Twelve years ago, the sixth season of the popular musical show "Star Factory" started on the country's television screens. Among the participants stood out a curly blond with a hoarse voice, clearly gravitating to rock. And this is in the "pop" project! The young rocker was called Roman Arkhipov. Later, viewers will see him as part of the Chelsea group. What is Roman’s career going on now, and what is he currently doing?
Childhood
The future soloist of the Chelsea group, Roman Arkhipov, was lucky enough to be born in a not so simple family. His father, Igor, or Gosha, as they affectionately call him in a musical get-together, is far from the last person in him: in the nineties he was known for his concert activities of pop singers - for example, Tatyana Ovsienko. He continued to do the same much later, promoting the Chelsea group. However, we will not get ahead of ourselves. None of this was on that gloomy-cold day of November 9, 1984, when Roma, the first son in the family, was born. This happy event for the four Arkhipovs occurred in the city of Gorky - now Nizhny Novgorod, since it was there that the Arkhipovs lived at that time.
From infancy, Roma was surrounded by music. And in Nizhny Novgorod, and in Sochi, where the Arkhipovs moved literally shortly after the birth of a little son, and even more so in Moscow, where his father moved his family a year when Roma was seven years old. He went to first grade already in the capital. And before the ordinary school, the six-year-old Roman began to study at the music school in the piano class. And he did not abandon it later, as many children abandon, unable to withstand the load, but brought it to the end. This revealed the stubborn nature of Roman Arkhipov - this is how he lives his whole life, achieving what he has planned.
The first steps in the musical field
In Moscow, Roma's father began to closely organize concerts of then very popular Tatyana Ovsienko. Tatyana - and not only she - often visited the Arkhipov’s house, they constantly played music, someone sang ... Roman slowly cooked in this cauldron, and it is not surprising that he decided to make music. Moreover, the boy showed a good voice.
Roman Arkhipov did not take his first steps on the musical Olympus in those days, with the help of his father. Rather, with the help of Tatyana Ovsienko - he went on tour with the artist and her team. And then the transitional age came, and the boy's voice broke.
Student and return to music
When there was a breaking voice, Roman, what to hide, he abandoned the music. At this point, he knew how to play not only the piano - he also mastered the bass guitar, because this instrument was more suitable for the rocker, whom Roman saw himself. Since childhood, he fell in love with rock, is faithful to this day - and it is not surprising that it was in this genre that he dreamed of developing. However, he threw everything, switching to study. The time for graduation was approaching. Roma completed his graduation externally - and went to study in the United States for a year. It was there that he realized: the voice was back. And along with the voice, the desire to sing returned again, and also the ability to compose songs slowly appeared. Roman Arkhipov (pictured) came to Moscow with the firm intention to devote his life to music.
Nevertheless, the young man went to receive education at Moscow State University at the Faculty of International Relations (he graduated from it in the summer of 2006). In parallel with his studies, Roma was engaged in music, realizing that he needed some opportunity to try his hand at the big stage. And such an opportunity presented itself: Roman passed a casting for the sixth season of the Star Factory project.
"Factory on the First"
The appearance of Roman Arkhipov on such a show was surprising because Roma was a bit "not format." The project involved the performance of pop music, Roma gravitated to rock and openly declared that he would redraw the format of this television show. However, the latter partially succeeded: he sang in duets with artists of a more "heavy" orientation, such as Olga Kormukhina, Gorky Park, Nikolai Noskov, as well as foreign groups Scorpions and Gotthard.
Roman Arkhipov did not reach the finals - he dropped out of the project before him, the very last. However, he found his listener, was remembered by the audience, and also made three good friends on the project, with whom he joined the new Chelsea boy band.
In the Chelsea group
The producer of the new team was Viktor Drobysh, the concert director was Roman's father Igor. Arkhipov Jr. spent five years in the team. During this time, the guys released two albums, shot several videos, traveled with concerts across the country, became the "Best Band" and received the Golden Gramophone Award.
Roman gained experience and decided to try himself as a separate creative unit. In June 2011, after the fifth anniversary of the group, Roman Arkhipov left Chelsea. Nevertheless, he still maintains friendly relations with the guys and, as he admitted in a recent interview, dreams of “shaking old things” some summer and traveling with Chelsea with concerts. Perhaps someday this will happen.
Solo career. States
Roman Arkhipov decided to promote his songs no less - in the West. And so he went to Los Angeles. And lives to this day - in two houses, either driving to Moscow, then returning to the States. In America, he collaborates with eminent producers and musicians who worked with world famous artists. Roman also writes his songs in English.
Initially, Arkhipov tried to make himself known to Western listeners under the pseudonym Troy Harley - he decided that for a foreign ear it sounds more harmonious. However, later he abandoned this idea and last year created the ROMAN project
"Success"
Last fall, Roma returned to Russia in order to take part in the music show "Success", which started on the STS channel. In this project, Roman took an honorable second place. In his own words, he was offered to participate in the project, and this proposal turned out to be a complete surprise for the musician.
In an interview, Roman admitted that at first it was not easy for him to put himself under the round-the-clock sights of television cameras, in addition, he was embarrassed by some inequality: Roma has a lot of experience in performing compared to many other participants in the show. However, in the end, ambition prevailed.
Family and personal life of Roman
Despite the fact that Roma is already an "adult boy", he is not yet married. His family is father Igor, mother Svetlana, younger brother Nikita and dog Bradley, with whom Roma does not leave even in America.
As for the personal life of Arkhipov, there is not much information. The musician tries to hide his friends - and Roman is quite loving - Five years ago, a rather loud scandal erupted around the names of Roman Arkhipov and Klimova Ekaterina - the famous actress, wife (at that time) of the actor Igor Petrenko. The couple was seen at a party in the States kissing and hugging. After that, the actors divorced, although Arkhipov claimed that that girl was just like Catherine.
Later, the artist met with a Ukrainian model named Daria. Whether his heart is free now is not known for certain.
About the novel frankly
You always want to “touch the star”, learn more about famous people, feel that they are, in general, the same as you. The following facts about the life and hobbies of Roman Arkhipov may help someone to get a little closer to him.
- In his teenage years, he shaved bald on a dispute, and this was his only separation with his curly golden hair.
- The novel is Scorpio in the zodiac sign, and he loves scorpions very much.
- Roma's father by initial education is a civil engineer.
- The novel wrote songs for six movies.
- Arkhipov made three clips to Olga Buzova.
- The musician is a believer.
- He is a member of the Grammy Academy.
- Before going to study for international relations, he was going to enter the law faculty at the FSB. However, there was a very strict selection of health, and Roman could not pass the medical commission. He had a rather weak vestibular apparatus since childhood.
- In Sochi, Roman has his own apartment overlooking Krasnaya Polyana.
- With his younger brother Nikita, Roman has a big age difference - as much as twenty years.
- I tried on the “Factory of stars” three times before I could pass the casting.
- Among the favorite musical performers of the novel are entirely foreign rock bands, but among them there is also a classical representative, Mozart.
- While studying in the United States during his student years, Roman worked part time in a Russian restaurant.
- In his spare time, the artist reads a lot. Favorite writers considers Remarque and Paulo Coelho.
- Roma can speak English and Spanish.
Such is the biography of singer Roman Arkhipov at the moment. And ahead of Roma - many more victories and achievements.