Arkady Ukupnik is a Soviet and later Russian singer, whose roots stretch from Ukraine.
The musical composition “I will never marry you” brought him worldwide love and popularity.
Arcady Ukupnik kindly cannot be taken seriously. His distraction, curly hair and the ability to "keep" himself in public make you want to smile involuntarily. It seems that Arkady is saturated with kindness from head to toe.
In 90% of the photos he is either singing or smiling. He also tries to take his beloved wife with him to parties and projects. Ukupnik admits that his wife is a talisman.
Childhood and youth of Arkady Ukupnik
Arkady Ukupnik is from Ukraine. He was born in one of the most colorful Ukrainian towns of Kamenetz-Podolsky in 1953.
Arkady says that his real name sounds like Okupnik. However, at the stage of entering the surname in the birth certificate, a mistake was made.
The boy was brought up in a primordially intelligent family. Arkady's parents were teachers at a local school. My father taught algebra and geometry. Mom is literature.
Ukupnik Jr. had a younger sister, who, like her parents, followed the “pedagogical path”. She became a teacher. The children attended a music school.
Arkady graduated with honors from the music school in the violin class. In addition, the boy independently learned to play the bass guitar.
At the insistence of mom and dad, Ukupnik Jr. becomes a student at the Bauman College. He entered the technical faculty.
He graduated from an educational institution in 1987.
Arkady never forgot about music. Playing musical instruments gives him great pleasure, so he involuntarily begins to think about the big stage.
Ukupnik beckons Moscow. For him, the capital of Russia seems to be a promising city. The city of dreams come true and incredible opportunities.
He becomes a frequent visitor to the metropolis. There, he attends a concert of famous bands - Resurrection, Time Machine, Red Devils.
Ukupnik recalls that in his student years he dreams of flared jeans. He uses his musical data.
He begins to earn extra money at weddings, in cafes and restaurants. For his first fees, the artist buys the cherished thing.
Later, Arkady Ukupnik got a job in an orchestra. There he took the place of the bass player.
His colleagues recommend that a novice musician enter a music school. Without thinking twice, Ukupnik again goes headlong into knowledge.
The beginning of the musical career of Arkady Ukupnik
In the early 70s, Ukupnik was listed in the teams of Igor Brut, Yuri Antonov, Stas Namin. In his youth, Ukupnik tries himself on the theater stage in the production of the Jewish director Yuri Sherling "A Black Bridle for a White Mare."
At the same stage of life, fate brings Ukupnik to the Valley.
For Larisa, he writes many songs, which later became real hits.
Work in musical groups benefited Arkady. In the early 80s, he became the organizer of his own recording studio.
Soon all metro stations will learn about his studio. Ukupnik found his golden mean. He was fascinated by instrumental music and arranging.
In 1983, the song "Rowan Beads" was released from the musician's pen. The musical composition caught the hearts of Irina Ponarovskaya. Ukupnik presented the presented composition to the singer, and she literally came to life. Rowan Beads became a real hit.
This inspired Arkady to write new musical compositions.
Alla Pugacheva's "Strong Woman", Philip Kirkorov's "Sweetheart", Alena Apina's "Ksyusha", Vladimir Presnyakov Jr.'s "Fog", "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore", "The Longest Night" by Vlad Stashevsky begin to appear on the albums.
The middle of the 80s became a real peak of popularity for Ukupnik.
The popularity of Ukupnik knew no bounds. A queue began to line up for the composer. Each of the singers understood that the musical composition that came out from the pen of Arkady would become a real hit.
Interestingly, Ukupnik worked in various musical genres. He can do humorous, lyrical and satirical texts.
Until the 90s, Ukupnik did not position himself as a pop performer. In the eyes of grateful listeners, Arkady was a "magician" who created texts that warmed the soul.
Arkady Ukupnik announced himself as a pop performer on Alla Pugacheva's program "Christmas Meetings" in 1991.
