The other day, the singer’s 14-year-old son organized an exhibition of his paintings in Italy.
Until recently, fans of Alexander Malinin were touched by how beautiful the children were growing up in the artist’s family. And so the cute kids turned into teenagers who never tire of surprising their parents. So, the other day the singer’s son Frol organized an exhibition of his paintings in Italy.
Alexander and Emma Malinin. Photo: personal archive of the singer.
The exhibition took place in Tuscany, and Frol’s paintings were seen by hundreds of visitors. As a result, the 14-year-old artist received offers to purchase paintings. Frol began drawing at a very tender age. At first he painted in the style of abstract expressionism. Now he is mainly interested in graphics, as well as other techniques with which he experiments. The boy has more than forty large-format works.
“Frol gravitates more towards massive works. He likes to work with color. There are interesting graphic paintings, but he doesn’t want to show them to anyone yet, he only showed them to a few professional artists,” said Alexandra’s wife and mother of the young artist. — My son works in a mask, uses sprays, canned paint, acrylic and other dyes. His paintings contain interesting combinations that other artists really like.”
The boy did not study at art school, and his interest in drawing at first was more like a game.
“When he was 12 years old, he began to take the lids from the boxes in which my boots were kept. The inside of the lids is white. So, he started painting these lids from the inside,” recalls Emma Malinina. — I have a friend, he is a famous architect, a professor at an architectural university, we were talking about one project, and he saw painted boxes that were lying in the corner. I told him that this was Frol’s work. The next day, my friend gave him large canvases, paints, brushes and everything he needed. And a few days later Frol’s first painting was born. He drew as if he had been studying this all his life. A friend saw it, appreciated it and said that Frol is a real artist.”
The boy’s parents decided to develop his talent and sent him to a school for gifted children in Europe, where he was given a studio on preferential terms. Thus, Frol is already working as an adult artist. He intends to exhibit his works in Russia and is currently preparing a professional portfolio. The young man keeps some of his works in Moscow, where an entire attic is allocated for them, and some of them are kept in Italy. According to his parents, he now draws on his own. Responsible for everything - from purchasing paints and canvases to choosing a place to work.
Of course, Emma and Alexander are proud of their talented son.
Frol Malinin's girlfriend's name is Joanna Seifert, she lives with her parents in the Munich suburb of Starnberg, Bavaria, and she has a sister, Ellen. It is unknown under what circumstances Frol and Joanna met, but they met at least 4 months ago: it was then that the first video with Frol’s participation appeared on Joanna’s page. It is likely that Joanna’s acquaintance with Frol’s parents has also already happened; at least, she “follows” the page of his mother Emma Malinina.
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Frol's friend is passionate about music and recording video blogs. She posts her videos on Instagram under the name “Jojo” - that’s what Joanna’s friends call her. As for Frol, he did not follow in his father’s footsteps and found himself in the fine arts.
The canvases and paints literally captivated me, and I realized: the passion for drawing swallowed me whole,
Frol Malinin says on his official website.
Frol's talent for drawing manifested itself in childhood. Together with his parents and sister Ustinya, he lives in three countries: in Russia, in Germany, and in Italy. The idyllic landscapes of the Italian town of Forte dei Marmi, where the Malinins have spent their holidays for many years, have become an inexhaustible source of inspiration for him.
The time spent in Tuscany allowed me to perceive the world in all its splendor. Traveling has given me a lot - I learned to focus on everything unusual. At some point, just looking was not enough: I took my dad’s camera and started shooting. My father gave me the highest possible rating - for my tenth birthday I received a camera and several lenses for it. After some time I tried to draw. He drew with whatever came to hand - felt-tip pens, pencils. And he did it consciously. It is worth saying a huge thank you to my mother, who supported this endeavor. Passion needs to be fed, and at the age of 12 I began to study everything related to drawing. Then, in 2012, I got my own studio to begin to put the acquired knowledge into practice. Thanks to my parents for taking my hobby so seriously.
Frol talks about himself.
