And the newborn son is doing well.
Alexander and Marina have been together since 2003. In 2014, in one of the clinics in New York, their son Alexander was born, where Kotoshenko was helped by the best doctors. The couple decided to give birth to their second baby already in Moscow.
Gradsky and Kotoshenko did not advertise the imminent addition to the family; only close friends and colleagues knew about the upcoming happy event. The winner of the show "Voice" said that she was incredibly happy for her mentor.
“In September, we were at the birthday party of little Sashenka, the son of Alexander Borisovich. And when I saw Marina with a belly, I was very surprised and happy that he is in amazing shape! I wish him, of course, great health and that only good people surround him! He is a great motivator for others, and it’s so great,” shared Alexandra.
It became known that the newborn son was named Ivan. The musician himself has not yet commented on the happy event. In rare interviews, he admitted that he was grateful to his wife for her support and boundless love. By the way, the master of the national scene also has two adult children. In 1981, in a marriage with Olga Gradskaya, he had a son, Daniel, in 1986, a daughter, Maria. Gradsky maintains good relations with all his heirs, they both took part in the Voice show.
In St. Petersburg on November 1, a concert by Alexander Gradsky is to take place, it is likely that it is on it that he will tell about the replenishment in the family.
One of the grandfathers of Russian rock was married three times, his first marriage took place in early youth. Then she became the chosen one, official relations with which lasted only three months. The musician himself calls this marriage "a youth act." In 1976, Alexander Borisovich married a second time, an actress became his wife, but the musician could not build family happiness with her either.
With his third wife Olga Gradsky lived in an official marriage for 23 years.
The current darling of Gradsky is the Ukrainian model Marina Kotashenko, who is 32 years younger than the musician. The artist has always been distinguished by humor and healthy self-esteem, therefore, having met a girl right on the street, he invited her to “touch history”. Kotashenko did not immediately recognize the star of Soviet and Russian rock, but two weeks later she called back. Already on the first date, Alexander Borisovich charmed the young lady. With Gradsky, Marina felt calm and at ease.
Their eldest son Sasha is growing up under the close attention of his mother: a woman refuses offers from film directors for the sake of her family, despite the fact that in the mid-2000s she graduated from the acting department of VGIK. The boy was presented with a real guitar, but so far in a child's size. Alexander Alexandrovich has already mastered the song repertoire from his favorite children's programs and cartoons. In the future, the parents plan to send the young man to the appropriate music studio.
In the summer of 2016, photos of Gradsky and his wife on the beach caused a wide resonance on the network. Evil tongues called the couple "beauty and the beast", the musician himself reacted neutrally to ridicule, he admits that he was very lucky that Marina chose him and did not find a younger partner.
Kotashenko herself never gave rise to gossip and doubts about her warm feelings for her husband. Now Alexander Gradsky lives with his family in the suburbs of Moscow in the village of Novoglagolevo, they are located in a house of 400 square meters. m. The head of the family writes classical music and teaches vocals. Despite his fame and active life position, the musician calls himself a marginal and apolitical person.
Gradsky does not like the representatives of the press, for being annoying and tactless, he called the reporters "journalists". The word took root in the musician's lexicon and went "to the people." Gradsky has a personal website where he introduces fans to the latest in his work, but the musician does not have an account on Instagram.
Alexander Gradsky is a rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, People's Artist of Russia, a singer with a range of three octaves, a permanent jury member of the Voice show - the titles and incarnations of this unique artist can be listed for a long time.
During his almost seventy years of life, Alexander was officially married three times, but he found real happiness already in adulthood.
First experience
For the first time, Gradsky married in 1973 a student, Natalya Smirnova. The young people were really very young, they met, and at some point the relationship lost its freshness and sharpness.
Gradsky decided that the wedding would be able to revive the extinguished feelings, and made an offer to Natalya. The wedding took place, but there was no increase in romance in the relationship. The young parted, "shaking hands with each other."
