Honored Artist of Russia, singer, poet and composer Igor Sarukhanov is 55 years old.

Singer, poet, composer, Honored Artist of Russia Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov ( real name Sarukhanyan) was born on April 6, 1956 in the city of Samarkand, Uzbek SSR. Father - Armen Vaganovich Sarukhanyan was a candidate of technical sciences, was engaged in biotechnology, microbiology, nutrition problems in space and on Earth, his mother was a teacher of Russian language and literature.

Igor became interested in music back in early childhood; in the sixth grade he created his first musical group and wrote his first song.

Sarukhanov graduated with honors from the music school classical guitar in Samarkand. However, the parents were against the son's desire to continue musical education, and after graduating from school he entered an institute with a technical bias, from which he soon left.

While serving in the army, Igor Sarukhanov ended up in the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Order of Lenin of the Moscow Military District.

In 1979, after the service, he began performing in the Blue Bird ensemble, then he was accepted into the Flowers group, where he worked for three years.

In 1981, he became one of the founders of the Krug ensemble, which existed until 1985. Here the hits "Behind sharp turn"," Kara-Kum "," Not a word about love "," You said, believe ", etc. In 1984, at the festival in Sopot, Sarukhanov was awarded the first prize as the author of the song "Behind a sharp turn."

As a guitarist, singer and composer, Igor Sarukhanov worked with Alla Pugacheva, Philip Kirkorov, Anna Veski, Evgeny Kemerovsky, the Combination group and many other performers.

Sarukhanov's solo debut took place in 1985 as part of cultural program world festival youth and students in Moscow, where he received the first prize for the song "Moscow Space".

In 1986, his first disc was released - "If we are on the way", then an active tour activity singer.

On the creative account of Igor Sarukhanov there are more than 10 solo programs in various styles: blues, rock, pop, he has released more than 15 albums, written more than 300 songs, including such hits as "Green Eyes", "I Wish You", "Bay of Joy" , "This is not love", "I want to be alone", "Funeral", "I cried, and that's enough", "The sea is to blame", "You and I" and many others. Sarukhanov is the composer and lyricist of most of his songs.

Only a small part of his works was created on the words of other authors. In collaboration with Alexander Novikov, he wrote the songs "Violin-Fox" and "Two Rays", with Simon Osiashvili - "My Dear Old Men", with Alexander Vulykh - "Boat" and "Invented Love".

In 1990, director Mikhail Khleborodov shot the first domestic professional video clip for the song Barber. In October 1998, the composer completed work on the album "Is this you?".

Currently, he continues to work hard and fruitfully. Laser discs with his songs and musical compositions are released in huge editions: "Boat, swim" (2001), Grand Collection (2002), "Favorite songs.ru" (2003), "New collection" (2004), " New album"(2004), "Mood for Love" (2004), "Biography of Feelings" (2007).

Igor Sarukhanov gives concerts in various cities of Russia and abroad, takes part in various TV programs.

Sarukhanov is a member of the Writers' Union of Russia. He is the author of the book Biography of Feelings.

In 1998 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia.

A few years ago, Igor Sarukhanov successfully performed in a new role as a designer, and the Igor Sarukhanov brand began its triumphant march along the catwalks of fashion shows, although he himself does not consider himself a fashion designer. He released 4 clothing collections, which took part in the Ural Fashion Week show and Fashion Week in Moscow. All four collections were created based on his songs. The brand already has a lot of creative victories on its account, one of which was the victory in the competition for the best design of the Visa Gold credit card in March 2007.

Igor Sarukhanov was repeatedly married. His wife Tatyana Kostycheva is his concert director, fashion house director and designer all rolled into one. In 2008, their daughter Lyuba was born, to whom the composer dedicated the album " Scarlet Sails".

The material was prepared on the basis of information from open sources

Summary of the topic of the show:
Singer and composer Igor Sarukhanov was married 5 times, although the artist himself thinks differently, seriously twice. Despite the large number of wives, Sarukhanov became a father only 5 years ago. The singer and a friend of the artist Tatyana Kostycheva had a child. But all this time, only the two of them knew that Igor was not the girl's father. Today, celebrating his 57th birthday, singer and composer Igor Sarukhanov will tell for the first time why he adopted someone else's child and whether he is ready to marry for the sixth time, and also who wants to take away his only daughter, Lyuba.

