The musical compositions of Oleg Gazmanov "Squadron", "Esaul", "Sailor", as well as the soulful tracks "Officers", "Wait", "Mother" conquered millions of music lovers with their sensuality.
Not every performer is able to charge the viewer with positive and some special energy from the first seconds of listening to a musical composition.
Oleg Gazmanov is a holiday man, lively and a real international star.
And although the artist is already over 50, he remains in excellent physical shape.
He, as in his 20s, dynamically performs on stage and promotes his fans not to sit still, but to sing along or even dance with him.
Childhood and youth of Oleg Gazmanov
Oleg Gazmanov was born in the small provincial town of Gusev, which is located on the territory of the Kaliningrad region, in 1951. Little Oleg was brought up in a primordially intelligent family.
Gazmanov's parents went through the Great Patriotic War. My father was a cardiologist, and my mother worked as a nurse in a military hospital.
However, father and mother met already in the post-war years.
Parents had Belarusian roots: mother was born in the village of Koshany, Mogilev region, father - in the village of Mikhalki, Gomel.
Oleg Gazmanov spent all his childhood in the Kaliningrad region. He recalls that at that time there were no special entertainments in the city. Oleg, together with his friends, collected military weapons, and later a machine gun also got into their collection.
Little Oleg was a very curious child. One day, he found a real "working" mine. He so wanted to see what was inside the device. Gazmanov began to dismantle the mine.
Nearby were the military, who miraculously saved Oleg. They took away the explosives, and warned of the danger.
The second time the boy nearly died in a fire. Fortunately, the parents returned home in time.
Few people know that Oleg received his secondary education at the school where the future star Lada Dance and the future wife of the President of the Russian Federation Putin, Lyudmila Shkrebneva, studied.
After receiving a diploma of secondary education, Gazmanov becomes a student at the Moscow Engineering School, which is located in Kaliningrad.
He successfully graduated from an educational institution in 1973. He then saluted his country. Gazmanov served on the territory of Riga. There, Gazmanov first took up the guitar, and quickly mastered the musical instrument.
In the army, he begins to play the guitar and compose his own songs.
After 3 years of service, Gazmanov returned to Kaliningrad and got a job at the school where he studied. He enrolled in graduate school and caught fire with the dream of writing a Ph.D. thesis. But then, his plans changed somewhat.
In the late 70s, a young man becomes a student at a music school.
The choice between science and music was painful. But Oleg listened to the call of his heart, making a choice in the direction of music.
After receiving the "crust", the young man gets to work.
He began to sing in the restaurant of the Kaliningrad Hotel.
In addition, the novice performer positively established himself in such bands as Atlantic and Visit, and later played in rock bands Galaktika and Divo.
The creative path of Oleg Gazmanov
In 1983, Oleg decided on an adventure. He decided that it was time to conquer Moscow. The young man believed that the capital with his abilities, he would be able to achieve success.
6 years after moving to the capital, the desperate Gazmanov becomes the founder of the Squadron musical group.
Oleg's first keyboard player performed the famous musical compositions of the singer. We are talking about the songs "Snow Stars", "Handy Boy" and "My Sailor".
Despite the fact that practically no one knew the guys, their musical compositions were warmly received by music lovers.
The first round of popularity for Gazmanov came not as a singer, but as a songwriter. The song "Lucy", written for his son, turned out to be a top song. The song gave Oleg popularity.
The musical composition "Lucy" has a very interesting story. The main character of the track was a girl named Lucy.
Oleg was going to perform the composition, but could not due to the fact that the singer's voice was dead. Gazmanov thought about ending his career as a singer forever.
But, Gazmanov decided that good should not be lost. He rewrote the text, and now the main character is not a girl, but a dog.
The musical composition was learned by the son of Oleg Gazmanov. The performance of Gazmanov's son had a strong effect on the listeners.
The son made a splash. And exactly six months later Oleg returned to the big stage. His voice was restored.