Took him to her
Three years later, Gradsky married a bright woman, a talented actress Anastasia Vertinskaya. They met on a visit, at one of the parties. Gradsky tried to court that evening, but to no avail..
Then, six months later, he had a concert near Alushta. Anastasia was vacationing in a nearby village with her sister and friends. She found out about the concert, stopped the first ride (it turned out to be a ZIL truck), and went to Gradsky.
When she got to the place, drunk Alexander was sitting on the shore and pondering whether to plunge into the sea or not. Suddenly he saw a certain person in a dressing gown, with cracked glasses. He did not even immediately understand that the exquisite Vertinskaya and this girl were one person.
Alexander and Anastasia somehow immediately began a relationship. It happened by itself, as Gradsky later recalls, they "merged in the Crimean ecstasy."
They returned from the Crimea separately, Gradsky by car, and Vertinskaya by plane. On the way, Gradsky's car had an accident, Vertinskaya returned for it.. And she took him to her, so he stayed with her. In fact, the marriage with Vertinskaya lasted about two years.
In 1980, he had a new woman, who was also expecting a child from him.
Attempt #3
Young student Olga Gradsky noticed at a performance at the Shchukin School. A few places behind him, he saw a girl of amazing beauty, and the whole performance looked only at her.
Alexander met Olya during the intermission, and after the performance everyone went to Gradsky to write. And Olya too. They began to communicate, and soon all the women faded into the background.
Olga was not an actress, she studied at Moscow State University at the Faculty of Economics. Gradsky then lived in a terrible apartment, Olga in a hostel, but they decided to keep the child and got married.
Gradsky lived with his second wife for 23 years, children were born in marriage - son Daniel and daughter Maria. In 2003, the marriage broke up at the initiative of the wife, she preferred another man.
Devil in the ribs
The master did not stay alone for long. Already in 2004 he met his fourth wife, Marina Kotashenko. One day he was driving a car and saw a girl of extraordinary beauty through the window. Gradsky thought that if he did not meet, he would miss the chance of his whole life.
Interesting Notes:But at that moment he looked completely unpresentable, in dirty clothes, disheveled. He was driving from the construction site.
Alexander didn’t think of anything better than to shout: “Girl, you have a chance to touch the legend!”. Marina not only did not recognize him, she did not know at all who Gradsky was.
Not surprisingly, Marina is 31 years younger than Alexander, and her conscious life was spent in Ukraine. This man seemed to her an eccentric, but she picked up the phone and called him back.
What is this girl?
At that time, Marina was 20 years old, she was born in 1984, in Kyiv. In her school years, she was engaged in dancing, went to a modeling school.
In her hometown, Marina graduated from the institute with a degree in law, but later decided to move to Moscow to try her hand at modeling.
They began to live together with Gradsky in 2001, and in 2009 Maria entered VGIK, in the workshop of Vsevold Shilovsky. After graduating from the institute, Shilovsky took her to serve in his studio theater, where she received roles in the performances "The Key for Two" (Magda), "Male, Singular" (Zhassant), "Bachelorette Party" (Lisbeth), "Mad Money ), Lydia Yuryeva.
She has been active in films since 2010. In addition, Marina is one of the most popular models in Moscow. In 2014, Marina gave birth to a son, Alexander, and in this regard, she decided to take a break in her career.
Alexander believes that a man develops a woman's brains, especially if the woman is younger.
But in the case of Marina, as Gradsky himself admits, he did not have to develop the brains of his other half. She was quite smart and wise. With all her data, intelligence and beauty, she could find someone much richer, younger, more famous than he, Gradsky. The master sincerely thinks so. Therefore, he consoles himself with the thought that Marina loves him for some qualities unknown to him.
The son of the spouses grows up as a very musical child, he was bought the first guitar at the age of three. Marina plans to send her child to an art school.
Photos of the famous master
Alexander Borisovich Gradsky. Born on November 3, 1949 in Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk Region. Soviet and Russian singer, musician, poet, composer. One of the founders of Russian rock. People's Artist of Russia (1999).
