Group "Bravo". Aguzarova, Syutkin, Lenz

Group leader Evgeniy Khavtan and soloists *Bravo* | Photo: abrgen.ru

On October 16, Evgeniy Khavtan, the permanent leader of the Bravo group, which this year celebrated 33 years since its founding, celebrates his 56th birthday. Although during this time the group changed several soloists, it not only did not break up, but also continues to tour successfully, winning new fans. Few of them know about Bravo’s criminal past and that the main characters of the group’s official birthday in 1984 were law enforcement officers who arrested Zhanna Aguzarova right during the concert.

Zhanna Aguzarova and group *Bravo*, 1984

In the fall of 1983, a first-year student at the Moscow Institute of Railway Transport Engineers, Zhenya Khavtan, came to audition for the musicians of the Postscriptum group, whose leader was Garik Sukachev. They did not work together for long, as they had different ideas about the musical future of the group. Together with drummer Pavel Kuzin, they decided to leave the band and create their own group. The first soloist of the group was Yvonne Anders (Zhanna Aguzarova), and the name “Bravo” was invented by her friend (other options included “Sheik” and “Twist”).

Zhanna Aguzarova and group *Bravo*, 1984

Although the musicians began working together back in 1983, the group considers its official birthday to be March 18, 1984, when that ill-fated concert took place at the Mosenergotekhprom cultural center, after which the musicians began to have serious troubles. Evgeniy Khavtan recalled: “At that very moment, Yvonne began to sing “White Day” - “He will sing me a new song about the main thing. It will not pass, no, blooming, inviting, glorious, my wonderful world! At the words “wonderful world,” people in police uniforms jumped out from behind the scenes, and with them one in civilian clothes with a bullhorn - “Everyone stay put!” A police chain tightened around the club - an operational regiment was brought in. Shocked people watched what was happening from the balconies of surrounding houses. Buses, GAZ cars, special medical services, and some “Cossacks” drove up to the doors of the cultural center. The brave law enforcement officers threw everyone who was in the cultural center into them, without distinction of gender or age.”


The most charismatic soloist of the group *Bravo*

A criminal case was opened against the musicians for holding concerts of the Bravo group illegally. The fact is that the group was assigned to the Mosenergotekhprom House of Culture and was supposed to perform only at holidays for the employees of this enterprise, where they performed Soviet and Italian pop songs. And they began to organize their own concerts, where they played music of their own composition.


Zhanna Aguzarova and group *Bravo*, 1987

A group whose musicians had problems with the law

Evgeniy Khavtan said: “Two departments were in charge of us - Petrovka, 38 and Lubyanka, then Dzerzhinsky Square. Moreover, Lubyanka came to Petrovka - it was more convenient. The offices were opposite, and I went for interrogation first to the police, then to the security officers. Petrovka dealt with economic crimes, the KGB dealt with ideology. Economic authorities saw in private enterprise, unauthorized - so-called unfilled concerts. We really didn’t take permission from anyone, we didn’t submit songs for approval. Of course, we didn’t even think about the possible consequences. And ideology... Why do guys go out in black suits, skinny ties, white shirts and pointy boots? What do they want to say by this, what is the background?” Of course, there was no reason. But their example should have become a warning to other rock groups.


Zhanna Aguzarova and group *Bravo*

Permanent guitarist, composer and leader of the group *Bravo* Evgeniy Khavtan

At the police station they had to give explanations about who organized their concerts and distributed tickets. However, nothing intelligible could be achieved either from them or from the audience, so the case was soon closed for lack of evidence of a crime. Zhanna Aguzarova suffered the most back then - she had problems with her Moscow registration and passport, in which she personally wrote something like “Yvonne Andres, Danish subject.” The singer was arrested and kept in a pre-trial detention center and mental hospital for several months. And after that they sent her to correctional labor at the Tyumen timber industry enterprise. Evgeniy Khavtan was expelled from the institute, and Bravo was added to the black list of prohibited groups, which already included Alisa, DDT and Aquarium.


