“Union Team” is chanson in its purest form! Soloist of the union team.
Who doesn't love Russian chanson? Of course, there are such renegades from the general trunk of modern Russian culture who ask the taxi driver to turn off Shufutinsky and do not like Trofim. They even sometimes write on Twitter how these same taxi drivers kicked them out of the car in response to a request to change the record. But even these people frantically begin to look for a handkerchief in their pocket to wipe away tears of joy after hearing the songs of the “Union Team” group.
Russian chanson
Blatnaya song and chanson are an organic part of Russian raznochin culture, close to almost everyone. For many in the family, someone either sat or planted. And somehow it turns out that the songs of the group “Union Team” in the style of “And on the black bench, on the dock...” entered the mental space of the people as a characteristic of courage, daring, and luck. Robbers have been welcomed in Rus' since the times of Stenka Razin and Emelka Pugachev.
Moreover, it must be taken into account that chanson has as its ancestor not only prison or criminal lyrics, but also urban romance, military and White Guard songs - almost the entire coverage of the population of a huge country: from convicts to grand dukes - everyone is close to such music. This determines the genetic love for chanson among 99% of the Russian population.
Founder of the group
The leader of the “Union Team” group, Evgeny Zhurin, was sitting. What could we do without it? A native of the wonderful Russian city of Vologda, where the carved palisade was born in 1961. I played football since childhood. Who doesn’t remember the romantic Handsome Man from the movie “The Green Van”? At some point, Russian prowess and football mischief came into conflict with the realities of Soviet reality, and Zhurin sat down in 1981. He went on the run in 1982. Of course, he didn’t go far. In the camps, he wrote poems and songs, creating something beautiful for the souls of the convicts around him.
When Zhurin came out, he created several funds to support convicts and young talents. And the group “Union Team”. Of course, it got its name from football. Evgeniy Zhurin dreamed of playing football for the national team since childhood. It didn’t work out with sports, but the team almost instantly won the hearts of all residents of North-West Russia and, above all, his hometown - Vologda. This is how the “Union Team” group appeared. What happened to her next?
“Union Team” is rushing forward
The soloist of the group “Union Team” is Vitaly Sinitsyn. His pleasant, hoarse baritone is now liked not only by girls, but also by men. The musical accompaniment of the group's songs is made in the style of the arrangement that was popular in the early 90s. Vitaly Sinitsa (the author's pseudonym of the performer) does not allow the group's numerous fans to get bored and relax, as he performs music that resonates in the hearts. Now the group's repertoire includes about 400 songs, not only in the chanson style, but also ironic ones in the style of "Giraffe" or "Boxer" by Vladimir Vysotsky. There are also patriotic compositions. Some songs of the “National Union” group cross the line of secularism and have the character of an Orthodox sermon. The team has released 10 albums and about 20 video clips.
10 anniversary concerts of the legendary Vologda group will be held in February.
For the uninitiated, we reveal a secret: the creator and leader of the group, songwriter Evgeny Nikolaevich Zhurin will turn 52 years old on February 2, and the soloist and arranger of the “Union Team” Vitaly Nikolaevich Sinitsyn will turn 45 years old on February 10.
On this occasion, from February 1 to 10, 10 anniversary concerts of the group will be held at the Palace of Culture PZ, where the album “I am a happy person!” will be presented. ", which included 52 new songs. The concert programs will feature both new and time-tested hits.
10 concerts in a row is at least a Vologda record for all time! Only real public favorites, real creative personalities on a planetary scale can attempt this. Such as Vitaly Sinitsyn and Evgeny Zhurin. Their biography is the biography of Vologda and Vologda residents, in whose lives there was everything. But like true Vologda residents, Zhurin and Sinitsyn managed to overcome all obstacles, and now the “Union Team” team delights the residents of the regional center with soulful songs and bright performances that cannot be forgotten!
“I wrote my first poem on an empty pack of Prima. It was a poem about captivity, about childhood, about mother. 25 years later I will write about my first hour behind bars: “ Time burst like an egg, the shell of years, and above his head there was a ring, the poet hatched naked“recalls Evgeniy Zhurin, who is grateful to life experience for everything. After all, it was in prison that he realized that his calling was to be a poet and musician.