Mother - Tamara Pavlovna Gradskaya (1929-1963), actress, director, later literary contributor to the Theater Life magazine. Graduate of GITIS (course of N. Plotnikov).
Father - Boris Abramovich Fradkin (1926-2013), graduated from MAMI, mechanical engineer.
Maternal grandfather - Pavel Ivanovich Gradsky - was a master in tailoring leather goods, died tragically in 1948. Maternal grandmother - Maria Ivanovna Gradskaya (née Pavlova), a housewife.
Paternal grandmother - Rosalia Ilyinichna Fradkina (née Chvertkina), worked as a secretary-typist for about 50 years, died in Moscow at the age of 100, in 1996. She was called the "grandmother of Russian rock and roll" - she always supported her grandson and his colleagues, welcomed them cordially in her house, for which she earned this honorary title among them.
Paternal grandfather - Abram Semenovich Fradkin, was divorced from his grandmother, worked as a house manager in Kharkov, and died there at an advanced age.
Uncle - Boris Pavlovich Gradsky - mother's brother, soloist of the Igor Moiseev Ensemble, dancer, played the accordion beautifully, composed pieces for the accordion, died in 2002. Cousin - Natalya Gradskaya.
Aunt - Irina Abramovna Sidorova (Fradkina), died in 2006 at the age of 84. Second cousin - Ivan Egorovich Fradkin.
Half sister - Galina Ambrosovskaya.
In 1957 the family returned to Moscow.
A great influence on the development of the future musician was his mother, a graduate of GITIS Tamara Pavlovna Gradskaya (Shitikova). Until the age of 14, he bore his father's surname - Fradkin. The surname Gradsky was taken immediately after the death of her mother in 1963 in memory of her.
For several years he lived with his grandmother in the village of Rastorguevo, Leninsky district, Moscow region.
In 1965, Gradsky became the founder of the third - after the "Brothers" and "Sokol" - Soviet rock band "Slavs".
In 1966 he founded the rock band "Buffoons" which brought him the greatest popularity.
He also took part in the groups "Los Panchos", "Scythians", a team of Polish students of Moscow State University "Cockroaches". As part of the "Cockroaches" he performed the songs and twist of Arno Babajanyan "The Best City of the Earth".
In the early 1970s, the director began his work on the film Romance of the Lovers. The composer of "Romance of the Lovers" was supposed to be Murad Kazhlaev, but he refused. Then Arkady Petrov proposed the candidacy of Gradsky. Gradsky in this film not only composed music, but also performed vocal parts.
Released in 1974, the film was a significant success and brought fame to the creator of the film's music.
Music magazine "Billboard" in 1974 declared Gradsky "Star of the Year" "for his outstanding contribution to world music."
In the same 1974 he graduated from the Faculty of Academic Singing of the GMPI. Gnesins.
Since 1987 he has been a member of the Union of Composers.
In 1988, for the first time, he was allowed to travel abroad - to the United States.
Author of music for more than 40 feature films, dozens of documentaries and animated films. Released more than 15 long-playing discs, author of several rock operas and rock ballets, many songs.
In 1988 he performed the part of the Astrologer in Rimsky-Korsakov's The Golden Cockerel at the Bolshoi Theater (conductor Evgeny Svetlanov).
Alexander Gradsky - How young we were
Participated in the TV program "White Parrot".
He positions himself as a marginal, he is demanding of his colleagues in the workshop, he does not welcome journalists. According to some reports, it was Gradsky who launched the word “journalist” in the media.
He took part in the album-tribute "Time Machine" "Typewriting", where he sang the songs "My friend (plays the blues best)" and "Snow".
