Igor Slutsky: "Mariupol is my native city!"

Igor Slutsky came to Mariupol for a concert dedicated to the opening of the Illichivets stadium. During a break between performances, a man approached the singer. A joyful smile was visible on the face of Igor Slutsky when they hugged in a friendly way. It turned out that the Mariupol resident is a former music teacher of Igor Slutsky, director of music school No. 5 and his close relative Vladimir Mitin.

Singer and composer Igor Slutsky was born in 1967 in Sakhalin. And his childhood and youth were spent in Mariupol. He graduated from Mariupol School of Music bassoon class. Served in the ranks of the Soviet Army Far East musician in a military band. Moved to Moscow in 1990. He worked as a musician and arranger in the bands of Tatiana Ovsienko, Sergei Chumakov, Vika Tsyganova. He owns more than two hundred songs, among which there are many hits known to everyone: "Kalina Krasnaya", "Northern Wind", "Only Love" performed by Vika Tsyganova, "White Ash" performed by Alexander Marshal and others.

Igor Slutsky is a regular participant in television programs dedicated to music on the main TV channels of the country. Today, six albums by Igor Slutsky have been released, including in the series Legends of the Genre and Golden Collection of Chanson.

Already in the dressing room of the sports complex, Igor Slutsky answered questions for PR.

- How often do you come to Mariupol?

My father lives here, probably the most important relative. I have many friends and acquaintances in Mariupol, but I grew up here. Twice a year my concerts are held in Mariupol, in the worst case I come to the city once a year, but I try to do it as often as possible. I like to relax on the Sea of ​​Azov, so I came this summer.

How do you feel when you sing hometown?

Each of my performances in any country causes a storm of emotions, as this is my work. And in my hometown, of course, it is always more pleasant for me to perform. It is emotionally warm here, there are many familiar faces. Mariupol is my homeland, my native land.

- Today you sang "Do not exchange yourself for trifles." This new song- a gift for Mariupol residents?

Today was the premiere of a song that has not yet been heard anywhere, I recorded it this summer. It will be included in my sixth album. The song is narrative, with very good lyrics. I hope Mariupol liked it.

- Who writes the lyrics for your songs?

Various poets, but the main one is Vadim Tsyganov, husband famous wife We wrote a lot of songs with him. I collaborate with Mikhail Tanich, who wrote songs for Yuri Antonov, Larisa Dolina, he also has his own group "Lesopoval".

I'm getting ready to release new album, it will already include famous compositions written earlier. It remains to write three songs, and the album will see the light of day. However, I don't know when that will be, because right now I have a tight tour schedule I hope the event will take place soon.

- What songs contain words about Mariupol?

There is a song about the sea, where memories of Mariupol sound. There is also the song "Golden Maples" - a song about my youth, and maples really grow in the yard where I am used to live. This song is my father's favorite.

- Your father is probably your main admirer?

Quicker, chief critic. When I have the opportunity, I show my father new songs. When I doubt whether or not to release a song, I ask my father: if he likes it, then I release it, if not, then I sell it. He is my chief judge.

- Do you have enough time for your personal life?

My wife Victoria came with me today, who accompanies me at all concerts. And we met in Mariupol fifteen years ago. She is a native Mariupol resident. And we've been together for the last five years. Everything is interconnected: personal life, creativity, hometown.
Anna PRATSKOVA, Priazovsky Worker, No. 153 of October 12, 2007

Singer and composer Igor (Nikolaevich) Slutsky was born on July 17, 1967 on Sakhalin Island, in the city of Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky. In the mid-70s, the family moved to the mother's parents in Mariupol (Ukraine) on the Sea of ​​Azov, where the future composer spent his childhood and youth.

Igor Slutsky graduated from the Mariupol Musical College, bassoon class. He served in the Soviet Army in the Far East as a musician in a military band.

Lives in Moscow since 1990. In the early nineties he worked as a musician and arranger in the bands of Tatiana Ovsienko, Sergei Chumakov, Vika Tsyganova.

