In which group does Arkhipov's novel sing. Loader, teacher and weiner: what happened to the Chelsea group

Russian stage is updated so often that it is sometimes difficult to remember an artist who was at the peak of popularity a few months ago. In such conditions, it is difficult for performers to stay afloat, because every day new names appear that are capable of great achievements.

In order to really be remembered by listeners from the good side and not to lose recognition even after leaving the top of the stage, you need to do something unusual, new and of the highest quality. At one time, such music was written by the well-known to many musical composition- Chelsea group.

The group was very popular, and the words of their songs sounded in the head of almost every person. Glory came to the guys in enough early age However, it cannot be said that they did not deserve it. It all started with the "Star Factory" - a project that gave way to life for a considerable number of young artists, who are still popular to this day.

Then still unknown guys from the provinces gathered under the guidance of an experienced producer Viktor Drobysh, who saw the prospect in them and did not lose. It was he who came up with the idea to unite into one group of people who, at first glance, do not fit at all with each other, because they were all engaged in different genres music.

Compound

The composition of the Chelsea group changed only once. The first line-up of the group included four people: Arseny Borodin (17 years old, mainly engaged in soul), Denis Petrov (21 years old, rapped), Alexei Korzin (19 years old, was fond of r "n" b music) and Roman Arkhipov (21 years old, preferred rock music). The Chelsea group assembled the first line-up precisely at the Star Factory. The combination of these young people turned out to be surprisingly successful, and they successfully performed on the project, writing several hits, with which they later went on a tour of Russia, gathering crowds of fans at their concerts.

The composition of the Chelsea group was quite diverse. Each member of the group is talented in its own way and deserves special attention. Therefore, it is worth talking about them in more detail.

Denis Petrov

The official place of birth is a small town called Mozdok. Immediately after his birth, his parents moved to Vladikavkaz, so his childhood and youth were spent there.

The future soloist of the Chelsea group studied at an ordinary gymnasium number 5 in Vladikavkaz. After graduation, he entered the university at the Faculty of Journalism. Denis was actively engaged in this profession for some time. He worked as a correspondent and wrote reports for Vesti.

One of the main hobbies in the artist's life was football. Denis was very active in it, but later he still preferred a musical career.

Speaking about musical interests, it is worth noting the love of Denis Petrov for the soloist of the legendary Queen Freddie Mercury. Russian artist considers the British musician the best in the history of music.

Now Denis lives in St. Petersburg, where he moved a long time ago. He is a journalist by education and in the first years of his life in the northern capital he studied at the Faculty of Journalism at St. Petersburg State University.

After the collapse of the group, Denis Petrov appeared more than once on big stage, but in a different role. A few years ago, he performed at the Comedy Battle project with his stand-up.

Roman Arkhipov

Roman was born on November 9, 1984 in a small provincial town called Gorky. However, his childhood was mostly spent in Moscow, where he moved with his parents at the age of 7.

Roman was the oldest member of the Chelsea group, at the time of the creation of the team he was 21 years old. But he has always openly stated that he is a fan of rock music and wants to perform in this particular genre. However, in the group he was the vocalist.

The first composition of the group consisted of four people, among whom was Roman. However, it was he who first left the group, after which the composition of the Chelsea group changed, and only three people remained. It was his personal decision. Despite how successful the Chelsea group was, Roman Arkhipov left the squad consciously and on a friendly note.

Arseny Borodin

Arseny was born in the city of Barnaul on December 13, 1988. His father was enough famous musician, so the boy from childhood was surrounded by an atmosphere of music and creativity.

The father gave the boy to the song theater back in early childhood, which had a significant impact on his musical talent. Singing teachers saw great potential in him, and they did not fail.

Arseniy was the youngest member of the group. At the age of 17, when he was still at school, the future artist decides to take part in the casting for the Star Factory project, which he successfully passes and is among the participants. This marked the beginning of the musical career of Alexei Borodin.

Alexey Korzin

Date of birth - May 18, 1986. On the musical career his mother insisted on his son, as his father wanted to send Alexei to the martial arts section. At an early age, the future singer goes to a music school.

As a teenager, Alexei showed his talent more than once, winning various music competitions, however, the starting point of his career, as for all members of the group, was the Star Factory project.

Favorite musical instrument the performer is the piano, but in the group he is the vocalist.

Finally

Chelsea - musical group, whose composition was very diverse. This is one of the few teams that managed to achieve real success. "Chelsea" - a group whose photo composition flaunted on many posters and signs throughout Russia. Their songs were played in almost every institution, concerts were attended by thousands of people. Success does not come in vain, which means that the band members are really talented people who know how to make music at a high level.

