Alexander Mikhailovich Elin ( August 22, 1958 , Leningrad ) is a Soviet and Russian songwriter , writer , producer , journalist and copywriter . According to his own statement - " librettist ."
| Alexander Mikhailovich Elin | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | Leningrad , USSR |
| Citizenship (citizenship) |  the USSR (1958-1991)  Israel (c 1990)  Russia (c 2000) |
| Occupation | songwriter , journalist , music producer , librettist |
| Years of creativity | since 1984 |
| Direction | Heavy metal Pop |
| Language of Works | Russian |
Content
Biography
Born into a Jewish family . Father - Michael Isaevich Izutskiver, Mother - Tatyana Izrailievna Izutskiver (Elina). Grandfather on his father, Isai Izutskiver, was a participant in the Soviet-Finnish War, and in the Great Patriotic War he led the State Committee for Packaging. Grandfather Israel Abovich Trembovler - WWII veteran. One of the grandmothers came from the St. Petersburg rabbinical clan Levant . He took his mother's surname at 16.
In the late 80s, he was a member of the artistic council of the Moscow Rock Laboratory . In 1990, he emigrated from the USSR to Israel , but in the 2000s he returned, but already to the Russian Federation. He was a member of the jury of the rock festival "Take off!", Organized by Andrei Kovalev . From 2008 to 2011, he led the E-mail program on the Amusement Park television channel. He was a member of the Public Council of the Russian Jewish Congress [1] .
He became known as the author of texts to rock groups - " Aria ", " Master ", " Rondo ", " Metal Accord ", " ChimeraA " and " Charisma ". He is the author of texts of such well-known compositions as “Will and Reason”, “ Colosseum ”, “Shield and Sword”, “Heaven Will Find You”, “Once Again Night”, “Rise, overcome Fear”. The lyrics of Elina are dominated by political, social and military-historical themes.
In the 80s, he produced the glam group Primadonna, which became the best female rock group at the Miss Rock 88 festival in Kiev and participated in the Monsters of Rock 89 festival. He produced the rock groups " ChimeraA " and " Charisma " at the beginning of their career.
He was the producer and author of all the texts of the unreleased album of the Berkut group (the release was banned by Vladimir Kholstinin in connection with the transfer of Arthur Berkut to the group Aria [2] ).
In the 2000s, he was the producer and author of the texts of the shocking pop groups “Ki $$ Ki”, “ Studs ” and “ Singing Together ”. He is the author of the song “ Like Putin ” [3] [4] [5] . and the anthem of the Star Factory project on Channel One, "Cool, you hit TV." Despite this, in an interview and on a blog he expressed a negative attitude towards the so-called pop music .
Creator, producer and author of the texts of the projects “Odessa-Mama” [6] (chanson), “Ue Band” (pop rock) and “ Rabfak ” (Russian rock).
In the 2010s, he wrote songs in the genre of political pamphlet : “Our madhouse votes for Putin” - November 2011 . For one week, the video for the song became a Runet hit. “White Ribbons” - January 2012 . The song “White Ribbons” on YouTube was watched by more than 350 thousand people, and the total number of views of the Rabfak video channel exceeded 8 million [7] . “Ksenia is the best!” - December 2017 Dedicated to Ksenia Sobchak, candidate for presidency of the Russian Federation [8] .
In 2015, he began to perform in clubs with reading satirical poems in the project “Masters of the Unprintable Word” together with Leo Kaganov, Sergey Plotov, Boris Vlakhko, Anton Chernin and Vadim Sedov.
In 2016, the children's adventure book “The Machine of Victory of King Gigamon the Second” was published. In 2018 - a collection of poems "Nothing Holy."
