Christina spent her childhood in Lithuania. Pugacheva was already famous at that time, and her father Mykolas Edmundas Orbakas worked as a director in the circus. The singer left her husband when her daughter was four years old. Orbakaite was sent to the prima donna’s parents in Moscow.
“Everything went according to plan. Grandmother was very obliging. I always had schools: English, music, then ballet was added. This state has hardened me; all my life I have known that everything should be clear and on schedule. Even on vacation I think in advance when it will end, where to start, where to run straight from the plane,” said Orbakaite.
Kristina Orbakaite
Christina studied at school and gravitated toward creativity. She took vocal lessons and played the piano. And then ballet became her dream. However, this hobby also passed, and Orbakaite entered the acting department of the Russian Academy of Theater Arts.
Christina has not been afraid of cameras since childhood; already at the age of 11 she played Lena Bessoltseva in the film “Scarecrow”. The foreign press called the girl the Russian Meryl Streep.
Kristina Orbakaite
Christina made incredible progress in the acting field, but at the same time she felt a craving for singing. She recorded her first album called “Loyalty”. And the entire family, led by Pugacheva, went on a tour that did not bypass the United States.
The singer’s career took off, she released records one after another. Awards also poured in, Christina gained an army of fans. The singer did not forget about her acting career. In 2006, she played in the film “Carrot Love”, and later in the film “Conspiracy” and the film “The Irony of Fate. Continuation”.
Gosha Kutsenko and Kristina Orbakaite
Until 2021, the artist basked in the glory and released new albums, and also played at the Sovremennik Theater. Her income was constantly growing, and Christina was constantly included in the Forbes ranking of “Top Russian Celebrities.”
Personal life
The singer had three chosen ones and she gave birth to heirs to all of them. For the first time, Christina began an affair with Vladimir Presnyakov Jr., when he was already at the peak of his popularity. At the age of 16, Orbakaite moved in with the singer and lived with his family. The couple had a son, he was named Nikita.
Nikita Presnyakov and Kristina Orbakaite
The civil marriage of Orbakaite and Presnyakov lasted 11 years, and the separation was very painful for them. The couple broke up and then got back together, Vladimir poured out his depression with alcohol. And Christina tried to forgive her unfaithful husband.
Orbakaite also had problems with her second husband Ruslan Baysarov. They, as in the case of Presnyakov, did not officially sign their names. True, they had a wedding according to Muslim customs. The businessman and singer became the parents of a son, Denis. During the divorce, there was a huge scandal when the spouses began to share custody of the heir.
Ruslan Baysarov and Kristina Orbakaite
There were countless rumors surrounding Orbakaite’s divorce. Baysarov was accused of jealousy and assault. They also talked about the infidelity of Christina’s husband, who had a child on his side.
In her official marriage, the artist became happy. However, the singer’s chosen one lives in America. Dentist entrepreneur Mikhail Zemtsov is seven years younger than Christina. They got married in 2005. The couple are raising their common daughter, Claudia.
Mikhail Zemtsov, Kristina Orbakaite and their daughter Claudia
The singer began to live in two countries – Russia and America. She comes from the States to perform on stage and flies back to America to meet her family.
Concert cancellations and trying to sit on two chairs
With the beginning of the SVO, many artists spoke out against Russian policies and defiantly slammed the door. Christina’s mother Alla Pugacheva did the same. After her husband Maxim Galkin (included by the Russian Ministry of Justice in the list of foreign agents) was recognized as a foreign agent, the Prima Donna seemed to break free and called the Russians “slaves and slaves.”
This could not but affect Orbakaite. The public was alarmed by her silence. At the same time, the singer continued to give concerts, earn money from Russian audiences and fly to America. Christina’s performances began to be cancelled.
Kristina Orbakaite
It all started in Buryatia. Due to the absence of any official comments from the artist, fans of the performer of the song “Bird of Migratory” decided that Orbakaite was not behaving patriotically and seemed to be a US citizen.
Activists expressed the opinion that it is unknown where the artist spends the money she earned in her homeland. However, she arrived in Russia only on the eve of the New Year, when the most active and profitable filming begins. And the rest of the time she arrived abroad.
Kristina Orbakaite
Her representative Sergei Zaitsev tried to defend the star. He stated that Orbakaite is exclusively a Russian citizen, and also threatened to involve law enforcement agencies in the situation. Apparently, in this way he tried to stop the cancellation of the artist in Russia.
However, this had no effect on the Russians. More cancellations followed, and the singer was literally left without work in Russia. Orbakaite does not express her opinion, but only likes her mother’s posts. It turns out that the artist fully supports the opinion of the Diva.
Kristina Orbakaite and Alla Pugacheva
Following the example of her relative, Christina set off to conquer foreign countries. She has already performed in Israel. Alla Pugacheva and Maxim Galkin (included by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in the list of foreign agents) were present at her concert. The three of them sang on stage. So the escaped stars tried to promote Orbakaite abroad.
However, the singer still made an attempt to return to the Russian stage. She announced her concert in St. Petersburg. It still took place and was quite significant. Firstly, a very small number of people came to the artist’s performance. Secondly, Orbakaite caught her costume right during her performance and fell, as if personifying the situation that was happening to her.
Kristina Orbakaite fell on stage
When asked why she decided to return to Russia, the singer answered, but very briefly.
“I live here,” Orbakaite said.
Kristina Orbakaite
Later she announced her concert in the Kremlin. However, the performance was canceled, and the fallen star went to the United States.
Now Orbakaite gives concerts in America. She recently performed at a local bar and restaurant called Level in New York City. The establishment is visited by Russian-speaking Americans with a high level of income. Christina sang on stage in three steps. There was barely room for her dancers to fit on it.
Kristina Orbakaite
The level of the event was very low, and the behavior of the spectators was strange. They filmed the singer more on their phones than sang and danced to her hits. Orbakaite also promoted her mother at the concert and sang the song “Alla will sing.” Most likely, Christina is testing the waters for the Diva’s performance in America. True, Alla Borisovna asks for fabulous fees for her concerts.
Orbakaite’s speech did not go unnoticed by netizens. They sarcastically noticed that Christina had sank down.
“Some people start with taverns, and others end with them,” wrote a user under the nickname Everything will be great.
Kristina Orbakaite
“Their time in Russia is over forever!!!!,” noted Vyacheslav Khrabrov.
The time when the Russian people were all-forgiving has also ended. This is what happened with Kristina Orbakaite. We hope that this situation will serve as an example for all Russian pop stars.
Author: Evgenia Alexandrova
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