MUSIC CALENDAR 23 Aug 1964 born singer Alain Apina

It would seem – well, what is the star? But in her fate – the whole story of the 90s, and I want to talk about it, especially – I like it. No, not that I'm going to buy her CDs, even with the "best" title, or go to her concert, but her songs do not irritate me, and in the pub they generally listen with a Bang.

In the distant Saratov was born Elena Levochkina, father-engineer, mother – seller. Music school, music school for piano, work as an accompanist in the club, then – the Conservatory. During her studies she met the Saratov composer Vitaly Okorokov.

But this time energetic and capable guy Alexander Shishenin decided to create a group to go with her to Moscow and to get into the first rows. The group must have some kind of thing that distinguishes it from all the others, and he decided – the group must be female. Not soloists, as in "Mirage" - and the entire group. This is unusual, because even the advertised "high school" played himself – behind them stood the men, the musicians.

But in Saratov, where there was a Conservatory and a music school with a variety Department, it was not the most difficult task to recruit girls who could play. That's all and recruited – on the street in front of the Conservatory. So, group "Combination of." Director – Alexander Shishenin, and artistic Director – Vitaliy Okorokov. Soloists – Tanya Ivanova and Lena Levochkina, then – on the first husband – Apina. Gathered, rehearsed, recorded a demo, went to Moscow.

Turned out well. They lived in a rented apartment on the outskirts of Moscow, Shichinin fatherly strictly looking out for his girls, a half minor, how could – guarded. But it went up the hill too cool. Early in the morning Alexander was summoned to the street to talk – and soon found in the entrance with a knife wound on his stomach.
It's not about art, it's about money. Nobody was found.

And Alena Apina began her solo career in Moscow, a cool Moscow producer Alexander iratov Undertook to help. Not deceived, helped unwind and married. Then she was all right and in plain sight, until the divorce. Group "Combination of" after his extinction quietly returned home, in wilderness, in Saratov.

In the early 90s there was an attempt to provoke a scandal between Apina and Pugacheva – the choruses of their new songs, widely broadcast on TV, almost coincided in melody ("He went away on the night train" and "Autumn kiss"). But Pugachev was above it, and in the minds of the people these songs do not overlap.

Offer you a video for the song Accountant, where words wrote herself Alyona Apina.