Valery Kipelov evokes only one association - the "father" of Russian rock. The artist earned recognition after participating in the legendary Aria band.
As the lead singer of the group, he gained millions of fans around the globe. His original style of performance made the hearts of heavy music fans beat faster.
If you look into the musical encyclopedia, one thing becomes clear - Kipelov worked in the style of rock and heavy metal. The Soviet and Russian rock artist has always been famous. Kipelov is a Russian rock legend that will live forever.
Childhood and youth of Valery Kipelov
Valery Kipelov was born on July 12, 1958 in Moscow. The boy spent his childhood not in the most favorable area of the capital, where theft, hooliganism and eternal showdowns of thieves reigned.
Valery's first passion is sports. The young man loved to play football. Such a hobby was instilled in Kipelov Jr. by his father, who at one time was a football player.
In addition, the parents made sure that the son learned the basics of music. Valery was enrolled in a music school, where he learned to play the button accordion. However, Kipelov Jr. showed no significant interest in playing the button accordion.
Then the parents motivated their son with an unusual surprise - a donated puppy became a motivator. Valery learned how to play accordion hits by Deep Purple and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
Performance as part of the Peasant Children group
Serious changes in the mind of the singer occurred after the father invited his son to perform with the Peasant Children group. Then the musicians performed at the wedding of the sister of the head of the family.
Valery performed several songs by the Pesnyary band and the Creedence Clearwater Revival band. The guests rejoiced at the performance of the young artist.
The soloists of the Peasant Children collective were no less amazed. Moreover, after the end of the holiday, the musicians made an offer to Valery - they wanted to see him in the group.
Young Kipelov agreed, he had his own pocket money already in his teens. After receiving the certificate, Kipelov studied at the technical school of automation and telemechanics.
Valery fondly recalls this period of time. Studying at a technical school not only gave certain knowledge, but also allowed the young man to find himself and fall in love.
But the "flight" ended in 1978, when Kipelov was drafted into the army. The young man was sent to a sergeant's training company in the Yaroslavl region (the city of Pereslavl-Zalessky).
But, giving back to the Motherland, Kipelov never for a moment forgot about his favorite hobby - music. He entered the army ensemble and delighted the military with excellent performances.
The creative path and music of Valery Kipelov
After returning from the army, Valery Kipelov felt a desire to professionally engage in music. At first, he worked in the Six Young team.
It cannot be said that the young Kipelov liked the work in the ensemble, but it was definitely a useful experience for the performer.
In the fall of 1980, the entire team of the Six Young group moved to the Leisya Song ensemble. Five years later, it became known about the collapse of the musical group.
The reason for the collapse is banal - the soloists could not pass the state program, so they were forced to stop their musical activities.
However, Kipelov did not intend to leave the stage, as he felt himself too organically and comfortably on it. Soon he became part of the Singing Hearts collective. However, this group could not resist the collapse.
Soon, several musicians of the band decided to create a new project. The guys chose a rather provocative and bold style for that time - heavy metal.
Most importantly, Valery Kipelov stood at the microphone. The soloists of the new group nominated Kipelov as the main vocalist.
Participation of Valery Kipelov in the Aria group
Thus, on the basis of the "Singing Hearts" group, a new team was created, which was called "Aria". At first, the group kept afloat thanks to the efforts of Viktor Vekshtein.
The Aria group is a real phenomenon of that time. The popularity of the new team increased at an incredible pace. We should pay tribute to Kipelov's vocal abilities.
His original manner of presenting musical compositions fascinated from the first seconds. The singer was the author of tracks for several rock ballads.
In 1987, the first scandal occurred in the team, which led to a reduction in the number of soloists of the Aria group. As a result, only Vladimir Kholstinin and Valery Kipelov remained under the leadership of Viktor Vekshtein.
A little later, Vitaly Dubinin, Sergey Mavrin, Maxim Udalov joined the guys. Many call this composition "golden".
