Gradsky is immobilized due to a severe injury. Alexander Gradsky appeared on the set of "Voices" in a wheelchair Alexander Gradsky and musical groups

During the show "Voice" on Channel One, all the creative youth of the project fell in love with mentor Alexander Gradsky. No matter how many compliments he was showered with! It would seem, where did the talk come from, as if he had a disgusting character? However, as the Yellow Newspaper found out after talking with the singer's once close people, this is not gossip.

Played guitar with teeth

The writer Ilya Voitovetsky recalled the people's artist:

- I nursed Sasha at the time when we were housemates with his parents. His dad worked late, and his mom was in a drama club and ran away to classes in the evenings. And they asked me to sit with Sasha. Years passed, and he, a recognized artist, came on tour to Israel, where I already lived. And I just published the story Maestro, where I kindly remembered Gradsky's parents. And I called Sasha, reminded of myself. He talked about the book and suggested reading it. He refused, and rather rudely: “I can’t read everything that various graphomaniacs write!” “Alexander Borisovich,” I answered, “but I nursed you little, and you wrote very warmly on my knees.” “Since then, I have managed to justify all of Russia,” the singer replied unkindly. I apologized and hung up.

And here is what a Muscovite, now a well-known astrologer Vadim Levin, told ZHG.

In the distant 70s, he and Gradsky were part of a musical get-together.

The group "Skomorokhi", which was created by the singer, thundered throughout the country.

“The halls were packed, there were a lot of girls,” Levin told us. - As soon as Gradsky began to sing, the girls began to take off their bras and, with a squeal, threw them at his feet. Gradsky played the guitar with his teeth, on his knees. Many girls caught him after concerts and were ready to give themselves up. But he rebuffed them very unkindly.

Could, for example, say that the girl has crooked teeth or legs. Colleagues in the group called him a charming impudent. By the way, they sometimes got girls whom Alexander had previously rejected.

First wife ran away to best friend

It is known that Alexander Gradsky had three wives. In the party they chatted, as if he was leaving each to young fans. But it's not.

- The first wife, Natasha Smirnova, was able to withstand his extremely difficult character just three days after the wedding. And then she ran away, ”Vladimir Mikhailovich Polonsky, who worked at Skomorokh, admitted in an interview. -

Subsequently, she married Gleb May, also from Skomorokhov. And happy with him to this day.

May was Gradsky's best friend. Now he lives in the Moscow region, teaches vocals at a music school, writes classical music. Gleb Borisovich told us that they had not communicated with Gradsky for many years. But Gleb Borisovich flatly refused to remember the past!

The second wife of the maestro, famous actress Anastasia Vertinskaya , still calls the ex-believer none other than Gadsky. Together they lived only 4 months.

The marriage with the third wife was a guest - they lived in different apartments. Apparently, this was the secret of a relationship that lasted as much as 20 years.

From the third wife, the singer has a son and a daughter. Daughter Maria was seen by the audience of the show "Voice". The son is an economist, he is fond of extrasensory perception. According to the stories of friends, he is a fan ... of the star of the "Battle of Psychics-13" American Vita Mano and even enters his fan club.

The fourth, civil, wife of the 63-year-old maestro Marina managed to stay close for almost 10 years. Even though they live together. The artist himself voices the secret of a long relationship as follows: according to the horoscope of Scorpio, we both “bite” and understand each other without words.

Gossips, on the other hand, talk as if a native of Kyiv is simply comfortable next to the famous and wealthy. Marina works in one of the modeling agencies in Moscow. She graduated from VGIK, but played only small roles in passing films. And as a model, she is not so in demand - after all, she is already 30. It is highly likely that her wife will head the Gradsky Theater, which the maestro plans to create this year.

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Alexander Gradsky - People's Artist, owner of a unique voice, worked with Western stars: Liza Minnelli, Charles Aznavour and others. The maestro is also known for harsh negative statements about his colleagues and show business in general.

So, he called the stage "well ... in business", and the artists - "gov ... o-stars." Many artists do not like Gradsky. For example, the Presnyakov family. Once Gradsky spoke unflatteringly about the vocal data of the wife of Vladimir Presnyakov Jr. Natalia Podolskaya. “Yes, I heard something squeaking,” he commented on her Eurovision number. But in Golos we saw a completely different Gradsky: not aggressive and even a little sentimental. Getting old?

