The first winner of the show “The Voice” Dina Garipova recently agreed to share the secrets of her slimness with her fans.
Rumors and then photographs of a thinner and slimmer Dina Garipova began to appear immediately after her wedding. By the way, the young star still hides the name of her husband, saying only that he is not a public person and has nothing to do with show business.
Recently, the singer celebrated her 15th birthday and on this occasion she posted her photos on Instagram, in which everyone could see that the girl had noticeably lost weight. Some believe that by 25 kg, while others call a more modest, but still significant result of 15 kg.
However, Dina herself explained that she never had any complexes about her figure and therefore did not even weigh herself. As for her current weight, she believes that she has lost about 8 kg.
While she keeps her husband’s name a secret, she spoke about her weight loss system.
Dina Garipova - the secret of losing weight
It turns out that there is no system as such. It’s just that at one point the young couple became interested in healthy eating and eliminated junk food from their diet. Now they don't eat chips, fried foods, fast food, fatty foods, etc. Dina Garipova believes that it was proper nutrition that contributed to rapid weight loss, without experiencing the pain of severe diets.
By the way, according to Dina Garipova, all strict diets only bring harm and unnecessary health problems. After all, it is very easy to lose weight without starving, but by adhering to the principles of a healthy diet, this can already help your body lose weight.
Childhood. Family and first steps to success
Singer Dina Garipova was born on the banks of the Volga, in the city of Zelenodolsk, into a family of doctors. The girl’s parents are representatives of the intelligentsia, both are candidates of medical sciences. As Dina admits, she inherited her vocal talent from her father, who at one time composed and performed lyrical romances.
Childhood photo of Dina Garipova
Dina’s brother, Bulat Garipov, not only has a higher legal education, but also an excellent ear for music and, like his sister, is engaged in creativity. According to Dina, Bulat cares about her very much, so for a long time he tried to protect the girl from the world of show business and offered to try herself in journalism or television. Subsequently, when Dina’s popularity grew rapidly, she had to turn to her brother with an offer to become her official press attache.
Little Dina Garipova with her parents and older brother
Dina Garipova began studying music early, and her parents supported her daughter in all her creative endeavors. At the age of 6, the girl was already a student of the Golden Microphone song theater. Dina’s strong voice with a range of 2.4 octaves amazed even her teachers and mentors. The girl took part in many competitions and festivals, leaving none of the jury members indifferent. Her first serious achievement in the field of music occurred in 1999 - then Dina became a laureate of the All-Russian competition for young performers “Firebird”.
School photos of Dina Garipova
After the first triumph, invitations rained down on Dina Garipova from all sides: she took part in all sorts of republican, All-Russian and even international competitions, both solo and as part of the group of the Golden Microphone song theater. Almost always, young Dina brought home prizes.
Dina Garipova has been involved in music since early childhood
After finishing her studies at the Golden Microphone, Dina received an offer to go on a tour with Gabdelfat Safin, People’s Artist of Tatarstan.
When the time came to enter university, Dina, to the surprise of her mentors, decided to become a student at the Faculty of Journalism at the Federal University of Kazan.
When the girl turned 18, she signed a contract with Roman Obolensky’s production studio, with which she collaborated for the next few years. In 2010, she gave her first solo concert in her native Zelenodolsk.
Dina Garipova also tried her hand at collective creativity. Dina's musical group took part in the city competition "Winter Stage" and won the Grand Prix. Dina prepared for her next solo concert for 2 whole years - it took place in 2012.
Rules for losing weight from Dina Garipova
The girl recommended her fans to adhere to only three rules:
• Take proper nutrition as a basis and do not eat anything harmful to your health and waistline. Eat less sweets and baked goods.
• Don't overeat at night. If you suddenly begin to suffer from hunger and this feeling does not allow you to sleep, eat an apple, carrot or drink a glass of kefir.
• Try to move more, ride the elevator less and try to walk more. Dina said that as soon as her touring schedule became busier, she began to rapidly lose weight.
• Proper nutrition involves eating several meals, at least four times a day.
• If you don’t have time to go to the gym, try to regularly do simple physical exercises at home.
These simple techniques will help you easily lose a few kilograms in a month and lose weight just like Dina Garipova.
Music
On December 29, 2012, Dina Garipova won the first season of the TV show “The Voice,” beating Elmira Kalimullina in the final. 927,282 TV viewers (54.1%) voted for her. The mentors of the participants in the 1st season were famous representatives of the Russian stage - Dima Bilan, Leonid Agutin, Pelageya and Alexander Gradsky. The latter became Garipova's mentor.
This project for the singer, in principle, is considered the beginning of her active creative activity, because here she fully reveals herself, realizing her full potential. Dina’s first performance at the “Blind Auditions” immediately amazed the participants and television viewers, as well as members of the project jury. The girl performed the romance “And finally, I will say.”
Dina Garipova - “And finally I will say”
Alexander Gradsky instantly realized that the talented singer was capable of showing results and winning the show. The mentor noted that, without diminishing the merits of the others, Dina is distinguished by high professionalism.
In the studio, Dina Garipova was also supported by the poetess Margarita Litinskaya, who wrote for Alexander Marshal and Tamara Gverdtsiteli. As a result, having secured significant support, the young participant was among the four finalists of the show. She won the “Duel” with Ilya Yudichev and Valeria Grinyuk, becoming the sole leader of the audience vote in the team of Alexander Gradsky.
Pelageya and Dina Garipova - “The stitches and paths have become overgrown”
On the project, Dina performed compositions of different styles, but still gave preference to lyrical songs, creating a unique romantic image. The audience especially liked “The music is in the night” and “You exist in the world.” Soon she was impressed by rock bands, and she herself sang the singles of the American singer Josh Groban. Dina hopes to sing a duet with a famous American, and already in June 2013 she manages to realize her plans.