Group *Bravo*, 2013

Group *Bravo* celebrating their 30th anniversary

When Zhanna was arrested, the group continued rehearsing, but some musicians still decided to leave the group. Others took their place, and with the updated composition, Bravo was invited to the creative laboratory of rock music, created to make it more convenient for the KGB to control the musical underground. The ensemble received the status of an amateur group. Soon Alla Pugacheva drew attention to them and invited them to participate in a concert dedicated to the liquidators of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. The telecast of the concert opened the way for them on TV, and after that “Bravo” often appeared on television and radio, and the group’s popularity began to gain momentum. Since then they have been successfully touring, and although they have changed several soloists, they continue to perform to this day.


Musicians of the group *Bravo*, 2017

BRAVO - 1. BRAVO1. Group biography, Albums, photos. The group Uria Heep is much more popular than other groups in this genre of rock... The group began to gain popularity and professionalism. After a long search, in 1990, “Bravo” finally found a permanent vocalist - he became Valery Syutkin, who had previously played in the groups “Telephone”, “Zodchie” and “Fan-o-man”.

The permanent leader of the group, guitarist and author of the songs performed by the group is Evgeniy Khavtan. With this lineup, in the winter of 1984, the first magnetic album was recorded, distributed through friends. Bravo" performed the most relevant music of that time: "new wave", neo-rockabilly and reggae. The group's second concert took place on January 28, 1984 at school No. 30 in Moscow. Together with Bravo, the following took part in the concert: “Zvuki Mu” (the group’s debut), Viktor Tsoi, Sergey Ryzhenko, and the experimental duet “Ratskevich & Shumov”.

At the beginning of 1990, Irina Epifanova joined the group and recorded two songs with her: “Jamaica” (in Italian) and “Red Light”. At first, there was disagreement in the group about his hairstyle. The album featured a new sound of the songs “King Orange Summer”, “I’m Sad and Easy”, recorded in collaboration with E. Khavtan and the leader of the group “Bakhyt-Kompot” V. Stepantsov.

The new phonogram for the old tracks was not rewritten; Syutkin’s vocal parts were superimposed on the already finished material. In October 1992, the group's first full-length album was released, the result of two years of work. All compositions on it were written in tandem by composer Evgeniy Khavtan and lyricist Valery Syutkin. Fans at concerts shower band members with them.

Biography of the Bravo group

In general, this image was borrowed from the stereotype of the appearance of a dude, which had already become a classic by that time, providing for all of the above details. Thus, the Bravo groups of 1983 and 1993 performed on the same stage. The concerts ended with the joint performance of the song “Leningrad Rock and Roll” by Aguzarova and Syutkin.

His song “36.6,” co-written with Dmitry “Sid” Spirin from the group “Cockroaches!”, topped the Chart’s Dozen hit parade. On September 19, 2011, the new album Fashion (named after the hit of the same name) was released, which critics called one of the best works of the group. In November 2013, an anniversary concert was held at the Moscow club Stadium Live, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the group, which was also received positively.

The new album, called “Eugenics” (2001), turned out to be a turning point for the group in many ways. In November, the group's twentieth anniversary was celebrated with concerts in the Kremlin and the Ice Palace of St. Petersburg. After this, the group's third rise in popularity began. Little by little it became clear that Bravo again became one of the most sought-after concert lineups in the country!

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The vocalist of the new band was Zhanna Aguzarova, known under the pseudonym Ivanna Anders. Bravo's debut concert on March 18, 1984 at the Mosenergotekhprom Palace of Culture ended in scandal. At the same time, the group’s new hit was recorded: the song “Vasya”. Bravo tours most of the CIS. Videos of the group appear on television. Bravo is a Russian rock band formed in 1983 in Moscow.

In 1989, he was taken into the group, the team recorded with him the album “Let’s say “Bravo!” To each other,” which was distributed only on reels. Despite this, the songs “I’m sad and easy” and “Good evening, Moscow!” became popularly known. The fact is that Syutkin had quite impressive hair, which in no way fit into the image of a dude. The material of the first album was combined: some of the songs (“Vasya”, “Hold on, dude!”, “Girl of 16 years old”) were written in the new creative collaboration of V. Syutkin and E. Khavtan.

