Bright vocalist Andrei Davidyan became widely known after participating in the television show "Voice". However, a narrow circle of musicians, especially rock lovers, have long and well known this man, who was among the creators of a large number of groups that made up the glory of Russian rock, jazz and funk.
Childhood
January 30, 1956 in Moscow, in a musical family, a boy was born - Andrei Davidyan, whose biography was largely predetermined. Andrey's father is a famous opera and pop singer, tenor Sergey Davidyan, and his mother is a professional pianist. Music was constantly playing in the house, and the boy began to sing as early as three years old. In the future, he was greatly influenced by the environment. They were constantly visited by creative people, discussed and listened to music news. A family lived in the airport area, where representatives of the creative intelligentsia settled, so even in the yard and at school No. 152 Andrei talked with children from the bohemian and creative environment. The children inherited the taste of their parents, had the opportunity to listen to records brought from abroad, were aware of fashionable novelties in all areas. All this formed the creative, independent and freedom-loving character of the boy. So Andrew first felt the joy of creativity and later could no longer give up the pleasure of playing live music.
Youthful experiments
In high school, Andrei Davidyan draws close to Igor Okudzhava, they are united by an interest in Western music, together they create a group and enthusiastically drum on a makeshift drum kit.
During this period, interest in music and the scene is dominant. At the end of school, young Davidyan decides to enter the theater institute. At the entrance exams, he gets acquainted with Yefim Shifrin, but both young men fail to pass the tests at the university. Andrey was not very upset and together with Igor Okudzhava created the group “Leap Summer”, which quickly gained popularity. They were joined by Chris Kelmi and Alexander Sitkovetsky, a little later came Yuri Titov, the gold composition worked until 1974, when Titov and Davidyan were drafted into the army.
Adulthood
Andrei got into the airborne troops and, returning from the army, made a serious decision - to go to college. But no longer in the theater or even in the music, but in the Institute of Asian and African countries at Moscow State University. Absolute hearing helped Andrei learn three languages: English, Arabic and French. During his studies, Davidyan did not leave his studies in music, he no longer fit into the new composition of Leap Summer and created with his comrades a new group - Voluntary Society, which plays songs of cult western rock groups. Later, brothers Pavel and Alexander Smeyan join them, and the group begins to be called Victoria. She works in a funky style and sings the songs of Andrei Davidyan.
After graduation, Andrei works as a translator in Egypt and Algeria, but when the time of perestroika came, work for him was gone. And it's time to become a professional musician.
Return to music
Maxim Dunaevsky invited Andrei to the RF State Variety Orchestra, which was well-known at that time. The team toured a lot, many famous musicians worked in it: Irina Ponarovskaya and her husband Weiland Rodd, Pavel Smeyan. With them, Davidyan traveled all over the country, but the team could not withstand the transition to market relations and broke up.
Davidyan’s creative path was quite tortuous, he was able to work in a huge number of groups: Rock Atelier, Alter Ego. In 1987, the musician takes part in the filming of the video for the later cult song “Closing the Circle”. And Andrei again creates a new group called "SV", which stands for "together again." Yuri Titov, Pavel Smeyan, Vadim Golutvin come to the group. Old friends did not last long together, and in 1993, Davidyan again created a group - Sound Cake, in which he continues to play until now. The group performs songs by Andrey Davidyan, plays funk, jazz rock, soul. The team has many fans who are captivated by the unusual vocals of Davidyan. Today, Sound Cake plays in the Moscow club “Forte” on Bolshaya Bronnaya, and the group’s live concerts gather full audience halls.
Way to the "Voice"
Despite the undoubted talent, many television musicians bring fame to many good musicians. Andrei Davidyan also belongs to this category. “Voice” is a television show that revealed the singer’s talent to the general public. The musician came to the show and became the brightest star of the evening. At a blind audition, all the mentors turned to him. Alexander Gradsky later spoke of his confidence that he hears a black singer, what was his surprise when he saw an old acquaintance! He greeted Andrei with the words: “Finally came!” And said that he always felt sorry for Davidyan, who was losing his talent in the smoky halls of restaurants. Leonid Agutin admitted that he had known Davidyan for a long time and was glad that he had decided on such a difficult step. The singer chose the team of Pelagia, which greatly surprised her, she said that she did not even know what she could teach such an experienced musician. Bright talent and the breadth of talent was able to show on the show Andrei Davidyan. The “Voice” became for him a real high point. At the end of the season, Andrei continues to lead a familiar lifestyle, but the group has added more concerts, and new music venues have opened.
Andrey Davidyan: personal life, wives and children
The musician was married three times, he has four children, one of the daughters took part in the children's Voice. Two daughters live abroad, and the son works in the father's group. Today, Davidyan is happy in a relationship with prominent interior designer Victoria Kolos.