Biography
Sergey Makarov began to professionally engage in music in his youth and since then stubbornly walked to the dream to become a star of a global scale. The efforts of the artist were rewarded with the love of devotional listeners and a trip to Eurovision.Childhood and youth
Sergey Makarov was born on January 17, 1982 in St. Petersburg. The boy's father was a long-range sailor, he instilled his love to wanderings, showing a photo from Ireland, Greece, Colombia, Argentina and other countries where we managed to visit.
The calling in music Sergei found not immediately, managed to try himself in different professions. The guy inserted the eyes of a plush teddy bear, sold clothes and dreaded dreadlocks wishing, but then he understood that he wanted to realize in creativity.
Personal life
The personal life of the artist has developed successfully: he married an artist named Anna. In 2019, the couple noted the 10th anniversary of the joint stay. Spouses are a lot and often travel, lay out romantic photos in "Instagram" and support each other in all endeavors.Music
The first steps on the stage of Makarov did back back in 1999. Together with friends Sergey Grigoriev, Anton Sagachko and Anton Lissov, he shaped the Jane Air team, acting in an alternative rock genre. The guy assumed the duties of the bass guitarist.
Musicians have failed to achieve popularity. According to Sergey's memories, they traveled to concerts in a placentar, dinged fast cooking noodles and often slept on the floor. The guys were invited to perform mainly in the bars and the palaces of culture, but this was already considered success.
The difficulties were rapid artists, they did not strive for the transition to more promoted groups and during joint speeches had time to become a family. Soon, things went uphill, the albums were bought by loyal listeners, and Makarov, who took the Gokk pseudonym, became a regulance of the Petersburg rock-party. There he met Ilya Prusikin, who offered him to join the Rave group called Little Big.
The team was formed in April 2013 and became popular after the release of a satirical clip to the composition of Every Day I'm Drinking. Initially, the project was thoughtful only as a primary joke, but when the musicians were called at the concert Die Antwoord, Prusikin decided to attract Sergey as a musical producer and DJ. At the initiative of Makarov, Anton Lisbs was joined to the team, and after leaving the main vocalist, Sophia Tayursk joined them.
The artists were prepared for his debut speech in just a month and managed to write six new tracks. It is not surprising that already a year after education they released the debut album with Russia from Love. The main theme of songs and video Little Big was the ridiculation of stereotypes that exist in Russia.
The work of the group had to taste not to everyone, it was criticized for the fact that the musicians would disgrace their homeland, exposing it in a disadvantageous light. But in Europe, the humorous promise team was caught immediately, and they were invited to tour outside Russia. No less popular steel artists online, video on the Skibidi and Lollybomb composition gained millions of views on Yutubeub and were recognized by the winners of prestigious music awards, including the German Berlin Music Video Awards.
Sergei also did not leave his first successful Jane Air project, even though ride the tours as often as before, no longer succeeded. In 2019, the musicians presented the new EP "Children of Nuclear Station" and spoke in support of the major cities of Russia.
Sergey Makarov now
The beginning of 2020 became successful for the artist: in early March the news appeared that the Little Big group would go to the Netherlands to submit Russia to Eurovision. The musicians promised that they would perform a cheerful track with Brazilian motifs. The choice of a collective for a trip to the music competition was not appreciated by all, Yuri Loza criticized them for the English name. Unfortunately, it was not possible to estimate the performance of the collective to fans: on March 18 there was information about the abolition of the competition because of the coronavirus pandemic.Now Makarov continues to engage in music, leads pages in "Instagram" and in Vkontakte, where the photo and the facts from the biography are divided. A man pays a long time to communicate with subscribers, is always interested in their opinion and willingly respond to comments on the social network.
Discography
With Jane Air:
- 2002 - Pull Ya? LET IT DOLL GO!
- 2004 - Jane Air
- 2007 - Sex and Violence
- 2010 - Weekend Warriors
- 2012 - "Flight Illusion"
- 2015 - "Black Harbor"
With Little Big:
- 2014 - WITH RUSSIA FROM LOVE
- 2015 - Funeral Rave
- 2018 - Antipositive, Pt. one
- 2018 - Antipositive, Pt. 2.