Biography
Shura Bi-2 - Artist, achieved as a member of rock bands and musical projects. Together with the other and comrades, he began his way to the tops in the 80s and soon became a physician of young people.Childhood and youth
The real name of the star is Alexander Uman. He was born on February 3, 1970 in Bobruisk, by nationality Belarus. Parents had no relation to art, so the passion for the Son theater and music was a surprise for them.
In adolescence, Shura was engaged in the sports section and wrote poems. Already then he played in local teams, and after the 8th grade entered the music school in Minsk. A year later, the young man began to attend the Rond Theater Studio, where he met Yegor Bortnik, glorified as Lev Bi-2.
Group "Bi-2"
The activity of the theater studio has not to taste the Minsk Partburo, and it was quickly closed. Then the participants created their own group that "brothers in arms" were made, and then renamed the "Truth Coast". They moved to the native for Shura Bobruisk, where he settled to work at the Palace of Culture. There were the first rehearsals of the team.In 1989, there were changes in the group - the name was reduced to "Bi-2", and leva became vocalist. After that, the artists presented their creativity at the Mogilev Rock Festival. During this period, their musical genre was closer to the Panke, and concerts were spectacular show.
The popularity of "Bi-2" gradually grew, and in his youth, the musicians managed to turn around with concerts in Belarus. They even recorded the album "Mothermen of the Motherland", but he was never published. In 1991, the collapse of the USSR bundled, Alexander decided to look for happiness abroad and went to Israel.
It was not easy to get a job in a new place: a young man replaced about 15 professions, worked as a guard and a painter. Soon leva moved to him, and they continued to create, giving preference to acoustic sound. The performers spoke brightly at the Jerusalem Rock Festival, where they took 1st place. But Shura realized that he was needed again.
In 1993, the artist moved to Australia, received a passport of this country. Although they did not see each other with the left for almost five years, the musicians continued to engage in the development of the team, working on songs.
When the leaders of the group "Bi-2" still reunited, they released the album "Casual and sad love." Then the stars worked on the plate called "and the ship sails." The release did not take place, but the selected songs were ether of Russian radio stations.
The new stage of the artist's creative biography began at the turn of the centuries when they began to give concerts in Russia. By a happy coincidence, their composition "Colonel Nobody writes" was chosen as a soundtrack for the film "Brother-2" and became a hit.
In the future, the performers regularly replenished with new album discography. Since 2011, financing was often carried out by crowdfunding. Participants actively interacted with cinematographers, not only writing tracks to films, but also removed in episodic roles.
Especially long, cooperation with the actors of the Quartet and the Quartet and theater, Leonid Baraz, Kamil Larina, Rostislav Hatit and Alexander Demidov, was issued. It all started with the fact that the musicians recorded the soundtracks to the film "What men are talking about" and later released the same album. Since then, "Bi-2" regularly wrote songs for comedians, and those in turn appeared in their clips.
Although the BB-2 soloist is levy, Alexander vocals often sound on the records. Hit "My Rock and Roll" Artist created Chicherina with Julia. Later he sang the composition in a duet with Zemfira, as well as with Diana Arbenina. Significant for the star is the cooperation with Tamara Gverdzitel. At one of the concerts, they together performed "snow drops" than conquered fans.
Personal participants "Bi-2" and follow the work of modern performers. So, they pleased the public with a joint song with a rapper oximiron called "It's time to return home." And in 2020, Shura presented the track "Three Minutes" - the result of cooperation with Gilza. This is not the only creation released during the coronavirus pandemic.
On self-insulation, the musicians took the clip on the "Depression" song, written before the alarming news about the virus, but became relevant at this time. In order to comply with the safety rules of each artist, removed separately.
Other projects
After moving to Australia, the musician for a while became a member of the Chiron team. His creativity he described as Gothic Darkweave Rock. In 1994, Shura also created a group of Shura B-2 Band, which has become a continuation of "BI-2". At first, the artists played music in the punk genre, and then moved to a more experimental style with elements of jazz and alternative rock.
