One of the most popular singers of the nineties, Andrei Derzhavin, disappeared from the screens in the early 2000s. The composer and arranger stopped communicating with the press, did not give concerts. However, he did not interrupt his musical career, although he changed his field of activity.
Andrei Vladimirovich's sincere hits remain in demand now. Together with Sergei Kostrov as a student, he created the Stalker group. The musicians played instrumental music. In early 1985 Derzhavin became the vocalist of the band.
The birth of the group
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1963. The child was born in Ukhta on September 20 in a family of geophysicists. The boy grew up with his younger sister Natasha. Andrey composed music, was a student of a music school, mastered playing the guitar.
The graduate continued his education at the Industrial Institute. A student with a friend founded the Stalker group. When the need for a soloist arose, Derzhavin took his place. The song performed by him became the main hit of the album of the same name "Zvezda".
The collection turned out to be so popular that promising musicians were included in the composition of the artists of the Syktyvkar Philharmonic. The audience liked the pop dance style chosen by the guys.
New turn
In 1989 the collective left for Moscow. In the capital, they recorded the albums First Hand News and Life in an Invented World. All-Union. The song "Three weeks", which sounded in the TV program "Morning Mail", brought fame to the group. The single "Don't Cry, Alice" at the end of 1990 made the performer an idol of young people.
In 1992 the Stalker group broke up. The musicians got together in 1993 to participate in the "Song of the Year". They became laureates of the competition. Since the beginning of the nineties Derzhavin worked as a music editor for the magazine "Komsomolskaya Zhizn", hosted the TV program "Shire Krug".
A solo career started on the stage. At the same time, Andrei Vladimirovich wrote songs. His compositions "Brother" and "Someone else's wedding" brought the author and performer an award for the show "Song of the Year-94". The collection Lyric Songs was also popular. Derzhavin became a jury member of the Morning Star television competition.
Tours, recordings at the studio did not stop. 20 songs from 4 albums became hits. The singer accepted the invitation of the Time Machine musicians to become a keyboard player. The instrumentalist continued to create works, but chose film music as the main direction.
Family and music
The author of the soundtracks for the films "Marry a Millionaire", "Gypsies" and "Loser" is the idol of the 90s. As an actor, Derzhavin was realized in the film project "Thieves, be together". In The Man In My Head, he played himself.
The artist also took place in his personal life. As a student, he met his future wife Elena Shakhutdinova. In 1986, a son appeared in the family. In 2005, daughter Anna was born.
Vladislav chose a musical career. He founded the group "Stinkie", became a vocalist, plays the guitar. The son pleased his parents with his grandson Gerasim and two granddaughters, Alice and Margarita.
Derzhavin does not publish family photos in the press and social networks. He does not seek to advertise even the working moments.
