What is Andrey Razin doing now? Andrey Razin. How many millions did the producer of Tender May earn and how did he spend them? The beginning of a musical career

Andrei Aleksandrovich Razin is best known to us from the group " Tender May"Not everyone knows that he is a versatile personality. Andrei Razin achieved success not only in music, but also in many areas public life. He acted as a politician, manager, banker, music producer, singer, writer. Received the title of Honored Artist of the Republic of Crimea.

Biography: early years

Andrei Razin was born on September 15, 1963 in Stavropol. Father, Alexander Vatslavovich, is a Belarusian, a native of the city of Grodno. Mother, Valentina Ivanovna Krivorotova, resident of the Stavropol Territory. They met while studying at university.

In 1964, both of Andrei’s parents died in a car accident near the village of Konstantinovka, and the child was placed in a sanatorium orphanage in Kislovodsk. In 1972, Andrei was transferred to an institution for orphans in Svetlogradsk. It was here that creativity first appeared in the biography of Andrei Razin.

During his childhood, he had excellent organizational skills. At the age of twelve, Razin gathered a team of classmates and earned his first money by harvesting grapes. At the age of thirteen, Andrei used these funds to relax at a resort.

In 1978, the guy entered college and received the profession of a bricklayer. In 1979, the Komsomol sent young man to the Far North, where he spent three years participating in the laying of a gas pipeline.

Returning to Stavropol in 1982, Andrei immediately entered the cultural and educational school. He studied there for a year, after which he was expelled. Then Razin was drafted into the army to join the ranks of tank units. He was transferred to the reserve with the specialty of "tank commander".

Returning two years later to his hometown and staying there for a short time, Andrei hits the road again. Now the city of Ryazan was waiting for him.

Career

At his new place of residence, Andrei found a job at the local philharmonic society, taking the position of deputy director. Here the young man showed himself to be a real leader. He easily made the necessary contacts, always knew how to negotiate with local officials, and creative ideas just poured out of him.

Such talents did not go unnoticed, and Andrei went to Siberia to work at the Chita Television and Radio Committee. Here he was appointed first assistant director, without having the appropriate education.

Many cultural events took place in Chita. I came to one of them famous singer Anna Veski. A sociable young man met her and quickly found her mutual language. The singer left the tour with a new administrator. While occupying this position, Andrey traveled to many cities Soviet Union and gained extensive experience in show business and useful connections.

Then, for unknown reasons, Razin returns to the Stavropol Territory and gets a job as chairman of a collective farm in the village of Privolye, in the homeland of Mikhail Gorbachev. In 1988, Andrei receives money to purchase a tractor, but leaves for Moscow. The collective farm was left without new equipment, without money and without a chairman. So it began new stage in the biography of Andrei Razin.

Moscow

Razin invested the money intended for the purchase of a tractor into the development of his career. He got a job at the Record recording company and began searching for young talents. For greater authority, Andrei introduced himself as the nephew of Secretary General Gorbachev.

The first project in the biography of Andrei Razin, which brought him success, was the Mirage group. With this group, the young man tried himself as a vocalist, performing as an opening act.

Stellar success

In the same 1988, the album of the group “Tender May” from Orenburg fell into the hands of Razin. Andrei learned that the fate of the lead singer of the young group was similar to his own. This made him want to help the teenager.

Introducing himself as an employee of the Ministry of Culture, the aspiring producer contacted the creator " Happy May"Sergei Borisovich Kuznetsov and invited him to a meeting in Moscow.

To promote the team, Andrei invented a method that had not been used by anyone before. He recorded a million cassettes with songs from a then unknown group and distributed them among conductors railway. The voice of Yuri Shatunov was heard in all the trains of the Soviet Union. At the same time, Razin continues to perform with his songs.

Very little time passed, and the whole country listened to “Tender May”. The group became a cult group; it attracted stadiums of fans. But here’s a strange thing: this band could perform in different cities at the same time. Razin was the first to create clone groups, and the phonogram was his assistant in this matter. No one could surpass the record success of this project.

IN professional biography Andrei Razin's "Tender May" served as the impetus for achieving enormous popularity.

