The author of such songs as “You Tell Me, Cherry”, “The Ballad of a Mother”, “Apple Trees in Blossom”, Evgenia Martynov, died under mysterious circumstances at the age of 42. On September 3, 1990, the popular singer and composer was found unconscious in a strange position in the entrance of his home.
The artist’s brother, Yuri Martynov, still cannot come to terms with Evgeniy’s death. He tried to reconstruct the events of the last day of Eugene’s life.
“That day he wanted to show the car to the mechanics so that he could then take his father to the hospital. I went to the garage. There they told him - no problem, bring two bubbles, we'll see. Zhenya gave them 25 rubles. They went to the store, although they did not sell alcohol yet. I later met with one of them, and he told me that they all drank. But what happened then remains a mystery... I dream about him all the time, Zhenya sings all the time, and then I write it down. I dream that Zhenya is returning. And I tell him – let’s think about how to explain where you have been all this time,” says Evgeniy Martynov’s brother.
// Photo: Still from the film “Evgeny Martynov. Forgive me, my love..."
Despite the fact that the walls of not only the entrance, but also the elevator were covered in blood, no investigation was carried out. The official version of Martynov’s death is “heart failure.” When they found the singer, they were in no hurry to call an ambulance; they decided that he was just drunk. The doctors arrived only 40 minutes later and it was already too late.
Martynov’s friend and co-author, poet Andrei Dementyev, believes that the composer’s death was natural, and the reason for his unexpected departure was natural vulnerability. “He took everything very close to his heart,” Dementyev said in the Channel One film “Evgenia Martynov. Forgive me, my love...”
// Photo: Still from the film “Evgeny Martynov. Forgive me, my love..."
Martynov’s popularity peaked in the 70s. He was a beloved composer and performer, earning huge amounts of money for those times both as a singer and as an author, receiving royalties. Lev Leshchenko now recalls that at a time when the average salary was about 120 rubles, Martynov could receive up to 30 thousand per month in royalties and other royalties.
“While the average salary was 120 rubles, these guys - Antonov, Martynov, Dobrynin received 30 thousand a month. They simply had nowhere to put their money, because it’s taboo not to buy a car for more than one apartment. Well, Zhenya was covered. The more popular I became, the more fake friends I had,” Leshchenko said.
// Photo: Still from the film “Evgeny Martynov. Forgive me, my love..."
Evgeny Martynov drank, but few around him could call him an alcoholic. According to friends and colleagues, the composer was a kind and naive person, he lent a lot easily and could not refuse company and friendship to anyone.
Martynov was married only once. Did he meet the girl of his dreams? When he was already thirty, and she was only 17. They lived happily for only 12 years. Martynov’s widow, Evelina, still remembers her last days next to her husband.
“March 19, 1990 was our wedding day - 12 years of marriage. And it didn’t seem like a round date, but Zhenya came home with a huge bouquet of flowers and said: “And it will always be like this!” I will never forget these words. And when he died, the only thing that saved me was that my son was only 6 years old. I had to move on with my life...” said Evelina Martynova.
// Photo: Still from the film “Evgeny Martynov. Forgive me, my love..."
Six years later she married again and later left for Spain permanently. Martynov’s son, Sergei, is engaged in business and is going to marry a Spanish woman. But she is incredibly proud of her father and knows all his songs by heart.
Coming from a simple family, he managed to graduate with honors from the Music Pedagogical Institute, where teachers gave him the nickname “Gift” for his unique talent. A few years after graduation, he came to Moscow, becoming a real gift for millions of Soviet people. His pure and bright lyrical songs sounded almost daily from all repeaters, giving listeners joy and faith in a bright tomorrow.
Talented student Evgeny Martynov
On that fateful day Martynov I had to take my father to the clinic, meet with a lawyer, and sort out the issue of a business trip abroad. The artist did not feel well, but he had to repair the Volga, which suddenly broke down so inopportunely. Martynov went to a taxi driver who had once helped him repair a car. Together with another car enthusiast, he entered the elevator of one of the neighboring houses, where he became ill, and his companion, frightened, ran away without even calling an ambulance.
