Biography
Sergei Rogozhin is a Soviet and Russian singer, tenor, actor, Honored Artist of Russia, whose popularity peaked in the late 1980s - mid-1990s, when he was the lead singer of the popular groups "AuktYon" and "Forum". He starred in the popular “cop” series “Streets of Broken Lanterns” and “Liteiny, 4.” In 1998 he became an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Childhood and youth
The artist was born at the end of the summer of 1963 in Balti, the second largest city in the republic after Chisinau. There were no musicians or actors in the Rogozhin family: his father was an investigator at the prosecutor’s office, his mother taught French at school.
Sergey Rogozhin
Sergei Rogozhin did not grow up alone - the artist has a sister, Natasha. Sergei spent his early childhood in Balti. The family moved to neighboring Ukraine and settled in Zaporozhye, where the son went to school. There the boy’s musical talents were discovered: at the age of 6, little Sergei sang in a children’s choir and listened to his first applause.
Rogozhin’s innate artistry found development in the local Theater for Young Spectators, which operated an actor’s studio. Coming onto the stage of the Zaporozhye Youth Theater, enjoying the attention of the audience and the spotlight, Sergei dreamed of becoming a musical theater actor. After graduating from school, he went to Moscow, but the capital resisted the pressure of the ambitious young man: three times Rogozhin was denied the right to become a student at a theater university.
Sergei Rogozhin in his youth
Chance helped. A member of the examination committee was a representative of the St. Petersburg theater university - LGITMiK. She invited Sergei Rogozhin, saddened by his third failure, to try his hand at the city on the Neva.
The northern capital turned out to be more “accommodating” than Moscow: Rogozhin entered, but soon transferred to the directing department of the Institute of Culture. N. Krupskaya. In 1987, he gave a diploma of higher education to his mother, who dreamed of him almost more than her son.
Musician Sergei Rogozhin: “The reasons for everything that happens inside us”
They say fate is like a river. And changeable like a river. The water in the river of destiny is always renewed depending on how we live every day, day after day. We adjust our lives and future every day, making one or another decision from many different and equally possible ones. The role of chance in our decision making is of great importance.
And although the flowing waters are constantly renewed, the direction of the flow was set initially. Someone? Something?
TV presenter Svetlana Solntseva, author of the “Nothing by Chance” program, is convinced that everything happens exactly like this or something like this... But she is ready to seek the truth together with the guests of her program, confirming or challenging her main thesis that nothing happens by chance in life.
Singer, musician, member of the rock group “AuktYon” and a successful businessman, Honored Artist of Russia Sergei Rogozhin is today’s interlocutor of Svetlana Solntseva. I wonder what a person who is as successful in the material world as he is talented on stage thinks about the predetermination of fate? It is very interesting how Sergei thinks - did he build himself or is everything he achieved a chain of predetermined accidents aimed at achieving his highest self-realization? Isn’t this the meaning of human existence - to achieve your greatest development and fulfill the highest role destined for you?
Svetlana Solntseva and Sergei Rogozhin
“It seems to me that we are all connected, and that in general our whole life, all our actions, everything that happens, this whole world is absolutely clearly based on cause-and-effect relationships,” the popular singer shares his thoughts. - Every effect, everything that happens has a cause. But our biggest misconception is that we think that external reasons are “to blame” for everything - nothing like that! All the main reasons for everything that happens to us are within us. Therefore, what we model for ourselves inside is what we get as a result. And I will tell you honestly and frankly: for as long as I can remember, I have always had two dominant thoughts: I knew that I would be rich and famous. For some reason this thought was always in my head.
Nothing comes together apart from us, nothing. It just seems to us that we have nothing to do with it. I'll tell you a joke. A husband and wife are divorcing. They are asked: “What is the reason for your divorce?” The wife answers the judge: “You know, our relationship somehow didn’t work out.” The judge says to her: “Can I ask you a question? Tell me, please, where were you when they were folded?” This means that we put everything together ourselves. Each of us is in his place: you are in yours, I am in mine. But we came to this place with our own feet.
My own director
Sergei Rogozhin was born in Moldova in the family of a Belitsky lawyer and a French teacher. Over time, the family moved to Zaporozhye, where Sergei graduated from high school. By the will of His Majesty Chance, from the age of 6 he performed on stage and sang in a children's choir. Then he studied at the actor’s studio at the Theater for Young Spectators. In 1987 he graduated from the Leningrad State Institute of Culture named after Krupskaya with a degree in director. He worked as an artist at the Zaporozhye Youth Theater. Then there were the groups “AuktYon”, “Hunting for Romantic Them”, “Forum”, awards for a wonderful tenor, roles in films and consulting on financial life planning.