As the winner of the project, the singer signed a 2-year contract with Universal Studios. Journalists call her a successor to the traditions of Susan Boyle and the “Russian Adele.”
Winner of season 1 of the show “The Voice” Dina Garipova
For several months after winning “The Voice,” Dina Garipova toured with other participants in the music show around Russia. Already in the fall of 2014, the girl gave her first solo concert at Crocus City Hall: at the same time she presented her first album, “Two Steps to Love.”
On December 30, 2012, Dina Garipova received the title “Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan” by decree of the President of the Republic. After she signed a contract with Universal Studios, other famous companies offered her cooperation.
Dina Garipova - “Farewell of the Slav”
Soon she is invited to large-scale concerts that take place in different cities around the world. TV viewers remembered the performance of Dina Garipova together with Sergei Volchkov, the winner of the 2nd season of the show “The Voice”. In 2014, they sang in Yalta at the Five Stars festival.
In 2013, Dina Garipova represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest. She performed the song “What if”, which was written by Swedish producers Joakim Bjornberg and Gabriel Alares in collaboration with Leonid Gutkin, former bass player of the group “Autograph”.
The final of the prestigious competition took place on May 18, 2013. Russian television viewers expected that the representative of the Russian Federation would win, but this did not happen. According to the Eurovision results, Dina took 5th place with 174 points.
Dina Garipova at the Eurovision Song Contest - “What if”
The Russian singer was unable to win the competition, but she was still remembered by famous foreign experts who paid attention to the Russian singer’s brilliant performance. In the fall of 2013, Dina’s voice was appreciated by the French-Canadian singer Garou, the mentor of the French version of the television project “The Voice”.
In February 2014, the duet composition “Du Vent Des Mots” by Garou and Dina Garipova was released. It immediately became popular in French-speaking countries around the world.
Garou and Dina Garipova - “Du Vent Des Mots”
2 years later, Garipova, Vyacheslav Kulaev, Lyubov Kazarnovskaya, Igor Matvienko and Alsou are members of the national jury of Eurovision 2015. It was they who sent Polina Gagarina to Austria with the composition “A Million Voices”.
In 2015, the singer already performed at a concert in the Kremlin Palace. Dina Garipova appeared on stage with Russian opera singer Evgeny Kungurov, and performed a duet of the composition “Sevastopol Waltz”.
Evgeny Kungurov and Dina Garipova - “Sevastopol Waltz”
In February 2015, Garipova became an actress in the musical theater of Alexander Gradsky, and in the spring she takes part in a long tour of Russia.
In 2021, Dina presented to the public a composition called “Kunel” (translated from Tatar as “Soul”). The song was based on a poem by the Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukay, and the young performer wrote the music herself. In the same year, the artist was invited to perform at a festive concert for Victory Day at the State Kremlin Palace, where she sang the composition “Farewell of the Slav”.
Dina Garipova and Alexander Gradsky
In August 2016, the video “You are for me” was released. Garipova composed the song of the same name especially for the Day of Saints Peter and Fevronia, as a reminder of family values. The video was directed by Rustam Romanov, video director of Dzhigan, Emin Agalarov and Sati Kazanova. Dina herself appeared in the guise of a family photographer.
The singer joined the team of movie and pop stars who held the draw for the Confederations Cup in Kazan. Fans of Garipova’s work noticed that the ex-participant of the show “The Voice” has noticeably lost weight and keeps herself in good shape. In an interview, Dina told reporters that she was able to achieve such positive results thanks to proper nutrition and intense sports exercises.
Dina Garipova before and after losing weight
In January 2021, Dina Garipova presented the song “The Fifth Element,” which clearly differs in performance style compared to previous compositions. The artist again entrusted the shooting of the video to Rustam Romanov.
Later, the singer was invited to the award ceremony for the winners of the All-Russian festival “Media-Ace - 2017”, held by the Russian Ministry of Defense. Dina sang the song “Thank you, life” by Robert Rozhdestvensky and Maxim Dunaevsky.
In the same year, the artist performed on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace with the concert program “It is no coincidence”, accompanied by the Phonograph-Sympho-Jazz orchestra conducted by Sergei Zhilin and the choir of the Igor Krutoy Academy. The musicians told how they began their creative journey, which eventually led to the largest venue in the country. Garipova performed the songs “The Time Has Come” and “Lullaby”.
Dina Garipova and Sergei Zhilin
The producers decided to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the show “The Voice” on a grand scale. In addition to the jury members, Hieromonk Photius, Daria Antonyuk, Dina Garipova, Alexander Panayotov, Anton Belyaev sang within the walls of the same State Concert Hall.
At the 10th anniversary competition “Children’s New Wave”, an artist from Tatarstan already sat on the jury. Garipova assessed the artistry and vocal abilities of young singers on a par with Oleg Gazmanov, Lev Leshchenko, Nikolai Baskov.
Dina Garipova - sample menu
If we take into account everything that Dina Garipova said about diets and her nutritional principles, then a healthy menu could look something like this:
- The main thing is not to eat junk food, but to lean on fruits, vegetables, dairy products, lean meat and fish.
• In the morning you need to eat a steamed omelet or a couple of boiled eggs, wash it all down with unsweetened tea.
• After two hours, you can snack on a handful of berries, an apple or an orange.
• For lunch, you can eat a bowl of soup with low-fat or vegetable broth, and eat a portion of salad.
• For an afternoon snack, drink a glass of natural freshly squeezed juice or eat any fruit.
• You can have dinner with a vegetable or fruit salad according to your taste and discretion.
