Cool Igor, whose biography will be covered inthis article is known not only in our country, but also beyond its borders. He is a talented composer, songwriter, producer. His merits are confirmed by the titles of Honored Artist of Russia, People's Artist of Russia, People's Artist of Ukraine. Igor Krutoy now owns the production company ARS, the Independent Copyright Agency, radio stations Radio Dacha, Love-radio, Taxi-FM, and Muz-TV (25%). How did he manage to reach such heights and what was his way to success? Learn about this will help the biography of Igor Krutoy.
The future composer was born in 1954, on July 29,in Ukraine, in the town of Gayvoron - the district center of the Kirovograd region. His mother - Svetlana Semenovna - worked as a laboratory assistant in the Sanitary and Epidemiological Station, and father - Yakov Alexandrovich - worked at the shipyard Radiadetal as a freight forwarder (the father of the composer died when he was 53 years old). Igor's parents met at the dance, and on the same day, after spending Svetlana at home, Jacob proposed to her. Five years after the birth of his son, the couple also had a daughter - Alla (now Krutoy's sister lives in the USA, works as a TV presenter, is married, has a daughter Natalya and grandson Jacob).
Igor loved music from early childhood, althoughdreamed of becoming a driver first. The first to notice his musical abilities was his father, he also bought him a button accordion. Already in 5-6 years little cool played an instrument, then he was invited to accompany the school choir. In the 5-th grade Igor with the guys organized the ensemble, in which he played the role of accordionist. And then in the House of Culture first sat down at the piano. After the termination of 7th class mum has carried the son in regional musical school. Teachers noted the boy's absolute hearing and promised to take him to the theoretical department, if in a year he learned to play the piano. Young talent coped with the task. From this moment, the biography of Igor Krutoy began a new round.
Graduated in 1974 with honors from Kirovogradschool, Igor tried to enter the Kiev Conservatory. However, he did not succeed. During the year, the young man taught music in a rural school, and then he successfully passed the exams and became a student of the Mykolayiv Pedagogical Institute (music and pedagogical faculty, conductor and choir department). Simultaneously with training, Igor began to work with his friend in a restaurant. This friend was then still unknown to anyone, but now beloved by millions of singer Alexander Serov. Steep played, Serov sang. After graduation, in 1979, the beginning composer decided to move to Moscow. In 1981 he entered the Saratov Conservatory, because he believed that one can not fully realize his talent without having a specialized music education.
Igor Krutoy's biography makes it clear how difficultthe path to recognition. At first, in the capital, he was not well. The composer for a long time could not find a job, until one day he did not smile luck. Igor got a call from Lenkom and offered to join the touring group of the actor Yevgeny Leonov. Later, Krutoy called in the collective of Alexander Serov. Together with Leonov they traveled around the country, eager to become famous. However, the first significant success came only in 1987, when Igor wrote the song "Madonna", and it was performed, of course, by none other than his friend Alexander Serov. "Madonna" became the laureate of "The Song of the Year". On the wave of success, Krutoy wrote for Serov several more songs, among them: "How to be," "Wedding Music," "You Love Me". With them, Alexander won at the competitions "Inspiration" and "Destiny for spite".
From this moment, the biography of Igor Krutoybrighter with bright events. In 1989 he was awarded the Lenin Komsomol Prize for his services in the field of music. In the same period he began to engage in production activities as well. He became artistic director, and later (in 1998) president of the concert production company "ARS". Under the leadership of Igor, the organization has become one of the largest in the country in its field. Since 1994, Krutoy, together with the company "ARS" arranges its creative evenings, which gather together many representatives of the Russian stage.
The composer wrote songs, perhaps for all the bestartists, all his hits are even difficult to list. Igor's creative evenings were held not only in our country, but also abroad - in Israel, Germany, the United States. Each year, performers delight the audience with new and new hits of the maestro. However, the composer works not only with adult artists, but also with children. He is the organizer of the festival "Children's New Wave", which opens the names of young talents. And the children's songs of Igor Krutoy, the most famous of which, perhaps, "Music is a wonderful country", are no less popular and loved.
Certainly, one of the most striking manifestationsIgor's compositional talent is the composition of instrumental music. In 2000 he released his first album entitled "Without Words", in 2004 he appeared - "Without words. Part 2 ", and in 2007 -" Without words. Part 3 ». The last of the albums of this series for more than 4 months was an obvious and stable sales leader in the segment of Russian popular music. In 2012, the 4th and 5th disks of the cycle "Without words" were released.
In 2009, the composer presented a double album"Dejavu", recorded together with Dmitry Hvorostovsky. The famous operatic baritone performed 24 compositions to the music of Steep in French, Italian, Russian. And in the autumn of 2010 admirers of the talent of the maestro were able to enjoy the new grandiose project of Igor with the participation of the world-famous singer Lara Fabian. Together they recorded the album "Mademoiselle Zhivago", which included songs written by the composer on the poems of Fabian.
In 1979, the maestro married the girl Elena fromSt. Petersburg. In 1981, the couple had a son, Nicholas. However, the family life did not work out, the couple parted. Now Nicholas is already quite an independent person, he is married and has a daughter (Granddaughter Krutoy was born in 2010).
Only almost 15 years after the divorcethe composer found his second half. The current wife of Igor Krutoy - Olga - lives in the US and is engaged in business. They met in New York, they were introduced to each other by Alla Pugacheva. A beautiful woman at first sight liked Igor. Without thinking twice, he proposed to her, and she, to his happiness, agreed.
Olga had a daughter from her first marriage - Victoria(Born in 1985), Krutoy took her as a native, adopted and gave his name. Vika Krutaya graduated from high school in New Jersey and is now trying herself as a singer. In 2003, Olga gave birth to the maestro's common daughter - Alexandra. Igor again became a father almost 50 years of age. To Sasha the composer experiences very touching feelings, he even wrote a lullaby specially for her, which he called "Sashenka". Igor Krutoy's children delight their father with their successes. According to the composer, they give him the desire not to grow old.
For many years Igor and his wife live for twoat home. Olga and her daughters spend most of their time in the United States, and Krutoy constantly has to fly across the ocean. But they do not separate for longer than one month.
Igor says that even now he does not feel himselfend successful. According to him, in the passport he is always Cool, and in creativity it can be steep only when his music is in demand and touches the souls of listeners. The composer notes that he has not fully realized his potential and will strive for new victories.
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