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Famous Russian singer Armenian origin, guitarist, composer.

In 1998 he received the title of Honored Artist of Russia. He has released over 17 albums and written over 300 songs. His most famous hits are “My Dear Old Men”, “Fox Violin”, “Green Eyes”, “Kara Kum”, “Behind sharp turn", "This is not love".

Biography of Igor Sarukhanov

Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov, nee Sarukhanyan, was born on April 6, 1956 in Samarkand. His father, Armen Vaganovich Sarukhanyan, is a microbiologist who defended his dissertation on the topic “Problems of Nutrition in Space”. His mother Roza Ashotovna taught Russian language and literature, as well as aesthetics and psychology. Parents were not happy with their son's decision to become a musician. Nevertheless, Igor graduated in hometown music school by class classical guitar.

Already at school, Igor organized his first group. After graduation, the parents insisted that their son enter a technical university. But a year later, the young man dropped out of school. former student he was taken into the army, but thanks to the patronage of his mother, he was sent to serve in Moscow, to the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Order of Lenin of the Moscow Military District under the leadership of People's Artist of the USSR Suren Isaakovich Babloev. It was there that Igor met the keyboardist popular rock band « Flowers».

Musical career of Igor Sarukhanov

After demobilization, Sarukhanov first got into the group " Blue bird ", and then in "Flowers" by Stas Namin. As part of this super popular group, Igor performed for three years.

He also became a founding member of the group " Circle"(1983-1985), with which he recorded such hits as "Behind a sharp turn" (she sang Anne Veski), "Kara Kum", "Not a word about love".

In 1985 Sarukhanov decided to perform solo. His first hit was the song "My Dear Old Men". After its release, the composer's parents finally accepted his professional choice as a fait accompli. In the same year, Igor performed at World Festival youth and students in Moscow.

In 1986 Sarukhanov released the first solo album"If we are on the way" and began to actively tour, including the countries of the socialist camp.

In 1990, director Mikhail Khleborodov shot the first Russian professional video clip for Sarukhanov's song "Barber".

As a guitarist, singer and composer, Sarukhanov worked with Alla Pugacheva, Philip Kirkorov, Ekaterina Semenova, Anna Veski, Evgeny Kemerovsky, group "Combination" and others Russian musicians. He is also involved in various music shows on Russian TV channels. So, in 2008, the singer visited the Superstar show on the NTV channel.

In April 2018, the singer took the stage of the popular project of the NTV channel, the musical “You are super” to support young participant competition - Armenian Satenik Gevorgyan. In the new tour, the girl performed Sarukhanov's song "Violin-Fox".

“Satenik, I was amazed at your courage! "Violin Fox" - the most complex work in my repertoire, but you did a great job with this song. I was pleasantly surprised that you were not at all embarrassed by my arrival, and you were able to sing with me without a rehearsal.

Igor calls his musical idols beatles, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Elton John , Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Sting .

Igor moved to permanent residence in his own house in the suburbs. He completely equipped the house himself, created a project and built a lot with his own hands.

Igor Sarukhanov also became a fashion designer, founded his own clothing brand. He draws sketches of outfits on his own.

Sarukhanov about design: “My clothes are designed for girls and boys of a conscious age. Because before putting on my dress, a girl must first feel like a woman. I prefer silk, chiffon, knitwear. Moreover, all the drawings that you see on the fabrics are invented by me personally. I also like to combine furs with silk or knitwear. I love warm colors and eclecticism.”

To the final musical project"Superstar" Sarukhanov prepared gifts for his colleagues - ties and swimwear with original prints of his own production.

In 2013, he took part in the show as a mentor "Our Exit" channel "Russia".

Personal life of Igor Sarukhanov

The musician was married five times. His fourth wife was Elena Lenskaya. They met when Lena interviewed Igor. According to Sarukhanov, Lenskaya helped him write lyrics for songs, but she became a fashion designer after the divorce (Lenskaya went to Vladimir Presnyakov). The fifth wife of Sarukhanov was an actress Ekaterina Golubeva.

For the sixth time, the singer married his concert director Tatyana, with whom he had many years of friendship and cooperation. In 2008, the couple had a daughter, Lyubov. After the birth of a child, Tatyana decided to leave the team and took up painting. She is a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. In 2015, the second daughter of the Sarukhanovs, Rosalia, was born.

