Not every Russian vocalist of any genre can boast of owning a voice of 4 octaves, like Sergey Penkin. More precisely - no one! It is in demand, but not public, rarely appears on TV screens. And the interest in his biography, personal life among fans is quite justified.
Sergey Penkin is one of the watchmen of Russian show business. Fans call him "The Silver Prince" and "Mr. Extravagance." Publications about him do not often appear in the press, and those who follow his work are interested in his biography and the secrets of his personal life. Who is Sergey Penkin, off-stage?
Biography of singer Sergei Penkin
Sergei Mikhailovich Penkin - a native of the city of Penza. He was born in February 1961, in a modest family of a train driver and a cleaning lady in a temple. Serezha grew up with three sisters and a brother. The parents did not have a high income, so the guys did not see any excesses in childhood.
Sergei Penkin's mother was a deeply religious person and tried to introduce children to Christianity. Little Seryozha sang in the choir of one of the Penza churches, planned to study at the theological academy at the temple, but in the end chose a secular life.
At the music school, the boy studied in parallel with the secondary. After graduating from the 10th grade, the young man entered the cultural and educational school in his native city, successfully graduated from it, and served in the Soviet army for 2 years.
In the early 80s, Penkin went to conquer Moscow. For 10 years he tried to enter Gnesinka. He worked as a janitor and a loader in order to somehow survive in the capital. And only for 11 years the stubborn Penza managed to conquer the selection committee and become a student of the Gnesins Russian Music Academy.
Sergey Penkin won the hearts of his first fans on the stage of the Lunniy restaurant in the Cosmos hotel. Then there was an acquaintance with Viktor Tsoi, who first brought him to the big stage, invitations to television broadcasts, tours of the USSR, foreign tours in England, America and France.
