Biography of Valery Syutkin
Valery Miladovich Syutkin is a singer and musician, who is often called the main intellectual of domestic show business. He is a former lead singer of the groups “Bravo” and “Syutkin and Co,” as well as a number of lesser-known projects: “Telephone”, “Zodchie”, “Fan-o-Man”. Currently performing with the jazz group Light Jazz.
Legend of the Russian music scene Valery Syutkin
Height, weight, age. How old is Valery Syutkin
Height, weight, age. How old is Valery Syutkin - all these questions cause some bewilderment, because he seems forever young, energetic and a person who is always positive. Today Valery is already 59 years old, although this is a little hard to believe. He is 187 centimeters tall and weighs 76 kilograms. As you can understand, the man is in good shape, continues to maintain his positive image, in other words, in front of the fans is still the one who, with his enthusiasm, maintained a good mood for many years. But where did it all begin? Why did he decide to become a musician and how did he recognize good vocal abilities in himself?
Childhood and family
Valery Syutkin was born on March 22, 1958 in the center of Moscow, at 16/2 Podkolokolny Lane.
Valery Syutkin in childhood Already in adulthood, Valery, who is seriously interested in history and genealogy, established that his surname is of Ural origin. “In Perm there lived such a peasant - Nikifor Syutkin. He found the largest gold bar in this region. And my other ancestor was the right hand of Peter the Great in the Urals,” said the musician.
Valery's father, Milad Aleksandrovich Syutkin, is an engineer originally from Perm, a teacher at the Military Engineering Academy named after. Kuibysheva, specialist in underground military construction. Valery said the following about his father’s rare name: “The family legend says that my dad was born very handsome, so my mother awarded him that name.”
The mother of the future musician, Bronislava Andreevna Brzhezidskaya, was a junior researcher at a closed military research institute, where Milad Syutkin taught. Bronislava Andreevna’s ancestors were Polish Jews, who later settled in the city of Balta, Odessa region. But Bronislava was born in Moscow.
Valery Syutkin in his youth and now Syutkin’s parents met during classes in a dance club. When Valery was 13 years old, the couple divorced, which became a real tragedy for the boy. The boy spent the next years of his childhood under his grandmother's care.
Valery Syutkin's interest in music appeared in 1969. The boy saw the political program “Seven Days” on TV, but its content left him indifferent. But the opening song gave him goosebumps. Then he did not yet know that they were The Beatles, but he firmly decided to learn to play the guitar in order to play this composition himself. Interview with Valery Syutkin: about his first steps in music He quickly mastered the basic chords, but the guys in the yard convinced him to switch to the drums, promising a place as a drummer in a yard band. Having assembled a drum kit from scrap materials - tea cans and hat boxes - he learned to play.
Young Syutkin is the thunderstorm of women's hearts. In the eighth grade, he, having violated all conceivable labor standards, earned his first 270 rubles as a sales consultant and bought a real drum kit. He gained experience together with the school ensemble “Excited Reality”. Over time, in addition to drums, the musician mastered the bass guitar.
"Telephone"
After graduating from school and a short period of working as an assistant cook at the Ukraina restaurant, Syutkin joined the army. Valery had the chance to serve in a unit in the Far East, where he ended up in the military ensemble “Polyot”. At various times, many subsequently famous musicians passed through this group during their military service, for example, Alexey Glyzin.
Valery Syutkin in the army: member of the military ensemble “Polet” At first, Syutkin was a musician, but one day the soloist of the ensemble fell ill, and Valery was offered to replace him. It turned out that the drummer had a great voice, and he became the main soloist of “Flight”.
After demobilization, Valery got a job as a loader at the Belorussky railway station, and a little later became a conductor on an international train, where he worked for a year and a half. “Telephone” - “Twist Cascade” In parallel with his main work, Valery did not stop his musical activity. To questions about education, without which in those years it was impossible to get onto the professional stage, the singer answered that he graduated from the Kirov Music College in absentia. His diploma listed the specialty “choral conductor”.
In 1982, Syutkin met members of the then little-known group “Telephone”, who invited him to join the team. With his assistance, Telefon became a professional touring ensemble. Together with the musicians of VIA Telefon, Valery recorded the album “Ka-Ka”, all the songs in which are connected by a single storyline - the folk characters Suleiman Suleimanovich Kadyrov and Lev Abramovich Cascade.
Valery Syutkin and the Telefon group At the beginning of 1985, VIA Telefon released its second album, Twist Cascade. Syutkin's name was mentioned for the first time on the cover of the release. However, after some time the group broke up.
