February 18, 1952 Alexander Barykin was born - a famous Russian singer. He would have turned 62 today. Unfortunately, the artist died in 2011.
The peak of Alexander Barykin's popularity came in the eighties. We decided to recall his work, as well as other brightest domestic performers of that time.
Alexander was born in the village of Berezovo, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, but as a child he moved with his family to the city of Lyubertsy near Moscow. He began to study music at school, having organized the first group in high school and performing with it on dance floors. Then he wrote the first songs and poems. It is interesting that, having already become popular, he very rarely allowed himself to perform songs on his own poems.
Barykin graduated from the vocal department of the Gnesinka, and then in absentia from the Krasnodar Institute of Culture.
His professional career began in 1973. At first, he performed in the compositions of various teams - "Muscovites", "Jolly Fellows", "Gems". In 1979, he organized the Carnival group, in which he performed with Vladimir Kuzmin. The team became incredibly popular, however, it broke up and gathered again, but without Kuzmin. With Barykin as a soloist, he became truly stellar.
In the early nineties, the artist began to have problems with ligaments, and he was temporarily forced to interrupt performances and recordings, returning only in the 2000s.
Most famous songs: "Bouquet", "Airport", "Television Program for Tomorrow", "20.00", "Beyond the River", "Wonder Island".
VLADIMIR KUZMIN
Vladimir Kuzmin was born in 1955 in Moscow. He was fond of music from an early age. Already at the age of 5 he took up the guitar, studied at a music school in the violin class, at the age of 6 he wrote his first song, and in the middle classes he organized the first group. After school, Kuzmin went to the Dnepropetrovsk Glinka Music College, where he chose the flute as an instrument.
He began his career with participation in various groups, the most popular of which was "Carnival", which he founded together with Alexander Barykin. The collaboration with Alla Pugacheva added considerable success to the artist. He was the soloist of her Recital song theater, wrote songs for the Primadonna and, of course, sang along with her.
In 1987, he embarked on a solo voyage, which he successfully continues to this day. In total, he has about 20 albums and more than 200 songs to his credit.
Most famous songs: "Two stars", "I will not forget you", "When you call me", "5 minutes from your house", "Beauty Queen", "The Tale of My Life".
Alexey Glyzin
Alexey Glyzin is a native of the city of Mytishchi near Moscow. Like many stars, he began to get involved in music from childhood. Graduated from music school, piano class. But he did not go to study at a music university, but at a radio-apparatus-building technical school. However, he left it and created his first ensemble, and then nevertheless went to the Tambov cultural and educational school, and from there to the Moscow Institute of Culture.
Glyzin performed in the bands "Good fellows", "Gems", "Rhythm", but "Jolly Fellows" brought him real fame. The group performed at many music festivals and competitions and gave the public a lot of hits.
In 1988, Alexei began his solo career. He released 8 solo albums, the last of which was released in 2012.
Most famous songs: "Bologoe", "Wandering Artists", "Winter Garden", "You are not an angel", "Either will, or not will", "Late evening in Sorrento".
Igor Sarukhanov
Igor Sarukhanov was born in Samarkand in 1956. He was fond of music since childhood, played in ensembles at school, graduated from a music school in guitar class. Igor dreamed of studying at Gnesinka, but he could not enter and, at the insistence of his parents, entered the Moscow Institute of Chemical Engineering. True, a year later he left him and went into the army, where he served in the song and dance ensemble. There he met Stas Namin and ended up in his Blue Bird team, and then in Flowers.
In 1983, Igor assembled his group, Krug, which quickly became successful. And after 2 years, the artist took up a solo career, which has not ended today. Sarukhanov's last album was released in 2012.
Most famous songs: “My dear old people”, “Green eyes”, “I wish you”, “This is not love”, “Fox violin”.
Vladimir Presnyakov
Fate left Vladimir Presnyakov Jr. almost no other way than to make music, because she was in his genes. He was born in the family of popular musicians Vladimir and Elena Presnyakov - artists of VIA "Gems"
Already at the age of 11 he wrote his first song, at 12 he sang in a church choir in Moscow, and at 13 he performed as part of the Cruise group, performing his own songs. After another 2 years, Presnyakov Jr. began a solo career, performing in the variety show Laima Vaikule.
