The life of Matilda Shnurova is like a story about Cinderella. A girl from a poor rural family became a famous restaurateur, opened a ballet school and won the heart of Sergei Shnurov.

Biography of Matilda Shnurova

Childhood. The future Matilda Shnurova, and then Elena Mozgovaya, was born in the village of Losevo, Voronezh Region. Very little is known about Matilda's childhood - the girl does not like to remember the past. grew up in poor family. Mother's name is Tatyana, father's name is Vladimir. They divorced when the girl was one and a half years old. Then Tatyana will marry again, give birth to Matilda's brother Igor. And four years later, she divorced her second husband.

Mother Matilda suddenly hit one of the Indian religious teachings. The family did not seem to be part of her plans. After the divorce, she left the children on her own. ex-husbands and left for Voronezh. She lives there to this day, earning a living by sewing clothes.

Matilda had no other close relatives. His own father died, his brother died in an accident, his stepfather drowned in the river.

There are two more half-sisters and a brother father. They also live in Voronezh. But Matilda does not support relations with them.

At school, the girl studied poorly, but among her peers she earned great respect. She did not take offense. If necessary, she could hit back the boys too.

She tried to live with her mother, but at the age of 17 she fled to Moscow.

Later, she admits to reporters that she received all the important life lessons already outside her parental home:

“In my family, my boundaries were violated quite harshly. I left the family early, and my role models were completely different - what I learned from them shaped me. I was lucky: I met unusual and cool people. My case is not quite normal - although, of course, it is the parents who should give self-confidence, the feeling that you are a person, you have a foundation. Such children have a huge head start - they do not need to spend a huge amount of time and energy on reformatting and accepting themselves.

Carier start. Matilda fled to the capital with the dream of getting into VGIK at the directing department. Instead, she joined the team of Ivan Shapovalov, who produced the Tatu group. In 2004, he launched the reality show of the same name, where his wards in live planned to record an album. The soloist of the group "7b" Ivan Demyan, who also comes from Voronezh, helped to attach Matilda.

“For the first time I saw her in one of the Voronezh clubs,” says Demyan. “She seemed cheerful and sociable to me.”

Arriving in Moscow, Matilda called Ivan. He could not leave the girl at the station - he invited Shapovalov to the studio, introduced him to the musicians.

“I did small tasks, it’s not even a fact that I was paid,” she said in an interview with Tatler. - But I stuck out there all night long and listened. These were flashes of magical communication, there were words that penetrated into me and sprouted into the distant future. I saw Monroe, Limonov, Volochkova. Natalia Vodianova came with her English husband - always cheerful, there was a very funny relationship between them.

In Shapovalov's studio, on the very first day, Matilda met the famous secular photographer Dmitry Mikheev, with whom she began a relationship. According to Mikheev, it was he who suggested changing the name Elena to Matilda. And then he got her a gossip reporter for a fashion magazine.

Matilda took up the restaurant business after moving to St. Petersburg. It happened after meeting Sergei Shnurov. At first she began to manage the Blue Pushkin bar, which belonged to the musician. And at the end of 2012, she opened her own restaurant "CoCoCo". At the end of 2016, he took the fourth place in the ranking of the best restaurants in the city.

The restaurant's menu includes new Russian cuisine, dishes from seasonal regional products.
“There is still nothing tastier than banal potatoes with herring. What Russian person does not love them? ”, The musician’s wife admitted to reporters.

Another business of Matilda is choreography. Shnurova once admitted that she has been fond of ballet since the age of 16. Therefore, having moved to St. Petersburg, in 2010 she opened the Isadora ballet school, which teaches prima ballerinas from leading theaters.

Hobby. Matilda takes good care of herself. He regularly goes to a fitness club, trains stretching in his ballet school. And she is also fond of photography, she even took lessons from the famous American photojournalist (his notable work- photograph of an Afghan girl).

Personal life of Matilda Shnurova

Matilda met Sergey Shnurov in Moscow in 2006. At that time, the musician had two marriages behind him, as well as a relationship with Oksana Akinshina that made a splash.

Shnurov and Matilda brought together a common friend from America. She took her friend with her to the concert of the musician, where she asked to run into the dressing room for some business.