Frol creates paintings in the abstract art genre, and actively shares the results of his work on social networks and on his own website.
Frol Malinin against the background of his painting
Now Frol spends most of his time in Munich, where he and his sister Ustinya study at one of the best gymnasiums in Bavaria. As their father Alexander Malinin said in an interview, the children speak three languages: English, German and Russian, and are also studying Latin.
Frola's twin sister Ustinya is also passionate about creativity. She has already appeared on stage with her father - together they performed the song “Show” in one of the New Year’s programs on Channel One. In addition, soon, on February 14, Valentine's Day, Ustinha will take part in his father's concert at Crocus City Hall.
By the way, the other day, Alexander Malinin’s eldest son from his first marriage, a participant in “Star Factory-3” and performer of the once popular song “Kitten” Nikita Malinin, made his presence known. He appeared on Andrei Malakhov’s “Tonight” program and talked about where his fans “disappeared from the radar.”
Nikita Malinin with Yulia Mikhalchik at the Ostankino television center According to Nikita, he did not leave the music sphere - he began writing dance music:
After “Star Factory” I worked for a couple of years. Then he left the stage and began writing dance music. Now I work in nightclubs. I'm happily married. My wife Natasha and I, my former classmate, have been together for 17 years. No children yet.
The full program can be viewed here:
Alexander Malinin is an exemplary family man. According to him, in three decades of marriage with Emma Malinina, he never cheated on his wife. A mutual friend introduced them at the singer’s concert in the late 1980s. Emma worked at that time as a gynecologist and was far from the musician crowd. The girl handed over the ticket, and Malinin wrote a declaration of love along with his autograph. Subsequently, the artist admitted that he fell in love at first sight. But at that moment, Emma considered the action frivolous. The girl’s parents also did not appreciate the potential son-in-law and tried their best to dissuade their daughter from a relationship with the “balalaika player.” Emma did it her way and has been happily married for many years.
Photo: Global Look Press
Children influenced their father's work
With the birth of twins Ustinya and Frol into the Malinin family, two new songs were added to Alexander’s repertoire. “Girl” is dedicated to the daughter, and “Keep you safe, son” - to the son. It is noteworthy that the last track was offered to Malinin before, ten years before the addition to the family, but Alexander refused this song, and it ended up with Shufutinsky. And then she returned to Malinin - just in time for Frol’s birth. The father learned the lyrics of the song while rocking his son - so the baby became the first listener of the new hit. Alexander's stepson - the son of his wife Emma, Anton - also participates in his stepfather's work: he helps him on recordings.
Wife, muse and producer
Photo: instagram.com
Didn't trade music for a fabulous inheritance
In 1998, the media reported that Malinin’s second cousin, a millionaire, lived in America, the owner of a real estate trading company. He found his grandson on tour and invited him to give up his musical career, move to America and become the heir to 20 million dollars. The singer refused. Apparently, the 80-year-old rich man had no other heirs, and he bequeathed all his money to charitable organizations, assigning only a thousand dollars to his Russian grandson.
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Denied your father the last meeting?
Nikolai Vyguzov is the singer’s own father, and in recent years he has been living with the opportunity to meet his son. An 80-year-old paralyzed man does not lose hope until the last moment and is confident that he will be able to see his heir before his death. In 2005, Nikolai suffered a heart attack, and in the fall of 2017 he suffered a stroke. “I want to hug him tightly one last time. He should come to me, he should say goodbye,” the elderly man said.
The singer's father sincerely does not understand why his son was offended by him. Vyguzov notes that he never abandoned him and always helped. “He called me: “Dad, send some money. I still have a ruble." In response, I sent 2,000 rubles a month,” said Malinin’s father. In 1988, the son changed his surname to a more harmonious one and, according to his parents, has been ashamed of them for many years. Malinin’s wife and producer Emma states that the stories about the “bad son” were staged by the singer’s ex-wife Olga Zarubina, and Alexander’s father never had heart disease. Moreover, after the scandal that erupted in the media, Alexander’s brother Oleg went to visit their father, but he was not even allowed onto the threshold of the house.