In the early nineties, Razin published several books about the cult group: “Winter in the country of “Tender May””, “Tender May”, “Party Man”. Since 2006, he has been a member of the Union of Journalists of Belarus and the Union of Journalists of Russia. He is also a member of the Writers' Union of Belarus.

Period of political activity

With the disappearance of “Tender May” in the biography of Andrei Razin, the time has come for change. He decided to enter politics.

In 1993, Razin headed the Institute of Arts in his native Stavropol. He was also chairman of the local Cultural Foundation. For many years he was a deputy of the Duma of the Stavropol Territory.

In 1996, the aspiring politician appeared as a confidant of Gennady Zyuganov at presidential elections. The following year, Razin acted as a candidate for deputy State Duma RF. In July 2008, Andrey was appointed to the post of General Director of the International Olympic Festival "Sochi-2014".

In 2013, Razin became a member of the United Russia party. In 2015, he was appointed to the position of adviser to the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federation A.K. Isaev. Since 2015, he has held the post of adviser to the mayor of Yalta.

Banking sector

In 2014, Andrei Razin went into business in finance. He acquired a stake in Doninvest Bank, joined the board of directors and became its president. During his reign, the bank's capital increased. Razin initiated the expansion of the business and opened several offices, including in Crimea. After a six-month reign, he resigned.

In the same year, he acquired a stake in the United National Bank in the city Nizhny Novgorod, became its president. A year later he resigned.

Personal life

In the biography of Andrei Razin’s personal life there were several marriages, the first of which was civil and took place in the eighties. The young man did not know that after breaking up with ex-lover his son Ilya was born. Andrey became aware of this only in 2003. Ilya grew up and became a famous stylist who owns his own studios in St. Petersburg and Sochi.

In April 1988, changes occurred in the biography of Andrei Razin. He married Natalya Lebedeva. The family existed for a year. After the divorce, Natalya left for Hungary some time later, and Razin married a girl named Faina. They had known each other since 1984. This union also ended in separation.

While in Sochi, in the late nineties, Andrei met Maritana and created a civil family with her. With the appearance of this girl, a happy event occurred in the biography and personal life of Andrei Razin: his wife gave birth to his son Alexander. The marriage was legalized only in 2007. Soon Andrei returned to Faina again, and the child was forced to live periodically either with his mother or with his father.

In 2013, Razin, at the age of fifty, announced his upcoming marriage in the “Live Broadcast” program. His chosen one was Natalya Grozovskaya - former soloist"Tender May."

Andrey Razin today

March 10, 2017 in the biography of Andrei Razin occurred terrible tragedy. His son Alexander suffered a heart attack due to complications from an acute respiratory viral infection. This happened while the guy was walking with a classmate.

A passing doctor, Alexey Koshcheev, tried to provide first aid to Alexander. Twice they managed to start the young man’s heart, but they could not bring the guy back to life. Sasha was sixteen years old at the time of her death.

In the biography of Andrei Razin, family and children occupy an important place, so for him this was a severe blow of fate, from which the unfortunate father cannot recover today. Later, doctors discovered that the guy had a heart defect, which was not diagnosed in a timely manner.

With Andrey's eldest son great relationship, father accepts Active participation in the life of Ilya. The young man married the girl Elizabeth, whom he had previously met for a long time. According to Natalya Grozovskaya, her husband is looking forward to his grandchildren.

Below see a photo of Andrei Razin’s wife. In the biography and personal life of a successful producer and politician today there is one beloved woman - Natalya Grozovskaya.

Andrey Razin continues creative activity, he goes on tour and takes part in television programs.

Birthday September 15, 1963

Deputy of the State Duma of the Stavropol Territory, producer of the group “Tender May”, vice-rector of the Rostov State Law Institute under the Ministry of Justice

Biography

Andrei Aleksandrovich Razin was born on September 15, 1963. Parents died in a car accident in 1964. Was brought up in orphanage in the city of Svetlograd, Stavropol Territory
From 1978 to 1979 he studied at the Stavropol State Technical University No. 24. After graduating from college, he received the profession of a bricklayer.
From 1979 to 1982 he worked in the direction of the Komsomol in the regions of the Far North in the cities of Nizhnevartovsk, Novy Urengoy, Nadym. Participated in laying the Urengoy - Pomary - Uzhgorod pipeline.
In 1982 he returned to Stavropol and entered the Stavropol Cultural and Educational School.
From 1983 to 1985 he served in the ranks Soviet army. After demobilization, from 1985 to 1986, he worked as deputy director of the Ryazan Regional Philharmonic.
From 1986 to 1988, he worked as deputy chairman of supplies for the Sverdlov collective farm in the village of Privolnoye, Krasnogvardeisky district, Stavropol Territory, and, having received money to buy a tractor, went to Moscow.