What are four guys living now who stole girls' hearts in 2006.

This year the Chelsea group turned 12 years old. Despite the fact that there are no new songs already long years, the group still exists (having lost a little in line-up). We find out how the four soloists live.

This is how the guys looked at the beginning of their careers

Arseny Borodin

It is difficult to choose the sex symbol of the group, but still the girls singled out the courageous Arseniy a little more than the rest of the guys. Officially, the 29-year-old singer is still part of the Chelsea group and even performs at concerts. But there were also attempts to go solo. Arseny flashed on " Main stage", And then in the sixth season of" The Voice ", where he proved that he could perform a wide variety of repertoire by choosing Dima Bilan as his mentor.

But with personal life everything is more incomprehensible - Arseniy met with blogger Nastya Ivleeva for a long time, but the couple broke up last fall. Few people know if Arseniy has a girlfriend now, and on his Instagram, the star posts photos with different beauties. So, perhaps, the grown-up female fans of the group have a chance to charm their favorite singer.

Alexey Korzin

The 32-year-old singer is now busy with several projects - in addition to Chelsea, he plays in the group S e v e r. And he also manages to support new artists and teach others music - Alexey founded the vocal school and the rehearsal base NRG Music School.

In the personal life of the singer, everything worked out. In May 2016, his beloved wife gave birth to Alexei's son, whose photos he now and then uploads to social networks, sharing his personal happiness with subscribers.

Denis Petrov

The oldest member of the group was also the most serious. By social networks The 34-year-old artist understands that the main thing for him is his family. A few years ago, Denis got married, and now he and his wife are raising their son Plato and baby Maya.

With a career, everything turned out to be more difficult. Denis still performs with the group, but is not involved in solo projects. But DJing on the radio. And more recently, the artist and his wife began to shoot vines. Truth, short videos are just starting to gain popularity.

Roman Arkhipov

The long-haired musician is the only one who decided to leave the band a few years ago. And immediately went to America - to write new music. 33-year-old Roma admitted that everything was not going well and he had to find an unusual job for himself.

“Of course, you can wave the flag and say how cool everything is, I came, I defeated everyone, but I admit that there were difficult moments. I had to terminate the first contract: the management was not very professional. There were many promises, a lot of money spent, but I realized that this was all a road to nowhere. I started all over again because I had to. Living in America is not a cheap pleasure at all, one rent is worth something. At one point, I found myself alone with everything - I didn’t understand where to live, the girl left me, and everything was serious with her. Stress, depression. And then a friend offered to earn extra money as a loader: $ 14 per hour. I thought it was not bad, I figured that you could earn about $70 per trip, and $200 per day, not bad. The only thing - exercise stress huge. Back hurts, arms, legs. But I believe that a man should not be afraid of physical labor.

Roman Arkhipov was born in Nizhny Novgorod in the family of concert director Igor Arkhipov, who worked with Tatiana Ovsienko for many years. In the early 90s, the family settled in Moscow. As a child, Roman traveled a lot with his father and musicians on tour, traveled around Russia and other countries. It was then that he became interested in music, performed several times with Ovsienko as a bass player and starred in the singer's videos.

While studying at school, Arkhipov was simultaneously engaged in music school, played on keyboard instruments and bass guitar. carried away percussion instruments, mastered overnight drum set. The boy tried to sing, but as a teenager his voice began to break, and Roma forgot about vocal lessons for a long time. At 17, Arkhipov left for the United States for a year. He studied and worked part-time in a Russian restaurant. It was then that the young man again had an interest in singing.

After school, Roman tried to enter the Academy of the FSB, trained a lot and ran, but in the end he still did not pass the medical examination and chose the faculty for himself international relations Moscow Humanitarian University.

Arkhipov is engaged in tennis, snowboarding and wakeboarding. AT free time travels.

Roman is fluent in English and Spanish.

Participation of Roman Arkhipov in the Star Factory

AT student years Arkhipov constantly participated in university concerts. Despite the great concentration on his studies, Roman still wanted to try himself as a professional singer. When the “Star Factory” thundered in Russia, the young musician took part in castings three times. He was lucky only in 2006, when he entered the sixth season of the competition.

Initially, Arkhipov was going to introduce rock notes into the pop format familiar to the Factory. Roman succeeded: he sang on the show along with such famous bands as Scorpions and Gotthard. Despite the fact that the young man left the project a step before the final, it was his performance with the song Lift U Up was the final at the concert of the "manufacturers" in the Olympic.

