Even the heavenly bodies descend from orbit and are lost in the cosmic darkness. Chris Kelme is a talented musician, composer and singer. He was treated with respect by colleagues in the shop. The audience adored their idol.
Childhood and youth
It is not so easy for a multi-talented person to choose his life path. This old truth has been known for a long time, but young people very often do not perceive it. Anatoly Arievich Kelmi was born on April 21, 1955 in an ordinary Soviet family. Tolya turned out to be the youngest child in the house. Parents lived in Moscow. My father worked in the Metrostroy trust as the head of the tunneling section. The mother worked in the technical department. The construction of the Moscow metro was carried out at a high pace. Despite this, the metro builders received a comfortable apartment only for the fifth anniversary of their youngest son.
The future composer and singer demonstrated his musical abilities from an early age. This was noticed by relatives, acquaintances, and even strangers. When the boy was seven years old, he was enrolled in two schools at once - general education and music. With a serious load, he managed to attend at first the football section, from which he later moved to the tennis section. Kelmi's sporting successes also made an impression on those around him. He fulfilled the standard of a candidate for master of sports, and was one of the top three tennis players in Moscow among juniors.
Musical creativity
Already in his school years, Kelmi took his musical pursuits seriously. Together with his classmates, he organized the rock group "Sadko". By this time, he received a passport in which he indicated his new name Chris. Having received a certificate of maturity, the high school graduate entered the Moscow Institute of Transport Engineers (MIIT). This university became famous for the fact that a whole galaxy of famous musicians has grown up within its walls. In 1977, Kelmi received his diploma and even went to graduate school. But the music did not let go of the railway engineer. Three years later, the group "Autograph", which he created, took 2nd place at the festival in Tbilisi, passing ahead only "Time Machine".
In 1980, the chief director of the Lenkom theater, Mark Zakharov, invited Chris to create a musical group within the framework of the theater troupe. The group was named "Rock-Atelier". For more than seven years, Kelmi with his musicians participated in the famous performances "Juno and Avos", "People and Birds", "The Life and Death of Joaquin Murieta". After a long collaboration, the musician left the theater and took up a solo career. In the early 90s, he was invited to the United States, where Kelmi played several concerts. Chris became the first Russian musician to be shown on American TV.
Features of personal life
With his only wife, Chris Kelmi lived for over 30 years. The husband and wife raised and raised their son. In 2016, the couple decided to leave. The reason for the divorce was the systematic drunkenness of Chris. He was often detained by traffic inspectors for drunk driving. Gradually alcohol destroyed the psyche and physical health of the musician. Kelmi passed away on January 1, 2019 after drinking a large dose of alcohol.
