Vyacheslav Zherebkin - representative of the "golden" composition of the legendary musical pop group "Na-Na". Vyacheslav became the "face" of the team in 1992, and has been working in it ever since. Smiling, charismatic, open, talented - it's all about him, about Vyacheslav Zherebkin.
Vyacheslav Zherebkin joined the Na-Na group of producer Bari Alibasov in 1992, after casting, bypassing numerous candidates, no less talented, but less charismatic and open. Bari Karimovich now recalls that it was precisely the smile of the young man that captivated him then, his sociability, of course, supplemented by excellent vocal abilities and an absolute musical ear.
Biography of Vyacheslav Zherebkin
Vyacheslav was born in the small village of Mescherino near Moscow, at the end of August 1968. The boy's family had nothing to do with art, but he grew up very versatile. He was fascinated not only by music - he was involved in sports (judo, football), performed in theatrical performances on the stage of his native school, was fond of photography. Music in his childhood was "represented" by drums, wind instruments and guitar. Moreover, he learned to play the guitar on his own, without the help of professionals. The motivation was compelling - Vyacheslav really wanted to be “cool” in the eyes of familiar girls.
After graduating from secondary school, Vyacheslav studied at a vocational school, where he mastered the working profession of an apparatchik in the field of hydrometallurgy. Then there was military service in the ranks of the SA, in the tank unit, which was deployed in Czechoslovakia. Vyacheslav Zherebkin was demobilized as a junior sergeant.
After the army, Vyacheslav "began to look for himself" in a professional way. Work at the factory, and then in a taxi did not bring satisfaction, the guy wanted more, was drawn to music. The first "tests" of himself as a musician were quite successful, but their scale did not suit the guy.
Vyacheslav Zherebkin - music as life
It was at the moment of the “crossroads” of life that fate brought Glory to Zherebkin with a childhood friend, with whom they attended a wind instrument class at a music school. Young people decided to try their hand at pop music, organized a group, went to the sites of local restaurants, played and sang at private events.
Such activity practically did not bring income. The guys understood that they needed the help of a professional. After a long search and attempts to break into the big stage, they were lucky - they met with the leader of the musical group "Cinema".
Career Zherebkina and his group was gaining momentum, they recorded the first song album, began to go on tour. But against the backdrop of the crisis in the country, this activity also began to decline. As a result, the group broke up. Zherebkin again had to look for work. He did not want to change music. Only the realization that his talent gives joy to people brought him professional satisfaction. Vyacheslav began to attend all auditions and auditions, and his efforts were crowned with success - he ended up in the Na-Na group of Bari Alibasov.
“Na-Na” with Vyacheslav Zherebkin
For an interview with the legendary producer Bari Alibasov, Vyacheslav Zherebkin came with his friend Vladimir Asimov. The meeting was rather unusual for the casting. The guys spent all day with Bari Karimovich, talked more than sang, left him well-fed and drunk, pleased with themselves and a new acquaintance. A week later, a representative of Alibasov called them and said that after a few days they went on tour as part of the Na-Na group.
Life in show business, according to Vyacheslav himself, at that time he imagined otherwise. It seemed to him that this would be only success, enthusiastic fans, a sea of money. The reality turned out to be different - Alibasov demanded full commitment, pointed to a high level of responsibility to fans, the members of the group worked "for wear and tear".
It was this approach of the producer that allowed the guys from the Na-Na group to avoid the development of star fever, and they are still grateful to him. Those who were not satisfied with such requirements gradually "screened out" of the team. Glory sings in the composition of "Na-Na" so far, and this speaks volumes.
Slava became the soloist of the group a year after he became a member of it. But in the creative “piggy bank” of Vyacheslav Zherebkin, there is not only a huge number of solo songs and albums of the Na-NA group, but also acting experience. He starred in two issues of "Old Songs about the Essentials", played the role of a cameo in several issues of the children's comedy television journal "Jumble" and in the comedy series "Zaitsev + 1".