Getting to know music and starting a creative path
Surprisingly, the starting point that determined the child’s creative destiny can be defined quite accurately: the boy was 11 years old when he acquired a new hobby. This happened at the moment when the future rock and roller for the first time accidentally heard a beautiful musical theme coming from the blue screen. As it turned out, it was a composition by the Beatles. Following the desire to repeat the music that had sunk into his soul on his own, Valery Syutkin began to learn to play the guitar.
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The body of the first guitar was carved during a craft lesson, and the boy mastered the drums using hat boxes and coffee cans. By high school, Valery managed to save the money he earned and buy a drum set, a used one, but a real one.
The future composer gained experience by playing in neighborhood and school musical groups. Young musicians from the VIA “Excited Reality” at the educational institution preferred popular Western rock.
Having received his education, the future dude went to work in a catering establishment as an assistant cook, and in his spare time he did not stop improving in music. Syutkin repaid his debt to the Motherland in the Far East, where he did not abandon his hobby. On the contrary, Valery was a member of the army band “Polet”, where he somehow had to replace an ill vocalist, so he became the frontman of the group.
"Architects" and "Fan-O-Man"
After the collapse of Telefon, Syutkin instantly received an invitation to Yuri Davydov’s rock group Zodchie. Yuri Loza, a former musician of VIA Interval, who had recently joined the ensemble, called him there. The songs of Loza and Syutkin brought the previously unknown group all-Union popularity - Valery’s hits “Bus 86”, “Sleep, Baby”, “Time of Love” were in rotation on radio and TV, and the newspaper “Moskovsky Komsomolets” included “Zodchikh” in the top five the most popular groups of the Soviet Union.
In 1985, Syutkin joined Zodchi. In 1987, Zodchi was experiencing a crisis. After a tour of the Ukrainian SSR, Yuri Loza left the group, as a result of which the group performed extremely unsuccessfully at Rock Panorama-87. In 1988, the keyboard player left the band. Work on the new album “Garbage from the Hut” proceeded sluggishly - it was released only in 1989 and was received coolly. Against the backdrop of all the troubles, Valery decided to end his cooperation with Zodchimi.
After this, the group practically ceased to exist, putting an end to the sixth and last album “Pour” (1991), recorded with vocals by Alexander Martynov.
After parting with the “Architects”, Syutkin founded his own musical project - the trio “Fan-O-Man”, which existed for the next two years and became part of Mikhail Boyarsky’s troupe.
The discography of “Fan-O-Man” turned out to be meager - the only album “Grained Caviar” was released in 1989. The trio won the audience award at the international music television competition “Step to Parnassus”.
Professional music career
After the army, Valery was unable to find himself in the musical field, so the young man got a job as a loader, and continued to devote all his free time to music. Only in 1980 did Syutkin manage to join the semi-professional VIA Telefon, which within a few years rose to a new level and began touring with concerts in different cities.
The young musical group of Valery Syutkin seemed rather unusual due to the unusually small number of participants (only 4), styles of music unusual for Soviet ears, such as reggae, and the absence of a keyboard player. What also seemed seditious was that the guys did not include compositions by generally recognized Soviet authors in the program. Together, this did not appeal to officials, who directly recommended that the musicians find another place of work.
The next ensemble where the singer had a chance to participate was VIA “Zodchie”. Valery Syutkin was the vocalist and also played the guitar and bass parts. The team became famous for its parodies of the “Italian stage” and was among the top five on the Soviet stage.
In 1988, the musician left the group to create the band “Fan-o-man”. The artist’s creativity was reflected in the only album released by the group.
"Bravo" and Valery Syutkin
In August 1990, Valery Syutkin disbanded Fan-O-Man and moved to the rock and roll band Bravo in place of Zhanna Aguzarova at the invitation of the group leader, guitarist and composer Evgeny Khavtan. Valery Syutkin and Evgeny Khavtan, 1990 First time work in the team was marked by a debate about Syutkin’s hairstyle. At that time, Valery had unbridled hair, which absolutely did not fit with the “stylish” image of the group. The controversy over Syutkin’s hairstyle did not subside for quite some time, and, in the end, the frontman was forced to give in and bring his hair in line with “rock and roll standards.”
