Oleg Gazmanov is a truly national artist. After 30 years of his musical activity, he remains in demand among listeners and collects full concert halls. The army of Gazmanov fans is not diminishing. In addition, for many, he inspires respect only for the fact that for his age he is in stunning physical form.
Childhood and youth
Oleg Mikhailovich Gazmanov was born on July 22, 1951 in the Kaliningrad region, the city of Gusev. Oleg was not the only child in the family. He has a sister, Elena. Oleg’s parents are natives of Belarus. The boy was lucky to be born in the postwar years, however, his parents were in the midst of military events. The father of the family during the war served in the Navy, while his mother was a cardiologist in the farthest corner of the country - in the Far East.
All childhood Oleg passed in Kaliningrad. Since this city was one of those that kept the memory of the terrible war, most of the children of that time entertained themselves with a search for weapons or any remnants of ammunition, which were then very much. Young Oleg was also fond of all this. The boy managed to collect at home a whole collection of military artifacts. In his arsenal was even a German easel machine gun, which the boy put on the windowsill and "shot" at the fictitious enemy while his parents were not at home.
Once, during the next such game, the machine gun fell right on Oleg’s leg, and if his mother hadn’t arrived in time, who knows what would happen next.
It is worth saying that some peers of the youth tragically died after careless handling of ammunition. Despite these accidents, the curiosity of young Gazmanov knew no bounds. One day Oleg almost lost his life. Walking around the surroundings of his native city, he came across an anti-tank mine, which attracted his attention. The guy began to disassemble the shell right on the spot, but the father who was nearby managed to stop the dangerous experiments of his son.
When Gazmanov was 5 years old, his parents sent him to a music school, where he studied violin. However, the maltese had no love for music. In addition, he did not like the strict teacher, who completely discouraged the boy's desire to master the instrument.
Since music education did not work out, the guy hit a sport. But here, it was not so simple. In early childhood, doctors discovered a heart defect in his presence, in the presence of which serious physical activity was categorically prohibited. But the young man worried little about these prohibitions and secretly from his parents, he ran away to practice in the gymnastics hall.
After some time, the disease, to the surprise of many, passed and the young man was taken to the section. From a frail and unprepossessing boy, he turned into the strongest in his group. He could have become a famous athlete, but a serious leg injury he received in grade 9 put an end to his sports career.
Gazmanov was an average of schoolchildren, interrupted from the "troika" to the "troika". After school, he became a student of the Kaliningrad Marine Engineering School (now BFFSA), which he graduated in 1973. After some time, he became a graduate student of his university and began teaching.
But work at the university attracted him less and less. Unexpectedly for himself, he realized that he was again attracted to music. Then, without a bit of doubt, Gazmanov entered the music school, from which he left in 1981 with a crust on his hands.
Musician's creativity
As a college student, the future Russian pop star played in various bands, such as Galaxy and Blue Bird. He also performed in one of the restaurants of his native city, which brought him a good income, which went to the maintenance of an already appeared family.
Many of Gazmanov’s entourage advised him to release his music and record albums, but for a long time he hesitated. After deliberation in 1986, he writes a song called "Lucy", but at the same time, his voice breaks down. Realizing that he himself would not succeed in performing the composition with all desire, the musician rewrote the text and gave the song to his son Rodion. Subsequently, the story of the missing dog named Lucy became mega-popular throughout the USSR.
So, Oleg Mikhailovich Gazmanov became a famous musician throughout the country. Having created a team with the name "Squadron", in 1991 Oleg released his debut album. Since then, the artist began to collect full stadiums and give concerts abroad.
The discography of the artist has 24 albums, among which there are collections of previously published popular songs.