The band's popularity continued to grow. However, in the early 1990s, the Aria group also experienced a period that was not the most favorable for itself.
Fans and music lovers have ceased to be interested in the work of the team. Their concerts were attended by far fewer people. A crisis was brewing.
Decline in the group's popularity
The Aria group stopped performing. People didn't have the money to buy tickets. Valery Kipelov did not stop working for the benefit of the team, but at the same time he needed to feed his family. He got a job as a caretaker.
Conflicts began to occur more and more often between musicians. A "hungry" musician is an evil musician. Valery Kipelov began to look for additional part-time jobs in other teams. So, he managed to work in the Master group.
Interestingly, during the crisis, Kholstinin began selling aquarium fish, he reacted very negatively to the fact that Kipelov was looking for part-time jobs in other groups. He considered Valery a traitor.
In the same period of time, the Aria group presented their new album to their fans. We are talking about the disc "Night is shorter than day". But the most interesting thing is that the album was not recorded by Valery Kipelov, Alexei Bulgakov. Kipelov nevertheless returned to the group.
The artist said that he did not want to return to the team. He returned only for the reason that the record company threatened to break his contract.
After the return of Kipelov, the Aria group recorded three collections with the singer. In 1997, the rocker recorded a new collection "Time of Troubles" with former band member Sergei Mavrin.
After the presentation of the Chimera disc, Valery Kipelov decided to leave the group. The fact is that the group has long been brewing conflict. According to Valery, his rights were very infringed, and this interfered with creativity.
Kipelov was supported by other members of the band: Sergey Terentiev (guitarist), Alexander Manyakin (drummer) and Rina Li (group manager). Valery Kipelov gave his last performance as part of the Aria group in 2002.
Creation of the Kipelov group
In 2002, Valery became the founder of a group with the "modest" name "Kipelov". After the singer announced the creation of a musical group, he went on a big tour with the Way Upward program.
Valery Kipelov impressed with his active and fruitful work. This could not affect the popularity. In addition, loyal fans went over to the side of Kipelov.
Therefore, it is not surprising that in 2004 Valery's project was recognized as the best rock band (MTV Russia award).
Soon, Valery Kipelov, together with his team, presented the debut collection "Rivers of Times" to music lovers. A few years after this significant event, Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov received the RAMP award (nomination "Fathers of Rock").
It is interesting that Kipelov had a long-term friendship with Edmund Shklyarsky (Piknik collective). In 2003, the artist participated in the presentation of the new project of the Picnic group Pentacle.
Four years later, the leaders of the groups presented their fans with a joint performance of the musical composition "Purple and Black".
In 2008, Kipelov, along with other musicians of the Aria group, held several concerts in major Russian cities. The stars gathered together in honor of the 20th anniversary of the album "Hero of Asphalt". Kipelov also appeared at the concert of Sergei Mavrin.
Two years later, the former musicians of the group got together again. This time the guys organized concerts in honor of the anniversary of the rock band.
Then the group celebrated the 25th anniversary of its activities. In 2011, Valery Kipelov's discography was replenished with a new album "Live contrary".
In 2012, the Kipelov team celebrated its first solid anniversary - 10 years have passed since the creation of the rock group. The musicians played a big and memorable concert for the fans.
According to the results of the "Chart Dozen" hit parade, the concert performance was recognized as the best.
After the concert, the musicians presented a new collection "Reflection". The best tracks that were included in the album were the songs: “I am free”, “Aria Nadir”, “Dead Zone”, etc.
In 2014, the single "Unbowed" was released. Valery Kipelov dedicated a musical composition to the fearless residents of besieged Leningrad.
Performance with the Aria group in honor of the 30th anniversary of its creation
A year later, the Aria group celebrated the 30th anniversary of the group's creation. And although Valery Kipelov was no longer associated with the legendary band, he nevertheless performed with soloists on the stage of the Stadium Live club, where such legendary tracks as Rose Street, Follow Me, Shard of Ice, Mud " and etc.
