Chanson is an interesting, original and meaningful genre. At the same time, it is easy to perceive, and the music is light and filled with poetic content. As a separate genre, it appeared in the 19th century, and went back to the work of medieval minstrels. Order modern chanson performers (from the list) on our website and the event will stand out and be remembered for a long time by all those present. It is now simple and inexpensive to invite artists, contrary to popular belief to the contrary. Big City Agency offers a large database of artists who can be ordered inexpensively for your event. Order your favorite artist from the list of the best chanson performers on our website.
Chanson - genres of Russian music
Russian chanson is a collective concept, which includes hard labor, thieves' songs, urban romances, military, emigrant, and also some pop songs. All these genres are the source of domestic chanson, the way modern people hear it. Such songs, like the Negro blues, were originally dedicated to the plight of an involuntary people and their desire for freedom. Bright representatives of this song:
- Butyrka is a team founded in 2001. They conduct their creative activities in Russia, as well as abroad.
- Lesopoval is a group created in 1990 by Mikhail Tanich, who spent 6 years in prison in the post-war years.
This is not the whole list of famous chanson performers, but the brightest representatives of the thug song genre, whose compositions are covered in karaoke. From our database of popular artists, you can choose those who will light the audience and charge any event with drive and make the audience have fun.
List of male chanson performers
The biographies of many performers of Russian chanson are not quite simple, as it may seem, therefore their work is sincere and meaningful. What they sing about may be a special case, or it may describe some global problem. List of popular chanson performers (men):
- Mikhail Shufutinsky - singer, pianist, producer, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Winner of the "Chanson of the Year" awards.
- Nikita Dzhigurda is a popular film director, screenwriter, actor, and songwriter who is known for his outrageous behavior.
- Alexander Rosembaum is a poet, Russian singer, composer and Honored Artist of Russia.
Chanson won the hearts of millions of fans around the world. From French, the word is translated as a pop song in the style of Cabaret. Currently, chanson has become an independent style of musical performance. It includes urban romance, thieves, pop and bard songs. In our country, the musical genre appeared in the 90s. Most famous performers began their careers at this time. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Chanson of the Year award was presented for the first time. Since then, it has been held every year. In this article, you will learn about the top 20 chanson performers.
1. Vladimir Vysotsky
The idol of millions of people, the singer and songwriter has achieved incredible popularity in our country and beyond. Vladimir Vysotsky was born on January 25, 1938 in the capital of Russia. The singer wrote the first song in the 8th grade. Over the course of his life, 7 records and one huge disc were released, on which 15 records of songs fit. He was popular during his lifetime and after his death. The last performance of Vladimir took place in 1980, in the capital of Russia.
2. Mikhail Krug
Being alive, Mikhail Krug was considered the "King of Chanson". His compositions remain the best in the "Chanson" genre in our time. The future singer was born on April 7, 1962. Mikhail's compositions are so penetrating and sincere that they touched the souls of the most diverse segments of the population. In 1998, Mikhail Krug received the Ovation and Russian Chanson awards. Each released album was in the lead in the Russian chanson charts. Such hits enjoyed the greatest success: “Golden Domes”, “Girl-Pie”, “Kolshchik”, “Come to My House”.
3. Stas Mikhailov
People's pop singer, who has become a favorite of millions of women, an honored artist of the country and a multiple winner of the Chanson of the Year awards. Stas Mikhailov is included in the list of the highest paid domestic singers in Forbes magazine. He was born on April 27, 1969 in Georgia, in the family of a pilot and a nurse. He first showed his talents at the age of 15, performing a song by Yuri Antonov at the competition. At the age of 20, Stas decided to conquer the capital of Russia. Gradually received a prize at the Star Storm festival. But real success came to him in 2004 after the release of the song "Without You".
4. Irina Krug
The wife of the "King of Chanson" Mikhail Krug has achieved no less success in this field. The future singer worked as a waitress, where the then-famous Chansonnier noticed her. He offered her to work for him as a costume designer, voicing an impressive salary. But the girl refused to go because she had a little daughter from her first husband. A few years later, Mikhail and Irina tied the knot. A year later, their son Alexander was born. But the happiness of the family was short-lived. A popular singer was killed in his own home. After the death of her husband, Irina decided to record several songs. So her first album was released, which was rated at the Chanson of the Year award.
