Verka Serduchka (Verka Serduchka) is a creative pseudonym of actor, singer, composer, producer Andrei Danilko, who has long become not just a household name, but also a popular brand.
Childhood and teenage years
Andrew was born in the city of Poltava, Ukraine (year of birth - 1973). His parents were the simplest people, his father worked as a chauffeur, his mother - a painter. Money in the family always lacked. After the death of his father, his mother had to work very hard to somehow support the children. The teenager was then under the care of his half-sister.
At school, Andrew was far from the most successful student, but showed great ability to draw and stage craftsmanship. In high school he played in KVN, headed a team of funny and resourceful. Not a single cultural event was not without the participation of this daredevil.
After school, having failed the exams in the music school and pedagogical institute, Andrei went to study at the vocational school, choosing the profession of cashier-salesman. But the talented student, who continues to participate in amateur art, did not have a chance to serve customers. At one of the contests, which was held between schools, he presented to the audience miniatures about the conductor and saleswoman from the canteen. The success was absolute, and Andrei decided to consolidate it.
On April 1, 1993, he first appeared in the image of Verka Serdyuchka at the festival "Humorina". According to the artist himself, the name of the conductor - a lush-breasted woman who speaks Surzhik and is not characterized by special restraint and modesty, chosen not by chance. At school he really liked the girl Anya Serdyuk. A boy from a simple family did not manage to get the attention of a smart girl. But he promised his classmate that he would someday glorify her name, and now used the girl's last name for his stage pseudonym. Whether it is true or not, but the performance was a turning point in the biography of Andrei Danilko.
The beginning of a musical career
Serdyuchka was noticed, and the novice actor began to be invited to various events. In this image, he performed on tour in Stavropol, took part in competitions and concerts. In 1994, Danilko first appeared on one of Kharkov TV channels, and a year later received an invitation to star in an advertisement for "PrivatBank".
Andrew's character was becoming more and more recognizable. But really popular Verka Serdyuchka became after filming in the humorous "SV-show", where the colorful conductor led intimate conversations with the stars of show business. The program was a huge success with viewers, and Andrew himself became associated with the public only with this lush-breasted woman.
In 1996, Danilko met with producer Yuri Nikitin, who offered the artist to try himself as a performer. The first song that Andrew performed on behalf of his heroine was a composition called "Just Faith". Since that time, the artist begins to supplement his performances with musical numbers, and 2 years later releases his debut album called "I was born for love".
Real fame as a performer, Verka Serdyuchka brings the second disk "Pie", released in 2001. It included the well-known songs "Gop-gop" and "Everything will be fine", which instantly became the most popular tracks of numerous radio stations. No noisy holiday could do without them.
"Everything will be good!"
Since 2001, Verka almost every year publishes a new album, all of them are incredibly popular with listeners. Many compositions from the disks become absolute hits, which are loved even by those who are not admirers of the "singer". Among them:
- "And we have a gulianochka";
- "I do not understand."
- "Chita Drita";
- "I wanted a bridegroom" and others.
Performing them, Danilko receives numerous awards and titles, continues to tour many Russian and Ukrainian cities. At the same time Verka tries herself and as an actress, starring in the films "The Snow Queen", "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka", "Cinderella", "Morozko", "Little Red Riding Hood".
The most important event in the life of the star is the participation in "Eurovision". The composition, which was presented by Verka Serdyuchka, caused an unprecedented resonance. Some saw in its title an offensive innuendo, but in general the performance was met very positively. The singer took the 2nd place, and the composition was dubbed the best song that did not win Eurovision.
Since 2014, Danilko practically does not go on stage in the role of the honored conductor. In the summer of 2018 in the media there was information about Verka Serdyuchka's farewell tour. Does this mean that the artist no longer intends to use the image, exhausted for 25 years of creative activity? Danilko decided to try himself in a different format? Time will tell, and all the details about the upcoming performances can be found at kontramarka.de.
