Alexander Yakovlevich Rosenbaum (born 1951) - Soviet and Russian singer, songwriter, poet, musician, composer, guitarist, pianist, actor, doctor. People's Artist of Russia and a member of the United Russia party.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Rosenbaum, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Alexander Rosenbaum.
Rosenbaum's biography
Alexander Rosenbaum was born on September 13, 1951 in Leningrad. He grew up and was brought up in the family of urologist Yakov Shmarievich and his wife Sofia Semyonovna, who worked as an obstetrician-gynecologist.
In addition to Alexander, a boy Vladimir was born in the Rosenbaum family.
Childhood and youth
The first years of Alexander's childhood were spent in the Kazakh city of Zyryanovsk, where his parents were assigned after graduation. Later, the head of the family was entrusted to head the city hospital.
After a six-year stay in Zyryanovsk, the family returned home. In Leningrad, Alexander Rosenbaum was sent to a music school to study piano and violin. An interesting fact is that he first began to study music when he was barely 5 years old.
In grades 9-10, the future artist studied at a school with a focus on the French language. At this time of his biography, he independently mastered the basics of playing the guitar.
As a result, the young man constantly participated in amateur performances, and later graduated from the evening music school, by profession an arranger.
In addition to his passion for music, Rosenbaum went to figure skating, but later decided to sign up for boxing. After receiving a certificate, he entered the local medical institute. In 1974 he successfully passed all state exams, becoming a certified therapist.
At first, Alexander worked in an ambulance. At the same time, he studied at the evening jazz school, as music still aroused great interest in him.
Music
Rosenbaum began writing his first songs during his student years. Initially, he performed in small clubs, in various ensembles. He entered the professional scene at the age of 29.
In the subsequent years of his biography, Alexander performed in such groups as "Pulse", "Admiralty", "Argonauts" and "Six Young". At the end of 1983 he decided to pursue a solo career. His work was well received by the Soviet audience, as a result of which the guy began to be invited to various festivals.
In the 80s, he gave concerts several times in Afghanistan, where he performed in front of Soviet fighters. It was then that compositions of military and historical themes began to appear in his repertoire. Soon, his songs began to sound in films, gaining even more popularity.
Even before the collapse of the USSR, Alexander Rosenbaum wrote hits such as "Waltz Boston", "Draw Me a House", "Hop-Stop" and "Ducks". In 1996, he was awarded the Golden Gramophone for the song Au. Later, the musician will receive 2 more similar awards for the compositions "We are alive" (2002) and "Love for an encore" (2012).
In 2001, the man received the title of People's Artist of Russia. At the beginning of the new millennium, Rosenbaum begins to get involved in politics. In 2003 he became a State Duma deputy from the United Russia party. Nevertheless, he successfully manages to combine politics and creativity. An interesting fact is that from 2003 to 2019, he received the Chanson of the Year award 16 times!
Alexander Yakovlevich often performed in duets with various artists including Zara, Grigory Leps, Joseph Kobzon and Mikhail Shufutinsky. It is curious that Shufutinsky's repertoire includes about 20 compositions of the bard.
Over the years of his creative biography, Rosenbaum wrote over 850 songs and poems, published over 30 albums, starred in 7 feature films and several documentaries.
There are dozens of guitars in the collection of Alexander Rosenbaum. It is worth noting that he plays not in the traditional (Spanish) guitar tuning, but in the open G major - the tuning of a 7-string guitar on a 6-string without using the 5th string.
Personal life
For the first time, Rosenbaum got married in his student years, but this marriage lasted less than a year. About a year later, he married Elena Savshinskaya, with whom he studied at the same medical institute. Later, his wife was educated as a radiologist.
This union turned out to be very strong, as a result of which the couple still lives together. In 1976, a girl named Anna was born in the Rosenbaum family. Growing up, Anna will marry an Israeli entrepreneur, from whom she will give birth to four sons.
In addition to his creative activities, Alexander Yakovlevich is engaged in business. He is the owner of Bella Leone Restaurant, President of the Maccabi Jewish Sports Society and Vice President of the Great City firm that helps aspiring musicians.
As you know, Rosenbaum has an extremely negative attitude towards gay pride parades and same-sex marriage.
Alexander Rosenbaum today
The man is still actively performing on stage, attending various festivals and appearing on various television programs. In 2019 he recorded the album "Symbiosis". According to him, the disc is a nostalgic journey into the 50s of the last century.
In the same year, Rosenbaum appeared in the program "Kvartirnik u Margulis", aired on the NTV channel. Then he was awarded the "Chanson of the Year" award for the composition "Everything happens." The artist has an official website, as well as an Instagram page, to which about 160,000 people are subscribed.
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