Biography of Rodion Gazmanov
Rodion Gazmanov is a Russian singer, creator and songwriter of the DNA group. Although his career was started by his father, pop singer Oleg Gazmanov, the guy spent his whole life trying to achieve his goals on his own. Rodion did not immediately decide to study music: initially he wanted to become a successful businessman, but after some time he realized that he did not get as much pleasure from anything as from singing and appreciative listeners.
In the photo: Rodion Gazmanov
Sings, writes, rides
Rodion mostly writes songs himself, sometimes entering into some kind of collaboration with other authors. In 2021, the artist released his second solo album, “What is Love?” Oleg Mikhailovich is pleased with the heir: “He likes what I do. Sometimes these are things, genres and trends that he, as an accomplished artist, cannot afford in his repertoire. The cooler you become, the less opportunity to experiment,” the singer said in an interview with dailystorm.ru.
Nevertheless, the famous father does not always approve of his son’s actions. For example, when Rodion participated in the transformation show “Exactly”, where he portrayed Gazmanov Sr. with the song “Esaul”, after the performance the People’s Artist of Russia did not communicate with his son for some time, because during the performance he was not able to complete everything perfect, one acrobatic trick failed. “He didn’t talk to me for a month, okay, two weeks. The fact is that I didn’t perform the rondat technically very correctly,” said Rodion.
In addition to concert activities, the singer has another job - he writes about cars. At first, Gazmanov Jr. did this exclusively for his subscribers, but today he publishes reviews in specialized media.
Childhood and family
The future Russian pop star was born on July 3, 1981 in Kaliningrad, into the family of Oleg and Irina Gazmanov. The head of the family at that time had just graduated from the local music school and made a living by playing at the Kaliningrad hotel, and Irina was a graduate of the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology.
Parents of Rodion Gazmanov
According to Rodion, he decided on his future profession by the age of three. He often accompanied his father on tour, and once, looking at Oleg’s performance in Yeisk from behind the scenes, he realized: all these rehearsals, sound checks and flights of imagination are what he wants to devote his life to.
Rodion Gazmanov in childhood (pictured: with his father)
From the age of 5, Rodya went to a music school in Kaliningrad, where he learned to play the piano. Meanwhile, Oleg Gazmanov’s popularity grew, and he moved to Moscow, and then took his family with him. The boy did not grieve for his Kaliningrad friends for long - the capital opened up a lot of opportunities. In 1987, Gazmanov decided to shoot a video with the participation of his son (and their Giant Schnauzer named Corby) for a touching song about the missing dog “Lucy”. Soon the video was shown on the TV show “Morning Mail”, and the song became a hit. Rodion Gazmanov - Lucy The young artist regularly performed at his father’s concerts, performing “Lucy” in a duet with him. The boy admitted that he was never afraid to appear on stage in front of an audience of thousands, since he had repeatedly attended Oleg Gazmanov’s concerts and understood that there was nothing scary about it. Already at this age, Rodion could boast of his first serious fee, which he spent on sweets and favorite toys. But when the young man entered puberty, his voice began to break, and he had to give up performing.
Rodion often performed with his father
The performances did not conflict with his education: Rodion attended a gymnasium class, then studied for two years at a school with in-depth study of English. When Rodion was 15, his parents divorced - over 20 years of marriage, their feelings disappeared, Oleg fell in love with someone else. Irina had a hard time with the breakup, as did Rodion - for a teenager it was tantamount to the collapse of the universe. However, Gazmanov did not abandon his family and sent his son to study in the UK, where Rodion lived until 1998.
Business
As soon as the guy became an adult, he decided that asking his father for money was humiliating, and began to earn money on his own.
His first job was as a bartender in one of the Moscow clubs. The young man did not consider it humiliating and even years later recalled many funny stories he heard from visitors. Rodion showed himself to be a very responsible and honest worker, so he was soon promoted to manager. However, as the guy himself admits, he often returned to the bar to once again enjoy communicating with visitors. At some point, the guy started thinking about his own business and began studying financial management at the Financial Academy. Having received a honors diploma in 2003, he began working as a financial analyst at Detsky Mir. Subsequently, he had many business projects: he worked in real estate, helped promote artists, and advertised supposedly nanotechnological fertilizers. But all these years he did not leave music.
The beginning of the career of Rodion Gazmanov
Upon arrival, Rodion’s voice began to get rough, which is why he decided to take a little time off from singing and his musical career in general. Oleg Gazmanov also went through this stage of life at his age, so he supported any decision of his son. Relationships in the Gazmanov family were always built on trust and mutual understanding, which is why the boy grew up as a fairly independent, but at the same time very reasonable person.
Rodion Gazmanov decided to go into business. As soon as the guy became an adult, he began to earn money on his own. His first non-stage job was the position of a bartender in one of the Moscow clubs. The young man did not consider it humiliating, but on the contrary, after a long time, he recalled many funny and exciting stories he heard from visitors.
Rodion showed himself to be a very responsible and honest worker, so he was soon promoted to manager. However, as the guy himself admits, he often returned to the bar to once again enjoy communicating with visitors.
