What happened to Alexander Marshal. Alexander Marshall: the singer’s personal life

Alexander Marshal is rightly called one of the main characters in domestic show business and a real man. Millions of women are in love with the singer, and he himself, despite his age, continues to “huss.” However, into history Russian music he will come in like talented singer and a composer, and not just a “ladies man.”

A guy with character

Sasha Minkov (he is real name popular performer) was born in a small town in the south of the Krasnodar Territory. His mother was a dentist, and his father was an army pilot and designer. Accordingly, none of the boy’s relatives had anything to do with the world of art.

When it was time to go to school, Sasha told his relatives that, in addition to general education, he would also go to music school. Dad and mom agreed, warning their son that music lessons should not affect his academic performance. The son accepted the challenge and diligently prepared for both school lessons, and to piano lessons.

Soon the Minkov family moved to Tikhoretsk, where Sasha again found for himself music school, continuing to study piano playing techniques and independently learning to play the guitar.

Sasha performed in front of a large crowd for the first time in sixth grade. By that time, his father had been transferred to serve in the town of Salsk, and there local school Minkov Jr. created the VIA Stepnyaki. After rehearsing a little, the guys began performing on the stage of a local club, and a little later - at weddings and name days.

By the time he graduated from school, Alexander could not decide which path to choose for himself next. On the one hand, he wanted to be a pilot like his dad, on the other hand, he wanted to study music on a professional basis. In 1974, Sasha made up his mind - he took the documents to the Stavropol Higher Military Aviation School to train as a combat control navigator. It was at school that the nickname “Marshal” stuck to the young man.

Finding himself in a barracks position, Alexander was not at a loss, but immediately began organizing musical ensemble. This is how he managed to combine two dreams - to study as an officer and do what he loved.

However, after finishing his second year, the young man realized that music attracted him more than flying in the sky. It was not possible to just leave the army. After conversations in raised tones with the commander of the school and explanations with his own father, Marshal went to serve as an ordinary soldier for another year.

Conquest of Moscow and the West

But when the army finally said goodbye to him, the young man was able to devote himself entirely to music. The father, upset by his son’s action, refused to help him financially, and Alexander took on any part-time work. Before you become popular singer, he was a rescue sailor, a mechanic, and a musician in a restaurant.

At some point, Alexander realized that all his endeavors in his native land were marking time. Having collected his things, he left to conquer Moscow. In Belokamennaya, I accidentally came across an advertisement from which the musician learned that a certain Moscow group was looking for a bass player. The marshal responded to the offer and was right.

Having gained experience in “Flowers” ​​and “Araks”, Marshall supported Alexander Belov’s intentions to create a band that would present Russian rock to the whole world. This is how it was born legendary group"Gorky Park". Since 1987, Alexander and his friends set off to conquer the West and America.

Returning home in the early 90s, Marshall took over as vocalist of the group. In total, Alexander’s romance with Gorky Park lasted for 12 years - the vocalist finally left the ensemble in 1999, loudly declaring that the group had exhausted itself.

Steps to a solo career

The end of the 90s of the last century saw the beginning solo career Alexander Marshall. He recorded the compositions “Rain”, “Eagle”, “At the Crossroads”, “I’m Flying Away Again”, “Wait a Wait”, which immediately broke into various charts. In 1998, the singer presented his debut album"May be". The musician’s fans warmly greeted the subsequent albums of their favorite artist:

• “Where I haven’t been” (with hits “Letting Go”, “Sky”, “Old Yard”);
• "Highlander";
• "Special";
• "White Ash"

In 2002, the performer, together with the aspiring artist Ariana, recorded their version of the romance “I will never forget you” from legendary opera"Juno and Avos". This musical composition noted by many music critics. Then he recorded the discs “Dad” and “The Cranes Are Flying”

In 2008 former members Gorky Park decided to get together again and held several successful concerts. In the second decade of the new century, Alexander Marshall pleased his fans with the albums “Before the Rise of the Night Star” (2012), “Turn Around” (2012). In 2016, he recorded together with the group “ Living water"single "Tenyu".

