Rock musician Andrei Khramov is known as the soloist of The Arrow, Green Town, Earthlings, White Eagle. The song performed by him "How delightful evenings are in Russia" was a hit in the late 90s of the last century. Currently he is the vocalist of the new composition of the group "Earthlings".
Biography
Andrey Vladimirovich Khramov was born on March 4, 1973 in Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod). In this city, he entered a music school and graduated from it in the accordion class. When the boy was in the fifth grade, his family moved to the city of Serpukhov, Moscow region. Andrei's parents decided to live closer to their relatives, who lived in the village of Syanovo-2, Serpukhov District. In Serpukhov, the future singer graduated from high school number 14.
In 1991 he was drafted into the ranks of the Russian army, where he served for two years. After serving in the army, Andrei was engaged in the restoration of architectural monuments that have a centuries-old history of the city of Serpukhov. After graduating from a vocational school, he restored churches and monasteries in the Moscow region.
In the 90s of the last century, Andrei Khramov worked in the Istok Palace of Culture in the city of Serpukhov. A gifted singer, directed by the city's culture committee, took part in various music competitions of the regional and all-Russian scale. His performances have always been a great success with the audience. The audience liked the beautiful timbre of the voice and artistry of the singer.
Andrey received his musical education at the Moscow Higher School of Arts. He graduated from college in 2001 with a degree in pop vocal.
From 1995 to 2002, the musician worked in the rock band "The Arrow", which performed compositions in the style of power metal.
In 2002, Andrei Khramov received an offer from the Aria group to become a member of their team. Valery Kipelov left the group and they needed a new vocalist. Andrey Khramov performed with Aria in one concert, which was a success. But Khramov was not approved as a member of the group. This happened in connection with the arrival of a new guitarist in "Aria", on whose recommendation his familiar vocalist was taken to the group.
From 2005 to 2007, the musician worked in the group "Earthlings". In this collective, during its long history of existence, many soloists have changed. Andrey was part of the group during the period when it celebrated its 30th anniversary.
Later Andrey Khramov became the vocalist of the cover band "Green Town". He sang everyone's favorite and popular songs, as well as hits from the 80s and 90s. At the concerts of "Green Town" one could often see the musicians of the "White Eagle" group. They came to listen to songs and invited Andrey to join their team. Khramov was well acquainted with the work of "White Eagle". At a certain period of his life, he had to earn money in a restaurant, where he sang songs of the "White Eagle" group at the request of the public.
In 2010, the singer came as a vocalist to the White Eagle group, where he worked for five years. The musicians of the group noted that with the arrival of Khramov in the team, a rock sound and other colors appeared in the songs.
At present, Andrei Khramov performs in the new composition of the "Earthlings" group. In February 2019, two of their singles "God" and "Borsalino" sounded in a new arrangement. The success of the group, which accompanied it 40 years ago, was repeated in the history of Russian show business.
Creation
In 1993, Andrei Khramov began his career in one of the musical groups in Moscow. For many years of creative activity, the vocalist has tried himself in different styles of music. In his interviews, Andrei shared with his listeners that he is closer to classical rock of the 80s.
Andrey Khramov was lucky to perform with world rock stars Glenn Hughes and Joe Turner (Deep Purple group), Christopher Schneider (Rammstein), Tony Martin and Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath), Alan Silson (Smokie) and others.
The song "How delightful evenings in Russia are" brought wide popularity to the singer. He performed it together with the White Eagle group.
This song was written in 1996, but was presented to listeners two years later. The author of the poems Victor Pelenyagra and the composer Alexander Dobronravov could not find a performer of their song for a long time. They offered to sing it to Alla Pugacheva, but she refused. In 1998, a young director from Belarus Vladimir Yankovsky shot a video for this song. It immediately became a hit, and the group "White Eagle", which performed it, gained popularity.
Andrey Khramov's creative union with the "Earthlings" group brought him the recognition of the audience. For two years in a row, in 2018 and 2019, the Zemlyane group became the laureate of the Golden Gramophone national prize and the owner of the Russian Radio statuette. The musicians received this award for the songs "Loneliness" and "God".
On March 21, 2019, the BraVo International Music Award ceremony was held at the State Kremlin Palace. Andrey Khramov was awarded a statuette in the category "Soundtrack of the Year" for the song "Loneliness" from the film "Pilgrim". The award was presented to the musician by Hollywood actor John Travolta.
Personal life
Andrei Khramov was married twice. The singer's first wife lives in the village of Raisemenovskoye, Serpukhovsky District, Moscow Region. His son from his first marriage, Andrei, followed in his father's footsteps, he became a rock musician. Two Andrei Khramov - father and son, often perform together on stage.
Andrei met his second wife Yulia Shilina at the club. The girl came there with a small company. The artist was on stage with the group "Green Town". Hearing Andrei's voice, Julia could not take her eyes off the singer's performance. After the concert, the young people never parted.
They got married on January 15, 2015. The wedding was celebrated at the Moscow restaurant Rosie O'Gradis. There were many fans of rock music among the guests. The wedding ceremony featured cover versions of hits from the rock band Deep Purple and soul music. The newlyweds performed their wedding dance to the bride's favorite song from the repertoire of the German rock group Kingdom Come. At the request of the guests, Andrei performed his famous hit "How delightful the evenings are in Russia."
Julia is 15 years younger than her husband. Despite the difference in age, Julia's parents approved of their daughter's choice. Andrey helps Yulia with everything in her everyday life. He can cook dinner and help with household chores. In the summer, Andrei and Yulia like to go to their dacha, which is located in the Serpukhov district.
On June 12, 2016, a son, Stepan, was born into the Khramov family.
