Igama likaSergei Chelobanov, owabonakala engalindelekanga kwiminyaka engama-90 kwinqanaba lesizwe, kwaye ngokukhawuleza waphelelwa kwisiteji esikhulu, unxibelelwano olungalindelekanga kunye negama lika-Alla Pugacheva. Ayikho imfihlo yokuba umculi omncinci wephondo iminyaka emininzi wayehlala eyintandokazi yeDiva.
Xa inoveli yayigcwele, u-Pugachev watshata ngoFilipu Kirkorov ngokukhawuleza, kunye nentando yakhe yangaphambili yanyamalala nje kwimifanekiso yeTV. Namhlanje kwaziwa ukuba uSergei Chelobanov wesithathu waba nguyise. Unyana, ongu-54 oneminyaka engama-54 ubudala obizwa ngokuba yiAlexander, wazalelwa ngoJanuwari 11 ngentombazana encinane uYevgenia Dolgova - umhlali waseBalakovo - idolophu yasekuhlaleni yomculi. UClobanov usenokuba noonyana ababini ukusuka kumtshato wakhe wokuqala.
Iindaba zakutshanje malunga nobomi bomntu wabantu abathandwayo abaye bafunyanwa ngabanyatheli bevela kumlimi wakhe uAlexei Muscatina. Ngokweye, umculi othandekayo naye wazama ukucula, kwaye wayesebenze noChelobanov oxhasa i-vocalist. Ngexesha elifanayo, izalamane zaseDolgov zanceda ukulungiselela ikhonteli likaChelobanov iminyaka emibini edlulileyo:
Igama lakhe nguZhenya Dolgova. Wazama ukucula ngexesha lakhe. Intsapho yakhe inokuba yintsike ngendlela enokuthanda ngayo, kodwa inento ethile kwindawo ethile. Kwiminyaka emibili edlulileyo, xa uKlobanov kunye nabahlobo bakaBalaki bazama ukuvuselela iqela lakhe, kwakukho izihlobo zikaZhenya ezazinika imali yekhonsathi