Malakhov: - 57 years old, but in official biography, except for the number 57, of course, 6 women are impressive ..
Sarukhanov: - Well, what to do, it was necessary to somehow solve the issue of the status of women ..
- but besides all this, there is no information about children in the biography, and suddenly on the eve of the program it turns out that there is a daughter, 4.5 years old, Lyuba ..
- This is not your own daughter?
- Well, yes, the fact is that Tatyana had a romantic relationship for the first 2 years, then they turned, she is closer to me than a sister, and together with this little girl, I adopted her when she was still in the hospital. Moreover, at that time I didn’t have children .. The desire was insane .. I didn’t have it at 40 and 45 years old, I didn’t understand what responsibility was, but when it comes over 50, there is already a feeling that a child is needed and needed. I don’t understand people who say that my native is not native and how it works psychologically .. Lyuba’s dad then, of course, appeared three years later and tried to regain his rights officially through the court, because she was Lyubov Igorevna, and now she has a different surname and patronymic . But the quality of his life has not changed, and the man promised in court that everything would be much better. Lyubochka continues to live in my house, is still registered with me and calls me dad ..
- Why don't you and Tatyana register officially?
- The fact is that 10 years have passed and I do not see the difference between the design. Tanechka probably wants an offer..

M: - Hello, that is, you are not a wife, but Sarukhanova ..
- Well, yes, it happened. Initially, Lyubochka was Sarukhanova with us and I took her last name.

1st wife Olga Tatarenko: - I have not seen Igor for more than 30 years, but there were episodes when he came on tour to Samara ..

2nd wife Nina Sarukhanova: we met in Kazan, Igor was on tour, I was with friends. Came to the concert, sat in the front row. Our marriage lasted 5 years.

4th wife Elena Lenskaya: we lived together for about 5 years ..

Igor Sarukhanov: - everyone knows that I am Armenich by my patronymic. My father's name was Armen. But his childhood name was Yura. His father asked that Armen be written in the passport, but call him whatever you want.

M: - I want to go back to 1980, a group of Flowers and Sarukhanov in the film "Fantasy on the theme of love", see a fragment from this film, which was filmed in Armenia. And in the studio, the girl from this film, Irina Skobeleva.

The talented singer and composer Igor Sarukhanov is famous among friends and admirers for his weakness for the fair sex. The enthusiastic and amorous musician was married as many as 5 times before finally settling down by the age of 57. He himself keeps a slightly different account of his marriages and calls only 2 of them serious, and explains the rest with his chivalrous motives for "solving the issue of the status of women." All ex-wives Igor once struck him with their amazing qualities and were worthy of the title of wife, not girlfriend. Currently, the wife of Igor Sarukhanov is Tatyana Kostycheva, with whom he lived for more than 10 years before marriage.

The intricate relationship between Igor and Tatyana has always remained trusting and warm. Having met a young, attractive Tanya in 2011, he invited her to become his director, and then a romantic relationship began between them, which gradually came to naught. They did not stop being friends after this break, and Igor adopted Tanya's daughter Lyuba from another man in order to ensure the future of the child. After that, Sarukhanov had new sweetheart- red-haired Galina, with whom he appeared for some time at social events, but this relationship did not work out.

In the summer of 2014, Igor realized that Tatyana had always been his best woman and they finally got married. In January 2015, the Sarukhanovs had a daughter, who was named Rosa in honor of Igor's mother. Rosa's older sister, Lyuba, is already 8 years old. She studies music foreign languages and attends rhythmic gymnastics classes. The father is delighted with his daughters.

The wife of Igor Sarukhanov - Tatyana Sarukhanova - is a successful artist, a member of the Union of Artists of Russia. She graduated from Saratov art school them. Bogolyubov and Moscow University of Culture and Art. Now he is successfully engaged in computer design, painting, graphics and photography. Several of her exhibitions, held in Berlin, Venice and Greece, were favorably received by the public, and some of the works from them were acquired by connoisseurs. For Russian exhibition The spouses created an original art project using musical and visual means, which was visited with pleasure by many famous figures of contemporary art.

