized in Kyiv, and Philip Kirkorov became the godfather of her daughter Ani Lorak. In an interview, the artist noted that the Russian pop singer occupied the niche in her soul that her older brother Sergei occupied in childhood. The young man protected his younger sister, and when Caroline was 9 years old, he died in Afghanistan.

Ani Lorak regularly devotes time to training. The girl began to pay attention to sports after pregnancy, during which she gained 15 kg. The singer considers the ideal weight for her height of 162 cm to be 48 kg.

Ani Lorak quickly returned to shape after giving birth

Rumors about Ani Lorak's plastic surgery do not stop on the Internet. The public comments on the artist’s photo from "Instagram", in which the singer’s lips look plumper than in her youth. But consultants assure that this form is just a makeup trick, and not beauty injections. The artist herself does not comment on rumors about plastic surgery. Carolina is confident in her beauty and is not afraid to appear in photographs without makeup.

In July 2018, Ani Lorak’s husband was in the company of a Ukrainian businesswoman. The man showed the girl unambiguous signs of attention while his wife performed at a festival in Baku. For a long time, the couple did not comment on reports of the imminent dissolution of the marriage, but in January 2019, Lorak and Nalchadzhioglu did.

Ani Lorak now

In February 2018, Ani Lorak presented a world-class show DIVA, directed by Oleg Bodnarchuk. The show premiered on February 16 in Minsk, on February 25 in St. Petersburg, and on March 3, the show was sold out at Moscow's Olimpiysky Sports Complex, where it created a sensation.

Ani Lorak was called a diva by her friend and mentor Philip Kirkorov even at Eurovision. The singer's concert program corresponds to the status of a stage star in terms of vocals, staging, and stage effects. Ani Lorak dedicated this show to all women, each of whom, in her opinion, is worthy of such a high title. Among the images used by the singer on stage is Mother Teresa.

Ani Lorak - "New Ex"

For Ani Lorak herself, this show became a real test. The singer is present every minute on stage for three hours, performing complex balancing act during her vocal numbers. The performance was directed by Oleg Bodnarchuk, the author of the artist’s previous concert program “Carolina”. For the Diva show, a moving robot platform, 500 kinetic suspensions to create tricks in the air, 19 elevators that create the illusion of a moving floor, and 240 stage costumes were used. The premiere in Moscow took place at the Olimpiysky sports complex to a full house; there was no free space in the hall for 15 thousand people.

Ani Lorak - "Crazy"

Among the singer's latest works are hits performed in duets with popular singers. These are the songs “I Can’t Say”, “Say Goodbye”, recorded together with, and the hit “Soprano”, which Ani Lorak performed together with. At the end of spring, the premiere of Ani Lorak’s video “Crazy” took place, the video of which collected 7 million views on YouTube hosting in two months.

Today, the singer has 2 grandiose shows: “Carolina” (2013) and “DIVA” (2018), 16 albums, a biographical video film, more than 50 video clips, as well as a large number of “gold” and “platinum” discs. During her creative activity, Ani Lorak became the owner of many awards and prizes: “Best Singer”, “Person of the Year”, “The Most Beautiful Woman”, “Fashion Singer”, “Song of the Year”, “Best Concert Show”, “Golden Gramophone” , MUZTV, RU.TV, ZHARA, Major League, BraVo, EMA and others.

The singer performed at the world's most famous concert venues. Today, show business diva Ani Lorak successfully performs on stages in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, America, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Turkey, UAE, Spain, Malta, Italy, and the Baltic states.

Discography

• 1996 – “I want to fly”
• 1998 – “I’ll be back”
• 2001 – “There, children ...”
• 2004 – “Ani Lorak”
• 2006 – “Tell me”
• 2007 – “15”
• 2009 – “Sun”
• 2013 – “Light up your heart”
• 2016 – “Did you love...”

Ani Lorak (Karolina Miroslavovna Kuek) is a Ukrainian popular pop singer and model for many advertising international brands that is now known to almost everyone. In this article we will tell you the most interesting facts from the life of a celebrity.

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Biography of Ani Lorak

The girl was born on September 27, 1987 in the city of Kitsman. Caroline's father left the family before the girl was born. The mother had to work hard to feed her four children.

The future star spent her childhood in a boarding school, since the girl’s mother did not have time to simultaneously work and raise children. During periods of loneliness and longing for a full-fledged family, the girl’s love for music intensified and her first musical abilities were discovered.