Aguzarova period (1983-1988)[edit edit wiki text]

In addition, the collection included a cover version of the famous Soviet hit of the 1960s “Black Cat”, sung by Valery Syutkin. After Valery Syutkin took his place at the microphone, the group began its second round of popularity.

Videos of the group appear on television, occupying first places in the charts of that time. In the fall of 2012, it was announced that a new anniversary album was being recorded for the band's upcoming 30th anniversary in 2013. BRAVO - (Italian bravo good, wonderful). Dictionary of foreign words included in the Russian language. Chudinov A.N., 1910. BRAVO (Italian bravo, from the Latin bravium incident. Bravo! - good, brave, deft, brave. Wed. Sing out your songs! Go, boy, bravo! Koltsov.

Bravo - (Italian) daredevil, killer (bribed). Bravo to twirl your mustache. 2. BRAVO2, int. (Italian bravo). BRAVO - BRAVO, int. An exclamation of approval and admiration. 1983 The POSTSCRIPTUM group was created on the basis of the Energy Workers' House of Culture. In September 1983, a new name was born - BRAVO. It is interesting that POSTSCRIPTUM continues to exist to this day (without marking it with any successes).

BRAVO on hearing. In 1986, BRAVO successfully performed at Rock Panorama-86 and became a professional (before that, BRAVO had amateur status). BRAVO disappears from view for a long time. The new program, designed for leading male vocals, adheres to the previous style that brought success, and differs little from the group’s previous music.

Perhaps there is not a person in Russia and the CIS countries, no matter what age, who does not know what the Bravo group is. The group itself was created in 1983. But the style of the songs performed was more similar to the beat of the 50s and 60s, which invariably contained elements of Jazz. And their image was “stylish”. So, the first period of the “brave Moscow dudes” can be successfully called, when the vocalist of the group was the eccentric Zhanna Aguzarova.

Website about the rock band Rainbow. In her absence, the composition of the group changed significantly, and Sergei Ryzhenko performed the duties of vocalist. The group was founded in the fall of 1983 by guitarist Evgeniy Khavtan and drummer Pavel Kuzin, who left the Postscript group due to stylistic differences. Saxophonist Alexander Stepanenko and bassist Andrey Konusov joined the group. In parallel with his work at Bravo, Havtan released several side project albums.

The group recorded many albums, the first of which was released in 1983. The group's style gravitates towards rock and roll, beat and rockabilly of the 60s, with elements of surf rock, ska, swing, new wave, etc.

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  The group was founded in the fall of 1983 by guitarist Evgeniy Khavtan and drummer Pavel Kuzin, who left the Postscript group due to stylistic differences. The vocalist of the new band was Zhanna Aguzarova, known under the pseudonym Yvonne Anders. Saxophonist Alexander Stepanenko and bassist Andrey Konusov joined the group. With this lineup, in the winter of 1983, the first magnetic album was recorded, distributed through friends.

  The debut concert of “Bravo” took place in December 1983 at a disco in Krylatskoye. "Bravo" performed the most relevant music for that time: "new wave", neo-rockabilly and reggae. The group's second concert took place on January 28, 1984 at school No. 30 in Moscow. Together with Bravo, the following took part in the concert: “Zvuki Mu” (the group’s debut), Viktor Tsoi, Sergei Ryzhenko, and the experimental duet “Ratskevich & Shumov”. The concert on March 18, 1984 at the Mosenergotekhprom cultural center ended in scandal. The organizers and participants of the illegal concert were detained by the police and forced to write explanatory notes, since holding unofficial concerts for money was an illegal business. Zhanna Aguzarova spent several months under investigation for falsifying documents (her passport was issued in the name “Yvonne Anders,” under which she performed) and was forced to leave Moscow due to lack of registration. In her absence, the composition of the group changed significantly, and Sergei Ryzhenko performed the duties of vocalist.

  In 1985, with the return of Zhanna, the group managed to achieve legal status and join the Moscow Rock Laboratory. Thanks to meeting Alla Pugacheva, Bravo was invited to the Leningrad TV show “Musical Ring”. At the beginning of May 1986, the group took part in the Rock Panorama-86 festival, where they received the audience award, and 2 weeks later - in the Lituanika-86 festival. On May 30, the musicians performed on the same stage with Alla Pugacheva, Alexander Gradsky, and the groups “Autograph” and “Cruise” in the concert “Account No. 904”, the proceeds from which went to the Chernobyl relief fund. In 1987, the Melodiya company released the first official release in the USSR, “Bravo” - the album of the same name recorded by the group in 1986 Ensemble "Bravo"(C60-26201 004), which sold about 5 million copies.