Education

• Graduated from the East Siberian Institute of Culture with a degree in directing mass events and spectacles.
• Graduated from Stavropol State University, law and economics faculties.
• Candidate of Economic Sciences

From 1984-1986 he worked in the Chita Committee on Television and Radio, on television as an assistant director. Anne Veski, who was in Chita on tour, left Chita as an administrator.

Mirage

Worked as an administrator for the Mirage group. For the first time he performed a duet with singer Katya Semenova.

Tender May

To promote the group, he pretended to be the nephew of Mikhail Gorbachev.

From 1987 to 1990 he worked as a producer-manager at the All-Union Association of the USSR Ministry of Culture “SPM Record”. In June 1988, the album of the group “Tender May”, recorded in the city of Orenburg, fell into the hands of Razin. On July 4 of the same year he transports the group “Tender May” to Moscow. On September 9, 1988, thanks to Razin, the lead singer of the group, Yura Shatunov, found himself in the capital. This is followed by work in the studio and numerous tours of the group. His idol was singer Donna Summer, so he himself becomes the lead singer of Tender May. He performed songs of his group and hits of other famous groups, for example the song “On the White Blanket of January” by the group “Sweet Dream”.

Political career

• In 1993, Andrei Razin became the rector of the Stavropol Institute of Contemporary Arts at Stavropol University. During the presidential elections in the Russian Federation in 1996, he was a confidant of Gennady Zyuganov. On April 2, 1996, they, together with Yuri Shatunov, took part in a concert at the Taganka Theater.
• In 1996 he headed the Stavropol Cultural Foundation. In the fall of this year, he led the campaign to elect Alexander Chernogorov as head of the administration of the Staropol region.
• In May 1997, he was elected chairman of the board of the Stavropol branch of the Cultural Foundation. Later, on December 14, he was elected to the Stavropol Regional Duma of the second convocation. Also in December, he ran for the State Duma of the Russian Federation of the third convocation in the Stavropol single-mandate electoral district No. 55 as an independent deputy. In the elections he took 2nd place out of 16 (14.38% of the votes), losing to Vasily Iver (18.08%).
• In February 2000, according to media reports, he was appointed advisor to the President of Karachay-Cherkessia Vladimir Semyonov and authorized representative Karachay-Cherkessia in Belarus. In October 2000, he registered as a candidate for the post of governor of the Stavropol Territory. In the elections on December 3, he took 6th place out of 13, receiving 3.78% of the vote.
• In February 2001, he stated that the Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic Stanislav Ilyasov invited him to take a place in the republican government as Minister of Culture.
• On December 16, 2001, he was again elected as a deputy of the Regional Duma of the Stavropol Territory in the Oktyabrsky district of Stavropol No. 17. He was deputy chairman of the Committee of the Regional Duma of the Stavropol Territory on industry, energy, construction and housing and communal services. He was elected head of the Stavropol Cultural Fund.
• In 2007, he was re-elected as a deputy of the State Duma of the Stavropol Territory of the IV convocation. Responsible for the energy of the region.
• Senior bailiff Khostinsky district department Sochi
• On July 1, 2008, by decision of the President of the Russian Olympic Committee, he was appointed general director International Olympic Festival "Sochi-2014". He also holds the position of artistic director of the Russian Olympic Committee.
• Andrey Razin - Vice-Rector of the Rostov Law Institute (branch) of the RPA under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation

Personal life

• In his first civil marriage, a son was born, Ilya Razin, a stylist (born 1986). Razin learned about the existence of his eldest son only in 2003.
• 04/29/1988 to 05/02/1989 - Natalya Evgenievna Lebedeva, lives in Hungary.
• The third wife, Faina Razina, met in 1984. The marriage produced a son, Alexander (born 2001).

