Singer Andrey Grizzly yellow press. Andrey Grizzly - biography, information, personal life
I want to sing, but I don't want to study
Andrey was born in 1986. The musical biography of Andrey Grizzly (Grizz-lee) can immediately be considered early. At first, his mother noticed his vocal talents. The boy was only 3 years old. And then the boy’s father brought tapes of Queen and Stevie Wonder from the USA, which the boy had not listened to, but listened to in the full sense of the word. According to the official website of agent Andrei Grizzly, the boy did not just know all the songs by heart. He accurately reproduced instrumental parts and performing improvisations. With such data, he had only one way - to a music school. He entered three classes at once: piano, violin and guitar, but never completed his studies in any of them, explaining that he did not plan to work as a musician in an orchestra.
After rap I wanted music
At organized events with Andrei Grizz-Lee, the singer himself says that, willy-nilly, he had to return to music at the age of 15. He then became interested in rap, and read the lyrics until he realized that he wanted to sing, and not hone the rhythm. And Andrey began to write his own songs. Andrey finally came to understand the need to get an education. He went to college. As a student, the guy continued to create music that is heard at all ordered performances by Andrei Grizzly. And he gives all his concerts only live!
Here it is, his ladder of success
“New Wave 2011” is a competition for young performers, at which Andrey “grabbed” all imaginable and inconceivable prizes and awards. The most successful gift was from the MUZ-TV channel: they gave him a rotation of the clip on air. Thus began the young performer and composer’s ascent up the ladder of success. In the same year, another well-known TV channel invited Andrei Grizz-Lee to events and holidays that took place as part of the “Hipsters Show with Maskim Galkin” project, and Andrei Grizz-Lee became its finalist. Andrey was also offered a contract with the most famous recording company in Russia.
The start has been given. We work with Agutin
Now Andrey Grizz-Lee works as a sound producer with many popular musicians - Laima Vaikule, Valeria, Vladimir Presnyakov and others. They also book Andrei Grizzly for corporate events and weddings as a host. But the talented singer and composer decided to go further and higher. He tries his hand at the “Voice” project and, after blind auditions, ends up on Leonid Agutin’s team. Well, the start was promising. Let's see what the two musicians have in store for us and see if our admiration is premature.
Name:
Andrey Grizzly
Zodiac sign:
Scales
Eastern horoscope:
Tiger
Place of Birth:
Zaporozhye, Ukrainian SSR
Activity:
singer, composer
Weight:
73 kg
Height:
175 cm
Biography of Andrey Grizzly
Andrey Grizzly is a singer who writes music himself, and not only for himself. He has been performing on stage as an independent performer for a long time. Viewers could see him in such shows as “Hipster Show” and “The Voice”.
Childhood and family of Andrei Grizzly
Today Grizzly considers Moscow his hometown. His mother is Ukrainian, and his father is Greek. He was born in Ukraine in Zaporozhye. Only when Andrei turned fourteen did the family move to Moscow. The mother of the future composer and performer noticed her son’s penchant for music. As a three-year-old child, he diligently sang songs that he listened to many times on cassette tapes - these were Queen and Stevie Wonder collections brought by his father from the USA. What was surprising was that the boy even imitated improvisations and losses.
Andrey Grizzly has taken part in music competitions since his youth
When Andrey went to music school, he immediately began studying piano, followed by violin and guitar. He had no dream of becoming a musician in an orchestra, so he never completed any of the courses.
Music became more serious at the age of fifteen, when Grizzly became interested in rap and hip-hop. It should be noted that both hip-hop and rap remain an integral part of Andrei’s work to this day. The young man wrote his first songs at about the same age.
At the age of eighteen, the future performer became a student at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, from which he successfully graduated in 2010.
The beginning of the musical career of Andrey Grizzly, “New Wave”
In 2011, Grizzly took part in the New Wave competition and won in three categories. It must be said that this success was not the only one for Andrey in 2011. Around the same period of time, the Russian music label GALA RECORDS signed a contract with the promising performer.
