Alla Borisovna Pugacheva is certainly a legend of the Soviet and Russian show business. It used to be prayed for. It is clear that over time, her popularity faded, and for the younger generation, the personality of the prima donna is little known.
During her career, which has been going on for almost 50 years, in addition to star status, respect and authority, Alla Borisovna was able to earn a huge fortune. Together with her husband Maxim Galkin, the star couple bathes in luxury. How much the prima donna of the Russian stage has earned during her career, and what assets they own together with her husband Maxim Galkin – in our material.
Rise of the singer
Alla Borisovna was born in Moscow in 1949. From an early age, she showed an interest in music. For the first time, the future star entered the stage at the age of five.
In 1969, Pugacheva’s professional career began, being a soloist in many different vocal and instrumental ensembles. But the singer gained real popularity after the start of her solo career, and the release of the famous song “Harlekino”.
Alla Pugacheva at a concert in 1976
In addition to concert and social activities, Pugacheva also actively participated in the political life of Russia. True, this happened after Alla Borisovna was at the peak of her popularity, becoming a fundamental figure in the Soviet show business. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1996 she took part in the election campaign of presidential candidate Boris Yeltsin.
Alla Pugacheva with Boris Yeltsin
Alla Borisovna herself then did not hide that she was campaigning for a candidate for “big money”.
In the future, Pugacheva also took an active part in the political life of the country, joining various party projects of billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. All these attempts were in vain, so the prima donna did not achieve success in politics.
Alla Pugacheva with Mikhail Prokhorov
It seems that Alla Borisovna did not need any political success at all. Her participation in all political projects was accompanied by solid financial gratitude from sponsors.
Alla Pugacheva’s earnings
In Soviet times, famous actors and musicians did not receive millions of fees, as is the case now. In the mid-1970s, Pugacheva received a modest 47 rubles 50 kopecks for a concert.
In the late 1980s, Pugacheva decided to try her hand at business by releasing a perfume called “Alla”. In the first few months of sales, 100 thousand units of perfume were sold. Until the mid-1990s, the rebranded fragrance, which came out under the new name Alla Pugacheva, sold 200,000 bottles a month. The cost of perfume at that time was 25 dollars. Accordingly, the singer received a very solid profit from the business.
Perfume “Alla Pugacheva”
As a result of an unsuccessful deal, Pugacheva lost 40% of the shares of the company that produced perfume. Nevertheless, the controlling stake remains with her, and the fragrance continues to be released.
What Alla Borisovna did not do – later she set up the production of shoes, then bought a plant for the production of chips.
By 2005, her fortune was estimated at between $20 million and $100 million.
Alla Pugacheva stopped her concert activity in 2010. But this does not mean that the singer stopped performing. According to rumors, now the prima donna of the Russian stage can be invited to a corporate party, True, it will not be cheap. The price of one performance by Alla Pugacheva at the moment is 350 thousand euros. True, in view of recent events, it is not known whether the star will ever give a concert in Russia or not. Along with this, the fee of her husband Maxim Galkin for one performance is 120 thousand dollars. He continues to actively perform, though already in Israel, where the couple moved after the start of the NWO.
Photos from the concert of Maxim Galkin in Israel
Property of Alla Borisovna
Over the long decades of her career, Pugacheva was able to acquire many luxury apartments and mansions. The most famous apartment of Alla Borisovna is a modest (by the standards of a prima donna) apartment on Tverskaya Street in the center of Moscow. In 2015, Alla Borisovna moved to a castle in the Moscow region, and decided to rent out her apartment.
Pugacheva’s apartment on Tverskaya
The 170-meter apartment is estimated at 200 million rubles. It could be rented for 220 thousand rubles a month. The exclusivity of housing is given by the fact that Alla Borisovna lived in these apartments for 14 years in the interval from 1980 to 1994.
After the start of the SVO, Pugacheva with Galkin and two children left for Israel for permanent residence. There they live in an elite mansion in the closed village of Caesarea. According to media reports, this house belongs to the brother of Maxim Galkin, and the star couple is only staying there.
A house in the village of Caesarea, where the Pugacheva-Galkin family now lives
The couple put up their castle in the village of Gryazi, near Moscow, for sale, apparently having decided not to return to Russia yet.
Pugacheva’s castle in the village of Gryazi
The couple valued their estates near Moscow at 1 billion rubles. It is not yet known if anyone has shown interest in the castle of the star couple.
According to rumors, Pugacheva also owns 11 apartments in Miami, USA. Also, the owner of luxury real estate in America is her daughter Kristina Orbakaite, which we have repeatedly written about.
But still, Alla Borisovna once decided to fly to Russia. Apparently in order to resolve their property issues. At the end of August, she was noticed in Moscow.
In addition to the elite, the prima donna also loves luxury cars. During her visit to Moscow, she traveled around the Russian capital in a Rolls-Royce Phantom, the market value of which ranges from 60 to 90 million rubles.
Obviously, although Alla Borisovna has recently had an ambiguous reputation, over the long years of her career, the prima donna of the Russian stage has achieved great heights and cherished wealth with her own talent.