In 2018, Sarukhanov was at the center of a plagiarism scandal. Melody new song Alla Pugacheva's "I flew" turned out to be strikingly similar to Sarukhanov's hit "Invented Love", released in 2009. The conflict with the composer Oleg Vladi, who wrote "I flew" was resolved amicably, and now Igor has officially become a co-author of the song.

Discography of Igor Sarukhanov

• Scarlet Sails (2010)
• Biography of Feelings (2007)
• In the Mood for Love (2004)
• New album (2004)
• New Collection (2004)
• Favorite songs.ru (2003)
• Grand Collection (2002)
• Boat, swim (2001)
• This is not love (1999)
• Violin Fox (1997)
• Disco Music (1995)
• Why did you come back? (1994)
• Best Songs - 2 (1994)
• Best Songs (1993)
• I want to be alone (1991)
• Green Eyes (1989)
• If we are on the way (1986)

Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov - pop artist, songwriter, Honored Artist of Russia, member of the Union of Composers of Russia.

Igor was born on April 6, 1956 in the Uzbek SSR, the city of Samarkand. Four years later, the parents moved to the suburbs, the city of Dolgoprudny, where father Armen Vaganovich Sarukhanyan graduated from graduate school and began teaching at a technical university. Mother Roza Ashotovna Sarukhanova, having received two higher education(philological and musical), worked as a teacher of Russian language and literature. In 1960, the second son, Vagan, appeared in the Sarukhanov family.

The ancestors of Igor Sarukhanov were Armenians. The paternal great-grandfather was known as a wealthy manufacturer and entrepreneur of his time in the city of Stepanakert. Sarukhanyan was engaged in charity work during the Holodomor of the 1920s, but during the period of mass Stalinist purges, he was forced to give up what he had acquired.

Igor was drawn to music from childhood, already in school age showed interest in playing the guitar. Together with a ten-year-old boy, he graduated from music school No. 1. During his studies, he founded his own VIA and performed at discos. Teachers and parents reacted negatively to creative activity young men, but Igor remained true to his own choice.

Instead of service in parts Soviet army, the young man managed to get a job as an artist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Moscow Military District, where a significant meeting with his future colleague, Stas Namin, took place.

Career

In 1979, Igor Sarukhanov got a job in the Blue Bird group, then became a musician creative teams"Flowers" and "Circle". In the mid-80s, a young man discovers his poetic and composing talents. The services of Sarukhanov, as a songwriter, are beginning to be used by stars domestic stage: Alla Pugacheva, Evgeny Kemerovsky, Tynis Myagi, the Combination group, Philip Kirkorov. In 1984, the authorship of the musician was awarded at the Sapot Festival. The composer's song "Behind a sharp turn", performed by Anna Veski, received the first prize.

In 1985, Igor Sarukhanov made his debut as a soloist at the Festival of Youth and Students, which was held that year in the capital of the USSR. For this event, the musician composed the song "Moscow Space". Creation young performer received first prize. One year after significant event Sarukhanov's first album "If we are on the way" is released. The tour in support of the disc confirmed the emerging popularity of the musician among the people - the concerts were sold out.

The singer goes to the Bratislava Lira festival, where he receives the main prize. Igor Sarukhanov became a pioneer in Russian clip-making: in 1990, the first Russian video was created for the author's musical composition "Barber", directed by Mikhail Khleborodov. The video was broadcast on Central television in the Morning Post.

By the time of the fall of the USSR, the discography of Sarukhanov appeared on the discs “Green Eyes” and “I Want to Be Alone”, in which hits appeared that made the singer’s name famous: “My Dear Old Men” (written together with Simon Osiashvili), “Sandra”, “Not hide green eyes”, “Cold Candle”.

The heyday of the singer's solo work came in the 90s. The composer, in addition to collections for discos, releases the albums “Why did you come back?”, “Is this you?”, “This is not love” in a row. main song Alexander Novikov helped Igor write the album "Violin-Fox", he also co-authored the composition "Two Rays".

During musical career Igor Sarukhanov created 8 CDs and 7 song collections. The singer-songwriter is famous primarily for his lyrical compositions, among which the songs “I wish you”, “The sea is to blame”, “You and me”, “Circle of friends” are the most popular. In 2001, the next disc of Sarukhanov "Sail Boat" appears, the hit of which the musician creates in collaboration with Alexander Vulykh. In 1998, the singer-songwriter became an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

In the 2000s, the albums "Mood for Love", "Biography of Feelings", "Scarlet Sails" appeared in the singer's discography. With new programs in which hits of past years are invariably present, Sarukhanov is touring Russian Federation and abroad. In 2012, another collection of the artist "Black, White Stripes" appears.