At a young age she lost her older brother. Then the future popular performer made a clear decision to devote her life to the stage and bring light and inspiration to people through songs. She began to take part in all possible song competitions and at one of them she met her future producer.

Career of Ani Lorak

2. Start of a career

Yuri Thales, who became the girl’s producer, after the next competition decided to change the name Carolina and thus Ani Lorak appeared (Carolina was already on the stage at that time).

The new name marked the beginning of a new story. Until 2004, the girl performed successfully, recorded her own albums and won various competitions. In 2006, the accomplished star opened her own restaurant “Angel lounge” in the center of the capital of Ukraine.

Afterwards, the singer won the competition over herself and became famous throughout Russia. In 2008 she attended Eurovision and represented Ukraine, thanks to which she became famous throughout the world.

3. Lorak and Philip Kirkorov

The star is in a warm relationship with her, who supports her and helped her before Eurovision.

4. Ani Lorak and Grigory Leps

In 2015, the girl recorded a collaboration with and presented the song on New Wave. The work turned out to be extremely dramatic and strong vocally and emotionally, for which the project received rave reviews from listeners and critics.

5. Cooperation with Mot

The star loves to surprise fans with unexpected duets. She decided to record a joint song with the famous rapper Mot. As a result, the project received rather mixed reviews from the public. Most fans liked the new song. As a result, the track “Soprano” became one of the most popular and sensual.

6. Creativity in 2018

One of the most notable videos in 2018 was the video for Ani Lorak’s song “Crazy”.

7. DIVA Show

In February 2018, Lorak demonstrated a world-class show called DIVA. The director of the show was Oleg Bondarchuk, the premiere took place in Minsk on February 16, then the event was held in St. Petersburg on February 25, but a real sell-out was gathered on March 3 at the Moscow Olimpiysky Sports Complex.

The name of the show is not accidental; the singer’s mentor at Eurovision, Philip Kirkorov, called Ani Lorak a Diva.

Many noted that the show turned out to be on a global scale, both in terms of the level of vocals and stage effects. The performer herself dedicated her new program to all women. By the way, the female theme was well revealed in the images that Lorak herself demonstrated during the show - the Virgin Mary, Mata Hari, Coco Chanel, Joan of Arc, Mother Teresa.

Some facts about the show:

• The performer is on stage for more than two hours of the program, alternating vocal numbers with complex tightrope tricks;
• A moving robotic platform was created especially for the show;
• For air stunts, 500 kinetic suspensions and 19 elevators are used;
• 240 stage costumes were used.

Personal life of Ani Lorak

8. Producer turned husband

Yuri Thales was the girl’s producer and common-law husband. The union lasted until 2004, after which the couple decided to separate. Thales later admitted that the breakup occurred after his common-law wife cheated.

9. Marriage to Murat Nalchadzhioglu

In August 2009, the popular singer married businessman Murat Nalchadzhioglu. Two years later she gave birth to a daughter. He became the girl's godfather.

The relationship between the spouses was shaken after photographs of Murat in company with the finalist of a beauty contest in Ukraine, Yana Belyaeva, were published online.

Ani Lorak herself tries not to talk about her personal life, but from posts on social networks it becomes clear that there is simply no relationship between the spouses now. For example, on Anya’s birthday, September 27, 2018, Murat published a congratulation and apology in English on the social network pages. The congratulation ended with the words “Happy birthday. You are the only one. Regardless of whether we are together or not, you are the only one.”

Scandals

10. Ukraine or Russia

The singer comes from Ukraine, so in light of recent political events it is quite difficult for her to avoid numerous condemnations from her compatriots. In 2015, activists staged a picket in front of the nightclub where the girl performed. Despite the attempts of law enforcement agencies to smooth out the conflict, there were problems. She was condemned and boycotted at home, but this does not affect Lorak’s views.

According to the performer herself, she will always remain Ukrainian and has no plans to change her citizenship. But at the same time, now in her homeland the girl does not perform at all because of government officials and radicals who are negatively opposed to her.

11. Clip from Maidan

For the “Malva” video, the singer received harsh condemnation from critics and the public. The video was called empty and not sincere, and the idea itself was called plagiarism. The singer used footage of the tragic events that took place on the Maidan, which makes us think that Lorak simply wants to play on the feelings of the public in the simplest and most primitive way. The girl explained the clip differently. As planned, the song should call for peace among residents, as well as all world political figures.

