Journalists and fans of Valery Syutkin's work awarded the singer the title of "the main intellectual of the domestic show business."
Valery's star lit up in the early 90s. It was then that the performer was part of the Bravo musical group.
The performer, together with his group, gathered full halls of fans.
But the time has come when Syutkin said Bravo - Chao. The solo career of the performer was no less successful.
Valery is still engaged in creative activities. He is in excellent physical shape.
And by the way, you can’t tell from the photographs that the age of the artist has crossed the mark of 60 years.
Childhood and youth of Valery Syutkin
Valery Syutkin was born in 1958 in Leningrad.
Papa Milad Syutkin is from Perm, he was involved in the construction of defensive structures underground. In addition, my father took part in the construction of the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
In the post-war years, my father worked as a teacher at the academy where he studied earlier.
At an educational institution, Milad met his future wife (Valery's mother). Bronislava Brzezicka is of Polish-Jewish origin.
Valery said that at school he studied almost perfectly until he got acquainted with rock and roll.
After love with music, the marks in the boy's diary became a little more modest. But parents, despite this, did not accept the fact as a blow. They saw that their son really had talent.
The young Syutkin played the first melodies on the guitar. In addition, he played homemade drums that he made from tin cans.
Later, he mastered playing professional drums and became part of VIA Excited Reality. Being part of a musical group, Valery began to learn how to play the bass guitar.
After receiving a diploma of graduation from school, Valery's creative biography continued. During the day, the young man worked as an assistant cook, but in the evening a stage opened in front of him.
He performed in front of restaurant visitors, receiving good fees.
It is known that Valery served in the Far Eastern Military District. In his free time from service, the young man continued to engage in creativity.
Valery became part of the army musical group Flight, which "raised" Alexei Glyzin. In the group, Valery first tried himself as the main vocalist.
After demobilization in 1978, the singer again started everything from scratch. Valery tried himself as a conductor and loader. Syutkin held these positions for more than a year.
But he did not forget about music. His dream is to get into the capital group. At the auditions, Valery had to decorate his own biography.
The young man told the leaders of musical groups that he was a student at the Kirov Institute of Music.
Creative career of Valery Syutkin
In the early 80s, Valery Syutkin performed as part of the musical group Telephone.
Together with colleagues, the singer releases 5 albums. However, due to the obstacles that the authorities posed to the musicians, Syutkin was forced to merge his musical group with the Architects group.
The musical compositions "Bus-86", "Sleep, baby" and "Time of love" were in rotation. Now, listeners could hear them on the radio and cassettes that went on sale.
The Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper included the Architects team in the top 5 most popular groups in the USSR.
The turning point in the life of Valery Syutkin began in the early 90s. It was then that the promising singer received an offer from the producer of the Bravo group, Yevgeny Khavtan.
Eugene took Valery to the place of Zhanna Aguzarova, who decided to leave the group and pursue a solo career. Syutkin accepted Khavtan's proposal.
For 5 years of being in the Bravo group, he received popular love.
The 10th anniversary of the Bravo group celebrated on a grand scale. Firstly, the guys held concerts in the megacities of the Russian Federation.
Secondly, in honor of the anniversary, the musicians presented the fans with a new album, which was called "Moscow Beat" and "Road to the Clouds".
The records received the status of multi-platinum. In total, Valery, as part of Bravo, took part in the recording of 5 albums.
In the middle of 1990, Valery Syutkin announced that he was leaving the Bravo musical group. According to him, he was tired of a busy, busy schedule. But the Russian performer took a short break.
After a short intermission, Syutkin became the founder of the jazz group Syutkin and Co. The musicians released 5 good albums.
In 2015, the star released the Moskvich-2015 album with members of the Light Jazz group, and in 2016, Olimpiyka.
Valery Syutkin and today tries not to slow down. At the beginning of 2017, the performer became a participant in the Music in the Metro campaign, performing in the underpass of the capital's metro.
Recently, Valery wrote the play "Delight", which he presented at the shopping center "On Strastnoy". He staged a play in which he played the lead role.
Personal life of Valery Syutkin
Despite his modesty, Valery Syutkin is a real female heartthrob. In the passport of the Russian singer, three stamps sparkle. For the first time, Syutkin got into the registry office in the early 80s.
It is interesting that Valery keeps the name of the first wife from the eyes of journalists. This marriage lasted 2 years, a daughter was born in it, who was given the name Lena.
The second time Syutkin married in the late 80s. It is known that Valera stole his future wife from his best friend.
The romance of family life did not last long. Soon Valery had a son, and the poor wife had to turn a blind eye to all the adventures of her loving husband.
In the early 90s, changes again took place in the personal life of the Russian singer. He fell in love with a young model of the Riga Fashion House, whose name was Viola. She got into the musical group Bravo as a dresser.
The girl communicated with Syutkin exclusively at work, she tried not to allow herself too much, although she saw that she was definitely attractive to a man.
Once, after the tour, Valery kissed Viola, and she reciprocated. But here's the bad luck: both Viola and Valery had a wedding ring sparkling on their ring finger.
After a couple of months, the lovers had to open the curtain to their official spouses. They were completely unprepared for divorce. A scandal broke out, but Viola and Valery clearly decided for themselves that they wanted to be together.
Syutkin left his acquired property to his second wife, and rented a one-room apartment for Viola and himself.
In the mid-90s, it became known that Syutkin and Viola got married. Soon, their family grew by one person.
The couple had a beautiful daughter. Valery decided to name his daughter in honor of her mother - Viola. Syutkin tried to give the youngest child an excellent education. Viola Syutkina graduated from the Sorbonne.
The Russian singer maintains a relationship with children from previous marriages. Including, he takes part in their lives. It is known that the first daughter Elena gave Syutkin a charming granddaughter Vasilisa, and her son Maxim is now making a career in the tourism business.
Valery said that he was not used to a new status for him - the status of a grandfather.
Some little-known facts about Syutkin
- Syutkin has a childhood friend with whom he has been in touch for 50 years.
- Valery Syutkin says that in his life he loved only once. It's about Viola. In addition, the singer says that he is henpecked, and does not hesitate to admit it.
- The singer was offended by his dad for leaving his family for 10 years. But then he called him himself to start talking again.
- Syutkin says that he does not consider himself a poet, although he is the author of many lyrics written for himself and the musical group. According to him, he wrote these texts with great difficulty.
- Sports, self-discipline and proper nutrition help an artist to be in good physical shape.
Valery Syutkin now
In 2018, Valery Syutkin celebrated his anniversary. The Russian singer turned 60 years old. In honor of this event, he organized a solo concert "What You Need" at the Crocus City Hall.
Valery warned his fans about the upcoming event on his Instagram page.
Valery's concert was attended by close friends and acquaintances. Among them are Valery Meladze, Leonid Agutin, Sergey Shnurov, Valeria and Iosif Prigogine, musicians of the Moral Code band, Secret Beat Quartet, and others.
On his birthday, Valery Syutkin received the title of "Honorary Worker of Arts of the City of Moscow."
In 2019, the singer also did not rest and worked hard. In particular, at the beginning of this year, he became a guest of various New Year's programs. The artist appeared in the TV show of the First Channel "The Main Role".
In the fall of 2019, Valery Syutkin became the mentor of the main Russian show "Voice". In addition to Syutkin himself, Sergey Shnurov, Polina Gagarina and Konstantin Meladze took the judges' chairs.
With the arrival of Valery Syutkin on the program, his rating increased several times. This is evidenced by the singer's Instagram.
