Grigory Leps new photo session. Grigory Leps - personal life (14 photos)
The phenomenon of Grigory Leps haunts both critics and fans of the singer of Georgian origin. He is the idol of millions of women and strong in spirit men, and for all that, the owner of a unique vocal.
The singer has never advertised his personal life, we offer you to find out some details...
Grigory Leps was married more than once. For the first time, Grigory married a friend with whom he studied at the Music Institute, Svetlana Dubinskaya. In a word, Sveta was popular among males, of course, Grisha could not help but notice such a girl! At this time, Gregory, after studying, earned a living by singing in nightclubs. 
This novel developed beautifully and rapidly, but soon the musician was taken into the army. Despite everything, Svetalana waited for her lover, after which the couple got married. They had a girl in 1984, and they named her Inga. However, constant conflicts with the parents of her beloved spouse led to the fact that one day Dubinskaya packed her things and left home.
Grigory Leps met his second wife in 2000. Anya worked as a backup dancer for Laima Vaikule. A blonde with a pretty appearance won the heart of a bachelor who was disappointed in love. 
After meeting Anna Leps, it seemed that he came to life and a little later proposed to the girl. Naturally, the dancer refused, since she was already in a relationship. 
But the artist was not used to accepting refusals and decided at all costs to get the consent of the ballerina. He gave her flowers, took her to the best restaurants, spoiled her with jewelry. Finally, the dancer's heart melted: Grigory and Anna began to live together 
Only after the birth of their daughter Eva in 2002, the lovers decided to legalize the relationship. 
The singer now has four children: daughter Inga from the first barque, who is studying in the UK; the second daughter is Eva; the third Nicole (born in 2007) and the only son of Vano (Ivan), who was born on May 6, 2010. 
It is worth noting, eldest daughter Inga maintains a warm relationship with her father and his new family and is a frequent visitor to their home. 
On the anniversary of Natella Semyonovna, all members of her family gathered in one of the restaurants in Sochi. After the concert in Minsk, the son arrived for a day with his wife Anna and children: Eva, Nicole and Ivan - it was he who remotely organized the holiday with his sister Eteri.
And from Holland, the eldest daughter of the singer Inga flew in from the exhibition. In honor of the anniversary, Gregory presented his mother with a huge bouquet of red roses, and also arranged a chic banquet - about 50 guests greeted her with applause. “One of the most touching toasts was from my cousin Ilona - she called Natella Semyonovna her talisman,” Inga Leps shared with StarHit. Vanya and Nika read poems to their grandmother. Many sincere words were said. They cried and laughed." And the evening ended with the cutting of the cake and the performance of Leps - he dedicated his favorite song “Natalie” to his mother.
The relationship between Grigory and Natella Semyonovna has always been close - a few years ago he gave his mother a spacious two-room apartment in Sochi, paid for an expensive operation in France to replace a heart valve. But due to the busy work schedule, visiting is quite rare - usually during tours.
“Hugs, slips around the apartment, opens the refrigerator: “What is it that you have empty here?” He sits down, asks about 15 minutes, puts money on the table: “Spend, don’t worry, so that you don’t deny yourself anything. Drink your medicines, ”Natella Semyonovna said in an interview with StarHit. - And it's time for him to leave - to prepare for the concert, the taxi is waiting below. And he calls - almost every day, asks how I feel.
But often grandchildren come to visit their grandmother - Eva, Nicole and Vanya. She also visits them in Moscow. “I know who to bring a book to, who needs pajamas, shorts, T-shirts,” the singer’s mother continues. - I also bring fruits, Sukhumi tangerines. They also love adjika, chechil cheese. But Anya does not give much at once. They are strict with food - they eat by the hour. She works very closely with them: they both learn languages and go swimming. Nicole is a theatrical person, when we arrive, she reads poetry to us, plays skits. Eva is fond of ballet, model tests in Italy took place. Successfully, but Grisha did not seem to like something - he is a strict dad, the last word is his. The youngest, Vanya, is just as crazy as Grisha in childhood. And just as loud. He has perfect pitch. He arranges home concerts for us: “A glass of vodka”, “Natalie” and “Thank you guys”. We are crying! And he also drums to the beat!