In 2009, Alexander Gradsky released the rock musical The Master and Margarita. The musical was not staged on stage, it exists in the form of the only audio recording of 2009, made with a star cast: the most famous Russian artists and friends of Gradsky Iosif Kobzon, Lyubov Kazarnovskaya, Vladimir Zeldin, Alexei Petrenko, Valery Zolotukhin, Alexander Rosenbaum, Lolita Milyavskaya took part in the recording , Arkady Arkanov and many others. One of the parties is composed of fragments of phonograms with the voice of Georgy Millyar.
In 2012-2015, he took part in the television project "Voice" on Channel One as a mentor. At the same time, in the first three seasons of the program, the members of his team won - Dina Garipova, Sergey Volchkov and Alexandra Vorobyova, respectively. In 2015, his ward - Mikhail Ozerov - took second place in the final. He left the show, as the media wrote, in view of the fact that.
Alexander Gradsky in the Pozner program
The growth of Alexander Gradsky: 170 centimeters.
Personal life of Alexander Gradsky:
The first wife is Natalya Mikhailovna Gradskaya. The singer himself called his first marriage "a youth act."
“We were young, and at first Natasha and I had a wonderful relationship, which gradually began to disappear. And we decided: now let’s go, get married, and everything will be restored. Let’s go, get married, and three months later, when we realized that nothing restored, shook hands, kissed and parted," he recalled about his first marriage.
Filmography of Alexander Gradsky:
1972 - Courtesy visit
1974 - One's own among strangers, a stranger among one's own (vocals)
1974 - Romance of lovers (vocals)
1975 - Concerto for two violins (vocals)
1975 - Concerto for two violins
1976 - Sun, sun again (vocals)
1976 - Songs under the clouds (vocals)
1976 - My love in the third year (vocals)
1976 - Blue Puppy (cartoon) - vocals by Sailor, Sawfish
1977 - Legend of the old lighthouse (cartoon) (vocals)
1977 - The Princess and the Ogre (cartoon) (vocals)
1978 - Let's talk, brother ... (vocals)
1979 - Do not part with your loved ones (vocals)
1979 - Alexandra Pakhmutova - “My life is in the song ...” (documentary)
1979 - “Feat. Code 12080"
1979 - Tuning fork - cameo
1980 - Oh sport, you are the world! (vocals)
1985 - Stained glass master
1986 - Life of Klim Samgin (vocals)
1988 - Pass (cartoon) (vocals)
1989 - Prisoner of If Castle (vocals)
1989 - Stereotypes (cartoon) (vocals)
1989 - Art of living in Odessa (vocals)
1989 - "And the line does not end" (documentary)
1991 - Genius
2000 - Gangster Petersburg. Film 1. Baron
2000 - In August 44th ... (vocals)
2012 - "Living Soul" (documentary)
2014 - "Alexander Gradsky. Turn around (documentary)
Discography of Alexander Gradsky:
1972 - How beautiful this world is
1973 - Alexander Gradsky sings
1974 - Romance of lovers
1976 - Alexander Gradsky sings songs from the movie "The Sun, Again the Sun"
1977 - Alexander Gradsky sings songs from the movie "My Love in the Third Year"
1978 - Alexander Gradsky and the ensemble "Skomorokhi"
1979 - Alexander Gradsky sings
1979 - Only you believe me
1980 - Russian songs
1980 - We can't live without each other
1981 - Bird of happiness
1984 - Life itself
1985 - Stadium
1986 - Star of the fields
1987 - Satires
1987 - Let's get started
1987 - Utopia of Alexander Gradsky
1987 - Reflections of a jester
1988 - Flute and piano
1988 - Nostalgia
1988 - Man
1989 - Monte Cristo
1989 - Concert Suite
1990 - Expedition
1991 - Metamorphoses
1994 - Untimely Songs
1994 - Fruit from the cemetery
1995 - The fruits from the cemetery
1996 - LIVE in "Russia"
1996 - Golden junk
1996 - Collection of Alexander Gradsky
1997 - Legends of Russian rock
2000 - LIVE in "Russia" - 2
