Konstantin Evgenievich Kinchev (on the father Panfilov, Kinchev - the name of the grandfather; genus. 1958) - Soviet and Russian rock musician, composer, songwriter, actor and frontman of the Alisa group. One of the most influential figures in Russian rock.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Kinchev, which we will tell about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Konstantin Kinchev.
Biography of Kinchev
Konstantin Kinchev was born on December 25, 1958 in Moscow. He grew up and was raised in an educated family.
The musician's father, Evgeny Alekseevich, is a doctor of technical sciences, and his mother, Lyudmila Nikolaevna, is a mechanical engineer and teacher at the institute.
Childhood and youth
From an early age, Konstantin was fond of music. When a tape recorder appeared in the family, the boy began to listen to his favorite songs on it.
During that period of his biography, Kinchev was greatly impressed by the work of The Rolling Stones.
As a child, Kostya ran away from home in search of a treasure, and also repeatedly had conflicts with school teachers due to his passion for rock.
When the student was 14 years old, he wanted to become a Komsomol member in order to prove his independence to his parents. However, he was soon expelled from the Komsomol for inappropriate behavior and long hair.
Konstantin was warned that if he did not get his hair cut, he would not be allowed to study. As a result, the young man went to the nearest hairdresser, where, as a sign of protest, he cut his hair off.
At that time, the future musician was researching the biography of his paternal grandfather, Konstantin Kinchev, who died in Magadan during the period of repression.
Konstantin was so imbued with this story that he decided to take the family name. As a result, remaining Panfilov according to his passport, the guy took his direct surname - Kinchev.
In addition to music, the young man was fond of hockey. For some time he attended hockey training, but when he realized that he would not reach great heights in this sport, he decided to quit.
Having received a school certificate, Konstantin Kinchev began working at the factory as an apprentice milling machine operator and draftsman. Then he entered the Moscow Technological Institute, which was headed by his father.
At the same time, Konstantin studied for 1 year at the singing school at the Bolshoi Theater and 3 years at the Moscow Cooperative Institute.
During his student years, Kinchev managed to work as a sitter, loader and even an administrator of a women's basketball team. Nevertheless, all his thoughts then were occupied only with music.
Music
Initially, Konstantin played in little-known bands. Later, under the authorship of "Doctor Kinchev and the Style group", the guy recorded his first solo disc, "Nervous Night".
The work of the young rocker did not go unnoticed, as a result of which he was offered to become a soloist of the Leningrad band "Alisa".
Soon the collective presented the album "Energy", with such hits as "Experimenter", "Melomaniac", "My Generation" and "We Are Together". According to official figures, the circulation of the records exceeded 1 million copies, which corresponds to the platinum status in the USA.
In 1987, the release of the second disc "Block of Hell" took place, which was attended by the super hit "Red on Black".
Soon, the musicians were accused of promoting fascism and hooliganism. Konstantin Kinchev was repeatedly arrested, but released each time.
The leader of "Alice" went to the courts, where he proved his innocence and demanded from the publishing houses that wrote about his Nazi inclinations, an official apology for slander.
These events were reflected in some of the group's songs that are present on the albums "The Sixth Forester" and "Art. 206 h. 2 ". The political theme was raised in such compositions as "Totalitarian Rap", "Shadow Theater" and "Army of Life".
In 1991, the musicians released the disc "Shabash" dedicated to the tragically deceased Alexander Bashlachev. An interesting fact is that the disc "Black Mark" was dedicated to the memory of the guitarist of "Alisa" Igor Chumychkin, who committed suicide.
In the upcoming presidential elections, Kinchev and other members of the group supported Boris Yeltsin's candidacy. The group performed on the Vote or Lose tour, urging Russians to vote for Yeltsin.
It is curious that the leader of the DDT collective, Yuri Shevchuk, harshly criticized Alisa, accusing the musicians of corruption. In turn, Konstantin said that he supported Boris Nikolayevich solely to prevent the revival of communism in Russia.
During the biography of 1996-2001. Kinchev, together with his comrades, published 4 discs: "Jazz", "Fool", "Solstice" and "Dance". Two years later, the famous album "Now is later than you think" was released, with hits such as "Motherland" and "Sky of the Slavs".
In subsequent years, the group recorded the discs "Outcast", "To Become the North" and "Pulse of the Keeper of the Maze Doors". The musicians dedicated their last album to Viktor Tsoi, who died in a car accident in 1990.
After that, "Alice" continued to record new discs, each of which featured hits.
Films
Konstantin Kinchev agreed to act in films only for the reason not to fall under the article "Parasitism".
The first film in the creative biography of Kinchev was "Cross the Line", where he got the role of the leader of the group "Kite". Then he appeared in the short film "Yya-Hha".
In 1987, Konstantin took part in the filming of the drama The Burglar. He played a guy named Kostya, who was fond of rock music.
Although Kinchev himself was critical of his acting, he won the Best Actor of the Year nomination at the Sofia International Film Festival.
Personal life
Over the years of his biography, Konstantin Kinchev was twice married.
The musician's first wife was Anna Golubeva. In this union, the couple had a boy, Eugene. Later, Evgeny will deal with the issues of Alice's attributes.
The second time Kinchev married a girl, Alexandra, whom he met in line at the store. As it turned out later, the girl was the daughter of the famous actor Alexei Loktev.
It is worth noting that Panfilova had a daughter from her first marriage named Maria.
In 1991, the couple had a girl named Vera, who repeatedly starred in her father's videos.
Today Kinchev and his wife live in the village of Saba, located in the Leningrad Region. In his spare time, a man likes to fish on the shore of a local lake.
Few people know the fact that Konstantin is left-handed, while writing and playing the guitar with his right hand, which is “uncomfortable” for him.
After Kinchev visited Jerusalem in the early 90s, he, according to him, began to try to lead a righteous life. The musician was baptized and gave up bad habits, including drug addiction.
In the spring of 2016, Konstantin was urgently hospitalized with a heart attack. He was in serious condition, but doctors managed to save his life.
After that, the group "Alisa" did not perform anywhere for several months.
Konstantin Kinchev today
Today Kinchev still gives many concerts in different cities and countries.
In 2019, the musicians released a new album "Posolon", which featured 15 tracks.
The Alisa group has an official website where you can find out about the upcoming tour of the group, as well as communities in various social networks.
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