I won’t say that I am a fan of Grigory Leps, but I certainly recognize his talent, I understand that this singer has a unique, strong voice. And on the eve of the New Year 2018, when feasts and general fun begin, the never-ending “Blue Lights” and other musical programs will begin to be shown on TV, of course, Grigory Leps will sing, how could it be without him? This artist did not become boring to the public, by the way, according to surveys of viewers, Grigory Leps takes first place in terms of demand - it is he who the Russians want to see and hear during New Year holidays, well, and at other times, respectively: in summer, and in spring, and in autumn, around the clock and preferably more often and in large quantities. So it became interesting to me - and who is the wife of this singer, how many children does he have and does he have any at all? Grigory Leps turned out to be a father of many children, he has four children!
I also became interested in how this singer looked in his youth, how he likes to dress now, who is by nationality, how old is he. In a word, I am curious. And here is a selection of the best photos of Grigory Leps, as well as a photo of his wife Anna Shaplykova and children (two joint daughters Eva and Nicole, son Ivan and eldest daughter from Inga's first marriage).
Well, really, I didn't know that real name Grigory Leps - Lepsveridze, his father is Georgian, and his mother, according to some sources, is of the same nationality, nee Chkhetiani.
Grigory Leps and Anna Shaplykova met when they were already formed personalities, he was 38 years old, but he was still a novice singer, his popularity was just beginning to gain momentum. And Anna was 28 years old, she danced in the ballet of Laima Vaikule, it was time for the girl to think about ending her career as a dancer and decide on further self-realization: start teaching as a choreographer or give all her strength to creating a family and having children. Judging by the fact that Grigory Leps and his wife had three children, it becomes clear that Anna chose the second option.
Wife Anna understands her man perfectly, she creates comfort in the house, brings up common children, and is always happy to support her beloved husband in any endeavors. But the spouses often do not have the opportunity to see each other, Grigory Leps performs a lot and constantly disappears on tour, but Anna does not lose heart, she takes everything for granted, the husband should do what he loves and provide for his family, the woman’s business is to be his reliable rear.
Twice Grigory Leps was between life and death, and his excessive need to relieve tension after the concert was to blame. Being not in demand, but at the same time getting tired of nightly performances in restaurants, he relieved fatigue and despondency with non-mineral water. The first time Leps was in intensive care for three weeks, from there he was transferred to a general ward, where he had to lie for half a year! Lost 35 kilos. At the dawn of his career, Grigory Leps earned good money in a restaurant, but he squandered all of them, squandered on women, the singer himself said that there were "washing powders" in his life. But now, when Grigory Leps has so many children, and his beloved wife is looking forward to seeing him at home, he decided to give up bad habits.
With daughter Eva.
Grigory Leps collects sunglasses.
School photo of Grigory Leps, here he is still a boy. And, perhaps, that this is a photo from a music school?
Daughter Eva has already grown up, she was born in 2002, at the time of this writing she is already 15 years old.
And in this photo you see the first wife of Grigory Leps, this young lady is called Svetlana Dubinskaya, next to her daughter Inga, whom she gave birth to from Leps in 1984.
Having started his musical career as a restaurant singer, he became a living legend of the national stage, a true symbol of the era. Not a single feast is complete without his famous “A glass of vodka on the table”, the song is recognized as a hit No. 1 in Russian-language karaoke playlists. And star duets with Stas Piekha, Irina Allegrova, Timati, Ani Lorak and other popular performers have already become classics of modern Russian pop music.
Childhood and family
Our hero was born and raised in Sochi, in a simple working-class family. Of the relatives, only an uncle was related to music - he played drums in local restaurants. Father, Viktor Antonovich Lepsveridze, cut carcasses at a meat processing plant for more than forty years. Mom, Natella Semyonovna, a nurse by profession, worked at a bakery and raised two children (the singer has a younger sister, Eteri). 
Grisha grew up as a sociable and restless child and gave his parents a lot of trouble. He spent most of his time in the company of yard boys, among whom he was the undisputed leader. I also had to participate in street fights, which often ended in violent fights. At the same time, childhood friends always noted his nobility and sense of justice - Grisha never climbed into trouble first and preferred, if possible, to resolve conflicts peacefully.
At school, he was interrupted from twos to threes, although he was a well-read and intelligent boy. He also could not boast of exemplary behavior, often ran away from lessons and came up with various pranks. WITH early childhood Grisha Leps (as his friends called him) was seriously fond of football, and in high school he began to play drums in the school ensemble.
His uncle instilled in him a love for drums, and besides, the boy had an innate sense of rhythm and an absolute ear for music. From a young age, he drummed wherever he could, including on the desk during lessons, which infuriated his teachers.
