"Singer from the people" - this is the title given by fans to their idol Igor Rasteryaev. And all thanks to the famous song "Combineers" about a simple rural life, which Igor released in 2010.
Childhood in the countryside
Igor Vyacheslavovich Rasteryaev was born on August 10, 1980 in Leningrad in a family of artists - people with genes of creators. Igor's father is a man from the village, was born in the Volgograd region and is a hereditary Don Cossack, and his mother is from Leningrad. Igor is the only child in the family.
The childhood of the future musician took place in his father's native village - Rakovka. There Igor made many friends, one of whom later became his producer. During the time spent in the village, Rasteryaev mastered the guitar and wrote the first few songs.
Life and work in the northern capital
Igor became a student of the Leningrad school, and a graduate of the St. Petersburg school, since in 1991 Leningrad was renamed St. Petersburg. Nevertheless, having received secondary education, the young man pursued higher education. But, before making his choice, he decided for a long time who he should be. For a long time he was interested in the career of a journalist, however, having weighed all the pros and cons, he decides to discard this venture and becomes a student at the Academy of Theater Arts (now - SPbGATI). In 2003 he successfully graduated from the university with honors in hand.
After that, he served at the local Buff Theater. True, according to the actor, most often he got the roles of various alcoholics. In addition to the theater, Igor was also involved in cinema. But those were only episodic roles, to which he always treated with humor.
In 2010, Igor's friend Alexei uploads a video to the network in which Rasteryaev, sitting in the kitchen with friends, performs his own song "Combineers". The response was not long in coming. The video went viral and Igor gained popularity. A year later, a video was released for the famous song, which has already collected more than 15 million views.
The success of this composition soon led to the fact that in 2012 the self-taught musician was offered to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest. But Igor refused.
After working for 12 years in the theater, the artist leaves the stage in 2015.
The artist's discography includes 5 albums, the last of which was released in 2016. By the way, Igor is very loyal on the issue of copyright, although he never spoke out on this matter. However, as practice shows, his work does not have any restrictions and freely "walks" on the Internet. Even on the official website of Rasteryaev, absolutely all the author's music is freely available, and you can download it for free without any problems.
In the biography of Igor there is not a hint of musical education. Simply because it does not exist. However, the lack of it in no way prevents him from freely playing a variety of instruments, including an acoustic guitar, an accordion and a balalaika.
In his work, Igor talks about the life of ordinary people. According to him, this is how he bribes many fans.
In 2012, he presents his book "Volgograd Faces", which describes life in the village of Rakovka, which, of course, is a source of inspiration for Rasteryaev.
Personal life
If we talk about the artist's personal life, then, unfortunately, practically nothing is known about her. Igor keeps any details secret. The only thing that is reliable is that he really has a girlfriend, the love for which he does not advertise. Whether they will ever be called husband and wife is also not known.