12. Lorak’s opponents almost disrupted the concert in Kyiv

Another concert, held in Kyiv, was also actively picketed. Fans of the popular singer were pelted with firecrackers, eggs and smoke bombs. It was not possible to disrupt the event. It was sold out to a full house, despite the riots.

13. Golden Gramophone Awards

The public was embarrassed by receiving the Golden Gramophone award, for which the singer went to Russia. Such a gesture was perceived as an outright betrayal of the homeland. This time the girl was condemned by her devoted fans.

14. Lost Homeland

Judging by the aggravated situation in Ukraine, the star and his family will have to finally leave their native country and move to Russia permanently. This statement was made either by its official representatives. Lorak tries to avoid such questions and does not comment on this situation in any way.

• What does he earn now?

15. Kiss on the buttock

In 2017, at one of the ceremonies of a popular Russian music channel, a famous showman and prankster ran onto the red carpet and fell right at the singer’s feet while she was being photographed.

Then he tried again, but this time he went further and kissed Lorak right on the buttocks. The girl’s husband, Murat Nalchadzhioglu, who was nearby at that moment, quickly reacted to what was happening and gave the guy a good kick. The management of the print publication where the showman worked hastened to react to what happened and fired the careless joker.

16. Wet Basque

At one of the social events, the girl danced with, after which she decided to make fun of the popular singer and threw him into the pool. The artist admitted that such an outburst did not anger him at all and amused him, although after that he had to dry his expensive suit for a long time and put himself in order.

Other facts

17. Ani Lorak had breast augmentation

In 2018, Lorak enlarged her breasts to size 5, which was immediately noticed by subscribers to her Instagram channel.

Photo: Instagram

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Ani Lorak (Karolina Kuek) is open and frank in all areas of her life. Even her stage name is a transformed personal name of the singer, only written backwards, and not something made up purely for the sake of euphony. It was first pronounced in 1996 on an episode of the Morning Star program.

Biography

Caroline was born on September 27, 1978 in the Chernivtsi region city of Kitsman. Everyday difficulties did not affect the character of the perky girl, who was raised with two older brothers only by her mother; her father left them before her daughter was born.

With mom and brothers

The modest income of her mother, who worked several jobs, did not give her the opportunity to feed her children and arrange a good home. Therefore, soon after moving to Chernivtsi, Caroline’s mother made the difficult decision to send them to the Sadgorsk boarding school.

The girl spent most of her time in the institution until the 7th grade. But unlike many other boarding school children, she and her brothers were at home on weekends, periodically met with their father and received gifts of toys and candy from him. Returning to school, Caroline always shared sweets with the other children. Another source of Caroline’s sweet “income” was performances at concerts and matinees, where she was constantly invited to sing.

The girl first felt recognition of her talent at the age of four, when local residents walking nearby gathered around her, singing to the accompaniment of a portable transistor. Not stingy with applause after each song, they unwittingly helped the “star” decide on his choice of life path. Caroline decided to sing not only for her own pleasure, but also for the joy of her listeners.

The first significant step towards the big stage took place in 1992, when Caroline was helped to get to the Chernivtsi festival of young talents. There were many participants, but she was able to win. “Primrose” brought her not only her first recognition on a regional scale, but also gave her an acquaintance with Yuri Thales.

A professional producer highly appreciated the potential of the festival winner and even signed a contract with her.

Ani Lorak won the super final of the television competition “Morning Star”, won the “Tavria Games”, received two international awards, earned the title of Honorary Artist of Israel and performed at many small concerts.

Competition "Morning Star"

After receiving the honorary title, the singer’s enthusiasm only increased. In 1999, Carolina became an Honored Artist of Ukraine. Today, her collection includes more than one “Golden Gramophone”, dozens of awards, awards as one of the most stylish singers of our time and, of course, her own albums in Ukrainian, Russian and English. The singer also often has to pose for magazines, including nude ones.

At Eurovision 2008

Performance in Jurmala

"Golden Gramophone Award"

Personal life

Yuri Thales became for Carolina not only a mentor in the profession, but also her first great love. The first 4 years of their relationship were filled only with a passion for art. Yuri and Carolina became a de facto family in 1996.

Naturally, work came first in this union, so little time was allocated for real romance. It is possible that it was the lack of attention as a woman that caused the breakup in 2004. Although later in his interviews Yuri veiledly hinted at the same problem, but in relation to himself.

