Nikolai Noskov Explained

Nikolai Noskov
Birth Name:Nikolai Ivanovich Noskov
Birth Date:1956 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Gzhatsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Background:solo_singer
Years Active:1981–present

Nikolai Ivanovich Noskov (Russian: Николай Иванович Носков; born January 12 1956) is a Russian singer and former vocalist of the hard rock band Gorky Park (between 1987 and 1990). He is a five-time winner of the Golden Gramophone.[1] [2] He was also a member of Москва (Moscow) ensemble in the early 1980s, in band Гран-при (Grand Prix) in 1988, just before joining Gorky Park, and much later in the 1990s in band Николай (Nikolai). Starting 1998, Noskov had a solo career releasing six solo albums. In 2015, he served as a jury in second season of the reality TV series Glavnaya Stsena.

Early years

Born on January 12, 1956, in Gzhatsk (now renamed Gagarin), Nikolai Noskov comes from a working-class family. His father, Ivan, worked at a meat-processing factory, and his mother, Yekaterina, worked as a milkmaid and construction site worker. Kolya’s boyhood gave him his first musical impressions, which were mainly composed of folk music, played on traditional Russian instruments or sung by his mother at times. At the age of eight, Kolya and his family moved to a bigger city – Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast. There Nikolai finished school and afterwards served his term in the army.

Curious to explore, Kolya tried to play bayan, but as he was growing up, his attention shifted more and more firmly to singing; first in the school choir, then as a solo performer, winning one of his first awards at a local singing contest at the age of fourteen. The lead singer of the school band, he performed the hits of the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival and other western rock bands, bending to the wave of rock’n’roll music, then surgent amid the Soviet youth. Posters depicting the members of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd came to relieve Shalyapin’s portrait hung over Nikolai’s bed. His English was then undeveloped, and Nikolai simply transcribed what he heard on the original recording, transcribed it in Cyrillic letters. But later on the circumstances of his life invited him to pay more attention to the language of rock’n’roll.[1] [3]

A self-taught instrumentalist, Noskov plays the guitar, the piano, and the drums at a general versatility level. He even played the trumpet while in the army. Noskov never got an official vocal education for a curious twist of fate, although he applied at the Gnesinykh state musical college. His knowledge of musical notation is also self-learned.

At one of the turning points in his life invited to Moscow by an entrepreneur for audition, Noskov participated in several Moscow-based musical bands, then routinely dubbed "VIA" (Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble), but none of those early engagements held him for long. Rovesniki (Peers) and Nadezhda (Hope) were soon left behind.[4]

Collaboration with Tukhmanov and work in Gorky Park

In 1980 Noskov met a composer then considered by many to be one of the most progressive in Soviet Union. David Tukhmanov decided to create a real hard-rock band with Noskov as lead singer. However, Moskva (Moscow) did not last long.[5] After a few live performances and a recorded album called NLO (UFO) the band was suppressed and crushed by the authorities and the press. The sound of the band proved too hard for the Soviet listeners of the time. Importantly though, Noskov had acquired his first experience of the real studio work, with meticulous Tukhmanov at the reins.[6] In 1987 Nikolai sang a few songs for musical film Island of Lost Ships.After some eight years of searching and trying and singing at Moscow restaurants and clubs, one of the most significant breakthroughs occurred in Nikolai Noskov's life: Park Gorkogo, or, loosely rendered, Gorky Park was formed by Stas Namin. The warming of relations with the West, and the era of mutual fraternizing allowed to create a Russian rock band that would sell in the USA. After a festival played together with Scorpions as headliners, Gorky Park signed a contract with Polygram records. With Bruce Fairbairn as producer, Gorky Park started recording their eponymized debut album. The concept of the album was to win the hearts of the American audience with reverential bows to the Russian cultural roots while still playing hard rock/heavy metal. "Bang!" written by Noskov and the album as a whole went on to win some high-ranking places on the radio and MTV, and in Denmark it even acquired gold status. Gorky Park – Noskov included – toured in the USA, were interviewed and otherwise enjoyed the limelight.