“She went in, I was stunned. He asked: "Eh! What is your name?" She replied, "Matilda." I said: “*****”, recalls the first meeting with Matilda Shnurov.

On the same day, he invited her to walk around Moscow at night. The walk ended at one of the hotels. However, after Shnurov returned to St. Petersburg. A whole week no calls, no messages. Suddenly, one day, Matilda's phone came to life. “I am in Vnukovo. Take me away from here, ”Snurov said at the other end of the wire.

“I happily went there. Vnukovo, on January 2 or 3, an absolutely empty hall, the only working cafe with plastic tables and chairs, and Sergey is sitting in the very corner - with such a head, a bottle of champagne and a glass. And I realized: to me ..., something special began in my life. That blue champagne head is mine. In general, it was very romantic, ”Matilda later shared with reporters.

On July 31, 2010 they got married. Sergey was in a white shirt and with long, flowing hair. Matilda chose a rather discreet floor-length dress for the wedding. There were few guests. Celebrities include sports commentator Vasily Utkin and Finnish actor Willy Haapsalo. Opera director Vasily Barkhatov became a witness.

The couple lives in the center of St. Petersburg - in an apartment with a fireplace on the embankment of the Fontanka River. They have been together for over 10 years. They love to travel, often travel to New York and London.

“Sergei and I are indifferent to money, which is probably why we always had it. But we are very partial to what money can buy,” says Matilda.

The couple has no children.

(better known under the pseudonym Shnur) for eight years. What is known about Matilda? Why did Cord's wife become the ex-wife of a popular singer? You can find out about this by reading the information from our article.

Cord's wife Matilda

(better known under the pseudonym Matilda) was born in July 1986 in the city of Voronezh. Her family was considered quite religious. The mother was a Hare Krishna and convinced her daughter that she needed to practice reading mantras. However, Elena was not a downtrodden girl and could sometimes say her weighty word. So, for example, by the age of thirteen she got a tattoo on her stomach.

The ex-wife of Cord herself (there is a photo of the girl in the article) does not particularly like to talk about her family and childhood. Some of her acquaintances say that Matilda was kicked out of the house by her own mother, considering her behavior to be extremely bad. Therefore, she had to think quite early on how to learn to provide for herself.

Looking for happy life Elena Mozgovaya went first to the capital, and only then decided to conquer St. Petersburg. It was here that she met her husband, Sergei Shnur, opened a dance school and became interested in the restaurant business.

It is also known that the girl is a biochemist by training. Upon arrival in the northern capital of the country, she went to study at a technological university, choosing the most difficult specialty there. It was very boring, because in Moscow she had many friends, including such famous personalities as Anastasia Volochkova, Eduard Limonov, and Natalia Vodianova.

Personal life and acquaintance with Cord

There is little information about the personal life of Cord's ex-wife, as well as about her biography before marriage with a popular singer. There is information according to which Sergey and Elena signed in 2010. For the leader of the Leningrad group, this marriage was the third, but for Matilda, the official marriage was the first (before marriage, the lovers met for three years). Before meeting with Shnur, Elena was in a relationship with the leader of the 7B group, then with photographer Dmitry Mikheev, and a little later with artist Yevgeny Tsyganov.

The acquaintance of Matilda and Cord did not happen by chance. They were introduced by a mutual friend who now lives in the United States of America. The first meeting of young people took place at a concert of the legendary musical group "Leningrad".

As you know, its leader always dreamed of a girl who would be similar to the image of a girl from the famous painting by Vrubel "The Swan Princess". Even in her younger years, Sergei associated her with real female beauty and grace. And when the singer met Elena, she seemed to him the embodiment of the girl from the picture. He was extremely surprised by this similarity. Elena was able to charm the leader of the Leningrad group at first sight and since that time has been his muse and faithful companion for over 8 years.

Elena's achievements

Despite the fact that the girl came from the outback, she began to feel like a native of the city a long time ago. In addition, Mozgova managed to become an icon of style and the personification of the aristocratic spirit of the Northern capital in a fairly short time. Yes, with light hand Elena's "wild man" Cord slowly but surely turned into a real macho.