Roman Arkhipov's career as part of the Chelsea group

Even while participating in the project, Arkhipov began performing as part of the Chelsea boy band, which was produced by Viktor Drobysh. In addition to Roman, the team consisted of Alexei Korzin, Arseniy Borodin and Denis Petrov.

The musicians immediately became popular. In 2006, the guys received the title of " the best group”, as well as several Golden Gramophone awards. In the same year they released their debut album « Chelsea", and in 2009 the album" return point". In 2010, Roman filmed his first solo clip to the song Demons and Angels, and a year later decided to leave the group to study solo career and realize himself as a rock musician.

Solo career of Roman Arkhipov

Having started a solo career, Arkhipov moved to the USA. Here he performs under a creative pseudonym Troy Harley. Recently, the musician made a tour of the major cities of America. The singer lives permanently in Los Angeles.

In 2017, the singer created new project R.O.M.A.N. He cooperates with famous producer Tony Marold.

In the fall of 2017, Arkhipov took part in a vocal show

About the pseudonym and my first question will be: - Why did you decide to work under a pseudonym? Why not Roma Arkhipov, already known to us, but Troy Harley? Were there other options, or was this one “born” right away? Firstly, the American market is very different from the Russian one and Roman Arkhipov is not known to them, and then it is a combination of letters and sounds that is not pronounced for Americans at all :))) The name Troy was born immediately, and Harley was a joint idea of ​​my label JK Music Group and music producer Randy Jackson, it was he who considered the name Troy Harley successful for launching a new music brand in the American market. Roma (Troy) and Randy- How was the parting with the Chelsea group? How did the other members react to your decision to pursue a solo career? Do you keep in touch with the guys? One fine day, at the end of the project "Star Factory. Return", where we performed more than worthy, I realized that for the Chelsea group, this was the peak of their career. Thanks to this project, the public finally saw us for who we are. We managed to break the stereotype about boy band members who are sugary and non-singing. And if you look a little back at the “Star Factory” of 2006: on that project I tried, as they say, to give a little bit of rock, and I was allowed to do it. I sang with such monsters of rock as Scorpions, Gorky park, Gotthard and the material was selected for me appropriately. And although later I became part of the Chelsea group, no one could take away the dream of rock and roll from me :) For 5 years at Chelsea, I simultaneously worked on my own material. But only when I was at the peak of popularity, I realized that life is still not rubber, and if you try to start everything from scratch, then now is the time. At Chelsea, I couldn't develop anymore. Victor Drobysh, knowing about my "illness" called Rock, let me go without any questions. As for the guys, we still communicate, especially with Arseniy, we have always been friendly. Having spent so many years together - in a star house, trains, planes, on tour - it's natural that we have a lot in common. - What is the most memorable moment at the "Factory"? Was it difficult to completely isolate yourself from friends and family and live with strangers in front of the cameras? To be honest, it was difficult for the first two days, it just took time to get used to it. And then it was hard at the end, when the headaches started from the constant bright light, from which there was nowhere to hide. - In what style will you perform? And when can we expect the first English-language singles? It is also interesting to find out with whom you collaborate - who writes words and music for the English-language repertoire. On the this moment I work with the JK Music Group and Grammy award-winning American Idol permanent judge Randy Jackson. I am very grateful to my producers, Yulia Kurbatova and Oleg Shmelev (JK Music Group), because it was they who, after my departure from Chelsea, believed in me and helped start new life here in Los Angeles. Oleg, Troy, Randy and Julia I do not like to single out styles in music, I can only say one thing - it will be high-quality music, completely different, mainly rock, pop-rock, of course. One of the singles was written by the likes of David Cook and John Shanks, mixed by Chris Lord Alge, we're working on the lyrics with Sarah West. If I start listing the regalia of these people, then a few articles will not be enough. Just type these names into google :))) I am recording in a studio with unrealistic creative energy - Henson Studios in Hollywood (this is where John Lennon's world hits were recorded, The Doors, Joe Cocker, Pink Floyd, Metallica, U2 and Bon Jovi). And I also work on some songs on my own together with my friend - guitarist Alexander Afanasov. In general, I was very lucky to work with insanely talented people, such as photographer Brain Bowen Smith, designer Marina Toybina, vocal teacher Marlon Saunders and many others. Special thanks to my friend, photographer Roman Kadaria, he flew here from Moscow and we did several photo shoots in LA and Vegas. His work was very much to the taste of the Americans. The first single will be released in early 2012, at the same time a video will appear on American music channels. - How, in your opinion, is it really possible for a Russian singer to achieve real success abroad? Which of your Russian colleagues do you consider promising in terms of moving to the West? You can achieve success in any market, even in China, even in the US, but for this a lot of things must coincide. Great amount people tried to start something here, but they did not succeed. This doesn't mean you shouldn't try. The most important thing in this, as my music producer Randy Jackson is a lot of work every day, study and again - work, work, work. What am I doing now. I can tell one-class The musicians here are much higher, the competition is much greater, the majority of people are musically educated and perfectly understand when a person sings well, and when - badly, when a phonogram, and when live. Musicians here will not be judged for their hair or rhinestones. And money here does not solve issues, as is customary in Russia. There is a concept here healthy competition. And since such people believed in me, then it makes sense to fight:) Roma, thank you very much for the interview. Finally, do you read Gossip? And since the air is already in the air new year mood despite the heightened interest in political situation in the country, I’ll ask - what can you wish to gossips in the coming year? Dear Gossips, I wish you the most important thing in the new year - a lot of Love for yourself and others, so that you and all your loved ones are healthy and happy. I wish you to be kinder to people, I understand. that sitting at a computer is very easy to humiliate and insult someone and you will not get anything for it, but do not forget that behind every photo that is published here is a living person who has parents, children, loved ones. Every time you print another nasty thing, stand in the place of this person, be kinder :) Updated on 12/12/11 23:05: I'm planning to interview Anna Sedokova about "Project Podium" soon. If you have burning questions - write in a personal