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There is a street in Artemovsk Evgenia Martynova, on a house in Kamyshin, 
where he was born - memorial plaque; a song festival named after Martynova.
If you criticize any song Eugene He answered that the people liked her; it happened that they told him: “The people need to be educated.” And they often found fault with the lyrics. Back in 1975 Evgeniy Martynov and Dementyev had to convince the editor-in-chief of Central Television for a long time that the words “the swan could not fly to distant lands” had nothing to do with the emigration of Jews.
Updated: April 13, 2019 by: Elena
20 years ago, on September 3, 1990, at the age of 42, the wonderful singer and composer Evgeny MARTYNOV, the author of the songs “Swan Fidelity”, “Apple Trees in Blossom”, “Alyonushka”, etc., passed away. According to the official version, his heart gave out entrance of your own home, and help came too late. However, Evgeny’s younger brother, Honored Artist of Russia, composer Yuri MARTYNOV, believes that the circumstances of the singer’s death are far from so clear.
- Yuri Grigorievich, before his death, your brother was in a legal battle with people who cheated him out of a large sum...
These were the organizers of his tour in the Ryazan region, who did not pay his brother the fee. Zhenya entered into an agreement with their company, so he was sure that he would win the case. However, it turned out that the company was registered to fake people, and their documents were used to cover up repeat offenders. The next court hearing was supposed to take place on September 4, 1990, but due to the death of the plaintiff, the case was closed.
Last year on a TV program Andrey Malakhov dedicated to memory Martynova, allegedly a representative of that company came. He began to make excuses, saying that an unscrupulous partner had used his seal and signature. He stated that he felt guilty before Martynov and asked for forgiveness from his mother. Baby talk! They owed Zhenya 10 thousand rubles. This was in Soviet times, when a Volga car cost 15 thousand, and a three-room apartment could be bought for nine! Get your money back taking into account the refinancing rate! Otherwise, what kind of forgiveness can we talk about?!- At first, your brother’s death was associated with the trial...
Speculation arose after erroneous information about a bandit attack on the composer Martynov, published in MK two weeks before his death. In fact, they attacked another Martynov, an actor at the Mayakovsky Theater. My brother wasn’t even in Moscow at that time. Nevertheless, there were rumors for a long time that Zhenya was beaten because of the trial with criminals. In principle, legal rights are inherited.
And I was ready to continue the litigation on behalf of the heirs. But Zhenya's widow Ella ( Evelina Starenchenko. -M.F.) fell into hysterics. “My child is growing, he is more valuable to me than money,” she said. “I forbid you to engage in this matter.”- But the police conducted an investigation?
If, in the opinion of the police, there are no signs of a crime, an incident report is written and the matter is closed. They interviewed the grandmother who found her brother in the entrance and other residents. They established that Zhenya came to the entrance with two men. Later they said that Martynov gave them money for vodka and they drank with him. There are many questions, but no one bothered to ask them. What exactly did you drink? Is it all from the same bottle? According to the men, when they entered the entrance, the brother became ill and fell in the elevator. Why did they leave him and run away? Why did one man enter the elevator with Zhenya, while the other remained below? Next comes the crime itself. The police arrived and began to bring Zhenya to her senses - slapping her on the cheeks and letting her smell ammonia. A certain doctor from a children's hospital located opposite came and gave his brother an injection. After that he died. As they said at the Sklifosovsky Institute, a large amount of ammonia was found in Evgeniy’s mouth. But they don’t drink ammonia. To bring a person to his senses, a moistened cotton wool is enough. And Zhenya’s clothes all smelled like that alcohol. But this fact was not studied. The cause of death was announced as heart failure.
The archives have disappeared
- What do you think really happened?