Sarukhanov's talent is universal: Igor Armenovich not only has the ability to create musical compositions, which become hits, but also writes poetry to music. Sarukhanov composed lyrics for the songs of Sergei Chelobanov, Alexander Marshal, Batyrkhan Shukenov, the A'Studio group, Alexei Chumakov, the City 312 group, Nikolai Trubach.

In the 2000s, Igor explores a creative niche related to fashion design. Under the direction of the composer, the fashion brand Igor Sarukhanov appears, which annually pleases the singer's fans with collections created based on songs. The brand participated in the shows of Ural Fashion Week and Moscow Fashion Week. In 2007, Sarukhanov's team became the winner in the competition from Sberbank for best design credit card Visa Gold.

Personal life

Igor Sarukhanov was officially married 6 times. The musician's wives were dancer Olga Tatarenko, archaeologist Nina Sarukhanova, singer Angela, fashion designer Elena Lenskaya, model Ekaterina Golubeva-Poldi. But only with the sixth chosen one did the singer find true happiness in his personal life, which he repeatedly confirmed in an interview.

Future wife Sarukhanova Tatyana Anatolyevna Kostycheva worked as the singer's director, then the girl's duties were supplemented by supervising the singer's fashion house and creating sketches for the author's designer collections of the Sarukhanov brand. In 2008, the couple had their first daughter, Lyuba, and after another 7 years, when Igor was less than 59 years old, a second daughter appeared, who was named after the composer's mother - Rosalia.

Igor Sarukhanov now

Now in creative biography The artist has seen some lull. The singer lives alone with his family in his own mansion in the village of Ulitino, near Zvenigorod. Sarukhanov started building the house 20 years ago.

The singer created a paradise with a swimming pool, a guest house, a bathhouse, and a well-groomed garden. In the master's cottage, Igor has his own music studio, where the singer creates new works without leaving the capital.

Like many talented people, Igor from the very early childhood, desperately resisting the unwillingness of those around him to come to terms with his desire to plunge headlong into such a "frivolous" world of show business, slowly prepared for such an alluring and exciting voyage along the waves of the music he so dearly loved. Neither the close control of the parents, who hoped that the son would change his mind, nor, as a result, the admission to a technical university did not break the desire young man. After all, he knew his purpose! And once Igor solemnly announced to his parents that he was tying up with the exact sciences. Confidence inherent in the gifted and purposeful people had an effect on the parents, and they gave up ...

Realizing that his son’s decision was unshakable, his father decided that it was better to take part in his son’s life after all, and with his help, Igor gets into his first Music band- Song and Dance Ensemble of the Order of Lenin of the Moscow Military District, artistic director who at that time was National artist USSR Suren Isaakovich Babloev. It was there that his historic meeting with Stas Namin, whose musician served with Igor, took place. This combination of circumstances once again confirmed to Igor the correctness of the chosen path! And with indescribable enthusiasm, Igor began to master the repertoire of the then super popular group "Flowers", performing it throughout the military unit. It is quite natural that Stas Namin physically could not fail to notice the young man - his guitar improvisations on the theme and voice were carried throughout the garrison. And one day, having heard applause after the next passage and turning around, Igor realized that he had been heard. So they met...

As a result, having been demobilized and having undergone a four-month "internship" in the no less legendary ensemble "Blue Bird", in 1979 Sarukhanov was admitted to the "Flowers", where he worked for three years. It was a time of unprecedented romance, crazy popularity, sold-out stadiums and popular love!

In 1981, Igor became one of the founders of the Krug ensemble, which, despite the fact that it had existed for 4 years, gave many imperishable hits, the words of which are still remembered - "There is a sharp turn behind" (it was performed by Anna Veski), " Kara Kum", "Not a word about love", "You said, believe"...

Sooner or later in the life of every person there comes a moment when the accumulated and experienced so overwhelms a person that one wants to leave the present in the past and make a strong bold leap into the unknown ... If at such a moment a person is ready for independent swimming, this turns into solo work. So, in 1985, a new name appeared on the pop horizon - Igor Sarukhanov. Experienced and accumulated smoothly resulted in more than 300 songs own composition. And only a relatively small part of his songs are co-written. But what are these names - Alexander Novikov ("Violin-Fox", "Two Rays"), Simon Osiashvili ("My Dear Old Men"), Alexander Vulykh ("Boat", "Invented Love").