Family

Father Alexander Vatslavovich was born in Grodno and moved to study in the Stavropol Territory, where he met his wife.

Grandmother - Valentina Mikhailovna Gosteva.

Literary activity

• In the summer of 1990, Razin’s first book, “Winter in the Land of Tender May,” was published.
• On August 1, 1990, the first issue of the newspaper “Tender May” was published.
• On April 1, 1991, Razin’s second book, “Party Man,” was published.
• Enlisted in the Union of Journalists of Belarus and the Union of Journalists of Russia.

Filmography

• 2009 -Tender May - cameo (at the end of the film)
• 2010 - Bailiffs - (series “Father”)

Solo discography

• 1990 - “Island for Two”
• 1996 - Eldorado
• 2000 - You are alone on the whole Earth

Andryusha Razin earned his first money at the age of 12, putting together a harvesting team with his teenage friends. And at the age of 25 he became the first official Soviet millionaire, eventually becoming a billionaire. On the birthday of the producer, who turns 55 on September 15, Teleprogramma.pro finds out how much money Andrei Razin earned from Tender May and where it went. Earned millions A student at an orphanage, a former vocational school student with a specialty in masonry, back in at a young age I understood: money means money. Everyone knows the brilliant move of Andrei Razin, who became Gorbachev’s “nephew,” but not everyone knows that he also managed to slip the Secretary General a piece of paper for signature, according to which he could take all the profits for himself, bypassing the almighty State Concert and other intermediaries who in those days received up to 99% of artist fees. A cunning young man, working as deputy chairman of a collective farm and responsible for receiving delegations, told Mikhail Sergeevich, who had arrived in the Stavropol region, that he had created a creative group for gifted orphans and asked him to sign the charter. Gorbachev approved the document and put his signature on the first few pages. And on the last one, the cunning Razin wrote: “Allow touring activities on the territory of the Soviet Union, bypassing state concert organizations.”

1984 Andrey Razin - Deputy Director of the Ryazan State Philharmonic named after. S. Yesenina. Source: @razin_andrei_lm Soon the sweet-voiced orphanage boy band traveled around the country, money flowed like a river. In December 1987, 25-year-old Andrei Razin became the first Soviet millionaire - a fact that was later documented. Razin poured that first million onto the floor, creating a layer of 20 centimeters. He lay down on this money and, as he later recalled, slept on the bills all night: “I woke up, threw them up, said to myself: “Life is good, I’m a millionaire!” And the next morning he ordered his assistant to collect the bills and spend the entire million on the pupils and employees of the orphanage where he had once been brought up, to provide his childhood friends with apartments, cars and other benefits. Load money by bus "Tender May", 1989 Source: Globallookpress.com more on the topic

How Vetlitskaya, Shatunov and other stars of the 80s and 90s who left Russia live. The reasons why they chose to live abroad are different, but the celebrities experience similar emotions about their new place of residence. It is believed that it was Andrei Razin who was the first to implement a scheme in which the artist receives not a fixed rate for a performance, but in proportion to the fees. “Tender May” sold out stadiums, and Alla Pugacheva did the same, but in the late 80s, Prima Donna received 67 rubles from a concert, and Razin received 1500-2000.

After accusations of selling “leftist” tickets began to be heard in 1989 (they assured that Razin earned 8 million rubles in this way) and the “execution” article “Theft on a large scale” hung over him, the producer of “Tender May” invented new scheme. The authorities hoped to catch him red-handed after the concert at the time of receiving the money - but Andrei Razin turned out to be smarter. I received money in advance, sometimes six months or a year in advance, immediately after signing the contract. The fees no longer fit into the bags - the bills were packed into potato bags, the strongest of all bags.

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To transport money, Andrei Razin bought an Ikarus, the seats had to be removed. As the producer said, millions of “Tender May” were stored in three three-room apartments. When they no longer fit there, they began to use private houses as storage facilities, which were guarded around the clock. “Money poured in,” the producer recalled about those times.