In 2017, the singer successfully held a solo concert in the Kremlin. In addition to concerts and work in the studio, Alexander Marshall is also busy working on television. As a presenter, he hosted a series of military programs “Army Legends” on the Zvezda channel.

Secrets of personal life

The singer does not like to talk about his personal life. According to information that can be found from various sources online, Alexander has a wife Natalya, who gave him his only son Artem. According to other sources, Natalya is a popular performer, and he has two children (he also has a daughter, Polina, who lives with her mother in America).

In the early 2000s, the media wrote about the popular artist’s romance with Nadya Ruchka, one of the soloists popular group"Brilliant." The couple often appeared together at social events, but neither Alexander nor his wife Natalya commented on this relationship. The musician returned to his legal wife, who forgave her husband for his betrayal.

In 2018, information appeared that Alexander Marshal had a new hobby - a young journalist and model Karina Nugaeva, 36 years younger than her boyfriend.

According to the girl, she met popular performer during his anniversary concert in the Kremlin. The artist himself called the incident “chemistry.” The legal wife, again, did not comment on her husband’s new hobby.

Not long ago, Alexander Marshall underwent spinal surgery to remove a hernia between the vertebrae. Doctors strongly recommended that the popular artist exercise, and the singer regularly does planks. In his spare time, the musician also likes to collect models of military aircraft. His collection includes more than three dozen aircraft.

Alexander Minkov, now known as Marshal, is familiar with the Penza region firsthand. For three years, the singer served in Serdobsk in a helicopter regiment. He got there after being expelled from the Air Defense Forces Military School, where he studied in the specialty of combat control.

“Three years later I was released” Marshal was born into the family of a military pilot, so since childhood he dreamed of becoming a military man. After school, Alexander decided to continue his father’s work and in 1974 he entered the Stavropol Higher Military School of Air Defense Forces to major in combat control navigator. But soon the guy realized that he was in a hurry to choose military career. The desire to study music seriously and professionally prevailed over the desire to become an officer. He abandoned his studies and was soon expelled from the military school. That same year, Marshal was called up for military service in the city of Serdobsk. Despite the fact that the future singer served in our region, he met Penza only when he was a famous performer. Because during my service in Serdobsk it was impossible to visit our city. - Yes, and where could a soldier go without a penny in his pocket! In addition, the dismissal was only given for one day,” says Alexander Marshal’s press manager Yulya Borisova. The singer himself, every time he visits Penza, involuntarily remembers that he once served here: - Yes, I remember as now, it was May 11, 1977 - the day of my demobilization from the army. And after three years of military service, one might say, I was released. To be honest, I just had tears welling up from the feeling of spring and freedom. After the army, Alexander Marshal worked as a rescue sailor in Crimea, and then as a mechanic at the Soyuzattraction company. This was the end of his professional search. Alexander began to study music exclusively.

Friends nicknamed him Marshal Despite his childhood dream of a military career, Marshall studied music since childhood. When I went to secondary school, and this was in 1964, at the same time I entered the music school in piano class. And he mastered the skills of playing the guitar on his own and already at school formed his own group “Stepnyaki”. I wrote my first song at the age of 15. Alexander also had his own group at the military school. Here, Alexander Minkov’s friends gave him the nickname Marshal. “At the school, in parallel with my own vocal-instrumental ensemble, there was another ensemble, which was located at the school orchestra,” says the singer. - The ensemble was called “Pilgrims”, the guys sang in three voices. I also sometimes joined them, and we sang in four voices. It was so great! I just remember - they sang so purely and beautifully. “Pilgrims” once told me: “You probably want to become a field marshal when you finish school?” I say: “I don’t know.” And so it went - it stuck. Field Marshal, Marshal... From that time on, Alexander Minkov became Marshal. Although this nickname was predetermined by fate much earlier. Once, as a child, Alexander watched a military parade on TV with his parents. They showed the Minister of Defense driving through Red Square in an open limousine and congratulating them on the holiday. And then Sasha told his mother that he would also drive a car, like that marshal. His mother advised him to at least become his driver.

Dossier "KP"

Marshal (Minkov) Alexander Vitalievich was born in the city of Korenovsk Krasnoyarsk Territory. He came to Moscow immediately after the 1980 Olympics. He worked first in restaurants, at Mosconcert, and also with many musical groups. Then he began working in the rock group Gorky Park. Currently lives in Moscow, married, has a son, Artem.