2003 - Reader
2003 - Songs for Ira
2004 - LIVE in "Russia" -2. Anniversary video concert
2009 - Master and Margarita
2010 - LIVE in "Russia". Anniversary video concert
2010 - Anti-perestroika blues
2011 - "Favorites" by Alexander Gradsky
2011 - Unformat
2014 - Concert-2010
2014 - Romances
Video clips of Gradsky:
1987 - Closing the circle
2007 - Closing the circle
Rock operas by Alexander Gradsky:
1967-1969 - Fly-Tsokotuha
1973-1985 - Stadium
1979-2009 - Master and Margarita
Ballets by Alexander Gradsky:
1985-1988 - "Man"
1987-1990 - "Rasputin"
1988-1990 - "Jewish ballad"
Songs of Alexander Gradsky:
"Anti-Perestroika Blues" (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
Aria of Cavaradossi (Recondita armonia...) (D. Puccini) from the opera Tosca;
"Aria Calaf" (D. Puccini) from the opera "Turandot";
"Jose's Aria" (G. Bizet) from the opera "Carmen";
"Ballad about the fishing village of Ayu" (Yu. Saulsky - E. Yevtushenko) from the movie "The Sun, Again the Sun";
"The God of Rock-N-Roll" ("Epitaph", music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
“There will be gentle rain” (lyrics by S. Tisdale, trans. by L. Zhdanov);
"Waltz" (From this) (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
"Return" (lyrics by B. Okudzhava) from the movie "Romance of the Lovers";
“In the fields under snow and rain” (lyrics by R. Burns, trans. by S. Marshak);
"In your eyes" (lyrics by N. Rubtsov) from the vocal suite "Star of the Fields";
“I go out alone on the road” (E. Shashina - M. Lermontov) Romance;
“Burn, burn, my star” (P. Bulakhov - V. Chuevsky) Romance;
"Let's Begin" (music and lyrics by J. Denver) - Spanish. Alexander Gradsky (in English);
"Double" (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
"To the end, to the quiet cross" (lyrics by N. Rubtsov) from the vocal suite "Star of the Fields";
"Road" (lyrics by N. Rubtsov) from the vocal suite "Star of the Fields";
"Gioconda" (D. Tukhmanov - T. Sashko);
"Yellow House" (lyrics by S. Cherny) from the vocal suite "Satires";
“Once upon a time I was” (D. Tukhmanov - S. Kirsanov);
"Star of the Fields" (lyrics by N. Rubtsov) from the vocal suite of the same name;
"Winter Morning" (lyrics by B. Pasternak);
“Winter Night” (“Melo, melo ...”) (lyrics by B. Pasternak);
“How young we were” (A. Pakhmutova - N. Dobronravov) from the film “My Love in the Third Year”;
"Lullaby" (lyrics by N. Konchalovskaya) from the film "Romance of the Lovers";
“Cling your face to the glass ...” (lyrics by P. Eluard);
"Lamentations" (lyrics by Sasha Cherny) from the vocal suite "Satires";
“Showers at the sea (blues)” (music by T. Waits, lyrics by A. Gradsky);
“Beloved, sleep” (music by E. Kolmanovsky, lyrics by E. Yevtushenko);
"Love" (lyrics by B. Okudzhava) from the film "Romance of the Lovers";
“I have dreamed of heights since childhood” (A. Pakhmutova - N. Dobronravov) from the movie “Oh sport, you are the world!”;
“Prayer” (lyrics by S. Cherny) from the vocal suite “Satires”;
“A monologue of a long loaf for 28 kopecks from premium flour” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
“We poured red wine (hit)” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
“We did not expect changes” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
“We cannot live without each other” (A. Pakhmutova - N. Dobronravov) from the film “Oh sport, you are the world!”;
“Our old house” (lyrics by R. Burns, trans. by S. Marshak);
"Do not sing, beauty" (S. Rachmaninov - A. Pushkin) Romance;
“No one” (Yu. Saulsky - E. Yevtushenko) from the film “The Sun, Again the Sun”;
"Nothing in a Polushka" (Russian folk);
“Night Song of the Drunkard” (lyrics by Sasha Cherny) from the vocal suite “Satires”;
