Valery Zalkin is a singer and performer of lyrical works. He was remembered by fans as a performer of the compositions "Autumn" and "Lonely Lilac Branch".
A beautiful voice, a special manner of performance and piercing songs - instantly made Zalkin a real celebrity. The peak of the artist's popularity was short-lived, but definitely memorable.
Childhood and youthful years of Valery Zalkina
The exact date of birth of the singer is not known. By the way, even children's photographs of Zalkin are rare. This part of the biography was closed not only to journalists, but also to fans. He is from Donetsk.
Valery was brought up by her mother. Zalkin calls his mother the dearest person in his life. Rumor has it that it was because of her death that he ended the project “Dolls for Rent” and “abandoned” music for a while.
Zalkin's childhood cannot be called happy. The family lived in extreme poverty. Mom could not provide her son with a carefree childhood. Due to lack of finances, he was not even able to attend music school.
Poverty did not prevent the young man from learning to play the piano and bass guitar on his own. After graduating from high school, the guy moved to Kharkov. In the metropolis, he got a job at a factory.
The creative path of Valery Zalkin
The creative part of the biography of Valery Zalkin started in Kharkov. In this city, he began to actively engage in music, and even founded a youth group. This event happened right in the factory dispensary.
The brainchild of Valery received a rather non-standard, and even daring name "Scoundrels". The group began its career with tours. True, young musicians traveled exclusively to the villages of the Kharkov region.
Once an event happened to Zalkin that completely turned his life upside down. The band's vocalist lost his voice. Valery had no choice but to replace a colleague. It was then that he first learned that he had a unique voice.
The team did not last long. Valery was not upset by this fact. After the breakup of the group, he did not remain without work. The talented young man joined the Madrigal vocal and instrumental ensemble. VIA lived by performing classical music. Zalkin took the place of the bass player.
Valery spent 10 years working in a vocal and instrumental ensemble. He has long had the idea to create his own project. Soon Zalkin said goodbye to Madrigal and went his own way.
Solo career of Valery Zalkin
He rented premises in various recreation centers for rehearsals with musicians according to his own repertoire. With the owners of houses of culture, he never paid financially. Valery made original programs for them.
Soon the singer started recording his debut LP. When the cassette was ready, the Posad company distributed it to all corners of Ukraine. Luck smiled on the artist. He was spotted by Master Sound. They got in touch with Valery and signed a contract with the singer.
1997 was marked by the release of the debut collection. The tracks of the collection did not pass by music lovers. Lyrical works, recorded in Zalkin's piercing voice, fell into the very "heart" of the listeners.
The tracks "Autumn", "Lonely Lilac Branch", "Night Rain" deserve special attention. Interestingly, the presented works are still considered the artist's calling cards. Fans loved listening to love songs performed by their idol.
New artists appeared on the stage and Zalkin could not compete with them. His popularity began to wane. "Master Sound" at first believed in the talent of their artist, but later, they stopped sponsoring and promoting Zalkin. Valery continued to work at the plant, and when it closed, he moved to Moscow.
Valery Zalkin: continuation of creative activity in Moscow
Upon arrival in the capital of Russia, he could not get a job for a long time. Moscow met Zalkin not as warmly as he expected. Soon he did get a job as a vocal teacher in a local recreation center.
The singer received a penny salary, and had no idea where to go next. He had to get another job. He took a job as a security guard for a recording studio. Zalkin took advantage of his position and recorded "The Lonely Lilac Branch". The studio director listened to the song and allowed Valery to record an album.
At the end of the 90s, a talented performer put together a youth project. His brainchild was called "Dolls for rent." The group included several singers. The girls performed the tracks of their leader. Popularity came to "Dolls for rent" after participating in the TV-6 competition.
Enough from Zalkin and haters. For example, in the track "Tears were dripping ..." some saw propaganda of pedophilia. He managed to prove the fact that he was not guilty. The group began to work as usual.
As a result, the group's discography was replenished with long-plays: "Songs" (Zalkin), "Tea-help out" ("Dolls for rent"), "I believed" ("Dolls for rent"). The group toured not only in Russia, but also abroad. They were predicted a good future, but due to the death of Valery's mother, the team actually broke up.
The singer could not survive the loss of a loved one. He said goodbye to "Dolls for rent" and left the capital of Russia. For a long time nothing was known about Zalkin. Leaving Moscow, he promised to return without fail, but did not specify when this event would take place.
Details of the singer's personal life
Nothing is known about his personal life. Because of his secrecy, he repeatedly became the center of various scandals. It was rumored that he was in a relationship with a certain Mary. However, the singer himself does not comment on the information.
Valery Zalkin: our days
Only in 2013, the artist's silence is interrupted. He visited the studio "We speak and show." On the program, it became known that all this time he wandered, because he gave real estate to his common-law wife (name not specified).
In 2015, he visited the Male-Female studio. The singer said that his life is gradually getting better. Unfortunately, he could not give an answer regarding the release of new tracks. But, the fans were incredibly amused by the fact that the artist had noticeably prettier.
Some time later, he announced the start of concert activity. The artist mainly performs at corporate events. He also got a channel on YouTube video hosting, where he uploads interesting videos.
In 2020, he presented the track "Quarantine". In the same year, he appeared in the program "Hello, Andrei!". Zalkin pleased the audience with the performance of the track "Lonely Lilac Branch".
