Chris Kelmi is a Soviet talented musician who has become a legend of his time. The song "Night Rendezvous" in his performance once sounded everywhere. He became a real hero of the national stage, but eventually disappeared somewhere. The fate and career of the famous singer will be discussed in this article.
Childhood and youth
Anatoly Kelmi was born in April 1955 in 1955. The capital of our country, Moscow, has become his hometown. But on the father, the singer has Estonian roots. The artist's real name is Kalinkin. Under it, he is listed in school metrics. But the young man received his first passport with a more sonorous surname - Kelmi, inherited from his father - Aria Mikhailovich. As for the name, here the singer refers to Lem’s famous novel titled Solaris. The main character in it was called Chris.
The boy began to get involved in music from early childhood. From the age of four he played the piano, and having matured a little, he began to go to music school. Later, he independently mastered playing the guitar. In 1969, the young man founded his first ensemble - Sadko. This fact was his first step on the path to fame. Two years later, the team broke up. However, the musician, together with his best friend Alexander Sitkovetsky, founded another group. It was called Leap Summer. With her, Chris Kelmi first began speaking to the public in 1972. This team has become famous among fans of rock. In 1978, due to internal contradictions, he broke up. In parallel with musical activity, Chris studied at the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers. In 1980, the guy successfully completed it and entered graduate school. Despite his education, he once decided to devote his life to music.
Star Trek
Together with a friend, Alexander Sitkovetsky, Chris Kelmi set about creating a new group. She got the name "Autograph." As part of this collective, the musician took part in the festival "Spring Rhythms of Tbilisi". Here, "Autograph" was awarded second place. After that, the band's musicians managed to get a few profitable contracts. They also managed to create several solo albums. At the same time, Chris Kelmi, whose biography is considered in this article, began performing in the rock studio. This group was created at the initiative of Mark Zakharov. There was a constant "staff turnover" in it. Due to this, the creative style of the ensemble has become very multifaceted. Chris Kelma performed as part of the Rock Atelier from 1980 to 1987. He participated in productions of musical performances in the Lenkom Theater. At the same time, the musician managed to collaborate with the Autograph group.
Career peak
In 1983 he entered the Gnesins College Chris Kelmi. The biography of the singer was decorated with new fateful events. The musician met with Vladimir Kuzmin, who, in turn, brought him together with Alla Pugacheva. Together with the singer, in 1987, Chris participated in the creation of the famous "Christmas Meetings". One of the most beloved and famous compositions of that period was the song "Closing the Circle". It was created by Kelmi in tandem with Margarita Pushkina. At the same time, the musician often toured the country with the Rock Atelier. At the very end of the 1980s, he created some very successful songs. One of them was the composition "Night Rendezvous". It was thanks to her that Chris Kelmi became an incredibly sought-after musician. In the wake of success, he left for Atlanta in 1990. For some time he was quite famous in America, but then in his career there was a noticeable decline. Then the singer hid from the public for a long time and did not give any news about himself. In the 2000s, no one remembered this singer. Chris Kelmi turned out to be undeservedly forgotten among his compatriots. “Night Rendezvous” is perhaps the only song that was remembered by the Russians in its performance.
Personal life
It is known that in 2000 the musician returned to Russia, but could not regain his former popularity. Now he is engaged in writing music to order. The singer lived his whole life with a single woman - his wife Lyudmila. In 1988, a couple was born to a family - a son, Christian. For a very long time the relationship in this pair was cloudless. However, in 2013, Kelmi fell into a scandalous chronicle. The press discussed his addiction to drinking. Allegedly, being drunk, he raised a hand to his wife. This sad event was the last known fact that illuminates the life of the once famous musician.
Chris Kelmi is an example of a man who made a dazzling career in his homeland and lost his dizzying success overseas. I would like to wish him longevity and inexhaustible creative inspiration in the future.