No one could figure out how much “Tender May” actually earned. Some former members of the group later said that the amounts called by Razin (according to the producer, his part was slightly less than $20 million) were underestimated by several dozen times. The expenses of a millionaire If it was possible not to share with the State Concert, then it was necessary to share with the criminal world. "Protection" of popular artists was a profitable and respected business in certain circles. “Tender May” was a tasty morsel. Razin again played big - he contacted an influential businessman and authority Otari Kvantrishvili, who was called the godfather of the entire Moscow mafia, and asked him to become the “roof” of the group. For this, the producer paid 20% of all fees. Kvantrishvili financially supported veteran athletes, as Tender May participants said, the group often went on tour to another city, Otari sent the addresses to the administrators, and the money was delivered to the sports veterans directly to their homes. According to Razin, they gave away $2.5-3 million in a similar manner.

The album “Tender May” sold 20 million copies.

Andrei Razin, singer, talented manager and producer of the 90s, is now involved in politics. Many Russians remember the incredible popularity of the “Tender May” group, whose promotion was led by the omnipresent and enterprising Razin.

Childhood

Andrei Razin was born in Stavropol on September 15, 1963. His father, Alexander Vatslavovich, was a native of the Belarusian city of Grodno. Having moved to Stavropol, the young man graduated from artillery school. The officer became interested in the local theater actress, Valentina Ivanovna Krivorotova. She reciprocated Alexander's feelings, and after a while the couple went to the registry office.

A boy was born into a young family, he was named Andrei. When the son was one year old, his parents died in a car accident. At this time, the boy remained with his grandmother, who immediately became blind from the tragedy she experienced. There was no one to look after the baby; he ended up in the Svetlograd orphanage. Razin spent all his childhood and youth in Svetlograd. Entrepreneurial acumen and the desire to earn his own money manifested themselves in the boy’s character very early. Already at the age of 12, he enthusiastically works in the grape harvest. Andrei spent the money he received wisely - a year later he went to a resort.

In the summer of 1976, when the teenager was invited to her house by V.M. Gosteva, his adoptive grandmother, an interesting story happened to him. Gosteva worked as a cook for M.S.’s mother. Gorbachev. Mikhail Sergeevich was vacationing with his family in the village of Privolnoye with his mother.

Having gone for a swim in the Yegorlyk River, the Gorbachevs invited Andrei with them. This is how it appeared famous photograph, which depicts the Gorbachev couple, their daughter Irina and Andrei Razin. This photo will play important role in Razin’s biography, will give him the opportunity to pose as Gorbachev’s nephew.

After 8th grade, the young man graduated from the local State Technical University and received the profession of a mason. On a Komsomol ticket, he went to work in the Far North and was involved in the construction of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline.

But he did not like life in extreme conditions, although the northerners at that time were earning good money. In 1982, Razin returned to his native Stavropol and entered the cultural and educational school. His studies did not go well, and after a while he was expelled for poor academic performance. A year later, Andrei was called up for active service, which he completed as a tank commander. After demobilization, the guy returns to Stavropol, but nothing holds him in his hometown, Razin leaves for Ryazan. It was here that his entrepreneurial talent first emerged.

Show Business

A charismatic young man with no specialized education, without any problems, got a job at the Ryazan Regional Philharmonic as deputy director. Andrey quickly showed that he was in the right place. The young man negotiated with officials without any problems, quickly established connections, and skillfully used them. He was also appreciated for the instant generation of creative ideas. He did not miss the slightest opportunity to move up the ladder. career ladder, take warm place under the sun.

A warm place was soon found, but it again ended up in Siberia. Razin was offered a job at the Chita Television and Radio Committee. The lack of specialized education did not interfere; after some time, the talented young man became the first assistant director. Cultural life in Transbaikalia at that time was very busy. Soviet pop stars often visited here, whom hospitable Chita residents greeted with Siberian cordiality. When Anne Veski arrived on tour, the first assistant director of the Chita radio referred to the singer as great impression. Razin received the position of administrator and left the city with the star.

As an administrator for Anne Veski, the young man visited many cities of the Soviet Union. He did not waste time, acquired useful connections, acquired the necessary experience, which is indispensable in show business. For what reason Razin left Veska is unknown. He returns to the Stavropol region, to the village of Privolnoye, to the homeland of M.S. Gorbachev, who at this time was already General Secretary. Razin gets a job as deputy chairman of the collective farm, but now he works in full accordance with his far-reaching plans.

