Vadim Mulerman is a Soviet pop singer, whose peak of popularity came in the sixties. The first performer of the legendary sports "anthem" - the famous song "The coward does not play hockey." He stood alongside Muslim Magamayev, Joseph Kobzon and Eduard Khil.
Biography
Vadim Iosifovich Mulerman was born on August 18, 1938 in Kharkov. He lived in a typical Jewish family of the time. His father was a builder, and his mother was a dressmaker. Mulerman’s childhood passed in Kharkov.
Back in school, he became interested in singing. And after graduation, he entered the Kharkov Conservatory, where he studied at the vocal department. In 1963, the first performance was held in front of the general public: Mulerman sang in his hometown.
Career
The finest hour struck for Mulerman in 1966. He submitted an application for a contest of variety performers of the all-Union scale. The judges could not resist the stately guy with a lyrical baritone and gave him the victory. Then Mulerman sang the comic song "The Winning King." Initially, it was called "The Lame King" and fit well with the realities of the sixties, when the song "Black Cat" gained popularity. However, the censors of coal in the composition are ambiguous hints. Mulerman was admitted to the competition only after the verse was deleted from the song, and she herself began to be called in a different way.
After the competition, Vadim began an intense concert activity. He was also invited to television. By the beginning of the seventies, he became one of the recognizable singers of the Union. He was the first to sing such compositions known to many as “Lada”, “A coward does not play hockey”, “How good it is to be a general”.
Everything collapsed very quickly. In 1969, Vadim recorded the legendary Jewish song Hava Nagila. It was supposed to sound on the Blue Light. In 1971, the number was already recorded, but the then head of the Radio and Television Sergey Lapin, known for his anti-Semitic inclinations, ruthlessly cut it out. Mulerman then personally expressed everything to him. For this, he paid with the broadcasts on television. Concerts were also banned.
Soon, Mulerman continued to give concerts, including behind the cordon. He was respected by the Minister of Culture Ekaterina Furtseva. It was she who lifted the ban imposed by Lapin.
Mulerman performed with Utesov and Kroll orchestras. In 1976, Vadim had his own VIA "Guys from the Arbat."
In the turbulent nineties, Vadim went to live in the States. His brother needed a lot of money for treatment. Vadim went to America to earn them.