Real fame came to Vladimir after the release of the film "Above the Rainbow" in 1986, where the main character performed by Dmitry Maryanov sang in his voice. Songs from this picture are still hits of domestic music. After the picture, a successful career was not long in coming. Almost until the mid-nineties, Presnyakov consistently hit the charts of the most popular young Russian performers, received music awards and prizes.
However, in part, Vladimir's success was also facilitated by a civil marriage with an equally popular girl of that time - the daughter of Alla Pugacheva Kristina Orbakaite.
Most famous songs: "Zurbagan", "Islands", "A stewardess named Jeanne", "Wanderer", "Touchless", "Lie to me".
Vladimir Markin
Another star of the eighties, Vladimir Markin, before the start of his singing career, worked as a packer, mason, seamstress, cutter. However, he studied music from childhood, played in the school ensemble and in the institute (he graduated from the Moscow Power Engineering Institute).
In 1983, Markin organized the Difficult Childhood ensemble, with which he began to perform professionally. The team stood out from the rest with songs with irony and humor, thanks to which it gained wide popularity.
Markin left his singing career in the late nineties. Today he works as the director of the DC MPEI, an institute that he himself graduated from.
Most famous songs: "Lilac Fog", "Unsmiling Princess", "White Bird Cherry", "Brownie", "I'm ready to kiss the sand."
Sergey Minaev
Muscovite Sergei Minaev (not to be confused with the writer - author of the book "Duhless") graduated from GITIS and the Moscow School of Circus and Variety Art. The main feature of his work was parodies. With them, he began his performances in 1987. In his arsenal were cover versions of hits by Modern Talking, Yaki-Da, E-Type, A-Ha, Boney M, Aqua, Blue System, Bad Boys Blue and many other famous artists. Minaev wrote all the texts of his parodies himself, and all of them were distinguished by slight irony.
After a wave of success, Sergei hid from the public for a long time, but last year he returned and presented a new work - a jazz album.
Most famous songs: "Brother Louis", "22 floods", "Voyage", "Minaki-Yes", "Mini-Maxi".
Viktor Saltykov
Viktor Saltykov was born in 1957 in Leningrad. From the age of five, he began to willingly perform at matinees in kindergarten, and then at school. Parents sent him to the children's choir of the chapel, but Victor did not work out with academic vocals. In addition, in his youth, he began to actively get involved in sports, played tennis for 10 years and received a youth category.
The Beatles returned to Saltykov's music. To listen to the songs of the quartet, he even worked part-time at a construction site - he had to buy a tape recorder for something. The more music there was in life, the more Victor himself wanted to sing.
This opportunity was given to him in 1983 as part of the Manufactura group. At one of the festivals, the soloist was noticed by Alexander Nazarov and invited to the Forum group. Since that time, Saltykov's success has been counted.
Later, the singer moved to the Electroclub group, in which Irina Allegrova and Igor Talkov worked at that time - the latter was just about to pursue a solo career, and Saltykov replaced him. In 1990, he himself began performing solo and continues to do so today.
Most famous songs: "White Night", "Island", "Horses in apples", "Don't marry him", "I'm crazy about you."
Viktor Tsoi
Another Leningrader, Viktor Tsoi, was born in 1962. As a child, he was fond of music and drawing. That is why he went to study at an art school and there he created his first musical group - "Ward No. 6". True, he failed to continue his creative work - he was expelled from the art school for poor progress. But the musical career has developed much better.
In 1981, Tsoi organized the Garin and Hyperboloids group, which quickly changed its name to Kino - this particular group was destined to become a cult and one of the most successful groups of its time.
In parallel with his musical career, Viktor Tsoi acted in films, one of the most famous films with his participation is The Needle.
Viktor Tsoi died in 1990. He died in a car accident. He was 28 years old.
Most famous songs: “Change”, “Blood type”, “A star named the Sun”, “We saw the night, “When your girlfriend is sick”, “Pack of cigarettes”, “War”, “Sorrow”.
