The creativity of the Butyrka group is known to all lovers of chanson. Their songs are filled with prison lyrics, because most of them were written by the first soloist behind the barbed wire. Oleg Simonov and Andrei Bykov sing not only about the camps, but also perform hits about simple stories that are close to many. It was the choice of topics close to the people that became the reason for the high popularity of the team.
Biography of the second soloist
In 1960, Andrei Bykov was born in the city of Berezniki in the Perm Territory. His biography as a talented musician began there. His mother was a teacher in a kindergarten, and his father worked as an artist. Both parents took an active part in amateur performances, to which Andrei was introduced from childhood. Brought up on the example of his parents, by the age of five, the musician had his own repertoire of several dozen folk songs.
At age 12, the family was shocked by grief - the father of the future musician passed away. His mother raised him alone and encouraged classes at the Palace of Pioneers, where the first teenage instrumental ensembles were created. When Andrei Bykov picked up the bass, the choice in favor of music was finally made. Teens played rock and roll, popular at the time. Four years later, the future singer decided to grow professionally, which led him to a music school. True, the course could not be completed, according to the stories of the musician himself, he lacked perseverance. In addition, the department was wind and he learned to play the bassoon, which removed Andrei Bykov from the scene.
After school was abandoned, the future singer began to play with friends on the dance floors of the city, but such a career did not last long. In 1978, the musician went to military service, where he stayed for two years. Upon returning home, he began performing in restaurants. Then there was a period of work in the philharmonic of the city of Ulyanovsk, followed by a return to kabat life, first in Abkhazia, and then in their native Berezniki.
Personal life
In 1998, Andrei Bykov decided to radically change his life, he came to Moscow to earn money. However, during this visit, the singer was unable to move up the career ladder - his mother had heart problems, which necessitated the presence of Andrei in Berezniki.
The musician continued to go to work, so he met his wife - Alena. They met in one of the restaurants in Sochi, where Andrei Bykov sang, and his chosen one led the dance show program and performed herself. Now they are raising two children: a beautiful daughter and the eldest son of Daniel, who is now studying in Yekaterinburg.
How Andrey got into the Butyrka group
The first meeting of the future soloist with one of the founders of the collective (Oleg Simonov) took place back in 1998. Then the creator of the group highly appreciated the professional qualities of Andrei and even invited him to collaborate, and later recommended Vladimir Zhdamirov to leave the team, but for family reasons the soloist had to refuse to participate in the group.
For a long time he replaced Mikhail Borisov on the records of albums, and since 2015 he began to tour with the team. In 2016, he also took part in an anniversary concert in Voronezh, where the audience received the new soloist very cordially. At the moment, the soloist of the Butyrka group Andrei Bykov is not going to leave the team and will delight the audience with new hits. His vocal qualities are great for performing Butyrka hits.
Concert activity
Now the group is actively performing in the cities of Russia and the Near Abroad. In each city, musicians actively communicate with their fans, without denying anyone autographs, photos and interviews. Various questions are asked to them, but they try to answer them extremely honestly.
During performances, Andrey Bykov performs a variety of songs. At the anniversary concert in Voronezh, for example, he pleased the audience with a hit from the repertoire of Toto Cutugno. However, this is rather an exception to the rule. At concerts, new and legendary hits of Butyrka are most often heard.
In each city, the team must visit prisons. Together with other musicians, not so long ago, Andrei visited the Butyrka prison, which gave the name to the group. These concerts are absolutely free, and they are held in agreement with the heads of correctional institutions.