Sergei Minaev, a previously famous singer and idol of the nineties, today is a famous showman and DJ who, in addition to songs, is also known for his sparkling humorous parodies of hits from the end of the last century.
Like many people who later gained fame and became famous, Sergei Minaev was born into the most ordinary, unremarkable family. Today, he has a wife, a son, fame and everything one could wish for. What was that lucky chance for him at one time?
Height, weight, age. How old is Sergei Minaev
Despite the fact that many years have passed since the peak of his popularity and fame, Sergei Minaev still remains a fairly famous public person. Now he is not only a singer, but also a showman and even a radio DJ.
Since the days of his fame, Sergei himself has changed. In particular, his height, weight and age. Every fan knows how old Sergei Minaev is. At the beginning of this year, he turned 55. Along with age, the artist also gained a little extra weight. With a height of 180 centimeters, Minaev weighs 85 kilograms. But this fact in no way spoils his appearance.
Biography and personal life of Sergei Minaev
Sergey Minaev was born on January 12, 1962 in Moscow. He graduated from a special school with an English bias, and also went to a music school, where he learned to play the violin. After graduating from school, Sergei became a student at the variety and circus school, enrolling in the variety department, which he graduated in 1983. Since childhood, Minaev had a good sense of humor. All thanks to the family, in which good-natured banter with each other, relatives and even neighbors was traditional. Sergei’s father was especially successful in this. He adopted this feature and used it first at school parties, and then at student performances.
In 1987, Minaev graduated from GITIS, where he studied on Sharoev’s course. His rehashes not only distorted the original meaning of the songs, but sometimes brought it to the point of absurdity. But they were often distinguished by their wonderful humor, which is why the audience always perceived them with delight.
The biography and personal life of Sergei Minaev is full of trials. As a student, the future musician received a small scholarship, so in the evenings he began working as a DJ. Thanks to this, he could get any of the foreign hits in order to create his own humorous parody based on it.
For example, in the eighties, a young performer began to compose musical caricatures based on hits not only of foreign, but also of Soviet singers. And, I must say, he did it so successfully that often the parody was heard for a long time and at times turned out to be even many times more successful than the original. And it all started with the fact that while working part-time, Sergei laughed out of boredom at the performers. Then it was fresh and interesting, thanks to which the audience listened with special attention. Ultimately, the first major discotheque in the Soviet Union, the Record studio, was headed by Sergei Minaev. His re-covering of the hits of the then popular foreign group “Modern Talking” sounded for the first time there, as a slight dilution for the rest of the songs sounding there. Minaev was a real success. Moreover, such that already in 1988 Minaev began to tour around the Union.
The music that was played at those discos was absolutely original. Often it was taken from licensed phonograms, on which a track with text in Russian was superimposed. At times, Minaev overdubbed such a track several times, which made it seem as if more than one person was singing, although Sergei performed this song alone.
For the most part, knowledgeable musicians did not say anything bad about Minaev’s work, which required a lot of work. But the reaction, of course, was different: some were happy, while others, on the contrary, were offended. According to the musician himself, the reaction depended on how smart the original performer was, because, in fact, Minaev was advertising for all of them. With his musical parodies, Sergei Minaev toured throughout the Soviet Union for four years, and all his performances were successful. Moreover, he even traveled abroad. For example, to Hungary, Israel or France. But at the same time, all his speeches were intended for the Russian-speaking part of the population.
The musician considers the record “Radio Abracadabra” to be his best work. This album turned out to be so popular that it even received a reissue. It is worth noting that in addition to musical performances, Sergei Minaev hosted several television programs. For example, “Morning Mail”, “50 to 50” and “Two Pianos”. He also starred in episodes of some films.
Music
Having decided to connect his life and creative biography with the stage, Sergei Minaev had no doubt at all about the correctness of this decision. However, his path to creative success and finding a place in show business was winding.
Sergey Minaev on stage
Despite everything, music occupied the main position in his preferences. The young man undertook his first musical experiments while still in school, when he and his friends organized the rock band “Gorod”.
At first the band was instrumental, but soon Sergei took on the duties of vocalist. Already in 1981, the Gorod group participated in musical events, including the MIPT rock festival in Dolgoprudny. After a bright debut, the band’s musicians appeared in an episode of the feature film “I Can’t Say Goodbye.”
Sergei Minaev and “City” in the film “I Can’t Say Goodbye”
Minaev's solo albums and records were released much later, when he, tired of the banal and monotonous work of a DJ in discos, began to parody Soviet and foreign performers.
Sergei first tried himself as a DJ while still studying at the institute. The student scholarship at that time was 40 rubles, and Minaev did not shy away from any part-time work. A student with a specialized music and pop education behind him was capable of such work.
