Sharip Umkhanov was born far from the centers of musical culture, but his work came into his life from an early age. He mastered the guitar himself. And I received information about music from those books that I managed to get in his native Chechen village. The star of the performer ascended when he moved to Moscow, where he got a chance to introduce the audience to the Voice show with his work.
From the biography of Sharip Umkhanov
The future Russian singer was born on March 29, 1981 in the village of Tolstoy-Yurt, near Grozny. Umkhanov is a Chechen by nationality. In his youth he was fond of musical compositions of the cult group Scorpions. Sam mastered playing the guitar, tried to sing. He gained knowledge of music from the few books that he found in his village - there was no music school nearby.
During the so-called second Chechen war, Sharip, who had graduated from high school by that time, managed to work on a construction site. And after hard work, he worked hard on music. And even managed to speak. The Chechen guy had a dream - he wanted to become a professional performer. And to achieve his cherished goal, Sharip was ready to work with anyone. However, Umkhanov understood that in order to achieve a high level of skill he could not do without an appropriate education.
In 2003, Umkhanov became a student at the University of Culture and Arts located in Krasnodar. He chose the department of music education. Sharip participated in creative competitions more than once. In the 4th year of study, he became "Student of the Year."