In 1976, Grigory completed eight classes with a sin in half and entered the music school at the department of percussion instruments. After graduation, the young man was drafted into the army and sent to distant Khabarovsk. There he continued to study music, performed in a military ensemble, where he played drums and sang patriotic songs.
After demobilization, Leps found himself at a crossroads - making music did not seem to him a serious matter for a man, and he did not know how to do anything else but sing and beat drums. After working for some time at a military factory, the young man returned to hometown and soon found himself in the center of the Sochi musical party.
The beginning of the creative path
First, Leps was invited to the Index-398 group, where he sang and played drums. Thanks to the connections of Uncle Gregory, the team often performed in restaurants and quickly became popular with the local public. After some time, the guys parted ways, and our hero began to take the stage as a solo vocalist. 
He had his own style of performance, which pleased the regulars of Sochi establishments. For the most part, these were local authorities and thieves in law, who generously paid the young man and often invited him to their table. Leps began to earn good money, sometimes his fee per night was equal to the monthly salary of a simple Soviet worker.
Grigory Leps in the Index-398 group
Soon Grigory became a real Sochi celebrity, he performed in the best restaurants of the city, where very powerful people. Among them were many show business stars, such as Igor Krutoy, Mikhail Shufutinsky and Alexander Rosenbaum, who more than once offered the singer to move to Moscow and take up a serious solo career.
However, Leps was in no hurry to leave his hometown, where everyone knew and loved him. He easily spent his fabulous fees on booze, women and gambling, lived one day and did not particularly think about the distant future.
Moving to Moscow
A huge shock for Grigory was the brutal murder of Natalie's cousin, a well-known lawyer in Sochi. A young girl, right on the threshold of her house, was stabbed several times, from which she died on the spot. Leps was very upset by this tragedy, he tried to drown out the pain of loss with alcohol and drugs, and in order not to finally fall to the bottom, he decided to radically change his life and move to Moscow. 
The capital met the Sochi celebrity unkindly - the money quickly ran out, and considerable funds were required to record the album and promote it. In addition, Grigory was not in the best physical and moral shape, he drank a lot, sometimes behaved inadequately and had absolutely no idea what to do next.
The singer was about to return home when he unexpectedly received help from a very influential and wealthy man who appreciated his talent. He provided the singer with the necessary amount, without even requiring a receipt, thereby giving the Sochi nugget a chance to break onto the big stage.
Leps immediately began recording the first album, God Bless You, which was released in 1995. The first song in the collection was "Natalie", which the singer dedicated to his deceased cousin. A video was filmed for it, and soon this composition became a super hit and calling card aspiring singer.
Grigory Leps - Natalie
A busy work schedule, endless rehearsals and filming undermined Leps' already deteriorating health by that time, and the artist ended up in the hospital with an acute attack of pancreatitis. He needed an urgent operation, for which his mother sold an apartment in Sochi. And although the doctors did not give the singer a great chance of recovery, he managed to get out and return to a full life again. This incident led our hero to faith and made him seriously think about his earthly destiny.
First steps on the big stage
Having miraculously slipped out of the arms of death, Gregory stopped drinking, lost 35 kilograms and set to work with unprecedented zeal. He did not leave the studio for almost a year and in 1997 released a new album, A Whole Life, which was warmly received by the public and music critics. 
With the song “My Thoughts”, he first appeared on the stage of “Songs of the Year”, and in early 1998 he took part in the famous “Christmas Meetings” by Alla Pugacheva. In the same year, he performed Vysotsky's song "Sail" in a large-scale combined concert dedicated to the sixtieth birthday of the legendary artist. In the late 90s, videos were also shot for the songs “Rat-Jealousy”, “First Birthday” and “My Thoughts”, which added popularity to the singer.
Grigory Leps - Sail
In 2000, Leps recorded the third album, "Thank you, people ..." and went with him on a tour of the country, during which he tore his ligaments and lost his voice. To survive the operation and return to service again, Gregory was helped by his young wife Anna, a former artist of the show ballet Laima Vaikule.
In 2001, the singer gave several solo concerts in Moscow and was awarded the Chanson of the Year award for the song "Tango of Broken Hearts". The following year, the singer's next album, On the Strings of Rain, saw the light of day, which included the famous Glass of Vodka on the Table, which became the hallmark of the artist and the leader of Russian-language karaoke.
In 2004, the collection "Sail" was released, composed of songs by Vladimir Vysotsky performed by Grigory Leps. In the same year, the artist gave several concerts in support of the album and was awarded the next Chanson of the Year award for the song Domes.