From childhood he was fond of writing songs, and over many years of honing his skills he wrote more than 200 songs, among which there are a sufficient number of hits known to everyone: “Kalina Krasnaya”, “Northern Wind”, “Only Love” performed by Vika Tsyganova, “White Ash” performed by Alexander Marshal, and the main hit is the song "Come to my house" performed by the duet of Mikhail Krug and Vika Tsyganova.

Igor Slutsky's songs are performed by many popular artists: A. Marshal, M. Krug, A. Kalyanov, V. Tsyganova, T. Ovsienko, A. Buynov, N. Baskov, A. Domogarov and others.

Igor Slutsky - laureate of the festival "Song of the Year - 2002". Laureate of the festival "Worthy song" "Radio Shanson-SPb."

In 2004, Igor Slutsky was awarded the "Chanson of the Year" award in the nomination " Best Composer of the year". Also a permanent member television programs devoted to music on the main television channels of the country.

In the process of writing songs, he collaborates with such famous poets as: V. Pelenyagre, E. Muravyov, V. Tsyganov, G. Vitke, I. Lesnyanskaya.

Currently released 6 albums. The most prolific year was 2001, when 3 albums were released: Wait a soul, Let's talk heart to heart, I'll be back. Further, after some creative break, albums were released: In 2003: If silence, in 2004: Cuckoos, in 2005: For Victory.

The songs of Igor Slutsky top the charts of many FM radio stations in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other Russian cities.

Discography:
2001 - "Wait a soul"
2001 - "Let's talk heart to heart"
2001 - "I'll be back"
2003 - "If silence"
2004 - "Cuckoos"
2005 - "For the Victory"
2008 - "Thoughts, my thoughts"

Singer, songwriter and composer Igor Slutsky was born on July 17, 1967 in Sakhalin. Igor's father is a native of the island, and his mother is a native of Mariupol. In a climate where snowy winter lasts for long months, and the summer is cool and short, Igor spent 5 years of his childhood, after which he moved to a town on the Sea of ​​Azov. Igor has been fond of writing songs since childhood. Therefore, he entered the Mariupol Music College to study. The musician got his first experience of performing on stage while playing in an ensemble created together with friends. They performed mainly in restaurants. In a musical group, Igor was a keyboard player. After graduating from school, future star scenes goes to the army, to the Far East. Continuing there creative activity playing in a military ensemble on drums. Returning from service in 1990, he moved to the capital, where he accepted an invitation to work as a keyboardist and made arrangements for a large number artists. Igor himself considers 1991 to be the beginning of his career. At that time, he made acquaintance with Tatyana Ovsienko, who left the Mirage, and began working as a musician in her creative team. At the same time, in Tver. Slutsky meets Mikhail Krug. Later, Igor will write the songs “Magadan”, “Golden Domes”, “Confession”, “Wait, Soul” and many others for the star of the chanson (the last Krug albums included nine songs, authored by Slutsky). Igor Slutsky considers 1995-2005 the most productive in terms of creativity. Exactly in 1995. Igor met the Tsyganovs. Vika and Vadim, having heard the songs of a talented composer, offered him cooperation. Vadim became a co-author of Igor, and about 30 songs were written for Vika, among them such hits as: “Kalina Krasnaya” and “Come to my house”. In 1996, Igor Slutsky and Vadim Tsyganov recorded an entire album for a certain young performer, who soon refused to cooperate with them. Then the microphone had to be picked up by Igor Slutsky himself. Initial doubts about the correctness of his choice were dispelled by a concert in Saratov, which was held with a full house. This was followed by cooperation with Yuri Antonov, Larisa Dolina, the Lesopoval group, Alexander Domagarov and other pop stars. The famous hit of Alexander Marshal "White Ashes" was also written by Igor Slutsky. All his songs are different from each other. Igor has more than 200 songs and 6 albums. He is a laureate of the festival "Song of the Year - 2002", as well as "Worthy Song" and "Radio Shanson-SPb", was awarded the "Chanson of the Year" award as the best composer of the year. Off stage, Igor leads the life of an exemplary family man. With his wife Victoria, he has been together since 1994 and considers her his real and the only love. At the time of their acquaintance, the musician was 27 years old, and Victoria was only 14. And Igor married another. Their marriage to Victoria is the third in his life. Now Igor is the father of two children. The family of the artist has a son Yegor and a daughter Katya. To set a worthy example for children, Igor Slutsky completely gave up smoking and alcohol and dedicates free time active sports.