Alexander Marshal fell in love on the occasion of the coming spring. Such rumors began to spread after former soloist group "Gorky Park" appeared at a social event in the company of a St. Petersburg model named Yulia, who younger than the singer for 30 years. The lovers demonstrated all evening tender feelings. Everything would be fine, but Marshall obviously forgot his legal wife at home.

The singer has been married to Natalya Minkova for two decades, and their son Artyom is now 18. The singer does not say anything about divorce and, perhaps, will not say anything. In the mid-2000s, a similar story with Marshall already happened. Then secular gossips claimed: they had more than just a creative relationship with the lead singer of “Brilliant” Nadya Ruchka.

Edita Piekha never saw her great-grandson. And he is already almost 2 years old! In 2014, Stas Piekha and his wife, model and DJ Natalya Gorchakova, became the parents of a son, Petya, whom, as it recently turned out, they were never able to introduce to their famous great-grandmother. Edita Stanislavovna explained: it’s all because of the distance.

She lives in St. Petersburg, and Stas and his family live in Moscow. For the 78-year-old singer, the path is not short. And Piekha Jr. has been too busy all these two years to get to northern capital. So for now, the founder and future successor of the singing dynasty know each other only from photos.

Madonna wants to send ex-husband behind bars.

The litigation between the singer and director Guy Ritchie has reached a new level. Let us remind you: the ex-spouses cannot share their son Rocco. The boy ran away from his mother to his father and does not want to return. Madonna does not agree with this state of affairs. At the last meeting, her lawyers demanded that Guy Ritchie be arrested for not sending his son to his mother for the holidays, as promised.

The court did not heed the indignation of the pop diva’s defenders, but lawyers predict more than one year of proceedings. Perhaps by the end of this, now 15-year-old Rocco will be able to decide for himself where and with whom to live.

Alexander "Marshal" Minkov

Alexander Vitalievich Minkov "Marshal" was born June 7, 1957 in the city of Korenovsk, Krasnodar Territory, in a military family. At the age of seven, his parents sent him to a music school to study piano. Alexander mastered the guitar on his own and already at school formed his own group “Stepnyaki”. The first song was written by him at the age of 15 to the poems of A. S. Pushkin.

After school, Alexander decided to continue his father’s work and entered the Stavropol Higher Military School of Air Defense Forces, specializing in combat control navigator. But after two years of study, Minkov realized that he hastened to choose a military career: the desire to study music seriously and professionally prevailed over the desire to become an officer. Alexander submitted a report on his dismissal from the ranks of the Soviet Army.

Nickname "marshal" Minkov received it at a military school: that’s how his friends teased him. Although, probably, it was predetermined by fate much earlier. Once, as a child, Alexander watched a military parade on TV with his parents. They showed the Minister of Defense driving through Red Square in an open limousine and congratulating the parade on the holiday. And then Sasha told his mother that he would also drive a car, like that marshal. His mother advised him to at least become his driver.

After Marshal left school, he served as a soldier for another year, then worked as a rescue sailor in Crimea, and as a mechanic at the Soyuzatraktsion company. And all the time he was in creative search, wrote songs, played various groups. He came to Moscow immediately after the Olympics. It turned out that he was invited to one unnamed group, which worked mainly in restaurants, as a bass player. The group, as it turned out later, was one of the best in Moscow, they played “signature” western music. There Marshall began his professional activity. Then he worked with Mosconcert, Stas Namin’s groups “Araks”, “Flowers” ​​and other groups. Before Alexander came to, he already had extensive experience in the music field.

In 1987 Alexey Belov, who was then still playing in the Moscow group, suggested that Marshal create a group and go with it to “conquer” the West. At first, no one was particularly enthusiastic about this idea, and if the project failed, it was decided to forget about it. But the Gorky Park group was still destined to be born and conquer the world during the twelve years of its existence. Her songs took first place in the charts, attracted huge audiences, and she was the only Russian group that managed to achieve worldwide recognition.

