Konstantin Meladze is a famous Russian composer, brother of Valery Meladze, a popular pop singer. If the public knows quite a lot about Valery’s personal life and work, Konstantin’s biography is not so well known in wide circles: a talented producer prefers not to stand out from the background of his “wards” stars.
Biography
Konstantin Meladze is of Georgian origin: he was born in Batumi in 1963 and grew up in a simple working-class family with his younger brother Valery and sister Liana. From childhood, he liked everything related to music, but the boy was not given to study at a music school. The teachers were sure that he had neither hearing nor ability. Nevertheless, Konstantin did not give up his hobby, having begun to independently master the game of the guitar, piano and other instruments.
After school, Meladze Sr. received a higher engineering education. His brother Valery also studied at the same specialty. In his student days, young men became members of the musical ensemble "April". It turned out that Valery had excellent hearing and vocal skills, and Konstantin was a very skilled composer and songwriter. The brothers decided to work together, and Konstantin wrote the wonderful composition “Don’t disturb my soul, violin” for his brother, with whom he performed in the TV program “Morning Mail”. The song became a national hit, and the brothers instantly turned out to be famous.
In 1995, Valery and Konstantin Meladze released the album "Sir", which became one of the best-selling in Russia. Then the albums “The Last Romantic” and “Samba of the White Moth” followed, no less successful than the previous one. In the early 2000s, Konstantin Meladze decided to start producing and formed the female pop group VIA Gra, which included Nadezhda Granovskaya, Vera Brezhneva and Anna Sedokova. The compositions of the collective took the top positions of all Russian charts, and several songs together with the collective were performed by Valery Meladze.
In the mid-2000s, Konstantin Meladze began active work on television. He wrote music for several holiday musicals, and also produced the project "Star Factory-7" with Valery Meladze. In 2014, Konstantin launched the “I Want to Meladze” project, the winners of which became participants in the popular boy band called “M-Band”.
