Singer Kristina Orbakaite marked her birthday with a warm, family-filled celebration. The pop artist posted a video on Instagram, sharing the moment with fans as she made a wish and blew out a candle on a slice of cake.
Recently turning 53, Orbakaite enjoyed a cozy gathering at a restaurant with loved ones. The scene captures a quiet joy, a moment when music, family, and small rituals come together to honor another year of her storied career.
Kristina Orbakaite is married to Mikhail Zemtsov. The pair reportedly met on her birthday, a meeting that sparked a bond they would later formalize. In 2004, Zemtsov celebrated a holiday in Miami and, after a misdirected call to the home of the singer, ended up at the mansion of composer Igor Nikolaev. That humorous mix-up is recounted as a memorable anecdote in their early years together.
A little over a year after that notable encounter, the couple tied the knot in the United States. Orbakaite explained that the process of gathering the necessary documents, certificates, and tests to wed in Russia felt overwhelming at the time, making the American ceremony a more practical choice. She also noted that even the status of her mother Alla Pugacheva could not easily influence the bureaucratic steps, and Zemtsov did not push for a Moscow wedding either. At age 33, Orbakaite expressed that a grand fairy-tale wedding was no longer a priority. On March 30, 2012, the couple welcomed a daughter named Claudia into their lives.
The star also has two children from prior relationships. With Vladimir Presnyakov, Orbakaite welcomed her first child, Nikita. She later had a son, Denis, with businessman Ruslan Baysarov, expanding the musical family’s narrative beyond their own duo.
In related pop culture notes, commentator Ksenia Sobchak once compared Orbakaite’s evolving image with that of another public figure’s spouse, highlighting shifts in public perception and style over time.