But financial difficulties, tensions inside the band, overstrained vocal cords, incessant sleepless nights, and pregnant wife at home soon added up to the aggregate outcome of Noskov leaving the band for Moscow home in 1990.[7] Alexander Minkov would assume the lead vocalist role, while still playing bass.[8]

Solo career

In 1994 Nikolai Noskov was at crossroads. Starting a solo career from level ground again was a deliberated decision. Noskov gradually underwent some major changes of inner vision. Throughout his solo career his hard rock likings slowly but steadily transformed into deeper music closer to ethnic ballad art rock; and though in his most recent albums hard rhythms are discernible, they may be more precisely characterized as funk. English was dropped after the first solo album Mother Russia, and Noskov started singing in Russian for Russian audience with no "foreign bloke" pretences.[9]

... on my anniversary it was I who gathered Gorky Park for a reunion – Marshal excluded though ... And when I started singing "Bang!" I suddenly felt so far aloof from this song ... I felt that it did not stir my heart at all. I finished singing and asked myself: what was that for? Something from my past life, unbidden, some foreign language words ...[10]

In 1998 he released his debut solo album Я тебя люблю (another title Блажь). In 2002, he established a foundation for the support of ethnic music Wild Honey.[8]

In 2006, he released his fourth album По пояс в небе. Some songs from this album are eastern musical motives performed on the Bashkir reed flute Quray.

In 2011 he sang Magomaev's song Мелодия on television music show Property of the Republic and won the competition.In 2012 he recorded the album Без названия in Germany in the studio of producer Horst Schnebel.[11] During the same year he sang in the 25th anniversary concert of Gorky Park.[12] In 2015 he was member of the jury in second season of reality TV series Glavnaya Stsena[13]

Now he is recording his seventh studio album, which is to be released in 2019; songs from the upcoming album are Нет ни годы, Оно того стоит, Седые дети and upcoming duet with singer IVAN

In 2022, Noskov supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14]

Personal life

Nikolai is married to his girlfriend, Marina since 1978.[15] He has a daughter Katerina (born 1991) and a granddaughter Miroslava (born November 2015), granddaughter Valeria (born 26 December 2017)[16]

In 2017, Nikolai was hospitalized with a thrombus in the cervical section, because of illness he suffered concerts.[17] [18] [19]

Discography

In bands and ensembles

Ensemble Moscow (Москва)
Band Grand Prix (Гран-при)
Band Nikolai (Николай)