The main achievement of Matilda was the creation of the restaurant "CoCoCo", which immediately became a cult institution and a unique calling card St. Petersburg. The girl managed to conquer the capricious local public with a unique interior, as well as a cozy atmosphere and delicious Russian cuisine. The opening of the restaurant was the second “brainchild” of the ex-wife of the leader of the Leningrad group after the Isadora ballet school, in which Matilda herself regularly practices ballroom dancing.

Reasons for breaking the Cord with the last wife

However, not so long ago, namely on May 25 of this year, in the mass media there was information that Sergei decided to divorce his third wife, Elena Mozgova. What was the last straw, after which the couple decided to leave? This information is still kept secret. On the pages in their in social networks neither Cord nor Matilda are in a hurry to comment on the situation.

Position of Elena Mozgovaya

Matilda herself - Cord's ex-wife - decided to refrain from any comments. She said that she considered this news sad, but she would try to keep all thoughts to herself. The girl also said that she did not intend to talk about experienced happy and unhappy moments with Sergei.

As it turned out, Elena had a good influence on the leader of the Leningrad group. Her main contribution was that Sergei began to drink alcohol not in such huge quantities as before. Shnur himself admitted more than once in an interview that it was thanks to Elena Mozgova that his group became what it is now.

Who wants to become the wife of a shaggy, bearded alcoholic who always yells obscenities and gets into all sorts of scandals? Dream, not a man! It may seem to an ordinary man in the street that Cord should not have any wife at all.

However - there is, and quite a "clever-beauty". Because Cord is not an ordinary drunk, “an old metalworker, party-goer and dude”, he is Cord, a phenomenon, the quintessence of the Russian land. Yes, drunk, yes, riotous, but strong and free, and rebellious, like the Russian spirit itself!

"The Swan Princess"

Elena Mozgovaya, and now Matilda Shnur - a woman unusual beauty. At the moment when Sergey Shnurov noticed her for the first time, he was, as usual, drunk.

At one of the parties, he stumbled over her gaze, the eyes from the painting "The Swan Princess" by Vrubel. "What's your name?" asked the musician. "Matilda," she replied.. “Oh .. oh!”, — the impressed Cord reacted.

That evening he got so drunk that he was carried out of the room. Stumbling a second time on her incredible eyes, he said: "We will find." He didn't have a choice. The Swan Princess was his favorite painting since childhood, and the woman depicted on the canvas was a youthful dream.

From Helena to Matilda

Elena Mozgovaya was born in a village in the Voronezh region. The father left the family early, and the girl's mother devoted most of her time to arranging her own personal life. At one time the girl lived with her grandmother, another time with her own father, and ran away from home at the age of 14.

Since then, Elena has not communicated with her relatives, and does not like to talk about it. It is known that she lived in Moscow and worked as an editorial assistant in a large publishing house.

She also worked part-time in the production house of Shapovalov (the creator of the TaTu group), and she recalls this time much more readily.

“I did small tasks, it’s not even a fact that I was paid. But I stayed there all night long and listened.” Monroe, Volochkova, Limonov wandered there. Natalia Vodianova with her English aristocratic husband.

Little is known about Elena's personal life. She is credited with an affair with the leader of the Voronezh group "7B" Ivan Demyan and photographer Dmitry Mikheev. It was Mikheev who nicknamed her Matilda for some unrealistic pre-revolutionary appearance.

By the way, Matilda she is now in the passport. New name - new destiny. Not the poor girl Lena from a remote village, but Matilda - mysterious, sophisticated, and a little pretentious.

For your beloved in St. Petersburg

The second time they met was at a Leningrad concert in 2006, the first concert after Luzhkov's ban was lifted. He came up and said, "Let's go!" Where are you going?” she wondered. "How where - e ... to go!".

That's all romance. Elena moved to Sergei in St. Petersburg, and after four years of relationship, Cord proposed to her. The romance this time was that at that moment he was looking for sausage in the refrigerator.

In St. Petersburg, the couple lived in a settled communal apartment in the Chaliapin House on the corner of the Kryukov Canal and Rimsky-Korsakov Avenue. In St. Petersburg, the girl graduated from the Institute of Technology, where she studied biochemistry. She even worked a little in her specialty in one of the laboratories, but soon chose to go into business.

