A talented person is talented in everything. This is how you can describe the musician, composer and singer Vladimir Zakharov.
Throughout his creative career, amazing metamorphoses took place with the singer, which only confirmed his unique status as a star.
Vladimir Zakharov began his musical journey with disco and pop performances, and ended up with completely opposite music. Yes, we are talking about chanson.
Childhood and youth of Vladimir Zakharov
Vladimir Zakharov was born in 1967. The boy was brought up in an intelligent family.
Vladimir recalls that his mother did a lot for his development. And although she had practically no free time, she tried to give her son maximum attention, warmth and love.
Vladimir Zakharov began to be interested in music at an early age. In addition, little Volodya is a participant in matinees in kindergarten.
At school, Zakharov decided to continue his journey. On stage, the boy felt confident. Vladimir continues to perform on the school stage.
In the 9th grade, he, focusing on Makarevich and Nikolsky, decides to create his own musical group. In the newly minted group, Zakharov was listed as a bassist.
It will take a little time and the first changes will occur in the group. Now the musical group was called August Octavian.
In addition, the keyboard player left the team, and now Zakharov had to take his place. The ability to handle keyboard instruments was instilled in Zakharov by his elder sister Tatyana.
The new soloist of the musical group brought the group to a whole new level. The guys got the first portion of popularity.
The group would later be called Rock Island. The musical group in the literal sense of the word conquered the rock festivals of the last century.
Vladimir Zakharov has no special education. He entered the music school, however, due to differences of opinion with the teachers, Zakharov had to transfer to the art department.
In addition, Vladimir did not start with the fact that he was a vocalist.
“Once at a rehearsal, no one could hit the top note. We rehearsed for a long time, but the guys did not succeed. Soon, I showed how to hit the high notes. Actually, since that time I have been singing, ”said Vladimir Zakharov.
The creative path of Vladimir Zakharov
The musical group of Rock Island, as they say, broke the system. First, the guys started recording songs in the rock style, then their ship moved from this point, and the musicians released disco and pop songs.
The permanent leader of the group, Vladimir Zakharov, has been interested in electronic music throughout his creative career.
He was so carried away by this direction that, as a result, his personal discography counted 15 collections.
Rock Islands, led by Zakharov, received a portion of popularity due to the performances they held in local clubs, restaurants and cafes.
In addition, the musicians did not ignore performances at weddings and other festive events.
Then the guys found the first sponsor who helped to record their debut album. The first record did not impress the sponsor, and he refused to support the Rock Islands financially.
In the early 90s, a "pianist" and director appeared in one person, as well as a video for the incredibly popular single "Don't Say Anything".
The band's popularity peaked in the mid-90s.
Then the Rock Islands were associated with legendary musicians. They had a personal car, expensive equipment for recording musical compositions and a sea of concerts that they held throughout the CIS.
However, closer to 2000, the popularity of the musical group is declining. Zakharov made a decision for himself to temporarily abandon the role of a musician and vocalist in the group.
He went on a solo voyage, and radically changed the musical direction.
In addition, Vladimir Zakharov did not refuse the offer of Soyuz Production to write arrangements for 5 parts of the Kotuy Story audio series.
The main role in the presented series was played by his countrywoman Anya Sparrow. Participation in this project allowed the singer to buy an apartment in the capital.
With Anna, a duet was recorded + musical compositions “And you all turned gray ...”, “Love is not given to everyone”, etc.
In addition to the Kotuy History, the musician has one more work in his piggy bank. We are talking about a multi-part film that was created more than 20 years ago - "The Bell in My Heart."
Zakharov created songs in metal style. Vladimir himself does not separate his solo career from creativity in Rock Island. He says that "although I'm currently creating outside of the Rock Islands, but this group is my second self."
These are not just empty words. So, on the covers of the records "Let me love you ..." and "Ice and Fire" the names "Rock Island" and "Vladimir Zakharov" stand side by side.
In 2009, the Russian singer became the winner of "Chanson of the Year" with "Bonfires", and the next year - with "Meeting".
Vladimir Zakharov managed to prove himself as a producer. He became the founder of the female trio Glass Wings.
An interesting fact: in 2017, Zakharov's song arsenal was replenished with the non-commercial "Harlequin" on the works of the Silver Age poet Alexander Blok.
Personal life of Vladimir Zakharov
Vladimir Zakharov prefers to remain silent about his personal life. However, journalists still managed to collect some biographical data.
It is known that Vladimir did not live long with his first wife. This marriage turned out to be some kind of experiment for Zakharov.
For the second time, Vladimir got into the registry office in 1990. Two years later, his wife gave Zakharov their only daughter. The singer treats his second wife with special trepidation.
Confirmation of this is his page on Instagram. A married couple often rests and cooks together. In addition, in one of the posts Zakharov wrote:
“But I endure, and I admire, and I am happy to bring joy to her. And I love her like that, and I don’t need another Spring. ”
And although the Russian singer is not prone to bouts of tenderness, nevertheless, one cannot do without romance in family life.
In 2010, a new star lit up on the musical Olympus, whose name sounds like Vero. Later it turns out that under such a creative pseudonym the name of the daughter of Vladimir Zakharov, Veronica, is hidden.
The girl presented her debut album to music lovers, which consisted of only 10 singles. The songs that collected the first album were the reasoning of a young lady about love, finding yourself in this world and loneliness.
Music critics received mixed reception for Veronica's work. Many criticized her work. And to be honest, the work of the daughter of Vladimir Zakharov did not evoke any quivering feelings among music lovers.
However, Veronica continues to create and delight a narrow number of fans with her work.
Vladimir Zakharov, as a creative person should do, maintains his blog on social networks.
Frankly, the singer has a critically small number of subscribers. However, judging by how often the singer uploads new posts, he doesn't care much.
Vladimir Zakharov now
In 2018, Vladimir Zakharov and the other members of the Rock Island group continue to tour.
At their concerts, the musicians perform musical compositions that have long been memorized by all fans.
In addition, the performers do not forget to please the audience with musical novelties.
The guys are residents of the Maximilians chain of Bavarian restaurants, along with Leningrad, Kar-men, Yolka and many other famous artists. It only adds to the number of fans.
An interesting fact is that Vladimir Zakharov maintains a "strict" climate in the group.
So, in his presence, musicians should not consume alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.
Interestingly, Vladimir Zakharov does not like to sit still, he is constantly experimenting with music. In particular, he likes to "remake" old hits, filling them with an unusual electronic sound.
In the fall of 2018, Dance Machine sounded in a new way, a month later - Scream.
And although for many, the Rock Islands are an old-timer band, but the guys do not forget to burn like a fellow.
So, on October 2, 2018, information was posted on the official website that the group would participate in the youth music movement Musicoin.org.
It seems that the pages on all existing social networks will help fans to keep abreast of the latest events and news: Facebook, Odnoklassniki, VKontakte, Instagram, My World, as well as YouTube and PromoDJ.
When the musicians are asked about the new album, there is a pause. Vladimir Zakharov says that fans can not wait for albums.
But new musical compositions, he tries to release every year.
Zakharov believes that he has reached the level when it is time to create original concert programs and delight music lovers with a quality live performance.
