Viktor Saltykov

Viktor Saltykov is a Soviet and Russian pop singer, soloist and member of several popular groups such as Manufactura, Forum and Electroclub.

The singer was born in Leningrad on November 22, 1957 in a family of ordinary Soviet workers. According to the zodiac sign Scorpio. My father worked at a factory, my mother was an engineer. Victor's musical gift manifested itself in early childhood. He sang with pleasure at home, in kindergarten and school. The boy had a dream to become a singer.

Of course, like all boys, he kicks a soccer ball and plays hockey in the yard. Another hobby was tennis. For ten years he has been training with the honored trainer Tatyana Nalimova, receiving a youth category. At the age of twelve, Victor did not have a father, his mother and her sister have been involved in his upbringing since then.

To direct her son's hobby in the right direction, the mother gives him to the children's choir. At the age of 14, Viktor is given a guitar, he masters playing the instrument on his own, then continues his studies in a music circle. After eight years, he studies at a technical school, finishes it and receives the specialty of a technician-technologist for equipment for medical institutions.

At his uncle, a music lover, he finds a disc with a recording of the song "Girls" by the Beatles. The music and performance shocked the young man. In those days, a song could only be recorded on a tape recorder, and it was expensive. Victor and his friends work at a construction site, delivering newspapers to earn money for equipment. After he has the opportunity to record and listen to songs, he finally affirms that he wants to practice music and singing professionally.

Service in the ranks of the Soviet army, to which he was drafted in 1977, takes place in Germany. His military specialty is a radio operator. At the same time he sings and plays in an ensemble. Upon returning from service, he enters the Institute of Railway Engineers, as his mother wanted. In 1984 he finishes his studies at the university.

At the institute, Viktor is more interested not in the railway, but in musical studies, for which there were good conditions. Here he met Teimuraz Bojgua. Together they create the group "Democritus Well", in which Saltykov gets on the big stage.

In 1983 Viktor was invited to join the Manufactura group. The composition of Oleg Skiba "House of Million" performed by the collective at the Leningrad rock festival takes first place, and Viktor Saltykov becomes the best vocalist and winner of the Grand Prix. This performance becomes crucial for the musician. Alexander Nazarov draws attention to him, who after a while invites him to the Forum group.

Before moving to Forum, two albums by Manufactura were released. The members of the group paid much attention to the image - fashionable hairstyles and clothes. Over time, Victor realizes that for a professional, appearance is not the determining factor in success.

Soon the main composition of the group leaves for the army, and Victor becomes the soloist of the "Forum". In its composition, the singer gains incredible popularity and all-Union fame. The most famous hits of Saltykov "White Night", "Leaves Flew Away", "Horses in Apples" and others are associated with him. The group toured domestically and enjoyed overwhelming success.

The media call the collective a cult, numerous fans do unthinkable things. There was a case when a car with artists was lifted and carried in their arms. Can you ask for more? But Victor receives a new offer, accepts it and becomes a soloist of the Moscow group "Electroclub". Sergei Rogozhin takes his place in the Forum.

He receives an invitation to the Electroclub from David Tukhmanov, a famous composer who writes songs for the collective. There were two soloists in the group: Irina Allegrova and Igor Talkov. Victor replaced Talkov, who is leaving to start a solo career. The rest of the Forum's musicians are also moving to Moscow. The renewal of the composition ensures the super-popularity of the group among the youth.

New hits, clips, records and albums are coming out. Tours last for months, more than one concert is worked out a day. Such a busy life and incredible popularity are becoming commonplace for Victor. Despite the success and demand, he leaves the "Electroclub", as he gravitates towards serious music. This is how his independent career begins.

Since 1990, Viktor Saltykov has been working independently. The singer's discography is being replenished with new albums. Twice he participates in the popular TV show "Musical Ring". For the first time - in 1986 with the Forum group against Marina Kapuro and the Yabloko group. The second time was in 1999 against his ex-wife.

In the new millennium, Victor has a busy schedule, he participates in programs on television and radio. In 2004, at the Song of the Year festival in a duet with Tatyana Ovsienko, she performed the hit “Shore of Love”.

Victor also has many events in his personal life: two marriages and three children. His first wife was singer Irina Saltykova, whom he met in 1985. Daughter Alice was born in 1987. In 1995 the couple separated, the daughter followed in the footsteps of her parents - she is building her musical career in London.

The new wife, Irina Metlina, with whom they have been together for more than twenty years, gave birth to a daughter and a son. Svyatoslav goes to school, enjoys tennis, Anna receives a musical education at the University of London.

Victor values ​​his wife for the calmness and comfort with which she managed to surround him, considers himself to be indebted to her for all the good that she does for the family.

The singer's height is average (170 cm), but the exact weight, although unknown, clearly does not suit Saltykov himself. He announced this right at the concert in 2015. The artist asked the girls in the hall to share with him a recipe for harmony. Supposedly he runs and jumps, but there is no sense.

Viktor Saltykov is a socially active person, he regularly uploads new photos to Instagram. He has pages on Facebook and on VKontakte.

In 2017, Viktor Saltykov became a guest of the Secret for a Million program. His ex-wife Irina Saltykova also came there, where she said that during their marriage the man abused alcohol and more than once raised his hand to her. According to her, this was the reason for their divorce.

However, the singer hastened to refute her accusations of alcoholism and assault. A week later, the man became a guest of the "Stars converged" program, where he said that Irina was blatantly lying. He never had an alcohol addiction, and never received special treatment. Otherwise, he simply would not have a family today. Victor does not argue that many representatives of show business love to drink, but the whole problem of creative people is in their loneliness.

However, the topic of Victor and Irina's divorce is raised in almost every interview. Saltykov also spoke about this on the program of Yulia Menshova "Alone with everyone", of which he became a guest in January 2017.

In 2017, his daughter Anna became a member of the New Star Factory. It is noteworthy that the girl for the stage chose a creative pseudonym - Anya Moon. According to the project, she went confidently and immediately fell in love with the viewer. A surprise for everyone was her performance with her father. Together they performed the composition "The birds have flown away".

But he rarely communicates with his eldest daughter Alice. The singer believes that Irina is to blame for this. Despite the fact that Alisa is already an adult woman and she herself has the right to decide with whom to communicate, Saltykova all the time "puts a spoke in her wheels." In an interview, the man said that sometimes his daughter still writes to him, although she did not congratulate him on his anniversary.

In 2017, the singer turned 60, an anniversary concert was held on this occasion, in which Viktor Saltykov's hits were performed by his friends and colleagues: Tatyana Bulanova, Natalia Gulkina, Alena Apina, Kai Metov, Svetlana Razina and others.

Viktor Saltykov today continues to tour, participate in festive concerts, work in the studio, and attend social events. The musician writes songs, makes arrangements of hits performed by him in his youth.

In May 2018, reporters noticed the singer at the presentation of Vadim Kazachenko's new album. The journalists managed to get a short interview from the artist, in which they again asked questions about Irina Saltykova and her accusations against him. The man noted that he is no longer going to react to this anti-PR. And he called his ex-wife a tactless lady, to whom it is useless to explain anything.

1991 - “Army of Love” 1994 - “Silver Wind” 1999 - “Step by Step” 2014 - “Zero Gravity” 2015 - “Nostalgia for the Present” 2016 - “Nostalgia. New and best "2017 -" Autumn "

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