5. Alexey Bryantsev
A famous singer in the chanson genre, who became popular in a short period of time. His velvety baritone reminds many of the famous chansonnier. Alexey was born on February 19, 1984 in the city of Voronezh. As a child, he was fond of music, so he successfully graduated from a music school. Alexey was helped to achieve success in the stellar sphere by his distant relative and namesake producer. He also wrote the first song for him. The first popularity came after a duet with Irina Krug. The songs of these two chanson stars have led the charts more than once.
6. Zheka
Another very popular singer in the chanson genre, performing under the stage name Zheka. Evgeny Grigoriev was born in Belarus on October 14, 1966. Music for Zheka as a child was a favorite pastime. He receives a musical education. The first album was released in 2001 and it was called "Pine-Cedars". Success is achieved by Zheka in collaboration with producer Oleg Shvedov-Turanov. The first performance of the singer took place at a concert in memory of Sergei Nagovitsyn. The most successful songs are “Pine-cedars”, “I am like an autumn leaf”.
7. Viktor Korolev
Viktor Korolev was born in the Irkutsk region in 1961. At the age of 20 he graduated from a music school. After returning from the army, he studied at the Shchepkin Theater Institute. Upon graduation, he began acting in films. The first steps in his pop career began to take in 1991. A year later, he received a diploma from the Golden Deer festival. Popular songs of the artist: "Cursed Love", "Drunken Cherry", "White Lilac".
8. Sergey Nagovitsyn
The domestic songwriter and singer was born on July 22, 1968 in the Urals. Musical abilities manifested themselves from a young age. His idols were the best representatives of the chanson of that time. While still in the army, Sergei began to compose poetry. Nagovitsyn's first successful album was called "Full Moon". After that, the performer was noticed by Moscow producers and offered a contract. A few years later, the next album, entitled "City Meetings", appeared on sale. The most popular songs of Nagovitsyn: "Broken Fate", "White Snow" and "Lost Land".
9. Sergey Trofimov
Sergey was born on November 4, 1966 in the capital of the country. The well-known performer released his first collection, Garbage Aristocracy 1, in 1995. Later, 4 more albums-continuations of the first were released. Sergey Trofimov received a special award in the nomination "Best Chanson Lyrics". Chansonnier writes music and poetry not only for himself, but also for other performers such as Nikolai Noskov, Karolina, Vakhtang Kikabidze.
10. Elena Vaenga
A popular pop singer of the present time, who conquered her fans not only with a strong voice, but also with soulful lyrics. They say that Elena wrote more than 800 songs. The singer's work has been appreciated by many modern awards and prizes. The most popular are such compositions: "Chopin", "Airport", "Taiga", "Absinthe".
11. Mikhail Shufutinsky
People's Artist of the Russian Federation, pop singer, musician and winner of the Chanson of the Year awards. Mikhail was born on April 13, 1948 in the capital. He received the main music award for such songs: “Nakolochka”, “Alenka”, “Moscow-Vladivostok”, “Soul hurts”, “For lovely ladies!”, “Kruchina”.
12. Vorovaiki
A popular female chanson group founded by composer Yuri Almazov. The thieves' songs and scandalous image brought fame to the group. The group was founded in 1999. At the same time, their first album was released. Now Diana Terkulova, Larisa Nadyktova and Yana Pavlova are participating in the team. Their songs are especially popular at corporate parties of oligarchs.
13. Lyubov Uspenskaya
Domestic and foreign performer of Russian chanson, who received many music awards. The future singer was born on February 24, 1954 in the capital of Ukraine in the family of a director and a nurse. Uspenskaya's first music album was released in 1985. The singer became the winner of awards for compositions: "To the only tender", "Marusya", "Sky", "Wind" and many others.