In 1989, Oleg Gazmanov presents the musical composition "Putana". The track impressed the priestesses of love so much that they promised the singer free services.
Oleg immediately acquires the status of a handsome man. And this despite the fact that he did not have a particularly attractive appearance.
The growth of the singer is only 163 centimeters.
In the same 1989, Oleg Gazmanov presented the musical composition "Squadron" and released a solo album of the same name.
The tracks that were collected in the disc were sung by the whole country. This period of time can be called Gazmanov's finest hour.
The album "Squadron" received platinum status, and the title song held on to the leading position in the hit parade of the Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper.
In support of this record, the performer went on a big tour.
1997 was a very significant year for the Russian performer. This year, Gazmanov first visited the United States of America with his concert.
In the same period of time, the musical composition "Moscow" was born, which the singer wrote in honor of the 850th anniversary of the capital.
The song became the unofficial anthem of the capital of the Russian Federation.
In 2003, the singer presented another album, which was called "My Clear Days". The plate with a bang was accepted by fans of Gazmanov's work.
Music critics only noted that the singer annually releases tracks that later become hits. Judge for yourself "Esaul", "Sailor", "Go on a spree", "Tramp", "Lord officers".
In 1995, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, presented Gazmanov with an award and awarded the singer the title of People's Artist of Russia.
The performer says that the title of People's Artist of Russia is a sign for him that he is moving in the right direction.
Personal life of Oleg Gazmanov
It is known that the Russian singer was married twice. With his first wife, whose name was Irina, Oleg lived for 20 years.
Irina had a profession of a chemist. However, she had to leave the position due to the fact that the family demanded attention.
The couple had a son, who was named Rodion.
He met his second wife Marina Muravyova in 1998 when he gave a concert in Voronezh.
The performer saw a spectacular blonde who was walking past the concert venue. Oleg asked one of the musicians to ask her for a phone number for the singer.
But, Marina gave the following answer: “Tell your boss that you don’t need to invite riders to me.”
Gazmanov was intrigued by this answer. He found the girl and personally invited to his concert.
Muravyova was amazed by the vocal abilities of her lover and the energy that reigned at the concert.
At the stage of acquaintance, Marina was only 18 years old. In addition, the girl was married to the creator of the famous "MMM" Sergei Mavrodi, and the family raised a common son, Philip. However, this did not stop Gazmanov at all.
For a long time, Oleg and Marina maintained exclusively friendly relations. The Russian singer supported the girl when her husband went to jail.
For more than five years, young people have been friends. But feelings won.
In 2003, Gazmanov and Muravyova filed applications with the registry office, becoming husband and wife.
A year later, the couple had a common daughter, Marianna. Interestingly, Gazmanov's mother did not accept the new daughter-in-law. She said that the only daughter-in-law for her was and will be Oleg's first wife, Irina.
Accordingly, Marina Muravyova was present at the funeral of Oleg Gazmanov's mother.
Later, Oleg will dedicate the touching musical composition “Mom” to his mother. This song is impossible to listen to without tears. The musical composition is very sensual and penetrating.
Oleg notes that with her eldest son Rodion, Irina was able to build normal, friendly relations. The eldest son is a frequent guest of the Gazmanovs' house.
By the way, the Russian singer lives in Serebryany Bor with his family.
Oleg Gazmanov now
In 2016, the Russian singer, together with Denis Maidanov, Alexander Marshal and Trofim, attended the concert "Chanson of the Year", where they performed the song "Former Podsaul".
The performers dedicated this composition to Igor Talkov, who would have turned 2016 in 60.
In the same 2016, Gazmanov presented his fans with a new track, which is called “Live like this”.
Fans of the Russian performer are closely watching the events in the life of the idol on his Instagram page, where he has 195 thousand subscribers.
In the new photographs of the singer, Oleg Gazmanov, along with his loving wife and children. The man looks quite happy. Oleg has not pleased fans with new collections for a long time.
The Russian singer devotes more and more time to concert activity.