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Lives in Moscow since 1990. In the early nineties he worked as a musician and arranger in the bands of Tatiana Ovsienko, Sergei Chumakov, Vika Tsyganova. From childhood he was fond of writing songs, and over many years of honing his skills he wrote more than 200 songs, among which there are a sufficient number of hits known to everyone: “Kalina Krasnaya”, “Northern Wind”, “Only Love” performed by Vika Tsyganova, “White Ash” performed by Alexander Marshall, etc.

The songs of Igor Slutsky are performed by many popular artists: A. Marshal, M. Krug, A. Kalyanov, V. Tsyganova, T. Ovsienko, A. Buynov, N. Baskov, A. Domogarov and others.
In 2004, Igor Slutsky was awarded the Chanson of the Year award in the Best Composer of the Year nomination. He is also a regular participant in television programs dedicated to music on the main television channels of the country.In the process of writing songs, he collaborates with such famous poets as: V. Pelenyagre, E. Muravyov, V. Tsyganov, G. Vitke, I. Lesnyanskaya.
Singer and composer Igor Slutsky was born on July 17, 1967 on Sakhalin Island.
Childhood and youth were spent in the city of Mariupol on the Sea of ​​Azov. Igor Slutsky graduated from the Mariupol Musical College, bassoon class. He served in the Soviet Army in the Far East as a musician in a military band.

Currently released 6 albums. The most prolific year was 2001, when 3 albums were released: Wait a soul, Let's talk heart to heart, I'll be back. Further, after some creative break, albums were released: In 2003: If silence, in 2004: Cuckoos, in 2005: For Victory. More information about the albums you can find on our official website. Igor Slutsky's songs top the charts of many FM radio stations in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities of Russia.

Repertoire:

• Kalina red (from the album Wait, soul 2001)
• Ment-Tatar (from the album Let's Talk Heart to Heart 2001)
• When I'm Gone (from the album Let's Talk Heart to Heart 2001)
• White logs (from the album Let's Talk Heart to Heart 2001)
• Three days (from the album If Silence 2003)
• Silence (Matrosskaya from the album If Silence 2003)
• Magadan (from the album If Silence 2003)
• And above the temple there are crosses (from the album If Silence 2003)
• The main life (from the album Cuckoo 2004)
• For victory! (from the album For Victory! 2005)
• Hold on, Alyosha (from the album For Victory! 2005)
• Rowan (from an unreleased album)

Childhood and youth

Igor Slutsky was born on July 17, 1967 on Sakhalin Island. Here he spent 5 years. Subsequently, the family moved to the warm resort city of Mariupol, located on the coast Sea of ​​Azov. This is the birthplace of the artist's mother. The boy was fond of music from an early age.

In an interview, Slutsky said that he was especially inspired by the compositions from the film "". Igor tried to independently select melodies from the film on the piano and improvised.

It is not surprising that the boy's biography turned out to be connected with music, because his relatives worked in the creative field. cousins Slutsky was taught to children in music school and his father played the guitar and accordion. The family constantly supported the child's hobbies and encouraged his activities.

The future artist entered the Mariupol Musical College, where he played the bassoon. Here, together with friends, he organized an ensemble in which he acted as a keyboard player. The team gave Igor an understanding of the features of joint work and allowed him to check theoretical knowledge on practice.

Talent and creative skills came in handy when the young man served in the ranks Soviet army in the Far East, in Amur region. He was assigned as a musician to serve in a military band.