Why is the work of Igor Sarukhanov so attractive? If you carefully read the artist's guest post, we can summarize that Igor equally manages to touch the thoughts and feelings of both adults and children, men and women, creative people and people far from this area. At different stages of life in his songs you can find support and competent advice. Under them, you can cry and laugh. And even meet the love of your life! This is creativity without boundaries. Creativity for everyone and for everyone.

Biography, life story of Igor Sarukhanov

Sarukhanov Igor Armenovich - Soviet and Russian singer (pop and rock), composer, poet.

Childhood

Igor Sarukhanov was born in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) on April 6, 1956 in the family of a technical university teacher Armen Vaganovich and a teacher of Russian language and literature Roza Ashotovna. Igor became the firstborn of the spouses. In 1960, another boy appeared in the family - Vagan. When Igor was 4 years old, his whole family moved to Moscow - this was required by his father's work.

More than anything, Igor's father, a scientist, was afraid that his son would become a musician. He insisted that the young man be admitted to a technical university, where he himself taught. Roza Ashotovna and Armen Vaganovich raised their son in strictness. Igor could not even conceive of disobeying the pope: his word is the law. Therefore, after finishing music school in the class of classical guitar, Sarukhanov had to suffer for several years at the institute.

All this time, in order not to go crazy with the most boring formulas, the young man enthusiastically listened to his favorite music: Deep Purple, Stas Namin's group "Flowers". The tape recorder has become a real teacher. On formation musical taste Igor was particularly influenced by the work of Eric Clapton, George Harrison as a guitarist and, of course,. Sarukhanov "filmed" the guitar parts of his idols, the manner of performance, and studied the technique of singing. He thought so: what can be learned from these classics will not be taught in any musical university.

Music

Musical education has done its job. One day, Igor solemnly announced to his parents that he had decided to leave the institute. Even terrible scandal at home and the indignation of the father did not change this decision. When asked by his father what he intended to become, he answered boldly and boldly: "Musician, real guitarist". And four years later, Igor played in his favorite ensemble "Flowers".

The path to the dream turned out to be more prosaic than one might think. At eighteen, Igor was taken into the army. Dad, worrying about his son, secretly asked his neighbor, Vladimir Andreevich, who worked as a trumpeter in the Red Banner Song and Dance Ensemble named after him, to arrange his son somewhere as a musician. A neighbor called a friend in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Moscow Military District, and soon the issue of transferring Igor to this ensemble was resolved. The first person the future artist saw there was Pyotr Mikhailovich Shaboltai, who later became the director of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Igor said that Shaboltai taught him a lot. They were friends even after the army.

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Saruhanov liked Stas, and they slowly began to prepare him to replace him, who in those years was the guitarist of the Flowers and was preparing for a solo career. For two years in the army, Igor learned the entire program "Flowers". After demobilization, he was sent for four months for an “internship” at the Blue Bird ensemble, after which in 1979 Sarukhanov was admitted to Flowers, where he worked for three years.

In 1981, the Krug ensemble was created, which existed for about four years. In this group, Igor Sarukhanov wrote his first main songs: “Karakum”, “Behind a sharp turn” (she performed it), the disc “Circle of Friends” was released ...

There comes a time in every person's life when they want to become independent. And in 1985, a new name appeared on the pop sky. This is how it started Solo career Igor Sarukhanov.

For each of his songs, Igor himself wrote words and music, only small part his works are based on the words of other authors. But what names appear among his favorite poets who became co-authors of Sarukhanov's songs! These are (“Violin-Fox”, “Two Rays”), and Simon Osiashvili (“My Dear Old Men”), and (“Boat”, “Invented Love”). However, Igor always preferred to write both music and lyrics himself. The feeling of each new song is like a miracle: just before there was nothing and suddenly - it appeared!

The greatest happiness is the feeling during the performance. For example, a concert in Krasnoyarsk on City Day was held on a huge stage set in the center of the main square. By order of Igor, the most powerful equipment was provided highest quality, full light. Sarukhanov was the only one who sang without a phonogram. And when in the middle of the song he fell silent, the people continued to sing along with “Green Eyes”, “Violin-Fox”, “Boat”. An amazing feeling that an artist needs to be happy. Igor does everything to make the audience like his work. He always communicated with fans on the site, always answered questions in the guest book.