  Transition period (1988-1990)

  By this time, the musicians' relationship with Aguzarova had deteriorated, who preferred to remain underground. The scandals ended with the departure of the vocalist. She was replaced by Anna Salmina, who sang the hit song “King Orange Summer,” for which a video clip was shot and shown on Central Television in the “Saturday Evening” program. The song “MK” became the most popular composition of 1986 according to the “Soundtrack” poll. After Salmina, Tatyana Ruzaeva worked in the group for a short time, and then Zhanna Aguzarova decided to return to Bravo, but in 1988 she left to pursue a solo career. “Bravo” arranged auditions for new vocalists, including Robert Lenz and Evgeniy Osin, who came to every rehearsal, begging to be hired as anyone, be it a drummer or a guitarist. In 1989, he was taken into the group, the team recorded an album with him Let's say to each other “Bravo!”, which was distributed only on reels. Despite this, the songs “I’m sad and easy” and “Good evening, Moscow!” became popularly known. At the beginning of 1990, Irina Epifanova joined the group, who recorded two songs with her: “Jamaica” (in Italian) and “Red Light”. This period was captured in one of the episodes of the TV show “Brain Ring”, namely on the set of the semi-finals of the first season, where the group performed these two songs. Soon, however, Irina left the lineup for a solo career and already in August took part in the Yalta-90 music festival, where she took third place.

  Syutkin period (1990-1995)

  After a long search in 1990, “Bravo” finally found a permanent vocalist - he became Valery Syutkin, who had previously played in the groups “Telephone”, “Zodchie” and “Fan-o-man”. At first, there was disagreement in the group about his hairstyle. Syutkin had impressive hair, which did not fit into the image of a dude. After lengthy debate, Valery finally agreed to adjust his hairstyle and adjusted it to rock and roll standards. V. Syutkin’s original hairstyle can be seen when watching the very first video of the updated “Bravo” lineup for the song “Vasya,” filmed specifically for the Soviet television program “Morning Mail,” in which the presentation of the new lineup and new material was supposed to take place. On August 25, 1990, a new line-up of the group debuted: E. Khavtan - guitar, V. Syutkin - vocals, I. Danilkin - drums, S. Lapin - bass, A. Ivanov - saxophone, S. Bushkevich - trumpet. With this lineup, the group recorded their most famous albums: Hipsters from Moscow, Moscow bit And Road to the clouds.

  The song “Vasya” became the first joint work of Khavtan and Syutkin and launched the next round of popularity for “Bravo”. It started with Khavtan playing a piece of music for Syutkin and asking him to compose some text about the dude. The singer immediately came up with a story about a certain macho man who is known throughout Moscow for his toughness and irresistibility. The only problem that arose was when the character had to choose a name. At first, Khavtan insisted that the name should be pretentious (the dudes loved this very much) - for example, Edik. But Syutkin, on the contrary, thought that it was much more fun to play in contrast - let the super-duper-man be called extremely simply. Then bassist Sergei Lapin blurted out: “What if it’s Vasya?” “Not this!” - Khavtan begged, but he was finally convinced.

  The material of the first album was combined: some of the songs (“Vasya”, “Hold on, dude!”, “Girl of 16 years old”) were written in the new creative collaboration of V. Syutkin and E. Khavtan. Together with him, V. Syutkin also brought to the group a composition of his own composition, “I am what you need.” The track was included in the album along with the instrumental composition “On the Dance Floor” (E. Khavtan). The rest of the album's material was previously recorded and performed by previous vocalists. The album featured a new sound of the songs “King Orange Summer”, “I’m Sad and Easy”, recorded in collaboration with E. Khavtan and the leader of the group “Bakhyt-Kompot” V. Stepantsov. The album also contains songs based on the poems by Evgeniy Osin “Good evening, Moscow!” and “Star Shake”, as well as A. Oleynik’s “Fast Train”, the music for which was written by Khavtan. In addition, the collection included a cover version of the famous Soviet hit of the 1960s “Black Cat”, sung by Valery Syutkin. The new phonogram for the old tracks was not rewritten; Syutkin’s vocal parts were superimposed on the already finished material. The collection was published in 1990.