People in Privolny still remember scandalous story associated with Razin. He was given money to buy a tractor, Andrei went to Moscow. Razin was never seen again in this village; he never bought a tractor. These funds were spent on his future career. He got a job at the record company Record, where he began to closely look at young talents.

Razin informed everyone around him that he was Gorbachev’s nephew; those who were especially incredulous were shown the famous photograph with a high-ranking family.

After that, all questions to Razin disappeared. The first successful project of the future producer was the group “Mirage”, where Razin works as a “warm-up” singer.

Group "Tender May"

The experience at Mirage and the position held turned out to be invaluable. The search for talent was finally crowned with success, Razin drew attention to the songs of the little-known group “Tender May”. The lead singer of the group was a young man whose fate was in many ways similar to Andrei’s. The enterprising young man had a brilliant idea - to apply all his strength and skills to promote this team. Razin had enough strength and skills; first, the young “combinator” needed to persuade the creator of “Tender May” to move with the group to the capital.

He introduced himself as an employee of the Ministry of Culture and very quickly solved this difficult problem. Afterwards, Razin will prove himself to be an unsurpassed master of advertising. He recorded a million cassettes with songs of “Tender May”, found a simple, but very effective way“promotion” of an unknown group to the level of national pop stars. Train conductors, traveling to all parts of the vast country, worked for him as distributors of tapes. For a fee, the conductors would delight passengers with songs along their entire route. The enterprising Razin became not only a producer, but also a soloist. On his songs “On the White Blanket of January”, “Kaleidoscope”, “ Old forest» video clips were recorded.

Through the efforts of Andrei Razin, “Tender May” became a cult group of the 90s. This team gathered entire stadiums. To earn money more money, Razin goes to “clone” the group. There were more than two dozen fake groups; their sound was provided by a phonogram. The commercial success of “Tender May” could not be surpassed by any Russian star.

Policy

Any successful project built on fraud and deception is short-lived. Razin understood this perfectly; in 1993 he became rector of the Institute of Arts in Stavropol. During the 1996 presidential race, he was a confidant of Gennady Zyuganov. Then Razin becomes the head of the Stavropol Cultural Foundation and tries to become an independent deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. In 2008, he was appointed general director of the Sochi-14 International Olympic Festival.

At the moment, Razin still participates in concert activities and goes on tour in Russia and neighboring countries. A few months ago he took part in the “Live Broadcast” program, hosted by Andrei Malakhov.

Personal life

The talented producer had a civil marriage in the 80s, then the young people separated. In 2003, Andrei learned that he had a son, Ilya. Now Razin’s son is a successful stylist and has two of his own studios in St. Petersburg and Sochi. In 1988, Razin proposed to Natalya Lebedeva. They formalized their relationship, but this union lasted only a year. Over time ex-wife producer went to Hungary.

After his divorce from Natalya, the producer married Faina. He knew her for several years even before marrying Lebedeva. But this union also fell apart; the reason for the divorce was the emergence of a new hobby in Andrei’s life. In the late 90s, Razin was overtaken by love; at a resort in Sochi, he met a girl of amazing beauty. Her name was Maritana; in 2001, this couple had a son, Sasha. The official marriage was formalized only in 2007. Soon Razin realized that he had made a big mistake and returned to his former wife, Faina. Sasha lived in two families - sometimes with his mother, sometimes with his father.

In 2013, Razin found new love, it turned out to be the ex-soloist of “Tender May” Natalya Grozovskaya. The producer himself announced this news on the “Live Broadcast” project, and his lover explained that the wedding celebration promises to be luxurious and showed off the ring given to her in the studio.

In 2017, a great tragedy occurred in the Razina family. Suddenly, from heart attack, the producer's son Sasha died. Before this, the teenager suffered from acute respiratory viral infection, which triggered the attack. The boy was walking with a classmate, he felt bad, the girl called an ambulance. Doctor Alexey Koshcheev, who happened to be at the scene of the incident, tried to help the young man, but his body, weakened by the disease, could not cope with the crisis.

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The stadiums applauded them. They were adored and idolized in all corners of the USSR. Andrei Razin himself rarely appeared on stage, but everyone knew that the musicians of “Tender May” owed this success to him. After all, creative genius can manifest itself not only in art, but also in commerce. And our today's hero is the most striking confirmation of this.