Arkhipov Roman Igorevich
Date of birth: 09.11.1984
Place of birth: Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod).
In 1991, at the age of seven, he moved with his parents to Moscow, where he lives to this day.

He graduated from Moscow school No. 534, while mastering the 11th grade program on his own, having passed the exams as an external student.

From the age of six he studied at the music school in the piano class.

After school, he dreamed of entering the law faculty at the FSB Academy, but did not pass for health reasons. Entered the Faculty of International Relations of the Moscow University of the Humanities and in June 2006 he received a diploma in the specialty "Regional Studies".

During his student years, he lived and studied in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA for about a year.

Roman has been fond of rock music since childhood. Among the favorite bands and artists - deep purple, Van Halen, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, AC/DC, Nazareth, White Snake, Velvet Revolvers, Guns'n'Roses, Alice Cooper, Gotthard, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Maroon 5. Of the classics, he prefers Mozart, especially late.

Once at the "Star Factory", Roma said that he was going to bring "heavier notes" to the project. And this applies not only to the "factory" format - Roman is convinced that rock music should finally take its rightful place on national stage. This is what he is going to devote his creative career to.

The intricacies of show business Roman learned from the age of six, having traveled all over the country in touring band Tatyana Ovsienko, whose director is his father. It is not surprising that, constantly rotating in a creative environment, communicating with singers and musicians, Roma himself studied music and sang a lot from childhood.

Breaking the voice at a transitional age, studying in high school and the hassle associated with preparing to enter the university, for some time pushed the dreams of the stage into the background. But at the age of 17, during a trip to America, Roman returned to music again.

Since then, the stage has become an integral part of his life. He works as a bass player at the concerts of Tatyana Ovsienko, starred in the video "Summer" for her duet with Viktor Saltykov. As a member of the student council of the Faculty of International Relations of the Moscow State University, he meets the head creative team Tamara Alexandrovna Rusakova and becomes a regular participant in university concerts.

Realizing the need to gain experience on the professional stage, Roman takes part in the casting of the Star Factory project three times. And at the beginning of 2006, luck smiled at him on this path: he was among the "manufacturers" of the sixth convocation - Viktor Drobysh's wards.

The four months spent on the project became not only a landmark, but also an unusually productive period in creative career Roman. At first, he did not look too confident against the background of his neighbors in the Star House, many of whom had considerable stage experience and special vocal education even before joining the project. However, thanks to his talent and hard work, he managed not only not to get lost in their background, but also to make a big qualitative breakthrough both in vocal terms and in terms of emancipation on stage, opening up from a new side and gaining professionalism from concert to concert.

There are four solo songs in his “factory” piggy bank - a record that not a single participant of Factory-6 could beat, as well as duets with Vladimir Kuzmin (“Pier of Your Hope”) and Alexander Ivanov (“Dreams”), Sergey Trofimov ( “Wind in the Head”) and Oleg Gazmanov (“Rehearsal of Separation”), Valeria (“Black and White Color”) and Abraham Russo (“Through Love”), Andrei Sapunov (“The Ring”) and Alexei Belov (“Tell Me Why »); with groups "Roots" ("25th floor"), "Earthlings" ("Borsalino"), "Tokyo" ("Who am I without you"), "City 312" ("Out of Access Area") and Gotthard ("Heaven" ). In addition, in many numbers, Roman played the guitar, participated in extras and backing vocals, and also sang as part of a group that later became known as Chelsea. One of the solo songs - "Me and You" - even before the end of the project, got into the rotation of "Russian Radio" and a number of other radio stations.

