Emil Horovets is a famous pop singer, whose popularity fell on the 60s. Fame and glory came to the singer after performing the songs "Drozdy", "I walk around Moscow", "Blue cities". He became a laureate of the 1960s Variety Artist Competition.
Famous composers and poets wrote poetry and music for him. His gramophone records were published in large editions, and his voice invariably sounded from all radio receivers. Horovets performed his songs in three languages: Yiddish, Ukrainian and Russian. At the peak of his popularity, the singer suddenly disappeared and then rumors of his death began to appear, but in fact he was forced to emigrate from the Union.
Childhood
Emil was born into a Jewish family in the Ukrainian city of Gaisin in 1923. His father was a blacksmith and hoped that his son would follow in his footsteps, but fate decreed otherwise. The boy was the youngest in a large family, where, in addition to him, there were four more children.
Emil studied at a Jewish theater school and from childhood had a wonderful voice. While still a student, he managed to get into the local theater, where he first performed on stage.
The war intervened in the further fate of the teenager. The family was evacuated to Tashkent, where the boy met the head of the State Jewish Theater - Solomon Mikhoels. His theater was also evacuated to Uzbekistan. Unbeknownst to his parents, the boy entered an acting school recruited by Mikhoels. His talent and beautiful voice allowed the future singer to join the troupe, and later he left for Moscow with them.
Creative way
In the capital, the young man enters the music school. Gnesins and becomes an actor of the State Jewish Theater. In the late 40s, numerous arrests took place in the theater, after the well-known "Doctors' Case" Emil leaves the theater, is transferred to evening studies and goes to look for work.
At first, he sings in cinemas before screenings, performs in small cafes and earns his living with great difficulty. At one of these performances, the young man is noticed by the head of the jazz orchestra E. Rosner and invites him to his team. Soon they began to recognize the singer, and a year later he became a laureate of the pop artist competition for his solo performance "Freilax".
Further work of the singer is associated with the popular ensemble "Melodia" in those years, he also performed at concerts with many famous performers and musicians of those years. Emil sings all the songs in Russian, which he learned only when he arrived in Moscow.
His first disc was released in 1963, where the singer collected his best compositions in many languages. After its release, Emil became very popular throughout the Soviet Union. His collaboration with Pavel Aedonitsky and Andrey Petrov gave music lovers a huge number of songs.
Soon, the singer begins to be the first in the country to perform the songs of Western singers, translating them into Russian. His concerts are always sold out, and the records are sold out instantly. He became a truly pop star, with whom few could compare in those years.
Departure from the country
In the 70s, the situation in the country changed, Gorovets was forced to emigrate to Israel, being at the very peak of his fame. There was no place for him in his native land, his talent was not in demand, two years later he moved again and ended up in the United States.
In America, Emil Horovets performed in restaurants, worked at several radio stations and became a vocal teacher. For two decades, he continued to tour Europe and came to Moscow twice.
The singer passed away in America in 2001, when he was 78 years old.
The older generation probably still remembers the famous vocalist, his beautiful voice and wonderful songs.
Personal life
The singer's first wife was his college friend. They lived together for only a few years, but the couple had a son.
The second wife is Margarita Polonskaya. Together with her, Emil lived a long and happy life and only the death of his beloved wife became the reason for their separation. They had a son who later became a medical professional.
When the singer was already over 70, he met another woman who became his third wife. Irina came to America from the capital, where she studied at the variety department of GITIS. She was with Emil until the end of his life.
