The name of Oleg Mityaev is known to all lovers of bardic songs in Russia and abroad, his work is adored in different parts of the world, and heartfelt poems are sorted into quotes. It is worth saying: “It's great that we are all gathered here today,” and joyful smiles bloom on our faces.
Oleg was born in 1956 in Chelyabinsk, in a working class family. The Mityaevs were friendly, the children helped the adults, and the adults, in return, took care of their sons.
As a child, Oleg dreamed of a variety of professions, but did not like to study. Later, in a technical school, a taste for learning appeared, and he received the profession of an electrical installer. Then another interest won, and he went to study at the Faculty of Physical Education at the University.
And then I went to a children's camp as a teacher, and there I heard bard songs. Since then, this activity has become his favorite: he learned to play the guitar, began to write poetry and even compose music.
At the same time, Oleg did not even hope that anyone would like his creations. However, the very first song made him famous in his circle, she liked it, other bards began to sing it. Then Mityaev realized that he wanted to become a professional in this matter and entered GITIS.
A career in music
The year 1978 can be considered a serious beginning of his creative biography, when Mityaev performed "How cool …" at the Ilmen Festival. Since then, the words "yellow guitar bend" evoke an invariable association with Oleg Mityaev, although since then this song has been performed by hundreds of different people.
The second song was written in honor of the birth of a son, and then - songs on a variety of topics, on a variety of situations and on a wide variety of occasions. However, the works of Mityaev have one thing in common: soulfulness. That is why other performers sang his songs with pleasure and constant success.
To date, more than 10 discs with songs by Oleg Mityaev and the same number of collections have been released. His hits are heard on radio, on television, they are performed by pop stars. Mityaev himself performs in many countries, his best songs have been translated into foreign languages.
Such a talent could not be overlooked: Oleg Mityaev has only 13 awards and 10 public awards, he bears the honorary title of People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2009).
Mityaev also initiated the creation of a public fund that could support various cultural projects. And now the foundation supports several music festivals.
Personal life
Those who know Oleg Mityaev say that he is a very kind and gentle person. He believed in one love, and dreamed of living with one woman all his life, as in one of his songs, but this did not happen.
He has tied the knot three times and has four children.
He left his first wife, head over heels in love with another woman. He supported his former family and was often with his son. The second marriage with the beautiful Marina was long, but frequent absences and tours made it difficult to establish relations.
And then Oleg met Marina Osipenko, and they fell in love. I had to make a difficult choice: stay with my family or live with a loved one. Both chose the second option, and are still happy together.