“There were very educated people among the prisoners. Professional musician Eduard Slivko, who was serving a sentence for non-payment of alimony, taught me to play the guitar. A literature teacher, a professional poet and journalist, who hacked to death an escaped prisoner with an ax at his dacha, taught me the basics of literary poetic understanding,” Zhurin shares. - And all by myself, sixteen hours a day. Wrote poetry, composed music."
For two decades, the “Union Team” has achieved unconditional recognition. “We are doing well now. Our strength is in unity. Today in Vologda we have all the technical capabilities to record high-quality music of the European level. The range of our songs is from chanson to rock. I do not compose to order, so all my songs are a natural and honest product of my creativity. Vitaly Sinitsyn is a great arranger, a unique performer of songs and a hard worker like me,” says Evgeny Zhurin.
We wish good luck to the “Union Team” and invite everyone to the concerts of the legendary band! Natural artistry and stunning charisma of Vitaly Sinitsyn, Evgeny Zhurin, Gosha Severov, Igor Golubev, Alexey Mosin, Artem Usenko and Maya Podolskaya - another and very attractive soloist, and in general the group “
The Union team is a very popular Russian chanson group. It consists of several musicians and performers who help the lead singer of the group create really high-quality songs, but still the main participants are: Evgenia Zhurin and Vitaly Sinitsyn. The musical group was formed in 1993.
The founder of this group was a performer such as Evgeny Zhurin, who, while serving his sentence, was able to take the right path and begin composing his own songs. As you know, over the years of its existence the group was able to write over 300 songs that were able to penetrate the souls of many listeners. One could often hear patriotic, religious and ironic notes. In addition, the musical group was able to release several albums that contained a large number of compositions.
Most of the band's songs do have some sad and heartbreaking messages that just can't go unnoticed. Every year their work gained fans not only among the adult segment of the Russian population, but also among young people who were able to appreciate their compositions. To this day, the group pleases fans with their best works and tries to monitor the quality of their work.
Evgeniy Zhurin
Evgeny Zhurin is one of the main members of the musical group “Union Team”. He was born on February 2 (according to the horoscope Aquarius) 1963 in Volgograd.
Evgeniy was born and raised in a fairly ordinary family. At school I studied very diligently and tried to at least somehow grasp the knowledge that I received during the lessons. In addition, young Evgeniy simply loved to play sports, and his favorite sport was still Football, which, in fact, was able to instill in him the endurance and endurance that helped him in his difficult life. It was his dreams of a football career that ultimately prompted him to create his own group and call it “Union Team,” since it didn’t work out in the football field.
In 1981, Evgeniy was convicted and a year later he was transferred to a maximum security colony. During that period, he somehow became interested in creativity and began to independently write poems, which formed the basis of his songs. There are several lyrical or fiery compositions that could appeal to a large number of music lovers and chanson lovers.
Evgeniy is married and has children.
Vitaly Sinitsyn
Vitaly Sinitsyn is a famous performer, as well as a member of such a musical group as the “Union Team”. He was born on February 10 (according to the horoscope Aquarius) 1970 in Volgograd. Pseudonym: Vitaly Sinitsa.
Vitaly was born and raised in a fairly ordinary family. From an early age he showed some interest in creativity and tried to write poetry. In the fifth grade, the boy was even able to form a small ensemble, in which he took the place of a soloist and tried to perform at every school event. In addition, after graduating from school, Vitaly was able to enter a higher educational institution and receive training as a choir conductor.
After a while, Vitaly was able to join the Union Team group, which helped him gain fame and creative growth. True, over time, or rather due to his popularity, Vitaly lost his way a little and began to go on a drinking binge. All this fame and notoriety led him to alcoholism, which held him for a long time, until at one point he decided to end this streak of life and start all over again with a clean face.
In many ways, Vitaly is grateful to his family, and especially to his wife Elena, who was able to pull him out of the dark abyss.
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