Denis Maidanov is a Russian musician, composer, producer. The audience knows and loves his hits "Eternal Love", "I'm Coming Home", "Time is a Drug", "Nothing's Sorry", "Flying Above Us". He is one of the few contemporary representatives of the bard song genre. On the way to popularity, Maidanov never tried to change for the sake of fashion. The singer found a response in the hearts of the audience in the form of an ordinary guy with a guitar, singing about love, character, fortitude, simple everyday things.
Biography: family, childhood, years of study
Denis Vasilievich Maidanov is from the city of Balakovo, located on the banks of the Volga in the Saratov region. He was born on February 17, 1976. My father worked as an engineer, my mother was engaged in the selection of personnel. When Denis was eight years old, his parents filed for divorce. The singer recalled that his father did not take part in his upbringing anymore, and he himself was not too worried about this. To earn extra money, Maidanov's mother got a job in a kindergarten as a night watchman and a janitor. When Denis grew up a little, they together removed the snow and swept the fallen leaves.
He had no problems with his studies. Although the hooligan character sometimes let Maidanov down. For example, after one unsuccessful joke, he was registered in the children's room of the police. He paid for the fact that, together with a friend, set fire to waste paper in the entrance and, having smoked the entire staircase, provoked panic among the residents.
Despite all the tricks and straightforward nature, Maidanov was loved at school. He was known as a star of amateur performances, participated in all cultural events and competitions. And in his free time he attended circles at the local House of Culture, studied at a music school, sang in an ensemble. Even then, Denis tried to compose songs, and his first listeners were the neighboring boys.
After the ninth grade, my mother persuaded her son to enter the chemical-technological college. Exact sciences were hard for him, but active participation in amateur performances saved him. Maidanov was the captain of the KVN team and directed the vocal and instrumental ensemble. For prizes in competitions, he was always given an automatic offset. Even then, Denis understood that he would not make an engineer. Therefore, I went to night school, planning to get a certificate a year earlier.
In 1995, Maidanov managed to enter the Moscow State Institute of Culture and Arts, overcoming the competition of 72 people for 6 places. He became a student of the correspondence department with a degree in Show Program Manager.
In his free time, Denis worked a lot. For the soul and self-realization, he led the ensemble and theatrical studio in the House of Culture of his native city. And for a decent income, he first washed cars, then got a job in a repair crew at an oil refinery in Syzran.
Creativity and the path to success
In 1999, Maidanov graduated from the institute and returned to the Balakovo House of Culture. With access to a recording studio, he begins to record his own music, which he has composed for local artists. Then he was offered a job in the city administration, but the paper routine quickly bored the creative person. In 2001, the musician decides to try his luck in Moscow. According to him, he went there on pure enthusiasm, without money and any clear plan.
In the capital, Maidanov had a hard time. Day after day, he pounded the doorsteps of music studios and production centers, offering his songs and the services of a poet, composer. Money was sorely lacking. At first he lived with friends, but sometimes he had to spend the night at the station or sleep in a subway car. Finally, the famous producer Yuri Aizenshpis bought the song "Behind the Fog" from Maidanov, which was performed by the singer Sasha. This composition was among the laureates of the "Song of the Year" festival -2002.
Gradually, other performers began to include his songs in their repertoire. The list of pop stars who collaborated with Maidanov is quite extensive and continues to grow every year:
- Joseph Kobzon;
- Mikhail Shufutinsky;
- Natalia Vetlitskaya;
- Tatiana Bulanova;
- Philip Kirkorov;
- Jasmine;
- Nikolay Baskov;
- Alexander Buinov;
- Marina Khlebnikova and others.
With the advent of popularity, the artist had a steady income, he was able to afford to rent decent housing. Indeed, in the first couple of years in Moscow, he had to change about 20 apartments.
In 2008, Maidanov composed a hymn for Autoradio, which was performed by the Murzilki International group. The president of the radio station, Alexander Varin, became interested in the musician's solo songs and took his song "Eternal Love" into rotation. So Maidanov's singing career began. The debut turned out to be extremely successful. The song "Eternal Love" became a hit, won the "Golden Gramophone" and still remains the hallmark of the performer. Denis Maidanov's first solo concert took place in 2009 at the Moscow International House of Music.
In the ten years that have passed since the beginning of her singing career, six albums have been released:
- “I will know that you love me … Eternal love” (2009);
- The Rented World (2011);
- One Flew Over Us (2014);
- The Flag of My State (2015);
- Half a Life on the Road … Unpublished (2015);
- "What the Wind Will Leave" (2017).
Denis Maidanov also writes music for films and TV series. He already has more than a dozen such works, for example: the series “Evlampy Romanova. The investigation is being conducted by a dilettante, "Zone", "Autonomics", "Thieves", "Revenge", "Bros", the movie "Shift".
While studying at the university, the musician studied acting, several episodic roles in serial films became an interesting experience for him. In addition, Maidanov took part in television projects "Two Stars", "Universal Artist", "Battle of Choirs", "New Star".
In 2013, at the invitation of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, he took part in the recording of the national anthem of Russia. Maidanov often speaks to the Russian military, including in hot spots.
Personal life
In his interviews, the musician admitted that for a long time he could not build a serious relationship, pushed his personal life into the background. He met his future wife Natalya (1981) when a girl came to show him her poems, hoping to earn a little extra money. Denis at that time had already organized his own production company, and he himself was looking for talented authors and singers.
Soon, young people began dating, and in 2005 they got married. The wedding took place in Balakovo. The couple are raising two children: daughter Vlad (2008) and son Borislav (2013). Over time, Natalia left the marketing profession and became the concert director of her husband. Spouses see this as an opportunity to spend more time together.