Work began on recording the album “Hipsters from Moscow,” which was released the same year and turned out to be quite motley. It must be said that after Aguzarova’s departure, Bravo experienced a lull. Suddenly, the song “Vasya”, recorded jointly by Syutkin and Khavtan, “shot out”. The video of the same name cost the group mere pennies, but it blew up all the music charts of those years. The group “Bravo” - “Vasya” Some of the songs included in the new record were recorded with Zhanna - these are the compositions “I’m sad and easy”, “King of Orange” Summer”, “Good evening, Moscow!”, “Fast train”, “Star Shake”. For these songs, Syutkin re-recorded the vocal parts, which were overdubbed onto the finished material.
Syutkin breathed new life into the group. Other songs were new and were already written by Syutkin and Khavtan - the iconic “Vasya”, as well as “Hold on, dude” and “Girl of sixteen years old”. In addition, Valery offered the group a song of his own composition - “I am what you need”, which later became one of the main hits of the group. “Bravo” - “I am what you need” On August 25, 1990, the group successfully debuted with a new lineup on TV project “Morning Mail”.
With the arrival of Syutkin, Bravo gained unprecedented fame. The group's image, built entirely on the attributes of the dudes subculture, suddenly provided the group with nationwide popularity. Ties became the key symbol of the Bravo group of that period, following the release of the song “Stylish Orange Tie,” which became a kind of anthem for Russian dudes.
From 1990 to 1995, Syutkin was part of the Bravo group. The peak of the ensemble's popularity occurred in 1993-1994. “Bravo” celebrated the decade in a big way with grandiose anniversary concerts, gathering packed stadiums throughout the former USSR. With the participation of Syutkin, the team released two more albums: “Moscow Beat”, “Road to the Clouds”, as well as a recording of the “Live in Moscow” concert. All records with Syutkin’s participation received multi-platinum status (in Russia, to achieve it, you need to sell 150 thousand copies of the album).
Music
The creative biography of Valery Syutkin continued after receiving his matriculation certificate. The guy got a job at the “Ukraine” restaurant, where he helped the cook and played in his free time. Soon the young man was drafted into the armed forces.
The future leader of “Bravo” served in the Far Eastern Military District, where, in his free time from his duties as a car mechanic, he continued to improve his musical skills. Valery Syutkin became a member of the military team “Polyot”, which “raised” Alexei Glyzin.
One day, the musician had to replace a sick soloist. This is how colleagues and listeners learned that the drummer can not only hit the beat on the drums, but also sing. The revealed vocal talent turned Syutkin into the main soloist of VIA.
After demobilization in 1978, the musician again had to start from scratch. Valery Syutkin worked as a station loader, but soon received a “promotion” to a train conductor that plied international routes. For a year and a half, Syutkin played music in his free time from traveling and tried to get a job in one of the capital’s groups.
Valery did not have a musical education, so when asked “where did you study?” I had to come up with a “legend” about the correspondence education received at the Kirovsk Music School. Syutkin said that he is a professional choir conductor.
In the early 1980s, luck smiled on Valery Syutkin - he met the musicians of the little-known Telefon group and became a member of VIA. In three years - until 1985 - the semi-amateur “Telephone” turned into a professional ensemble that toured the country. The group recorded their debut album, calling it “Ka-Ka”. Through all the compositions included in the collection, the connecting plot thread was the invented folk heroes Kadyrov and Cascade.
In 1985, the ensemble recorded its fifth magnetic album, calling it “Twist Cascade.” The name of Valery Syutkin was on the cover. But 1985 turned out to be the last year of Telefon’s existence.
The existence of VIA was replete with numerous obstacles to the work of the team. Under the USSR Ministry of Culture, the work of singers and musicians was closely monitored by commissions and artistic councils, who found it strange that there were too few participants in the group (4), and besides, their repertoire did not include compositions by Soviet composers, but their own songs with unapproved lyrics.
Valery Syutkin said in an interview that he was tired of fighting with officials and was forced to “confuse the tracks” of the team by connecting it with another called “Architects”. The “Architects” had their own leader – Yuri Davydov, who “ate the dog” in a masterly maneuver between bureaucratic reefs. The group is known for the fact that Yuri Loza worked in it, who, like Syutkin, was sheltered by the Architects.
The “relaxation of the regime” came at the end of the 1980s. The repertoire was legalized without fear of falling under censorship “scissors.” The group’s compositions “Bus 86”, “Sleep, Baby” and “Time of Love”, which had previously been heard on cassettes, began to be played on radio and television, they were included in rotation. “MK” included “Zodchikh” in the TOP-5 groups of the USSR.