2016 was marked by a very unexpected performance by Valery Kipelov.
At the popular music festival "Invasion", Valery performed the musical composition "I'm free" together with Daniil Pluzhnikov, the young winner of the musical project "Voice. Children" (season 3).
According to Valery Kipelov, Daniil Pluzhnikov is a real treasure. Valery was shocked by the boy's vocal abilities, and even offered to perform the musical composition "Lizaveta" for him.
Kipelov even spoke about his plans to continue cooperation with Pluzhnikov. Valery Kipelov did not like talking about his age. Despite the age of the artist, he continued to actively tour and record new tracks.
In 2016, Valery Kipelov told his fans that the musicians of his band were working on the creation of a new collection. Valery's fans constantly watched photo reports from the Mosfilm film studio, where they created a new disc.
In 2017, a number of concerts of the Kipelov group took place. Valery did not use a phonogram. The guys played all their concerts "live".
Personal life of Valery Kipelov
Despite the violent nature, many fans nearby and popularity, Valery Kipelov understood the importance of the family in his youth.
His chosen one was a girl from the area named Galina. Spectacular, tall guy, with a good sense of humor struck the girl.
Together with his wife Galina, Valery Kipelov raised two children: daughter Zhanna (b. 1980) and son Alexander (b. 1989). Kipelov's children gave him two grandchildren.
Interestingly, the children also followed in the footsteps of their famous father. Zhanna became a conductor, and Alexander graduated from the famous Gnessin School (cello class).
Valery Kipelov is a versatile person. In addition to music, he is fond of football, motorcycles and hockey. The rocker even took part in the creation of the anthem of the Moscow football club Spartak.
The best rest for Valery Kipelov is reading books. Rocker loves the work of Jack London and Mikhail Bulgakov.
And what does Valery Kipelov listen to, except for his songs. The rocker respects the work of Ozzy Osbourne and the legendary rock bands: Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Slade.
In one of his interviews, Kipelov said that he enjoys listening to the tracks of such modern musical groups as Nickelback, Muse, Evanescence, etc.
Interesting facts about Valery Kipelov
- Valery Kipelov very rarely appears as an author of music - usually only 1-2 tracks of his composition appeared on the records of the Aria group. Perhaps this is precisely the reason why the albums of the Kipelov collective were rarely released.
- In 1997, the legendary song "I'm free" sounded in the album "Time of Troubles". Interestingly, this disc was recorded by Mavrin and Kipelov. It differs from the "Aryan collections" in a softer and more varied sound.
- In 1995, Kipelov and Mavrin began work on the Back to the Future program. According to the intentions of the musicians, this collection was to include cover versions of tracks by Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Deep Purple. Despite all expectations, the project was never realized.
- Valery Kipelov's musical compositions from the Time of Troubles collection are quoted in Sergey Lukyanenko's book Day Watch.
- You already know that Valery Kipelov loves football. But you don’t know that the rocker is a fan of the Spartak football team. In 2014, Kipelov performed the club's anthem at the opening of the Spartak stadium.
- Valery Kipelov is a religious person. While still part of the Aria group, he refused to perform the musical composition Anarchist.
- Parents dreamed that Valery became an athlete. But he got the profession of electronics engineer. It is interesting that by profession Kipelov did not work a single day.
Valery Kipelov today
In 2018, the official video clip for the song "Vyshe" appeared. Kipelov and his team spent this year at concerts. They played a big tour for Russian fans.
In 2019, it became known that the Kipelov group was preparing a new album for fans. In addition, the musicians presented a new video clip "Thirst for the Impossible".
For the filming of the work, the team turned to the famous clip maker Oleg Gusev. Oleg offered to shoot the video in the gothic Kelch castle in St. Petersburg. The work turned out to be very rewarding.
In 2020, the group was on tour. The nearest concerts of the band will be held in Volgograd, Astrakhan, Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk, Penza, Saratov, St. Petersburg and Moscow. So far, nothing is known about the release of the new album.
