Alexander Andreevich Dobronravov (genus. Is the author of music for more than 300 songs, which were sung by himself, as well as domestic and foreign pop stars.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Alexander Dobronravov, which we will tell about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Dobronravov.
Biography of Alexander Dobronravov
Alexander Dobronravov was born on July 30, 1962 in Moscow. He grew up and was brought up in a family that has nothing to do with show business. His father, Andrei Sergeevich, was a professor, and his mother, Stalina Fedorovna, worked as an engineer.
When Alexander was only 3 years old, he managed to pick up a melody of one folk song on the piano by ear. This case was witnessed by his grandmother, who began to instill musical art in her grandson.
When Dobronravov was 7 years old, he began simultaneously attending secondary and music schools. After receiving the certificate, he continued to receive education at the Institute of Culture at the conductor-choir department, where he studied for 4 years.
Then Alexander served in the army for a couple of years. During this period of his biography, he was one of the participants in the construction of the Baikal-Amur Mainline.
Music
In 1985, Dobronravov was fortunate enough to meet with the lead singer of the Bravo rock group Yevgeny Khavtan. This led to the fact that he was entrusted with the place of keyboard player in the team.
Then the main vocalist of the group was the eccentric Zhanna Aguzarova. Alexander took part in the recording of the second disc "Bravo", after which he decided to realize himself as a solo artist. In 1986, his first magnetic album, "Alexander Dobronravov and the group 36.6", was published.
Then the artist for about 4 years performed in the "Merry Boys" collective, where he was a soloist and composer. In parallel with this, he continued to appear on stage separately from the group. In 1990, he became a laureate of Song of the Year-90 for the song Hopelessness.
At the same time, Dobronravov fruitfully collaborated with the singer Sergei Krylov. In the mid-90s, he spent more than a year in the United States. It was then that the famous hit "How delicious evenings in Russia are" was written.
In 1996, Alexander was offered the position of composer and producer of the White Eagle collective. Over the next 4 years, the musicians recorded 4 albums, which included several of the composer's works, including "Heaven" and "I'll buy you a new life."
At the same time, Dobronravov presented a new hit "Chamomile for Natasha", for which a video clip was soon shot. In 1999, a new creative round began in his biography. From this moment he begins performing solo.
At the beginning of the new millennium, Alexander recorded his first solo disc "She-Wolf", which featured the song of the same name. This composition still does not lose its popularity, as a result of which it is regularly played on the radio.
By that time, Dobronravov's fruitful cooperation with the songwriter Mikhail Tanich began, which lasted more than ten years. In 2010, the artist became a member of the Union of Russian Composers. Then he was awarded the Chanson of the Year award for the composition On the Palms of Eternity.
In subsequent years, the most popular stars of show business tried to work with Alexander. He wrote music for hundreds of songs, which were performed by such celebrities as Philip Kirkorov, Grigory Leps, Viktor Saltykov, Lev Leshchenko, Vera Brezhneva and others.
Over the years of his creative biography, Dobronravov has recorded more than 20 solo albums and collections. In addition, he shot about a dozen videos for his songs.
In the spring of 2018, in one of the Moscow halls, a jubilee solo concert of Alexander Andreyevich was organized, timed to coincide with his 55th birthday. The audience was able to remember old hits again and hear the artist's new works.
Personal life
Dobronravov was married three times. As of today, he has four children - Maria, Dmitry, Andrey and Daniel. In an interview, he admitted that he had good relations with all ex-wives. Moreover, the artist even calls them “relatives”.
Alexander Dobronravov today
Now Alexander continues to successfully tour Russian and foreign cities. In 2019, he once again won the Chanson of the Year award for the composition Nabekren, performed by the Lesopoval group.
At the same time, a new clip of Dobronravov was presented - "Blow below the belt". In addition, the singer has recorded a new album "Love each other!", Consisting of 10 tracks. He has an official website and a page on Instagram.
Photo by Alexander Dobronravov