The talented and versatile musician is known to the audience for his incendiary compositions and clips. During his active life, Arkady Ukupnik has created a large number of hits for other performers and for himself too.
Childhood and youth
When people of the older generation remember their happy childhood, then a lot of these memories are true. Every young man had every opportunity to realize his natural abilities. The biography of Arkady Semenovich Ukupnik can serve as a clear confirmation of this. The future singer and composer was born on February 18, 1953 in an intelligent Soviet family. At that time, the parents lived in the city of Kamenets-Podolsky in Ukraine. My father taught mathematics in high school, and my mother taught Russian.
The boy grew up in a friendly environment. He was loved in the most serious way, prepared for an independent life. He began to receive musical education at the age of six, a year before entering a comprehensive school. Arkady did not study very badly. At the same time, he spent all his free time at rehearsals of musical performances of amateur art performances. In high school, Ukupnik organized a school vocal and instrumental ensemble, which played pop music at dances and ceremonies.
Creative activity
Parents did not oppose Arkady's musical hobbies. At the same time, they strongly advised him to get an education that would allow him to earn a piece of bread in any situation. The young man respected the advice and guidance of his elders. After graduating from school, Ukupnik went to Moscow and on the first attempt became a student at the Bauman Higher Technical School. In 1976 he was awarded the diploma of an engineer in equipment and technology for welding production. The tense student life in no way limited Arkady in musical creativity.
The cool bass player was invited to various creative groups. Arkady gained experience in the ensemble "Magistral", under the direction of Yuri Antonov, in the orchestra of Leonid Utesov, toured with the group of Stas Namin. The time has come and Ukupnik began to submit to the audience the vocal and musical works of his own composition. In 1982 he took the stage as a performer. The audience received the singer kindly, but one song was not enough for popularity.
Recognition and privacy
All-Russian fame came to Ukupnik in the 90s. Fans and fans enthusiastically accepted the songs performed by the author "Daisy", "Sim-Sim, open up", "I'll never marry you", "Petruha" and many others. In 2004, Arkady Semenovich was awarded the honorary title "Honored Artist of Russia".
The personal life of the maestro has developed ambiguously. Arkady entered into legal marriage three times. Each time the couple had a child. Today the musician lives under the same roof with his wife Natalia. Ukupnik takes part in the upbringing of his son and two daughters.