In 1987, a crisis began in the group. After a disastrous tour of Ukraine, Yuri Loza split off from the group, starting a solo career. The fifth collection, “Garbage from the Hut,” was greeted by music lovers with indifference. Valery Syutkin left the team in 1988 and founded a new project - the trio “Fan-o-Man”. The musicians recorded an album, which turned out to be the first and last, but managed to receive a prize from the audience at the “Step to Parnassus” competition and worked as part of Mikhail Boyarsky’s troupe.
The turning point in the performer’s career happened in 1990. Syutkin received an offer from the head of the Bravo group, Evgeniy Khavtan, Valery agreed and took the vacant position vacated by Zhanna Aguzarova. During his five years of work in a rock and roll group, Valery Syutkin gained all-Union fame. He changed his repertoire, performing style, and even his appearance: the “stylish” image of “Bravo” forced the soloist to “style” his hair in a “stylish” way.
The first collection with the new frontman was called “Hipsters from Moscow”. It included the hit “Vasya”, which blew up the charts in the 1990s. A video clip for the song has appeared. Another composition of the album that “torn” music lovers is “I am what you need.” The song was composed by Valery Syutkin, and it became the band’s calling card for a long time. With the advent of Bravo, the half-forgotten subculture of dudes found a second wind, and a remarkable detail appeared in the image of the musicians - an orange tie.
The group celebrated its tenth anniversary loudly: concerts were held in major cities of Russia and attracted thousands of fans to stadiums. Valery Syutkin and the Bravo musicians recorded the albums “Moscow Beat” and “Road to the Clouds,” which became multi-platinum.
In the mid-1990s, the frontman left the band: he was tired of the busy schedule and working seven days a week. Being at the peak of popularity for five years exhausted his strength and required Valery to reboot.
Another reason for leaving Bravo was the differing views on the future of the team between Valery Syutkin and Evgeniy Khavtan. The composer and founder advocated for changes in image and style, but Syutkin did not understand why change what fans liked and had not outlived its usefulness.
After a short intermission, the singer founded a jazz group, giving it the name “Syutkin and Co.” The team recorded five albums. The first was released in the year the group was founded - in 1995. It included the hit song “7000 Above the Ground.” The following year, Syutkin and Co. recorded the disc “Radio of Night Roads.” In 1998, fans rejoiced at the release of the album “Far from All” with the title song “Far.”
Valery Syutkin presents surprises to fans, arousing interest with unexpected duets. He appeared on stage with Laima Vaikule, Andrei Makarevich and Muslim Magomayev. In 2002, with Muslim Magometovich, he sang the famous composition “The Best City”. In 2005, the performer changed the name and concept of the group, renaming it “Syutkin Rock and Roll Band”.
In 2008, the singer was given the title “Honored Artist of Russia,” and in 2009, the frontman pleased fans with bright videos for the songs “Good” (“Kiraki”) and “I’m not handsome” with lyrics by Mikhail Tanich. In 2012, the band recorded the album “Kiss Slowly”, which included the hit “Moscow-Neva” - a collaboration with the group “Romario”. A video clip was shot for the song.
Since 2015, the star of the 1990s has appeared on stage as part of the Light Jazz group. In the same year, music lovers saw the collection “Moskvich 2015,” which included “golden” hits of the 1950s and 60s, which became classics of the Russian stage. On May 9 of the same year, the singer gathered an army of thousands of fans on the square in Odintsovo, presenting the concert “What a pity, but you are not with me today.” Every year Valery Syutkin delights fans with his participation in the Chereshnevy Les theater and music festival.
The singer is invited to high-rated programs and TV shows. In 2001, he appeared on the “Two Pianos” project as a presenter. And in 2006, the singer, paired with figure skater Irina Lobacheva, participated in the “Stars on Ice” show. Valery Syutkin has repeatedly starred in the New Year's musicals "Old Songs about the Main Thing." And in March 2021, viewers saw the popular performer on the television project “Property of the Republic,” dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the birth of Andrei Mironov. Syutkin sang the hit “Island of Bad Luck”.
Valery Syutkin appears as a guest star in films. In 2007, he starred as the lead singer of VIA in the comedy “Election Day,” and in 2014, Dmitry Dyuzhev invited the singer to play himself in the film “Champions.”
Fans closely monitor news in the artist’s life and work on his official website and Instagram page, where Syutkin has 53 thousand subscribers.
Valery Syutkin after “Bravo”
In 1995, Valery Syutkin left Bravo. The decision was influenced by both the moral and physical exhaustion of the musician - the band gave a lot of concerts, maintaining the high standard of people's favorites.