  In October 1992, the group's first full-length album was released, the result of two years of work. All compositions on it were written in tandem by composer Evgeniy Khavtan and lyricist Valery Syutkin. 10 music tracks last about 30 minutes. The sound concept of the new albums was somewhat different from previous works. If before this, melodic guitar passages and experiments with a synthesizer were often used, coupled with beautiful and melodic female vocals, then the new sound changed towards classic rock and roll, the samples for which were mainly the classic American rock and roll sound of the 1950-1960s. x years. A particularly striking example is the album Moscow bit, consisting on the one hand of light and elegant compositions (“Lunatic”, “What a pity”, “That’s all”), and on the other - of fiery dance tunes (“Polar Twist”, “Space Rock and Roll” ), which, in turn, fully corresponded to both the spirit and sound of the classic shake, boogie and foxtrot.

  After Valery Syutkin took his place at the microphone, the group began its second round of popularity. If the first wave of success was associated mainly with romantic underground symbols and aesthetics, then the new image was focused entirely on the paraphernalia of the dudes. The key fetish of the Syutkin period is the tie. Fans at concerts shower band members with them. Hundreds of ties from that time are still kept in the collections of Syutkin and Khavtan (in an interview Khavtan said that he gave away all the ties long ago). A separate song appears - “Stylish Orange Tie”. In addition to a tie, the dude had to wear a loose jacket and trousers that would be comfortable to dance in, as well as wear dark glasses and multi-colored badges. In general, this image was borrowed from the stereotype of the appearance of a dude, which had already become a classic by that time, providing for all of the above details.

  The updated “Bravo” tours most of the CIS. The peak of Bravo's popularity was between 1990 and 1994. The group's videos appear on television, occupying first places in the charts. The culmination of the group’s second round of popularity are the anniversary concerts dedicated to the group’s tenth anniversary, held in Moscow in 1994. After a long break, Zhanna Aguzarova took part in them. Thus, the Bravo groups of 1983 and 1993 performed on the same stage. The concerts ended with the joint performance of the song “Leningrad Rock and Roll” by Aguzarova and Syutkin.

  In 1994, former Bravo musicians Denis Mazhukov (keyboards), Igor Danilkin and Dmitry Gaidukov created the beat group “Off Beat”. On August 12, 1994, the team made its debut at the Moscow club “Alyabyev”.

  Lenz period (since 1995)

  In 1995, Syutkin left Bravo and began a successful solo career at the head of the Syutkin and Co ensemble. At the same time, one of its founders, drummer Pavel Kuzin, and the first saxophonist and keyboard player Alexander Stepanenko returned to the group. The name of the new vocalist was hidden until the end of recording the album. At the crossroads of spring and was announced only in 1996. It turned out to be Robert Lenz (he remains in this position to this day), who had already taken part in the casting for this place in 1989. In recent years, Evgeniy Khavtan himself also began performing songs as a vocalist.

  In 1998, the group celebrated its 15th anniversary with the Bravomania concert tour, in which Syutkin and Aguzarova also took part. The tour was a great success, but the final concerts were canceled due to Jeanne's non-participation. In 2004, the group, celebrating its 20th anniversary, again invited its former vocalists, as well as friends: Garik Sukachev, Maxim Leonidov, Zemfira, Svetlana Surganova.

  In 2008, as part of the celebration of its 25th anniversary, the group gave a series of concerts: on October 31 in St. Petersburg (the special guest was Zhanna Aguzarova), and on November 12 in Moscow, in addition to Zhanna Aguzarova, Yuri Bashmet was invited with the chamber ensemble “Moscow Soloists” , with whom Bravo prepared a special program.

  In parallel with his work at Bravo, Havtan released several albums of side projects (the working title of the project was “Mickey Mouse and the Stilettos”). His song “36.6”, co-written with Dmitry “Sid” Spirin from the group “Cockroaches! ", topped the chart "Chart's Dozen".

