All about Vadim Mulerman: the fate of the Soviet singer and his main hits

Many years have passed since the time when concerts of pop singers popular at that time were shown on still black and white TV screens. Among them are the still famous Iosif Kobzon, Eduard Khil, Valery Obodzinsky and many others. Over time, their fame began to fade, and nowadays few people will remember by whom the song was performed "The Lame King." and who authored it.

Today we'll talk about the very same song from the cartoon. "Well, wait a minute!" and its performer, Vadim Mulerman, and we'll also hear others his imperishable compositions.

Legendary Soviet baritone - Mulerman's path to fame

Vadim Mulerman - is a native of the city of Kharkov. The singer's early years were spent there. Despite living in Ukraine, his family is of Jewish origin. Mulerman received an excellent musical education at the Kharkov Conservatory in vocal class, and after some time went to Leningrad.

The first one The first appearance on stage took place in the early 1960s back in Kharkov; further on, the aspiring artist worked with orchestras of legendary performers - Leonid Utesov and Yuri Saulsky. Mulerman's real fame was brought by his performance at the All-Union Contest of Variety Artists в 1966. He performed a song called "The Lame King."which was written by Alexander Dulov to verses by the poet Maurice Karem. At the concert, Mulerman had to remove the last verse, as it was unacceptable to the Soviet concert censors, and called the composition differently - "The Conquering King".

Vadim Mulerman became the most recognisable baritone of Soviet pop music after performing another hit song "Lada.". When this composition was released in 1968, a whole generation of girls born at that time were given the name . Lada. The song became so famous that it was named after a variant of the Soviet car "Zhiguli".

The most famous hits of the artist

Vadim Mulerman has an extensive discography. Here several songs that Soviet citizens heard on radio and television:

"A coward doesn't play hockey."

This song was written by Sergei Grebennikov and Nikolai Dobronravov to music by the legendary Soviet composer Alexandra Pakhmutova в 1968. A line from the song became winged"A coward doesn't play hockey". This phrase was often heard during the Soviet Union, but it is still in common use today.

"I dreamt it."

This is truly most lyrical song of Mulerman's repertoire. It was written by composer Arno Babajanyan to verses by the famous "sixties" poet Robert Christmas. The sad melody and the singer's gorgeous vocals help you feel the emotions that Mulerman's voice alone shows.

"Randomness."

https://youtu.be/VuyX6YAnvio

Yevgeny Dolmatovsky's words to Alexei Ekimian's music ended up producing a beautiful love storypresented by Vadim Mulerman. With a mesmerising baritone, the singer talks about the accidents of life.

"Gutsulochka."

A song whose lyrics were written by a famous Soviet poet Sergei Ostrovoy. The song about a free Hutsulok girl and her love for the Carpathians, sung by Mulerman, became a . iconic in the artist's work.

"Make a wish."

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Another touching love song performed by the famous Soviet baritone, the lyrics to which were written by the aforementioned Robert Rozhdestvensky. Mulerman performs this song in a very special way: it is as if begging stars about things that are important to him.

At the end of days: the fate of the Soviet nightingale, which was also loved in the USA

At the dawn of the artiste's new decade. suspend from the ether and forbid to give concerts. This was due to the fact that songs reflecting the culture of his people began to appear in Mulerman's repertoire. According to the decision of the then chairman of the State Committee of Television and Radio, the singer was prohibited to develop his career and mention Jewish culture due to tense relations with Israel. Because of these events, Mulerman was unable to perform a song for the film Seventeen Moments of Spring, which was later performed by his stage rival Joseph Kobzon.

In the mid-70s Mulerman became a member of the ensemble "Guys from Arbat"; some time later he was awarded the title of honoured artist.

In 1991, the artiste leaves country and leaves for the United States. He settles with his wife in New York and continues his career. After a while, the singer organizes a musical theatre for children in Florida. Two years before the start of the new millennium, Mulerman gives a concert in New York on the occasion of his 60th birthday.

The Soviet nightingale spent his last years in the United States, occasionally travelling to his homeland. Artist deceased May 2018 in his eightieth year of life.

Despite the fact that for a long time Vadim Mulerman was in the shadows and away from his native expanses, he led the successful a career and left behind colossal a mark in the history of Soviet pop music.