Childhood and family of Alexander Gradsky

When Alexander was born, the family lived beyond the Urals in the Chelyabinsk region. Dad was an engineer, where he was assigned after graduating from the institute. Mom was an actress, but having gone to Kopeysk for her husband, she was forced to abandon the stage and career at the Moscow Art Theater, where she, as a young actress, was invited after the theater. In Kopeysk, she directed an amateur theater at the local Palace of Culture.

Only in 1957 did the family from Kopeysk move back to the capital. For some time I had to live with my grandmother near Moscow, and later my parents moved to the city in a small room in the basement, Sasha stayed with his grandmother. Only when it was necessary to go to school, he moved to his parents. At the age of nine, mother and father took their son to a music school, where he studied without much desire, learning to play the violin. He liked music, but the fact that at home it was necessary to play every day for several hours depressed him.

Alexander Gradsky - How young we were

At school, he preferred the humanities, while the exact ones were of little interest to him. The boy read a lot and already at fourteen he wrote his first poem. My mother's brother, together with the Moiseev Theater, often toured abroad, including the United States. Thanks to these trips, my uncle got records with modern Western music, which Alexander also listened to.

As a schoolboy, Gradsky began to try his hand at school parties, where he sang to the guitar or piano. He also attended the theater club.

The first songs of Alexander Gradsky

At fourteen, a teenager with the Polish student group "Cockroaches" took part in a number of concerts. "The Best City on Earth" is the first song performed by Gradsky as part of this group.

When Alexander was fifteen, the family moved into a nice apartment. At this age, the teenager decided that he would become a musician and singer with a name - Alexander Gradsky. He himself says that the serious passion for The Beatles prompted him to decide to continue his musical education.

Alexander Gradsky and musical groups

In 1965, the group "Slavs" appeared, which was organized by Alexander together with Mikhail Turkov, later the rest of the guys who became members of the musical group joined them. A year later, the ensemble "Skomorokhi" appeared, which performed songs in their native language, mostly Gradsky's own songs. The hallmark of the novice singer was his song "Blue Forest". In parallel, Alexander performed with the Scythians group, and then with Los Panchos.

There was never enough money for equipment, so the musician and his comrades began working at the Philharmonic. Having accepted the offer of David Tukhmanov, he went on tour around the country. Performances with Los Panchos continued, in addition, for some time he played solo guitar in VIA Electron. During these few years, speaking, Alexander never sang, being afraid to light up. The idea was to collect the necessary amount for decent equipment over several years of performances, and then perform in Moscow with Russian rock and roll.

Alexander Gradsky - Song about the Olympics in Sochi 2014

In 1969, Gradsky became a student at the Gnesinka solo singing faculty. His teacher was L. Kotelnikova. During his studies, he performed with solo concerts, where he sang with the guitar. Gradsky was among the first singers and musicians who experimented in rock with Russian-language lyrics. Around that time, the first sound recording experience appeared. The songs of "Skomorokhov" began to sound throughout the country.

The best songs of Alexander Gradsky

After graduating from the Gnessin Institute, Alexander began touring, his career quickly went up. During Gradsky's concerts there were always full houses. It happened that he gave four solo concerts a day, each of which lasted at least two hours.

In 1975, Alexander entered the conservatory, while working on several films in parallel. In 1976, the musician began working on the first part of the Russian Songs suite, and in 1978, on the second. The album with the same name was released in 1980. At the time, it was a significant work in rock music. The musician continued to tour, performing mainly with songs of his own composition. Soon he began teaching, first teaching at the Gnessin School, after a while at the Gnessin Institute, and then at GITIS, where he headed the vocal department.

The year 1980 was a turning point for Alexander's work, he moved into the category of "Protestants", his rock music contained both tragic satire and dramatic lyrics. His talent and voice were always taken into account, so if there were any troubles, they were small, but for the first time he went abroad only in 1988. It was a conference attended by people from cinema, politics and the arts.