What did Cord's bride do?

At first she helped Shnurov with the Blue Pushkin restaurant, then she opened her own restaurant. "KoKoKo" is a restaurant that has occupied the niche of the Moscow Patriarchs in St. Petersburg.

Gourmet food from farm products, from customers - ladies with BugaBoo strollers and their men. Shnurov himself drew a logo for the restaurant - the rest is all on Matilda.

She opened the Isadora amateur ballet school, where ex-soloists of the Bolshoi Theater, the Mariinsky Theater and the London ballet troupe. “There are enough professional schools, but there are no amateur schools at all. And people want to do ballet, as practice has shown.”

Matilda believes that loved ones should not get hung up on each other, and be sure to be distracted: “If I didn’t work, we would have parted a long time ago.”

Cords before and after

Obviously, Matilda has a very strong influence on Shnurov's whole life. And no matter how she claims that Cord is an absolutely independent and free figure, the transformation from a talented bum to a stylish rock idol is obvious. Cords - shave! Wear branded clothes! Gives out cunning after cunning, which are popular far beyond the fatal audience.

Interesting Notes:

Can a sane person beautiful girl dream of linking your fate with an incorrigible reveler, rowdy, foul language and the eternal prisoner of the green serpent? I think no. And if the first daredevil of Russia, a musician with a stormy personal life, Sergey Shnurov, offers her a hand and heart? Yes, there will be a whole line of contenders for the role of Cord's wife! That's just the heart of an eccentric artist has long been occupied. For the past nine years, Shnur's wife has consistently inspired her hero to work, to exploits, and to make important changes in life.

Sergei Shnurov with his wife Matilda

Cord's first wife did not swear and did not listen to the Leningrad group

A master of eccentric antics and a lover of strong words, Cord met his first wife in his student years. An artist with a reputation as a "tough guy" was educated at the religious and philosophical institute at the theological academy. IN future wife Cord fell in love with Maria Ismagilova so much that he decided to ring with her without hesitation, despite unfinished studies and complete uncertainty in life. At the age of 20, Cord was already washing diapers and boiling bottles with might and main.

Sergei Shnurov with his little daughter Seraphim

The upbringing of the daughter of Seraphim took Sergei a lot of time - the singer's creative plans faded into the background. And only when the baby grew up, the young father seriously took up music. Maria Ismagilova did not support her husband's hobbies. From the songs of the Leningrad group, the impressionable wife of Sergei Shnurov folded his ears into a tube! Misunderstanding in the family led to a divorce. Offended by Pope Seraphim for a long time claimed that she had absolutely nothing to do with the performer Shnurov.

Sergey Shnurov and his daughter from Seraphim's first marriage

Cord's bright biography: wives, children, concerts and notoriety

The second chosen one of an extraordinary musician was Svetlana Kostitsina. new wife Cord tried her hand at the position of manager of "Leningrad". She managed to promote "indecent" songs one hundred percent. Inspired by love, the woman was able to do the impossible - to organize Shnur's concerts in the capital, despite the discontent of the then mayor Yuri Luzhkov.

Sergey Shnurov on stage

Kostitsina helped her husband become a star and gave him a wonderful heir - the son of Apollo. A harmonious union of two active personalities could exist long years, if the fickle Cord had not once “looked to the left”.

Cord's civil wife actress Oksana Akinshina

The singer, to whom the law is not written, terribly liked the fifteen-year-old actress Oksana Akinshina. Sergei Shnurov, the young lady was ideally suited in spirit. The talented girl listened with delight to the tales of an adult gentleman about the benefits of bad habits, indecent drunkenness and sex in public places. Cord's reckless behavior seemed to Oksana a role model. Sergei lived with a movie star for five years in a civil marriage, and then unexpectedly told reporters that he had met Akinshina "on a drunken bench." Shnur dismissed his young girlfriend and, without suffering for a minute because of the departed love, quickly found a replacement for her.

Cord with civil wife Oksana Akinshina

Cord's wife Matilda: a provincial girl from a dysfunctional family turned into a metropolitan socialite

The biography of Cord's wife Matilda resembles the tale of the lucky Cinderella. Perseverance and determination helped the impudent young lady to win a position in society and become famous. Elena Mozgovaya - that's the real name of Cord's wife - was born in the village. The girl's parents divorced when she was one and a half years old.