The episode deserves special attention, thanks to which the gifted and ambitious preschooler Seryozha Rogozhin ended up on the big stage, just as he dreamed of. Isn’t this that happy accident, isn’t this the most powerful projection of inner aspiration onto the external side of reality, isn’t this the very ticket to a real adult artistic life, for which, perhaps, this person was born?
Svetlana Solntseva and Sergei Rogozhin
“This is a very interesting story,” Sergei chuckles. — During my childhood, the Georgian singer Irma Sokhadze was very popular, who sang an orange song: “Orange sky, orange mother, orange children sing orange songs.” And, apparently, “at the top” it was decided that each region should have its own singing child. We lived then in Moldova. And a selection committee went to kindergartens, recruiting children for this project...
...Do I need to explain that it was little Rogozhin who was chosen from Moldova... We learned a song with him, came up with the idea that he would perform in a national costume - in bloomers, a shirt, an embroidered vest, boots and a hat. But here’s the catch - they couldn’t find hats of such a small size anywhere... And they didn’t have time to sew them - the concert was just around the corner. What is a performance for an artist without a costume?! And Sergei found the missing part himself. Or the hat found Sergei - who knows... Another proof that what should happen will definitely happen.
“I’m ashamed to talk about this!” – admits Sergei. “But I hope that they will forgive me.” We lived then on the main street of the urban-type village of Lazovsk, in a house with neighbors. I don’t remember why I went to the neighbors. They just had it open and no one. And... there on the table lay that same hat - my pass into the life of an artist. And I had no one to ask whether I could take it or not. I took it...
And so he remained on stage. As a child, he even took part in concerts with Lyudmila Zykina. Then he grew up, came up to her, reminded her of his past with her...
Svetlana Solntseva and Sergei Rogozhin
…But getting into university didn’t work out for a long time. For three years he studied in Moscow to become a musical theater actor (in the future this will be music hall, operetta, opera, drama theater, that is, a synthetic version of the artist’s demand). In GITIS. Until the incident happened again.
“After the exam, a lady came out of the audience and called me,” recalls Sergei. “I’ve just come from a commission meeting,” says the lady, “and I want to tell you a secret that you didn’t pass.” I answer her: “Why did you tell me this?” She: “Why? I came here from St. Petersburg. Come to us, you will pass.” That’s how I ended up in the city on the Neva. And suddenly he went to directing. Everyone looked at me incredulously and said: “Listen, won’t you leave us later and go back to acting?” I say: “No, I have already firmly decided for myself, that’s all.” Well, in general, I graduated wonderfully with a degree in directing. Subsequently, I gave the diploma to my mother because she dreamed of a higher education for her son. And he began to sing again. And direct all his performances himself. And this is still true. Of course, there are people who help, who host the concert. But as for the idea, implementation, concept, and so on, it’s all always mine. Starting from costumes, ending with decorations and makeup. I’m already silent about the repertoire. But people say: “This is the level.”
And in general, when they ask me why I needed this director’s diploma, I answer that I am the director of my life. For myself, I realized a simple truth: we make all the right decisions and right actions only in a state of comfort. As soon as we are irritated, angry, negative, we make mistakes and do wrong. This is absolutely true. You know, a wonderful phrase from the Bible: “Do what you must, and come what may.” This is how I understand it: you decided for yourself what should be done. Do it. The rest is not your concern, THERE will figure out how and what will happen next. I'm sure everything will be fine if you do what you should. But, alas, it is impossible to always be in a state of comfort and balance. Like, for example, eating Sachertorte every day. But you must strive to the top.
Svetlana Solntseva and Sergei Rogozhin
And I completely agree that life consists of natural accidents. If you remember “The Master and Margarita,” then Woland utters a phrase that explains everything: “A brick doesn’t just fall on anyone’s head.” Therefore, whatever happens in our lives, firstly, it always happens in the best way for us, although sometimes it seems to us that this is unfair. This is wrong! Everything that happens to us is fair. But our trouble is that we confuse human justice and the justice of higher powers. It seems to us that we were treated unfairly by human standards. And those who look from there know that we have learned a lesson. Another thing is that not everyone passes it. Then I went back to the school of unlearned lessons! But if you pass it, it means you rise another step and move on in life.
Every time we are free to choose our own reaction to this or that. This is very important. What is between the stimulus and the reaction? Our choice of reaction. Let's say you were hit, the choice of your reaction to this is huge, and not just immediately cry.
The less time and effort you spend choosing a response, the higher your emotional competence. This is work and an important task. Then you will be high and in harmony. And you will begin to make the right decisions, remember, we already talked about this?
We came into this life to rejoice. In any case, that’s exactly what I said to everyone around me: I came to rejoice and give joy. And eat Sachertorte as often as possible.
