Nikolay Rastorguev

The name of Nikolai Rastorguev is associated with the popular Soviet group Lube. However, the artist's merits are not limited to this: in addition to performing songs, he is also a successful film actor and active political figure who has achieved considerable fame in this field.

Nikolai Rastorguev was born on February 21, 1957 in the Bykovo village near Moscow into a simple working-class family. Father Vyacheslav Nikolayevich earned his living by turning the steering wheel, and mother Maria Alexandrovna was an unsurpassed seamstress who, after the birth of her daughter, began to work at home.

Dreams of a musical career began to visit Rastorguev as a child, after the boy saw the famous film "A Hard Day's Evening", where he first met the legendary British band The Beatles. Stylish guys, singing simple tunes, won the heart of the future musician, and soon, together with other boys from the yard, he began to imagine himself in their place. The guys took guitars and tried to compose music, but it didn't work.

Nikolai's dream did not find a response in the soul of his mother, who never tired of repeating to her son that his hearing was far from musical. But even this did not prevent the boy from performing as a vocalist in a musical ensemble for some time.

After school, from which the guy graduated with triplets, his parents persuaded his son to enter the Moscow Technological Institute of Light Industry. Studying did not inspire Nikolai at all, he soon began to skip couples, preferring to them the company of friends and entertainment. He did not take into account the principledness and responsibility of the headman, who regularly informed the dean about the students who did not appear in the classroom.

Rastorguev tried to settle this issue, but overdid it - the headman ended up in the hospital, and the university teaching staff harbored a grudge against the guy. The future artist failed the next session and was expelled from the institute.

Rastorguev was ready to give 2 years of military service. He saw himself in the ranks of the Airborne Forces, but his dreams were not destined to come true: the guy did not pass the medical commission. The education and knowledge of the young man was enough to get a job as a mechanic at the Institute of Aviation.

The lack of musical education and serious experience did not prevent Nikolai Rastorguev from realizing his childhood dream and becoming the vocalist of several youth groups. In 1978 he was a member of the popular six young ensemble, famous in the early 70s by VIA. At that time in the group there was a serious change in the composition, and it was not difficult for Nikolai to make friends with the new members. "Six Young" took part in the concerts of Vladimir Vysotsky, which allowed the young performer to learn music and theatrical art on the example of the legendary artist.

In 1980, they were joined by the still unknown vocalist Valery Kipelov, whose name some time later will be familiar to every lover of Russian rock.

The composition with Rastorguev was a success with the audience, and he soon became famous. Taking advantage of the popularity and recognition of the soloists of the Six Young Group, in 1980 the new leader of the Leisya Pesnya ensemble invited the entire ensemble to his place.

The talent of the guys, together with the serious, creative approach of Vitaly Kretov, made the "Leisya Song" collective popular, and their song "Wedding Ring" sounded on the radio for a long time.

Nevertheless, the ensemble was accountable to the Kemerovo Philharmonic and had to comply with the norms and standards prescribed by the state. Failure to comply with them - failure to pass the mandatory program - led to the abolition of the team in 1985.

Rastorguev was on his own, but did not plan to part with his dream. Already in those years, he began to nurture the idea of ​​his own team, but he considered that the time had not yet come, and began to go to auditions. The singer was interested in the group "Singing Hearts", but they refused to the talented and experienced soloist. Until 1989, Nikolai was the bass player of the Rondo group and the vocalist of the Hello, song!

In 1989, fate brought Rastorguev together with the talented composer Igor Matvienko. Their views on the future team completely coincided, which marked the beginning of a fruitful and successful union.

The name "Lube" was invented by Nikolai himself, as a child, he often heard various slang words, among them was the word "lube", which, in fact, meant "different." It most accurately characterized the essence of the group, their diversity in styles and genres of performance. A new stage began in the musician's creative biography, which brought him All-Union, and then All-Russian glory.

The ensemble became successful literally from the first minutes of its appearance on television, on the night of April 14 they sang the song "Old Man Makhno", which brought popularity to the ensemble and their permanent leader Rastorguev. Creating "Lube", Nikolai did not even hope for such a success, he did not imagine that his creation would be of interest to listeners for 30 years.

The prima donna Alla Pugacheva herself helped create a memorable stage image of the soloist, who considered that military-themed songs would be wonderfully combined with a soloist in a tunic and breeches. The artist listened to the advice of his colleague, and soon the whole group went on stage in a military role, as evidenced by early photos and videos of the performances. The form sat on the stocky, dense physique of the vocalist (Nikolay's height is 168 cm, weight - 70-80 kg) like a glove.

Shlyagers from the first albums of the musical group "Atas", "Don't play the fool, America!" were heard literally from every window of the immense homeland. Popular songs "There Behind the Mists", "Younger Sister", "Station" Taganskaya "," Horse "and others, which have repeatedly received the prestigious Russian musical award" Golden Gramophone ".

