Prokhor Chaliapin does not like to remember his childhood. It was full of violence from the father - Andrei Ivanovich Zakharenkov. The mother of the star, Elena Kolesnikova, admitted that she still cannot forgive her former chosen one for all that he has done in their ten years. life together. When Chaliapin flew to Volgograd and met with his parent, for a long time they could not agree on how to still go and visit Zakharenkov. On the air of the New Russian Sensations program, Prokhor expressed the opinion that he was doing this for the sake of his grandparents. According to the performer, if they remained alive, then their will would be the reconciliation of relatives.

The man does not hide that he did not consider it necessary to tell anyone about his father. For him, all childhood years are like one continuous torment. He doesn't remember when his dad was in good mood without having consumed alcohol. He engaged in assault and once even beat his own mother.

“The mother is afraid to admit to herself that she did not leave her father earlier, because she loved him for free. She constantly hoped that he would get out of prison and reform. But I did not refuse him, I always helped him financially. I periodically tried to call him and talk to him. I understand that the world does not revolve around me, and I have to take a step forward,” Chaliapin said.

Prokhor Chaliapin's mother remembers well those times when ex-husband lovers began to appear. According to her, the man could not get along with any of them. Kolesnikova claims that someone even came to her and asked how she was able to endure a relationship with Zakharchenkov. The woman admitted that when her husband was first put in prison, she got married a few years later and wanted to start new life, but the ex-husband constantly made itself felt, especially at a time when Prokhor was already living in Moscow and began to build a musical career.

“When I wanted to divorce him twenty years ago, he said he would stab me. And there were some terrible words in my head. I remained confused. When I tried to find out from him where the money I earned, I immediately got in the face. Yes, since 1993 he has not known how our son grew up, ”said Chaliapin’s mother.

In recent years, Zakharchenkov has been under the close supervision of doctors in one of the psychiatric hospitals in the Volgograd region. It was there that mother and son went to visit the man. Prokhor did not hide that he was very worried, because over the years that they had not met, a lot had changed. Andrei Ivanovich also did not find a place for himself. He said that he followed the life of the heir and knows everything about his stormy novels.

When father and son finally met, they didn't know where to start the conversation for several minutes, although both looked happy. The singer's dad criticized him for a short relationship, expressed the hope that someday Chaliapin would give him grandchildren, because he had long dreamed of it. Prokhor, apparently, was amused that he and his parent were discussing topics of a similar nature. By the way, Zakharchenkov asked if his ex-wife had come to him. At first, she remained waiting in the car, but soon decided to look at her former chosen one in person.

The family reunion did not last long. Obviously, they were all worried and did not know how to properly approach each other. When Elena Kolesnikova appeared on the threshold of the hospital ward, Zakharchenkov put his arms around her and kissed her, but she did not show any resistance. Prokhor admitted that both parents shone with happiness, and it seemed that they had no mutual grievances. Chaliapin's mother hurried to defuse the situation and stated that from the outside this scene of the meeting resembles the reconciliation of the family, which she does not really want.

By the end of the meeting, Zakharchenkov asked the heir to buy him a canvas and oil paints because he had long planned to take up painting. Prokhor told his father that he would fulfill his request and asked him to contact him if necessary. When it was time to say goodbye, the family hugged each other, and they parted without quarrels and scandals, although until the last they did not believe that this was possible.

“I don’t have such direct feelings for him as I do for my father. No, this is all laid down in childhood, he himself missed this moment. I feel sorry for my father, I understand that I will not leave him. I will help him, I will support him, it is only important for me that he himself is drawn to this, ”said Chaliapin.

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The artist explained to "KP" why he does not want to pick up native person from a mental hospital

Prokhor again found himself in a scandalous situation.

The whole country has been watching the scandals around the singer Prokhor Chaliapin for many years now. First, the artist married a woman who was the same age as his mother, then, disappointed, he began dating singer Anna Kalashnikova. The latter gave birth to Chaliapin's son. True, then it turned out that the baby had a completely different father. Upon learning of adultery, Chaliapin threw Kalashnikov a few days before the wedding.