14. Alexander Novikov
Famous domestic singer in the style of urban romance. Over the entire period of creativity, he wrote more than 400 songs. His best hits were “Remember, Girl?”, “Cab”, “Street Beauty”. The performer is a multiple winner of the Chanson of the Year and Ovation awards.
15. Sergei Lubavin
Author and performer of songs in the genre of romantic chanson. Chansonnier with a gentle touching timbre won the hearts of many fans across the country. Sergei Lyubavin is a multiple participant in the festival "Oh, Razgulyai!". He became the laureate of the "Chanson of the Year" award for the songs "Flower", "Tenderness", "Vladi", "Betrothed".
16. Logging
A popular musical group founded in the 90s by Mikhail Tanich and Sergey Korzhukov. Mikhail Tanich wrote all the songs for the group. Music for them was written by Sergey Korzhukov. Over the course of their career, the band has released more than 20 albums. Basically, compositions are performed with guitar, accordion, drum. After the group's mastermind died, his wife replaced him. Mikhail Tanich wrote poetry for Lesopoval's songs until his death. One of the band's most famous songs is "I'll Buy You a House".
17. Denis Maidanov
Songwriter, performer, actor and music producer. He was born on February 17, 1976 in Balakovo. Became popular after the release of the first album. Denis composes songs for many popular singers and films. Repeatedly received the awards "Song of the Year", "Golden Gramophone", "Chanson of the Year".
18. Butyrka
The most popular modern group in the style of chanson. It was founded in 2001 by producer Alexander Abramov. The first songs were an incredible success. The team became the winner of the "Worthy Song 2002" award. It involves Alexander Goloshchapov, Yuri Akimov and Dmitry Volkov.
19. Katya Ogonyok
The performer of Russian chanson was born on May 17, 1977 in the Krasnodar Territory. Over the entire career, 20 albums have been released. The latter was released after the death of the singer. Her real name is Christina Pozharskaya. At one time she performed with the Lesopoval team. She owes her success to the work of producer Vyacheslav Klimenkov, who selected soulful songs for her, which became very popular. Katya Ogonyok's first album is "White Taiga".
20. Alexander Kalyanov
The singer, composer, sound engineer, and producer was born on August 26, 1947 in the Bryansk region. The first musical work developed with Alexander with the group "Six Young". At one time, the group was noticed by Vladimir Vysotsky, who offered them a joint program. The first own album was released in 1984 under the name Fresh smell of lindens. The real success came after participating in the Christmas meetings.”
Chanson in French means a musical genre that is used in vocal music. In other words, chanson is a pop song in the style of "cabaret". In our time, the term "chanson" has become an independent definition, which has become known as "Russian chanson". This term includes various musical genres: urban romance, bard and thieves' songs, emigrant and even some pop songs. In the vastness of our country, this term appeared in the 90s. It was during these years that many performers of this genre appeared on the stage, and their songs began to be actively played on radio and television. In addition, a radio station of the same name appeared, which to this day offers us songs by the best chanson performers. And since 2001, the annual presentation of the Chanson of the Year award has been introduced at the State Kremlin Palace. So this musical genre has taken one of the best places on the national stage. It is for this reason that we decided to name our today's publication: "Top Ten Best Chanson Performers." To acquaint you with a list of the most popular and best performers of this genre.
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So, the top ten chanson performers are:
1. Stas Mikhailov;
2. Grigory Leps;
3. Irina Krug;
4. Sergey Trofimov;
5. Lyubov Uspenskaya;
6. Denis Maidanov;
7. Elena Vaenga;
8. Ivan Kuchin;
9. Alexander Rosenbaum;
10. Mikhail Shufutinsky.
Here it is, a dozen performers of the most romantic music in Russia. Let's now take a closer look at the work of these chanson performers.
We will begin our acquaintance from the "top ten ..." with the Russian pop singer, author and performer of his songs, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Stas Mikhailov. Stas is the winner of several awards: "Chanson of the Year", which he received in the "singer of the year" nomination from radio "Chanson" (2009, for the song "Between Heaven and Earth"), "Golden Gramophone" from "Russian Radio" (2009 , 2010, for the songs "Between Heaven and Earth" and "Let Go", which he sang in a duet with People's Artist of Ukraine Taisiya Povaliy) and the prize of the festival "Song of the Year" (2009, the best duet of the year). The artist's first album was released in 1997 under the name "Candle". This album became the hallmark of the singer.
