Nowadays, when pop art is in crisis, sometimes you don’t even want to turn on the TV, because the same people flicker for a long time and are bored and bored.
Everything changed with the appearance on the Channel One program of the Voice program: new voices began to sound, pure, original. Interest in the transfer is growing with everyone, and qualifying rounds are becoming increasingly difficult.
The winner of the second season was the magnificent baritone Sergey Volchkov, ward of Alexander Gradsky. It is about the singer Sergei Volchkov, biography and personal life that we will talk today.
Childhood
Singer Sergei Volchkov was born on April 3, 1988 in the Belarusian city of Bykhov, Mogilev region. From childhood, he was surrounded by talented people who had a great influence on little Sergey. It was the beautifully-singing grandmother and the grandfather, who skillfully played the harmonica, introduced the grandson to music. With his grandparents Sergey began to sing, already then the boy’s singing talent showed up. Noticing that his son was making progress, his parents decided to send him to a music school. Serious music lessons and numerous victories in various competitions as early as childhood served as a kind of springboard to achieve musical goals. Frequent trips to Italy have shaped the child’s view of opera. The biography of singer Sergei Volchkov can be a great example for many.
Professional development
After leaving school, Sergei decided to continue his studies and entered the Rimsky-Korsakov Music College, where, under the guidance of excellent teachers, he began to hone his vocal technique and skill. In 2009, a competition was held at RATI GITIS. There he was noticed by the famous opera singer Tamara Sinyavskaya. However, not everything turned out at the beginning of the journey as smoothly as it could be. The harsh reality of a student at a creative university, unfortunately, is not as fun and carefree as it might seem to us ... Volchkov had to moonlight as Santa Claus and a clown at children's mornings. Nevertheless, dizzying success and popular love awaited him.
Career
The serious career of the singer Sergey Volchkov began with participation in December 2011 in the "Romansiad", where he became a laureate of the first degree. Further, in 2013, he won the second season of the Voice project. And after that, tours around the country, concerts in the Kremlin Palace began.
Participation in the television project "Voice"
Already from blind auditions it became clear that Sergey Volchkov was a contender for victory. He literally amazed the jury and the audience with the skill of performance and the strikingly beautiful timbre of the voice. The first to turn to him was Alexander Gradsky, an outstanding singer, composer and poet, whose work Volchkov was impressed in his childhood. It was to Gradsky that he went to the team. It is worth saying that Alexander Borisovich has an excellent musical education, because he graduated from the Gnesins Academy with a degree in academic vocals, and later on from the P.I. Tchaikovsky, composer department (class T. Khrennikov). Moreover, Gradsky worked in many musical styles and genres: rock, folk and classical music.
He has not only rich experience in various fields, but also directly teaching experience, because for several years he taught young performers vocals in the same Gnesin Academy, which he had once graduated from. The maestro handed over all this huge musical baggage of professional knowledge and skills to Volchkov. Competently and sensitively selecting a repertoire, Alexander Borisovich led him to victory in the project. The duet of Gradsky and Volchkov “A Month in the Sky (Ukrainian Folk Song)” showed how richly the voices of true professionals, real “big” singers are revealed! Then in the finale, Sergey performed the Neapolitan song Tu ca nun chiagne and Mr. X's aria, which finally convinced the multimillion-dollar audience that he was worthy of victory.
Creation
On stage, singer Sergei Volchkov chose a strict academic in everything: in the style of singing, in the style of clothing. His repertoire is composed of Neapolitan songs, folk and compositions of Soviet performers. The voice of Sergei Volchkov is a velvet, well-placed baritone, soft, lyrical hue, richly overtone colored. The manner of performance is distinguished by sincerity and intonational attention to every line. I would also like to note that Sergei has a magnificent diction, and most importantly, a unique artistic charm.
Singer Sergey Volchkov not in vain won the love of a wide audience, because his voice really touches the heart, there is something so kind and dear in him, something from childhood. Perhaps he is close to Muslim Magomayev in timbre.
It is worth saying that, by the will of fate, Volchkov had to work with the same composer as Magomaev once, namely, the inimitable Alexandra Pakhmutova! For many decades, Alexandra Nikolaevna has been writing melodies that the whole country sings later. Pakhmutova has already become a symbol of high musical art! In her work, as in a mirror, the milestones of national history are reflected. For example, when the whole country we welcomed the freedom-loving people of Cuba, she wrote the famous song "Cuba is my love." But nevertheless, the leitmotif in her works are eternal themes, with which our life is inextricably linked. Alexandra Nikolaevna “presented” several “fresh” songs to Sergey.
Personal life
The creative biography of Sergei Volchkov has developed successfully. And what about personal life? He has two children and a wife whom he loves forever. Despite the fact that with the arrival of popularity, the singer has less and less time for his family, he tries to spend any free day with his family and friends. The singer’s wife Sergey Volchkov’s name is Natalya Yakushkina, and she always supports him at any events.
There are different artists, and over the past decades a huge number of them flashed on TV, and, unfortunately, among them were not too original and outstanding, but, frankly, mediocre. The selection, for example, in Soviet times was much stricter. Therefore, these days it is a great pleasure and great luxury to see, among all the fuss, a standing artist, sincere in front of himself and the public. We can say with confidence that the singer Sergei Volchkov is a great artist who is always nice to see, and most importantly hear. I would like to wish him to reach new creative heights! Let the audience continue to be happy!