Aleksander Aleksandrovich Barykin (Byrykin) (; February 18, 1952 — March 26, 2011) was a Soviet and Russian singer and songwriter.
Biography
Alexander Barykin was born on February 18, 1952, in
Beryozovo (
Khanty-Mansia). He was a young boy when his parents moved to
Lyubertsy, a suburb near
Moscow
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. While still in school, Barykin sang and played guitar in an amateur band called Allegro. He went to musical school and then earned a degree in the classical vocal program at the
Gnesins Musical College.
In the 1970s, Barykin was a member of the
VIA bands Moskvichi (1973 — 1974),
[ Vesiolie Rebiata (1974 — 1976, 1978 — 1979), Samotsvety (1976) and Jemchug (1976 — 1978).
In August, 1979, Barykin collaborated with the guitarist of Samotsvety, Vladimir Kuzmin to organize a new band called Carnaval. It was considered to be the first Russian band to embrace new wave. Carnaval combined a range of styles and influences, including ]glam rock
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, rhythm and blues
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, and white reggae
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on the base of Russian melodic.[Alexander BARYKIN]
In 1982, Kuzmin has organized his band Dynamic, and Barykin became the single leader of Carnaval. In 1985, the band experimented with pop rock
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(and after the album ''Rock'n'roll Marathon'' passed to this style). In 1989, they released a pure rock album ''Hey, Look!'' and broke up soon thereafter.[ A. Alexeev, A. Burlaka, A. Sidorov. Who Is Who in Soviet Rock. Pp. 116—118. Moscow, 1991.]
As member of Carnaval, Barykin released 15 albums, including 3 releases with the Soviet recording monopolist Melodiya,Argentina
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— Jamaica
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5:0'' was made in a style reminiscent of Barykin. In 2008 he sang the cover version in the TV show Superstar. Vadim Nikolayev: "I regretted that it isn't Barykin's song almost ten years. But it became his song — at least for me" (Notes About Russian Rock).[International register of memorials and cemeteries: Alexander Alexandrovich Barykin]
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In the 1990s, Barykin began to experience problems with his vocal chords. After ''Islands'' (1996), Barykin did not release any new songs for a period of four years. After that period, he recovered and was able to continue his solo career.
Personal life
Barykin had four children: Georgy Byrykin (born in 1974, also known as Georgy Barykin, singer, songwriter, the musician, he played on a guitar in the accompanying band of his father), Kira Byrykina (born in 1992, adopted in 1995), Yevgeniya Barykina (born on April 10, 2006) from his second marriage with singer Nelly Barykina (maiden name was Vlasova),
Discography of Carnaval
# "Sudden Impasse" (music by Vladimir Kuzmin, lyrics by Igor Kokhanovsky)
# "Empty Word" (music by Vladimir Kuzmin and Vladimir Matetsky, lyrics by Igor Kokhanovsky)
# "Now I Know" (music by Alexander Barykin and Vladimir Kuzmin, lyrics by Igor Kokhanovsky)
;Personnel
:Vladimir Kuzmin (ex-Nadejda, ex-Samotsvety), lead vocals (2), lead guitar, keyboards, violin, flute, vocoder
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The vocoder wa ...
(2), back vocals (1, 3)
:Alexander Barykin, lead vocals (1, 3), rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, back vocals (2)
:Evgeny Kazantsev (ex-Vesiolie Rebiata, ex-Samotsvety), bass, back vocals
:Vladimir Boldyrev (ex-Modo), drums
Discography of Alexander Barykin
*1986 ''Single'' ( Igor Nikolayev's songs)
*1991 ''Blue Eyes''[Alexander BARYKIN - Discography]
*2004 ''Now I Know'' (live)
*2005 ''Love''
*2006 ''Nelly''
*2008 ''Rocket from the South'' (Alexander Barykin & Dub TV)
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Tribute
*2002 ''Star Carnival'' (starring Alla Pugacheva, Alexander Malinin, Dmitry Malikov, Tatiana Bulanova, Vitas, Rondo, Christina Orbakaite, Alexander Marshal, Andrey Gubin, Tatiana Ovsienko, Nogu Svelo!, Premier Minister, Mikhey And Jumanjie, Georgy Barykin, Sasha Posdnyakov)[Star Carnival]
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References
External links
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1952 births
2011 deaths
People from Beryozovsky District, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug
Soviet composers
Soviet male composers
Russian male composers
Honored Artists of the Russian Federation
Soviet male singer-songwriters
Soviet singer-songwriters
Russian male singer-songwriters
Russian singer-songwriters
Russian pop musicians
Burials in Troyekurovskoye Cemetery
20th-century Russian male singers