Alexander Dyumin is a Russian performer who creates tracks in the musical genre of chanson. Dyumin was born into a modest family - his father worked as a miner, and his mother worked as a confectioner. Little Sasha was born on October 9, 1968.
Almost immediately after the birth of Alexander, his parents divorced. The mother was left with two children. It was very difficult for her. She took all sorts of side jobs - mopping floors, baking confectionery to order and 24/7 was in household chores.
Alexander was born on the territory of Gorlovka (Ukraine). After the divorce of their parents, Sasha, brother Sergei and his mother moved to Noyabrsk. In this provincial town, Dyumin Jr. graduated from the eight-year school. After receiving the certificate, Sasha returned to his native land.
Love story for chanson
Alexander Dyumin in his interviews repeatedly mentioned that it was his father who instilled in him a love for chanson. Vladimir Vysotsky, Alexander Shevalovsky, Vladimir Shandrikov - these are the performers that the young Dyumin looked up to.
Returning to Gorlovka, Dyumin settled in his father's house. The place where the future chanson star began to live cannot be called favorable.
The repressed became Alexander's neighbors - every third was in prison. The atmosphere that prevailed in the area was far from good, harmony, fun and happiness. The ordinary life of the locals "suggested" Dyumin themes for his debut compositions.
To the question “Was Alexander Dyumin himself behind bars?” the chansonnier answers ambiguously. In an interview, the singer said: “I don’t consider people who were behind bars worse than those who were not there. I myself was absent for a long time ... ".
Youth of Alexander Dyumin
In his youth, Dyumin independently mastered playing the guitar. Having learned a few guitar chords, the young man began to further develop his talent.
After receiving the certificate, Sasha entered the local vocational school, where he received a diploma as a car mechanic.
Dyumin wrote his first song at the age of 17. The young man sang the song in front of his friends. He received flattering marks, although according to his confessions, the debut track was "raw".
Once Alexander Dyumin, out of old habit, performed several tracks at his brother's birthday party. Sasha did not yet know that some guests recorded his song on a dictaphone in order to transfer the recording to the legendary chanson star Mikhail Krug.
After Krug listened to Dyumin's recordings, he personally met with him. Michael patronized Alexander. It was after this acquaintance that the young artist began to release studio albums and new musical compositions.
The creative path and music of Alexander Dyumin
The first collection of the singer "Convoy" was released in 1998, which was rich in hits. "Trash", "Cranes" and "Captivity" - these tracks instantly become "gold". Dyumin gained his first popularity and became an authority among Russian chansonniers.
In 1999, the singer's discography was replenished with a second studio album. Here, several compositions became "folk" at once. From the songs "Lyubertsy" (with the branded "opachka"), "Boys", "Vremechko" used quotes.
To say that Alexander Dyumin is a productive singer is to say nothing. By 2019, the chansonnier has added more than 10 albums to his discography.
One of the latest was the collection "Legends of Russian Chanson". The disc includes the top compositions of Dyumin. The album was headed by the song "Infection, quit." This track was dedicated to the brown-eyed "contagion", which refused to love the main character.
Alexander's audience
In Alexander's repertoire there are many songs about the greatest feeling - love. Dyumin skillfully described emotional outbursts, loneliness, pride, fear of being alone and misunderstood.
Replenishment of the repertoire with love ballads allowed the performer to win a female audience.
Alexander Dyumin does not like to "throw words to the wind." What he sings about must necessarily be supported by actions. Namely, if the chansonnier wanted to sing songs about places of detention, then he definitely had to go there.
The performer annually gives concerts in colonies, prisons and isolation wards. He recently visited the Matrosskaya Tishina and Kresty prisons. Dumin says:
“I sing about the difficult fate of those who went to jail. I talk about how hard it is for the guys to return to our world. This is not my cross. Many colleagues in the “workshop” also perform in colonies and prisons. In this way, we want to show the prisoners that we care about their fate, and we will welcome them after they are released. The world is not without good people…".
Interestingly, in the video clips, the chansonnier quite often uses fragments of documentaries from the “zone”. It cannot be said that Dyumin's videography is rich in clips. Most of all on Youtube you can find more recordings from concerts than professional clips.
Alexander often entered into interesting collaborations with other representatives of Russian chanson, for example, the track “Baikal” was recorded with Zheka, and “May” with Tatyana Tishinskaya.
Personal life of Alexander Dyumin
Alexander Dyumin does not like to talk about his personal life. Only one thing is known that the name of the chansonnier's wife, who gave him a daughter, Maria, is Anna. The daughter supports her father, and sometimes even helps to compose songs.
Maria graduated from school with a gold medal and without problems entered the capital's higher educational institution. Often a girl hears reproaches in her direction that her father helps her in everything. Masha answers:
“I love life in all its manifestations. I enjoy every day. And, yes, I have one good trait: I like to achieve what I want on my own ... ".
Hobbies of Alexander Dyumin went beyond creativity and writing chanson. The chansonnier owns several cars.
According to the artist, he loves speed, horseback riding and an active lifestyle. And if fans still do not know what to give the singer, then he collects knives and backgammon.
Alexander Dyumin today
At the beginning of 2018, Alexander Dyumin was in almost every major city in Russia with his program. In addition, the chansonnier took part in the Winter Tale for Adults program, where Russian chanson stars participated.
In 2019, Dyumin celebrated his 50th birthday. The performer decided to celebrate this event with concerts. Chansonnier performed in Ufa, Samara, Saratov, Kinel, Rostov-on-Don, Volgograd, Penza and Moscow.
Dyumin says that he is not an active user of social networks. All pages subscribed to by the singer's fans are maintained by his personal administrator.
In 2020, Alexander Dyumin is not going to rest. This year he has a program planned for Russian fans. The next performance of the chansonnier will take place on the territory of Moscow.
