According to independent experts, the genre of "Russian chanson" is popular with the vast majority of Russians. Academicians and janitors listen to these songs. Sergey Krymsky is a famous author-performer.
Starting conditions
To make a name for themselves in the company of peers, it is advisable for a teenager to have a guitar. And not just to have, but to know and perform a dozen songs, mischievous or mournful. Sergey Krymsky mastered the technique of playing acoustic guitar in a music studio at the House of Pioneers. The future singer-songwriter was born on March 2, 1968 in an ordinary Soviet family. Parents at that time lived in the famous resort city of Yevpatoriya. My father worked as an oilman. Mother was engaged in housework and raising children. The boy grew up independent and observant. Among peers stood out leadership qualities.
When the age approached, Sergei was enrolled in a comprehensive school and in music. He studied well. Although most of his free time was devoted to musical and vocal exercises. He composed songs about sailors and distant lands, about unrequited love and male friendship. After the eighth grade, Krymsky decided to get a specialized education in a nautical school. In 1986, he completed his studies and received the qualification of "2nd Class Marine Sailor". As a cadet, he recorded two of his solo albums, "Sea" and "First Step".
On the creative wave
A certified sailor was drafted into the army. The Baltic Fleet, based at the port in Jelgava, was designated the duty station. Here Sergey played in a garrison brass band, performed as a soloist with the Vityaz vocal-instrumental ensemble. After demobilization, he returned to his native shores, and entered the medical faculty of the Simferopol Medical Institute. He combined his studies with creativity. Krymsky was invited to the Bosporus group. The guys had to play in the evenings in restaurants and at festivals. After graduating from the medical institute, Sergey got a job at one of the local sanatoriums.
The professional career of Krymsky developed successfully. At the same time, he was gaining increasing fame as a performer. In 1998, at the festival of art song, which hosted Evpatoria, Sergey received the main prize. Two years later he was invited to Moscow to the post of director of the medical center. In the capital, Krymsky began to actively collaborate with performers, musical groups and theater directors. He wrote high-quality texts and musical accompaniment for performances and films.
