Vitaly Grachev

Vitas is a singer, songwriter, actor. His exceptional falsetto style aroused public interest and earned him unprecedented popularity.

The most famous song hits performed by him are "Opera No. 2" and "7th Element".

Vitas's real name is Vitaly Vladasovich Grachev. Was born in the Latvian Daugavpils on February 19, 1979. Vitas is the Latvian version of the singer's name: his passport contains the Russian name Vitaly. Soon after the birth of their son, the Grachev family moved to Odessa, where Vitas' grandfather Arkady Marantzman lived. The artist himself considers himself more of an Odessa citizen and a Ukrainian, since he left the Baltics in early childhood. Now Grachev has Ukrainian citizenship and Odessa registration.

Mother Lilia Mikhailovna simply adored her only son, tried to dress him better. At that time, there was a shortage in everything, and the woman sewed clothes herself. By the way, already when Vitas became popular, he performed for a long time in things sewn by his mother.

But with his father Vladas Arkadievich Vitas had a difficult relationship. He spoke about this in December 2016 on the program of Andrey Malakhov "Let them talk." The artist honestly admitted that he had not communicated with his father for more than three years. Vitaly's cousin said that relations in the family soured after his grandfather died. The singer was very upset by the death of his mother, who passed away in 2001. At that time, the parents were already divorced.

On the air, Vitas said that he had received a letter from his father, and so sincerely dad never spoke to him. The artist thanked Vladas Arkadievich for supporting him in childhood (it was he who bought him the first synthesizer), and invited him to celebrate the New Year together.

Vitas's parents had nothing to do with music. Only grandfather Arkady Marantzman loved to sing. The boy's father wanted to see his son as a football player, and the grandfather, behind whom there was a war, dreamed of a military career for his grandson. But the guy was drawn to music and drawing, so he not only studied at a comprehensive school, but also studied for three years at a music school to play the accordion.

And the boy also served in the local theater of plastics and voice parody. At first Vitas talentedly copied the movements of Michael Jackson, later he brilliantly parodied a variety of people, both men and women equally well. Soon Grachev began to study jazz vocals with teacher Anna Rudneva.

In addition to the stage, Vitaly loved to draw. His artistic work is reminiscent of the style of Salvador Dali. Also, the guy was fond of computer technology. After graduating from the 9th grade, Grachev went to conquer Moscow.

At the age of 14, Vitas wrote the song "Opera No. 2". When the guy arrived in the capital, he immediately began to cooperate with Sergei Pudovkin, who noticed an unusual boy back in Odessa. He becomes the producer of Vitas. And Sergei's mother, according to the singer himself, took care of him as his own, replacing his deceased mother.

With the help of Pudovkin, the first video for the composition "Opera No. 2" appeared, which the public immediately liked. First of all - by its originality: the audience was struck by the piercing falsetto of the young singer and the strange "gills" on his neck.

The performer began to engage in solo work in December 2000, therefore, it is customary to count the start of his creative biography from zero. After Grachev's debut on the Russian stage, many listeners and experts asked themselves: what is the secret of his amazing falsetto and how a man can pull out such high notes. Music critics and educators did not understand why the performer does not sing in the chest register.

A variety of fables circulated around the personality of the young singer. There were those who really believed that the musician was a descendant of Ichthyander, and the gills shown in the video were real. Some of the journalists even expressed their suspicions that the boy was castrated as a child.

Vitas' producer Sergey Pudovkin tirelessly explained that this was not a fraud, but a special arrangement of his throat and ligaments. Admittedly, few believed in this. For example, Elena Kirashvili, associate professor of the vocal department of the Moscow Pedagogical University, claims that Vitas' singing on low notes is not singing at all, but recitative, which is typical only for performers who have never done vocals.

