Sergey Minaev

Sergey Yuryevich Minaev is a famous showman, DJ, famous for parodies of musical hits of the era of the 80s and 90s.

Sergey was born in Moscow in January 1962 into an ordinary family. As a child, the boy attended a school with in-depth study of the English language, and at the same time graduated from a music school in the violin class.

Even as a child, at school skits, Seryozha was distinguished by his ability to turn serious things into a joke, to talk funny about versatile things and events, turning a boring performance into a farce. They say that Minaev learned this skill from his father, it was a kind of their signature, Minaev style of communication, as well as an excellent sense of humor.

After school, Sergei entered the circus school, on a variety art course, where he studied pantomime and step under the guidance of Ilya Grigorievich Rutberg and Alexei Andreevich Bystrov.

In 1983 he continued his education at GITIS, at the pop faculty. Minaev studied acting from Sergei Dityatev, and the people's artist Joakim Sharoev became the head of his course.

Having decided to connect life and creative biography with the stage, Sergei Minaev had no doubts about the correctness of this decision. However, his path to creative success and finding a place in show business was twisty.

In spite of everything, music occupied the main position in his preferences. The young man undertook his first musical experiments while still at school, when, together with his friends, he organized the rock group Gorod.

At first, the collective was instrumental, but soon Sergey took over the duties of a vocalist. Already in 1981 the Gorod group took part in musical events, among which was the MIPT rock festival in Dolgoprudny. After a bright debut, the band's musicians got into an episode of the feature film "I Can't Say Goodbye".

Minaev's solo albums and records were released much later, when, tired of the banal and monotonous work of a DJ at discos, he began to parody Soviet and foreign performers.

In the role of a DJ, Sergei first tried himself while studying at the institute. The student scholarship at that time was 40 rubles, and Minaev did not shy away from any part-time jobs. A student with a specialized musical and pop education behind him was able to do such a job.

Minaev led the first discos at the Moscow Aviation Institute since 1979. This was followed by invitations to prestigious Moscow hotels - "Molodezhnaya" and "Intourist". Such work paid well and gave access to the original records and albums of foreign artists, from the Beatles to the latest hits of the 80s. In those days, records and cassettes with imported music were in great shortage, so Minaev was incredibly lucky.

This opportunity, the parodist's own talent and energy prompted the artist to record Russian versions of popular songs, using the original music, his own arrangement and vocals. He recorded some songs, several times overlaying his voice over the original melody, so it seemed to the listeners that not one, but several people were singing.

In 1983 Sergei Minaev was recognized as the first professional singing disc jockey in the Soviet Union. His taste preferences influenced the development of the Russian stage at the turn of the 80-90s and its parody part.

The success of the covers performed by Minaev was so deafening that he released several compilations: at first they were ordinary magnetic cassettes, and a few years later LPs appeared and only then CDs.

Some performers, having heard their songs in the form of parodies and outright banter, were offended, while others took it calmly. Be that as it may, many critics argue that Sergei Minaev's performance sounds professional, and some of the texts in his translation have even acquired greater meaning and depth.

In 1987, Sergei first appeared on the professional stage, singing several parody songs at the Luzhniki arena, including the hits "Modern Talking" and songs by Yuri Chernavsky "Margarita", "Shaman".

In the same year, the artist collaborated with the film studio again. His voice sounded in the musical film "Island of the Lost Ships". Musical compositions performed by Larisa Dolina and Vladimir Presnyakov Jr. also appeared in the film based on the work of the same name by the writer Alexander Belyaev.

Following the popularity at home, foreign tours followed. Within several years Minaev visited Germany, Israel, Hungary, France, Ireland. The performer has the first videos for the musical compositions "Music Pop", "Voyage, Voyage", "Potpourri Modern Talking". These videos were filmed in the form of stage performances in which Sergei vividly conveys the depicted images. In 1989, the artist became the winner of the popular program of that time "Musical Ring". His rivals were the musicians of the Rondo group.