Whatever Roman sang at the "Factory" - pop or chanson - he did not try to copy the manner and style popular artists, remaining true to its idea to introduce "heavier notes" into the format of the project. However, to the greatest extent, he managed to reveal himself in rock-format numbers. Already his first rock duet with the Swiss band Gotthard for the song "Heaven" brought Roman recognition from the audience of Channel One and MTV. For eight weeks, the duo occupied the first line of the MusicBox charts, for which Roman was awarded a personalized disc. The Gotthard musicians themselves were so pleased with the result that they invited Roman to repeat their joint performance at the Tochka club, and also presented him with one of their songs (“Lift U Up”), which he performed on the factory stage as a second solo number.
After such success, the leader of the Gorky Park group, Alexei Belov, drew attention to the young rock performer, who wrote the compositions “I Will Not Forget” and “Forgive” especially for Roman. FROM latest novel left the "Star Factory" just before the final. But this departure was not a defeat! “But rock is still alive!” he said in his farewell speech, confirming that he managed to accomplish his plan - to break the pop format of the project. This is confirmed by the songs of the Gotthard group, with which it was Roman Arkhipov (and not the finalists of the project) who closed the final concert at the Olimpiysky.

After the end of the project, Roman, like other "manufacturers", signs a contract with the production center of Viktor Drobysh and in tour"Star Factory - 6" is already sent as a member of the Chelsea group. In addition to him, the team includes Arseny Borodin, Denis Petrov and Alexei Korzin. The group quickly gains popularity, their songs occupy the top of the charts. The fateful year of 2006 "Chelsea" is completed in the title of "best group of the year", having in their luggage the "Golden Gramophone" for the song "Alien Bride", the video for the song "The Most Beloved" and the debut album, which included their songs from the time of the "Star Factory" ”, including the first solo number of the novel “Me and you”.

The group is currently active concert activity, working on a new album, collaborating with popular Russian performers(in particular, with Philip Kirkorov).

However, despite the success of the group, Roman still dreams of solo career and plans to create his own rock project.

He loves to travel very much. For the first time he was abroad in 1995 at the United United Arab Emirates. This was followed by Greece (Crete), Israel (Tel Aviv, Jerusalem), Italy (Venice, Verona), Egypt, Cyprus (Aionapa), Vietnam. For about a year, Roma lived in the USA (Las Vegas), where he studied and worked part-time in a Russian restaurant. From other countries and cities dreams of visiting Paris and South Africa. But to the question “Where would you like to live?” replies firmly: “It’s good to have a rest abroad, go there for a short period of time, but I want to live in Moscow. Well, I basically live here.”

Studying English and Spanish.

In addition to keyboards, he plays bass guitar. According to eyewitnesses, he mastered the drum kit in one night, keeping the dacha village awake until morning.

Favorite animal is the scorpion.

Of the sports he prefers tennis. If he has free time, he visits the gym. Dreams of mastering snowboarding or skiing.

Favorite colors are black, white and purple.

He prefers expensive and beautiful branded clothes, although he can turn a jacket purchased on the market into a work of hand-made art by sewing scorpions on it. He likes to combine sports and classic clothes with extravagant elements in a rocker style: a long black raincoat, leather pants, metal bracelets and rings on his hands, massive buckles, inscriptions in the rock and roll spirit. But sometimes it's just unrecognizable! Once, in his 2nd year, Roma, dressed in blue trousers, a women's jacket and with a cigar in his hands, stood in the company of two classmates in front of the Prague Embassy, ​​holding a blue bag from one of them. Men walked past them with an exclamation: “Oooh, girls!”, To which Roma replied indignantly: “What girls!?”.

From birth, Roman is blond with curly hair and categorically does not agree to cut them! Although, there were times when the teenager Roma shaved baldly.

Likes to work in Photoshop. For a while, this hobby even turned into a job.

Roman is a very sociable person, likes to communicate with the most different people. Supports friendly relations with Tatyana Ovsienko and Olga Kormukhina, Alexei Belov and Alexander Erokhin (drummer of "Lube"), musicians of the bands Gotthard and Nazareth, as well as with many other colleagues "in the shop".

Your personal life does not like to discuss. It is only known that he is not married. As far as possible, he takes part in raising his younger brother Nikita, the German shepherd Alice, an angry cat and two squirrels.