Childhood
On December 13, 1969, in the city of Alma-Ata, Murat Ismailovich Nasyrov was born into the family of an employee of a plastic products factory and a taxi driver. Outside of work, the boy’s father loved to play traditional Uighur instruments for his family and read his poems, instilling in his son a love of music and national traditions. He is the youngest of five children in the family and was raised with older brothers and sisters.
Despite his creative nature, at school Murat showed talent more in the field of exact sciences than in music. After graduating from school, the guy goes into the army and does military service in Ashgabat. Interesting: it was at this time that he began to take an active interest in music and performed in front of his fellow soldiers in the division ensemble.
Biography
Born on December 13, 1969 in Almaty into a Uyghur family[1][2][3][4]. Mother, Khatira Niyazovna Nasyrova (1937-2020), worked at a plastic products factory; father, Ismail Sufi Nasyrov (1926-2003), worked as a taxi driver and was a poet[3][5], knew the Koran by heart, sang folk songs and played various Uyghur folk musical instruments. Murat was the youngest child in the family; he had two older sisters (Farida and Marita) and two older brothers (Najat and Rishat)[2][4].
He graduated from Almaty school No. 111, loved mathematics and physics. After school he served in the army. He began to study music in Ashgabat, in the army, in the musical group of the division[6].
Music career
After the army, he graduated from the Moscow Gnessin Music School, majoring in vocals. He started playing guitar at the age of 8.[7]
He received the Grand Prix of the Yalta-91 competition, a successor to the Jurmala competition, at which he performed the songs “Careless Whisper” from the repertoire of George Michael[8] and “The Half-Educated Wizard” from the repertoire of Alla Pugacheva, which earned him the highest mark from the jury ( Igor Krutoy, Vladimir Matetsky, Laima Vaikule, Jaak Joala, Vyacheslav Dobrynin, Igor Kornelyuk) [9]. As the winner of the competition, he performed his own songs “You Are Alone”[10] and “Two Days Before Christmas”[11]. Igor Krutoy offered him cooperation, but Nasyrov refused. He considered that, having signed the contract, he would not be able to sing his songs. [ source not specified 1998 days
]
In the early 1990s, he performed the opening songs for the Russian-language versions of the Disney animated series “Black Cloak” and “DuckTales.”
Nasyrov was introduced to Arman Davletyarov, his future producer, by A'Studio guitarist Baglan Sadvakasov[12]. In 1995, Nasyrov showed his recordings to the Soyuz studio. The producers liked the singer’s voice, and they released the single “It’s Just a Dream.” But the single, which included three songs, sold poorly.
The first album was ready, but, according to Davletyarov’s recollections, the label believed that it lacked a bright hit[12]. The poet Sergei Kharin, having written the lyrics to the song “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov” (the Russian version of “Tic Tic Tac” by the Brazilian group Carrapicho[13], a hit in 1996[14]), turned to the Soyuz studio to find a singer who would perform it . Nasyrov sang it better than anyone, and, to his surprise, it was this song that made him famous. Despite this fact, the singer was subsequently annoyed that a song that was not close to his musical style became his calling card and an integral part of concert programs[12].
In 1997, the first album “ Someone Will Forgive”
. The presentation at the Metelitsa club was attended by Alla Pugacheva, who, having previously heard the song “Someone Will Forgive” on the radio, showed interest in the unknown performer and subsequently was the first to support him[12]. Nasyrov was invited to concerts and shown on television. He performed at the gala concert “Surprise for Alla Pugacheva” in April 1997, where he sang “The Half-Educated Wizard.” According to Davletyarov, from the very beginning of his career Nasyrov performed live on principle, which led to scandals with the producer[12]:
| For example, there is a presentation of an album of some artist, he sings on stage through a stump, to a soundtrack, Murat comes out to congratulate him - and with his range he begins to shout so much that he removes the hero of the occasion. |
In 1996-1997, Alexander Iratov, producer and husband of Alena Apina, worked in the concert department of the Soyuz studio, who offered Nasyrov cooperation. Nasyrov and Alena Apina toured together, they sang their songs. The program was called “Electric Train to Tambov” after the names of the songs “Electric Train” and “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov.” Then the song “Moonlit Nights” appeared to the music of the 1975 Eurovision winning song “Ding-a-dong” by the Dutch group Teach-In, which Nasyrov sang in a duet with Alena Apina. In the fall of 1997, a joint program “Moonlit Nights” appeared, which the singers performed at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall on April 1 and 2, 1998. New songs about love appeared in Nasyrov’s repertoire, the most famous being “I am you, you are me.” And then he released the album My Story
.
In 1997 he received the Golden Gramophone award for the song “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov”, in 1998 - for “I am you, you are me.” Album " My Story"
in 2014, it was included by Afisha magazine in the list of “30 best Russian pop albums”[15].
In 2002, he released the disc Wake Me Up
.