The singer's discography includes twenty albums and a little less than fifty song parodies, the most popular of which were "Carnival" (a parody of the composition Movie Music), "I hear your voice" (original - the song Modern Talking), "White Goats" (a parody of " Affectionate May ")," Sex Bomb "(a parody of Tom Jones) and other hits.

Sergey Minaev starred in a number of films in episodic roles. In the 90s, with the participation of the artist, the films "Our Man in San Remo", "Night Fun" were released, where Sergei Minaev intersects with Andrei Sokolov, Evgeny Evstigneev, Irina Alferova on the same work site.

The musician appears in the film-makers "Carnival Night 2", "The Newest Adventures of Pinocchio". In the early 2000s, Sergei Minaev transforms into the hero of the comedy sitcom "33 square meters", where he plays Vladimir Stanislavovich, the chief of Sveta (Anna Tsukanova).

In 1992 Sergei Minaev took part in the Russian production of the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar, in which he played the controversial role of Judas. In an interview, Sergei noticed that he tried to give an answer from the stage to the question: "Is Judas a traitor or an executor of His will?"

At various times Sergey hosted musical programs "50-50", "Morning Mail", "Two Royals", "Karaoke Street", "Championship of Anecdotes" and other programs.

Today, the showman is still energetic and attractive, as can be judged by the numerous photos on the Web and on television. Sergei still hosts the Disco 80s show, which takes place at the largest venues in the country, and participates in entertainment television projects, including New Year's lights.

The artist was not used to advertising his personal life, he always answered questions about family and children evasively. However, thanks to scant interviews, it is still known that Sergei Minaev has been happily married for more than 20 years. The artist does not have his own "Instagram" with personal photos, partly because of his unwillingness to share the details of family life.

He has an adult son, Sergei Minaev Jr., a student at the Moscow Higher School of Economics, and a beautiful wife, Alena, who left her career for the sake of her family and husband and devoted herself to home and raising her son. The showman's son also became interested in music, organizing his own rock band. The creativity of the young man is already familiar to the public, who is interested in rock culture.

Sergey met Alena at the dawn of his career, then the girl worked in the musical group of the singer Vladimir Markin. After Minaev's marriage to Alena, the musicians became relatives, because they are married to their own sisters.

Sergei Minaev has an older sister, who early married a Polish citizen and went to live abroad. She came to Moscow to give birth to her children - sons Jarek and Daniel, and since her husband was constantly busy, her brother Sergei met each time from the hospital. When the time came to give birth to the wife of Sergei Minaev, Alena went to the same hospital. The appearance of the showman with a new companion caused a lot of criticism from the medical staff. Elderly nurses were sure that the previous woman in labor was Minaev's real wife, whom he had already abandoned by that time.

Sergei Minaev's family is friendly, his parents, who alternately nursed three grandchildren, now live outside the city. Sergey Minaev got them a dog named Misha of the Mountain Dog breed (Alpine Shepherd Dog). Sergey Minaev considers love to be the secret of a long family life. He describes his position with the phrase:

Since Sergey Minaev is a football fan and plays for an artistic football team himself, an event like the 2018 FIFA World Cup could not pass by the musician. On the day of the opening of the World Cup, Sergei Minaev posted a comic video "Football and Validol" on the Internet, in which he described in an ironic form the feelings of a Russian fan about the game of the national team. The historical game of the Russians brought positive emotions to Sergey.

1984 - "Alushta" 1984 - "First Experiments" 1986 - "Collage" 1987 - "Radio" Abracadabra "1994 -" Why not? " 1996 - "Vote or Lose!" 1996 - "Are you ready to follow me?" 1997 - "Inimitable" 1999 - "Yes!" 2002 - "Back to the Future" 2006 - "Songs for Life" 2006 - "Pirate of the XX Century" 2013 - "Nothing Special" 2014 - "Just"

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Sergey Minaev Net Worth 2021

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Sergey Minaev Net Worth 2019

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Sergey Minaev Net Worth 2017

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