In the early 90s, from almost every window in Russia and beyond its borders, the song “A girl is crying in an automatic machine” sounded. It was a time of popularity for the singer, composer and songwriter Eugene Osin. We will get acquainted with his biography in this article. We will find out the reason for the artist’s disappearance from the scene and what is happening to him today.
Biography
Biography of Eugene Osin began in Moscow on October 4, 1964. He grew up a restless and curious boy. From childhood he was fond of playing various musical instruments. He was especially attracted to the drums. He mastered them well by the age of 12. And at the age of 14 he successfully performed in the school ensemble.
Education was needed for the further development of the musical biography of Eugene Osin. His parents understood this and gave the teenager to study music notation in one of the best Moscow schools. However, the traditional lessons soon bored the energetic Wife, and he dropped out of school.
After the 10th grade, the young musician made a second attempt to get an education and entered the Institute of Culture. The amateur directing faculty received the warmly talented Eugene Osin, but only the guy again did not like the study. And he left the institute with a certificate. In fact, it was permission to work as the head of an amateur ensemble of regional scale.
In addition to music, Eugene Osin was engaged in breeding pigeons. He kept the birds on the balcony. And dreamed of building a big house with a dovecote. This hobby prompted Aspen to decide to become a vegetarian.
First projects
The musical biography of Yevgeny Osin as a singer began in the Nightcap group, which he created at the age of 22. Later it became known as the “Cupcake”. This was the first serious project of a musician. In it, he was both a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist.
After the collapse of Keks, the artist changed many teams. The first on this list was Nikolai Copernicus. Participation in this group allowed Aspen to master percussion (percussion instruments). In the next collective - “Alliance” - the musician is already sitting at the drum kit.
Two years later, the energetic Aspen was noticed by producer and musician Stas Namin and invited to his center to work in the team "Santa Claus". He collaborated with this group for about a year, but did not receive much popularity.
"Bravo"
An important stage in the creative biography of Yevgeny Osin was his participation in the Bravo team. Everything happened swiftly and unexpectedly for a young musician. Zhanna Aguzarova suddenly left the group before the tour. And so that plans do not break, an urgent casting was announced for the vocalist's place. Among the applicants were Sergey Krylov, Sergey Penkin. But the composer of the group, Eugene Havtan, for some reason delayed the decision to choose a frontman.
And then Evgeny Osin came to the casting. The musician did not hope for anything, but he was taken. Over a year of cooperation with the legendary team, he recorded several songs from the album “Let's Say Bravo!”, Starred in a video and took part in a tour. Valery Syutkin replaced Osin in the group . Then his candidacy was more suitable for producers.
Solo work
Work in Bravo allowed the musician to receive invaluable experience and achieve professionalism in his career. Now the musical biography of the singer Eugene Osin goes to a new level. He creates his own group Avalon. Her repertoire included compositions of various directions: from jazz to “heavy”.
In the early 90s, Osin turned to the style of the 70s. His solo project almost immediately became successful. Yard aesthetics appealed to millions of listeners. The approach was completely unsophisticated. Osin took unpopular compositions in professional circles, sincere and written in simple language, added rock and roll rhythms - they made hits. And after the clip “A girl is crying in a gun”, the singer woke up as a real star.
By the way, the author of the text of this hit was Andrey Voznesensky. And the music for another popular song “Portrait of Pablo Picasso” was written by the Polish composer Vladislav Shpilman (the film “The Pianist” was shot about him). The composition itself was first performed by the Polish singer Irena Santor and the translation was called "Nobody Will Return These Years."
Aspen spurred success. He worked actively in the studio, recording song after song, traveled around the country on tour, performed at some venues along with other pop stars. The singer also participated in the election campaign of B. Yeltsin in 1996. The concert in Rostov-on-Don, when Osin and the president danced on the same stage, became memorable.
Sunset creativity
In 2000, the musician worked a lot, actively acting on television and taking part in various creative projects. But past glory is gone. Critics explain the decline of his work for two reasons. Firstly, the singer’s songs and manner of performance ceased to be relevant. After all, the period of post-Soviet romance has long been left behind. In addition, Aspen’s compositions were broadcast on radio and television with a retro mark.
The second reason was the musician's addiction to alcohol. Attempts to deal with the problem led him to church. Aspen visited monasteries and even lived and worked in them. For a while, this gave him peace of mind.
However, it was in those years that the musical biography of Yevgeny Osin as an artist ends. He is no longer filming or recording songs. In order to somehow live, Osin takes a job as a music teacher at an English school in Moscow.
In 2005, the film "Pops" was released on Russian screens. The singing of one of the heroes of Leo Malinovsky (performed by Valery Garkalin) was voiced by Eugene Osin.
Personal life
In the 90s, being famous, the musician met a girl Natalia. She worked in a bank and at that time was married. But this did not stop the artist. Soon, dramatic changes took place in the personal biography of Yevgeny Osin. Natalia divorced her first husband and reciprocated to the musician. They got married, although the girl’s mother was against it, calling this marriage a mistake and a rash step.
In 2002, the couple had a daughter, Agnia. This event increased family happiness, but not for long. Osin loved his daughter very much, pampered her and creatively developed it. For her, he recorded a whole album of children's songs "Bagel and the loaf", composed many poems. But alcohol addiction turned out to be stronger and destroyed the family idyll. Natalya filed for divorce and took her daughter, limiting any contact with Osin. To see his daughter, the musician got a job as a teacher in her school. There, in 2010, he created the children's group "Chips", which young Agnia became a member of. The team even shot a few clips. However, Natalia prevented this. She managed to set her daughter up against her father and transfer her to another school.
Today
Currently, the biography and personal life of Yevgeny Osin is only known that he continues to struggle with alcohol addiction. The musician lives alone in his Moscow apartment. Sometimes his sister and friends visit him.
A couple of years ago, Aspen discovered a serious spinal problem. The musician's legs sometimes fail. There is no money for high-quality treatment, although the artist turned to Tibetan specialists, and they managed to help him for some time.
In August 2017, the singer left home. Three days later, his sister filed a missing persons statement with the police. Aspen was found in one of the special centers for combating alcoholism. According to the artist, the proposal for treatment came from friends.
Albums
For the entire creative biography, Eugene Osin released 15 albums. The first three — “Man from the Star” (1988), “Let's Say Bravo!” (1989) and “The Bright Way of Fire” (1991) —were recorded as part of the Santa Claus, Bravo and Avalon collectives respectively. Also in the discography of the singer there are two albums of children's songs that are dedicated to the daughter of Aspen. These are Bagel and Loaf (2001) and Bagel, Loaf and Bagel (2009). The second included songs by other artists. The composition "Alphabet" was performed by Agnia herself.
Aspen's latest songbook is called "Separation." It is recorded in memory of a close friend and colleague on the stage, Alexander Alekseev, who left in 2010. The singer worked on the album material for a very long time. The release year was only 2016. Prior to this, Osin made an attempt to tour Russia. His performances were successful. Despite the fact that admirers of the artist’s creativity grew old, the halls were full, and the atmosphere reigned the same as in the fiery 90s.