Composer Igor Slutsky is known for creativity in the style of chanson. He performs songs, often writes music and words for colleagues. Many domestic pop stars perform works created by him. This article provides information about the biography and personal life of the musician.
Biography of Igor Slutsky - childhood
A musician was born on Sakhalin in 1967. When the boy was five years old, his family changed his place of residence and moved to Mariupol. The move was justified by the fact that Igor Slutsky's mother was born and spent her childhood here.
The biography of the musician is associated with music throughout all the years of his life. Even as a child, he admired the work of Mikael Tariverdiev, early began to improvise on the piano. Igor's love of music was not accidental. His father was fluent in instruments such as guitar and button accordion. In this regard, parents gladly supported all of his son's creative endeavors.
Student years
Student years in the biography of Igor Slutsky occupy a special place. It was his studies at the Mariupol School of Music that gave the young man a good creative start. Here he was deeply immersed in the development of playing the bassoon. In parallel, Slutsky organized an ensemble in which he was a keyboard player. Work in a team helped him understand the features of teamwork and put theoretical knowledge into practice.
After graduating from college, Igor had to go to serve in the army. Here he was very useful creative talent. In the army, Slutsky was assigned to a military band, where he served the whole term. This experience occupies an important place in the biography of Igor Slutsky, as he managed to combine the compulsory service and his favorite pastime. Of course, the orchestra gave him a lot of new knowledge and skills. After demobilization, the musician decided to try himself as a businessman. To do this, he relocated to Moscow, but Igor's creative potential was impossible to appease. Financial matters receded into the background and music quickly burst into the biography of Igor Slutsky.
The first steps
At the beginning of his career, Igor worked as an arranger. Often, he collaborated with the most famous Soviet pop stars. Acquaintance with Tatyana Ovsienko led him to work in the collective of the singer. Soon, Slutsky was lucky to work with such eminent representatives of the chanson as Sergei Chumakov and Mikhail Krug. A significant moment in the biography of Igor Slutsky is his acquaintance with the Tsyganov family.
Vika and Vadim really liked the format of Igor's work, they helped him gain a foothold in show business. As a result, this creative union has given rise to many magnificent musical works. Songs composed by Igor Slutsky instantly became hits. Victoria Tsyganova, while working with Igor, received more than thirty songs that were in great demand at all concerts. They made the singer so recognizable and beloved.
Artist Igor Slutsky
1996 is characterized by the beginning of a solo career as a singer. He embarked on this path absolutely by accident. Once a musician wrote several songs for one young and little-known singer. But he refused to include them in his repertoire. Igor decided to try singing them on his own. Slutsky's voice was very suitable for chanson. His highlight was a light hoarseness, which was enjoyed by fans. His songs in the shortest possible time became megapopular, and the singer became truly famous.
In 1998, Slutsky’s repertoire had enough songs to release the album. He did not hesitate to do this and in the same year presented his debut album "famously". Most of the songs in it were with a humorous connotation, but he included in the album several lyrical compositions that his fans loved so much. The legendary song "Come to my house" was just on this disc.
The singer has already released six albums. The fans' favorite is the album "For Victory", released in 2005 and dedicated to Victory Day. The compositions are soulful, saturated with the spirit of patriotism and pride in their country.
Collaboration with famous artists
Despite the undoubted success of his solo career, Igor Slutsky did not stop working with the main stars of the country. A little later, he wrote many hits for Nikolai Baskov, Alexander Buinov, Larisa Dolina and other pop artists.
Particularly closely Igor collaborated with Mikhail Krug. Not many people know, but the songs "Golden Domes", "Magadan", "Confession" are the work of Slutsky.
Alexander Domogarov did shine on the musical Olympus thanks to the song "For Freedom". If Igor had not written it for him at one time, then the public would never have known about the musical talent of a famous actor. Now Domogarov often performs compositions written by Slutsky, Igor and Alexander often sing in a duet.
