The poet, composer and performer of beautiful songs that have become beloved by all the Russian people and not only Oleg Gazmanov, whose biography is of interest to many admirers of his work, began his musical career quite late. Despite this, he was able to succeed and not only found the work of his life, but also won the hearts of millions of fans around the world. He is amazingly able to combine folk motifs with popular rock and pop music. In addition to performing on stage himself, he writes songs for many other Russian pop stars.
Biography: Gazmanov Oleg Mikhailovich in childhood
The future singer was born in 1951 on July 22 in the city of Gusev (Kaliningrad Region) in the family of a professional military man and cardiologist. Both Oleg’s father and mother went through the war, the boy was left without a father early. First he began to study music at the level of a hobby, learned to play the violin in a music school. Oleg Gazmanov has a congenital heart disease since childhood, but despite this and on the prohibitions of his mother, he went in for sports - gymnastics. Oleg Mikhailovich is even a Candidate for Master of Sports.
Biography: Gazmanov - change
After school, the guy decided to enroll as an engineer in KVIMU and graduated with honors. After graduation, he was invited to teach at the department, and Oleg Mikhailovich devoted a certain period of his life to science. But he very soon realized that during the stagnation in the country it was difficult to realize any progressive ideas, therefore he left his successful career as a researcher and took up music. He became a member of the Atlantic group, popular at that time in Kaliningrad. In 1969, he first performed the song "White Snow", which subsequently will be included in the arsenal of singer Valery Leontyev and will become "Song of the Year" in 20 years. In 1977, Oleg Mikhailovich continues to receive a musical education at the Kaliningrad Muses. school. After he became a member of the VIA "Blue Bird", and later sang in the "Galaxy".
Biography: Gazmanov Oleg - the first real success
Real fame came to the artist only after 20 years of his stage life. In 1987, the son of Oleg Gazmanov, Rodion, performed a song written by dad about the dog "Lucy", which became megapopular among both children and adults. Subsequently, Oleg Mikhailovich and Rodion record an entire album of children's songs.
In 1989, the country heard the song "Squadron", which lasted more than eighteen months at the first lines of domestic charts. The first album was recorded and Gazmanov together with the Squadron group set off on a concert tour of the cities of Russia and Europe. Musicians gathered to the limit of filled stadiums.
Biography: Gazmanov Oleg Mikhailovich today
Over the forty-year period of creativity, Oleg Gazmanov has achieved a lot - he wrote and performed many favorite songs for millions of listeners, found true folk love. His achievements in the field of music were appreciated - he is a seven-time winner of the Ovation Prize, a fifteen-time Laureate of the Song of the Year, People's Artist of Russia, a holder of the Order of Honor of the Russian Federation, and a laureate of The World Music Awards.
Throughout his artistic life, Oleg Mikhailovich has been involved in charity work, and is also a member of the Union of Moscow Writers, the Council of the Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.