Rastorguev became famous, and his merits were recognized by the state: in 1997 he received the title of "Honored Artist of the Russian Federation", and 5 years later he became a People's Artist.

Later, the audience enjoyed the tracks from the discs "Zone Lube" and "Combat". And in the new century, the collections "Half-station", "Come on ...", "The guys of our regiment" were released.

The popular performer pleases the audience not only with his solo compositions: in a duet with Sofia Rotaru in 1998, Nikolai Rastorguev presented the hit “Zasentsyabrilo”. Later there were songs "Birches", which the artist sang together with Sergei Bezrukov, "Long" with Lyudmila Sokolova.

The second composition was performed in a duet with Ekaterina Guseva at the anniversary concert of Rastorguev on the occasion of his 55th birthday. And 5 years later, the group "Lube" and Alexander Marshal presented the hit "Sheepskin hare".

Nikolai is also known as a movie actor. His career began with recording a concert by Voznesensky, where he performed with the Rondo group in 1985. In the next picture, the artist also appeared before the audience in the image of himself. The film "Zone Lube" directed by Dmitry Zolotukhin was completely devoted to the work of the group and their songs. Each composition revealed the story of several people who were somehow influenced by the team.

From 1996 to 1997, Rastorguev took part in the filming of the musical television project "Old Songs about the Main", where he played several comic roles. In the future, given the image of the artist, he was often invited to military or criminal films. In the film "Check" the actor played the full role of the operative Gennady Rastorguev.

In 2015, a large-scale musical project was launched in memory of the great Soviet actress Lyudmila Gurchenko. In the film entitled "Lyudmila Gurchenko" it was planned to create the image of the actor and songwriter Mark Bernes, who was played by the permanent lead singer of the "Lube" group. The series premiered in the fall of 2015.

The popular performer has been married twice. The first time Nikolai got married in his early youth, when he was 19 years old, and the bride was 18. The chosen one of the future star of the stage was Valentina Titova, a neighbor in the yard. The friendship between them began in high school. This was the case when first love leads to marriage. After the wedding, the young people lived in the apartment of Valentina's parents, later they rented a room in a communal apartment. The couple thought about the children immediately - the first-born Pavel appeared in the family.

This marriage lasted 15 years. Talking about his personal life, the singer explains that he does not remember himself single, because immediately after the divorce from Valentina, Nikolai took Natalia, the second darling, to the registry office.

The artist's bride worked as a costume designer in the Zodchie musical group, which was on tour with the Lyube group, performing as opening act. The wedding ceremony took place in 1990. In 1994, they had a boy named Nikolai.

Rastorguev lives with his family in a country house near Moscow. The eldest son Pavel gave his father a granddaughter Sophia. Nikolai was informed that he became a grandfather when the Lyube group was giving a concert in London. At first, the singer could not get used to the new status, now the grandfather and Sonya are best friends. The girl is an excellent student at school, attends an art studio and a music school.

Nikolai Rastorguev is friends with the family of actors Dmitry Pevtsov and Olga Drozdova and even became the godfather of their son Elisey Pevtsov. A significant event took place in 2009.

In 2006, Nikolai Vyacheslavovich took up politics, joining the United Russia party. The artist believes that this is the only political force capable of bringing order to the country and raising it to a new level. Since 2010 he has been an active member of the State Duma of Russia.

In 2007, Nikolai Rastorguev began to feel unwell. An examination at the clinic revealed that he had advanced renal failure, which required constant hemodialysis. While waiting for the turn for a kidney transplant, the artist did not stop his creative activity and continued touring the cities of Russia. The only limitation was the availability of the necessary equipment in the clinics.

Two years after the discovery of the disease, Nikolai underwent a kidney transplant operation. In 2015, Rastorguev continued his treatment in Israel.

In 2018, Nikolai Rastorguev received an offer from the creators of the military drama We Will Not Say Goodbye to perform the soundtrack of the same name to the film. The song was recorded, and soon a clip appeared, which was based on footage from the movie.

This is not the artist's first job as a music performer for films. The singer's voice sounds in the previously filmed tapes "The Dawns Here Are Quiet", "August. Eighth "," Admiral "and many others.

In 2019, Rastorguev delighted fans with his appearance on the TV screen in New Year's programs. Nikolai took part in concerts shown on Channel One and the NTV channel.

1989 - "Atas" 1991 - "Don't play the fool, America" ​​1994 - "Zone Lube" 1996 - "Combat" 1997 - "Songs about people" 2000 - "Half-stations" 2002 - "Come on ..." 2004 - "Guys of our regiment "2005 -" Scattering "2009 -" Own "2015 -" For you, Motherland! "

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