The role of chance in fate
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However, it was not the theatrical stage, but the vocal talent and tenor gifted by nature that became decisive in the artist’s creative biography. They learned about Sergei Rogozhin when he sang throughout the country in the group “AuktYon”. Rock fans immediately noted the new singer, who became a regular at holiday concerts and rock festivals.
Sergei Rogozhin in the group “AuktYon” (wearing glasses)
Sergei Rogozhin performed as a member of Auction from 1985 to 1987, but felt a taste of fame when he became the vocalist of the pop rock group Forum. In 1987, the first synthpop band in the USSR was on the verge of collapse: due to disagreements with the group’s founder, Alexander Morozov, Viktor Saltykov, Alexander Nazarov and Alexander Dronik left Forum, joining David Tukhmanov’s Electroclub. The new vocalist Sergei Rogozhin retained “Forum” and took off with it on the wave of popularity.
Sergey Rogozhin and the Forum group
The following year, the group participated in the finals of the “Song-88” television festival. Sergei Rogozhin soulfully performed the incendiary hit “On the Next Street”.
1991 brought the Forum the title of laureate of the Shlyager-91 festival. The ensemble's victory was facilitated by the performer's incomparable vocals. The following year, personal honors went to the artist himself. At Shlyager-92, the soloist was awarded the Grand Prix and the Audience Award. In 1992, Forum recorded the album “Black Dragon”.
Sergei Rogozhin's song "Black Dragon"
By 1993, “Forum” continued to exist, although Sergei Rogozhin and Vladimir Saiko remained from the team. This year and next, 2 more albums were released - “Summer Winter” and “Dark Eyes”. Rogozhin began a solo career, Saiko began producing. As part of a rock group, the singer recorded 6 albums, which included the hits “Jealousy”, “Gray Eyes” and “Insomnia”.
In 2009, Sergei Rogozhin and Viktor Saltykov, who were soloists in Forum over the years, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the popular synthpop band with a joint album Old Kings Of The Pop, which included the song “The Door Is Coded.” In 2011, the vocalist presented fans with the album “Two Hearts,” and videos appeared for the songs “Tomorrow Autumn” and “Glass of Wine.”
Sergei Rogozhin's song “The door is coded”
Fans of the tenor received a surprise from the favorite in 2013: Sergei Rogozhin presented music lovers with the album “New + Best,” which included compositions by Anatoly Kalvarsky.
The name of the artist is also known to fans of action-packed TV series, the main characters of which are brave law enforcement officers. Rogozhin appeared in projects produced by film studios in St. Petersburg and released in the 2000s, “Mongoose Agency”, “Liteiny 4”, “Streets of Broken Lanterns”, playing minor roles.
Creative biography
After graduating from high school, Rogozhin worked at the Youth Theater in Zaporozhye. But he became popular performing in the group “AuktYon”, where he was a soloist. The team was often invited to rock festivals and holiday concerts.
Rogozhin worked in the AuktYon group for 2 years, then moved to the Forum group, which at that time was on the verge of collapse. Thanks to Sergei, the team did not break up, but became popular. With the composition “On the Next Street” the group took part in the final of “Song-88”.
In 1991, “Forum” won the competition of the festival “Shlyager-91”; the audience was captivated by Rogozhin’s vocals. The following year, at the same competition, Sergei was awarded the Grand Prix, and he also received the Audience Award.
The album “Black Dragon” by the group “Forum” was recorded in 1992. In the next 2 years, 2 more albums “Black Eyes” and “Summer Winter” were released. In total, Rogozhin recorded 6 collections as part of the group. The musicians had many tours throughout the CIS and abroad.
In 1991, the Forum Unistudio recording studio was opened, where albums not only of this group, but also of other performers were recorded. In 2009, Sergei Rogozhin and Viktor Saltykov, who were soloists in Forum in different years, recorded a joint album Old Kings Of The Pop, dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the group.
Rogozhkin also starred in several films (“Streets of Broken Lanterns”, “Liteiny 4”, “Mongoose Agency”), where he played the roles of minor characters.
In the late 90s, the artist went into business, he began consulting on life insurance and financial planning. In 1999, Rogozhin became a product sales manager at SI Save-Invest Ltd (Switzerland), and later he was appointed director of marketing and sales.
Sergei Rogozhin now
In the late 1990s, the artist transformed into a businessman. This was prompted by the situation in the country, default, loss of savings in two banks. But little Alexandra grew up in the family. Rogozhin’s goal was to put the child on his feet and help his widowed mother, whom he moved from Ukraine to St. Petersburg, where he bought an apartment.
Businessman Sergei Rogozhin
Sergey Rogozhin discovered a new field of activity - consulting on financial planning and life insurance. In 1999, he tried his hand as a sales manager for the Swiss company SI Save-Invest Ltd. Today Sergey Lvovich is the director of marketing and sales in this company, a wealthy man.