Soon the musician reduced the number of tours and concerts. His desire was to create a Theater of Contemporary Music, for which he was given a building in the center of the capital, which required reconstruction. Gradsky often traveled abroad and worked on joint projects with Chris Christophersson, Sammy Davis, Liza Minnelli and others. He released a number of CDs in Russia and two CDs were released in Japan.

On Channel One, the show "Voice" was released, where Gradsky was one of the mentors. In both 2012 and 2013, a member of his team won. The wards of the musician were such contestants as Sharip Umkhanov, Sergey Volchkov, Yazilya Mukhametova and others.

Personal life of Alexander Gradsky

Alexander was left without a mother early. She died when he was only fourteen years old. In memory of her, he took his mother's surname and became Alexander Gradsky.

Gradsky's first marriage lasted only three months. Natalya Smirnova became his chosen one. The second official wife was Anastasia Vertinskaya. The wedding took place three years after the first marriage. Together they lived for only two years, although the divorce was issued only after four years. Immediately after the divorce, a third marriage followed. Alexander married Olga Fartysheva. The marriage lasted twenty-three years. They had a son and a daughter.

Alexander Gradsky at present

Now Gradsky has been living in a civil marriage for more than ten years with model Marina Kotashenko, who is more than thirty years younger than him. The relationship of today's wife Gradsky with his adult children can be called even.

In 1964, Gradsky, having learned that for the movie "The Elusive Avengers" they were looking for a guy who was good at playing the guitar, went to audition. They didn't take him.

There he met Misha Turkov, who also unsuccessfully participated in the tests. They talked and after some time decided to create a group "Slavs".

It is known that after graduating from school, Gradsky worked for some time at Mosfilm as a loader, then worked in the same position at a cardboard factory and even worked as a laboratory assistant, where his father arranged him.

The writer Ilya Voitovetsky recalled the people's artist:

And here is what a Muscovite, now a well-known astrologer Vadim Levin, told ZHG.

In the distant 70s, he and Gradsky were part of a musical get-together.

The group "Skomorokhi", which was created by the singer, thundered throughout the country.

Could, for example, say that the girl has crooked teeth or legs. Colleagues in the group called him a charming impudent. By the way, they sometimes got girls whom Alexander had previously rejected.

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First wife ran away to best friend

It is known that Alexander Gradsky had three wives. In the party they chatted, as if he was leaving each to young fans. But it's not.

Subsequently, she married Gleb May, also from Skomorokhov. And happy with him to this day.

The second wife of the maestro, the famous actress Anastasia Vertinskaya, still calls the ex-believer nothing more than Gadsky. Together they lived only 4 months.

The marriage with the third wife was a guest - they lived in different apartments. Apparently, this was the secret of a relationship that lasted as much as 20 years.

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Filming for the sixth season has just begun. show "Voice", which means that the program management has already decided on the composition of the mentors this year. Fans of the program remember how viewers and many music experts reacted negatively to last year's appointment of the show's management. After all, then Polina Gagarina, Grigory Leps and rapper Basta became members of the jury. Such a composition of mentors seemed incompetent to many - the stars were accused of not professionally selecting participants in blind auditions.

Apparently, this year the management of the show decided to listen to the wishes and comments of viewers and fans of the program. So, it became known that in the sixth season, the participants will be judged and their teams will be recruited by the “golden” jury, which included Alexander Gradsky, Leonid Agutin, Dima Bilan and Pelageya. This was announced by the General Producer of the United Directorate of Music and Entertainment Broadcasting of Channel One Yuri Aksyuta. A video announcing the names of the mentors was posted on the channel's website.

Fans of the program enthusiastically received the news about the return of the "golden" jury. However, many were alarmed by the news that Gradsky was coming to the set of the show in a wheelchair. According to eyewitnesses, the organizers of Golos even had to install a special ramp so that Alexander could sit in the mentor's red chair.

As it turned out, the artist broke his leg shortly before the start of filming. However, despite the accident, he decided not to give up work and accepted the offer of Channel One to participate in the sixth season of The Voice. Gradsky missed the fifth season of the program, from which, according to rumors, he refused due to disagreements with the management regarding his fee. However, there is another version - gossips claim that Alexander was very disappointed with the results of the fourth season, when not his ward became the winner and therefore refused to shoot in the fifth season. Neither the musician himself, nor his representatives confirmed these conjectures in any way.