Early years, childhood and family of Andrei Razin

So still in childhood Andrei Razin ended up in an orphanage in the city of Svetlograd. In this place he grew up, learned life and the art of survival. At first, our today's hero was not distinguished by any bright aspirations or creative plans.

He was the most ordinary teenager - he graduated from college, received the profession of a bricklayer and, in the direction of the Komsomol, went to the Far North. Only in more mature age the future music producer began to show a passion for art. In 1982, he applied to the Stavropol Cultural and Educational School, but studied here for only a year, after which he went into the army.

After finishing his service, Andrei Razin returned back to the Stavropol Territory, but very soon left his native place again. In 1985, he went to the city of Ryazan, where he soon got a job as deputy director at the local regional philharmonic society. It was during this period that our today’s hero began to manifest his innate talent for entrepreneurship.

He always knew everything about everyone, he always had the necessary connections, funds and creative ideas. It was these qualities that ultimately brought Andrei Razin to the Chita Committee for Television and Radio, where he was able to obtain the position of first assistant director, even without any specialized education in this field.

However, stingy creative life The enterprising guy very soon became bored with the provinces. Happy ticket turned up quite by accident - the famous singer Anna Veski came to Chita on tour. It’s difficult to say now how the acquaintance of the two celebrities began. However, the fact is that very soon our today’s hero managed not only to leave Chita with the artist’s troupe, but also to receive the position of its administrator.

Tender May and Andrei Razin 1989

In this capacity, Andrei traveled to many cities of the USSR, gaining invaluable experience in doing business in the world of show business. But the collaboration with Anna Veski still did not last too long.

After breaking up with the singer, Andrei moved back to Stavropol. There for some time he worked on a collective farm as deputy chairman for supplies. It is very noteworthy that the collective farm was located in the village of Privolnoye, where the then Secretary General of the USSR, Mikhail Gorbachev, was from. It was precisely this circumstance (no matter how strange it may be) that again opened the doors for Razin to the world of the Soviet stage...

Star Trek by Andrei Razin: “Mirage”, “Tender May” and other successes

Looking ahead a little, it is worth noting that such an adventure was by no means the last in the life of the “great schemer.”

Andrey Razin - scandal and fight in the NTV studio

At first, Andrei Razin’s main project was the group “Mirage”. Our today's hero worked as a group administrator, and also sometimes acted as an opening singer. Razin sang his first songs in a duet with the singer Ekaterina Semenova, famous in those years. During this period, his first success came to him. However, the arrangement of creative priorities was changed by a disc with recordings of the group “Tender May” that accidentally fell into his hands.

Having experience of living in an orphanage, Andrei Razin simply could not be indifferent to the work of Yura Shatunov. Their fates were extremely similar, and therefore very soon our today’s hero decided to transport “Tender May” to Moscow at all costs. To do this, he began to pose as an employee of the Ministry of Culture and thus, “taking advantage of his official position,” persuaded the creator of the group, Sergei Kuznetsov, to transfer “Tender May” to the capital of the RSFSR.

From that moment on, the group's long journey to the heights of popularity began. Having recorded about a million cassettes with Shatunov’s songs, the enterprising producer began distributing them to passenger train conductors, paying them extra to play them all the way. Thus, in just a few months the group became popular in literally all corners of the USSR.

In the nineties, “Tender May” became a cult project. The audience adored their songs, and millions of fans were ready to give everything for the right to touch their idols. At this moment, Andrei Razin pulled off his most famous trick - the trick of “cloning” the team. IN different years In the CIS there were about twenty groups that sang songs “to the tune of plywood” recorded by Yura Shatunov. This circumstance predetermined the unprecedented commercial success of the group, which remains significant today.

Andrei Razin’s career after the collapse of the group “Tender May”

Personal life of Andrei Razin

Subsequently, there were several more marriages in Razin’s life. The artist’s second wife was Natalya Lebedeva, who now lives in Hungary. The third wife's name was Faina Razina. In his marriage to his fourth wife, Maritana, the producer’s son, Alexander, was born.

It is known that Andrei Razin currently lives with the ex-soloist of “Tender May” Natalya Grozovskaya.