Biography
Surname Makarevich for the connoisseur of the Soviet and Russian rock is not an empty sound, it is synonymous with talent and creative nature in all manifestations. I did not exception and Alexey Makarevich - a musician, composer, an ex-guitarist of the Resurrection Group, a person who gave the life to the Lyceum group and accompanied his participants during the creative path.Childhood and youth
Alexey Lazarevich Makarevich appeared on November 13, 1954 in Moscow in the family, far from creativity and scenes. His mother Vera Grigorievna devoted himself to biology. Father of the future musician Lazar Nathanovich Meerovich worked as a factory engineer at a scientific institute. At birth, Alexey wore the surname of the Father - Meerovich. However, later, I chose to change it on the Mother's Family name - Makarevich.
After graduation, the young man chooses as an architecture as a future profession and enters the Moscow Architectural Institute. But already being a student of the university, he is seriously fond of music. It was at this stage that Alexei Makarevich's biography makes a steep turn in favor of a creative life path.
Music and creativity
In the 70s of the last century, it is enthusiastically, with youthful Azart Makarevich organizes his first musical team - "Dangerous Zone", and in 1976 decides to rename it to the Kuznetsky Bridge - in honor of the Moscow street.
In the spring of 1979, the story of the well-known and once popular group "Resurrection" begins, Alexey Makarevich became whose solo guitarist.
Participants in the team without the appropriate equipment, without a repertoire, but with enthusiasm and complete ambitions were going to the apartment at Makarevich for rehearsals. It was from under his feather a few songs for the first album of the group came out.
Musicians "Resurrection" were in the right place at the right time. During the 1980 Olympiad, when censorship softened his framework and weakened the grip, the guys came up with the music, which had to do listeners.
But despite the fact that the group was at the peak of popularity, she broke off, having existed a year and a half. As the musician himself said in his interview, he did not receive sufficient self-realization from participation in the project and did not see the prospects for himself.
In 1991, Career Makarevich again makes a sharp turn due to the coincidence. In the Children's Destrade Theater at the concert, Alexey Anastasia's adopted daughter is standing with girlfriends. An experienced musician eye examined in 15-year-old girls talent, originality and ability to keep themselves on stage.
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In the same year, Alexey Makarevich proposed his daughter with girlfriends to unite in the music group, the producer of which he was ready to become himself. So the Devichy Alliance appeared under the romantic name "Lyceum." Participants were disliked on each other both externally and in terms of vocal data. But this union sounded with its character and melody, gaining popularity.
From the very beginning of the production activity, Alexey Lazarevich is responsible for each detail, ranging from stage images and ending with the repertoire.
In 1991, a successful debut of the team "Lyceum" was held on the air of the popular program "Morning Star". The girls performed hit the band ABBA and immediately won the sympathy of fans. The first songs for their repertoire "Lyceum" borrowed from the Resurrection group. Participants of the trio worked with complete returns, releasing albums every year.
Personal life
The personal life of the musician was less successful than the creative career. Alexey Makarevich was married only once - on Valeria Vernaldovna Capralova. The woman raised his daughter from the first marriage Anastasia. Since the native father did not take part in the upbringing of the girl, Alexey Makarevich took advantage of this role.Therefore, when Nastya received a passport at the age of 16, she, for a long time, not thinking, takes the name and middle name of the stepfather.
On March 27, 1987, the daughter was born a daughter, which was called barbara. The girl graduated from the Faculty of Foreign Languages. It leads an active social and creative life, works the TV presenter, performs on stage as a vocalist of the Grandma Sugar group.
After 20 years of marriage, the spouses divorced.
"The children grew up, I felt anyone who was not necessary and lonely, what is called a broken trough," Valery said in an interview.The former wife Makarevich has been living in South Africa for 10 years.
Death
Alexei Makarevich's life broke off suddenly on August 28, 2014. The man did not live three months before his 60th anniversary. According to official sources, the cause of the death of the musician was heart failure. Former participants in the group "Lyceum", among them the adoptive daughter of Anastasia Makarevich, with gratitude and respect, remember Alexey, giving tribute to His feeling of humor and hardworking, which accompanied him and in the youth, and until the very end of life.
Discography
As a guitarist with a resurrection group:
- 1979 - "Resurrection 1"
As a composer and producer of the group "Lyceum":
- 1992 - "Home Arrest"
- 1994 - "Girlfriend - Night"
- 1996 - "Open Curtain"
- 1997 - "Varosk-cloud"
- 1999 - "Sky"
- 2000 - "You have become another"
- 2005 - "44 minutes"