Apparently, Zhenya became ill due to poisoning. Either the vodka was “scorched”, or they poured something on him to “knock him out” and rob him. When the police arrived, my brother was breathing; there was no need to touch him. And they began to “help” him. It seems that ammonia was not just given to snort, but was literally poured into him. But this drug, once on the mucous membrane, immediately causes swelling, and the person cannot inhale. Most likely, the death was caused by negligence.
- You didn’t try to get an additional check?We need a resolution from the prosecutor's office. But the case did not reach the prosecutor, since according to the police documents there were no signs of a crime. Naturally, it is to everyone's advantage to present this as an accident. And at that moment I psychologically could not do this. Then we began a confrontation with Zhenya’s widow Ella. I had to share something, including copyrights.
There was another double situation - shortly after Evgeniy’s death, Ella asked me to help her have an abortion. For a long time I was tormented by doubts: who is the child from? As a result, I brought her together with the right people. And a month later she was already with another dude, with whom she now lives in Spain.
I took the circumstances of Zhenya’s death seriously several years later, when I began writing a book about him. But it was no longer possible to resume the case. In the early 90s, all Moscow districts and the corresponding police departments were reorganized. And all the materials on the circumstances of Zhenya’s death disappeared without a trace.
- I know you are currently suing someone?There was a dispute with my wife Yanukovych. The International Evgeny Martynov Festival has been held in Ukraine nine times. At the first, Yanukovych himself was the chairman of the organizing committee, and I was the chairman of the jury. The most stellar artists and jury members were invited. But no one was paid any money. After that, I refused to cooperate with them and demanded that the further holding of the festival be stopped. But the Ukrainians continued to hold the Yevgeny Martynov festival. Without transferring a penny for his songs and without asking permission to perform them. The General Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine took control of the issue, but nothing was achieved. And since last fall, on behalf of Martynov’s mother, I have been waging a legal battle with the creators of the television program “PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC.” In one of the episodes, the song “Apple Trees in Blossom” was played in a mutilated form. They called me and were indignant at how I allowed this. And they didn’t even contact me! Under the Copyright Act, any performance of a work with a new orchestration requires permission from the authors or their heirs.
Fake robbery
Maybe the creators of the show are not to blame? The song could be reworked by the performer.
- “Apple Trees in Blossom” was performed in the program Sergey Zakharov. Of course, he also participated in the creation of illegal processing. But it was broadcast by Channel One, which should bear responsibility. Its representatives shift responsibility to the producers of the program - the Red Square company. Representatives of Kvadrat say that they paid the Russian Authors' Society and do not owe anyone else. And on February 22 of this year I was attacked near my house. They beat me severely and took away my briefcase. But it didn't look like a robbery. They took not my money or my cell phone, but two floppy disks with documents related to my court cases. A criminal case has been opened. But as the investigator admitted to me: “You see, animals of this color are not for our mouth.”
At first he supported me. He said: “These bastards take all the best and crap.” But on trial Reznik did not come. Martynov’s other co-author did not support me either - Andrey Dementyev. “You shouldn’t have started this,” he said. “And because of this, they were angry not only with you, but also with me.” This is despite the fact that it is generally impossible to reach an agreement with Dementiev on copyright. He asks for a huge fee. “I’m not against releasing a disc,” he justifies himself. “But my wife Anya deals with such issues.” And Anna’s conversation is short: “Either they pay us the amount we are interested in, or we don’t need it.” Reznik is asking for the same exorbitant money. Personally, when someone wants to release another CD or DVD with Martynov’s songs, I give permission on symbolic terms. But everything is not enough for these two. Because of this, in recent years, CDs with my brother’s songs have not been released at all.
Martynov Evgeniy Grigorievich was born on May 22, 1948 in the city of Kamyshin, Volgograd region.
