“Five minutes”, “Learn to play the guitar”, “Women's love” - these romantic compositions are known to those whose youth fell on the 90s of the last century. A million army of fans, scandals, incredible success - why did everything come to naught, where is the once popular singer Nikolai Trubach, what does he do and why did he leave the stage?
Nikolai Trubach is one of the few singers who did not aspire to the capital and did not seek all-Russian popularity. He was quite comfortable in his homeland, he was satisfied with both a modest income and performances on the stage of restaurants. It was practically forced to reach a new level in the mid-90s by the demands of fans and growing popularity.
Biography of the singer Nikolai Trubach
Nikolay Kharkovets (Trubach) was born in the village of Peresadovo in the Nikolaev region of the Ukrainian SSR in April 1970. The boy grew up obedient and complaisant, early he began to help his parents - he worked in the field, played the trumpet at rural events. Nikolai's musical talent was noted by his school teacher, he also gave him recommendations for admission to the Semyon Denkovich pop orchestra. The experience gained during his school years allowed the young man to easily enter a specialized school in Nikolaevsk.
The admissions committee highly appreciated Nikolai's abilities, and he was admitted immediately to the second year of the music school. And it was this period of his life that helped to decide on a pseudonym - in 1988, Nikolai received a diploma as a choral conductor and trumpeter.
Then there was a service in the ranks of the Soviet army, where the young man continued his development in music - in the second year of service he was transferred to the orchestra of one of the units of the border troops near the city of Anapa.
Career of Nikolai Trubach
Nikolai Trubach did not make any definite career plans in his youth, he was simply engaged in creativity. The ability to sing, even on the stage of small restaurants and clubs, was quite satisfying. He made his first trial recordings while serving in the army, and it was he who fell into the hands of producer Kim Breitburg, and he, in turn, showed them to Eugene Fridland, and he showed them to the Meladze brothers.
Nikolai Trubach at that time worked as a teacher at a music school in Peresadovo. There he was found by representatives of the Dialogue studio, persuaded to go to Moscow and record several songs on professional equipment.
In 1995, it became obvious that Nikolai Trubach's move to the capital was inevitable - the debutant's songs were so popular that the organizers of all combined concerts wanted to see him at their events. For 5 years, Trumpeter has released 7 solo albums:
- "History" (1997),
- «22» (1198),
- "Adrenaline" (2001),
- "White …" (2002),
- "Best Songs" (2003),
- "I do not regret anything" (2007),
- “We have been and will be” (2012).
The scandal around the singer's name erupted in the late 90s, after he sang the song "Blue Moon" in a duet with the outrageous Boris Moiseev. Rumors and speculation about his orientation did not frighten Trubach, he recorded another song with Boris, shot a video for it. Moreover, Trumpeter was supported by other pop music performers - the members of the "Prime Minister" group starred in the video with them.
In the 2000s, the singer's career began to decline. But fans know that he did not leave creativity, writes new compositions, tours and even starred in two films.
Interesting facts about Nikolay Trubach
The fact that Nikolai never strived for popularity is evidenced by the fact that he never bothered to obtain dual citizenship - he is still a citizen of only Ukraine.
In his youth, a talented guy worked as a tractor and bulldozer driver in his native village. He managed to learn how to plow fields and prepare silage on a livestock farm.
Nikolai was called the trumpeter long before he decided to take such a pseudonym for himself. So his fellow villagers and school friends called him for his love of musical instruments of this type. But no one called the guy “in the eyes” - he didn’t like the nickname.
The busy touring schedule almost led the singer to a serious operation. The beginning of the development of pneumonia was missed, complications appeared, and standard treatment methods did not help. To the aid of the singer came not only his relatives, but also many of his colleagues on the stage. Nikolai Trubach spoke about this period of his life only once, and never again allowed journalists to touch on this topic.
Personal life of the singer Nikolai Trubach
After the duet with Moiseev, the press published news about the singer's homosexual orientation like hot cakes, adding more and more juicy details. Nikolai himself did not give any comments, continued to maintain friendly relations with Boris, recorded another composition with him. And only close friends from the world of show business knew that he was married, and that peace and harmony, love and mutual understanding reign in their family.
Nikolai took his future wife Elena away from a fairly wealthy man, and this could threaten him with serious trouble. The young people met at a radio station, where the girl worked as a DJ and a correspondent. Even during the interview, Nikolai realized that he had fallen in love. Immediately after the recording, he made inquiries about the girl, found out that she was married. Only two years later, Nikolai confessed his feelings to Elena, but their relationship began after she divorced her husband.
In one of her interviews, Elena admitted that being the wife of Nikolai Trubach is quite difficult - it was on her shoulders to provide a reliable "rear", and the upbringing of two daughters, and the treatment of her husband, and attacks from journalists, numerous female fans. But, being a wise and loving woman, Elena managed to endure all this, survive and save her family.