"Night" (lyrics by N. Rubtsov) from the vocal suite "Star of the Fields";
“Settings” (“The son is roaring. Beaten for a deuce with a plus ...”) (lyrics by Sasha Cherny);
"About Dogs" (lyrics by N. Rubtsov) from the vocal suite "Star of the Fields";
“In memory of a poet” (about V. S. Vysotsky) (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
"Song of the Duke" (G. Verdi) from the opera "Rigoletto";
"Song of Dolphins" (Yu. Saulsky - E. Yevtushenko) from the film "The Sun, Again the Sun";
"Song of a Friend" (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
"Song of Friendship" (lyrics by B. Okudzhava) from the film "Romance of Lovers";
“Song of Gold” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky) from the film “Prisoner of If Castle”;
"Song of the Ship" or "Grandfather's Boat" (E. Artemiev - N. Konchalovskaya) from the film "At Home Among Strangers, Stranger Among Our Own";
"Song of the Mother" (lyrics by N. Konchalovskaya) from the film "Romance of the Lovers";
“Song of the Pendulum” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky) from the movie “In August 1944 ...”;
“Song of Freedom” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky) from the movie “Prisoner of If Castle”;
“Song about the “crazy”” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky) from the film “Prisoner of If Castle”;
“Song of Monte Cristo” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky) from the movie “Prisoner of If Castle”;
“Farewell” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky) from the movie “Prisoner of If Castle”;
"Song of the Birds" (lyrics by N. Glazkov) from the film "Romance of the Lovers";
“Song of Conscience” (Yu. Saulsky - E. Yevtushenko) from the movie “The Sun, Again the Sun”;
“A song similar to all songs” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
"Song of the Jester" (lyrics by R. Burns, trans. by S. Marshak);
"Coal Miner's Friend" (lyrics by R. Burns, trans. by S. Marshak);
"On the Mute" ("I want to take a break from satire") (lyrics by Sasha Cherny) from the vocal suite "Satire";
"Descendants" (lyrics by Sasha Cherny) from the vocal suite "Satires";
"Santa Lucia" (J. Cottro) Neapolitan song;
"Blue Forest" (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
"Buffoons" (lyrics by V. Sautkin);
"Sonnet" (E. Krylatov - A. Gradsky);
"Sports" - a song about the Olympics in Sochi 2014;
"Theater" (lyrics by S. Cherny) from the vocal suite "Satires";
“Only once in a life there are meetings” (B. Fomin - P. German) Romance;
"Only you believe me";
“Photo with me and with you (rock ballad)” (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
"Southern Farewell" (music and lyrics by A. Gradsky);
“I am Goya” (lyrics by A. Voznesensky);
"Furious construction team" (A. Pakhmutova - N. Dobronravov) from the film "My love in the third year";
“I will die in Epiphany frosts” (lyrics by N. Rubtsov) from the vocal suite “Star of the Fields”;
"Closing the circle" (K. Kelmi - M. Pushkin)
Alexander Gradsky gained fame back in the 70s of the last century. Then he, together with Mikhail Turkov, created the rock group "Slavs". But even today, many people know this talented musician, poet. He is also known as a public figure. Alexander has the honorary title of People's Artist of Russia. In the article, we will pay attention to Gradsky's personal life and other interesting details from his biography.
Alexander Borisovich Gradsky, whose biography and personal life are so interesting to us, was born in the Chelyabinsk region. In a town called Kopeysk. It was November 3, 1949. The musician's mother was a professional actress. She played in the theater. And perhaps it was from her that the boy inherited artistry and love of art.
