Pavlo Zibrov about communication with Povaliy in the project “How are you?”

In the new issue of the project STB “How are you?” By Hryhoriy Reshetnyk. People’s Artist of Ukraine, singer and the composer Pavlo Zibrov spoke frankly and emotionally about life in the realities of war.  One of the topics of conversation was the former friendship with the singer of Ukrainian origin, who betrayed her native country and remained on the side of Russia – Taisiya Povaliy. What Zibrov regrets the most and whether he communicated with his ex-girlfriend after February 24 – further in the article.

The singer admitted that he used to keep in touch with Povaliy and Likhuta.

“We were friends for 28 years. But after 2014, the relationship went downhill. We realized that they are sitting there, working at all concerts. The rhetoric is not very good about Ukraine. And on May 9… A concert in the “Kremlin” – all the generals, colonels are in uniform, and Taya comes out to sing the song “My native mother”. I have tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. I’m thinking: “What are you doing?”. Well, I would have said that my finger was broken or something was wrong with my throat. Lie, but don’t do it. The whole world is watching this, – Zibrov recalled. – After that, wherever there was such an opportunity, I began to write to both Lihuta and Tai Povaliy. No one answered me, but wherever I could, I “wet” them. However, I am tired and do not want to mention their names anymore.”  

And although the singer has long since erased his colleagues-traitors from his life, he still regrets about one thing:

“Russian artists – Leps, Kirkorov, Baskov – had their concerts cancelled all over the world. They are finally sitting under siege. And Povaliy still has a passport of Ukraine, which she hates. They go to Vienna, and wherever they want! They are let in, given tickets. And they immediately become “Ukrainians”, “patriots”… I am sorry for that. If only we could take away their passports so that nothing reminds them of Ukraine, which gave them everything.”  

Photo: personal archive of the artist