According to some critics, urban romance and Russian chanson are considered the most popular musical genres. Fedya Karmanov is a bright representative of this trend. The performer has a unique timbre of voice and plays the violin masterly.
Starting conditions
In the information field, Fedya Karmanov, as a performer and arranger, identified himself already in adulthood. The fact is that the future singer in the chanson genre was born on March 13, 1955 in an ordinary Soviet family. At that time, the parents lived in the small Tatar village of Tylnamas. The birth certificate says - Farhad Fridovich Karamov. The stage name will appear later when the need arises.
When the boy was two years old, his father was invited to the famous city of Perm to build an industrial enterprise. At the new place, for the first time, I had to huddle in a trailer. Then the family was allocated two rooms in the barracks. And a year later, they provided a three-room apartment in a new high-rise building. From an early age Fedya demonstrated musical and vocal abilities. Easily memorized the motive and words of songs that sounded on radio and television. A music school was opened not far from his house, where he was enrolled in a violin class.
Creative activity
After graduating from high school, Karmanov decided to get a specialized education at the Perm School of Music. In his student years, like many of his friends, Fedya began to earn money in the evenings in cafes and restaurants. A certain part of the musical beau monde is skeptical about entertainment establishments. However, knowledgeable people rate musicians who have completed their practice in restaurants very highly. When performing in front of an unpredictable audience, the violinist or guitarist needs to be prepared to play any melody that the client requests.
After graduating from college, a talented performer was invited to join the vocal and instrumental ensemble "Rowans-berries". After a while, Karmanov accepted the invitation and left for Moscow, where his colleagues, who performed at the Gloria restaurant, were waiting for him. It was here that he tried himself as a vocalist. Karmanov's unique voice has a bewitching effect on listeners. He would have performed operatic roles, but Fedya chose chanson. Since 1990, he has been working in the Lots-Men group, which was headed by his fellow countryman and old acquaintance musician Anatoly Polotno.
Recognition and privacy
As part of the vocal and instrumental group, Fedya Karmanov began performing not only in restaurants, but also on stage, and on television and other venues. The first recorded album was called The Tramp. Singer and violinist Fedya Karmanov continues to perform in a duet with Anatoly Cloth.
The singer's personal life has developed well. Fedya Karmanov married once and for all. Husband and wife have lived under the same roof for many years. Raised and raised daughter Marcela. The head of the family continues to be active in creative and concert activities. And his free time together with Anatoly Cloth likes to spend on fishing.
