Viktor Korolev (musician)
Viktor Korolev Ви́ктор Ива́нович Королёв | |
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| Born | Tayshet, Irkutsk Oblast, U.S.S.R. |
| Genres | Russian chanson, pop, Russian rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
| Instrument(s) | Singing, piano |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Website | viktor-korolev youtube |
Viktor Ivanovich Korolev[a] (born July 26, 1961) is a Russian singer and songwriter specializing in the Russian chanson music genre.
He won the Chanson of the Year award in both 2011 and 2019.
In 1992, he was awarded a diploma at the Golden Stag International Pop Song Festival in Brașov, Romania.[1]
Early life
[edit]Korolev was born in Tayshet, USSR on July 26, 1961.[1] His mother, Alexandra Vasilievna, was a teacher in Siberia, and his father worked at the construction site of the Abakan-Taishet Railway.[2] Korolev attended public school from 1968 to 1976.[2]
From 1977 to 1981, Victor studied at the S. I. Taneyev Musical Institute of Kaluga majoring in piano.[2] In 1981, he tried to attend theater school but did not succeed. By 1982, Korolev had been drafted to the Soviet Army, where he was stationed in Belarus as a private in missile forces,[1][3] where he considered himself "fortunate" to participate in the military orchestra.[2] According to Korolev, army musicians in the orchestra had special privileges including time off and the ability to see films in theater. Korolev has described the army musician life as a type of "army bohemia".[2]
In 1984, he was accepted to Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School in Moscow, from which he graduated in 1988.[1] After graduating, he worked with theatrical director Yuri Sherling and was featured in films, mostly prominently in 1990 Soviet-Italian-Spanish-Moroccan film The Battle of the Three Kings as well as 1993's Силуэт в окне напротив (lit. 'Silhouette in the opposite window') and 1993's Играем "Зомби", или Жизнь после битв (lit. 'Playing "Zombies": or, Life After the Battles').
He began recording albums from 1992 onwards.
The comedic claymation music video for Korolev's song "Базар-Вокзал" (lit. 'Bazaar Station') was released in 1997, which Korolev referred to as the first animated music video in Russia.[1][4]
Discography
[edit]- 1992 — «Бродвей на Тверской» (LP)
- 1994 — «Бродвей на Тверской» (CD)
- 1995 — «Наливай!»<
- 1997 — «Базар-вокзал»
- 1998 — «Любовь окаянная»
- 1998 — «Пьяная вишня»
- 1999 — «А я бухой»
- 2000 — «За любовь»
- 2002 — «Белая сирень»
- 2003 — «Укушу»
- 2004 — «Ля-ля-тополя»
- 2004 — «Московский озорной гуляка!» (DVD)
- 2005 — «Здравствуйте, гости!»
- 2006 — «Лимончики»
- 2006 — «Чёрным вороном»
- 2007 — «Шумел камыш»
- 2008 — «Горячий поцелуй»
- 2010 — «За твою красивую улыбку»
- 2011 — «Хрустальный замок»
- 2012 — «Я брошу жизнь к твоим ногам…»
- 2013 — «SMS»
- 2014 — «Я буду скучать…» (CD, DVD, LP)[5]
- 2016 — «55!»
- 2018 — «На сердце белыми нитями»
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Salve Music - Viktor Korolev Biography". Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Виктор Королёв :: Артисты от А до Я :: Официальный сайт "Радио Шансон"". 2010-12-14. Archived from the original on 2010-12-14. Retrieved 2024-07-27.
- ^ "Биография – Рассказывает Виктор Королёв". korolev-viktor.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ^ StarPro (2013-11-13). Виктор Королев - Базар - вокзал. Retrieved 2024-07-28 – via YouTube.
- ^ Альбом «Я буду скучать…» — Большой форум Виктора Королёва[dead link]
- ^ In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ivanovich and the family name is Korolev.