Vitaly Grachev did not achieve success in the capital immediately. His first touring tours were a flop and did not generate income, barely covering the losses. But the producer of the performer did not give up, claiming that everyone who came to Vitas's concert would certainly become his fans. Colleagues on the stage claimed that Vitas sings to the soundtrack, but in fact all the concerts of the performer are held live.

It is noteworthy that Grachev managed to cover even Sergei Penkin, whose voice of 4 octaves was called silver. Vitas, on the other hand, takes 5.5 octaves, but, if necessary, is able to sing in bass. The performer released his debut disc single "Opera No. 2", attaching to it small pieces of his red scarf, which was allegedly around his neck in the video.

The video for the composition "Opera No. 1" was filmed in the Vietnamese Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It should be noted that Vitaly likes the East and its contemplative ideology. It was rumored that Vitas was ordained a monk in Tibet.

With solo programs, Vitas has traveled to dozens of countries throughout his career. Grachev is especially adored in China, where he is considered the most popular singer in Russia. In the Celestial Empire, Vitaly made his debut as an actor. He has starred in several films, including Mulan, The Master's Last Secret, and Party Making. In China, the official Vitas fan club has over a million fans, and a statue was erected in Shanghai in honor of the "Russian miracle."

But in his homeland, Vitas has not only fans, he also has enough critics. For example, Dmitry Umbrashko smashed the singer's work to smithereens, saying that only people with a very strong psyche can listen to his album “A Life-Long Kiss”. The same opinion about Vitas is Artemy Troitsky, who in one interview said that he did not see any difference between Vitas's songs.

Nevertheless, the artist has an extensive discography: 15 full-length albums and 5 singles.

The popular performer willingly accepts offers from the producers of popular TV shows. In 2014, Vitas took part in the first season of the project "Just the same" and surprised the audience with unexpected reincarnations. At the first stage of the show, he turned into Yuri Shatunov and sang his hit "White Roses", and at the third, he impressed everyone by reincarnating as Zemfira and Maria Callas.

The audience saw the participant they liked in the new seasons of the project in 2015 and 2016. Vitas appeared in the characters of Stas Mikhailov, singing his song "Everything for You", and also reincarnated as the lead singer of the group AC / DC, performing the hit Thunderstruck.

In May 2013, a loud scandal erupted around the name of Vitas: the singer's SUV knocked down a cyclist and, according to her, tried to escape from the accident scene. The girl managed to jump off the bike, which Vitas's car ran over first with the front and then with the rear wheels.

The incident happened on Friday evening near the All-Russian Exhibition Center (former VDNKh), when Muscovites were walking down the street, who became unwitting witnesses of the adventure. Then a video was leaked on the Internet, which shows that Vitas, apparently, was drunk. On top of that, the man insulted the policemen without hesitation in expressions.

Later, the singer's representatives reported that it was not the artist himself who was driving the SUV, but his driver. But eyewitnesses claim that it was Vitas who drove the foreign car. In the police, where they took the drunk and mischievous star, Grachev handed over the model of the Makarov pistol, which he threatened to hit the cyclist.

As it turned out during the investigation, Vitas had already found himself in such unpleasant situations more than once. In 2007, he was already deprived of the right to drive a car for almost 2 years for drunk driving. But a year later, Vitaly Grachev, being a citizen of Ukraine, received a new driver's license and again violated the traffic rules by driving into the oncoming lane.

In May 2013, Vitas refused to undergo a medical examination, and by the decision of the magistrate of the Ostankino district of the capital, he was deprived of his driver's license for a year and a half.

In July, Vitaly Grachev was finally charged. During the investigation, he admitted his own guilt. In August, the Ostankino court found the singer guilty of a crime and sentenced him to a fine of 100 thousand rubles.

In early 2017, Vitas reminded of himself again, but this time a scandal erupted around a young colleague from Kazakhstan Dimash Kudaibergenov.