Born on April 6, 1956 in Samarkand.
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (1997).
Russian pop-rock singer, composer. Future singer finished music school class of classical guitar in Samarkand. He played in the ensembles "BLUE BIRD", "FLOWERS", "CIRCLE". As a guitarist, singer and composer, he worked with T. Myagi, A. Pugacheva, F. Kirkorov, E. Semenova, A. Veski, E. Kemerovsky, the COMBINATION group and other artists. Igor Sarukhanov's solo debut took place in 1985 as part of the cultural program of the World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow (he received the first prize for the song Moscow Space). The following year, the singer's first giant disc "If we are on the way" was released. Since 1986 he has been actively touring, receiving the title of laureate of the Bratislava Lira festival. In 1984 in Sopot he was awarded the first prize as the author of the song Behind the sharp turn. In 1990, the first domestic professional video clip was filmed for Igor Sarukhanov's song Barber (directed by Mikhail Khleborodov). Among the most famous songs of Igor Sarukhanov are My Dear Old Men, Violin-Fox, Green Eyes and others. Sarukhanov's composing and performing style is focused on traditional melodic pop music with elements of rock and blues. The artist records new songs, gives concerts in different cities of Russia and abroad, takes part in various TV shows. Tatyana Barchenkova Discography: If we are on the way (Firma Melodiya, LP, 1987) Green eyes (Firma Melodiya, LP, 1990) I want to be alone (Sintez Records, LP, 1991) Best songs. Part 1 (Anima Vox, 1993) Best songs. Part 2 (Anima Vox, 1994) Why did you come back? (Studio Soyuz, CD, 1994) The Best (Anima Vox, CD, 1994) The Best-2 (Anima Vox, CD, 1994) Circle of Friends (MASTER SOUND, 1994) Disco Music (Media Star, 1995) Disco Music (Pelican Records, 1996) Violin-fox (Gala Records, 2 CD, 1997) No, I didn’t stop loving ... (Firma Melodiya, 1997) This is not love (1999) Boat swim (2001) Grand Collection - I (2002) Grand Collection - II (2003) New album (2003) Favorite songs.RU (2003)

Igor Armenovich Sarukhanov - pop artist, songwriter, Honored Artist of Russia, member of the Union of Composers of Russia.

Igor was born on April 6, 1956 in the Uzbek SSR, the city of Samarkand. Four years later, the parents moved to the suburbs, the city of Dolgoprudny, where father Armen Vaganovich Sarukhanyan completed his postgraduate studies and began teaching activities at a technical university. Mother Rosa Ashotovna Sarukhanova, having received two higher educations (philological and musical), worked as a teacher of Russian language and literature. In 1960, the second son, Vagan, appeared in the Sarukhanov family.

The ancestors of Igor Sarukhanov were Armenians. The paternal great-grandfather was known as a wealthy manufacturer and entrepreneur of his time in the city of Stepanakert. Sarukhanyan was engaged in charity work during the Holodomor of the 1920s, but during the period of mass Stalinist purges, he was forced to give up what he had acquired.

Igor was drawn to music from childhood, already in school age showed interest in playing the guitar. Together with a ten-year-old boy, he graduated from music school No. 1. During his studies, he founded his own VIA and performed at discos. Teachers and parents reacted negatively to creative activity young men, but Igor remained true to his own choice.

Instead of service in parts Soviet army, the young man managed to get a job as an artist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Moscow Military District, where a significant meeting with a future colleague took place -.

Career

In 1979, Igor Sarukhanov got a job in the Blue Bird group, then became a musician creative teams"Flowers" and "Circle". In the mid-80s, a young man discovers his poetic and composing talents. The services of Sarukhanov, as a songwriter, are beginning to be used by domestic pop stars:, the Combination group,. In 1984, the authorship of the musician was awarded at the Sapot Festival. The composer's song "Behind a sharp turn", which she performed, received the first prize.