Pope Alexander had a more "mundane" profession. He worked as a mechanical engineer. In 1957, the family moved to the capital of the USSR, the city of Moscow. Dad still worked at the factory, and mom worked as a teacher in children's theater studios. In addition, she was one of the authors of a well-known literary magazine at that time. It is interesting that for a long time the boy lived for a long time with his grandmother in Rastorguevo near Moscow (Butovo district). There he studied at a music school, learned to play the violin. This gave the child great interest. But at home he did not want to play the violin for a long time.
At school, the boy also gravitated toward the humanities. He was very fond of history and literature. He was especially fond of poetry. And at the age of thirteen he wrote his first poem for the first time.
Gradsky recalls that instead of playing the violin, he spent all his free time on sports. The artist played football, was fond of volleyball and wrestling. In addition, he went to chess. He graduated from the music school in the violin class. But the Beatles that appeared at that time changed the boy's worldview so much that he had no chance of becoming a violinist.
In addition, Gradsky liked to listen to modern music - both domestic and foreign performers. He adored Elvis Presley, Louis Armstrong, Mark Bernes, Claudia Shulzhenko, Lidia Ruslanova.
A. Gradsky in his youth
His uncle from abroad brought him vinyl records with modern hits. And the boy was amazed by the amazing music. In high school, he began performing as a performer at school events. He sang and played along on the guitar or piano. In addition, as an actor, he tried his hand at the school theater.
As a child, Alexander bore the surname Fradkin, which is the surname of his father. However, everything changed when his mother, Tamara Pavlovna Gradskaya, passed away in 1963. The boy missed her very much and decided to change his last name.
Path to fame
1963 was a landmark year for the boy. He lost a loved one, changed his last name and took the first steps in his musical career. He first started playing in the rock band "Cockroaches", which included students from Poland. And in 1965, at sixteen, he organized the Slavs collective. This group became very popular in the USSR, young guys won the hearts of many fans. They sang songs of popular bands - Rolling Stones and The Beatles.
In 1966, Alexander Gradsky, in whose biography and personal life there are many interesting moments, created another group - "Skomorokhi". He himself was a songwriter, composing them in his native language. And in the company of old friends from the "Slavs" - Vyacheslav Dontsov and Viktor Degtyarev - he travels around the cities with tours. Soon they earn money to buy high-quality expensive equipment. But he does not abandon the "Skomorokhi" team either. Together with him, he continues to go on tour in Soviet cities. And Gradsky personally receives honorary awards for his work - "For Vocal", "For Guitar" and "For Composition".
Once Alexander was noticed by director Andrei Konchalovsky and invited him to take part in the filming of his film "Romance of Lovers". Initially, Gradsky was invited simply as a talented singer. And then he became the author of all the poems, songs and music that sounded in this film.
Then Gradsky receives even greater fame and the Star of the Year award (1974). The career of a young musician is rapidly going uphill. Gradsky is very fond of the audience, they are happy to come to his concerts.
But Gradsky, despite the resounding success, is not arrogant - he continues to study. In 1974 he became a student at the Moscow Conservatory. His teacher was the famous composer Tikhon Khrennikov. In 1988, Gradsky wrote compositions for films, which soon became popular.
In the late 70s, Gradsky wrote many songs in support of rock music. As you know, such compositions were not very encouraged in the USSR. They were considered a negative trend of the West. Because of such activity of Gradsky, he has many ill-wishers.
However, the musician remains true to his views and continues to work actively. For several years he taught at the Gnessin School, and after that at the institute. He worked as the head of the vocal department.
From 1976 to 1980 he wrote the suite "Russian Songs" in two parts. He also publishes a collection of compositions “Reflections of a Jester”, where he presents himself as an artist capable of singing and playing music in various genres. In addition, Gradsky composes the opera "Stadium", music for the ballet "Man". And after the death of the poet and composer Vladimir Vysotsky, Gradsky changed the vector of creativity to tragic and dramatic.