Solo albums

Compilations

Singles

Awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: НОСКОВ Николай Иванович, фото, биография. persona.rin.ru.
  2. Web site: Николай Носков: Когда есть оркестр, возвращаться к дисторшену странно!. 18 May 2009. 22 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20130527194303/http://www.newsmusic.ru/news_2_15691.htm. 27 May 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: Николай Носков - официальная страница. www.nnoskov.ru. 2010-05-18. 2018-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180102012739/http://www.nnoskov.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=16:2008-09-20-20-07-18&catid=14:history&Itemid=39. dead.
  4. Web site: Николай Носков - официальная страница. www.nnoskov.ru. 2010-05-18. 2018-01-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20180102013013/http://www.nnoskov.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17:2008-09-20-20-07-35&catid=14:history&Itemid=39. dead.
  5. Web site: МОСКВА: Биография группы МОСКВА (1991). www.rockhell.spb.ru. 2016-08-11. 2010-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20100827083503/http://www.rockhell.spb.ru/musicians/moskva/a1.shtml. dead.
  6. Web site: Николай Носков - официальная страница. www.nnoskov.ru. 2010-05-18. 2017-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031239/http://www.nnoskov.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18:2008-09-20-20-04-27&catid=14:history&Itemid=39. dead.
  7. Web site: Николай Носков - официальная страница. www.nnoskov.ru. 2010-05-18. 2016-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827223921/http://www.nnoskov.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19:2008-09-20-20-06-58&catid=14:history&Itemid=39. dead.
  8. Web site: Николай Носков отвечает на вопросы. DELFI. 5 July 2001.
  9. Web site: Николай Носков - официальная страница. www.nnoskov.ru. 2010-05-18. 2016-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828213514/http://www.nnoskov.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20:2008-09-20-19-56-56&catid=14:history&Itemid=39. dead.
  10. Web site: Николай Носков - официальная страница. www.nnoskov.ru. 2010-05-18. 2016-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160827234814/http://www.nnoskov.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=312:2009-05-18-15-40-17&catid=23:2008-09-20-17-37-41&Itemid=42. dead.
  11. Web site: Николай Носков записывает "промежуточный" альбом. 17 September 2012.
  12. Web site: "Парк Горького" в шоу "Вечерний Ургант" (4 июня 2012 г.). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/IY7x8W9zZtM . 2021-12-19 . live. . 4 June 2012 .
  13. https://afisha.mail.ru/tvshow/articles/46334/?from=mr_news Главная сцена
  14. News: Nemenov . Alexander . Российские власти профинансируют выставку о «подвигах» армии РФ в Украине и сборник фантастики про Донбасс . . 5 September 2022 . ru.
  15. Web site: Николай Носков разводится с женой. 5 April 2017.
  16. Web site: Николай Носков стал дедушкой во второй раз - StarHit.ru.
  17. Web site: Певца Николая Носкова госпитализировали в тяжелом состоянии. 28 March 2017 .
  18. Web site: Врачи рассказали о самочувствии Николая Носкова, которому предстоит операция. 28 March 2017 .
  19. Web site: Певец Николай Носков перенес весенний гастрольный тур.
  20. http://1000plastinok.net/Nikolai_Noskov/Blazh_1998/ Блажь
  21. https://www.discogs.com/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%91%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B6%D1%8C/release/2899661 Николай Носков – Блажь
  22. http://1000plastinok.net/Nikolai_Noskov/Stekla_i_beton_2000/ Николай Носков – Стекла и бетон
  23. http://1000plastinok.net/Nikolai_Noskov/Dyshu_tishinoi_2000/ Николай Носков – Дышу Тишиной
  24. https://www.discogs.com/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%94%D1%8B%D1%88%D1%83-%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9/master/442409 Николай Носков – Дышу Тишиной
  25. http://1000plastinok.net/Nikolai_Noskov/Po_poyas_v_nebe_2006/ Николай Носков – По пояс в небе
  26. Web site: Работая пять лет над альбомом, Николай Носков считает, что "Оно того стоит". Intermedia.ru. 2012-08-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102192852/http://www.intermedia.ru/news/228501?page=1. 2014-01-02. 2011-06-22. live.
  27. Web site: Николай Носков: Новый альбом звучит жестче и агрессивнее. 7 October 2011.
  28. http://1000plastinok.net/Nikolai_Noskov/Luchshie_pesni_v_soprovozhdenii_simfonicheskogo_orkestra_2001/ Николай Носков – Лучшие песни в сопровождении симфонического оркестра
  29. https://www.discogs.com/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D0%A1%D0%BE%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BC%D1%84%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81/release/5197167 Николай Носков – Лучшие Песни В Сопровождении Симфонического Оркестра
  30. https://www.discogs.com/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%9E%D0%BA%D0%B5%D0%B0%D0%BD-%D0%9B%D1%8E%D0%B1%D0%B2%D0%B8-%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5-%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%BE/release/8739227 Николай Носков – Океан Любви - Лучшие Романтические Композиции
  31. https://www.discogs.com/%D0%9D%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B9-%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2-%D0%94%D1%8B%D1%88%D1%83-%D0%A2%D0%B8%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9/release/3562262 Николай Носков — Дышу тишиной (DVD)
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  33. Web site: Николай Носков - официальная страница. nnoskov.ru. 2016-08-09. 2016-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310202709/http://nnoskov.ru/index.php?id=7&itemid=41&option=com_content&view=section. dead.
  34. Web site: Николай Носков, Музыкант: фото, биография, фильмография, новости - Вокруг ТВ.. Вокруг ТВ.
  35. Web site: У НИКОЛАЯ НОСКОВА ТЕПЕРЬ ЕСТЬ МИЛИЦЕЙСКИЙ ЗНАЧОК. 11 June 2003.
  36. Web site: НИКОЛАЙ НОСКОВ И АЛЕКСЕЙ МУСКАТИН НАГРАЖДЕНЫ "ЗА БЛАГОРОДНЫЕ ДЕЛА". 17 July 2006.
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