Someone in the 90s is associated with a crisis, fashionable leather jackets or forbidden chewing gum. Someone recalls his first slow dance with a nice classmate or pretty girl from a pioneer camp. And most likely, this significant event happened to the song of the group “Hands Up”. The biography of these guys with a romantic voice in the last years of the twentieth century did not worry, perhaps, only deaf people. People knew all their albums by heart, played melodies on the guitar, and sang songs under the windows for their beloved girls. Almost everyone will have some kind of story from a youth that was somehow connected with the rhythms of this collective.
Soloist
Now, as before, at school discos, the songs of the Hands Up group are heard. The biography of Sergei Zhukov, who is the main soloist of this team, is still interesting to everyone.
This charming guy was born on May 22, 1976 in the city of Dimitrovgrad. At school, he never had an interest in studying. Going to school was a real torment. Time passed, and the love of knowledge did not increase, so the boy received extremely unsatisfactory marks. In high school, Zhukov began to think about his future, noticeably raised his grades and entered a higher educational institution.
In his free time, he loved to play hockey. But his favorite hobby was music.
Zhukov's favorite hobby became the meaning of his life
In 1999, a young talented guy graduated from the Samara Academy of Culture and Art. In the same year, he met with Alexei Potekhin, with whom they later created a duet and called it "Uncle Ray and Company." A little later, the star biography of Zhukov began. Hands Up became his starting point on the path to glory.
The official founding date of this group is considered to be May 1, 1995. At first it was a creative, amateur project. Young guys held discos, occasionally their songs appeared on the air of radio stations. The producer Andrei Malikov became interested in the talented team, with whom the group shone with new colors.
Musician
It would seem that the inextricable phrase is a combination of Beetles - “Hands Up”. The biography of a talented artist is known to everyone. However, do not forget about the second lead singer, who for some time was her producer.
Alexey Potekhin was born on April 15, 1972 in Samara. From childhood, he was destined to become a musician. His mother was engaged in symphonic music, and his father liked pop performance more.
From a young age, the boy had a provocative and fighting character. Parents decided that the energy should be directed in the right direction and sent it to the basketball section. Their goal was to raise an athlete. However, creative genes prevailed, and the guy became a musician.
As for the main soloist, the starting point for Potekhin was the Hands Up group. The biography of these two guys was annually replenished with new achievements.
Decay
How could the legendary “Hands Top” band break up? The biography of talented guys interested young girls more than classes in schools and institutes. Performers themselves try to avoid answering this question.
The producer of the popular team claims that he has exhausted himself as much as possible. The youth who grew up on these compositions matured long ago, and the performers themselves ceased to be young and energetic guys. The new generation was already interested in completely different music.
Two guys from "Hands Up", whose biography for 10 years haunted anyone, each went his own way. Sergey decided to pursue a solo career, and Alexey was more interested in the production field.
Awards
During its existence, the group received the following awards:
- People's Choice Award.
- Platinum disk.
- Three gold medals at various competitions.
- Six silver medals.
- Diploma "Song of the Year".
- The Golden Gramophone Award - repeatedly.
But the main award for young performers was audience recognition.
Zhukov today
Fans of the group are still interested in Sergey Zhukov ("Hands Up"). The biography of the singer, performing with concerts and recording new discs, but already in splendid isolation, is replenished with new lines. Sergey retained the name of the group and independently engaged in its promotion. He claims that he will continue to create as long as he has his own listener.
The main part of his life Sergey Zhukov devoted to work. In addition, he was always a caring father and a good husband. His wife was Regina Burd - a former participant in the VIA "Cream". He has four children - daughter Sasha from his first marriage, daughter Nick and sons Angel and Miron from the second.
It is unlikely that you can meet a person who would not hear about the “Hands Up” group. And although this collective broke up more than ten years ago, it still has its own regular listener. Millions of people have grown on the band’s compositions. No one can answer the question of which was the most popular. Each listener has his favorite composition, which resonates in the soul.