Belov is one of the most famous artists of the USSR, remembered for his songs and especially gentle voice, as well as the ability to take high notes, owning the award “Honored Artist of the RSFSR”.
Carier start
The famous Russian artist was born on November 2, 1945 in the morning in the heart of the country, in the capital Moscow. In 1960 he graduated from a textile college and after that he began to work as a master in a factory called “Red Rose”. His first performances were held there.
Later, after many spectacular concerts, Gennady Belov, whose biography was just beginning in his work, was sent to work on television in one notorious broadcast. After a good release on the Central TV channel, his talent was noticed. Belov was offered to be the leading singer of the All-Union Radio and TV song choir.
Creative work
After 13 years, in 1973, gaining knowledge at the State Institute of Theater Arts, he became the main artist of the Moskontsert. At 38, Gennady Belov managed to collaborate with numerous famous composers, arrangers such as Alexey Mazhukov, David Tukhmanov, Vladimir Shainsky, Evgeniy Ptichkin. He gained special popularity thanks to the compositions “Thrush”, “Herbs, Herbs”, “Dawn-Sorcerer”, “This Big World”, “Noisy Bread”, “Hello, Mother”, “Starry Sky Song”. Especially in those years the composition “Good” was well received, its characteristic feature was the unusual rhythm and manner in the song.
In 1973, Gennady Belov became one of the main nominees for a significant competition of the time (international youth competition) in the capital of the Republic of Cuba in Havana, and later took part in the 9th and 10th International Youth Competitions in Berlin. On Central Television, the Moskontsert artist presented the songs of the laureates of the Song of the Year television contest several times.
Creative crisis
In the late 1980s, Gennady Mikhailovich felt a crisis in his work. Like some of his main colleagues in the workshop, Belov’s new songs didn’t work out very well, since in the eighties, composers rarely wrote such compositions for a high voice timbre. Gennady Mikhailovich’s voice was lyrical, calm, tremolating, very soft and bewitching. The beauty of the voice captivates a person who has decided to listen to his songs. Gennady Belov sang and was able to clearly and peacefully present himself, was distinguished by the ability to beautifully musically phrase and could perfectly pronounce verses, and therefore make a person think.
He himself selected the compositions for his songs carefully and carefully. His soft and calm voice, unique, excellent taste and love for music helped bring his songs to the hearts of even the most demanding music lovers. But at that time he was not sad, despite the creative crisis, Gennady Belov understood and said that the eighties were years for baritones, but he knew that sometime there would be songs for his clavier.
The funeral
In addition to participating in television projects and festivals, he tried himself in the cinema. Managed to play in films such as "The Secret of VIP", filmed in 1959 (Gennady Mikhailovich was in the lead role), as well as in several others. Therefore, the biography of Gennady Belov was quite rich.
Belov died at 49, on October 30, 1995, he did not live to see his 50th birthday. The funeral was held in Moscow in a large Novomoskovsk administrative district in the Khovansky cemetery. All fans and just connoisseurs of his soft, high, calm voice came to say goodbye to him. Also came colleagues and composers, with whom he often collaborated. He was a really good and very talented artist, whose departure was sad for many.