The Honored Artist of Russia Alexander Serov, whose biography will be considered in the article, was fond of music from childhood, but he managed to seriously engage in his favorite business only closer to thirty years. Despite this, he managed to win the hearts of women throughout the country. Besides the fact that he sings well, Alexander Serov plays no less excellent on many musical instruments (photo). What was his path to fame? Did he easily achieve recognition?
Alexander Serov: biography. The childhood and youth of the artist
The future singer was born in Ukraine, in a village called Kovalevka (in the Nikolaev region), in the spring, namely March 24, 1954. In the next, 2014, the artist will celebrate his sixtieth anniversary. Serov loved music from school. He played the viola in a school orchestra organized by a music teacher and attended a music school. Later, he even mastered the piano on his own, but he never thought about the career of an artist, he took it more as a hobby. The turning point in the life of Alexander was the accidentally heard song of Tom Jones. At that moment, he decided that he would become the same as him.
Alexander Serov: biography. On the road to success and recognition
After school, the future artist continues to study at a music school, makes several unsuccessful attempts to organize a jazz group, works as a pianist in a restaurant. In 1970, leaves for service in the army. There he finds time for his favorite pastime - performs songs by Tom Jones and plays in the House of Officers. After the service, he works in the Krasnodar Philharmonic, for some time is a member of the “Singing Youngs” collective, leads several ensembles, and participates in music competitions. One of the most successful was Intertalant, held in 1987 in the Czech Republic (Prague). There Alexander Serov took the Grand Prix. The artist’s first star song was the song “Cruise”, which he performed with Olga Zarubina.
Alexander Serov: biography. On the crest of fame
The country heard songs from the artist’s first album entitled “The World of Lovers” in 1984. At the same time, singer Alexander Serov proved himself as a successful television presenter - he led and himself participated in the program “Wider Circle”.
1987 gave the listeners the second album of the musician - “Madonna”. The video clip for the song of the same name is considered the first in Russia. Serov’s new video titled “You Love Me” was a real breakthrough - the professional actress first appeared in the video. In 1991, going to the presentation of new albums was not such a tradition as it is now, but when Serov presented his CD “I Cry”, then the whole elite of the Russian pop music came to Serov. In the period from 1992 to 1998, the artist toured extensively, released new albums, presented listeners with such famous hits as “Suzanne”, “I Love You to Tears”.
All this time, the singer collaborates with the talented composer Igor Krutoy. However, the conflict that erupted between them for some time forces Serov to leave the stage. Only five years later, he begins to speak again. In 2000 he released the album “New and Better”, in 2008 - “Recognition”, in 2012 - “Romances”. In 2004, the musician was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia.