Anatoly Dneprov, whose biography will be described in this article, was an excellent musician, singer, composer. The songs that he performed in the genre of Russian chanson are still popular today, although Anatoly has not been alive for several years.
Biography of Anatoly Dneprov: childhood
Anatoly was born in 1947 on April 1. His mother, Sofia, was incredibly happy at the birth of a handsome and strong little boy, who was also born “in a shirt”. Father, a wounded disabled person of war three times, could not calmly rejoice at such an event and threw a celebration right in the middle of the night, gathering all the neighbors. Since that day, family life has entered a new direction. Anatoly grew up a very active and cheerful boy, he did not let anyone get bored. Already at the age of five, he played the accordion and, according to rumors, independently selected songs known then. In 1954, Anatoly went to study at a local school, and in 1962 he entered the industrial college of the city of Dnepropetrovsk to get a specialty and work as a master of measuring instruments.
Adolescence
Yes, he became a student, although he himself did not understand why he entered this technical school, because the soul gravitated to a completely different matter. After a couple of years, he could not stand it, dropped out of an educational institution and moved to Grozny, where he tried to enter a music school. All exams he passes just wonderful, but not musical literature. Of course, it is strange, but what happened was. I had to return to the devices. However, the heart cannot be fooled. The biography of Anatoly Dneprov as a future musician continued, and in 1964 he still enrolled in Dnepropetrovsk College. Glinka. In 1967, Anatoly joined the army, where he participated in the ensemble. After the service, he returns to his hometown and finishes his studies.
Beginning of creativity and personal life
It should be said that the first jazz group appeared in Dnepropetrovsk precisely under the leadership of young Anatoly. She took part in more than one event of the USSR. However, the young musician does not stop there and goes to live in Moscow, where he successfully writes songs for many famous artists. Even then, they were performed by Rotaru, Kobzon, the ensembles “Blue Bird”, “Funny Guys”, “Young Voices” and others. The compositions instantly became hits. In 1973, Anatoly Dneprov’s biography is enriched with new pages: he will marry, and in 1979 he will move to the United States with his wife and son, where he writes songs and organizes the New Ways group. In 1982, Anatoly had a chance to make friends with John Hammond, who discovered the world of Sarah Vaughn, Ben Goodman and others, and then became the producer of Dneprov. Anatoly by this time already has a contract with "Media-Max Studio", where he successfully records several singles.
Tour
Anatoly successfully released songs not only in English, but also in Russian, toured Canada and the USA, worked in nightclubs. In 1987, composer and singer Anatoly Dneprov returned to Moscow, where in a couple of years he became a laureate at the festival "Song of the Year". He continues to release CDs, touring the country, writing songs. In the spring of 2008, due to coronary heart disease, Anatoly died right in his car. So ended the biography of Anatoly Dneprov. However, today his hits (“Clouds in the River”, “Russia”, “Face in the Palms”, etc.) are known and loved.