  On September 19, 2011, the new album was released Fashion(named after the hit of the same name), which critics called one of the group's best works.

  In November 2013, an anniversary concert was held at the Moscow club Stadium Live, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the group, which was also received positively.

  On October 16, 2015, on Evgeniy Khavtan’s birthday, the album was released Forever, previously planned for the group’s anniversary. The peculiarity of the album was that Evgeniy Khavtan this time acted as the main vocalist, relegating Robert Lenz to the background.

  In 2018, the Bravo group will turn 35 years old. The band plans to release a new album for the anniversary. Bravo leader Evgeniy Khavtan spoke about this in an interview with Nashe Radio: “We have big dates coming up, downright scary ones. If we manage to record a record by this big date, it will be the best gift. That is, there won’t be any “funeral wreaths.” ", well, as is customary, when everyone comes out and brings out these “wreaths”, flowers, everyone says what a good hero of the day, it seems like he’s already lost his mind, but he stands, smiles, and doesn’t understand what’s going on. I want avoid that and release the record by that date." After the concert on December 2 at Moscow's Glavclub Green Concert, the group promised to take a long break, during which, apparently, they will actively work on the new album.

  
  Celebrates its 56th anniversary on October 16 Evgeniy Khavtan- permanent leader group "Bravo", which this year celebrated 33 years since its founding. Although during this time the group changed several soloists, it not only did not break up, but also continues to tour successfully, winning new fans. Few of them know about Bravo’s criminal past and that the main characters of the group’s official birthday in 1984 were law enforcement officers who arrested Zhanna Aguzarova right during the concert.

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  In the fall of 1983, a first-year student at the Moscow Institute of Railway Transport Engineers, Zhenya Khavtan, came to audition for the musicians of the Postscriptum group, whose leader was Garik Sukachev. They did not work together for long, as they had different ideas about the musical future of the group. Together with drummer Pavel Kuzin, they decided to leave the band and create their own group. The first soloist of the group was Yvonne Anders (Zhanna Aguzarova), and the name “Bravo” was invented by her friend (other options included “Sheik” and “Twist”).

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  Although the musicians began working together back in 1983, the group considers its official birthday to be March 18, 1984, when that ill-fated concert took place at the Mosenergotekhprom cultural center, after which the musicians began to have serious troubles. Evgeniy Khavtan recalled: “ At that very moment, Yvonne began to sing “White Day” - “He will sing me a new song about the main thing. It will not pass, no, blooming, inviting, glorious, my wonderful world! At the words “wonderful world,” people in police uniforms jumped out from behind the scenes, and with them one in civilian clothes with a bullhorn - “Everyone stay put!” A police chain tightened around the club - an operational regiment was brought in. Shocked people watched what was happening from the balconies of surrounding houses. Buses, GAZ cars, special medical services, and some “Cossacks” drove up to the doors of the cultural center. The brave law enforcement officers threw everyone who was in the cultural center into them, without distinction of gender and age».

  

  
  
  A criminal case was opened against the musicians for holding concerts of the Bravo group illegally. The fact is that the group was assigned to the Mosenergotekhprom House of Culture and was supposed to perform only at holidays for the employees of this enterprise, where they performed Soviet and Italian pop songs. And they began to organize their own concerts, where they played music of their own composition.

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  Evgeniy Khavtan said: “ We were dealt with by two departments - Petrovka, 38 and Lubyanka, then Dzerzhinsky Square. Moreover, Lubyanka came to Petrovka - it was more convenient. The offices were opposite, and I went for interrogation first to the police, then to the security officers. Petrovka dealt with economic crimes, the KGB dealt with ideology. Economic authorities saw in private enterprise, unauthorized - so-called unfilled concerts. We really didn’t take permission from anyone, we didn’t submit songs for approval. Of course, we didn’t even think about the possible consequences. And ideology... Why do guys go out in black suits, skinny ties, white shirts and pointy boots? What do they want to say by this, what is the background?" Of course, there was no reason. But their example should have become a warning to other rock groups.