Russian singer and singer-songwriter of Georgian origin Grigory Leps is also popular among performers of this genre. Leps' first album, entitled "God Bless You", was released in 1995. This album included his once popular song "Natalie", for which a video was shot in the same year. And in 1998, the singer was invited by Alla Pugacheva herself to shoot "Christmas Meetings", where he performed the song "I'll See You Anyway". Leps differs from other chanson performers not only in his "growling" voice, but also in that he performs a pop song with elements of rock.
Russian chanson performer, widow of the famous author and performer of songs Mikhail Krug, Irina Krug, ranks third on the list. Irina began her work after the death of her husband. She recorded a number of songs dedicated to the memory of her husband. In 2004, her first album "First Autumn of Separation" was released. This album included songs that she sang in a duet with her husband's close friend Leonid Teleshev. In 2005, the singer became the winner of the Chanson of the Year award in the Discovery of the Year nomination. And in 2006, an album was released to the verses and music of Mikhail Krug "To you, my last love."
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Sergey Trofimov is a songwriter and performer, musician and poet. The singer's first album was a collection of his songs called Garbage Aristocracy 1 (1995). This collection has four more sequels that came out in the following years of his creative career. In 2004, Sergei was awarded a special award from radio "Chanson" in the nomination "Best Chanson Lyrics".
And the performer of urban romance closes the top five Lyubov Uspenskaya. The singer is popular not only at home, but also in the United States. Her discography includes a huge number of English-language albums. In Russia, they started talking about Uspenskaya after the release of her video for the song "Cabriolet" (1993).
Russian composer, poet, actor, music producer, author and performer of his own songs Denis maidanov gained tremendous popularity after the release of his first album, entitled "I will know that you love me ... Eternal love" (2009). In addition to his career as a singer, Maidanov writes songs for popular Russian artists and films.
Singer, songwriter and composer, actress Elena Vaenga She wrote her first song "Doves" at the age of 9. With this song, Elena received her first prize at the All-Union Competition for Young Composers. In 2009 and 2010, the singer became the winner of the Golden Gramophone award (for the songs “Smoke” and “Airport”).
Poet, composer, songwriter Ivan Kuchin began his career in 1987 with the release of an album called "Return Home". In 1997, his album "Thieves' Fate" became the leader in sales on the Russian market. And already in 2001, the world saw the artist's album called "Tsar Father", in which Kuchin showed himself to be a true patriot of Russia.
Russian songwriter and performer, singer, composer, poet, actor and writer Alexander Rosenbaum was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1996) and People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2001). In addition to his career as a performer, Alexander has published a significant number of books. Among them: “I love to return to my city”, “Alexander Rosenbaum. Lyrics, notes, chords” (three parts), “Birthday present” and others. He starred in several films: "Afghan Break", "Escape to the End of the World" (2001), "Not by Bread Alone" (2005). Rosenbaum writes all his songs exclusively for the seven-string guitar. The song “Waltz-Boston” (early 90s) brought great fame to the singer. This song is still popular today.
Singer Mikhail Shufutinsky is the last representative of a dozen Russian chanson performers. By the way, in 1998 Mikhail wrote his autobiographical book called “And here I am standing at the line…”. The singer's repertoire includes many songs by famous Russian composers: Vyacheslav Dobrynin, Oleg Mityaev, Igor Krutoy, Oleg Gazmanov and others. Shefutinsky is an annual participant in the national award "Chanson of the Year".