Children continue their father's work
With son Nikita. Photo: Global Look Press
Ustinya Malinina also supported the musical dynasty. The girl not only sings, but has already recorded her first album. “I waited a very long time and finally this moment happened, my daughter is releasing her first solo album. All the songs were written by her herself: both poetry and music, the singer proudly declared. Ustinya turns 18 this year, and she has already made her debut on the cover of the Russian-language version of Tatler magazine.
With daughter Ustinya. Photo: instagram.com
Frol Malinin became an artist. He has been drawing since he was 12 years old. Then his parents gave him a whole studio and gave him the opportunity to travel endlessly. While traveling around Italy, he learned to concentrate on details, which, by his own admission, is the main thing in his hobby.
Son Frol. Photo: instagram.com
I learned about the existence of my daughter 25 years later
The least fortunate was the other daughter of Alexander Malinin. In 2011, thanks to Andrei Malakhov’s program “Let Them Talk,” it became known that the popular singer has an adult daughter, Kira, who lives in the USA. The television crew arranged a meeting between father and daughter, which came as a big surprise for the artist. Over the past 7 years, this story continues to become sensational. Malinin’s ex-wife and Kira’s mother Olga Zarubina has repeatedly stated that the famous father does not want to communicate with his daughter, does not raise her and refuses to help.
With Olga Zarubina and daughter Kira. Still from the program “Let Them Talk” on Channel One
“We met backstage, exchanged phone numbers and started talking. I was interested in how she lives, breathes, with whom she communicates and what she is like. Has she finished anything? When I found out the information, it amazed me,” said Malinin.
According to the singer, it turned out that the girl lives in a trailer with someone else’s family and dogs, which she walks from time to time. But Kira unexpectedly refused her father’s offer to rent an apartment. Olga Zarubina, in turn, accused her ex-husband of not recognizing his own daughter for 25 years. In July 2018, it became known that Malinin sued his ex-wife, with whom he had been married for 2 years, for libel.
Emma Malinina (on Instagram - @doktoremmamalinina) is the wife of Russian singer Alexander Malinin. Together they are raising twins - Frol and Ustinya, who are already performing with their father, and the son, moreover, draws. Judging by Instagram, he hangs his paintings in the gallery. Emma has a medical education and works as a gynecologist. She officially has a doctorate and opened her medical center in Germany in 2015.
She received her education at the Samara Medical Institute. I met my first husband there, in my first year. They quickly got married, and 9 months later their first son, Anton, was born. The young father hardly helped, so I had to take care of everything myself. The girl did not even take academic leave, she tried to take care of her son and study. Together with her husband, she moved to Moscow and soon divorced. Her parents already lived in Moscow, so she came to her parents and entered the First Medical Institute for an internship. In addition to studying, the girl worked, and there was no free time at all.
Emma met her second future husband at a concert; they were introduced by a friend who was friends with Malinin. At that time, the girl was not yet divorced, but she no longer lived with her husband. Immediately after they met, Alexander began to court her, and very brightly. Then he offered to move in with him with his son, but she said that the issue of marriage was important to her. He considered it a formality, but proposed because Emma wanted it that way. When he himself wanted something more, he proposed getting married to her, but did not want a child. The singer waited for 7 years for the wounds from his previous marriage to heal, and yet one day he realized that he was ready. And pregnancy came suddenly, but at a rather inopportune moment, when Alexander began to have problems with his voice. And the pregnancy itself was difficult, but they did not lose heart and are now raising twins.
Emma Malinina's Instagram
On Instagram, Dr. Emma Malinina posts her impressions of the time she spends with her family. Now they are vacationing in Italy, riding bicycles and just walking around the city. From time to time, Emma Malinina posts her latest photos with her son’s paintings on Instagram; he even published his own catalog of works. Frol's paintings are abstract, bright, sometimes they consist of spots, sometimes they are more graphic, but his work is definitely a success.