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  At the police station they had to give explanations about who organized their concerts and distributed tickets. However, nothing intelligible could be achieved either from them or from the audience, so the case was soon closed for lack of evidence of a crime. Zhanna Aguzarova suffered the most back then - she had problems with her Moscow registration and passport, in which she personally wrote something like “Yvonne Andres, Danish subject.” The singer was arrested and kept in a pre-trial detention center and mental hospital for several months. And after that they sent her to correctional labor at the Tyumen timber industry enterprise. Evgeniy Khavtan was expelled from the institute, and Bravo was added to the black list of prohibited groups, which already included Alisa, DDT and Aquarium.

  

  
  
  

  

  
  
  When Zhanna was arrested, the group continued rehearsing, but some musicians still decided to leave the group. Others took their place, and with the updated composition, Bravo was invited to the creative laboratory of rock music, created to make it more convenient for the KGB to control the musical underground. The ensemble received the status of an amateur group. Soon Alla Pugacheva drew attention to them and invited them to participate in a concert dedicated to the liquidators of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident. The telecast of the concert opened the way for them on TV, and after that “Bravo” often appeared on television and radio, and the group’s popularity began to gain momentum. Since then they have been successfully touring, and although they have changed several soloists, they continue to perform to this day.

  

  
  
  
  When the lead singer left the group, there were many rumors.

  "Bravo"- a popular Russian group. Music in the beat style of the 50s and 60s. The team is known for its "hip" image.

  Brief biography:

  The group was created in 1983 (Moscow) by Evgeniy Khavtan (guitarist) and Pavel Kuzin (drummer), who previously played in Garik Sukachev’s band.

  Period of Zhanna Aguzarova:

  The lineup was also replenished with Alexander Stepanenko (saxophone) and the then-unknown Zhanna Aguzarova (vocals). Their first magnetic album was distributed exclusively through friends.

  March 18, 1984 – the first, as it later turned out to be illegal, concert took place Bravo, which ended in scandal. All participants and organizers then wrote explanatory notes for illegal business, because the concert was paid.
  Aguzarova spent several months under investigation for falsifying her passport (according to false documents she was listed as Ivanna Anders), and then left Moscow due to lack of registration.

  Sergei Ryzhenko is hired into the group to fill the vacant vocal position.

  In 1985, Zhanna Aguzarova returned to the team, after which, through the joint efforts of Bravo, they managed to achieve a legal position.

  Thanks to the help of Alla Pugacheva, the group attended the TV show “Musical Ring”. The next year was marked by participation Bravo in the festivals "Rock Panorama-86" and "Lituanika-86". The professionalism and popularity of the team was rapidly gaining momentum.

  In 1987, the first official studio album, “Bravo,” was released, with a circulation of five million copies.

  Period of Valery Syutkin:

  Discord arose in the relationship between the musicians and Aguzarova, as the singer chose to remain underground. As a result, she left the group. As a result of the casting, Evgeniy Osin became the next vocalist. But a year later he left Bravo.

  In 1990- Valery Syutkin became the permanent vocalist of the group. After which a fresh hit was recorded -

  Updated Bravo lineup:
  - E. Khavtan (guitar)
  - S. Lapin (bass)
  - I. Danilkin (drums)
  - S. Bushkevich (trumpet)
  - A. Ivanov (saxophone)
  - V. Syutkin (vocals)

  With this composition, the group recorded albums that later became popular: “Hipsters from Moscow”, “Moscow Beat” (hit album -), and also. Tours took place throughout the CIS and videos were shot, which were regularly played on radio and TV.

  Robert Lenz period:

  In 1994, Valery Syutkin left the group. He successfully invested all his efforts into a solo career, eventually becoming the leader of the Syutkin and Co. ensemble.
  At the same time, Pavel Kuzin (one of its founders) and Alexander Stepanenko (the first saxophonist) returned to Bravo.

  With the release of the album "At the Crossroads of Spring", the name of the new vocalist was announced - Robert Lenz (he remains the same at the present time) - a previously held casting (in 1989).
  Evgeniy Khavtan has also performed songs in recent years.

  Popular hits during this period were the following compositions: “It’s dawn outside the window”, “If on Mars” and.