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More than a year in social networks Messages with questions about where the Honored Artist of Russia Irina Ponarovskaya disappeared have not disappeared. Admirers of the star’s work even found her niece, the daughter of Alexander’s older brother Anna. It turned out that the young woman is very similar to the famous relative in her youth. Anna lives in St. Petersburg and works as a toastmaster. She assured those concerned that everything was fine with Irina.

“She doesn’t sing anymore, she minds her own business. She takes care of her family: her grandson, her son. She’s retired, she’s relaxing, enjoying life,” says Anna.

Irina’s daughter-in-law, artist Anna Chainikova, also told reporters that the famous artist doted on her grandson. It turned out that every summer little Eric comes to his grandmother’s dacha in Estonia, where the woman has her own house. In addition, Ponarovskaya periodically attends local holidays and events, and recently helps her daughter-in-law with paintings. Irina organizes exhibitions of her relative’s works in Estonian galleries.

Anna also said that the TV personality left own apartment in Moscow to a young couple and left for small homeland- to St. Petersburg. True, he always tries to come for a visit and not miss family feasts. According to Chainikova, the woman constantly walks around northern capital, goes to theaters and exhibitions, but when going out into the world, she disguises herself so as not to attract undue attention to herself.

// Photo: Still from the program “You Won’t Believe It!”

But the residents of Ponarovskaya’s house in St. Petersburg are not aware of the celebrity’s life. “I mostly saw my mother. Well, Anthony saw her son. He always said hello too - a very polite boy,” recalls ex-neighbor singers.

Former spouse Irina Weiland Rodd, whose marriage was her second, also knows nothing about her ex-lover. He told about this to the program “You Won’t Believe It!” on NTV.

“I hope that Madame herself is alive, judging by the way all sorts of good things are periodically written about me. I can’t say what my son does—whether he’s a jeweler or a stone worker, that’s what I was told. I just don't know. I think that, probably, they tell him a lot of good things about me, so he doesn’t even have a desire to see my dad. – Looking at photographs of his three-year-old grandson Eric, the jazz musician reacts calmly. - No, I won’t be moved, that’s the point. His eyes are so narrow. No, no, no. It’s not like that,” Ponarovskaya’s ex-husband shares his thoughts.

December 04, 2017

The 64-year-old singer has not been in touch with fans for a long time and has not appeared at social events. Fans already long time are concerned about where Irina Ponarovskaya disappeared to. The artist’s relatives decided to clarify what was happening.

Irina Ponarovskaya / photo: globallook.com

For about a year now, Irina Ponarovskaya has not been in touch with fans via social networks. Fans of the honored artist of Russia were so concerned about her disappearance that they were able to track down her niece, the daughter of her older brother Alexander, Anna, who lives in St. Petersburg. She hastened to reassure those who were concerned and talked about what the singer was doing now. “She doesn’t sing anymore, she minds her own business. She takes care of her family: her grandson, her son. She’s retired, she’s relaxing, enjoying life,” the woman admitted.

This information was also confirmed by Ponarovskaya’s daughter-in-law, artist Anna Chainikova. She explained that the artist loves her grandson Eric very much, who visits his grandmother’s dacha in Estonia every summer. According to her, Irina Vitalievna attends local holidays and various events, and not so long ago she began helping her daughter-in-law with paintings. She organizes exhibitions of Chainikova’s works in Estonian art galleries. The daughter-in-law also admitted that the artist left her apartment in the capital to a young couple and has now moved to St. Petersburg. According to Anna, Ponarovskaya also goes out there and visits theaters and exhibitions, but disguises herself so that no one recognizes her.

Irina Ponarovskaya’s daughter-in-law is Anna Chaikina/Photo: frame from the program “You Won’t Believe It!”

However, a former resident of the singer’s house in the Sa Keverna capital noted that she knows nothing at all about Irina Vitalievna’s life, and on the street she often meets her mother and grandson Eric. The artist’s ex-husband, Weyland Rodd, also knows nothing about how Ponarovskaya lives now. He noted that his son Anthony does not contact him either. The man was not even moved when the journalists of the program “You Won’t Believe It!” NTV channel showed him a photo of his three-year-old grandson. Let us recall that Rodd recently became the hero of Dmitry Shepelev’s “Actually” program, where, whom he adopted many years ago along with Irina Vitalievna, but then they again sent her to orphanage. After 20 years, Anastasia decided to find out why her adoptive father abused her.