Documentary film about Grigory Leps
The singer celebrated a decade of creative activity with sold-out solo albums at the Rossiya Concert Hall and a large-scale tour "Favorites ... 10 years", which included best songs collected in the album of the same name.
The heyday of creative activity
The second half of the 2000s was marked by Leps' smooth transition from chanson to popular music with elements of rock. Also, this period is interesting for creative collaborations with other pop performers.In the spring of 2006, the presentation of the next album of the singer "Labyrinth" took place, which differed from the previous ones with a new sound and original creative finds. Vladimir Spivakov and his "Moscow Virtuosos" took part in the filming of the video "Blizzard", Alla Pugacheva suggested many ideas to Grigory Viktorovich. With the new program, Leps for the first time went on a tour of the United States, where an enthusiastic reception awaited him.
Grigory Leps - Blizzard
The prima donna also introduced the singer to Viktor Drobysh, who suggested that our hero record duets with Irina Allegrova and Stas Piekha. The compositions “I don’t believe you” and “She’s not yours” immediately became hits and firmly settled on the first lines of the country’s leading hit parades. Spectacular video clips were shot for both songs, and the Leps-Allegrova duet was awarded the Golden Gramophone and the Song of the Year 2007 festival prize.
2008 began with Leps' stellar duets with Alexander Rosenbaum and Stas Piekha in the television show "Two Stars". In the spring, the singer presented to the audience a new concert program "Words", which premiered at the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky.
In the summer of the same year, Leps was awarded the Muz-TV award, performed at the closing of the New Wave festival and the creative evening of Igor Nikolaev, and also took part in a large-scale concert on the Day of the City of Kharkov, which gathered 250 thousand people on the central square.
In November, the artist was urgently hospitalized at the Botkin hospital with internal bleeding against the background of a perforated ulcer. The singer spent several days in intensive care, the doctors fought with all their might for his life, although the forecasts were the most disappointing. Next to Gregory, his mother and wife were tirelessly on duty, who, with their prayers and the power of love, practically returned him from the next world. A month later, the singer already received his next Golden Gramophone with Stas Piekha, and on December 1 he performed in St. Petersburg with a three-hour solo concert.
In February of the following year, Leps presented a new concert program “Waterfall” at the Kremlin Palace, and a month later he was again hospitalized with a diagnosis of “ acute bronchitis". Having received treatment, in May he went on a large-scale tour of Germany, in which he again appeared before the audience cheerful and full of energy.
For the next fifteen years, the singer repeatedly became the owner of the Golden Gramophone and other prestigious music awards, in 2014 he was awarded The World Music Awards as the best Russian-speaking performer. In 2011 he received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, in 2015 he became the People's Artist of Karachay-Cherkessia.
Leps ft. Timati – London
He recorded four studio collections and presented six concert programs. His above-described collaborations with Irina Allegrova and Stas Piekha, as well as star duets with Timati (“London”), Ani Lorak (“Mirrors”), Valery Meladze (“Turn around”), Joseph Kobzon and Alexander Rosenbaum (“Evening table”) included in the Golden Fund of the national stage and have already become classics of modern Russian song. And the composition "A glass of vodka on the table" was named the main karaoke hit in the entire post-Soviet space.
Leps ft. Meladze turn around
The artist celebrated his 55th birthday with a concert tour "YouChegoSo Serious" and a large-scale benefit performance as part of the "Heat" festival, in which stars took part Russian show business.
Leps in "Voice"
Leps is a frequent guest on television, and recently not only as a pop performer and participant in annual music awards. In 2015, he took the chair of a mentor in the talent show "Voice" on the Russia channel, joining the rapper Basta, Polina Gagarina and Alexander Gradsky. 
The debut turned out to be successful - hieromonk Photius, ward of Leps, won a landslide victory, beating Mikhail Ozerov from the team of the old-timer of the project Alexander Gradsky in the final.
The following season, Grigory Viktorovich did not turn to his own daughter Inga Lepsveridze at blind auditions, although he recognized her voice. Thus, he did not leave her a chance to compete for victory, surprising not only the audience, but also the jury members with his act.
But to Alexander Panayotov, who eventually took second place, he was more than loyal, took care of him in every possible way during the competition and undertook to produce after the end of the project.