The composer spent his childhood and youth in the Donbass; he received his higher musical education at the Kyiv Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky and the Donetsk Musical Pedagogical Institute (now the S.S. Prokofiev Conservatory). Since 1973, the composer lived in Moscow and worked first at the State Concert Association "Rosconcert" (as a soloist-vocalist), and then at the publishing houses "Young Guard" and "Pravda" (as a music editor-consultant). Member of the Union of Composers of the USSR since 1984. Over the years since
in his compositional and performing activities Martynov E.G. was awarded many laureate titles and honorary diplomas, in particular at the All-Union Competition of Soviet Song Performers in Minsk (1973), the World Festival of Youth and Students in Berlin (1973), the All-Union Television Festival of Soviet Song "Young Voices" (1974 g.), international pop song competition "Bratislava Lyre" in Czechoslovakia (1975), international pop song competition "Gold
oh Orpheus" in Bulgaria
(1976), at the international pop song festivals “Melodies of Friends” in Kyiv (1976) and “Dechinsky Anchor” in Czechoslovakia (1977). In 1980, the composer was awarded the honorary title of Moscow Komsomol Prize laureate in those years, and in 1987 he became a laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize. From 1974 to 1990, he was a regular winner of the All-Union television festivals "Songs of the Year".
The artist toured extensively and successfully throughout the country and abroad. With concert performances and composition
He visited many countries of the world with creative delegations: the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Finland, India, Switzerland, and all former socialist countries. E. G. Martynov’s songs were (and are) included in their repertoire by many popular domestic and foreign artists: Michel (Spain), K. Gott (Czech Republic), A. German (Poland), D. Marjanovich, M. Ungar, I. Sherfezi (Yugoslavia), L. Ivanova (Bulgaria), M. Dauer (Romania), M. Chavez (Cuba), J. Joala, A. Veski, M. Cristal
Inskaya, G. Nenasheva, L. Kesoglu, A. Vedishcheva, T. Miansarova, G. Chokheli, M. Codreanu, I. Kobzon, L. Zykina, O. Voronets, S. Zakharov, S. Rotaru, V. Tolkunova, L. Leshchenko, L. Senchina, Y. Bogatikov, E. Shavrina, G. Belov, K. Georgiadi, A. Serov, I. Ponarovskaya, N. Chepraga, L. Serebrennikov, I. Otieva, N. Gnatyuk, L. Uspenskaya, V. Vuyachich, N. Brodskaya, performers of the new (for the composer) generation - F. Kirkorov, N. Baskov, M. Nasyrov, V. Baykov, S. Pavliashvili, A. Malinin, I. Shvedova, I. Demarin, V. Gotovtseva, M. Evdokimov, Anastasia, Yulian,
Natalie, Tanya Ostryagina; as well as such well-known groups as the Red Banner Song and Dance Ensemble of the Soviet (Russian) Army named after A. Aleksandrov, the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the Military Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR (RF), the State Russian Folk Ensemble "Russia", vocal and instrumental ensembles - "Orera ", "Gems", "Flame", "Gaya", "Nadezhda", "Chervona Ruta", "Seven Young" (Yugoslavia), "Blue Jeans" (Japan), vocal ensembles - "Russian Song", "Indian Summer" ", "Voronezh Girls", duet "Romen"
The composer's works have also been successfully performed (and are being performed) by the symphonic and pop music orchestras of the All-Union (Russian) Radio and Television, the State Brass Band of Russia, the pop and dance music orchestras of the Bratislava and Ostrava Radio (Slovakia and the Czech Republic), the Moscow pop orchestra "Melody", Orchestra conducted by Claude Caravelli (France)...
