Russian musician Kristovsky Vladimir is the guitarist and soloist of the famous rock band Uma2rman. In addition, the artist is engaged in writing lyrics. He is the younger brother of Uma2rman backing vocalist and bass player Sergey Kristovsky. He also plays in the movies ("Election Day", "Oh, Lucky Man!", "Club of Happiness"). The artist can be seen in the program of the STS channel "Infomania" as a columnist.
Biography
Vladimir Kristovsky was born in 1975, December 19, in Nizhny Novgorod. His love for music arose from his father, who in early childhood noticed his son's good voice and artistry. In addition, Vladimir grew up next to his older brother Sergei. In turn, he had a musical group, the success of which became a role model for Kristovsky Jr.
Vladimir admits that school was the most boring place for him. Instead of studying, he preferred to compose poems and melodies for them. First time Sergeihe was happy to help his brother in his creative endeavors, because it seemed to Vladimir that his work was ridiculous. Having received the long-awaited secondary education, the guy went to study as an electrician. Then the young artist decided to master hairdressing.
In a certain period, Vladimir Kristovsky tried many professions: from a night guard in a morgue and an agent selling lemonade and chocolate to a driver in the Ministry of Finance and a courier. In these positions, he realized that music was his true calling.
Career start
Vladimir's creative path was marked by the creation of the Top View group, whose members played punk rock music. In 1998, led by Kristovsky, the musicians recorded several compositions, sent the recordings to various labels, but were refused everywhere. Then they composed three new songs, thanks to which the group won the competition of the newspaper "Live Sound". Soon Top View ceased to exist.
The next step of Vladimir Kristovsky, the photo of which you see above, was his arrival in Moscow. Here, the Nizhny Novgorod resident planned to sell his previously written compositions, but this did not happen, since songs with a guitar were not popular in show business. Upon returning home, Kristovsky was hired by the Karambol club, where he sang and played the guitar. Later he was offered to write the anthem of one of the restaurants. The musician received $300 for his work.
The history of the formation of Uma2rman
A favorite rock band for many listeners appeared in 2003. Its founders were the Kristovsky brothers. The first performance of Uma2rman took place in the capital's club "16 tons" as part of Zemfira's concert and fell on Vladimir's birthday. The following year, the group filmed three video clips for the songs "Forgive", "Praskovya" and "Uma Thurman", and also released a debut album called "In the city of N".
Cooperation with the director T. Bekmambetov, who commissioned the musicians to write the soundtrack for the film "Night Watch", brought the team a dizzying success, since the song of the same name did not leave the top lines of the charts for a long time. Soon Kristovsky Vladimir will become the author of songs for the comedy "Oh, Lucky Man!", TV series "Daddy's Daughters" and "Prince of Siberia".
Today Uma2rman is one of the most successful bands in Russia. During concerts, keyboardist A. Kaplun, drummer S. Solodkin, saxophonist A. Abramov and guitarist Y. Terletsky perform on stage with the Kristovsky brothers.
Private life
The musician's first wedding took place at the age of 20. His wife was Nizhny Novgorod Rimskaya Valeria. During their 17 years of marriage, the couple had four daughters. The news of the imminent separation of the couple came as a surprise to many fans of the artist. Vladimir and Valeria explained the reason for the divorce by saying that their marital feelings grew into friendship.
The list of the musician's favorite activities includes boxing, snowboarding, driving a car and a motorcycle. But flying on a plane Kristovsky Vladimirtries to avoid because he suffers from aerophobia.
