Anatoly Dneprov is the golden voice of Russia. The singer's calling card can rightfully be called the lyrical composition "Please". Critics and fans said that the chansonnier sang with his heart. The artist had a bright creative biography. He replenished his discography with a dozen worthy albums.
Childhood and youth of Anatoly Dneprov
The future chansonnier was born on April 1, 1947 in the Ukrainian city of Dnepropetrovsk, in the family of Semyon and Sofia Gross. His parents were ethnic Jews who, due to certain circumstances, lived in Ukraine.
Anatoly's parents were not connected with creativity. The head of the family went through the Great Patriotic War. He suffered several serious injuries and received a second group of disability. In addition to Anatoly, mom and dad raised another child - daughter Larisa.
The fact that Anatoly would become an artist became clear even in childhood. For example, at preschool age, he independently mastered playing several musical instruments, he could even pick up melodies.
Having received a certificate, the guy entered the local technical school. But a few years later, Dneprov's plans changed dramatically. Anatoly applied to the music school in the provincial city of Grozny. Unfortunately, he failed the exams and was not enrolled in an educational institution.
He had no way out, and he returned to the walls of the technical school. The young man was not going to give up. He was determined, so in the mid-1960s he became a student at the music school of the then city of Dnepropetrovsk (Ukraine).
At the age of 20, he was drafted into the army. Paying his debt to his homeland, Dneprov did not miss the opportunity to show his singing talent. As a result, he became an artist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and Moldova, led by Vasiliev.
In one of his interviews, Anatoly said that he never regretted choosing a creative profession for himself. Dneprov noted that thanks to the stage, he was able to survive the negative moments of his biography. When he went on stage, he charged himself and the audience with only positive emotions. Fans did not doubt the openness and sincerity of the artist.
Anatoly Dneprov: Creative path
After graduating from the music school, Dneprov created the first jazz band in the USSR and began to actively tour the country. Anatoly's team was received with open arms in almost every corner of the Soviet Union. At heart, Dneprov was a thoughtful Jewish guy who understood perfectly well that in order to achieve the highest results, he should move to Moscow. The capital received the musician coldly. To survive in the metropolis, Dneprov had to work hard. Often part-time work was uncreative.
Soon Anatoly managed to acquire the so-called "useful acquaintances." He joined the circle of popular Soviet artists. Dneprov wrote songs for popular Soviet bands and singers. Around the same period of time, he met the brilliant poet Pavel Leonidov, who greatly influenced the development of his creative career. Together with Pavel, Anatoly wrote a number of brilliant works, which eventually became hits.
In the late 1970s of the last century, thanks to the talent of Mikhail Tanich, the composition “Please” was released. The words for the song were written by Tanich, and the music by Anatoly Dneprov.
In 1979, the singer decided to take another serious step. Fans learned that Dneprov emigrated to the territory of the United States of America. Anatoly hoped that it was in the USA that he would receive world fame. The performer rented an apartment in New York.
Life in america
In the group of the singer New Ways, which he gathered after moving to the United States, only American musicians played. Dneprov again had a hard time. In order to somehow "keep afloat", he sang in restaurants, wrote songs for Western colleagues on stage, and toured the country.
Emigrants from Russia perceived the singer's work especially warmly. Recordings with the artist's tracks were sold in significant numbers. In the early 1980s, he met John Hammond. The producer offered the singer cooperation on very favorable terms. Dneprov worked at John's studio.
At the same time, fans of the work of the Russian artist enjoyed compositions recorded in English. Popular American publications published articles about Russian chansonnier. He managed to realize his plans. He was at the top of the musical Olympus.
Soon Anatoly signed a contract with director Zarhi. He asked Dneprov to write the soundtrack for the film "American Dump". After the release of the film, Anatoly's popularity increased tens of thousands of times. Despite this, the chansonnier decided to leave the United States.
Return to Russia
When the musician arrived in Russia, he announced that he was resuming concert activity. In the late 1980s, thanks to the composition "Address-Rus", the singer received the prestigious "Song of the Year" award. The award encouraged Dneprov, and he went on a large-scale tour of the USSR.
During this period of time, the singer's discography was replenished with a number of albums. We are talking about the records "Answer to Willy Tokarev" and "Rowan". In the mid-1990s, the presentation of the album "Direct Answer" took place.
In the late 1990s, he pleased the fans of his work with the release of the LP "I want to please you ...". The singer presented video clips for a number of compositions.
The last album of the Russian chansonnier "Nostalgia for Russia" he recorded in 2006. The singer's plans also included recording a significant number of compositions. But his plans were not destined to come true, because two years later the singer passed away.
Anatoly Dneprov: Details of his personal life
As noted above, at one time the singer managed to work with the poet Pavel Leonidov. In addition, he met his daughter, Olga. The woman, like her father, was fond of writing poetry. When Anatoly saw Olga, he fell in love with the girl at first sight. In the early 1970s, he invited her to legalize the relationship, and she agreed.
Soon the woman gave birth to a child artist. In 1983, the family grew by one more family member - a second son was born, who was named Pasha, and in 1986 daughter Elena was born.
Death of Anatoly Dneprov
On May 5, 2008, the performer was supposed to perform in Rostov-on-Don. The vehicle was driving from Volgograd. Together with Dneprov, the concert director was in the car.
On the way to Rostov-on-Don, he died. The cause of death was a massive heart attack. Relatives and friends could not believe in the sudden death of Dneprov. Nothing bothered the man, and he performed on stage until the last days of his life. His body was buried in the Moscow cemetery.