In the 1980s-1990s, she was a style icon; her unique voice with its signature hoarseness could not be confused with any other. She surprised with her stage images and experiments with image. Her songs “Rowan Beads”, “You are My God”, “I Don’t Want Anymore” became mega hits. At the end of the 1990s. Popular singer Irina Ponarovskaya suddenly disappeared. She stopped appearing on stage and avoided communicating with journalists. Today she is 64 years old, the singer still leads a reclusive life and does not leave the shadows.

Irina Ponarovskaya was born on March 12, 1953 into a family of musicians; from the age of 6 she played the piano and studied music, and from the age of 15 she studied vocals. She graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory, was a soloist in “Singing Guitars” and “Peddlers”, and then in Oleg Lundstrem’s jazz orchestra. In parallel with her performances on stage, she began acting in films and music programs on television, and hosted the children's program “Alarm Clock.”


Irina Ponarovskaya in the film *It Doesn’t Concern Me*, 1976

Miss Chanel Soviet Union

Her first solo concerts began in 1988, and in the 1990s. Irina Ponarovskaya has become one of the most popular pop singers. In 1993, she released her first giant disc, “This is how my life goes,” and in the same year she shot a video clip for this song. The singer was always in excellent shape, and in the mid-1990s she was offered to host the program “Irina Ponarovskaya’s Fitness Class,” where she talked about her own technique proper nutrition and gymnastics. In 1997, the singer presented the solo program “A Woman is Always Right” at the Rossiya concert hall and released a disc of the same name. This was her last appearance on the big stage.


Irina Ponarovskaya

Irina Ponarovskaya in the film *Nut Krakatuk*, 1977

Irina Ponarovskaya has always stood out among other Soviet pop stars with her extravagance, unique image, and bold experiments with her appearance. In 1990, representatives of the Chanel Fashion House awarded her the title “Miss Chanel of the Soviet Union.” The press called her the most elegant lady of the Soviet stage, Lady Surprise and Lady Perfection. At that time, Sergei Zverev, whom the singer considered one of the best stylists, worked on her image.


Irina Ponarovskaya and Weiland Rodd

No less has been written about her personal life than about outrageous outfits. Her first husband was the leader of the Singing Guitars ensemble, Grigory Kleimits, but this marriage did not last long. In 1984, she married jazz musician Wayland Rodd and gave birth to a son, Anthony. Family life did not bring her happiness - as the singer later admitted, her husband raised his hand to her and constantly cheated on her. After breaking up with Rodd, the singer lived in civil marriage with a dancer from her group, and then married Soso Pavliashvili. Her last husband was medical scientist Dmitry Pushkar. After this, Irina swore off getting married and devoted herself to raising her son.


Irina Ponarovskaya and Soso Pavliashvili

One of the most extravagant singers of the Soviet stage

At the peak of her popularity, Irina Ponarovskaya suddenly disappeared from the screens. When asked why her performance in 1997 was her last, she replies: “Since then I have not performed solo concerts, because perestroika began on our stage. I sing in clubs, and there are always as many spectators as I need. Nowadays Sofia Rotaru, Valery Leontyev can gather a good audience, and today’s singers can only gather young people at their concerts who do not understand anything about music, but admire the fact that the young people on stage are very sweet, attractive, the girls are all young, slender... I I don’t think that a singer of my rank, class and level needs to do some kind of promotion for herself. And to this day, to be honest, I can’t understand why people who are long overdue to give way to others are so afraid. I see that the stage is crowded. But I’m not used to living in a communal apartment.”


Irina Ponarovskaya

Irina Ponarovskaya in the film * Goldfish*, 1985

One of the most extravagant singers of the Soviet stage

When they began to demand money for participation in “Song of the Year,” the singer categorically refused to participate in this program. Since 2000, Irina Ponarovskaya tried her hand at another area: she opened the image agency “Space of Style”, released a collection called “I-ra”, opened sewing studio and Fashion House in New York.

One of the most extravagant singers of the Soviet stage

Miss Chanel of the Soviet Union

In 2010, Irina Ponarovskaya left with her son for Norway, and in the summer she lives in the Baltic states. At 62, she became a grandmother and spends a lot of time with her grandson. He speaks disapprovingly of projects like “You are a Superstar”: “Believe me, I am a person who has faced many difficulties, and I understand the value of life. But if, God forbid, I don’t have bread and I need to make a choice: go to this program or sell my last ring - I’ll sell the ring. I will not lose my dignity."


Irina Ponarovskaya, 2006

One of the most extravagant singers of the Soviet stage

When asked to return to the stage, the singer replies: “I’m not the person who will die on stage. And I’m not going to torment the screen, like some, with my not-so-perfect appearance.”


