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Walter Afanasieff is an American music producer and composer who has become famous thanks to his collaboration with the stars of world show business. Today, a producer with Russian roots helps young performers find their way in art.

Walter Afanasieff was born in Brazil in 1958. Sao Paulo became the first home of a musician and producer. Fate brought his parents together in Brazil in an impossible way. Father Nikita Afanasyev is from St. Petersburg, and mother Tatyana, the daughter of Russian emigrants, moved from Harbin.

Two people from different parts of the world met and gave birth to a talented heir. At the birth of the boy, he was named Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev, and only after a while the first name was changed to Walter, and a double "f" was added to the surname. In addition to the son, the parents also raised two daughters. Until now, the producer's family speaks in Russian.

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The Afanasyevs did not live in Brazil for long. When Walter was 5 years old, the family moved to the United States of America. San Francisco became the new home of the future musician. Walter graduated from school there. From an early age, the boy studied music and already at school he realized that art was his vocation.

After graduating from high school, Walter entered the San Mateo Conservatory. But this university did not satisfy his thirst for knowledge, and the young man went to Europe to study classical music.

In 1978 Afanasieff returned to the United States. Producer Narada Walden offers him a job as keyboard player on Jean-Luc Ponty's tour.

Soon Walter begins writing music for Ponti and his band. Narada was pleased with the young composer's work and began to attract him to collaborate with pop stars. So in the creative biography of the musician, a period of work with Walden began, which lasted 10 years.

By that time, Walden had become one of America's largest producers. Under his leadership, Afanasieff worked with stars Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Barbara Streisand, Lionel Richie and others. This time became significant for Walter. The musician studied the work of a producer from Walden, grew up as a professional.

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Walter managed to realize himself most vividly in his work with singer Mariah Carey. For several years he acted as her producer and songwriter. The co-created hit Hero lasted 4 weeks in 1993 at # 1 on the Billboard charts. Later, the man created the track All I Want for Christmas Is You for the artist, the best-selling of Carey's songs. The hit was included in the artist's album Merry Christmas, which became the fourth for her discography.

Walter Afanasieff has worked with many stars, including Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Destinis Child, Ricky Martin, Lara Fabian and others. Unlike others, his work as a co-producer with the Australian group Savage Garden became.

In 1990, Walter signed a contract with Sony Music, where he took over as general producer. His taste and musical talent have fully manifested themselves in collaboration with Hollywood companies.

Afanasyeff participated in the creation of soundtracks for animated films and films "Beauty and the Beast", "Aladdin", "The Bodyguard", "Only You", "Hercules", "Game", "The Other Sister", "Madame Maid". The soundtrack to the film "License to Kill" about James Bond was special. The man co-wrote it with Walden.

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Walter's main cinematic success is considered his work on the song My Heart Will Go On, which was used in the creation of James Cameron's film "Titanic". For her in 1999, he received the first Grammy as a producer in the Best Record of the Year nomination, and the second Grammy in the Producer of the Year nomination in the next 2000.

Afanasyeff has repeatedly stated that he dreams of working with Russian artists. And such an opportunity presented itself to him in 2009 after meeting Yulia Nachalova. The American producer was impressed by the professionalism and unique timbre of the Russian woman's voice. Together they decided to record an album called Wild Butterfly.

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The work was carried out in a busy schedule, but Julia was ready to sacrifice for the sake of the result. According to the composer, after recording songs, the singer sometimes could not speak, such was the load on her voice. Nevertheless, the producer and artist decided not to lose touch in the future, and in 2015 they released a joint track "Wait for me".

The song was released during Walter's frequent visits to Russia. The composer was invited to play the role of a mentor in the flagship project of the Russia-1 channel, The Main Stage. His colleagues on the show were Russian producers Viktor Drobysh, Igor Matvienko, Konstantin Meladze and Maxim Fadeev. The casting of the TV project took place on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace. Walter's ward, Ksenia Dezhneva, made it to the superfinal.

In 2017, another representative of show business from the post-Soviet space impressed a man with his skill. It turned out to be a young Kazakhstani performer Dimash Kudaibergen. The American producer invited the guy to meet him in Los Angeles.

In the personal life of the producer, not everything always went well. Walter Afanasieff has been married several times.

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In a marriage with Corin, which was formalized in 1988, he had three children: daughters Christina and Isabella, as well as a son, Andrei. In 2017, Katy Cazorla became the wife of the producer.

Now Walter continues his professional career. One of the last projects of 2019, in which the producer played an important role, was the American competition "Discovery".

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The project involved 14 thousand musicians from all over the world. Afanasieff also devotes a lot of effort to teaching at his ISINA academy. The composer reports this from the page on Instagram, where he posts photos of a working and personal nature.

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