In the 90s, Andrei Danilko came up with his stage image of Verka Serduchka. The prototype for him was the man's first love Anna Serdyuk, and the name Vera was taken from the cleaning lady of the theater studio. After several years of popularity, the artist and his image are practically inaudible. Rambler found out where Verka Serduchka had disappeared.
Song scandal
In the 2000s, Verka of the Heart was really very popular, including in Russia. Andrey Danilko often came to Russian cities and gave concerts and performed at corporate parties. This brought him a lot of income.
In 2007 Verka Serduchka went to represent Ukraine at Eurovision. Despite the fact that she took second place, it glorified her in the European Union. However, Russia will remember this song not for its enchanting performance, but for the scandal. It is called Dancing Lasha Tumbai, and the lyrics contain the lines "I want you see dancing Lasha Tumbai". Many media outlets interpreted them as "I want you see - Russia goodbye!" Then Andrei Danilko tried to explain that he took the words from the Mongolian language, and generally borrowed them from Tsoi, but after the persecution he had to no longer perform in Russia.
Completion of concert activities
For several years, Andrei Danilko continued to perform in his popular image, but in 2018 he announced that the Verka Serduchka project would cease to exist. During this time, the singer starred in films, appeared on television shows and played in the theater. After the announcement of the termination of his pop career, Danilko planned to organize a farewell tour, but he never did it. In 2019, Verka Serduchka appeared on the Eurovision stage as a guest star. Danilko himself said that the image "has already outlived its usefulness," so he decided to stop the concert activities of his alter-ego.