Chris Kelmi
Chris Kelmi (his real name is Anatoly) is a Muscovite. He took his pseudonym in honor of the hero of the novel "Solaris" by Chris Kelvin. At the age of 4, he began to get involved in music and play the piano. He graduated from a music school, but went to study at a technical university - the Institute of Transport Engineers. But after all, he entered the school to them. Gnesins (where he studied with Vladimir Kuzmin).
Chris Kelmi began his career in the seventies, moving from one to another musical collective. The most successful of them was the "Rock Atelier", where Alexander Barykin and Olga Kormukhina once played.
In 1987, Kelmi came up with a fashionable idea at that time - to unite the most famous musicians and record a common hit. This was the song “Closing the Circle”, among the performers of which were Alexander Gradsky, Andrey Makarevich, Konstantin Nikolsky, Zhanna Aguzarova, Valery Syutkin, Alexander Ivanov and many others.
Since 2000, Chris Kelmi has taken up a solo career.
Most famous songs: "Night Rendezvous", "Closing the Circle", "Tired Taxi".
Vyacheslav Malezhik
The first musical instrument of Vyacheslav Malezhik was the button accordion, it was on it that he gave home concerts for the family and played at weddings with friends. Only then did Vyacheslav switch to the guitar.
He began his career in 1969 as a vocalist of the Mosaic group. Like many, he moved from one team to another (among them were "Merry Fellows"). Glory overtook him in 1977 as part of the Flame ensemble, where he began to perform his own songs, which quickly became hits - the public liked their lyricism and melody.
Most famous songs: "Fellow traveler", "Provincial", "Madame", "Lilliputik", "200 years", "Fog in December".
Igor Talkov
In 1956, Igor Talkov, the future cult star of the Russian stage, was born in the Tula region. In his family were hereditary nobles, Cossacks and officers of the tsarist army. And Igor decided to connect his fate with music. Already at school, he began to play the button accordion. No less seriously, he was fond of sports, played hockey, but did not qualify for the Dynamo school. Therefore, he only took up music more tightly.
At school, Talkov directed the choir, played the guitar, piano, violin and drums. At the same time, Igor did not master musical notation, perceiving everything by ear.
Talkov's first professional performances began in the mid-seventies. At first, he just worked part-time, giving concerts on variety shows, then he began to go on stage as part of the Electroclub and Rescue Club groups, and also managed to play in several films.
In October 1991, Igor Talkov died. He was shot by Igor Malakhov, director of the singer Aziza. He was 34 years old.
Most famous songs: "Clean Prudy", "War", "Love You", "Summer Rain", "I'll Be Back".
Yuri Antonov
Yuri Antonov is from Tashkent. Like other future stars, he was fond of music since childhood and in his youth he created his first musical group. After studying at a music school, he went to work as a music teacher in Minsk, and then worked as a soloist at the Belarusian State Philharmonic, after which he worked there, but already as the head of the ensemble. Vladimir Mulyavin, the founder of the Pesnyary ensemble, worked for some time under the direction of Antonov.
He began performing as a performer in the Singing Guitars group. Then there were “Good fellows”, “Merry guys”, then in the early eighties “Araks”, cooperation with which brought Yuri Antonov all-Union fame.
Today, the performer is rightfully considered one of the masters of the national stage. In 2013, his anniversary concert tour "About you and about me" began in honor of the 50th anniversary of his creative activity.
Most famous songs: “I remember”, “From sadness to joy”, “Sea”, “This is how it happens”, “Golden Staircase”, “Anastasia”, “Take care of women”, “A dream comes true”.
Yuriy Shatunov
The youngest member of our list, but at the same time no less popular and even iconic, Yuri Shatunov comes from Kumertau. Since his father did not show interest in his son, after the death of his mother, the future star was taken up by an aunt. Then he was brought up in an orphanage - first in the Orenburg region, then in Orenburg itself.