Igor has always been optimistic, full of romance and new creative ideas, which are always realized in his fresh songs, videos, meetings with friends and with his beloved audience!

Personal life

Igor Sarukhanov has always been an impulsive person, and therefore amorous. He was married several times. His first wife was called Olga, she was a dancer. The second wife of the singer is the archaeologist Nina. The third is the singer Angela. The fourth life partner of Sarukhanov was businesswoman Elena. Fifth - Catherine, actress and fashion model. In 2014, Igor married for the sixth time. Tatyana, who worked as his administrator, became his chosen one, with whom the artist maintained relations for several years. In 2008, he adopted a child whom Tatyana carried under her heart. So Igor had his first daughter - lovely Love. And in 2015, Tatyana gave him another girl - the charming Rosalia.

All this time, in order not to go crazy with the most boring formulas, the young man enthusiastically listened to his favorite music: "Beatles", "Led Zeppelin", "Deep Purple", Stas Namin's group "Flowers". The tape recorder has become a real teacher. The formation of Igor's musical taste was particularly influenced by the work of Elton John, Eric Clapton, George Harrison as a guitarist, and, of course, Sting. Sarukhanov "filmed" the guitar parts of his idols, the manner of performance, and studied the technique of singing. Even now he believes that what can be learned from these classics will not be taught in any musical university.

Musical education has done its job. One day, Igor solemnly announced to his parents that he had decided to leave the institute. Even the terrible scandal at home, and the indignation of the father did not change this decision. When asked by his father what he intended to become, he answered boldly and boldly: "a musician, a real guitarist." And four years later, Igor played in his favorite ensemble "Flowers".

The path to the dream turned out to be more prosaic than one might think. At eighteen, Igor was taken into the army. Dad, worried about his son, secretly asked his neighbor, Vladimir Andreevich, who worked as a trumpeter in the B. Alexandrov Red Banner Song and Dance Ensemble, to arrange his son somewhere as a musician. A neighbor called a friend in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Moscow Military District, and soon the issue of transferring Igor to this ensemble was resolved. The first person the future artist saw there was Pyotr Mikhailovich Shaboltai, now the director of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses. Igor believes that Shaboltai taught him a lot. They are still friends.

It turned out that together with Igor, a musician from the group of Stas Namin served in the song and dance group. Igor was in seventh heaven with delight: a legend, an idol, Stas Namin comes to their military unit!

Saruhanov liked Stas, and they slowly began to prepare him to replace Kostya Nikolsky, who in those years was the guitarist of the Flowers and was preparing for a solo career. For two years in the army, Igor learned the entire program "Flowers". After demobilization, he was sent for an “internship” to the Blue Bird ensemble for four months, after which, in 1979, Sarukhanov was admitted to the Flowers, where he worked for three years.

In 1981, the Krug ensemble was created, which existed for about four years. In this group, Igor Sarukhanov wrote his first main songs: "Kara Kum", "Behind a sharp turn" (it was performed by Anne Veski), the disc "Circle of Friends" was released

There comes a time in every person's life when they want to become independent. And in 1985, a new name appeared on the pop sky. Thus began the solo career of Igor Sarukhanov.

For each of his songs, Igor writes the words and music himself, only a small part of his works was created on the words of other authors. But what names appear among his favorite poets who became co-authors of Sarukhanov's songs! This is Alexander Novikov (“Violin-Fox”, “Two Rays”), and Simon Osiashvili (“My Dear Old Men”), and Alexander Vulykh (“Boat”, “Invented Love”). However, in Lately Igor prefers to write both music and lyrics himself. The feeling of each new song is like a miracle: just before there was nothing, and suddenly appeared!

The greatest happiness feeling during the performance. For example, a concert in Krasnoyarsk on City Day was held on a huge stage set in the center of the main square. By order of Igor, the most powerful equipment of the highest quality, full light was provided. Sarukhanov was the only one who sang without a phonogram. And, when in the middle of the song he fell silent, the people continued to sing along with “Green Eyes”, “Violin-Fox”, “Boat”. An amazing feeling that an artist needs to be happy. Igor does everything to make the audience like his work. He communicates with fans on the site, always answers questions in the guest book.

Igor is always optimistic, full of romance and new creative ideas. Which all the time are realized in his fresh songs, videos, meetings with friends and with his beloved audience!