Shortly after reunification, the "Bi-2" leaders appeared another joint project - "odd warrior." His feature is that all the songs are written on the poems of Uncle Alexander - Mikhail Karaseva. Diana Arbenina, Andrei Makarevich and Manizha, participated in records in the records in different years.
The 2018th was marked by the creation of the Kobain Jacket SuperGroup, whose leader was Shura. The idea was that the tracks compose different authors, and the musicians who had already loved to the public were performed. Speaking about choosing the name for the project, the artist admitted that he asked for a friend to come up with 20 strange and ridiculous phrases and it was in the list among the latter.
The first album, "Cobain jackets", came out already a year after the foundation. Leonid Agutina, Diana Arbenina and Coins, sounds on the records. He participated in the creation of release and actress Anna Chipovskaya, she read poems for the entrance track.
The name is not the only thing that binds the project with Nirvana. An ex-drummer of American rock band Chad Chennine participated in the NO Order song record. The shooting of the video took almost a year and took place in 4 cities - New York, Paris, Los Angeles and Moscow.
Personal life
The personal life of the musician did not cost without lasting searches for the second half. Victoria (victory) Bilogan became the first wife of the star. The couple was formed at that time when Shura moved to Australia. They not only lived together, but also performed, working on the project Shura B-2 Band. In 1999, lovers got married, but the marriage collapsed.After that, the performer had several prolonged novels. At first he was in a relationship with Olga Strahovsky, and then with Catherine Dobryakova. But it was not possible to find personal happiness with them.
The fateful meeting with the future spouse took place at a private party in Italy. Elizabeth Reshetnyak was a helicopter pilot that delivered guests. The acquaintance turned on Roman, and then the wedding that the artist played one day with the left. Preparation for the celebration took almost six months, it passed in Israel, where the parents of the star live, according to the Jewish rite. Congratulate newlyweds arrived 200 guests.
In 2010, the spouses for the first time became parents - they had a daughter Eve, and two years later Elizabeth gave her husband a heir, who was called Oliver. Children of the musician live in the USA along with her grandmother on the maternal.
Since Alexander is a public person, a lot of rumors around him. In 2015, the press appeared the news that his chosen was left for a hairdresser. Later, the performer commented on the information in an interview and admitted that they even laughed at this. Now the couple lives in love and harmony, engaged in joint projects.
For the development of the personal and professional life of Shura, fans are monitored thanks to his account in "Instagram", where new photos are regularly appear.
The growth of the guitarist is 170 cm.
Shura Bi-2 now
The musician actively acts in Russia and continues to develop "Kobain jackets". In April 2021, Shura announced that she was looking for talents in the framework of the competition "KK_Kamever". Anyone could create his own version of one of the proposed songs and become an artist of the musical project.
As a participant "Bi-2", Alexander released the Single "Last Hero" in collaboration with Mia Boyka. But a newbest XL concert was a much more significant event for fans. He took place in the summer in Luzhniki and became the most large-scale team.
Discography
With a group "Bi-2":
- 1998 - "Expensive and Sad Love"
- 2000 - "Bi-2"
- 2001 - "Meeu Kiss Mi"
- 2004 - "Inomark"
- 2006 - Moloko.
- 2009 - "Lunapark"
- 2010 - "What are men talking about"
- 2011 - Spirit.
- 2014 - "# 16Plus"
- 2017 - "Event Horizon"
With the Chiron group:
- 1999 - EVE.
- 2004 - Bleed.
With the "odd warrior" group:
- 2005 - "An odd warrior"
- 2008 - "An odd Warrior 2"
- 2011 - "An odd Warrior 2.5"
- 2013 - "An odd warrior III"
- 2019 - "Current Warrior 4. Part 2. Retro Edition"
- 2020 - "The odd warrior 4. Part 1"
With a group "Kobain jacket":
- 2019 - "Cobain Jackets"