Details of a long-standing quarrel were revealed to the public.
The conflict between Igor Krutoy and Laima Vaikule has been going on for more than one year. The audience was sure that the reason lies in the transfer of the New Wave festival from Jurmala to Sochi. However, as it turned out, the reason for the quarrel between the musicians is completely different.
According to producer Andrei Ostudin, Krutoy decided to postpone the festival not because of Vaikule’s pressure, as previously thought. The producer changed the city of the Wave due to the difficult political relations between Latvia and Russia, as many Russian artists would not be able to come to the event.
The quarrel occurred due to the intervention of the founder of the “Earthlings” Vladimir Kiselev. Allegedly, he supported Vaikule, and they had a very tense relationship with Krutoy for many years. Therefore, the composer severed all his ties with the famous singer.
“He didn’t like that at such a moment, Lyme found a replacement for him. Apparently, for Krutoy it was some feeling of betrayal, ” – quotes the words of Ostudin portal Blitz+.