Biography
In the 90s in Russia, the most popular musical direction was rock. At that time, dozens of new musical groups appeared, including the Chizh and Co. group. Sergey Chigarkov became the frontman of the team.Compound
Sergey "Chizh" was born on February 6, 1961 in Dzerzhinsk of the Nizhny Novgorod region. In school, he began to perform on the substitution in different musical groups with his elder brother. Sergey graduated from a music school, after which he entered the music school.
The first "adult" team became the group "GPD" ("The Group of Exalted Day"). For the sake of work in the group, Sergey moved to Kharkov, but the team soon broke up into two halves. Chizh joined half, which decided to create a new group - "Different people".
The group managed to write several albums, one of which ("Bugi Kharkov") was fully written by Sergey Chiigark. The record at the time of release did not become popular, and six years later found his listeners. Then the first hits then wrote: "Korotusha" and "I want tea."
In 1993, Sergey decided to write a solo album. Boris Greeschikov helped him morally, and inspired the musician for this step Andrei Burlak and Igor Berezovets. The album came out simply under the name "Chizh". To record the plates, the musicians from other Russian rock bands were invited - N. Brasnin, A. Brovko, M. Chernova and others.
A year later, the chiographs decided to speak in St. Petersburg clubs. To do this, he invited Alexey Romanyuk and Alexander Kondrashka. They became the participants of the future popular rock band "Chizh and Co.". Men to create their own group inspired success at the St. Petersburg public.
In the first part of the group were: vocalist and guitarist Sergey Chigrakov, Bass-guitarist Alexey Romanyuk, Drummer Vladimir Khanutin and guitarist Mikhail Vladimirov. In 1994, they recorded their debut concert album "Live", and later released the record "Crossroads".
In 1998, after overseas tour, the group left the drummer Vladimir Khanutin, he went to the group "Nom". Igor Fedorov came to his place, who used to play in the "NEP" and "TV" teams.
In the fall of 2003, the team team decided to change the director. Instead of Alexander Gordeyev, they hired a classmate and a long-time soloist, Colonel Andrei Asanova.
In 2010, "Chizh and Co." left the drummer Igor Fedorov. In his place, Sergey Chigrakov immediately invited Igor DDT-participant. In an interview, Yuri Shevchuk said that Igor was a favorite drummer pointing. After Vladimir Nazimim, Vladimir Nazimov took his place behind the impact installation.
Music
In 1995, the Group recorded its next album - "On Love". Its feature was the fact that most of the songs on it are cavities on the songs of other performers. In addition to them, the musicians recorded the folk song "Here the bullet gone". In the same year, "Chizh and Co." recorded the album, which entered their best hits. The album was recorded at the concert, which was held in St. Petersburg.
Next year, the Group recorded two albums: "Erogenic zone" and "Polonaise". In addition, they recorded the clip on the hit "Polonaise". The video was liked by the Russians, because part was removed in America, and they were able to see abroad. In the same year, the group was replenished with another member - the keyboard player Evgeny Barinov.
All team musicians participated in foreign projects freely, recorded solo albums and performed as part of other teams. For example, Guitarist Vladimirov recorded the solo plate "revealing and in a dream".
In 1997, the group decided to devote his creativity to parents. They recorded the album, which included a cover version of Soviet hits. "Chizh and Co." shot two clips on the songs "under the stars of the Balkansky" and "bombers". In the same album, they entered their hit "On the field tanks rumbled ..."
In the spring of 1998, the team went with a concert to Israel. There they recorded another album - "New Jerusalem". It entered Hits "For Two", "Russian Matroso", "Phantom" and many others. Also this year the team recorded a new collection of songs "The best blues and ballads"
In the fall, "Chizh and Co." went to America to speak at the club "Astoria" for their American fans. After they gave an acoustic concert specifically for the show on the BBC radio. Later, this entry was released as a concert album "at 20:00 Greenwich".
The whole next year the team spent, touring the country. They went beyond twice abroad. For the first time in the United States, where they performed at the festival with such matrahs of rock pop, as "crematorium", "Alice", "Tea" and many others. The second time - in August. They went to Latvia at the Rock Festival, where they met again with their colleagues on stage.
In 2000, the team also toured a lot, they flew in the US again, then Israel. Musicians developed their solo projects, Sergei recorded a joint album with Alexander Chernetsky.
2001 was happy for fans of Chija, because the chiographs finally recorded the solo album "Gaide I will!". The album is unique, because the artist himself performed all the musical parties, sang himself. He did not attract any musicians or producers to work.
The group continues to tour in the country. Each of their performance collects anchlage. The guys act as on large sites, and give concerts in clubs, where they communicate with fans after speeches, make photos and distribute autographs.
In 2002, "Chizh and Co." surprised their fans and attracted attention to the team, going to tour in the Polarian. The terrain impressed the musicians. After the trip, Sergey recorded the new composition "Blues on piles".
In the fall, the team went to America again, there they spent a couple of months, speaking throughout the southern coast. It is worth noting that not only compatriots living there came to their concerts, but also ordinary Americans who are loving Russian Rock.
A year later, the group expanded his geography of the tour and went to conquer Canada. Everyone knows that in Canada, one of the largest Russian diaspora lives, so the team was adopted perfectly, despite the fact that the group did not perform in full. Part of the musicians received a refusal of a visa.
2004 The group announced the year of acoustic music. They went to a tour without an electric guitar, configuring all songs at concerts exclusively in acoustic style. Musicians toured a lot around the world. The soloist of the group recorded several compositions in the blues genre with dark-skinned Americans in the United States. The team first went to the east, giving a concert in Singapore.
In the same year, the Group celebrated his first anniversary - the team was ten years old. On this occasion, they gave two large concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Favorite hits and compositions of the group friends sounded from the scene, who came to congratulate "Chizh and Co.".
For several years, the team participants recorded solo albums, participated in the records of albums of other groups. Everyone was engaged in creativity, but together the musicians were not going.
"Chizh and Co." now
The last studio album of the group was released in 1999, but the fans do not lose hope that the musicians will record even one. Participants "Chizh and Co." work on solo projects, occasionally gathering together to speak at festivals.
The group did not declare disintegration, but the team does not speak interview with the continuation of collaboration, does not talk about future albums or clips. In February 2018, Sergey Chigrakov wrote music to the song "Love is tired in secret."
Clips
- 1994 - "Eternal youth"
- 1994 - "Crossroads"
- 1994 - "Hochie Cochie Man"
- 1995 - "Here the bullet has gone"
- 1996 - "Polonaise"
- 1997 - "Bombers"
- 1997 - "under the stars of the Balkansky"
- 1999 - "Password"
- 1999 - "Food, I ..."
Discography
- 1994 - "Crossroads"
- 1995 - "On Love"
- 1996 - "Erogenic Zone"
- 1996 - "Polonaise"
- 1997 - "Bombers"
- 1999 - "nothing to lose"
- 2001 - "Pastoral"