Dolphin is a singer, poet, composer and philosopher. One thing can be said about the artist - Andrei Lysikov is the voice of the generation of the 1990s.
Dolphin is a former member of the scandalous group "Bachelor Party". In addition, he was part of the Oak Gaai groups and the experimental project Mishina Dolphins.
During his creative career, Lysikov sang tracks of various musical genres. He tried his hand at rap, rock, pop and electronic sound.
Childhood and youth of Andrey Lysikov
Lysikov Andrei Vyacheslavovich was born on September 29, 1971 in Moscow. Andrei's childhood cannot be called happy and rosy. The boy grew up in a communal apartment on Plyushchikha.
At school, the boy studied well, but without much enthusiasm. He was quite sociable, so he easily found a common language not only with his classmates, but also with teachers.
After receiving the certificate, Andrei entered the radio-mechanical technical school. However, the guy did not stay long within the walls of the educational institution.
After the third year, he took the documents and got a job as a clarifier in the theater. There was not enough money, so Lysikov worked part-time as a seller and was engaged in the sale of sheepskin coats.
At the peak of the 1980s, Andrei was fond of choreography. His preference was break and hip-hop. And although he did not have a special education, he achieved significant success in this musical direction. Lysikov has repeatedly won dance competitions.
During active choreography classes, the current nickname Dolphin "stuck" to Andrey. Once Lysikov, along with the rest of the guys, danced on the Arbat, for which they were detained by the police.
At the police station, the policeman began to mistreat Lysikov's acquaintance. Andrei stood up for a friend, to which he received the answer: “You better shut up, otherwise you will go with us like a dolphin.”
At the stage of the formation of his creative career, Lysikov decided not to think for a long time about the name of his creative pseudonym. The word "dolphin" sounded, so he began to record the first tracks, hiding his real name.
Today, Lysikov says that everyone, including his friends, acquaintances, relatives and "fans", call him Dolphin. He does not mind, and does not even resist.
Dolphin's creative career
Soon, Andrey realized that he wanted to make music. In the late 1980s, he, Oleg Bashkov and Pavel Galkin became the founders of the Oak Gaai collective.
Soon Dolphin became part of the scandalous group "Bachelor Party". The group was produced by Alexei Adamov.
With the advent of the "Bachelor Party" group, there was a real sexual revolution on the stage. Young people sang about what no one had dared to sing about yet. The group in the good sense of the word gave a real "thrashing" to the performers.
"Sex Control", "Sex Without a Break", "I Love People", "Kingley" - it is with these tracks that the group "Bachelor Party" is associated. In parallel with this group, Dolphin was listed in the Oak Gaai team.
Dolphin released three records at once as part of the Oak Gaai group - Suicidal Disco, Stop Killing Dolphins and Blue Lyrics No. 2.
The work of this group differs from the tracks of the group "Bachelor Party". Suicide, depression, darkness, hopelessness, philosophical reasoning emanates from musical compositions.
In 1996, Dolphin decided to leave both projects. Andrei went on a solo "swimming". At this stage, he became the founder of two projects - Mishina Dolphins and Dolphin.
The Mishina Dolphins team included several members: Andrey and Mikhail Voinov. The guys released only one disc, which was called "Toys".
The Dolphin project in this regard surpassed the Mishina Dolphins team. The team exists to this day. The debut album "Out of Focus" was recorded in 1997.
Critics Delight
Music critics said that "Out of Focus" is one of the greatest and most powerful works in the history of Russian rap in the late 1990s. The second album "Depth of Field" is in some way a continuation of the record "Out of Focus". The work was created using samples of famous tracks. The collection was released in significant circulation.
On the musical compositions "Love", "I will live" and "Door" Dolphin made video clips. Clips got into the rotation of MTV. A year later, the singer presented the album "Fins". Much to my surprise, the record did not receive significant reviews.
In 2001, the artist's discography was replenished with the disc "Fabrics". This is the first work of the singer, in which he did not use samples of popular tracks. Andrei dedicated the song "Tenderness" to his daughter Eva.
The most commercial album of Dolphin can be considered the disc "Star". The album was released in 2004, the tracks began to be played on the radio, and many knew the words of the musical compositions "Spring" and "Silver" by heart.
In 2007, Dolphin presented the sixth collection "Youth". In 2011, he expanded his discography with the album Creature. It is noteworthy that this is the artist's first album, which included lyrical and poetic tracks.
In 2014, the artist pleased the fans of his work with the new album "Andrey". Instead of songs, the album was filled with sketches, or "audio films" (as Dolphin himself calls these works). A video clip was created for the song "Nadya".
In 2015, the movie "Warrior" was released. Andrei recorded the soundtrack "I need an enemy" for the film. In the film "Don't Even Think!" Dolphin's song "Ni zgi" also sounds. For this film, he wrote not only a song, but also played the role of Leo.
In 2016, the ninth album of the artist "She" was released. From the name you can guess that the singer in the collection tried to collect lyrical compositions. He succeeded. There are no choruses in the tracks, but there are guitar, bass and electronic sounds.
A creative career brought Dolphin not only popularity, but also many awards. Andrei was recognized as a poetic genius in 2000, twice as the best artist.
Dolphin's personal life
While working in the "Bachelor Party" group, Andrei met his future wife Lika Gulliver (Angelika Zhanovna Sassim).
Three months after they met, the lovers began to live together. At the moment they are raising two beautiful children - daughter Eva and son Miron.
Lika is fond of photography. Her hobby found a response in her husband's work. Some of the photos became the covers of Dolphin's albums.
The wife says that, despite his popularity, Andrei is a deep and sensual man. It is far from parties and clubs. He prefers home evening with his family to such entertainment.
And only tattoos on the body and video clips of the "Bachelor Party" group tell a little about the turbulent youth of Dolphin. The artist has a favorite tattoo on his arm. Andrey put a dolphin on this place. On Andrey's back is a shadow from a bird that opened its wings in flight.
Dolphin now
In 2017, the singer presented video clips for the songs: "Screams", "Rowan Birds" and "Remember". In the autumn of the same year, Dolphin was a guest of the TV show "Evening Urgant", where he performed the track "Screams".
In 2017, Dolphin went on tour. He completed his performances only in 2018. In the spring of 2018, the singer presented the video clip "520".
In the video, he appeared before the audience in the role of Vladimir Putin. The video turned out to be very good. Cuts from documentaries attract considerable attention.
In 2018, the singer's discography was replenished with the tenth album "442". The musical compositions of the collection are distinguished by a gloomy sound, polished and concise rhymes.
In 2020, Dolphin will go on the Krai tour. Cities where the performer's concerts will be held have already appeared on the singer's official website.
Dolphin in 2021
At the beginning of April 2021, Dolphin presented the new single "I'm going to look for" to fans. The novelty became the musical accompaniment of the film Major Grom: The Plague Doctor.
Recall that the artist’s next concert will take place on April 16, 2021. He performed at the Izvestia Hall site as part of a large-scale Russian tour.
At the beginning of April 2021, the presentation of the new single Delfin took place. The composition was called "Palms". The singer told his listeners about some guardians who are close to people and carefully protect them in difficult situations.
In May 2021, Dolphin presented the Pink 505.85 nm disc from his Machanic Dog project. The collection was headed by 7 pieces of music.
Dolphin pleased with the release of the video clip of his side project for the piece of music "That's it." The video premiered at the end of June 2021. The singer dedicated the video to the end of the Second World War.
