Familial love gone too far

Russian singer Aisylu Chizhevskaya-Mingalim marries her son, who is 31 years younger than her, citing that “their marriage is on a completely different level”. Pics/Youtube

A 53-year-old Russian woman sparked outrage in her home republic of Tatarstan by tying the knot with a 22-year-old man whom she had raised for the last eight years.

Aisylu Chizhevskaya-Mingalim, a well-known musician in Tatarstan and the niece of famous singer Renata Ibragimov, found herself at the centre of a massive scandal after reportedly marrying her adopted son. Eight years ago, while teaching music in the orphanages of Kazan, Aisylu met Daniil, a 13-year-old boy who shared her passion for music, and after a few lessons, the two became a duet.

The boy also participated in various reality talent shows, such as the "You're Super!" project, and sang with popular Russian singer Filip Kirkorov. When he was 14, Daniil became the singer's foster child, and they have lived together ever since. However, on October 20, the two shocked the world when they legally became married.

"Our marriage is on a completely different level, a family united by creativity cannot be destroyed," Aisylu Chizhevskaya-Mingalim told Russian journalists, adding that people don't really understand the situation. In truth, the union between the 53-year-old singer and her 22-year-old foster son sparked controversy in the Republic of Tatarstan, with some calling Chizhevskaya-Mingalim a "disgrace" to the country.

Authorities were so outraged by the union that they took the singer's five other foster children and placed them in orphanages around Kazan. She has since been making efforts to visit them and hopefully get them back.

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