Producer and businessman
On September 29, 2011, the official opening of the production center of Grigory Leps took place, designed to help young talented artists find their way in the domestic show business. Among his wards are Alina Grosu, Alexander Panayotov, Sharif, winners of the TV contest "Highest standard" Daniil Buranov and Romadi. 
The center also organizes competitions for young talents, music festivals and concerts of popular performers. With the direct participation of the HRC, large-scale annual festivals "Christmas at Rosa Khutor", "ZHARA" and "New Wave" are held, as well as major cultural events in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
In parallel with his creative and production activities, Grigory Viktorovich is successfully engaged in several business projects, which can be called his favorite hobby, which, moreover, brings good financial dividends. Leps owns the karaoke club "Leps Bar" in Moscow, a joint restaurant with Emin Agalarov "A glass of vodka" in the center of the capital and a recently opened pie shop at Pyatnitskaya, 82.
The singer also founded his own jewelry house GL Jewelry, which produces stylish jewelry and accessories for men and women, made mainly of silver. The hit of sales is the original bracelet in the form of a bandolier with engraved words of the Lord's Prayer. A similar decoration can be seen on the hand of Leps himself, the artist is also happy to give his personalized products to friends and colleagues on the stage.
Another passion of Grigory Viktorovich is Sunglasses, of which there are already more than three hundred in his home collection. Not surprisingly, he came up with the idea to design and produce glasses under his own brand, Leps Optika.
The artist is also a serious connoisseur and collector of icons, some items from his collection are simply not worth the price. In 2018, Leps organized an exhibition in one of the halls of the State Historical Museum - according to experts, the total cost of the exhibits was about forty million dollars. All the singer's icons are described in a special catalog and kept at his home. Grigory Viktorovich answers the questions of journalists with a laugh that they can steal them, but they are unlikely to be sold, God will punish them right away!
Leps has been among the ten highest paid stars of Russian show business for many years in a row; in the Forbes magazine list for 2018, he took an honorable third place, losing only to Sergey Shnurov and Philip Kirkorov.
The artist gives charity concerts, part of the funds from which are transferred to the Balashikha Children's Cancer Center. He does not disregard the personal requests of people who turn to him for help in difficult moments of life.Political and public views
In 2012, Leps supported Vladimir Putin in the presidential elections - he starred in an election video, spoke at a rally on February 23 and at the inauguration on May 7. This was the first manifestation of the civic position of the singer, who had previously been neutral about the political situation in the country.Leps about Putin's autograph on the icon of Christ
And in the fall of 2013, the artist himself needed the support of the authorities - the US Treasury accused Leps of having links with crime and the mafia and banned him from entering the country. Iosif Kobzon immediately stood up for Leps, who himself was on the "black list" of people banned from entering the United States. The singer was also supported by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, calling him Putin's confidant and the favorite of the whole country. And the Russian Foreign Ministry in an official statement accused the US authorities of violating the rules international law and principles of the presumption of innocence. Leps himself reacted to the current situation with his characteristic humor - he called his next album "Gangster No. 1".
In 2015, the artist was included in another "black list" - he was banned from entering Ukraine, and four years later Latvia and Lithuania joined the sanctions.
Personal life of Grigory Leps
The first wife of Leps was Svetlana Dubinskaya, his classmate at the music school. In 1984, the young couple had a daughter, Inga. 
Although this marriage lasted only two years, after the divorce, Gregory did not stop taking care of his daughter and participating in her life. He paid for her education abroad (the girl graduated from the University in London and acting courses in Los Angeles) and is promoting her musical career.
In 2000, the singer met a young dancer Anna Shaplykova, an artist of the Laima Vaikule show ballet, and immediately offered her a hand and a heart. At first, the girl did not take seriously the courtship of the hot Georgian macho, but Leps still managed to win her favor.
They entered into an official marriage in 2002, after the birth of their daughter Eva, then the couple had two more children - daughter Nicole (2007) and son Ivan (2010). For the sake of the family, Anna left the stage and turned into a housewife and homemaker. She was next to her husband in the most difficult life situations, nursed him after operations, and now took over his jewelry business.
Their eldest daughter Eva followed in her father's footsteps and now performs as part of the female trio COSMOS girls. In addition to her, the group includes Alexandra Giner, the daughter of the owner of FC CSKA, and a participant in the fifth season of Voice. Children" Eden Golan. The Producer Center of Grigory Leps is engaged in the promotion of the musical group, Philip Kirkorov, Dima Bilan, Emin, Olga Buzova and, of course, Eva's dad in person, starred in the debut video for the song MAMA AMA RICH.
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