Living under the gaze of the paparazzi is not the sweetest thing in the world. I glanced a little at how tomorrow your more than close relationship will be trumpeted in all the media. This is what happened with football player Sergei Rebrov. There are no photographs of them together, but the media wrote a lot about their relationship.

Passion brought benefits to the career of the lover - new songs appeared, imbued with special energy. It’s enough to listen to “Dream about me” and understand that this is not just a talented work.

Alas, a little later a new confession “Rozkazhi” was born, which became another hit for fans of the singer’s talent. But, in essence, it was a recognition that disappointment in the chosen one is a very painful and offensive thing.

Ani Lorak and her husband Murat Nalchadzhioglu

Resentment towards men simply transformed into Ani’s everyday experience, but Murat Nalchadzhioglu, the man with whom she decided to officially link her destiny, was able to change this. A handsome, stately Turk lit a spark in her heart from the first meeting, which was not distinguished by romantic circumstances.

There was even a version in the media about a somewhat ambiguous joke made by Murat to the new hotel guest when their paths crossed. Or is it all due to an inaccurate translation of a phrase in a foreign language?

Anya was halfway on a work trip, and he held one of the management positions at the hotel where the singer was staying. For the next four years, these two met periodically, constantly kept in touch and systematically fought off the advice of relatives and friends, who prophesied the fragility of the nascent relationship. On August 15, 2009, Murat and Carolina officially got married in Kyiv, organizing a festive event on this occasion in Turkey.

The most important jewel of this marriage is the angel Sofia, adored by dad and mom, born on June 9, 2011.

Ani Lorak's discharge from the maternity hospital

Ani Lorak and Philip Kirkorov

Philip Kirkorov was asked to become the girl’s godfather. Philip coped with the honorary duty during the ceremony perfectly.

With dad at baptism

And since then he has been actively involved in the life of his goddaughter, which is quite simple. After all, Philip and Caroline are family friends, organize joint name day celebrations, and visit each other with their children on creative tours.

Kirkorov's son's 3rd birthday

Sofia's birthday 4 years old


Sofia is 5 years old

This is what the friendship that began while working at Eurovision 2008 led to, when Kirkorov lent his shoulder to Carolina, who participated in the competition with his song.

In this video, Ani Lorak talks about the latest events in her life:

Due to the current political situation between Russia and Ukraine, the singer spends most of her time working in Russia (currently working on the Ani Lorak DIVA show), participating in charity events for children, and releasing new videos.

DIVA show

The singer once again confirmed that her work is close not only to the souls of her compatriots, but also to people abroad. Her solo performances were enthusiastically received in Australia.

With husband

With husband and daughter

With mom

Ani Lorak divorced

Over time, information about the novels of Murat Nalchadzhioglu began to appear regularly in the press. While Lorak worked in Russia, her husband was often seen in Kyiv nightclubs with other girls.

In the summer of 2018, video and photographic evidence of Murat’s betrayal appeared in the media. The couple openly showed their feelings in one of the karaoke bars in Kyiv:

The girl was quickly identified; she turned out to be Yana Belova, a socialite and businesswoman.

During all this time, Ani Lorak never commented on her husband’s infidelity. On February 1, 2019, they officially divorced. The meeting was closed, but it is known that neither Lorak nor Murat were present at it. They have not yet filed a claim for the division of property and custody of their daughter. At the moment, Sofia lives with her mother in Moscow.

Ani Lorak is a Ukrainian singer, actress and TV presenter, People's Artist of Ukraine, who won second place at Eurovision 2008 with the song “Shady Lady”.

Ani Lorak's childhood

Karolina Miroslavovna Kuek was born in the small town of Kitsman, Chernivtsi region, Ukrainian SSR. Caroline’s father, Miroslav Ivanovich Kuek, who graduated from the music school with a degree in conductor and the philological faculty of Chernivtsi University, worked as a journalist, and her mother, Zhanna Vasilyevna Linkova, was an announcer on the regional radio.

As fate would have it, Caroline's parents divorced even before she was born. It was decided to name the baby Olga, but the Polish grandmother insisted that the newborn be named Caroline. The newborn already had two older brothers - Sergei and Igor. In 1987, Sergei, who paid especially close attention to the development of his sister’s vocal abilities, died in Afghanistan.

The girl wanted to sing on stage at the age of four, so as she grew up she began actively trying out her voice at school and city talent competitions. In 1992, Carolina became the winner of the popular local festival “Primrose,” where she also met Yuri Thalesa, a representative of the Titan production center. So the girl signed her first contract and became a professional singer.