Singer and showman Sergei Minaev
Minaev led the first discos at the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1979. This was followed by invitations to prestigious Moscow hotels - Molodezhnaya and Intourist. Such work paid well and gave access to original recordings and albums of foreign performers, from the Beatles to the latest hits of the 80s. In those days, records and cassettes with imported music were in great short supply, so Minaev was incredibly lucky.
This opportunity, the parodist’s own talent and energy gave the artist the idea of recording Russian versions of popular songs, using the original music, his own arrangement and vocals. He recorded some songs, overdubbing his voice several times over the original melody, so it seemed to the listeners that not one, but several people were singing.
Singing disc jockey Sergei Minaev
In 1983, Sergei Minaev was recognized as the first professional singing disc jockey of the Soviet Union. His taste preferences influenced the development of the domestic stage at the turn of the 80-90s and its parody part.
The success of Minaev’s covers was so deafening that he released several collections: at first these were ordinary magnetic cassettes, and a few years later LPs appeared and only then CDs.
Sergey Minaev - “Voyage”
Some performers, hearing their songs in the form of parodies and outright banter, were offended, others took it calmly. Be that as it may, many critics claim that Sergei Minaev’s performance sounds professional, and some texts in his translation even acquired greater meaning and depth.
In 1987, Sergei first appeared on the professional stage, singing several parody songs at the Luzhniki Arena, including the hits “Modern Talking” and Yuri Chernavsky’s songs “Margarita” and “Shaman”.
Sergey Minaev and Thomas Anders
In the same year, the artist collaborated with the film studio again. His voice was heard in the musical film “The Island of Lost Ships.” The film based on the work of the same name by writer Alexander Belyaev also featured musical compositions performed by Larisa Dolina and Vladimir Presnyakov Jr.
Popularity at home was followed by foreign tours. Over the course of several years, Minaev visited Germany, Israel, Hungary, France, and Ireland. The performer has his first videos for the musical compositions “Pop Music”, “Voyage, Voyage”, “Modern Talking Medley”. These videos were filmed in the form of stage performances, in which Sergei vividly conveys the images depicted. In 1989, the artist became the winner of the popular program of that time “Musical Ring”. His rivals were the musicians of the Rondo group.
Sergey Minaev - “Macarena”
The singer’s discography includes twenty albums and just under fifty song parodies, the most popular of which were “Carnival” (a parody of the Movie Music song), “I Hear Your Voice” (the original is a Modern Talking song), “White Goats” (a parody of “ Tender May"), "Sex Bomb" (a parody of Tom Jones) and other hits.
Sergei Minaev starred in a number of films in episodic roles. In the 90s, with the participation of the artist, the films “Our Man in San Remo” and “Night Fun” were released, where Sergei Minaev intersected with Andrei Sokolov, Evgeniy Evstigneev, and Irina Alferova on the same work site.
Sergey Minaev and Vladimir Presnyakov
The musician appears in the vaudeville films “Carnival Night 2” and “The Newest Adventures of Pinocchio.” In the early 2000s, Sergei Minaev reincarnated as the hero of the comedy sitcom “33 Square Meters,” where he plays Vladimir Stanislavovich, the boss of Sveta (Anna Tsukanova).
In 1992, Sergei Minaev took part in the Russian production of the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar”, in which he played the controversial role of Judas. In the interview, Sergei noted that he tried to answer the question from the stage: “Is Judas a traitor or a doer of His will?”
Best mix of Sergei Minaev
At various times, Sergei hosted the music programs “50 to 50”, “Morning Mail”, “Two Royals”, “Karaoke Street”, “Championship of Jokes” and other programs.
Today, the showman is still energetic and attractive, as can be judged by numerous photos on the Internet and television broadcasts. Sergei still hosts the show “Disco of the 80s,” which takes place at the country’s largest venues, and participates in entertainment television projects, including New Year’s lights.
Family and children of Sergei Minaev
It must be said that the showman is not used to making his personal life public. This is clear from his interview. In most cases, when asked about his wife or children, the man always tried to avoid answering. But thanks to the same interviews, it became known that the family and children of Sergei Minaev still exist.
Currently, he has an adult son, who is studying at the Moscow Higher Economic School, and a wife, Alena, with whom Minaev has been happily married for more than twenty years. Sergei tries to spend all his free time from work with his family.
Son of Sergei Minaev - Sergei
In 1995, the son of Sergei Minaev, Sergei, was born. Today he is already twenty-two years old, and he is a student at the capital’s Higher School of Economics. And, it is worth noting, he is a very successful student. It is not known for certain what profession in life the son of the famous showman decided to choose for himself, but it is likely that it will not be connected with the stage, but with more “mundane” activities.
Still, economics is a difficult subject. But maybe after some time we will hear that Sergei Sergeevich Minaev decided to continue his father’s work and also become an artist.