Now Prokhor is again in a scandalous situation. Ex-wife father accuses him of having sent his parent to a mental hospital.

Changed my last name

For the first time, they started talking about Prokhor in 2006, when he became a member of the Star Factory project. At the casting, the guy introduced himself as a descendant of the world-famous bass Fyodor Chaliapin. Later, after the TV show, it turns out that Chaliapin is the pseudonym of the artist. The real name of the singer is Andrey Zakharenkov. By the way, over time, the performer changed his passport, officially becoming Prokhor Chaliapin.

The artist's fans wondered: they say, why did Prokhor change not only his last name, but also his first name? If you do not take into account the legend of kinship with Chaliapin, the name "Andrei Zakharenkov" sounds good, quite a stage name. And only now it turned out that Chaliapin simply wanted to start everything from scratch, to forget how horrible dream a man who caused him much grief in his childhood. His own father and his namesake Andrey Zakharenkov.

"Cut cats and dogs"

The singer's parents lived in Volgograd and got married very young. At the age of 18, Elena Kolesnikova, the mother of the artist, gave birth to her only son.

The news of the pregnancy did not please her husband. Zakharenkov insisted on an abortion, but then reconciled.

— My father beat my mother. I saw this and tried to protect her, - Prokhor Chaliapin shared with KP. - But what could I do at the age of 6? When my father began to have fits of rage (most often after drinking alcohol), my mother and I could hardly run away from him. I got it too. With me, he slaughtered cats ...

Zakharenkov's cruelty manifested itself not only in the family. The man regularly participated in drunken fights and stabbings, and in 1993 he was imprisoned under the article "hooliganism". And since then, Zakharenkov regularly found himself on the bunk. Either in a fit of delirium tremens, he will attack a policeman with a knife, then he will cut a friend with a knife. Zakharenkov almost buried the last one alive in the ground - he had already dug a grave, but, fortunately, a police squad arrived in time ... Zakharenkov's wife, Prokhor's mother, filed for divorce. It was scary to be under the same roof with such a person. The singer recalls that each time he waited with horror for his father to return from prison.

“Once my father was released, he saw my beloved dog in the yard, grabbed it and cut its throat in front of my eyes!” - Prokhor admitted to "KP".

- He tried to return to the family, pursued us. But we didn't let him in. He started incomprehensible women and again fell into the zone, - says Elena Kolesnikova, Chaliapin's mother.

Little Andrei with his mother (behind his back) and father. Then the parents did not yet know that their son would take a new name and surname - Prokhor Chaliapin. Photo: Instagram.comtrue_kpru

Drunk to schizophrenia

Prokhor's nerves were on edge due to a family tragedy. And the 15-year-old guy could not stand it - he fled from Volgograd to Moscow. Here I first got to the "Morning Star", and then to the "Star Factory". But you can't run away from trouble. In 2008, Shalyapin received alarming news from his native Volgograd: his father had robbed his mother, Prokhor's grandmother.

- By that time, my father had already been transferred from prison to a psychiatric clinic. He drank himself into schizophrenia. In the clinic, my father met a nurse, Elena Nikoforova, who later became his wife. She helped him get out. And then my father’s new wife started calling me, demanding money: “Prokhor, we don’t need much. Give me half a million rubles for the first time!” Chaliapin continues. - I would give it to my father, but, of course, not to some stranger woman. After that, my father decided to rob my grandmother.

Andrei Zakharenkov took away about 40 thousand rubles from his mother, which he quickly skipped. Soon the man raised his hand to his wife. And after repeated beatings, the woman returned her beloved to the mental hospital, where he remains to this day.

Surprisingly, Chaliapin's father's new wife, who has already divorced Zakharenkov, now accuses Chaliapin of indifference.

- Elena believes that I should draw up the appropriate paperwork so that dad is released again under my responsibility. I do not want to do this. The lawyers explained to me that if my father does something again, then I will be responsible. For the misdeeds of my father, for example, they can stop me from traveling abroad, or even put me in jail! Chaliapin explained to KP. - This person has not been in my life since I was 9 years old, but I take care of him - I regularly send him money and food. I recently visited my father in a psychiatric clinic. We talked, and I tried to forgive him for all the insults that he inflicted on my mother and me.