She released four albums entitled: , , , and . After the departure of the lead singer of Gorky Park, Nikolai Noskov, Alexander took his place and remained there until 1999, until, in turn, he also left the group. He explained his decision by saying that over the twelve years that the group had existed, it had “run out of steam” and, therefore, he wanted to start solo career, bring new ideas to life. Despite the fact that Gorky Park broke up, relations between the team members remained good.

Alexander Marshal's first solo concert took place in Krasnodar in 1999. The 15,000-seat stadium was filled to capacity and gave a stunning reception to the musicians. Before this, Marshall participated only in national concerts.

The singer's debut CD "Maybe" was released December 25, 1998 by ORT Records. This was a “test of the pen”, since many of the songs included in the disc were written different people V different time and did not represent unified concept views. For example, the song “Eagle” was invented by Marshal during his tour of America with “Gorky Park”. One day, while traveling with a group on a bus from state to state, he saw huge eagles soaring in the sky. He immediately remembered the steppes in which he grew up and the eagles so often seen there. But “Eagle” did not suit the group in its style, and the song was forgotten. Already in Moscow, on some cassette, Alexander discovered her sketches, used them and recorded the finished song. He worked on the compositions “Rain” and “I’m Flying Away Again” together with Pavel Yesenin. The release of the album “Maybe” owes a lot to the song “At the Crossroads,” which Marshall first sang for the album of composer and banker Igor Kamensky. Everyone liked the song, and soon it was decided to sign a short-term contract with ORT Records and release the first album.

The presentation of the performer’s second compact, “Where I Haven’t Been,” took place on May 12, 2000 at the Myachkovo airfield near Moscow. It was not without reason that the Marshal chose this airfield for the presentation. His friends work here, to whom he often comes to “fly”, and a video for the song “Sky” was shot here. The compositions on the new album, released on the Iceberg Music label, are diverse. The author of most of them was Marshal himself; two pieces (“Sky” and “Letting Go”) were written by the author Pavel Yesenin. Strong composition“Howl of a Dog” was composed in the style of active rock by guitarist Igor Kozhin. The song was written as a soundtrack for Sergei Kalvarsky’s film “Marcephalus,” which has not yet been released. The album also includes the following compositions: “Life on Borrow”, “Forgive You”, “Farewell”, “How to Find You?”, “ Golden time", "Free", "Old Yard".

Autumn 2000 The album “Highlander” (Classic Company) was released, differing from the two previous compacts in its concept and content. Here are collected songs from the war, from the trenches, hospitals, prisons, from different places, where it is especially difficult for a person to fight for life. Almost all the pieces were written by Vyacheslav Klimenkov, with the exception of “Old Village” and “Kolyma”, which were composed by Marshal.

Alexander Marshal's last album, White Ash, was released in October 2001. The album includes the songs “White Ash”, “Who are we?”, “Bride” and many other tracks.

October 13-14, 2001 the first solo concerts Alexander Marshal in Moscow on main stage countries in the Kremlin Palace.

The singer is currently working on a new album, which will be completely different from the previous ones. Alexander Marshall has already recorded several songs in the chanson style and plans to make the entire album exactly like that.

In February 2003 came out new album Alexander Marshal "Father Arseny". This album includes an audio film, created with the consent of Patriarch Alexy II, dedicated to the priest Arseny. Father Arseny was repressed as a priest in the 30s in Stalin's camps. With his faith, he saved hundreds of people, it was thanks to him that they believed in themselves, in the future, in life. The album conveys the mood of faith, people need this in our time, just as then.

Alexander Marshall together with the young singer Ariana recorded a new modern version the sublimely tragic ballad “I will never forget you”, a romance from the rock opera “Juno and Avos”. The author of the libretto for this immortal work is a laureate state prize USSR A. A. Voznesensky. Music belongs genius composer, Honored Artist of Russia, Alexey Rybnikov. Ariana's gentle voice and Alexander Marshal's inspired baritone perfectly accompanies the success of the song, both on the radio station and in the hearts of listeners. Sony Music released a single by Alexander Marshall and Ariana for the song “I will never forget you”, it also included video material with working moments on recording the single, as well as a scene from the play “Juno and Avos”.