In 2011, the singer accepted the invitation of the Russia 1 channel to take part in Maxim Galkin’s project called “Hipsters Show.” Andrey became a finalist on this show.
In 2013, Grizzly released a video in which Alexander Revva played the main role. The title of this clip is I love you baby. Almost all music channels appreciated the video with its Latin American motifs. Millions of listeners also liked it. In the same year, the singer with a powerful velvety voice was chosen by the Coca-Cola company as the performer of the New Year's hit. The video “The holiday is coming to us” is known to almost all of us. In 2013, it was performed by Andrei Grizzly.
Andrey Grizzly on the show “The Voice”
Andrey once again appeared in front of television viewers, becoming a participant in the third season of the music show “The Voice”. According to him, he came to this show to popularize his music. At the “blind” audition, the singer presented a cover version of the song “You Know.” Dima Bilan, with whom Andrey once collaborated, was the first to turn to the talented performer.
The second to turn his chair towards the Grizzly was Leonid Agutin, who was chosen by the singer as a mentor. According to his recollections, he remembers Agutin’s songs from childhood; they were often heard in his house. It was a dream for Andrey to meet, and even more so to work with, this person.
In the duet competition, the young man’s rival was Marie Njipuakuyu. The mentor made a choice in favor of Andrey. According to a participant in the show, in the first minute after the result was announced, he felt upset that Marie would be forced to leave the project. During filming, the performers became friends. Andrey supported her by hugging her right on stage. Only after some time did Grizzly feel the joy of the victory he had won at this stage.
Andrey Grizzly and Masha Sobko
The stage called “knockouts” also turned out to be successful for the singer; he again remained on the show. Andrey considers his mission on “The Voice” completed.
Andrey Grizzly today
Andrey has grandiose plans for the future. In the near future he will release a disc and hold a presentation of it. Most likely, viewers will be able to appreciate more than one music video by the performer and composer.
Another step that Grizzly strives to climb is the Eurovision Song Contest. The singer’s bold plans include not only participation in the competition, but also victory in it. Andrey believes that there should not be a long break between his solo albums, so no later than a year after the release of his first album, he plans to record and present the second.
Personal life of Andrey Grizzly
Andrey proves himself not only as a composer and performer, he also succeeded as a presenter. He was repeatedly invited to hold events of various sizes - from weddings and corporate events, to presentations and large concerts.
Andrey's concerts radiate the most powerful energy. As you know, he writes his songs himself. He doesn't have an arranger or producer. It is possible that the reason for such success is precisely that Andrey does everything completely himself.
As a sound producer and composer, Grizzly has collaborated more than once with such famous performers as Dima Bilan, Laima Vaikule, Vladimir Presnyakov, Dominic Joker, Valeria, Tina Karol and others.
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- Andrey Grizzly's father is Greek, his mother is Ukrainian, singer Tatyana Zaluzhnaya "Lyubasha". Andrey has a younger brother - Gleb Melentyev, he also sings.
- In 2000, Andrey Grizz-lee moved to Moscow from Ukraine.
- Andrey Grizzly's career began with posting soulful videos with his songs on the Internet, which resulted in a great response: Millions of views on Youtube, downloads and publications on all kinds of music sites and pirated collections!
- Andrey Grizzly’s first single “This Music” gained national popularity, conquered many charts and in the first 2 months found itself in the top hundred of the most commercially successful tracks released over the past two years (According to Billboard magazine).
- It is followed by a positive video from Andrei Grizzly with Alexander Revva in the lead role - “I love you baby”.
