Yuri Barabash is better known to fans of his musical work under the pseudonym Petliura. This famous performer of Russian chanson lived a short, but bright life. He not only performed songs, but was also the author of many of them. The busy life of this talented person ended tragically.
Biography
Yuri Vladislavovich Barabash was born on April 14, 1974 in the Stavropol Territory. His parents were Vladislav Barabash, an officer of the Navy, and Tamara Barabash, an employee of the Stavropol Puppet Theater, and then the Regional Philharmonic. In addition to Yuri, his older sister Lolita also grew up in the family.
In 1982, the entire Barabash family moved to Stavropol, where Yuri's father died 2 years later. This tragedy had a significant impact on the character of the growing boy, he was a difficult teenager and after the death of his father did not obey anyone. It was for his hooligan inclinations that he received the nickname Yura-Petlyura, which later grew into a creative pseudonym.
To a large extent, under the influence of the growing problems in secondary school due to behavior, the boy began to play the guitar on his own, more and more immersed in the world of musical creativity. Petliura never received a special musical education and learned the instrument at home.
It was at home that he began to record songs that he composed himself. In his works, he tried to express his pain and rebellion against the existing restrictions around.
Career. The beginning of musical activity
One of the first recordings made by Yuri Barabash at home was heard by Andrei Razin, who at that time was the producer of the most popular group in the whole country "Laskoviy May". Razin invited Yuri to his studio for gifted children. Petliura had a voice that was very similar to the voice of the star Yura Shatunov.
Comparison with Yuri Shatunov haunted the singer and did not like it very much. But still, since 1992, he agreed to work with Andrei Razin, becoming the soloist of the new group "Yura Orlov". However, his musical activity in it lasted only a few months. Soon, Yuri Barabash decided to leave the group. He refused to continue working with Razin.
Solo career
After leaving Razin, Barabash began his solo career as a singer-songwriter of Russian chanson. Despite the absence of a producer, he quickly became known as a chanson performer and soon appeared at concerts under his stage name Petliura.
In 1993, the musician's first album, "Let's Sing, Zhigan", was published, which immediately made the young performer and songwriter famous. The musician's work during this period of his life can be attributed to thieves' lyrics.
This album is perfect for learning to play the guitar, as Yuri used the simplest pop style. Next year, another album "Benya the Raider" is released. Interestingly, these first music albums were recorded in his home studio without quality equipment.
Two years later, a new period began in the life and musical career of the young musician. Barabash concludes a lucrative contract with the recording company "Master Sound" under the direction of Yuri Sevostyanov. It was there that many of the previous songs of the talented author and performer were re-recorded on high-quality and professional equipment.
Thanks to the new collaboration, the albums "Youngster", "Fast Train", "Sad Guy" were published. The Fast Train album is considered the most famous musical work by Yuri Barabash. The last "Farewell Album" was recorded during the artist's lifetime, the author is Slava Cherny. But the album was released after the death of Petliura, which is why it got that name.
Unofficial folklore occupies a special place in the work of Yuri Barabash. Petliura's repertoire included not only "street songs", but also "urban romance", for example, songs such as "Alyoshka" or "Chicken". Petliura's song "White Dress", "Knitted Jacket" and many others were widely known. Petliura's songs in the early 90s could be heard everywhere. They sounded in restaurants and courtyards, in apartments and on television.
The song "How much I wandered …" became famous after the screening of the film "Boys" directed by D. Asanova. The author of this song was Vitaly Chernitsky, and it was Petliura who performed it in the film. This song, as well as the musical composition "Knitted Jacket", have their own authors, but became so popular that they were considered folk. The whole country sang them in those years.
Yuri Barabash's songs were recorded first on cassettes, then on disks. Musical creations of Petliura, especially the composition "Rain", were played at discos and even on "Russian Radio", and Yuri composed and sang everything.
The death of Petliura
The musician passed away unexpectedly in the midst of his creative career at the age of 22, full of energy and ideas. In Moscow, on Sevastopolsky Prospekt, on the night of September 27-28, 1996, a traffic accident occurred.
In this accident, Petliura died, who was driving the car. Yuri Vladislavovich got his license just a few days ago. There were other passengers in the car who were injured in the accident. Young performer and songwriter Yuri Barabash is buried in Moscow at the Khovanskoye cemetery.
