Leonid Agutin
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Leonid Nikolayevich Agutin is a Russia
n pop music
ian and poet, active since the 1990s. He has released 8 albums and 3 compilation albums.
to the musician Nikolai Petrovich Agutin and the teacher Lyudmila Leonidovna Shkol'nikova. Along with receiving a standard education, he also graduated from the Moscow Jazz
school "Moskvorechie" as a pianist. He later served in the army on the Russia–Finland border.
In 1993, Agutin graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Culture as a theatre director. In 1997, Agutin married the stage performer Anzhelika Varum, his second marriage.
Agutin has a hobby of collecting crosses and playing billards. He also believes in the predictions of astrologists
.
with a musical act. He participated and won the Yalta
international pop music contest of 1992, and won a similar contest in Jūrmala
in 1993. Agutin released his first solo album, Bosonogiy Malchik ("Barefoot Boy") in 1994, which was a success and launched his career.
with the guitarist Al Di Meola
in 2005, which gained success and worldwide recognition as a result of the Montreux Jazz Festival
.
Following the festival, the Austrian directors Hannes Rossacher and Rudy Dolesai made a documentary about the lives of Agutin and Di Meola, called Cosmopolitan Live, released in February 2008.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
ian and poet, active since the 1990s. He has released 8 albums and 3 compilation albums.
Personal life
Agutin was born in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
to the musician Nikolai Petrovich Agutin and the teacher Lyudmila Leonidovna Shkol'nikova. Along with receiving a standard education, he also graduated from the Moscow Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
school "Moskvorechie" as a pianist. He later served in the army on the Russia–Finland border.
In 1993, Agutin graduated from the Moscow State Institute of Culture as a theatre director. In 1997, Agutin married the stage performer Anzhelika Varum, his second marriage.
Agutin has a hobby of collecting crosses and playing billards. He also believes in the predictions of astrologists
Astrology
Astrology consists of a number of belief systems which hold that there is a relationship between astronomical phenomena and events in the human world...
.
Career
In 1991, Agutin started touring the Soviet UnionSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
with a musical act. He participated and won the Yalta
Yalta
Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...
international pop music contest of 1992, and won a similar contest in Jūrmala
Jurmala
Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...
in 1993. Agutin released his first solo album, Bosonogiy Malchik ("Barefoot Boy") in 1994, which was a success and launched his career.
Cosmopolitan Life
Agutin released the album Cosmopolitan LifeCosmopolitan Life
Cosmopolitan Life is an album by Russian singer and composer Leonid Agutin, featuring Grammy-winning American guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2005...
with the guitarist Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola is an acclaimed American jazz fusion and Latin guitarist, composer, and record producer of Italian origin. With a musical career that has spanned more than three decades, he has become respected as one of the most influential guitarists in jazz to date...
in 2005, which gained success and worldwide recognition as a result of the Montreux Jazz Festival
Montreux Jazz Festival
The Montreux Jazz Festival is the best-known music festival in Switzerland and one of the most prestigious in Europe; it is held annually in early July in Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva...
.
Following the festival, the Austrian directors Hannes Rossacher and Rudy Dolesai made a documentary about the lives of Agutin and Di Meola, called Cosmopolitan Live, released in February 2008.
Discography
| Russian name | Translation | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Босоногий мальчик | Barefoot Boy | 1994 |
| Декамерон | Decameron | 1996 |
| Летний дождь | Summer Rain | 1998 |
| Compilation | 1998 | |
| Служебный роман | Workplace Romance | 1999 |
| Леонид Агутин | Leonid Agutin | 2001 |
| Дежа вю | Deja Vu | 2003 |
| Compilation | 2004 | |
| Compilation | 2004 | |
| Cosmopolitan Life Cosmopolitan Life Cosmopolitan Life is an album by Russian singer and composer Leonid Agutin, featuring Grammy-winning American guitarist Al Di Meola, released in 2005... (with Al Di Meola) |
2005 | |
| Любовь. Дорога. Грусть и Радость. | Love. Road. Sadness and Happiness. | 2007 |