- Andrey Grizzly's repertoire has a place for both beautiful melodic lyrics and driving dance songs with elements of House, Rock-n-Roll, Disko, Funk, Dub step! Among other things, he is excellent at beatboxing, which makes his performances “Pepper”
- Andrey Grizzly's concerts take place in constant contact with the audience. “I want us all to become one today, look around, we are all alive and well, and this world was created for us, it gives us so many opportunities to be happy! Let's realize this simple truth and rock out like we've never rocked before!!! Forward! =))) “.
- Andrey Grizzly also succeeded as a presenter. He is often invited to host events of various sizes, from large concerts and presentations to weddings and corporate events.
- Andrey Grizzly writes his own music, lyrics, and arrangements. There are no producers, authors or composers behind him. Music is often born in his country house near Les.
- Currently, Andrey Grizz-lee, as a composer and sound producer, collaborates with such famous performers and musicians as: Dima Bilan, Valeria, Lyubasha, Vladimir Presnyakov, Dominic Joker, Laima Vaikule, Tina Karol, Natalya Buchinskaya and others.
- As a musician and artist, Andrey Grizzly prefers collaboration with young and talented artists such as: World Beatbox Champion Vakhtang, ST, Rene, Ilya Kireev, etc.
- In 2011, the largest music label in Russia, GALA RECORDS (S.B.A. Music Publishing), believed in Andrey Grizzly, concluding a contract with him.
- In 2011, the RUSSIA1 TV channel offered Andrey participation in the major television project “Hipsters Show with Maxim Galkin”, where Andrey Grizzly became a finalist.
- Andrey Grizzly's songs and videos have millions of views online. That is why Coca-Cola chose Andrei to perform the New Year's hit in 2013. On the eve of the New Year holidays, Coca-Cola traditionally releases a video with the song “The holiday is coming to us.” Every year the hit gets a new take thanks to different artists. In 2013, Andrey Grizz-lee sang it.
- But it all started when Andrei Grizzly’s talent was first noticed by his mother Tatyana Zaluzhnaya “Lyubasha” when he was only 3 years old. Once Andrei’s father brought all the Stevie Wonder and Queen cassettes from America. They were heard so well that Andrei could sing any song by heart, even playing instruments and improvisations.
- Soon, Andrei Grizzly began studying violin, piano, and guitar at a music school, but did not complete a single course, since “there was no particular zeal to become a musician in an orchestra.
- He began to study music more seriously at the age of 15. Then he liked Rap and Hip-Hop most of all, which to this day are an integral part of his life and work. For a long time, he just rapped and hardly sang, honing his rhythm and delivery. But it soon became clear that I wanted something more - some melody. It was then that his first songs began to be born.
- In 2004, Andrei Grizzly entered the Institute of Contemporary Art, from which he successfully graduated in 2010.
- In 2011, Andrey became a laureate and prize-winner of the New Wave 2011 competition for young performers. He not only performed successfully at the festival, but also collected the most prizes. The following people believed in him: the Megafon company (they awarded Andrey the main prize in the category “The Future Depends on You”), VKPM and Avtoradio (a prize for rotating the song on the waves of Avtoradio throughout Russia), as well as the MUZ-TV channel (the main prize which began to rotate the clip on the TV channel).
- Andrei Grizzly introduces his life to the audience this way: “In fact, life itself leads me, presents paths, and I choose where to turn. I would like to be a ship captain or a corsair - the 17th-18th century. To be on the open sea, to listen to its sounds against the backdrop of the creaking deck...to be always on the verge of danger...to be free...to surrender to the world of adventure....it’s very cool!”
- Before the blind audition, Nagiyev asked Andrei Grizzly why there were no girls in his support group. He replied that they were waiting for him with victory and were preparing Olivier salad. Then Nagiyev made him promise that if Grizzly didn’t pass, he would bring Olivier to Dmitry.
Grizzly turned towards Andrey: Bilan at the beginning of the song and Agutin at the end. Andrey really got the audience going. Leonid even remarked: “2 chairs turned around, and the audience clapped for all 4!”