The most popular songs by E.G. Martynov: “The Ballad of the Mother”, “Swan Fidelity”, “Father’s House”, “Apple”
not in bloom”, “Alyonushka”, “I’m waiting for spring”, “Seagulls over the water”, “Father’s letter”, “Start over”, “I’ll give you the whole world”, “On the swing”, “Spell”, “Natalie ", "Mom's eyes", "Meeting of friends" ("Let's have a good time"), "March-memory", "The nightingales are singing, pouring...", "If you are young at heart" ("Today I am where the blizzard is blowing "), "White Lilac", "Tell me, cherry...". The composer collaborated with the most famous Moscow poets: A. Dementiev, R. Rozhdestvensky, A. Voznesensky, I. Reznik, S. Ostrov, M. Plyatskovs
Kim, V. Kharitonov, I. Shaferan, M. Tanich, L. Derbenev, N. Dobronravov, A. Poperechny, R. Kazakova, A. Pyanov, N. Dorizo... Sheet music collections, gramophone records and compact cassettes with songs E.G. Martynov’s songs were published in huge numbers and enjoyed constant success among pop song fans both in our country and abroad.
The artist’s bright creative career suddenly ended at the age of 43, on September 3, 1990. E.G. Martynov was buried at the Novo-Kuntsevo cemetery in Moscow.
His songs have been heard by millions, but few know who wrote them. Evgeny Martynov has a soft, velvety voice, which is usually called a baritone tenor, but he is known more as a composer rather than a performer. His melodies have been heard from the stage more than once and can still be heard, but Evgeniy Grigoryevich Martynov himself has not been seen among the living for 28 years, since on September 3, 1990, he died under very mysterious circumstances.
Biography and cause of death
Evgeny Martynov came into this world on May 22, 1948. This happened in the city of Kamyshin, Volgograd region. Zhenya was born in the post-war period, both of his parents went through difficult times, and not somewhere in the rear, but right on the front line.
Dad, Grigory Martynov, bore the honorary title of commander of a rifle platoon, but the war made him disabled, so he had to forget about further service. He had a good ear for music and could play several instruments.
The mother of the future celebrity was a military nurse, so she also made an invaluable contribution to the overall victory over world fascism. In addition, Evgeny Martynov has a younger brother, Yuri (1957), who, like him, is distinguished by several talents at once. He became famous as a successful composer, producer, and arranger, and even received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Several versions can be found about the causes of death in the biography of Yevgeny Martynov, since, according to his brother, there were many factors pointing to a deliberate murder and not an accident.
early years
The future composer Evgeny Martynov, at the age of five, moved with his entire family to the city of Bakhmut (until 2016 Artemovsk), located in the Donetsk region. This was his father’s small homeland, so we can say that they returned to their native land. Grigory Martynov invested a lot of patience and work into his son, developing in him a God-given talent for music. While still a schoolboy, Evgeniy began to create his own works, because he was gifted not only with a beautiful voice, but also with a keen ear.
In Artemovsk, the future composer received an initial musical education in the clarinet class. The young man dreamed of being an artist, therefore, having all the necessary talents, in 1967 he entered the Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Conservatory, located in the city of Kyiv. But for some reason the young man transferred to the Musical Pedagogical Institute of Donetsk, which now bears the high title of the S.S. Prokofiev Conservatory. He graduated ahead of schedule, in 1971.
Carier start
Singer Evgeny Martynov, after graduating, began working in Moscow, initially only as a composer. There, in 1972, he met the once popular Maya Kristelitskaya, who for the first time on the big stage performed the song “Birch,” which he wrote based on Yesenin’s poem. And it was she who introduced Evgeny Martynov to the audience as a young and outstanding creator of music.
That year was also significant because Evgeny Martynov’s song “My Love”, wonderfully performed by Gyulli Chokheli, was broadcast on the central television channel for the first time. And since 1973, he already worked at the State Concert Association “Rosconcert” as a soloist-vocalist. The young man also got a job in the editorial offices of such famous newspapers as Pravda and Molodaya Gvardiya as a consultant-editor.
After the airing of Evgeny Martynov’s song, he finally woke up famous! And this is not surprising, because his melodies radiate light, love and warmth hidden in the soul of their creator. Then the composer began to receive orders from the most famous pop performers, such as Lyudmila Zykina (“Don’t Stop Loving Me,” “Tell Me, Mom”).