"Chanson" (French chanson) is a French word that translates as "song". Later in France, the vocal genre, lyrical works, songs, the text of which is a story told to the music, began to be called this way. The list of chanson performers is headed by the legendary Edith Piaf and her talented student, the current king of French chanson -
Russian chanson
In our country today, chanson is understood as songs written by bards - songwriters. This genre will combine several musical directions: urban romance, thieves, émigré, military and bard songs, which are united under the common name “Russian chanson”. The beginning of the nineties of the last century can be considered the origin of Russian chanson, or rather, its revival. Prior to this, the term “chanson” was understood exclusively as a French musical genre. Russian first chanson singers tried to imitate the French. The list of chanson performers of the Soviet period consists of such singers as Leonid Utesov, Alexander Vertinsky, Claudia Shulzhenko and others. However, after the collapse of the USSR, “chanson” began to be understood mainly as “spiritual” songs about life in the “zone”, which were stated in the first person - song performer. Often he was identified with the hero of the story, which was the basis for the text of this thug song. For sharpness, the lyrics contained thieves' jargon, and the song was performed with the obligatory hoarseness. Mikhail Krug - the performer of the famous song "Vladimir Central" - has never been to "remote places", but fans of the genre saw him as their hero. These songs were especially popular with the “new Russians”, not only men, but also women. The heroes of these songs aroused the admiration of many representatives of the weaker sex, seeming to them the embodiment of sexuality and masculinity. Songs of this genre have become widespread not only in Russia, but also spread all over the list of chanson performers consisted of bards, for example, Alexander Rosenbaum, whose songs are performed by many singers of this genre, for example Mikhail Shufutinsky, as well as guitarists. In the Soviet Union, songs of these genres were played in cafes and restaurants, but their broadcast on television was excluded. After the collapse of the USSR, they began to appear even in the charts on television and radio, and later radio and TV channels of the same name appeared. Russian chanson today has reached such a level of development that since 2001, the awarding of the “Chanson of the Year” award has been organized annually.
List of Russian chanson performers (groups and solo performers)
Groups:
- Belomorkanal.
- "Lumberjack".
- "Thieves".
- "Ace of the Cross".
- "Lotsman".
- "Butyrka".
- "Five Years".
- "Odessa", etc.
Artists:
- Alexander Dyumin.
- Alexander Rosenbaum.
- Michael Krug.
- Mikhail Shufutinsky.
- Eyyub Yagubov.
- Serey Nagovitsyn.
- Alexander Novikov.
- Willy Tokarev.
- Mikhail Sheleg.
- Valery Shunt.
- Alexander Marshal.
- Konstantin Belyaev.
- Ivan Kuchin.
- Gennady Zharov.
- Nike Borzov.
- Stas Mikhailov.
- Zhek.
List of female chanson singers
Speaking of chanson, we first of all imagine a courageous singer, wise by experience and life circumstances. Indeed, many of the singers included in the are men, but there are also many women in this genre who are considered excellent performers of "soulful" songs. These performances often became the winners of the charts. Surely, many people remember such famous songs as “Cabriolet” and “Carousel” by Lyubov Uspenskaya. Other singers included in the list of chanson performers are Vika Tsyganova, Katya Ogonyok, Elena Vaenga and others.
One of the most popular genres in the modern world of music is considered to be chanson. Such songs are loved for soulful lyrics, life stories, simplicity and relevance of topics. On our site you can listen to your favorite mp3 online, doing it for free. Our search and listening system is simple. Music is available without registration, regardless of whether you listen to it or want to download a free track.
The origins of the genre
France is rightfully considered the birthplace of chanson. Here the choral songs of the French peasants were called chansons. Gradually, talented street artists began to sing these songs, and the best of them became folklore treasures. The songs were quite simple and easy to understand, and therefore even Russian culture absorbed them. French chanson sounded in domestic restaurants, gradually spreading to the masses.
Features of chanson
The main feature of chanson-style mp3 songs is the presence of a plot. Here, a life story is taken as a basis, sometimes complex and even tragic. At the same time, even the prison theme, crime and thieves' life are not perceived with negativity, rather the opposite - the songs evoke human sympathy, compassion, kindness. There is another characteristic feature. As a rule, lyrics are written in a colloquial style, in simple words. Chanson absorbed emotions, romance, tragedy. Such songs do not leave indifferent. Everyone can find a piece of their life in them.
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