Andrey Grizzly is the author of the lyrics to Dima Bilan's song "He Wanted". By the time he performed in The Voice, he had been working with Dima for about three years as a songwriter.
Andrei was very happy when Agutin turned around, because if he had chosen Bilan, then there would have been an opinion that they were pushing their own people into Golos, but everything is fair - Grizzly went to Agutin. Bilan, by the way, did not know that Grizzly was going to the Golos.
Andrey also initially wanted Leonid to join the team. When he was little and traveled with his family from Zaporozhye to Crimea, his father played a cassette with Agutin’s songs. Andrey Grizzly always wanted to meet and work with Leonid.
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Andrey Grizz-lee is a talented composer and performer, quite famous on the underground scene. The musician creates music in his own style, using elements of hip-hop, funk, lounge and jazz. In 2011, the artist became a laureate of the New Wave competition for young performers. The following people believed in the musician: the Megafon company (which awarded the artist the first prize in the category “The Future Depends on You”), Avtoradio and VKPM (the prize is rotation of the song on the Avtoradio waves), as well as the MUZ TV channel (rotation of the video in broadcast on the TV channel). The artist is currently working on his first solo album. The musician plans to shoot several high-quality videos, perform at Eurovision and consolidate his success with a second album.
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Duration of the program
from 5 minutes before 1 hour
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Solo artist
Events
wedding, birthday, anniversary, corporate event, new year
Andrey Grizzly (Grizz-lee), real name Andrey Zaluzhny. Born on October 6, 1986 in Zaporozhye. Russian singer and composer, participant in the third season of the show “The Voice”.
When Andrei was fourteen years old, the family moved to Moscow.
He explained the following about his stage name: "Grizzly is nature, it is my reflection in nature. I wrote my best music outside the city, near the forest. It was there that such songs as “Ocean”, “There are more good than evil”, “Hero” were born - spiritual, powerful, which will never be put on the radio, but which will definitely give people hope and light. Grizzly is my inner feeling".
His penchant for music began to manifest itself in early childhood: when he was only three years old, he could already sing almost all the compositions recorded on Steve Wonder and Queen cassettes, which his father brought from a trip to the USA. Therefore, his parents decided to send him to a music school, where he had to learn to play the violin, guitar and piano. True, he never completed any of the courses, because at that time he was of little interest in music.
Everything changed when Andrei was 15 years old. At that time, he became seriously interested in hip-hop and rap, and these musical trends still play a significant role in his work.
Andrey decided to continue his musical education, entered the Institute of Contemporary Art, from which he graduated in 2010, and a year later he took part in the “New Wave” competition, and was extremely successful, since he won in three categories at once. He was noticed by one of the largest Russian music labels, GALA RECORDS, and even signed a contract with him. In addition, the management of the Rossiya 1 TV channel invited Andrei Grizzly to participate in the Hipsters Show with Maxim Galkin project, in which he reached the finals.
In 2013, this singer began collaborating with Alexander Reva, and even shot a video with him.
In addition, Andrey began preparations for the release of a solo album. At the “blind” audition, Andrei Grizzly performed a cover version of the song “You Know,” which Dima Bilan (with whom, by the way, he had previously worked) liked, as well as Leonid Agutin, who eventually became his mentor.
"The goal is to become a recognized musician who has something to say to people without relying on formats", he said. The singer also has a cherished dream of winning the Eurovision Song Contest.
Andrey Grizz-lee - This music
Andrey Grizzly's height: 175 centimeters.
Personal life of Andrey Grizzly:
Not married.
“The most important thing is to find your niche in life, which will allow you to feel peace of mind. Family, creative happiness... And remain true to your inner “I”,” says Andrey.
He said about his tastes in girls: “in appearance, I like brunettes with thin arms and long hair. But what is more important is wisdom and the ability to be yourself, without hiding behind masks.”
Likes to travel, cars, play football with friends. In addition, he enjoys paintball.
Filmography of Andrey Grizzly:
