None of the husbands came close to the dear father.
The voice and image of Irina Allegrova are impossible to mistake or confuse with anyone else. Bright and energetic, the artist knew how to 'ignite' the audience, and fans always welcomed her 'Empress' and 'Carjacker' with enthusiasm. But did the singer really take men away from families in reality?
Irina Allegrova is adored for her popular hits from the 90s, so when the star did not include her hits in a solo concert a few years ago, fans were outraged. The artist took the fans' dissatisfaction philosophically, believing that a vocalist's repertoire should change over time.
With the onset of the pandemic, music critics and fans sounded the alarm, as Irina Alexandrovna disappeared from the radar. While her colleagues continued to perform at various concerts, our heroine refused mass events, deciding that health is more important. The star made an exception by presenting the song "Your Name" at the 'New Wave' and 'Song of the Year'.
Recently, the star turned 74, and she is still in a period of reflection, not wanting to appear before a large audience. In the summer of 2024, at 'New Wave', the artist confessed to her colleagues that she wanted to end her career, but then she performed at Igor Krutoy's anniversary. In October 2025, Allegrova appeared in a music video for a new song by her favorite composer, who noted that the stage continues to attract the singer, no matter how much she denies it.
Although Irina Alexandrovna does not plan to give a concert or gather guests for her birthday, we cannot ignore the celebration of the people's artist, and therefore we recall the twists and turns of her personal life.
Irina Allegrova has never encountered a beautiful love like that of her parents. The relationship between her mother and father has always remained an example for her. The star's father, director Alexander Sarkisov, was passionately fascinated by the circus in his youth and even worked there for some time. It was in the circus that he was given the pseudonym 'allegro', which translates from Italian as 'lively', 'cheerful', later becoming the surname Allegrova. He met his future wife and Irina's mother in the Musical Comedy Theater: Serafima Sosnovskaya was an opera singer.
Her parents only saw their daughter on stage: Irina studied at the best music school at the Baku Conservatory. She could have easily become a student of that university if she hadn't fallen ill. "If I had enrolled, my life would have turned out completely differently — I was predicted a brilliant future as a performing pianist," Allegrova recalled.
In their cozy home, Mstislav Rostropovich, Galina Vishnevskaya, and Aram Khachaturian loved to visit. A close family friend and the embodiment of Irina's girlhood dreams turned out to be Muslim Magomaev. He was the first to notice the girl's talent.
In her personal life, Irina Allegrova experienced many changes that occurred at her will. The star has four marriages behind her, and she is grateful to each husband who taught her to 'forgive, step over, and move on'.
"I have never had lovers, only husbands!" the artist loved to repeat. At the same time, the singer admitted that she would like to look up at her potential chosen one. But such a person never appeared next to her, and in the past, the main men in her life turned out to be weaker — instead of protecting and defending her, they humiliated and betrayed her.
The star married at 18, although she did not feel great love for basketball player Georgy Tairov. The macho with a 'stunning figure and emerald eyes' drove half the female population of Baku crazy, but Georgy only noticed Irina Allegrova. It was said that the decision to marry was made out of spite... towards Muslim Magomaev. The future singer was platonically in love with the great maestro, but he did not pay attention to her.
With her second husband, Vladimir Blekher, Irina was connected by a work romance. The head of the VIA 'Young Voices' saw Allegrova in a restaurant where she was singing. He offered the aspiring singer to work in his ensemble, and she immediately agreed — it was a good chance to make a name for herself.
Blekher was enchanted not only by the voice of the young soloist but also had warm feelings for her. Irina thought more about the stage, but still accepted Vladimir's proposal to become his wife. He wrote the song 'Flood' for his young wife, but she performed the composition only 30 years later!
Irina Alexandrovna's third husband was Vladimir Dubovitsky, who made her a real star. The artist's career took off as soon as she began singing in the then-fashionable ensemble 'Electroclub' under Dubovitsky's direction.
After the wedding, rumors began to reach Irina that Vladimir was unfaithful to her. The deceived woman did not want to tolerate the betrayal and insisted on a separation. Her husband begged for forgiveness, wanting to stay, but she showed him the door. It was rumored that Dubovitsky was taken from his family by Tatyana Ovsyenko, but the latter denied the gossip.
Irina Alexandrovna vowed never to marry again after her third divorce, but fate brought her together with a man who, according to the singer, became her fourth and most beloved husband. In 1993, a new dancer, Igor Kapusta, came to Irina Allegrova's ensemble from Alla Pugacheva's 'Recital'. Feelings overwhelmed Allegrova. It was said that she had to steal her beloved from his girlfriend, and she did it very quickly.
"I admit, I suffered from her excessive attention, pretending not to notice anything," Kapusta recalled. "My Tanya began to throw jealousy fits. She saw that Irina Allegrova had set her sights on me. One day, after another quarrel, I rushed out of the entrance, saw Irina Allegrova's 'nine', got in, and we drove away. By the way, Irina's song 'Carjacker' is just about that incident: she recorded it the very next day after it happened, and a week later she performed it on stage. Irina generally did everything quickly. Such a strong woman that she could move a pillar with her gaze."
The new partner was nine years younger than Irina Alexandrovna. Many considered this union a misalliance, but the star herself literally basked in her happiness and did not want to notice anything. She persuaded Igor to get married. The lovers arrived at the church under false names, and the footage from the ceremony was later used in the video 'Wedding Flowers'. What was the reason for their separation? Igor Kapusta spoke of the fact that the union was destroyed by Allegrova's daughter Lala: allegedly out of jealousy for her mother's female happiness, the girl turned her against her young husband. According to another version, the singer's next divorce was caused by Kapusta's love for women. Well, Igor's sister claimed that the singer publicly humiliated the dancer and drank a lot, which he could not tolerate. One way or another, this marriage came to an end.
Irina Alexandrovna secluded herself in a country house, spending days with her loved ones — daughter Lala and grandson Alexander. This separation was especially hard for her — the star loved her fourth husband very much. Left alone, the singer nearly fell into alcoholism, but she took control of herself in time and managed to overcome her addiction.
As for Igor Kapusta, he never managed to find himself. His fate turned out to be tragic. The man was engaged in business, but in 2012, two kilograms of drugs were found in the car of Allegrova's ex-husband, and he went to prison.
Allegrova's ex-husband spent five years in a strict regime colony in the Leningrad region. After his release, the man was found to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a severe stage. The weakened body could not withstand pneumonia, and Kapusta died in one of the hospitals in St. Petersburg. Irina Alexandrovna did not react in any way to the death of her ex-husband. She did not attend the farewell ceremony and even did not send a wreath to his grave. Perhaps the drama experienced in marriage and the terrible disappointment in the person she loved with all her heart prevented her from doing so...
Since then, the performer of the hit 'Carjacker' has not spoken about her personal life. From rare interviews, it follows that the main man for the star remains her grandson. "Right now, the most important thing for me is family; everything else is dust," the singer emphasized. "I live by the fact, for example, that I mastered the art of baking bread during the pandemic. I understand that it sounds strange coming from a people's artist, but it is what it is... I bake fluffy, crazy, healthy breads for family and friends. And I can talk about this for hours...
