Today we will consider the biography of Alexander Marshal. We are talking about a Russian rock musician, singer, bass player, songwriter. He was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia. Known as a member of the groups "Gorky Park", "Flowers", "Pilgrims", "Araks". Also acts as a solo artist. In the repertoire of our hero there are songs in Russian and English. Laureate of the awards "Golden Gramophone" and "Song of the Year."
early years
The biography of Alexander Marshal began in Korenovsk. There he was born in 1957, on June 7th. The father of the future musician, Vitaly Pavlovich, was a first-class military instructor pilot. Mother, Lyudmila Ivanovna, is a dentist. The future artist went to Tikhoretsk school No. 57. He was 7 years old. At the same time, he began attending a music school. I chose a piano class. From grade 5 to 8 he attended the secondary railway school No. 34 named after Lenin. I mastered the guitar myself. Later, singer Alexander Marshal recalled that his childhood has the smell of the shoe polish of soldier's boots and the dry wind. The creative career of our hero began when he was in the 6th grade. There he played on the dance floor. In 1972 he went to Salsk. There, at school number 5, he created the Stepanaky VIA. Played at weddings and dances. In 1974 he became a student of the Stavropol Higher Military Aviation School. I chose the specialty "navigator of combat command". In this educational institution organized a music group. I studied there for two years. Then I realized that a military career is not his way. With the army, our hero was not easy to part with. There were heavy conversations with the school's command and father. After another year he served as a soldier. From the school was expelled. I served a term in the chemical protection company. After that he worked in Alushta as a sailor-rescuer. He was also a mechanic and musician in one of the restaurants.
Carier start
The independent music biography of Alexander Marshal began with the move to Moscow. There he went in 1980. Soon he learned that in one of the large restaurant groups there was a search for a bass player. Our hero took a chance. He worked in the "Mosconcert" and in restaurants. He was noticed at that time by Stas Namin. He invited Alexander to become a member of the "Gorky Park". Before joining the group, each of its members collaborated with other well-known groups. Alexander played in the Araks team. Musicians of the new group worked in the studio of the Gorky Park for two years, continuously creating English-language material. In 1987, our hero, together with the team went to the US on tour. There was a concert debut of the team. In the same period, the first video for the song Fortress was created. This work was shown in the program "Don King's Show." In the spring of 1988, Stas Namin acted as the organizer of the Gorky Park performance as a warm-up group on the Scorpions tour. The public took the game of the team cool, however, it did not go unnoticed. In 1988, during the team's first trip to the United States, a large charitable organization called "Mike-E-Diffrance Foundation" invited the musicians, together with leading representatives of the hard-and-heavy style, to become participants in the recording of a special album that is part of the program to combat Drug addiction and alcoholism. In 1988, Stas Namin was invited to Moscow by Polygram's management. Thus, the first direct contract of the group from Russia with the American record company was signed.
Solo career
In 1998, singer Alexander Marshal released his debut CD entitled "Maybe." The songs of the album are written by different authors and refer to different styles: chanson, variety, rock. In Krasnodar in 1999, the first solo performance of Alexander Marshal was held. In 2001, the artist held a concert in Moscow, within the walls of the State Kremlin Palace. The album "White Ash" was published in 2001. In the same year, the album "Special" appeared. In 2002, the musician publishes the album "Batya". This work he devoted to his father, as well as to people who are the guardians of peace.
The revival of "Gorky Park"
Gorky Park performed at the international music contest with Moscow Calling in 2009. In 2012 the band played in its first "gold" composition in the program "Evening Urgant". Soon the group took part in the festival "Invasion-2012". Also in 2012, the "Crocus City Hall" hosted the jubilee concert of the band, in honor of his 25th birthday.
Family and personal life
We have already talked in sufficient detail about who Alexander Marshal is. The personal life of the musician will be described later. The artist was married three times. He noted that he divorced his first wife because of her excessive participation in all his affairs. In the second marriage there was a daughter Polina. She lives with her mother in the United States. The third wife of Alexander Marshal - Natalia Vasilievna. With her our hero brings up a son named Artem. He was born in 1997, in Los Angeles. Before, for some time, the musician met with Nadezhda Hand, a member of the popular band "Brilliant". Such is the biography of Alexander Marshal, it will necessarily be supplemented with new achievements.