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Today we will look at the biography of Alexander Marshall. It's about O Russian rock musician, singer, bass guitarist, songwriter. Awarded the title Known as a member of the groups “Gorky Park”, “Flowers”, “Pilgrims”, “Araks”. Also acts as solo artist. Our hero's repertoire includes songs in Russian and English languages. Winner of the Golden Gramophone and Song of the Year awards.

early years

The biography of Alexander Marshal began in Korenovsk. There he was born in 1957, on June 7. The father of the future musician, Vitaly Pavlovich, was a first class military pilot instructor. Mother, Lyudmila Ivanovna, is a dentist. Future artist went to Tikhoretsk school No. 57. He was 7 years old. At the same time, he began attending music school. I chose piano class. From 5th to 8th grade he attended secondary railway school No. 34 named after Lenin. I learned the guitar on my own. Later, singer Alexander Marshal recalled that his childhood had the smell of shoe polish from soldiers' boots and dry winds. Creative career our hero began when he was in 6th grade. There he played on the dance floor. In 1972 he went to Salsk. There, at school No. 5, he created the VIA “Stepnyaki”. He played at weddings and dances. In 1974 he became a student at the Stavropol Higher Military aviation school. I chose the specialty “combat control navigator.” In that educational institution organized music group. I studied there for two years. Afterwards he realized that a military career was not his path. It was not easy for our hero to part with the army. There were difficult conversations with the school command and my father. After another year he served as a soldier. He was expelled from the school. He served his term as part of a chemical defense company. After that, he worked in Alushta as a rescue sailor. He was also a mechanic and musician in one of the restaurants.

Carier start

Independent musical biography Alexandra Marshala began with a move to Moscow. He went there in 1980. He soon learned that one of the large restaurant groups was looking for a bass player. Our hero took a risk. He worked at Mosconcert and in restaurants. He was noticed at that time. He invited Alexander to become a participant in Gorky Park. Before joining the group, each member collaborated with others famous bands. Alexander played in the Araks team. Musicians new group worked in the studio for two years, continuously creating English-language material. In 1987, our hero and the band went on tour to the USA. The team's concert debut took place there. During the same period, the first video clip for the song Fortress was created. this work was featured on The Don King Show. In the spring of 1988, Stas Namin organized a performance by Gorky Park as a warm-up band on the Scorpions tour. The audience reacted coolly to the band's performance, however, it did not go unnoticed. In 1988, during the team's first trip to the United States, a large charitable organization called the Mike-A-Difference Foundation invited the musicians, together with leading representatives of the hard and heavy style, to participate in the recording of a special album, which is part of the program to combat drug addiction and alcoholism. In 1988, Stas Namin invited the management of the Polygram company to Moscow. Thus, the first direct contract of a group from Russia with an American record company was signed.

Solo career

In 1998, singer Alexander Marshall released his debut disc entitled “Maybe.” The album's songs were written by different authors and belong to different styles: chanson, pop, rock. In Krasnodar in 1999, the first solo performance of Alexander Marshal took place. In 2001, the artist held a concert in Moscow, within the walls of the State Kremlin Palace. The album “White Ash” was published in 2001. In the same year, the album “Special” appeared. In 2002, the musician published the album “Dad”. He dedicated this work to his father, as well as to people who guard the world.

Revival of Gorky Park

The Gorky Park group performed at the international music competition with the composition Moscow Calling in 2009. In 2012, the band played in its first “golden” line-up in the program “ Evening Urgant" Soon the group took part in the festival “Invasion 2012”. Also in 2012, Crocus City Hall hosted anniversary concert team, in honor of its 25th anniversary.

Family and personal life

We have already talked in some detail about who Alexander Marshal is. The musician’s personal life will be described below. The artist was married three times. He noted that he divorced his first wife because of her excessive participation in all his affairs. The second marriage produced a daughter, Polina. She lives with her mother in the USA. The third wife of Alexander Marshal is Natalya Vasilievna. With her, our hero is raising a son named Artyom. He was born in 1997 in Los Angeles. Previously, for some time, the musician dated a member of the popular group “Brilliant”. This is the biography of Alexander Marshal; it will certainly be replenished with new achievements.