Realization of Martynov as a singer
Evgeny Grigorievich's creations were performed by such stars of the 70s and 80s as Anna German, Sofia Rotaru, Eduard Khil, Joseph Kobzon, Mikhail Chuev and others. But still, Martynov’s dream was to independently perform his own songs, especially since God endowed him with a beautiful velvety and sonorous voice.
His soft tenor could cover up to several octaves and had a unique timbre, thanks to which Evgeniy was called a soloist to the opera house. But the thorny path of the pop singer attracted him much more, especially since he had all the data for this. Martynov's appearance was quite artistic, and his charisma and inspired manner of performance did their job, causing a storm of positive emotions in the listener. Even such dramatic compositions as “Swan Fidelity” end in a very optimistic and sublime way. However, the biography of Evgeny Martynov and the cause of the artist’s death are not nearly as clear and understandable as his songs, because there are quite a lot of dark spots.
Honorary titles of the composer
Throughout his life, Evgeny Martynov has repeatedly received state awards and valuable prizes, here is a list of them:
- Laureate of the USSR competition among performers of Soviet songs in Minsk in 1973.
- Laureate of the World Youth Festival in 1973, held in Berlin.
- Received membership in the Union of Composers of the USSR in 1984.
- He won the International Bratislava Lyre Competition in 1975, becoming the first winner from the Soviet country.
- He took second place and won a silver medal in the International Golden Orpheus Competition in 1976 in Bulgaria.
- He received the Lenin Komsomol Prize in 1987 for his work on the aesthetic education of the young population and children's works.
In addition to all of the above, Evgeny Martynov was one of the most famous and revered authors and performers in the Soviet Union. But, alas, after the 80s, his popularity sharply waned due to the emergence of such pop stars as “Na-Na” and “Tender May”.
Martynov found himself outside the “format”, since young people liked to dance more than listen thoughtfully. Invitations to television and concerts stopped coming, and this could not but affect the psychological state of the singer and composer. By nature, Evgeniy Grigorievich was a very sensitive person and took everything to heart. That is why the long-term lack of demand led to the artist’s banal drinking. And on August 27, 1990, Evgeny Martynov performed for the last time in the qualifying round of the “Song of the Year” festival with a composition based on the poems of Ilya Reznik “Maryina Roshcha”.
Cause of death of Evgeny Martynov
The singer's biography ended tragically on September 3, 1990. According to the official version, the cause was acute heart failure, but some facts indicate that this is not entirely true. The singer was riding home in the elevator, but suddenly he felt unwell. They say that he could still have been saved if he had received timely medical assistance, but, alas, this did not happen. The funeral of Evgeny Martynov took place on the fourth day from the date of death at the Moscow Novo-Kuntsevskoye cemetery in plot No. 2.
The composer’s younger brother, Yuri Grigorievich, believes that the artist was “helped” to go to the next world, because he was in the process of suing the people who deceived him. And this seems to be true, because we were talking about a rather “tidy” amount.
The essence of the matter was that Evgeny Martynov was organized on a tour of the Ryazan region, but for some reason they forgot to pay the fee. The contract with the company was officially concluded (on paper), but it was issued to completely strangers. Repeat offenders protected themselves in this way, since it was not easy to prove their involvement in this situation.
And so the composer “very fortunately” died right on the eve of the next meeting, scheduled for September 4. The case was closed, and people whispered for a long time that the death was rigged by those same criminals. According to one version, he was poisoned, and according to another, he was severely beaten, hitting vital organs.
Opinion of Yuri Grigorievich Martynov
The composer's brother told about those events that the old woman who found Zhenya in the entrance, as well as other residents, said that he entered there in the company of two men. The companions later said that Martynov bought them vodka and they “figured it out for three,” but it is unknown what brand they drank and whether it was from the same bottle. No one thought to ask his drinking buddies about this.