Sergei Minaev: In the maternity hospital they reproached “You left your wife quickly!”
Showman Sergei Minaev spoke about a happy marriage, an adult son, amazing relatives and annoying fans.
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The personal life of the showman and disc jockey has always remained a secret. Sergei was in no hurry to answer questions about his family, children, and relatives. Fans thought that the cheerful artist was leading a free life, but he had been happily married for a long time and was proud of his 20-year-old son.
– Sergey, you have been on the stage for more than thirty years. Did you decide to become a musician as a child?
– I studied at an English special school, played the violin. Then he went to a variety and circus school, entered GITIS, and mastered vocals. I went on tour, did step dance, sang verses, did advertising, parodied...
– You have become a famous musician, but nothing has been heard about your older sister.
“She married a Pole in her youth and went to live with him. The family had two sons, and the sister came to Russia to give birth. My nephews were born in a maternity hospital on Leninsky Prospekt, her husband could not quit his job, so I came to pick her up with the newborn, first with one, and a few years later with the second. And when ten years later I came to the maternity hospital again, this time to pick up my wife and son, the grandmothers from the medical staff remembered me and reproachfully remarked: “How quickly he left his wife.”
The creation of a strong alliance with the artist is largely the merit of his wife / Anatoly Lomokhov
My nephews grew up and looked like me, but none of them took the stage. The youngest, Daniel, is 33 years old, and the eldest, Jarek, 35. In Russian - Daniil and Yaroslav. They live in London, because it has also become difficult in Poland. Very talented guys, educated, know Russian, Polish and Spanish.
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Daniil and Yaroslav love to come to Russia to visit their grandparents. My father is already 85 years old, my mother is 83 years old, and they have been watching their beloved grandchildren since the cradle. We have a strong family, we live together, we go to visit each other, we love each other.
But sometimes I don't understand them. They are completely different, as if from another planet. Very well-mannered, delicate. For example, they are asked: “Will you eat this, Jarek?”, he answers: “Of course I will.” But I see that he doesn't want to. He agrees so as not to inconvenience others.
They don't read literature, unfortunately. Maybe because they work a lot. One has his own huge chain of fitness clubs in London. And the second nephew is a serious lawyer, deals with music production, protects copyrights.
– What does your son do?
– He is 20 years old, a third-year student at the Higher School of Economics. He has his own rock band, he writes songs, performs in clubs in Moscow, they have their own audience. He has been dating a girl for several years. Their romantic relationship is quite serious. I don’t even know how all this can end. Somehow I don’t even feel good.
For the sake of her family, a devoted woman quit her job. She took care of the house, raised her son and helped her husband... / Anatoly Lomokhov
– Don’t you want grandchildren? Is it too early to be a grandfather?
- Well, wait. I think that this is not up to me. If grandchildren appear, I will be very happy.
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– Do you often visit your parents?
– I go to my father and mother all the time, of course, I hid them outside the city. I think they have a good time there. They also have a personal guard - a big dog Misha. Such a beautiful shaggy Mountain Dog - Alpine Shepherd. Very kind and smart, experts say that dogs usually know 500 words. Misha knows much more, you can talk to him, he understands everything. For example, I tell him: “I’m going to the store now, you wait for me here.” Don’t close the door, because it will be stuffy for mom.” He sits down and waits until I return, and he won’t let anyone close the door. He was told to keep it open, and he does so.
Misha's only drawback is that he forgets about his size and, when I'm lying on the sofa, periodically tries to lie down on my chest. And he probably weighs the same as me. I agree for him to lie down on me. But he still can’t fit on his chest, no matter how hard he tries.
Katya Lel considers Minaev one of the most positive people on the Russian stage / Anatoly Lomokhov
– Sergey, you toured a lot, visited different cities, you had fans. Have you ever met women who said that they had children from you?
- Oh, thank God, there was nothing serious. Of course, there are a lot of scammers in life, you shouldn’t deny this, this can happen at any moment.
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But, you know, I once had such a case. At that time, my wife was pregnant, and some girl from Odessa came to see me. She came, rang the doorbell, I opened it, she shouted: “Seryozha!” The wife was shocked, naturally. I couldn't think of anything. And then it turned out that the enterprising girl had the addresses of the artists and she went to them in order to successfully marry a public person. And you know, she got married at the fifth address. For my colleague.
- How lovely! Maybe we should adopt it?
– The main thing is to know the addresses, that’s the point! And if you have them, you burst into the apartment and say: “Dear, beloved, you and I are in...” and name your city. Compare when he was there on tour. It is also important that you love him.
– Sergey, if your wife gets pregnant, will you give birth?
