"Lyuba sang her way to the court": Uspenskaya's concert in Moscow ended in scandal

"Ilya Reznik once went through the same thing with this artist"

Lyubov Uspenskaya gave a big solo concert in Moscow. During the performance, the "queen of chanson" sang both new songs and tried and tested hits. It was not without scandal. During the Moscow solo concert, Uspenskaya performed one of her main hits of recent years - "Po Polyushku". When the first chords sounded, the audience froze in bewilderment. Everyone knows: the author of the composition, Natalya Lapina, forbade Uspenskaya to sing this song a long time ago.

Lapina first announced that Lyubov was facing legal proceedings several months ago. The author was outraged: she claims that Uspenskaya is singing her song in violation of the law, since she has no right to do so.

- After the concerts in Vitebsk, where she also performed "Po Polyushku", Lyuba was sent another official legal ban on performing my song, - explains Natalia Lapina. - For failure to pay intellectual property. We also sent a pre-trial claim to her lawyer Elena Senina for her words that Uspenskaya allegedly has the rights to perform "Po Polyushku". This is not true! We have not yet received a response to the pre-trial claims. My team of lawyers and I are waiting for the end of the 30 days required by law, after which we will go to court.

Lapina says that Lyuba sang herself into court because she did not want to resolve the issue peacefully.

- Lyuba, performing "Po Polyushku" at every concert, earns millions, - continues Lapina. - And I, as an author, have not seen a penny in all these years. I have never encountered such greed. Although many artists sing my songs. And they all pay the royalties required by law. Only from Uspenskaya - nothing! The law, apparently, does not apply to her. Ilya Reznik once went through the same thing as me, with this artist.

- We were sent a report on Uspenskaya's anniversary, which took place in Crocus, - Lapina shares the details. - Uspenskaya earned almost 12 million rubles for that concert. But they didn't transfer any royalties to me. And she's had several hundred concerts over the years. This looks like mockery and revenge. I needed to sign a contract with Ira Allegrova, who really liked "Po Polyushku". But Uspenskaya cried on my shoulder, telling me how she needed this song to bring her daughter back. I became Uspenskaya's next victim.