According to those men, Evgeny felt bad as soon as they entered the entrance, and in the elevator he already lost consciousness. But why did they abandon him without providing first aid? And why one of them entered the elevator with the singer, while the other remained at the exit from the entrance, is still a mystery. After this, the police arrived and began to bring Yevgeny Martynov to his senses through slaps and ammonia. A doctor from a nearby children's hospital appeared and gave the musician some kind of injection, and then the composer died.
Facts pointing to premeditated murder
Pathologists from the Sklifosovsky Research Institute concluded that a considerable amount of ammonia was found in Yevgeny Martynov’s mouth. But they don’t drink it! To bring a person to his senses, a drop of ammonia on a piece of cotton wool is enough, but the singer’s clothes actually exuded the pungent smell of ammonia! However, the report on the cause of death indicated heart failure.
The brother of the deceased concluded that Evgeny Martynov died from poisoning:
“The reason for Zhenya’s poor health was that he was deliberately poisoned. Maybe the vodka he got was “scorched”, or they added something to his glass so that he would pass out and could be cleaned up. Before the police arrived, my brother was still breathing and they just needed to call an ambulance, and not carry out inept resuscitation. Was it possible to pour ammonia into a living person instead of just letting him smell it?! Didn’t they know that ammonia causes severe swelling of the mucous membrane, blocking the airways?!”
Family
The following can be said about the personal life of Evgeny Martynov: he had a wife and son. The wife was 11 years younger than the composer, because he got married quite late. At the time we met, she was only 17 years old. The artist was by nature a very shy person, and, despite the crowds of enthusiastic fans, he never took anyone to hotel rooms after performances. Apparently, modesty influenced the fact that Evgeniy Martynov created a family only at the age of 30, after waiting for his only one.
Details about the spouse
Wife Evelina Konstantinovna Starchenko was born in Kyiv in 1959 and after the wedding took her husband’s surname. The wedding celebration took place in the Moscow restaurant “Prague” and was distinguished by splendor. People who were part of the singer’s circle of close friends whispered that Evelina got married for selfish reasons, but Evgeny was very happy with her. God blessed their marriage with a son, who was born on July 23, 1984. His name was given in honor of the great Russian poet Sergei Yesenin, whose work Martynov loved infinitely. The son looks very much like his father, but he was only 6 years old when his dad passed away.
Despite the fact that Evelina herself says that the death of her husband was a severe blow of fate for her, Yuri Martynov does not particularly believe in this. And he explains it this way: “Soon after Zhenya’s death, Ella asked me to use my connections to give her an abortion. I wondered whose child this was. However, he brought her together with the right people. And a month later she began dating another man, with whom she currently lives in Spain.”
After her second marriage, Evelina moved to the Spanish resort city of Alicante with her son Sergei and now lives in a villa on the seashore.
Best Albums
Since in the Soviet edition most of the vinyls with the singer’s recordings were called simply “Evgeniy Martynov Sings,” for convenience the recordings were released on CD under different names. The re-release was made after the artist's death, and the first album was released in 1991. Here is the compiled discography of Evgeny Martynov:
- “I’ll give you the whole world” - 1991 (“Melody”);
- "Swan Fidelity" - 1991 ("Melody");
- "Maryina Roshcha" - 1991 ("Melody");
- "Song of My Love" - 1994 ("ROM Ltd.");
- “Apple trees in bloom” (“Evgeny Martynov sings his songs”) - 1995 (“Melody”);
- "Swan Fidelity - Songs of Evgeny Martynov" - 1997 ("Melody");
- “I’m flying to you - Pop stars sing songs by Evgeny Martynov” - 2000 (“Melody”);
- “I’ll give you the whole world” - 2001 (“Park of Stars”);
- Grand Collection - 2003 ("Quad-Disk");
- "Great Performers of Russia of the XX Century" - 2004 (Moroz Records);
After listening to these recordings, you can get acquainted with the songs of the talented composer and listen to his unusually soft, wonderful voice.