- Well, my wife is sitting here, ask her. We have been living with her for a very long time, I don’t have any recipes for a happy family relationship. I have no doubt that our marital longevity is due, among other things, to my wife. She helped me in everything, for the sake of the family she gave up her career, took care of the house, made things comfortable, and raised her son.
One day, some magazine was visiting me, and they asked me something, I came up with an answer on the fly: “The less we love a woman, the more problems the family has.” Because, I think, if there is any secret to family happiness, it is probably this.
Sergei Minaev's wife - Alena
It must be said that Sergei Minaev’s beloved wife, Alena, is the sister of the wife of another artist, Vladimir Markin. Thus, the musicians also became relatives. At one time, she and her sister worked in Markin’s musical group, but after the wedding in 1992, at the insistence of her husband, she stopped working and took up “homework,” and then raising her son Seryozha.
According to Minaev himself, in addition to his home, Alena also takes care of his appearance. He still looks great, and it's all thanks to her caring hands.
Secretive funny guy
Sergei Minaev tries to tactfully avoid the topic of his family and personal life. Joint family photos do not appear on his page on social networks. Many people mistakenly think that the artist is not married and has no children.
In fact, Sergei has been happily married for more than 20 years. Sergei Minaev's wife is a woman named Alena. Work helped the artist meet his beloved wife. Even at the dawn of his career, Minaev should perform on the same stage with Vladimir Markov. The singer noticed that he had two pretty girls singing backing vocals. It turned out that they were two sisters. Sergei managed to meet one of them. Later, their communication grew into a strong feeling, and they got married. Another interesting fact is that Vladimir Markov married Alena’s sister, and now the artists are relatives.
After the wedding, Sergei persuaded his wife to leave the stage and focus her attention on home and everyday life. Sergei Minaev’s wife did not argue with her husband and took care of the housework. She always carefully monitored her husband’s appearance, striving for him to always look neat and stylish.
A few years after the wedding, Sergei and Alena had a son, whom they decided to also name Sergei. There is a funny story connected with his birth. Sergei Sr. has a sister who got married and went to live in Poland. Two children were born in her family and they were all born in Russia. Sergei was picking up his newborn nephew from the maternity hospital. And when his wife was brought to the same maternity hospital to give birth, the reception staff thought that he had abandoned his wife with two children and found a replacement for her. Sergei had to explain to many that in fact his wife was giving birth now.
Now the artist’s son is already an adult, he has received a good education. Sergei is an economist by training. He is not at all going to follow in his father’s footsteps and engage in creativity. Actually, the father does not insist.
Now Sergei Minaev, looking back on the years he has lived, understands that everything in his life worked out in the best way. He does what he loves and is popular among viewers. He is surrounded by loyal friends. But most importantly, Sergei has a loving family that will accept him as he is and support him in any endeavor.
Sergei Minaev latest news: he hit a family
At the beginning of the month, all the news pages on the Internet, on television and in newspapers were full of the same headlines - Sergei Minaev, latest news: he hit his family. And as a result of this terrible accident, a three-year-old child died. Please note! Musician and showman Sergei Minaev did not knock anyone down!
By an unimaginable coincidence, the culprit of the accident turned out to be the artist’s namesake - a 31-year-old man named Sergei Minaev, who became the culprit of the accident by driving while drunk. Court hearings are already underway in this case.
Sergey Minaev now
In February 2020, the psychological thriller “Selfie” directed by Nikolai Khomerika, an adaptation of the novel “The Spirit of the 21st Century. Selfie,” the script for which was written by the author of the book. Sergei Minaev creatively reworked the plot, making it more dynamic, personally invited Konstantin Khabensky to play the main role, and actively participated in the filming process, coming up with new details as he worked on the film.
Sergey Minaev in 2018
In March 2020, Channel One launched the second season of the spy television series Sleepers, the script of which was also written by Minaev. The director of the first season, Yuri Bykov, left the project due to the scandal surrounding the film, and was replaced by Sergei Arlanov. But the screenwriter has not changed: the blogger is not afraid of the hype around his works, but, on the contrary, considers controversy a sign of public interest in the project.
The writer also does not forget about the business related to bodily food. The “Bread and Wine” restaurant chain, co-owned by Minaev, has completely updated the menu, wine list and room design. The walls of the bars are decorated with colorful covers of Esquire magazine, where Sergei Minaev has been serving as editor-in-chief of the Russian edition since 2020.
Instagram and Wikipedia Sergei Minaev
Many fans of the musician’s work are interested in where they can find pages such as Instagram and Wikipedia of Sergei Minaev. We ask fans to pay attention to one small nuance. Musician and showman Sergei Minaev has a personal page on Wikipedia. But the Instagram account that any search engine will first give you belongs to the writer Sergei Minaev.
By the way, on the pages of both Sergeys on Wikipedia, first of all, there is a warning not to confuse these two with each other.