But the main reason was the different vision of the future of the group. Khavtan realized that he no longer identified himself with the lyrical stylish hero so beloved by the public. Syutkin wanted to move in the same direction further. Having encountered rejection of this position, he created his own jazz group “Syutkin and Co.” Valery Syutkin - “7000 above the ground” In the same year, the hit “7000 above the ground” from the debut album of the new group “What is necessary” was recognized as the best hit of the year. Syutkin delighted the audience with his solo compositions. Likewise in duets with Andrei Makarevich, Laima Vaikule, Muslim Magomaev. Muslim Magomaev and Valery Syutkin - “The Best City” (2002) In 2005, the singer changed the musical accompaniment. From now on the group was called “Syutkin rock and roll band”.
Valery Syutkin and the rock and roll band In March 2008, Valery Syutkin was recognized as an Honored Artist of Russia.
Other projects
Syutkin is a fairly frequent guest on television. In 2001, the musical television game “Two Pianos” appeared on the RTR channel, the host of which was Valery.
In 2006, Valery, together with figure skater Irina Lobacheva, took part in the TV show “Stars on Ice”, starred in one of the parts of the popular New Year’s TV musical “Old Songs about the Main Thing”, and also made a cameo in the film “Election Day” by Quartet I.
Valery Syutkin in the film “Election Day” It is worth noting that Syutkin took part in the cultural program of the 1988, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012 Olympic Games.
Personal life of Valery Syutkin
Valery Syutkin, the idol of millions of Russian women, was married three times.
Syutkin does not like to talk about his first two wives. Little is known about the singer’s first marriage. Valery Syutkin met his first wife in the early 80s. As often happens, the youthful fervor quickly dried up - two years later the couple divorced. A reminder of Syutkin’s first serious love is his daughter Elena, a graduate of the Faculty of Economics of Moscow State University. In 2014, she gave Valery her granddaughter Vasilisa.
Only in his third marriage did the singer find family happiness. Syutkin’s second wife was the girlfriend of his good friend. The singer also prefers not to advertise her name. Alas, this relationship also did not stand the test of time. The reason for this is the musician’s love for the opposite sex. “I allowed myself a lot then that I don’t want to allow myself now,” said Syutkin. Even his son Maxim, born in 1987, did not turn Valery into a respectable father of the family. The wife knew about her husband’s adventures, but turned a blind eye for the sake of her son and the financial well-being of the family.
In 1992, Valery became interested in an 18-year-old Bravo costume designer named Violetta. And - unexpectedly for myself - I fell head over heels in love. Over time, their relationship grew from friendly to intimate romantic, despite the fact that the girl was in full swing preparing for a wedding with another young man.
Valery Syutkin with his wife Violetta In 1994, Valery and Violetta got married. Two years later, their beloved baby Viola was born. “I’ll come back from a tour and rush to my daughter with hugs: “My little leopard, my bird, my sunshine, Violusya,” the musician once shared his touching memories.
Valery Syutkin's youngest daughter Viola Syutkin's youngest daughter graduated from college in Switzerland, and in 2014 entered the American University in Paris.
Also in 2014, the singer’s name was often mentioned in the press in connection with the scandal. Syutkin filed a complaint against the Lurkmore portal, where his photograph was posted in the context of the joke “Hit a woman in... [the face].” Moreover, his mother told Syutkin about how his photograph was being distributed on the Internet. Why the intelligent and peaceful Syutkin became the reason for jokes of this nature is unknown. Perhaps it is his character that is diametrically opposed to this call that is to blame.
First wife: what is known about her, daughter Elena
The musician met his first wife, whose name Syutkin prefers not to name, in the early 80s. The marriage lasted two years. His wife gave Valery a daughter. Elena graduated from the Faculty of Law and works for a foreign company.
In 2014, Syutkin became a grandfather: his eldest daughter gave birth to a girl, who was named Vasilisa
Valery Syutkin now
Since 2015, Valery Syutkin has been performing with the Light Jazz group. As part of the collaboration, he released the albums “Moskvich 2015” and “Olympic”. The musician also collaborates with the group “Romario” - their joint videos “Moscow River” and “Without Mittens” became real hits of 2021. 2017: Valery Syutkin plays in the metro In the spring of 2017, the musician took part in the social project “Music in the Metro”. Moscow metro passengers were shocked when they saw Syutkin performing in the lobby of the Borovitskaya station. He played his hit song “42 Minutes Underground.”
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