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“I believe the son will forgive!”

— I love Prokhor very much. Yes, of course, I’m to blame for him and his mother, ”Prokhor Chaliapin’s father Andrei Zakharenkov told KP. “At times I was restless. But I appreciate and am proud that he is my son, that he was able to succeed. I hope someday he will forgive me and we will again become a real family.

Singer Prokhor Chaliapin, together with Vitalina, visited his father in the hospital and told why he was not taken from there.

Prokhor Chaliapin and Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya became the heroes of the program "Live". They talked about how they visited the artist's homeland in Volgograd and visited his father.

Prokhor Chaliapin has already been married several times. Also, many remember his scandalous breakup with Anna Kalashnikova, who claimed that she gave birth to a son from him, but another person turned out to be the father of the child. The artist wanted to marry the model, but changed his mind. Recently, he often sees Vitalina Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. They were even caught at the door of the registry office, but later the former darling of Armen Dzhigarkhanyan explained that she simply decided to put a stamp in her divorce passport.

At first, Chaliapin and Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya claimed that they were just friends, but now they do not hide their romantic relationship. The singer has already introduced his beloved to his mother Elena Kolesnikova, and not so long ago went with her to his homeland in Volgograd. There, the artist looked to his father Andrei Zakharchenko, who has been in a psychiatric clinic for many years. The footage of this meeting was shown in the studio of the program "Live". Prokhor brought gifts to his parent, and also introduced him to Vitalina.

« I would have been released long ago if any acquaintance came and took me away. I would sign and we would go home. They say that as soon as the guardian arrives, they will release me on the same day, ”Andrei told his son. "You only person, all over the globe, who can help me, ”the man added. However, Chaliapin assured that he could not arrange guardianship. “If you do something, they will give me a suspended sentence, and I will be deprived of traveling abroad, for me this is death", - explained the artist. He noted that the father had already left the walls of the clinic several times and each time abused alcohol. The singer fears that this will happen again.

Zakharchenko also warmly reacted to Vitalina. He noted that he wishes her and his son only happiness. Later, in the talk show studio, Chaliapin told the guests that he felt sorry for his father. He was supported by Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya. She believes that the artist is doing everything possible for the normal life of his relative. “The condition of his father is not congenital, it was the result of certain actions,” the pianist said. Prokhor hurried to explain what she was talking about. " My father drank and went to seek adventure. He met a policeman in civilian clothes. They fought. His father stabbed him with a knife, but he survived. And my grandparents, who doted on him, bought him a separate house. They decided that if they made him a certificate that he was crazy, then the trial would be easier. I was then nine years old. He was sent to a very difficult institution. If you are sent there, then in two days you will become crazy", - said the artist.

The guests in the studio were surprised that the Prokhor family made a fake certificate, because of which his father has been in a mental hospital for more than 20 years. After that, the singer noted that he talked with the director of the clinic. She recommended that he apply to the court so that a commission could be convened, which could give an opinion on the mental state of Andrei Zakharchenko. If he is recognized as capable, then he will be released from a psychiatric clinic, and he himself will be responsible for his actions. Chaliapin wants to financially help his father and provide for his life, but he is not ready to take responsibility for him.

The singer also walked with Vitalina in his own way. hometown and even gave her a ride on the tram, which he fell in love with as a child. The singer met with his ex-girlfriend as well as with his brother and nieces. Prokhor at the end of the program admitted that he and Vitalina decided to get tattoos. They have already visited the tattoo parlor. The singer stuffed a portrait of Tsymbalyuk-Romanovskaya on his left forearm, and now the sign of infinity with the name of Chaliapin flaunts on the wrist of his chosen one. However, later the guests at the studio realized that the tattoos were made with henna, which washes off over time.

