Today we will consider the biography of Alexander Marshall. We are talking about a Russian rock musician, singer, bass player, songwriter. He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia. Known as a member of the groups "Gorky Park", "Flowers", "Pilgrims", "Araks". Also acts as a solo artist. The repertoire of our hero contains songs in Russian and English. Winner of the Golden Gramophone and Song of the Year awards.
early years

The biography of Alexander Marshall began in Korenovsk. There he was born in 1957, June 7. The father of the future musician, Vitaliy Pavlovich, was a first-class military pilot instructor. Mother, Lyudmila Ivanovna, is a dentist. The future artist went to Tikhoretsk school number 57. He was 7 years old. At the same time, he began attending a music school. I chose the piano class. From grade 5 to 8, he attended secondary school number 34 named after Lenin. He mastered the guitar on his own. Later, singer Alexander Marshal recalled that his childhood had the smell of shoe polish of soldiers' boots and a dry wind. The creative career of our hero began when he was in 6th grade. There he played on the dance floor. In 1972 he went to Salsk. There, at school No. 5, he created the VIA Stepnyaki. He played at weddings and dances. In 1974 he became a student at the Stavropol Higher Military Aviation School. He chose the specialty "navigator of combat control." In this educational institution organized a music group. I studied there for two years. After he realized that a military career is not his way. Our hero parted with the army is not easy. There were heavy conversations with the school command and father. After another year, he served as a soldier. He was expelled from school. He served for a term as part of a chemical protection company. After that he worked in Alushta as a rescue sailor. He was also a mechanic and musician in one of the restaurants.
Carier start
The independent musical biography of Alexander Marshall began with a move to Moscow. He went there in 1980. Soon he found out that in one of the large restaurant groups there was a search for a bass player. Our hero took a chance. He worked at the Mosconcert and in restaurants. He was noticed at that time by
Stas Namin. He invited Alexander to become a member of Gorky Park. Before joining the group, each member collaborated with other well-known groups. Alexander played in the Araks team. The musicians of the new group worked in the studio
of Gorky Park for two years, continuously creating English-language material. In 1987, our hero, together with the team went to the USA on tour. There was a concert debut of the team. In the same period, the first video clip for the song Fortress was created. This work was shown in the Don King Show program. In the spring of 1988, Stas Namin organized the performance of Gorky Park as a warming up group on the Scorpions tour. The audience took the team’s game coolly, however, it did not go unnoticed. In 1988, during the team’s first trip to the United States, a large charity called Mike-E Differentiations Foundation invited musicians to join the recording of a special album, which is part of the program to combat drug addiction and alcoholism. In 1988, Stas Namin invited the management of Polygram to Moscow. Thus, the first direct contract of the group from Russia with the American record company was signed.
Solo career
In 1998, singer Alexander Marshall released his debut CD entitled “Maybe.” The songs of the album are written by different authors and belong to different styles: chanson, pop, rock. In Krasnodar in 1999, the first solo performance of Alexander Marshall took place. In 2001, the artist held a concert in Moscow, within the walls of the State Kremlin Palace. The album "White Ash" was released in 2001. In the same year, the album "Special" appeared. In 2002, the musician publishes the album "Father". He devoted this work to his father, as well as to people standing guard over the world.
The revival of Gorky Park
Gorky Park performed at the international music competition with the composition Moscow Calling in 2009. In 2012, the band played in their first “gold” line-up in the program “Evening Urgant”. Soon the group took part in the festival "Invasion 2012". Also in 2012, the Crocus City Hall hosted a jubilee concert by the band in honor of its 25th anniversary.
Family and personal life
We have already talked in sufficient detail about who Alexander Marshal is. The personal life of the musician will be described later. The artist was married three times. He noted that he divorced his first wife because of her excessive participation in all his affairs. In the second marriage, the daughter of Pauline appeared. She lives with her mother in the USA. The third wife of Alexander Marshall is Natalya Vasilievna. With her, our hero brings up a son named Artyom. He was born in 1997 in Los Angeles. Before, for some time, the musician met with
Nadezhda Ruchka, a member of the popular "Brilliant" band. Such is the biography of Alexander Marshall, it will still be replenished with new achievements.