Legendary singer of the 1980-1990s.

Irina Ponarovskaya

For eight years, millions of television viewers began their morning in the company of the famous TV presenter and public favorite, Irina Muromtseva. Every day she hosted the program “Morning of Russia” on the TV channel “Russia 1”. However, last year one morning began not with Irina, but with another TV presenter, which surprised many viewers. Where did Irina Muromtseva go? Where does the TV presenter work now? Why did she leave the channel? All these questions worried many viewers, but for a long time no one could find answers to them.

Biography and creative path of Irina Muromtseva

The famous TV presenter was born in St. Petersburg and from early childhood wanted to enter Moscow University. However, her dream was not destined to come true, because strict parents did not want to let their daughter go so far. In 1996, Muromtseva entered Voronezh University to study journalism, because her parents insisted on enrolling in this university.

However, the girl never stopped dreaming about Moscow; after a few years, it was in this city that she began reporting news on one of the capital’s radio stations.

The beginning of a creative journey

In 1999, Irina made a firm decision to transfer to the correspondence department and go to work on television. Her creative path began on the NTV channel in the Segodnychko program as a correspondent.

Her next job became much more interesting: Irina hosted documentary stories in the “Old TV” program, which was dedicated to personalities, as well as events related to Soviet cinema.

Irina Muromtseva tried herself in a new role

IN next year the girl decided not to stop at her achievements. Presenter Irina Muromtseva became a producer and began working on such information programs as “Hero of the Day” and “Voice of the People.” Irina and her colleagues tried to make new programs as interesting as possible for television viewers and did everything possible to attract the attention of the public. They managed to persuade Jackie Chan himself to participate in their program, despite the fact that he flew to Moscow for only one day. Therefore, it is not surprising that many fans of her work were interested in where the presenter Irina Muromtseva had disappeared.

News broadcasts with Irina Muromtseva

The woman worked at radio stations, as an editor, and as a producer, but realized that her calling was television news programs. Irina has shared more than once that she used to be very afraid of the camera. Muromtseva felt constrained and pressed at the moment when she appeared in the frame. However, Irina found a way out of the situation and decided that best way overcome your fear of cameras - try yourself as a presenter on television.

It is worth noting that Muromtseva took this very seriously: she took lessons in speech techniques and also attended courses in television skills. Probably everyone who watched “Morning of Russia” will confirm that her work was not in vain, because the result was not long in coming. Admired by Irina's talent and her excellent ability to host television programs, many viewers are worried about where Irina Muromtseva disappeared last year.

For several months nothing was heard from her. Fans had no idea where Irina Muromtseva disappeared and why she left the channel. However, after some time, the woman shared with journalists the reasons for her departure from Russia 1.

Where did TV presenter Irina Muromtseva go?

Irina is a very popular TV presenter, so a huge number of people are interested in her life. “Where did Irina Muromtseva go? Was she fired from the channel? - all the fans and TV viewers asked these questions until Irina told everyone the truth. Many thought that Muromtseva had been fired from the channel, someone suspected that she was pregnant or perhaps sick with something. The TV presenter decided to dispel all the gossip and refute false rumors.

Muromtseva shared that she was offered a job change back in August 2014. The woman admits that if not for the circumstances, she would hardly have left her usual place of work. However, she always really wanted to try herself in other directions, and the presenter very often proposed new projects to the channel management. Unfortunately, she was refused, since this was not accepted on the Russia 1 channel. The presenter admitted that she would really like to take part in some programs and projects, as was the case on Channel One, but the only experimental maximum on Russia 1 was participation in a dance show. This did not suit the woman, since she did not intend to work as the host of the “Morning of Russia” program until retirement.

Muromtseva admitted that everything was decided by one incident. One day she crossed paths with Konstantin Ernst, who invited her to be a producer and also host a program on Channel One.

The question of where Irina Muromtseva disappeared was of interest to millions of Russian television viewers. Of course, many even began to worry about the woman, but after fans learned that Irina’s business was going up, there was no reason to worry.

Personal life of Irina

Not as much is known about the TV presenter’s personal life as many fans would like. But the woman did not hide the fact that she has a daughter, Lyuba, from cameras and television. In March 2013, Irina gave birth to her second daughter. Some TV viewers, when asked where the announcer Irina Muromtseva had gone, jokingly answered that Irina was pregnant again and had gone on maternity leave.

Muromtseva’s creative path is very diverse and interesting, so many TV viewers and her fans were very interested in learning about the reasons for her departure from Russia 1.