At some point, the guy thought about higher education, but he was in no hurry to apply to a music school. Then the young man’s goal was to create his own business, so he submitted documents to one of the best financial academies in the capital.
Rodion Gazmanov's height is 167 cm. It is worth noting that after graduating from university, Rodion received a diploma with honors and began working as a financial analyst. However, his activities coincided with a financial crisis, which is why he decided to switch to another industry.
Music
While still a student, the guy created the musical group “DNA”.
They met with friends in their free time from school and could escape from their worries. And in 2012, Rodion, tired of the endless crisis in the Russian economy, decided to devote himself entirely to the music business. Upon learning of his son’s decision, Oleg Gazmanov reacted emotionally - he called Rodion an “idiot.” Rodion Gazmanov’s first solo composition since “Lucy” was the song “Fly”. Viewers watched the video with caution, expecting another push of celebrity children onto the stage. But it turned out that Rodion, firstly, plays completely different music, and secondly, represents an independent creative unit.
Rodion Gazmanov - Fly In 2013, Rodion released his first studio album, “Antiphases.” Three songs on the album were written by his father, whose criticism Rodion always paid great attention to. Critics rated the album positively, noting the interesting combination of pop-rock, folk and blues, as well as the song “Lucy”, unrecognizable in a completely new arrangement.
Rodion Gazmanov on Autoradio
In 2015, Rodion was invited to the second season of the transformation show “Just the Same.” Among the images he absorbed were Nikolai Karachentsov, as he was in the film “Dog in the Manger,” Diana Arbenina, the lead singer of the “Beasts” group, and Andrei Gubin. In 2021, the musician also took part in the super season of the show, where the brightest participants from previous seasons were invited. Exactly: Rodion Gazmanov in the image of Diana Arbenina Gazmanov also took part in the fourth season of the vocal show “The Voice”. With the song “I Believe I Can Fly” he passed a blind audition and joined the team of Grigory Leps. True, he failed to reach the final: he lost to his teammate Vitold Petrovsky in the battle. Leps decided that Vitold’s aggressive presentation appealed to him more than Rodion, the very embodiment of good nature. Rodion Gazmanov. Blind auditions in the show “The Voice” In 2019, the artist revealed another side of his talent by taking part in the Channel One project “Main Role”, in which famous personalities recreated scenes from cult films. Thus, Gazmanov reincarnated as the hero Alexander Pankratov-Cherny, jazz player Styopka from the film “We are from Jazz.” He liked the acting experience, and soon Rodion could be seen in the play “Through the Bed”, staged by Elizaveta Arzamasova, and in the production of “The Tale of Silver Wings”, in the musical “Night of Miracles”.
Rodion Gazmanov as Stepan from the film “We are from Jazz”
In 2021, Gazmanov took part in the “Three Chords” program. In his performance, the audience heard the songs “Pigeons”, “Girl from Nagasaki”, “And you are my first love”, “Heartless Doll” and others. Rodion Gazmanov - Pigeons During the forced self-isolation, the artist did not waste time - after a long creative break, his new album “What is Love?” was released, which included 11 songs: both new and old hits like “Gravity”.
Album cover “What is love?”
Musical career of Rodion Gazmanov
While still a student, the guy created a musical group, within which he and other guys met in their free time from school and could escape from their worries. In 2012, Rodion decided to devote himself entirely to the music business. He was closely involved in the promotion of “DNA”, took up writing lyrics and editing them, so his songs always convey the sincere feelings of the singer himself.
His group became very popular not only in Russia, but also in the CIS countries, the guy began performing concerts and recording videos. A little later, Rodion admitted that from a financial point of view, promoting his own group is a very unprofitable activity, but the energy that listeners give during concerts cannot be compared with anything in the world. It is because of this that he continues his activities. Rodion Gazmanov - Gravity In addition, Rodion did not give up trying to build his own business, so he can boast of his nightclub in Moscow. He tries to prove himself in many areas, but he is truly happy only when performing on stage in front of loyal fans.
Personal life of Rodion Gazmanov
The real serious love in the life of Rodion Gazmanov was a girl named Angelica, an attractive, slender blonde, far from the world of show business. Their relationship lasted quite a long time, and the guy was already talking about her as a future bride, but the long-awaited wedding never happened. It was rumored that Oleg Gazmanov did not give his blessing for the marriage.
Rodion Gazmanov and his girlfriend Anzhelika
In 2013, the young man introduced a new girlfriend, Diana. The difference between the lovers caused a lot of noise: Rodion was 31 years old, and Diana was not yet 18. However, the relationship did not last long.
After this, Rodion began to appear at all social events and parties with different girls, but the guy had not yet found the soul mate with whom he would like to tie the knot. He claims that his heart is occupied with music: Fans do not believe that such a talented and attractive man could be lonely, so every now and then they make hypotheses about his love affairs. For example, Rodion is credited with having a serious relationship with Vasilina Krasnoslobodtseva, his backing vocalist, who allegedly gave birth to a daughter, Yesenia, in 2021 from Gazmanov.
Rodion Gazmanov and Vasilina Krasnoslobodtseva
Rodion has a Maine Coon named Sheldon at home. The majestic cat appears on the musician’s Instagram every Monday.