Many famous people received consultations and advice from Sergei Rogozhin: from employees of the Russian government to pop stars, including singer Igor Kornelyuk and writer Natalia Pravdina.
Sergei Rogozhin in 2018
The former artist received a good education, including an MBA. He conducts trainings on conflict management, personal growth, sales and writing business letters. Rogozhin does not like modern show business: he believes that anyone with a bag of money can become a star.
Sergei Rogozhin is active on social networks and maintains pages on Facebook, Instagram and VKontakte, but they are not verified. Judging by the photos and posts on Instagram, the artist and businessman actively participates in the life of the city of St. Petersburg, which has long been his home.
Sergei Rogozhin and his daughter Alexandra
In May 2018, the northern capital celebrated City Day on a grand scale, and Rogozhin also took an active part in the celebration. There are also family photos on Instagram with his wife Svetlana, daughter Alexandra and mother.
Rogozhin Sergey Lvovich
Pop singer, actor.
Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Born August 31, 1963. Graduated from the Leningrad State Institute of Culture named after N.K. Krupskaya with a degree in film directing (1987). He worked as an artist at the Zaporozhye Youth Theater. Member of the groups “Auktsion”, “Hunting for Romantic Them” of the Leningrad Rock Club. In 1987 he became the lead singer of the Forum group. “Forum” performed traditional dance hits, twist, rock and roll, compositions in the style of techno-pop and rock ballads, romances and folk songs. In 1985, the group participated in the 12th World Festival of Youth and Students in Moscow; in 1986 - at the 16th Political Song Festival in Berlin. In 1986-91 she became a finalist at the “Song of the Year” television festival, and in 1991 - a laureate of the “Shlager-91” festival. At the IV rock festival of the Leningrad Rock Club in 1986, Sergei Rogozhin, vocalist of the Forum group, was named the best rock singer. And the next year at the same festival he shared this title with Yuri Shevchuk. In 1992, at the Shlyager festival, beating the Na-Na group, he received the Grand Prix and the Audience Award. In 1991, a professional recording studio “Forum Unistudio” was opened, in which not only the “founders” recorded albums, but also many other performers. The musicians toured in most cities of the CIS and abroad (GDR, Denmark, India, Bulgaria, USA, South American and Mediterranean countries). Highlights of 1995 - presentation of the album “Black Spoon of Sugar” live on RTR; participation in performances of the St. Petersburg Children's Ice Theater "Sidorov Show", held in the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall and the Yubileiny Sports Palace; traditional performances at the Slavic Bazaar festival in Vitebsk and the Russian Farmer World Fair in St. Petersburg; tours in Crimea (“Artek”), Estonia, Karelia, Ukraine, tour of Russian cities from Chita to Omsk; participation in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Victory: performances in prestigious clubs and discos in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Kemerovo, Omsk. Currently, Sergei Rogozhin is conducting solo activities. Over 25 years of creative activity, he has released 15 albums and managed to work with many famous authors, composers and performers. Today his repertoire includes more than 200 songs (from classic romances to original pop compositions). He actively tours throughout the country and abroad, working in the studio to record a new album of songs by maestro Anatoly Kalvarsky. This is the second joint album, the first (“Two Hearts”) was released at the end of 2011. movie roles 2012 Streets of Broken Lanterns-12 :: Arkady Golubev 2011 Version-3 :: Baron 2008 Foundry (2nd season) :: Igor Korshunov 2003 Mongoose :: cameo 2000 Streets of Broken Lanterns-3 :: Ruslan Izvekov 1986 Burglar: : singer of the group "AuktYon"
vocals 2005 All the gold in the world performance of the song “Be with me” 2000 Streets of Broken Lanterns-3
Discography
- 1986 - “Return to Sorrento” (“AuktYon”)
- 1986 - “Rio de Shushary” (“AuktYon”)
- 1986 - “D'observer” (“AuktYon”)
- 1988 - “Nobody is to blame” (“Forum”)
- 1989 - “Forum - 5 Years” (“Forum”)
- 1990 — “Call me” (“Forum”)
- 1991 — “Black Dragon” (“Forum”)
- 1993 — “Summer Winter” (“Forum”)
- 1994 — “Dark Eyes” (“Forum”)
- 1995 — “A teaspoon of sugar”
- 1997 — “Your own master”
- 1997 — “Chupsomania in the New Year”
- 1999 — “My Butterfly”
- 2001— “Eternal Love”
- 2002 — “Names for all times”
- 2008 — “Songs about love”
- 2009 - “Forum” - 25 Years” “Old Kings Of The Pop” (duet of Sergei Rogozhin and Viktor Saltykov)
- 2011— “Two Hearts”
- 2013 - “New + Best” (songs by Anatoly Kalvarsky)