The beginning of Ani Lorak's career

In 1995, the 17-year-old singer performed in the Russian young talent show “Morning Star” with the song “My God.” When the girl applied to participate, it turned out that a singer named Carolina was already listed in the program, so she had to come up with a pseudonym - the girl read her name backwards and appeared before the audience as the “newborn” Ani Lorak.

After her debut on television, the girl was recognized as the discovery of the year based on a survey of viewers. She moved to Kyiv, in July 1995 she performed at the international music festival “Tavria Games”, where she was awarded the “Golden Firebird” statuette, and in September she took second place at the “Chervona Ruta” festival.

One of Ani Lorak's first performances

By this time, Ani Lorak had completed work on her debut album “I Want to Fly,” recorded in the jazz-rock style. At the beginning of 1996, the album was released by the English studio “Holy Music” with a circulation of 6 thousand copies, however, for unknown reasons, not a single copy reached the singer’s homeland.

In the summer of the same year, Carolina again took part in the Tavria Games, this time accompanied by the American group The Blues Brothers, and was nominated for the Golden Firebird Award in the Best Singer category.

Ani Lorak: Tavria Games-1996

In the summer of 1997, the artist conquered the Tavrian Games for the third time with a video clip for the song “I'll Be Back,” which became the title song of Ani Lorak's second studio album, released a few months later.

At the beginning of 1999, Ani Lorak went on her first major tour: the list of cities included megacities of the USA, Germany, France, Hungary and, of course, cities of Ukraine.

Upon returning to her homeland, Ani Lorak became the youngest honored artist of Ukraine and met composer Igor Krutoy. The result of their collaboration was the song “Mirrors” and a new contract, which came into force in 2000.

At the end of 2001, Ani Lorak released her fourth solo disc entitled “Where you are...”. From the next “Tavria Games”, held in the summer of the same year, the girl took home another “Golden Firebird” for winning the nomination “Best Singer of the Year” and “Golden Disc”, which she was awarded for the impressive sales results of her last album.

In 2004, an album called “Ani Lorak” was released. It quickly achieved gold status, and the song “Three Common Words” was recognized as the song of the year.

In 2005, Ani Lorak began to think about conquering English-speaking listeners. Her sixth solo album, “Smile,” went on sale. The composition of the same name performed by the singer was supposed to represent Ukraine at the international Eurovision competition.

Ani Lorak at Eurovision

Ani Lorak with the song “Smile” became the favorite in the national selection for the international music competition “Eurovision 2005”, which was to be held in Kyiv. However, during the final part of the selection, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Tomenko intervened. At his insistence, bypassing the preliminary selections, the group “Grinjols”, which became famous for the composition “Together We Are Rich” during the Orange Revolution, went to Eurovision. The team performed extremely poorly (according to the overwhelming majority of critics), taking 19th place out of 24 possible.

In 2008, Ani Lorak made another attempt to be among the Eurovision participants, and this time fortune turned to the girl. Presenting to the audience of the competition the fresh single “Shady Lady”, the music for which was written by Philip Kirkorov, she took second place, losing first to Dima Bilan with the song “Believe”. Later, Ani sang the song “Shady Lady” in Russian (the composition “From Heaven to Heaven”).

Ani Lorak - Shady Lady (Ukraine) 2008 Eurovision Song Contest

After her performance at Eurovision, the already popular singer found herself at the top of the musical Olympus. Songs from the new album “The Sun” were actively broadcast on Ukrainian and Russian radio and television channels, which received platinum status and also brought the singer the Russian “Golden Gramophone” award.

The singer took part in the recording of an album in support of people living with HIV. As part of the project, she presented the composition “I Love,” recorded together with an HIV-positive young man named Vlad.

In the same year, Ani Lorak recorded a joint composition with Timur Rodriguez (“Hobbies”), received an invitation to perform together with the singer Anastasha and agreed to participate in the tour “With Ukraine in the Heart!” in support of Yulia Tymoshenko. In November, the girl became the host of Junior Eurovision, and at the end of the year she appeared in the studio of Alla Pugacheva’s “Christmas Meetings” with the lyrical ballad “Waiting for You.”

Ani Lorak’s next album, “Light Up Your Heart,” was released only in 2013.

However, recently the singer’s name appears more often on the pages of tabloids not due to her creativity, but because of the divorce proceedings. It was reported that Ani fled to Jerusalem with her daughter after her husband’s betrayal.