The first song from the album is dedicated to his son Akim Nasyrov. Also, together with Sheff, he recorded the composition “Tsarina”, which was included in the album “ The Name of Sheff”
.
In 2004, he finished work on the Uyghur album “ Kaldim Yalguz”
("One left").
On June 28, 2005, he signed a “Letter in support of the verdict against the former leaders of Yukos”[16].
“The Climber and the Last of the Seventh Cradle” (2007) is one of the last works of Murat Nasyrov. The song was recorded with the participation of the Russian State Symphony Cinematography Orchestra.
Death
He died at the age of 38 on the night of January 19-20, 2007, falling from the balcony of his Moscow apartment on Vucheticha Street, building 15k1, located on the 5th floor.[3] The causes of the incident remained unknown. Journalists have repeatedly written about Nasyrov's drug use[17], but an autopsy performed at the Botkin hospital did not reveal traces of any potent substances[18]. According to the official version, it was suicide in a state of depression: this was also confirmed by the daughter, who witnessed the incident. Newspaper articles also discussed the version of the fall due to a careless choice of angle for photographing (according to the investigation, when he fell he had a camera with him and was holding an icon in his hands[19].
On January 22, 2007, he was buried in the “Dawn of the East” cemetery in Almaty, next to his father[3].
Career
After demobilization, his passion for music leads to a firm decision to connect his life with it and enter the Gnessin Music School. In parallel with training and improving his vocal skills, the guy repeatedly took part in various song competitions. The Yalta-91 festival brought him success: the soulful performance of Alla Pugacheva’s song (“The Half-Educated Wizard”) was awarded the highest scores from all members of the jury.
After the festival, composer Igor Krutoy made an offer to the talented young man to work together, but he, to everyone’s surprise, refused, guided by the desire to sing his songs.
Already in 1995, the aspiring singer brought demo recordings of his compositions to the Soyuz recording studio, which the representatives of the company liked so much that they immediately signed a contract with him and recorded their debut studio compositions: “It’s just a dream” and “Step”, which Soon they sounded from all television screens and radios.
The famous song “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov,” which became a calling card, was released in 1997. This is the hit of the group “Carrapicho” from Brazil, rewritten in Russian. She brought the first Golden Gramophone award (the second was the single “I am you, you are me”).
Also in 1997, his first album “Someone Will Forgive” saw the world. After this there was a series of duets with famous performers and performances on the stages of the capital and other cities, and in 1998 and 2000 two more full-length discs were released.
In 1998, the singer tried his hand at cinema (“War Romance”) and performing soundtracks for cartoons (“Black Cape” and “DuckTales” by Disney), and a year later he recorded several songs in English.
In 2004, Murat Nasyrov released an album in his native Uyghur language, “Kaldim Yalguz,” which, unlike the first Russian-language collections, never became popular. The public was accustomed to seeing him in the image in which he appeared to them at the beginning, but Murat himself, who became his involuntary hostage, wanted to perform different music, but did not find understanding. The beginning of the 2000s was not particularly successful for the singer in general: his popularity began to fall, and he did not release new albums.
His last work was the soundtrack for the film “The Cliffhanger and the Last of the Seventh Cradle,” recorded in 2007 with the accompaniment of the Russian State Symphony Cinematography Orchestra. After the death of the artist, in 2014, his album “My Story” was ranked by the publication “Afisha” among the 30 best on the Russian stage.
Biography[ | ]
Born on December 13, 1969 in Almaty into a Uyghur family[1][2][3][4]. Mother, Khatira Niyazovna Nasyrova (1937-2020), worked at a plastic products factory; father, Ismail Sufi Nasyrov (1926-2003), worked as a taxi driver and was a poet[3][5], knew the Koran by heart, sang folk songs and played various Uyghur folk musical instruments. Murat was the youngest child in the family; he had two older sisters (Farida and Marita) and two older brothers (Najat and Rishat)[2][4].
He graduated from Almaty school No. 111, loved mathematics and physics. After school he served in the army. He began to study music in Ashgabat, in the army, in the musical group of the division[6].
Musical career[ | ]
After the army, he graduated from the Moscow Gnessin Music School, majoring in vocals. He started playing guitar at the age of 8.[7]
He received the Grand Prix of the Yalta-91 competition, a successor to the Jurmala competition, at which he performed the songs “Careless Whisper” from the repertoire of George Michael[8] and “The Half-Educated Wizard” from the repertoire of Alla Pugacheva, which earned him the highest mark from the jury ( Igor Krutoy, Vladimir Matetsky, Laima Vaikule, Jaak Joala, Vyacheslav Dobrynin, Igor Kornelyuk) [9]. As the winner of the competition, he performed his own songs “You Are Alone”[10] and “Two Days Before Christmas”[11]. Igor Krutoy offered him cooperation, but Nasyrov refused. He considered that, having signed the contract, he would not be able to sing his songs. [ source not specified 1998 days
]
In the early 1990s, he performed the opening songs for the Russian-language versions of the Disney animated series “Black Cloak” and “DuckTales.”