Prokhor Chaliapin is a notorious singer. The man has good vocal abilities, but his name pops up much more often in the yellow press than in the lists of participants in music shows. Prokhor posed as a relative of Fyodor Chaliapin, married a wealthy aged lady and made a scandal with a DNA test. In addition, nude photo shoots of the singer and his intimate photos constantly appear on the Web.

Childhood and youth

Prokhor Chaliapin (real name Andrei Andreyevich Zakharenkov) was born in Volgograd on November 26, 1983. His father worked all his life as a steelmaker, and his mother was a cook at the same factory where her husband worked. When Prokhor was 10 years old, his father first went to a psychiatric hospital, where he later went for treatment.

In collaboration with Drobysh, the musician created modern adaptations of Russian folk songs, which later became the main repertoire of the singer. They were calling card the guy who opened the touring activity for him. In many cities of Russia, they were happy to listen to the vocalist perform songs such as " White Swan" or "Dubinushka".

In 2007, the tandem broke up, Chaliapin and Drobysh stopped working after a series of scandals. Since 2008, the artist began to shoot videos for his songs.

Personal life

Despite the fact that the artist works hard, constantly nourishing the audience with his work, the attention of the audience is more riveted to the scandalous personal life of Prokhor Chaliapin. His first lover was Alla Penyaeva, who had a million dollar fortune. The woman helped the guy enter the metropolitan university and provided him with an apartment and a car.

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Prokhor Chaliapin and Larisa Kopenkina

In 2013, Prokhor Chaliapin married businesswoman Larisa Kopenkina, who at that time was 52 years old. This wedding has become one of the most scandalous and high-profile in 2013. In 2014, it became known that Prokhor Chaliapin and his wife filed for divorce.

During the marriage with Kopenkina, Chaliapin had an affair with, who at that time was already in a position. In March 2015, Chaliapin and Kalashnikova had a son, Danya. The artists decided to legalize the relationship, but due to numerous conflicts, they did not succeed. In addition, it later turned out that Anna did not give birth to a son from Prokhor.

In search of a bride, Prokhor turned to television. even helped the showman organize a TV show on Channel One, which was called "The Bride for Prokhor Chaliapin." For a long time, a handsome handsome man (his height is 197 cm, and his weight is 77 kg) did not sit up as bachelors. In November 2017, Prokhor revealed the identity of his new lover. She turned out to be Tatyana Gudzeva - a non-media girl, far from show business.

The couple has repeatedly become a guest of rating TV shows. The lovers also visited the program "", where the real age of the bride and a number of other facts of her biography were revealed. But this information did not affect the feelings of the artist. Later, omissions began between the young people, which they also preferred to find out using a lie detector. It turned out that Prokhor and Tatyana were cheating on each other.

Prokhor Chaliapin always avoided talking about his own father, but NTV journalists managed to find a relative of the singer in a closed psychiatric clinic in Volgograd, where the artist was born and lived until the age of 15.

When the truth came out, Prokhor did not disown his parent and told how his dad ended up in a mental hospital.

Chaliapin's childhood (at the birth of Andrei Zakharenko) can hardly be called happy, since his father, Andrei Ivanovich Zakharenko, had a violent temper and regularly, often for no apparent reason, beat his son and wife. The mother of the future star was afraid of her husband, but she loved, so she endured all his antics. Although, when the wife was first imprisoned for hooliganism for 6 years, she and her son jumped up to the ceiling with joy - because now they could live in peace. When Zakharenko Sr. came out of places not so remote, his ex-wife there was already another husband, and the son went away from sin to study in Moscow.

Two years later, Andrei Ivanovich again ended up in a colony, where they decided that he was not all right with his head and was sent for compulsory treatment. There he met a nurse, whom he told that it was the famous son who took him to the hospital and the woman, taking pity on the former inmate, helped him leave the clinic.

Once free, Zakharenko married a nurse, but they did not live long. Out of old habit, he began to loosen his hands, and his wife sent him back to the hospital.

For more than 10 years, Zakharenko has not gone beyond the perimeter and only on TV has been following the life of his famous son.

The editors of the site want to add that recently, thanks to the staff of NTV, for the first time in 8 years, Prokhor Chaliapin met with his father.
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