Alexander Soloduha is a popular Soviet and Belarusian performer. Many of his compositions were immediately remembered by listeners who appreciated the singer's vocal abilities. Alexander's penetrating voice is combined with memorable lyrics of the songs he performs. Pondering his life path, Soloduha chose between the career of a singer and an athlete. The creative nature of Alexander won in this struggle.
Alexander Antonovich Soloduha: facts from a biography
The future popular singer was born in the village of Kamenka, Moscow Region, on January 18, 1959.
When Alexander was in high school, he once saw on television the performance of the Pesnyary ensemble. From that moment, he understood what his calling was. At the same time, Soloduha was fond of football, rooting for Dynamo Minsk. Soloduha announced to his parents that he would either go to Pesnyary or try to break into Dynamo.
Soon father Soloduhi hit a car. He spent a long time in the hospital and needed care. Impressed by this tragic event, Alexander became a student at a medical institute in Karaganda.
In the first year of the university, Alexander assembled his own ensemble "Heirs". At the same time, he played for the institute's basketball team. However, from the first days of his studies, Soloduha realized that medicine was not his vocation at all. By this time, Alexander’s family moved to the capital of Belarus. In 1979, Soloduha transferred to the Minsk Medical Institute and successfully graduated in 1982.
First steps to success
After graduation, Soloduha mastered the profession of a doctor, while simultaneously participating in amateur art. Subsequently, he became a soloist in the pop orchestra of the Belsovprof Culture House.
The future singer also had the opportunity to work as an inspector of fish supervision. Directly in uniform, Soloduha went for a suppression to the Bolotny brothers in the Blue Bird VIA and to Bari Alibasov in the Integral. It was these professionals who convinced Alexander that he did not need to look for a place in musical groups. He was created for a solo career, pop artists inspired him.
In 1985, Soloduha arrived in the capital of Russia to enter the Gnesins' school. The listening was a success. However, in the Soviet Union at that time it was not allowed to enter secondary schools to persons who had previously received higher education. Then Soloduha went to Leningrad to get a job in an orchestra conducted by Igor Petrenko. They agreed to take it. But this time, plans were hindered by a lack of registration. Soloduha returned to Minsk.
Career of Alexander Soloduhi
Since 1987, Soloduha - soloist of the State Concert Orchestra of Belarus. Two years later, Alexander began to work in the theater of the song Yadviga Poplavskaya and Alexander Tikhanovich "Lucky Case". With this team, Soloduha traveled to many cities of the USSR.
Since 1991, Soloduha has been performing with the Carousel group, performing songs in Belarusian and Russian. At the same time, the singer takes part in television programs, speaks on the radio, travels with concerts in the republics of the former Soviet Union.
Soloduha took part in the first festival "Slavic Bazaar". In 1992, he participated in the competitions of young pop singers "Vitebsk-1992". Subsequently, Alexander repeatedly performed in the programs of festivals. In 2005, he participated in a gala concert of artists of the Republic of Belarus.
In 1995, Soloduha came to Russia, where he released the album "Hello, someone else's dear." A clip was released on a hit with that name, which quickly became popular. However, soon the circumstances were such that Alexander had to return to Belarus again.
A few years later, the singer once again came to conquer Russia. He began to collaborate with Alexander Morozov. In the fall of 1999, a video was released for the song "Kalina", which was actively shown on Russian television channels. In July 2000, the album "Guelder-rose, guelder-rose" was released, which was a success. And a few days later Soloduha again leaves for Minsk. Some of the artist’s songs migrated to the repertoire of the Radchenko brothers.
In 2005, the presentation of Soloduha's album "Hundreds of Kilometers to Love" took place, where he included songs from previous years and new compositions. Some songs from the album were performed on Russian radio for a long time.
In 2010, the singer released the album "You came true for me." A year later, a film was made about Alexander, dubbed "Daughters of my eye." In the frames of the film you can see Stas Mikhailov, who at that time collaborated with Soloduha as an author.
In the same year, Alexander recorded another album in Russia, which was released in November. Critics noted that the disc did not contain strong hits, and the material is more like compositions from albums of previous years. The experts also criticized the lyrics. But the music and the arrangements were appreciated by experts. There were a lot of unpredictable transitions in the songs of the album.
After that, Soloduha began work on new albums. In February 2015, his collection "Shores" went on sale.
In 2018, President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko awarded Alexander the high title of Honored Artist of the Republic.