Arkady appeared before the audience in a very wonderful way - with a briefcase, all confused and distracted, he performed the musical composition "Fiesta".
The stage image was chosen for Ukupnik by Alla Pugacheva. The image of an absent-minded and not much frightened singer was chosen by Primadonna for Ukupnik for a reason.
Once, he came to a rehearsal with a briefcase and never let go of it. And all because there was a large amount of money that Ukupnik received for selling his own car.
Real popularity, as a solo singer, came to Ukupnik after performing the musical compositions “Daisy”, “Petruha”, “A Star Is Flying”, “Sim-Sim, Open Up”, “I Will Never Marry You”, “Sadness”. The listed songs were included in the artist's first albums.
Light and uncommon songs without a special semantic load scattered throughout the CIS countries. Ukupnik has become a real favorite of music lovers. His musical compositions were analyzed for quotes.
In the middle of the 90s, Arkady Ukupnik released several new albums. "Music for Men", "Float", "Sadness". The albums receive many accolades from music critics. 3
Ukupnik becomes a frequent guest of various television programs, shows and projects.
During his musical career, Ukupnik replenished his own discography with 9 albums.
He released his last two albums in the early 2000s. The records were called "Not My Songs" and "Cows Don't Have Wings".
In addition to the fact that Ukupnik realized himself as a singer and composer, he built a good production career.
The musical group Kar-men, produced by Ukupnik, at one time was able to make a lot of noise.
By the way, Ukupnik was never afraid of experiments, and the work of the Kar-men musical group is a confirmation of this.
The Russian artist gladly responds to participate in major projects. So, he gladly took part in the musical "Chicago", in which the composer appeared on stage in the role of Amos Hart.
The musical was accepted not only in Russia, but also in foreign countries. The main role in the musical was played by the bright Anastasia Stotskaya.
In 2003, Arkady Ukupnik celebrated his first major anniversary. Arkady is 50 years old.
In honor of this, the Russian singer became the organizer of the concert program "Really fifty?". The concert was held in the prestigious hall of the Kremlin Palace.
It is interesting that even before the start of entering the big stage, Ukupnik looked completely different. He did not wear curls, dressed modestly and went without glasses.
But, after meeting Alla Pugacheva, the image of Ukupnik underwent changes. He got a perm, put on glasses, and many bright jackets appeared in his wardrobe.
The comic image of Ukupnik really liked the audience. In addition, Arkady was very similar to Pierre Richer, whose films were played at that time.
In 1998, two celebrities met. This happened when discussing the filming of the film "Hello, Dad", which was not released due to the 1998 crisis.
Personal life of Arkady Ukupnik
For the first time, Ukupnik got into the registry office when he was still studying at a music school. His first love was Lilia Lelchuk. Lily, together with the future star, studied at an educational institution. Arkady proposed to the girl as a joke.
But, the girl took the offer seriously and the young people signed. This marriage did not last long. Soon the couple had a son, and they divorced.
In 1986, Ukupnik once again went to the registry office. Marina Nikitina became his chosen one. Acquaintance happened quite by accident. Arkady drove Marina home as a fellow traveler.
Well, then ... the couple had a daughter, whom the young people named Yunna.
This marriage lasted 14 years. The next chosen one of the singer was Natasha Turchinskaya.
For the period of acquaintance, Natalia worked as the director of a travel agency. She later became the concert director of a Russian singer.
At first, the couple lived in a civil marriage, and then the young people decided to legalize their relationship.
After 11 years, Natasha gave Arkady a daughter. After the birth of their daughter, the couple practically stopped going to social events.
Arkady Ukupnik now
In 2018, Ukupnik appeared in the TV show Secret for a Million, hosted by Lera Kudryavtseva.
On the program, Arkady spoke about his life, plans, family. In "The Secret to a Million" sounded a lot of biographical data.
Arkady Ukupnik is not a resident of social networks. But, the Russian artist has an official website.
It is there that you can see the poster and the latest news from the life of Arkady Ukupnik, beloved by many.