Matilda Shnurova (Elena Mozgovaya) in childhood

Mother was carried away by a new man, father was addicted to alcohol. After divorce and unsuccessful romance with another admirer, Lena's mother decided to move with her daughter to Voronezh. Unsuccessful attempts to establish a personal life led the desperate woman to find an outlet in religion - she became interested in Sahaja Yoga. Even now, the lady is more interested in the chakras and kundalini energy than the fate of the famous daughter.

Mother of Elena Mozgovaya Tatyana Nagornaya

current wife Shnura always wanted to break out of the provinces. The girl went to look for her place under the sun in Moscow, where she made many useful acquaintances. Later, the ambitious provincial entered University of Technology Petersburg and plunged headlong into science. And if it were not for the affair with Shnur, Elena Mozgovaya, perhaps, was now working on research in the field genetic engineering or immunochemistry. But at the behest of fate, a talented student became simply Matilda - Cord's wife.

Matilda and Cord

Matilda Shnurova: wise, sexy and "on Louboutins, nah"

Sergei Shnurov met his wife Matilda by accident. At one of the social events they were introduced by a mutual friend. Seeing Lena's expressive eyes, Cord instantly compared the girl with the beauty depicted in Vrubel's painting The Swan Princess.

Painting by Mikhail Vrubel "The Swan Princess"

The very first date of Matilda Shnurova and the main rebel Russian stage ended up in bed. Since that night, the couple has been inseparable. After three years Civil marriage Cord made Matilda an anti-romantic, but sincere proposal. Looking for a stick of sausage in the refrigerator, Sergey, as if casually, told his lady of the heart that he wanted to marry her. Elena answered calmly - without tears of tenderness and trembling in her voice: "Of course, it's time already."

The wedding of Sergei Shnurov and Elena Mozgova

Today, the biographies of Matilda Shnurova can only be envied. Cord's wife opened the Isadora ballet school in St. Petersburg and went into the restaurant business. Thanks to the support star spouse, Matilda became the manager of one of the most popular St. Petersburg drinking and entertainment establishments "CoCoCo". By confession socialite, she was never fond of cooking, she doesn’t like to stand at the stove for hours, but Matilda is an excellent generator of ideas. From the products familiar to a Russian person, the chef of CoCoCo prepares unthinkable culinary delights. In the institution of the star couple, usually all the tables are occupied.

Matilda Shnurova - manager ballet school in St. Petersburg "Aseidora"

Judging by the photo of 2016, Cord's wife not only turned from Cinderella into a princess, but was also able to create new image spouse. Sergey Shnurov abandoned his favorite leotards with bubbles on his knees and began to give preference to branded suits. Now the singer does not refuse gloss and always chooses only exquisite things. He even admitted that, thanks to the efforts of his wife, he almost gave up alcohol and went in for sports. True, sometimes Cord allows himself to relax “the old fashioned way”, but the other half does not throw tantrums about this. After all, “cutting” a loved one is the last thing.

Matilda Shnurova in her own restaurant "CoCoCo"

Shnurov improved relations with children: “My children can have beer, but only on Fridays. On other days - strictly vodka!

Shnurov's Instagram has a lot of photos with his wife, but the other day the artist blew up the Internet. Scandalous famous singer showed fans pictures that captured his sincere gatherings with children. The singer showed fans how he drinks beer and smokes with his daughter and son. Perhaps, many members of the younger generation would like to do what is "harmful and wrong" in the company of their parents. Cord's children, judging by the photo, are incredibly lucky.

Sergei Shnurov with his daughter Seraphim and son Apollo

A connoisseur of obscene witticisms, a master of outrageousness, an icon of style and at the same time a “wild man” - such is the unique and brilliant Cord. Children, wife, loyal fans - everyone respects and loves him for his directness and talent. St. Petersburg hooligan lives a colorful life - he shocks the public, while earning a lot of money. Cord's wife under no circumstances reads lectures to her beloved extreme. A life partner, capable of doing stupid things from the heart, filled her life with breathtaking happiness.