In 1985, Igor Sarukhanov made his debut as a soloist at the Festival of Youth and Students, which was held that year in the capital of the USSR. For this event, the musician composed the song "Moscow Space". The work of the young performer was awarded the first prize. A year after the significant event, Sarukhanov's first album "If we are on the way" is released. Tour in support of the disc confirmed the emerging popularity of the musician among the people - the concerts were sold out.

The singer goes to the Bratislava Lira festival, where he receives the main prize. Igor Sarukhanov became a pioneer in Russian clip-making: in 1990, the first Russian video was created for the author's musical composition "Barber", directed by Mikhail Khleborodov. The video was broadcast on Central Television in the Morning Mail program.

By the time of the fall of the USSR, the discography of Sarukhanov appeared on the discs “Green Eyes” and “I Want to Be Alone”, in which hits appear that made the singer’s name famous: “My Dear Old Men” (written together with Simon Osiashvili), “Sandra”, “Not hide green eyes”, “Cold Candle”.

The heyday of the singer's solo work came in the 90s. The composer, in addition to collections for discos, releases the albums “Why did you come back?”, “Is this you?”, “This is not love” in a row. Igor helped to write the main song of the album "Violin-Fox", he also co-authored the composition "Two Rays".

During musical career Igor Sarukhanov created 8 CDs and 7 song collections. The singer-songwriter is famous primarily for his lyrical compositions, among which the songs “I wish you”, “The sea is to blame”, “You and me”, “Circle of friends” are the most popular. In 2001, the next disc of Sarukhanov "Sail Boat" appears, the hit of which the musician creates in collaboration with Alexander Vulykh. In 1998, the singer-songwriter became an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.

In the 2000s, the albums "Mood for Love", "Biography of Feelings", "Scarlet Sails" appeared in the singer's discography. With new programs in which hits of past years are invariably present, Sarukhanov is touring Russian Federation and abroad. In 2012, another collection of the artist "Black, White Stripes" appears.

Sarukhanov's talent is universal: Igor Armenovich not only has the ability to create musical compositions, which become hits, but also writes poetry to music. Sarukhanov composed lyrics for the songs of the A'Studio group, the City 312 group,.

In the 2000s, Igor explores a creative niche related to fashion design. Under the direction of the composer, the fashion brand Igor Sarukhanov appears, which annually pleases the singer's fans with collections created based on songs. The brand participated in the shows of Ural Fashion Week and Moscow Fashion Week. In 2007, Sarukhanov's team became the winner in the Sberbank competition for the best design of a Visa Gold credit card.

Personal life

Igor Sarukhanov was officially married 6 times. The musician's wives were dancer Olga Tatarenko, archaeologist Nina Sarukhanova, singer Angela, fashion designer Elena Lenskaya, model Ekaterina Golubeva-Poldi. But only with the sixth chosen one did the singer find true happiness in his personal life, which he repeatedly confirmed in an interview.

Sarukhanov's future wife, Tatyana Anatolyevna Kostycheva, worked as the director of the singer, then the girl's duties were supplemented by supervising the singer's fashion house and creating sketches for the author's design collections of the Sarukhanov brand. In 2008, the couple had their first daughter, Lyuba, and after another 7 years, when Igor was less than 59 years old, a second daughter appeared, who was named after the composer's mother - Rosalia.

Igor Sarukhanov now

Right now in creative biography The artist has seen some lull. The singer lives alone with his family in his own mansion in the village of Ulitino, near Zvenigorod. Sarukhanov started building the house 20 years ago.

The singer created a paradise with a swimming pool, a guest house, a bathhouse, and a well-groomed garden. In the master's cottage, Igor has his own music studio, where the singer creates new works without leaving the capital.

Discography

• "If we are on the way" - 1987
• "Green Eyes" - 1989
• "I want to be alone" - 1991
• "Why did you come back?" - 1994
• "Violin Fox" - 1997
• "This Isn't Love" - ​​1999
• "Boat, swim" - 2001
• "Biography of Feelings" - 2007
• "Scarlet Sails" - 2010
• "Black, White Stripes" - 2012