Top 6 best Russian chanson singers
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Surely many modern listeners think that chanson is necessarily some blat song. But good chanson is rarely associated with such songs. Still - where would chanson get so many fans then? There is something good in it too!
That's why we decided to make a selection of six of Russia's most famous chansonniersThey are the most loved by the Russian public. You probably know them and have heard at least one of their hits.
Irina Krug
The wife of one of the most successful and publicly favourite chansonniers has reached, it seems, no less heights than her husband. Now Irina Krug is a regular guest of festivals, a sought-after singer and a multiple winner of the "Chanson of the Year" award. All of her songs are very popular, and her music videos gather millions of views.
But her ascent to musical Olympus began rather sadly. When her husband died, Vladimir Bocharov, co-author and colleague of Mikhail Krug, wrote several songs in memory of his friend and suggested Irina Krug to record a solo album with them. The public met her warmly, and that is how Irina became a popular singer.
Stas Mikhailov
The favourite of millions of women - Stas Mikhailov also won the "Chanson of the Year" award many times. But back in the 90s, things were not as colourful as they are now. The musician has been recording since 1992. Then his first song came out - "Candle", which did not bring success. Later, in 1997, an album with the same title was released, but it did not bring Mikhailov fame.
And only then, a few years later, the song that made Stas Mikhailov a star was released. It is about "Without You", which, probably, many men have heard. Strengthening the success of Stas Mikhailov in 2004 with the release of the album "Call Signs for Love". Then the musician began to be actively broadcasted on Radio Shanson.
Zheka
And this musician began his career as a rocker. Later he changed his creative work to the restaurant business. It so happened that at the same time he came up with a song - "A shot of vodka on the table". It became a huge hit when performed by Leps, and then Zheka decided that he himself could become popular with his songs.
Already in 2001 he released "Pines - Cedars". The album did not become famous immediately after its release, but in 2003 it started to be played on Radio "Chanson". After that he became popular and gathered his main fanbase, which listens to the artist until now.
Sergey Trofimov
This musician also started his career with rock music - was a member of the group Eroplan. And in the 1990s something in him switched - he left the group and joined the church choir, in which he sang from 1991 to 1993. In 1994 he released the record "That's it, said the wise man and went into the water", a year later - the album "Aristocracy of the dump". That's how the musician became famous. And at the same time he helped a dozen other musicians - he recorded albums for them.
Lubov Uspenskaya
One of the most favourite chanson performers among Russians - multiple awards from Radio Chanson prove it. The winners of the award are determined on the basis of listener votes, and Lyubov Uspenskaya wins almost every year. In 2022, for example, her song in duet with Baskov - "Big Love" - was swept.
And the singer started back in the distant 80s. Her first compilation was called My Loved One and consisted of songs written for the American public. The album was produced by Mikhail Shufutinsky, and according to Uspenskaya, at the same time when she was recording the album, she was also writing her debut album. Whitney Houston. Ouspenskaya confirms this with the fact that the same backing singers sing on their recordings.
This album was brought to the USSR by accident. Edita Piekhawho received it as a gift from the singer. But Piekha's daughter sold the album to her friends for 70 roubles to buy jeans. As a result, pirated copies of the album began to spread across the country, and Lubov Uspenskaya decided that since this happened, she would record her next albums for Russian listeners.
Mikhail Shufutinsky
One of the most unique musicians not only in chanson, but also on the Russian scene in general. Even young people listen to him - they know Shufutinsky from his song "Third September", which has already become a meme. Everyone listens to it at the beginning of September every year. It's kind of a tradition.
But besides "Third September" Mikhail Shufutinsky has many more hits: "Marjanja", "Palma de Mallorca", "Jewish Tailor" and many others. And how many musicians does he made stars... And it is impossible to count. Shufutinsky is talented both as a musician and as a producer.