A talented Kazakh singer took part in the "I am singer-2017" competition in China. Dimash Kudaibergenov became the winner of several rounds, winning incredible fame and love of Chinese music lovers. And the scandal erupted because in the second round Dimash sang Vitas's song "Opera No. 2", with which the Russian singer won the love of the Celestial Empire.

The Chinese media wrote that Vitas' producer Sergei Pudovkin filed a complaint with the law firm Watson & Band with a request to ban Kudaibergenov from singing his ward's hits. Meanwhile, in China, Dimash was already nicknamed the new Vitas, which the original bearer of the name hardly liked.

Vitas and his wife Svetlana Grankovskaya have been together for a long time. When they met, Vitaly was already a star, and Sveta was a 15-year-old schoolgirl. Their acquaintance took place in the theater of musical comedy. Seeing the girl backstage, Vitas immediately realized that it was love at first sight.

And he stole it. Today Grachev claims that only now, when he himself became a father, he realized the horror of such an act.

Vitas and Svetlana have two children. Daughter Alla appeared in November 2008, and the son was born on New Year's Eve 2015. The personal life of the spouses was happy, they have a strong family.

In March 2018, Vitas got into a scandal again. Grachev, in the courtyard of his own house on Rublevka, fired a starting pistol. This lasted for 5 hours. The neighbors called the police, but the singer himself refused to open the door to law enforcement agencies. The door was broken open, Vitas was taken to the police station, where a protocol was drawn up.

The musician also refused to undergo an examination for alcohol intoxication. At the site, 45 cartridges, four cartridges and a signal pistol were found. Then the neighbors said that such a shooting was not the first time.

The court sentenced Vitas to 7 days of arrest under the article “petty hooliganism”. For a week the artist was in the Istra special detention center. The musician's defender was a famous lawyer in show business circles - Sergey Zhorin. The media published photos and videos from the courtroom, and fans of the once beloved singer were extremely surprised by the changes in his appearance. The artist became very fat, his whiskey was touched by gray hair.

Later, he repeatedly apologized to his neighbors for disturbing them with his trick. According to him, that day he had a holiday in the house, and by shooting from the starting pistol, he expressed his joy.

Despite the scandalous reputation, Vitas continues to collect full houses. As before, he is actively touring, however, now more abroad. In September 2018, the singer joined the Evening Urgant program, it was the anniversary, the thousandth broadcast of the show. Grachev appeared before the audience in his new image (and new weight - he lost a lot of weight after the spring events). As the artist confessed to TV presenter Ivan Urgant, the best period is coming in his life and work.

Vitas dyed his hair, becoming platinum blonde. The man said that such a role is aimed at foreign countries. Today, in addition to China, he is expected in the USA, Mexico, Brazil. In Mexico, the singer put together a concert, which was attended by 250 thousand spectators.

At the end of August 2018, the singer presented a new song "Roll With the Beat". He also filmed a video for the song and recorded it together with the American hip-hop artist Nappy Roots. In the frame Vitas is in the space laboratory. Soon he flies to Earth, where he throws a party. Judging by the reaction on social networks, not all fans liked his new image and video. It is noteworthy that in the video the singer sings little, he makes more inarticulate sounds.

In September, he presented another new work to the audience - he released a video for the song "Give Me Love". There is no plot as such in the video, but the artist himself appeared in it in the form of a brutal macho. The same song in Russian reminded some listeners of the early work of the bands "Laskovy May" and "Modern Talking".

2001 - "Philosophy of Miracle" 2002 - "Smile!" 2003 - "Mom" 2003 - "Songs of my mother" 2004 - "A kiss as long as eternity" 2006 - "Coming home-1" 2007 - "Coming home-2. By the cry of a crane "2008 -" Hits of the twentieth century "2009 -" Say what you love "2010 -" Masterpieces of three centuries "2011 -" Mom and son "2013 -" Only you. The story of my love-1 "2014 -" I will give you the whole world. The story of my love-2 "2016 -" MadeinChina "2016 -" ComeJustForYou "

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