Nasyrov was introduced to Arman Davletyarov, his future producer, by A'Studio guitarist Baglan Sadvakasov[12]. In 1995, Nasyrov showed his recordings to the Soyuz studio. The producers liked the singer’s voice, and they released the single “It’s Just a Dream.” But the single, which included three songs, sold poorly.
The first album was ready, but, according to Davletyarov’s recollections, the label believed that it lacked a bright hit[12]. The poet Sergei Kharin, having written the lyrics to the song “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov” (the Russian version of “Tic Tic Tac” by the Brazilian group Carrapicho[13], a hit in 1996[14]), turned to the Soyuz studio to find a singer who would perform it . Nasyrov sang it better than anyone, and, to his surprise, it was this song that made him famous. Despite this fact, the singer was subsequently annoyed that a song that was not close to his musical style became his calling card and an integral part of concert programs[12].
In 1997, the first album “ Someone Will Forgive”
. The presentation at the Metelitsa club was attended by Alla Pugacheva, who, having previously heard the song “Someone Will Forgive” on the radio, showed interest in the unknown performer and subsequently was the first to support him[12]. Nasyrov was invited to concerts and shown on television. He performed at the gala concert “Surprise for Alla Pugacheva” in April 1997, where he sang “The Half-Educated Wizard.” According to Davletyarov, from the very beginning of his career Nasyrov performed live on principle, which led to scandals with the producer[12]:
| For example, there is a presentation of an album of some artist, he sings on stage through a stump, to a soundtrack, Murat comes out to congratulate him - and with his range he begins to shout so much that he removes the hero of the occasion. |
In 1996-1997, Alexander Iratov, producer and husband of Alena Apina, worked in the concert department of the Soyuz studio, who offered Nasyrov cooperation. Nasyrov and Alena Apina toured together, they sang their songs. The program was called “Electric Train to Tambov” after the names of the songs “Electric Train” and “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov.” Then the song “Moonlit Nights” appeared to the music of the 1975 Eurovision winning song “Ding-a-dong” by the Dutch group Teach-In, which Nasyrov sang in a duet with Alena Apina. In the fall of 1997, a joint program “Moonlit Nights” appeared, which the singers performed at the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall on April 1 and 2, 1998. New songs about love appeared in Nasyrov’s repertoire, the most famous being “I am you, you are me.” And then he released the album My Story
.
In 1997 he received the Golden Gramophone award for the song “The Boy Wants to Go to Tambov”, in 1998 - for “I am you, you are me.” Album " My Story"
in 2014, it was included by Afisha magazine in the list of “30 best Russian pop albums”[15].
In 2002, he released the disc Wake Me Up
.
The first song from the album is dedicated to his son Akim Nasyrov. Also, together with Sheff, he recorded the composition “Tsarina”, which was included in the album “ The Name of Sheff”
.
In 2004, he finished work on the Uyghur album “ Kaldim Yalguz”
("One left").
On June 28, 2005, he signed a “Letter in support of the verdict against the former leaders of Yukos”[16].
“The Climber and the Last of the Seventh Cradle” (2007) is one of the last works of Murat Nasyrov. The song was recorded with the participation of the Russian State Symphony Cinematography Orchestra.
Death[ | ]
He died at the age of 38 on the night of January 19-20, 2007, falling from the balcony of his Moscow apartment on Vucheticha Street, building 15k1, located on the 5th floor.[3] The causes of the incident remained unknown. Journalists have repeatedly written about Nasyrov's drug use[17], but an autopsy performed at the Botkin hospital did not reveal traces of any potent substances[18]. According to the official version, it was suicide in a state of depression: this was also confirmed by the daughter, who witnessed the incident. Newspaper articles also discussed the version of the fall due to a careless choice of angle for photographing (according to the investigation, when he fell he had a camera with him and was holding an icon in his hands[19].
On January 22, 2007, he was buried in the “Dawn of the East” cemetery in Almaty, next to his father[3].
Why did Murat Nasyrov die?
On the night of January 19-20, Nasyrov, for an unknown reason, fell out of the window of his own apartment. Various versions were put forward about how Nasyrov died: some spoke of a premeditated murder, some said that he fell out by accident while trying to take a photograph, but law enforcement agencies believe what happened was suicide.
When Murat Nasyrov died, his body was transported to his hometown of Alma-Ata and buried there.
Family
In his entire life, the singer married only once, to singer Natalya Boyko, who performed under the pseudonym Selena. It is interesting that the marriage was never officially registered, and the wedding ceremony took place according to Uyghur traditions and customs. The couple had children: son Akim and daughter Liya, whose names appeared in the lines of Murat's songs.
Murat Nasyrov died young, leaving us with a bright memory and no less bright music that we want to listen to when thinking about something sublime, real. He has not been with us for a long time, but his voice still sounds on the waves of radio stations.