Igor was lucky, because he did not have to interrupt his favorite business, and he continued to improve and develop in an interesting direction for him. After demobilization, Slutsky decided to move to Moscow to realize himself in business. But the craving for creativity won over pragmatic calculations.

Music

Igor Slutsky's career began as an arranger. The young man collaborated with pop artists. In 1991, he got a job at Music band. The same period had an acquaintance and joint work with singers and.

Igor Slutsky's song "Kalina Krasnaya"

iconic moment in creative biography the musician was a meeting with the Tsyganovs. Notable artists Vadim and supported Slutsky in his creative quest. Vadim turned out to be very close to Slutsky in spirit. Mutual understanding and friendship arose between colleagues.

Co-creation with the Tsyganov couple led to the creation of dozens musical compositions. The songs quickly became hits. During these years, only in the repertoire of Victoria there were 30 songs by Slutsky, which were regularly performed at the singer's concerts. The mid-nineties in the career of Igor Slutsky became a fruitful period.

Igor Slutsky's song "Time will tell"

In 1996 he started his solo career as a performer. This happened by accident. The young artist, for whom the author wrote several compositions, refused to include them in his own repertoire. Igor decided to work with the material himself.

Alexander Marshal performs Igor Slutsky's song "White Ashes"

In 1998, he released his first album, Likho. The disc consisted of humorous compositions, but also included several lyrical songs. The album included famous song“Come to my house”, which was later performed by the duet of Vika Tsyganova and Mikhail Krug.

Slutsky continued to engage in independent creativity and successfully combined it with work with the stars of the national scene. Among the artists with whom the musician began to collaborate, there were others.

Alexander Domogarov performs Igor Slutsky's song "For Freedom"

The songs "Golden Domes", "Confession" and "Magadan" were included in the repertoire of Mikhail Krug. Slutsky's compositions performed by artists allowed the public to take a different look at the stars. So the song "For Freedom" opened how talented singer. The actor often performs Slutsky's songs on his own and in a duet with the author.

Today, the discography of Igor Slutsky consists of 6 albums and 5 collections of compositions. In 2001, the musician released several compositions at once. In 2005, an album called "For the Victory", dedicated to the Great Patriotic War, went on sale.

Personal life

The musician prefers not to cover the events of his personal life and rarely shares information about his family in an interview. He does not encourage hobbies social networks, so his photo with his wife or children is very rare. Slutsky keeps his distance from fans who are accustomed to publicly discussing even the height and weight of idols.

The artist met his current wife Victoria in 1994. At that time, the musician was 27 years old, he had two marriages behind him. Vika was only 14, but Slutsky calls her his only love.

After the wedding, three children were born in the family: sons Yegor and Ivan and daughter Ekaterina. The musician tries to be good father and set an example in everything. Slutsky gave up alcohol and smoking, prefers healthy lifestyle life and sport, instilling love for him and children. In 2017, he celebrated his anniversary. The artist is 50 years old.

Igor Slutsky now

During his career, Slutsky wrote over 200 songs. Video clips are shot on them, they are performed on national teams and solo concerts Russian artists. Slutsky's songs constantly occupy leading positions in the music charts and are broadcast on the air of many radio stations in the country.

He continues to collaborate with Russian performers and pays attention solo career. In addition to musicians, Slutsky works with many poets. Among them are Inna Lisnyanskaya, German Witke, Victor Pelenyagre and others.

The musician participates in solo and combined concerts, acts as a guest of the festivals "Song of the Year", "Radio Shanson-SPb" and the winner of awards in nominations related to musical genre chanson. In 2018, Slutsky's single was released under the name "Chanson-Jurmala".

Discography

• 1998 - “I, you see, I was born like that”
• 2001 - "Let's talk heart to heart"
• 2001 - "Wait a soul"
• 2003 - "I'll be back"
• 2003 - "If silence"
• 2004 - "Cuckoos"
• 2005 - "For the victory!"
• 2008 - "My Thoughts"
• 2014 - "Three Brothers"
• 2017 - "Thank God for everything"