In 1986, he met the head of the musical circle, Yuri Kuznetsov, with the help of whom he created the Laskovy May group and made the first recordings of his songs on a conventional tape recorder. Among them was the composition "White Roses". It was she who heard Andrei Razin on the train and immediately decided to find the boy who sang this song.
He found a team and became its producer, making the group one of the most popular in those years. The team lasted until 1992 until the departure of Shatunov.
After leaving the group, Yuri lived in Germany for some time, then returned and continued to sing solo. He sings even now, although, of course, not so successfully.
Most famous songs: "White Roses", "Summer", "Pink Evening", "Gray Night", "Childhood".
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The performers of the 80-90s perfectly embodied incendiary, and sometimes so understandable life motives in their songs, expressing the feelings and emotions of the listeners to this day. These melodies are loved not only by the generation that spent their youth listening to them, but also by today's youth, who, sometimes processing old rhythms and melodies, gives them a new life in mixes and new fans.
Notable bands
The times of disco and rock and roll, when they went to dances and listened to the groups "Modern Talking", "Desireless", "CC Cache", the famous Michael Jackson, "Gloria Gaynor", "Bad Boys Blue", "Abba", " Suzi Quatro", "Arabesque", "Joy", "Smokie", "Sandra", "Bee Gee" and others are relevant to this day.
Artists 80-90 and their greatest hits
There are a huge number of songs, of various directions, that blew up the dance floors both in those days and now. But you can select the most popular and loved by many.
- Afric Simon being a professional dancer of that time, he created a very positive record "Hafanana".
- Kaoma and her incendiary "Lambada", to which dancing with a train has become a tradition.
- Arabesque with their very modern hit "Midnight dancer".
- Modern Talking - professionals in their field and their song "all". There are many performers who have covered them, but the original is the original.
- Gloria Gaynor became popular during the sexual revolutions thanks to the anthem of the "democratic youth" - "I Will Survive". Her original arrangements and mixes make her mega popular even now.
- Dr. Alban with his immortal composition "It's My Life" tops the tops of modern charts.
- Eruption are the kings of disco culture, and foreign and domestic performers of the 80-90s in their numerous rehashings of the 80-90 years could not surpass their hit “One Way Ticket”.
- Boney M became the first band that was officially allowed to perform in the USSR, and their hit "Sunny" is deservedly recognized as a living legend.
- Al Bano & Romino Power with their "Felecita" are the main Italian disease of many lovers of incendiary rhythms.
- Opus - with the retro hit "Life Is Life", the chorus of which all his listeners sing along with great pleasure.
- Adriano Chelentano and his "Suzana" undoubtedly excite the hearts of all admirers of retro music and on modern dance floors.
Performers of the 80-90s knew how to add bright colors to life, and many of their hits were and remain loved and relevant for more than a dozen years.
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How to arrange a real disco at a wedding, birthday or corporate party, so that it is not only fun, but also original? Order foreign singers of the 80-90s for the holiday. The Big City agency has been organizing concerts with the participation of world-famous stars since 2008. A wide selection of celebrities who will sing at any event allows you to choose the best performer, whose songs and mood will most clearly emphasize the theme of the holiday. Your guests will be delighted with the disco with foreign singers of the 80s.
Pop culture of the 80s and 90s
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List of foreign pop singers of the 80s and 90s
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How to choose foreign singers of the 80s: a list with photos
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- Haddaway - the idol of millions of people, a black man - the author of the popular "What is love", which immediately after the release took the first lines of the charts in almost all countries of Europe, Asia and America. Until now, this song, as well as other compositions of one of the best performers, are considered the benchmark disco music of that time.
- Bob Dilan is the second most important person in world culture (after the Beatles), a cult figure in foreign music of the 80s and 90s. The Big City agency will organize a concert for you with his participation.
- Thomas Anders from the disco group Modern Talking is a popular foreign singer of the 80s and 90s, as well as the songwriter who brought the band's wild popularity around the world. Your event will sparkle with different colors if Thomas Anders sings at it.
- Chris Isaak is one of the most popular foreign artists, he is also called the modern Elvis Presley. He can sing his popular hits at your event. Do you remember Wicked Game and Blue Hotel?
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