Worldwide popularity
It is interesting that Gradsky is popular not only in his homeland, but also abroad. Under his leadership, various creative projects are being created. Concerts are held in the capital of the USSR with the participation of various orchestras, rock bands and choir soloists. Gradsky also has fifteen CDs with his compositions. Abroad, Gradsky works with such celebrities as Liza Minnelli, John Denver, Diana Warwick and others.
A. Gradsky with John Denver
Today, Gradsky is still popular, continues to tour Russia and works abroad. In addition, for a long time he was a jury member of the Voice project on central television. Young talents under his leadership have become the winners of this high-profile project more than once.
For many years, Gradsky has been friends with Alexandra Pakhmutova. They met at work. Gradsky was supposed to record a composition for the film "My Love in the Third Year". And Pakhmutova wrote the music for this film. This acquaintance grew into a long friendship. And it was Pakhmutova who wrote for Alexander Borisovich his famous song "How young we were." It has been a hit for many years now.
Gradsky admitted in an interview that he gained popularity precisely thanks to the composition “How Young We Were” and the popular film “Romance of Lovers”, to which he wrote the musical accompaniment. The artist does not hide - he was offered a lot of money for concerts - like no one else in the USSR. The fact is that everywhere he could gather full halls. Not every tour operator succeeds in this.
Productions by Gradsky
Alexander Gradsky, whose biography and personal life we are discussing today, is widely known as the author of numerous stage productions. For example, his work - the rock opera "Stadium" became very famous and popular. She talks about the military coup in Chile in 1973. Then Augusto Pinochet subjected the country to terrible repressions. Many people died. The hero of the opera is the musician Victor Hara, who also became a victim of the bloody regime. Although Gradsky does not indicate the name of the protagonist and the place of events, it is clear that this story is the basis. It is interesting that the role of the singer with a tragic fate was played by the artist himself.
This work was released on discs, so fans of Gradsky's work can get to know him. The roles in the work are played by the author's friends - Alexander Rosenbaum, Iosif Kobzon, Lolita, Andrey Makarevich, Grigory Leps and others.
Gradsky Alexander with his wife: photo
It so happened that the popular musician was married several times. His first wife is Natalya Gradskaya. The artist met her in his youth and, without thinking twice, got married. The second wife of the master was the famous Soviet actress Anastasia Vertinskaya.
For the third time, the artist married Olga Gradskaya. They lived together for 23 years. Olga gave birth to two children to the musician. The son of Alexander Gradsky, whose personal life and biography is still of interest to fans, is called Daniil. He was born in 1981. And his daughter's name is Maria. She was born in 1985. The son is a successful businessman, which does not prevent him from seriously studying music. Daughter works as a TV presenter.
And in 2004, Alexander married again. His chosen one was the beauty and model Marina Kotashenko, who is thirty years younger than him. They met on the street, where the charming Gradsky was able to attract the attention of a girl. Marina later admitted in an interview that she was happily married. The musician treats her with love, takes care of her. In addition, he is interesting to her as a person. Marina is currently filming in TV series.
And in 2014, she gave Alexander Borisovich a son. A happy event took place in the capital of the States. The child was named Sasha in honor of his father, but it is too early to say whether the boy will become the same famous musician.
In 2016, the paparazzi caught Gradsky and his young wife on vacation and posted photos of Alexander and Marina on the Web. After that, a lot of malicious comments fell upon the family. Alexander, unlike his young wife, cannot boast of an excellent shape. Therefore, many called their union nothing more than "Beauty and the Beast." Alexander admits that he does not have complexes, but on the contrary, he is very glad that Marina chose him, and not someone younger and more athletic.
It should be noted that the beauty was never seen in an attempt to change her husband and did not give anyone a reason to doubt her love for her husband. However, it is not surprising that Gradsky does not like journalists very much. It was he who introduced the word "journalist", reflecting his negative attitude towards the representatives of this profession.
Now Alexander Gradsky, whose biography and personal life has become the subject of today's article, lives with his family in the Moscow region. He writes music, teaches vocals.
