Knyazev Biography briefly
St. Petersburg 2nd Krasnoarmeyskaya St. In the photo: Andrei Knyazev, a feature of his work was not like a musical style that united aggressive rock and melodic folk tunes with texts created on the basis of fairy and mystical plots. Childhood and youth the future rock musician was born on February 6 in the northern capital. From an early age, he showed interest in various types of artistic activity - he loved music, loved to come up with different fantastic stories, tried to write stories, and painted well.
He dreamed of a teenager that he would become a great artist, and his paintings would be exhibited in the Hermitage. In childhood, Andrei Knyazev contributed to the development of his talents and tastes. Andrei Knyazev and Mikhail Gorshenev in his youth graduated from the 8th year in the year, the young man entered the Leningrad Restoration School, where he mastered the profession of a malarus.
There he met with a classmate and one of the founders of the punk collection "Office" Mikhail Gorshenev pseudonym-a pot. In the year, the prince became the second soloist and author of the texts of the songs of the group. The development of a musical career, the appearance of Andrei in the "office" markedly changed the style of her activity. The “classic” punk was replaced by a chilling soul, but at the same time melodic music, in the texts of the compositions of which terrible fantasy and fairy -tale motifs prevailed.
Andrei Knyazev and Mikhail Gorshenev together studied the painting craft at that time, together with the pot, they underwent production practice in the Hermitage and in parallel with the painting walls and ceilings invented a new name for their team. Over time, having moved a lot of options, they stopped at the King of the Jews, altered later on the “king and the jester” - a kind of symbiosis of a serious attitude to creativity and frivolous life, reckless youth.
Andrei Knyazev during the army service, their debut performances with a fee in the form of a beer box took place at the Tamtam Petiter Informals Club, and the first 4 songs - “King and the Jester”, “Hunter”, “Dead Woman”, “In the Swamp Valley” - were recorded in the semi -professional studio of Mikhail Kolchugin. In the year, the prince was drafted into the army, where, thanks to the ability to draw, he ended up in the ranks of activists, participated in concerts and sang his songs about the deceased according to him.
He did not lose the connection with Gorshenev - he sent new compositions in his letters, for example, the “horse of Erofei”. After military service, he returned to the group. A significant event for the musician and his colleagues was a record in the year of their first album "Stone on the head." And All -Russian scale. " The Rock Group “King and the Jester” became the “sensation of the All-Russian scale” of that time the peak of the glory of the participants of Kish, including the prince, came for a year with the release of the disc “Like in an old fairy tale” presented by the public in the arena of the capital's “Luzhnikov”.
The composition from this album “Damned Old House” for six months was the leader of the “chart dozen”, the hit parade “Our Radio”. The king and the jester is a magician while working in the “intestine”, in M, the musician released a solo album with the author’s cover “The Rightless Love”. In the year, with the aim of self-realization and in connection with certain disagreements in particular, the enthusiasm of the pot of theatrical and set-up activities, he refused to participate in the creation of the musical about the Todd maniac-scribbler and announced the launch of his own project “Knyaz”.
In Andrei, Knyazev founded his own group “Knyazz” the musical style of the new group of Andrei largely continued the style of the previous punk rock in music and texts of a fantastic nature. Her debut work was the Internet sping “Man-West”. Knyazz, a man-hand, subsequently a rock collection regularly recorded new compositions, released albums, conducted concerts and tour tours.
In particular, in M he visited Israel, offering fans his best songs and hits from the Kisha repertoire. But he officially denied them. The group ceased to exist in its former form. In m, in addition to the main creative activity, including the preparation of the release of the new album, the recording of the Single-Kaban and Ghosts Tamami-Tama, the prince received interesting experience as the editor of the St.
Petersburg newspaper Metro. He was invited to this post when preparing a number about his ascent to the musical Olympus. Andrei Knyazev and his rock band continue their ascent to the musical Olympus was rich for the musician and the year: a tour of the USA, the release of the sixth CD “Prisoners of the Dream Valley”, work on the animated clip for the composition “Forester”, presentation of the book “King and Jester.
Old book. " Andrei Knyazev - “Forester” Animated clip many new songs of the Knyazev group - his old work, created during the time of “King and the Jester”. She is a photographer and a creative person: loves to draw, write poetry.According to him, they perfectly complement each other, work together, rest and grow their daughter Alice, who appeared in metro Andrei Knyazev and his wife Agatha’s wife, the psychologist Alena Isaeva, who gave him his daughter Diana in the year.
In an interview with the year, he also mentioned a civil marriage with a certain rider who worked at the hippodrome and engaged in equestrian sports. The vocalist loves to visit historical places, wants to go to England and get to Baker Street because he loves Sherlock Holmes. His plans also include trips to Rome and Ireland. After the death of Mikhail Gorshenev, the musician finally became convinced of the need for a healthy lifestyle.
He stopped drinking alcohol, does not eat fried and sausage products, and the principles of healthy diet should be. In addition, she was busy preparing an unusual performance at the “Invasion”, which will be held from August 3 to 5 in the Tver region. Group "Knyazz".