Not every songwriter manages to write hits that have not lost their popularity on the stage for more than half a century. Anatoly Sergeevich Gorokhov succeeded. His golden hit "The Queen of Beauty", which was first performed by Muslim Magomayev, is still included in their repertoire by contemporary singers. The song to the verses of Anatoly Gorokhov "Our service is both dangerous and difficult" is performed annually at concerts dedicated to the Police Day. After the release of the film "The Investigation is Conducted by ZnatoKi" on the screens of the country, it became a kind of anthem of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Biography
Anatoly Sergeevich Gorokhov was born on April 7, 1938 in Kalinin (now Tver). Anatoly's parents were educated and intelligent people. His father worked in the chemical industry and served as a factory director. Anatoly's mother worked at a weaving factory as an engineer. The Gorokhov family had four children. Anatoly was the youngest child.
From childhood he loved to sing. Anatoly listened to popular singers singing on the radio and sang along with them. The boy had an ear for music and easily memorized songs.
Anatoly was three years old when the Great Patriotic War began. The first performance of the future singer took place in childhood. He sang the song "Eh, Roads" in front of the Soviet officers who went through Kalinin to liberate Koenigsberg. At the age of six, the boy showed a poetic gift, he wrote a New Year's poem.
Anatoly Gorokhov studied well at school. Studying was easy for him, and he had free time to study in various circles. Anatoly's interests were very diverse. In addition to his passion for singing, he attended the boxing section. He also enjoyed designing. The young man managed to make a diving apparatus.
After graduating from high school in Kalinin, Gorokhov decided to enter the Moscow Higher Technical School. N. E. Bauman. He successfully passed the exams, but he was not interested in studying there. Anatoly sang with pleasure for his friends at student parties. One of Gorokhov's acquaintances, hearing him singing, insisted on Anatoly's admission to the Moscow Conservatory.
Having withstood a huge competition, which was 170 people per seat, Anatoly Gorokhov became a student of the vocal department of the Moscow Conservatory. The young man had an amazing timbre of voice, which was noted by his teachers of vocal art. A wide range of voices - from tenor to bass, allowed Anatoly to perform both opera and pop works.
Gorokhov continued to write poetry, but did not dare to publish them. In the conservatory's wall newspaper, he published his poems under the pseudonym Volgin.
After graduating from the conservatory, Anatoly began to work as a vocalist. Numerous concerts and a busy touring schedule negatively affected the singer's vocal cords. To keep his voice, Gorokhov had to leave his career as a vocalist for a while.
He began working at the All-Union Radio as an editor. Anatoly Sergeevich took up his new job with great enthusiasm. The musical program Do-re-mi-fa-sol, which aired on the radio in the 60s – 70s of the last century, was very popular with Soviet listeners. Later, the program "After Midnight" appeared for those who do not sleep. Lyric songs and musical and poetic compositions sounded in it, which contributed to the rest of people after a working day.
On the radio, Anatoly Gorokhov met Muslim Magomayev. The young people immediately became friends, because they had a lot in common. They both loved works of Russian and Italian opera, they liked the same pop songs.
In each radio program "Do-re-mi-fa-sol" Anatoly Gorokhov included a song performed by Muslim Magomayev. Grateful listeners wrote letters on the radio that on Sundays, on the day the program was broadcast, they were looking forward to their favorite singer.
The modern song genre raises many complaints from Anatoly Sergeevich. He is saddened by the lack of poetry in the songs of today. In his opinion, now an immoral and unspiritual attitude to life is being promoted from television and radio screens. Anatoly Gorokhov is going to write his memoirs about this and his creative path.
Creation
It is not often that you come across a person who combines several talents. Anatoly Gorokhov is one of such people: a songwriter, singer, radio host. More than twenty songs to the verses of Anatoly Gorokhov sounded on the stage in Soviet times. The first hit was the song "Echo", which was performed by the vocal quartet "Accord". Then the whole country sang the comic song "Penguins".
The friendship of the poet with the singer Muslim Magomayev presented the audience with "Rhapsody of Love", "Shaherizad". Magomayev was not only the performer of these songs, but also the author of the music.
In collaboration with composer Arno Babadzhanyan, Anatoly Gorokhov wrote poems for several songs that were in the repertoire of Muslim Magomayev. One of them - "The Queen of Beauty" immediately won the hearts of the audience. The records with this song, which were released by the recording studio "Melodia", were quickly sold out in stores.
In 1971, the country's screens saw the release of the TV serial "The Investigation is being conducted by ZnatoKi." Each episode of the film began with the song "Invisible Battle", the lyrics to which were written by Anatoly Gorokhov to the music of Mark Minkov. The employees of the internal affairs bodies liked the song. In 2011, Anatoly Gorokhov became a laureate of the Moscow City Administration of Internal Affairs competition for the best works in the field of literature and art.
Anatoly Gorokhov was a popular singer during the Soviet era. People of the older generation know him well. "I'm Going For Happiness" was the title of the disc on which Gorokhov sang songs.
Children heard the singer's voice in the cartoons "Following in the Footsteps of the Bremen Town Musicians" and "Katerok". In the second part of The Bremen Town Musicians, the Bremen Town musicians, courtiers and robbers sing in the voice of Gorokhov. Together with Aida Vedischeva, Anatoly Gorokhov sang the song "Chunga-Changa" in the cartoon "Katerok".
Personal life
Anatoly Gorokhov is married to actress Ada Nikolaevna Sheremetyeva, who starred in films in the 60s of the last century. Viewers could see her in the films "The Way to the Wharf", "Young Green", "Footprint in the Ocean".
Ada Nikolaevna has this second marriage. The first time she was married to the circus artist Leonid Yengibarov, better known as the sad clown.
Anatoly and his wife travel a lot. Ada Nikolaevna studies foreign languages, which allows her to do without an interpreter when traveling to other countries. Anatoly Sergeevich and Ada Nikolaevna are tied by strong bonds of marriage, because they have been together for more than 50 years.
