“I got a voice not so clear,” - Sergei Belikov sings in one of his hits. In fact, the voice of his rare beauty has been perceived for several generations with great pleasure.
"I dream of a village", a hit of the 80s, the Soviet pop star performed with such skill that each of the listeners recalled their native places, and everyone was almost sure that the singer was really born in the village and yearns for his small homeland.
An ordinary interesting child
In fact, the poet and composer Sergei Grigorievich Belikov hails from Krasnogorsk near Moscow, where he was born into an ordinary working-class family of a driver and a traffic controller on October 25, 1954. Grew up the most ordinary city boy.
In the family, no one was involved in music.
He was sent to a music school, rather, because it was fashionable to develop children. He learned to play the button accordion, sang in the school choir, and at the age of thirteen he became interested in the guitar. The impetus for this was the famous Beatles, while all the boys wanted to be like the Beatles.
After leaving school, he entered the music school in Moscow, then there was the Institute of Culture.
Football was another serious hobby. As part of the city club team, they even won the Moscow championship.
But by the end of adolescence, I had to make a choice: music or football. It is physically impossible to do both at a high level, and Sergey could not be half-hearted about work. This is his character. Fortunately, the music won.
Profession steps
The first stage of the artist was the dance floor stage, where Belikov and his friends performed with their VIA. At that time he was still studying at the school.
Soon he "outgrew" the youth team and began to study with the "We" group. The team has become quite widely known not only in their hometown, but also in the capital. In particular, he was invited to play at V. Tretyak's wedding.
A young man with a beautiful voice was noticed and invited to Lenkom to the novice director Mark Zakharov. The troupe of the theater included the Araks group, which took part in staging musical performances and rock operas. The level of professionalism of "Araks" was very high, not only theatrical spectators came to the performances, but also a large number of musicians.
In the 80s, the Melodiya company released Tukhmanov's revolutionary disc "Following the Wave of My Memory" for those times. One of the songs was entrusted to be sung by Sergei. He himself admits that it was like a breath of fresh air.
And at the end of the decade, at the invitation of Yuri Malikov, the singer begins work in the legendary group "Gems". The manner of performance and his image corresponded to what the ensemble was doing, but Belikov was more progressive, and this brought the group to a new stage in creativity. But "Gems" also gave the artist a lot - here he is recruiting performing and acting skills.
Then there was a return to Lenkom, and then - free swimming with his solo programs. His performances gathered full halls and stadiums.
In the 90s, the top performer of the Soviet era went through a difficult period in his career, he was practically not allowed to perform. Even Sergei himself does not know about the reasons.
At that time of crisis, football saved him. As part of the national team of famous artists, Belikov traveled half of the former Soviet Union and was considered one of the best players. On his account, most of the goals scored.
In 2005, an album was released under the tentative title "New Songs and Old Hits". This theme is continued in subsequent collections.
Personal life
The young singer met his future wife on tour. Elena performed as a member of the famous dance group "Berezka". For more than twenty years, the artist's heart belonged only to her.
The family has two children, Natasha and Grisha (in honor of their grandfather). Natasha has long since created her own family and pleased her parents with her granddaughter. Lives in England.
The son works in Sergei's team, sometimes they sing together, but Grigory is more interested in club music.
The couple are currently divorced, but maintain warm friendly relations.
The singer usually does not have free time, but if he succeeds, then he goes in for sports with pleasure. These are mainly skis, skates, a swimming pool, a bicycle.
A Soviet pop star with a bewitching voice and endless energy on stage and currently keeps the audience in good spirits throughout the concert. This is a real artist, constantly striving for excellence.
