Alexander Marshal is a Russian singer, composer and artist. Alexander was popular even when he was a member of the cult rock band Gorky Park. Later, Marshal found the strength to build a brilliant solo career.
Childhood and youth of Alexander Marshal
Alexander Minkov (the real name of the star) was born on June 7, 1957 in the provincial town of Korenovsk, Krasnodar Region. Little Sasha's parents were not connected with art. My father worked as a military pilot, my mother worked as a dentist.
At the age of 7, Alexander went to two schools at once - general education and music. In the musical, little Sasha learned to play the piano. Since my father was in the military, their family moved frequently. Soon the head of the family moved his wife and son to Tikhoretsk.
At a young age, Alexander was able to decide on a hobby. Soon he had a guitar in his hands. The boy independently mastered playing the instrument, picked up chords, and later began to compose musical works.
“The biggest tragedy of my childhood was the day when my mother broke the guitar for disobedience. I was very angry, but with age I realized that parents need to be respected ... ”, recalls Alexander Marshal.
In the mid-1970s, Alexander Minkov entered the aviation school. He was constantly torn between music and the desire to become a pilot. Being at a more conscious age, the young man decided to follow in the footsteps of his father, who built a good career. The marshal wanted to get the specialty "Combat Command Navigator".
An interesting story with the origin of the creative pseudonym "Marshal". Alexander received such an interesting nickname while studying at an aviation school. Among his fellow students, the strong and lively Alexander was associated with the marshal (the military rank of the highest general staff).
After entering the educational institution, Marshal took up the fact that he created his own group. At that time, Alexander managed everything: to study well at the school and play in a team. A few years later, the young man realized that he was more interested in music and art.
Leaving the army and educational institution is a serious step, therefore, before taking it, Marshal consulted with his father. There was a scandal. The father convinced his son to stay for another year. Alexander listened to the advice of the head of the family.
After the end of the service, Alexander Marshal "set off in all serious ways." He did what he loves - music. But here a problem arose - dad refused to help his son financially. At first, the young man took on any job. He had no intention of leaving music.
Music and the creative path of Alexander Marshal
Alexander Marshal's first attempts to conquer Moscow began in the early 1980s. The young man saw an ad that the band needed a bass player. He knew it was time to take risks. After listening to Marshall, they approved the role of bass player.
He was very lucky, because he got into a popular Moscow rock band. The guys played foreign tracks. Alexander's dream finally came true, he was doing what he loved.
Soon Alexander began to cooperate with the concert hall "Moskontsert". In the same period of time, the groups "Araks" and "Flowers" by Stas Namin appeared. Marshal gradually walked towards his goal.
The idea of creating a musical rock band that would appeal to Western music lovers came from a colleague Alexander Belov. The musician was skeptical about this plan.
Despite the fact that not everyone approved the idea of Alexander Belov, the team was created. The group, which (according to Belov's plans) was supposed to conquer the West, was named Gorky Park. Already in 1987, the new team and Marshal went on tour to the United States of America.
In autumn, the first concert of the Gorky Park group took place. To show themselves from the best side, before the concert, the musicians released a bright video clip, which was shown on the Don King Show.
Initially, the musicians planned that the tour would last no more than 90 days. Despite this, the team stayed in the United States for five years. When the group returned to their homeland, they were greeted with a standing ovation. The Gorky Park group was already a legend in the early 1990s.
Upon arrival in Russia, Nikolai Noskov announced his resignation. He wanted to pursue a solo career. His place was destined to take Alexander Marshal. The singer was part of the team until 1999.
In 1999, Alexander Marshal left the group with the words: "The team has exhausted itself ...". But in fact, the singer has long dreamed of a solo career. When he realized that he had “grown up” to this, he peacefully left the rock band.
Solo career of Alexander Marshal
In 1998, Alexander Marshal recorded his debut album "Maybe". By that time, the Marshal already had a certain status. Fans enthusiastically bought records from the shelves of music stores. The “pearls” of the collection were the songs: “Eagle”, “Shower”, “Wait a minute”, “I'm flying away again” and “At the crossroads”.
In support of the debut album, Alexander gave the first concert. However, the performance, to the surprise of many, took place not in the capital, but in Krasnodar. Alexander recalls that at the first solo concert there were so many spectators that "the apple had nowhere to fall."
In the early 2000s, Marshal presented his second studio album. We are talking about the collection "Where I have not been." The presentation of the record took place in the Moscow region. The place where the second album was presented reminded Marshal of his dream to conquer the sky. The hits of the disc were the tracks: "Sky", "Let go" and "Old Yard".
Soon the artist's discography was replenished with a new album "Highlander" - it was an unusual collection, which included compositions that are performed in places of detention, military hospitals and at the front. This compilation differed from previous albums in content and concept.
The military theme in the compositions of Alexander Marshal is a separate issue. To feel the military lyrics, it is enough to listen to the songs: “Dad”, “The Cranes Are Flying”, “Father Arseny”, “Goodbye, Regiment”.
Soon the discography of the Russian artist was replenished with two more albums: "Special" and "White Ashes". The collections were equally warmly received by music critics and music lovers.
In 2002, fans saw Marshal in the company of a young singer Ariana. The performers presented the music lovers with the lyrical composition “I will never forget you” from the famous rock opera “Juno and Avos”. A year later, for the performance of the track, Alexander Marshal was awarded the prestigious Golden Gramophone award.
In 2008, unexpectedly for fans, the team of the Gorky Park group decided to reunite. The soloists performed together at the Avtoradio festival. A little later, the team performed on the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest, in the Evening Urgant program of the Channel One TV channel and at the Invasion festival.
In 2012, Marshal's discography was replenished with a new collection "Turn around". The highlight of the album was that Alexander wrote most of the songs on his own. In 2014, the performer, together with Natasha Koroleva, presented the video clip “Defiled by You”.
In 2016, the presentation of the single "Shadow" (with the participation of the "Living Water" group), as well as the musical composition "Fly", recorded together with Lilia Meskhi, took place. Then Marshal and rapper T-Killah presented the song "I Will Remember".
Personal life of Alexander Marshal
Alexander does not like to talk about his personal life. In an interview, the singer tries to avoid the question of his personal life. For a long time the singer was married to Natalia. The couple raised a common son. Natasha is the artist's third wife.
The first marriage, according to Marshal himself, broke up due to the fact that the wife tried to control all the processes in their family, including her interest in creativity. The marriage broke up almost immediately after registration.
The second marriage lasted a little longer. Marshal met his second wife in the United States, she gave him a daughter, Polina. His wife and daughter still live in America. Alexander maintains a warm relationship with his daughter.
The third marriage was serious. The couple have been together for 15 years. Their family cracked a bit when Marshal had a mistress. Alexander had an affair with Nadezhda Ruchka, but soon the man realized that he felt harmonious only with Natalya.
In 2015, they again wrote on the Internet that Alexander "went into all serious trouble." Marshal started an affair with a girl named Julia, who worked as a model and lived in St. Petersburg.
Alexander did not comment on the young mistress. In 2018, on the air of the program “When everyone is at home,” the singer introduced his new muse, 24-year-old Karina Nugaeva. The couple announced that they have been dating since 2017. It became known that Karina and Alexander live together.
Alexander Marshal today
In 2018, Marshal, together with the performer Mali, presented the musical composition "Live for the Living". At the beginning of 2019, Marshall's performances were scheduled with the program "60 - Normal Flight".
All concerts that were scheduled for 2020, Alexander Marshal canceled. It's all because of the coronavirus pandemic. In 2020, Marshal and Elena Sever presented the video clip "War Like War", which managed to gain over 500 thousand views.