Lyrics
Rock
| Song | Performers | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| "This is rock" | Aria | The Mania of Greatness (1985) |
| "Volunteer" | Aria | The Mania of Greatness (1985) |
| "Tusks of Black Rocks" | Aria | The Mania of Greatness (1985) |
| "Life for Free" | Aria | The Mania of Greatness (1985) |
| "Dreams" | Aria | The Mania of Greatness (1985) |
| "Behind America" | Aria | The Mania of Greatness (1985) |
| "Will and mind" | Aria / Master | “ Who are you with? "(1986)," Master "(1988)," Live "(1995)," Classic 1987-2002 "(2002)," Alien "(2006)," XX Years "(2008) |
| “Get up, overcome fear” | Aria / Master | “ Who are you with? "(1986)," Master "(1988) |
| “Forged metal here” | Aria / Master | “ Who are you with? "(1986)," Master "(1988)," Grand Collection. Master ”(2004) |
| "With whom you are?" | Aria / Master | “ Who are you with? "(1986)," "(1988) |
| Icarus | Aria / Master | “ Who are you with? "(1986)," Aria. mp3 collection ”(2002),“ XX Years ”(2008),“ Collected Works ”(2015) |
| "Games are not for us" | Aria / Master | “ Who are you with? "(1986)," "(1 |
| Rondo Pop | Rondo | Rondo (1987) |
| "Evil Rock" | Metal chord | “Evil Rock” (1987), “ Rock Panorama-87 ” (1987) |
| Shield and Sword | Master | "Radio station" Youth ". 45 Minutes At Sunday Studio "(1987)," Master "(1988)," Grand Collection. Master ”(2004),“ Musical Teletype-2 / Let's Start! ”(2004),“ XX Years ”(2008) |
| "Hands off" | Master | The Master (1988) |
| "Once again night" | Master | The Master (1988) |
| “Keep me” | Master | The Master (1988) |
| "Chimera" | Aria | Chimera (2001), In Search of a New Victim (2003) |
| "The sky will find you" | Aria | “ Chimera ” (2001), “In Search of a New Victim” (2003), “ Live Fire ” (2004), “ Dance of Hell ” (2007), “ Live in Studio ” (2012), “ In the Yellow Circle of the Arena ” (2012 ), “ 30 years! Anniversary Concert ”(2016) |
| "Vampire" | Aria | “ Chimera ” (2001), “In Search of a New Victim” (2003), “ Careless Angel ” (2004) |
| “They will give you a sign” | Aria | Chimera (2001), In Search of a New Victim (2003) |
| "Coliseum" | Aria | “ Coliseum ” (2002), “ Baptism of Fire ” (2003), “ Live Fire ” (2004), “ Dance of Hell ” (2007), “ Asphalt Hero of XX Years ” (2008), “ Live in Studio ” (2012), “ In the yellow circle of the arena ” (2012), “ 30 years! Anniversary Concert ”(2016) |
| "White flag" | Aria | The Baptism of Fire (2003) |
| "Follow me" | Chimera | Agony (2005) |
| "Highlander" | Chimera | Agony (2005) |
| Voice of Blood | Chimera | Agony (2005) |
| "Who is right, who is to blame?" | Charisma | “Source of Strength” (2005) |
| "My brother" | Charisma | “Source of Strength” (2005), “Brothers, Fight!” (2013), “A Tribute to Charisma - The X Anniversary” (2015) |
| "Fugitive" | Charisma | “Source of Strength” (2005), “Flint: Russian Metal Hits-2” (2007), “A Tribute to Charisma - The X Anniversary” (2015) |
| "Hunter" | Charisma | “Source of Strength” (2005), “Brothers, Fight!” (2013), “A Tribute to Charisma - The X Anniversary” (2015) |
| SOS | Charisma | “Source of Strength” (2005) |
| “Get to know me” | Charisma | “The Source of Power” (2005), “A Tribute to Charisma - The X Anniversary” (2015) |
| "Witch" | Charisma | “Source of Strength” (2005), “Brothers, into battle!” (2013) |
| "Only love" | Charisma | “The Source of Power” (2005), “A Tribute to Charisma - The X Anniversary” (2015) |
| "Mascot" | Charisma | “Source of Strength” (2005) |
| “Here we are at home” | Charisma | “Source of Strength” (2005) |
| "Snake" | Shadow play | The Beast (2006) |
| "The stars fell to the bottom" | Artery | “ In Search of a New Life ” (2006) |
| "Fantastic hero" | Roman Drozd (RD) | Carousel of Eras (2006) |
| "The Omen" | Charisma | "II" (2007) |
| "Charisma" | Charisma | “II” (2007), “Guardians of the Borders” (2018) |
| "Choose" | Charisma | “II” (2007), “A Tribute to Charisma - The X Anniversary” (2015) |
| "I go to the light" | Charisma | “II” (2007), “Brothers, fight!” (2013), “A Tribute to Charisma - The X Anniversary” (2015) |
| "I will be here" | Charisma | "II" (2007) |
| "The fire" | Charisma | "II" (2007) |
| "Revenge" | Charisma | "II" (2007) |
| “Stand still alive!” | Charisma | “II” (2007), “Brothers, fight!” (2013), “A Tribute to Charisma - The X Anniversary” (2015) |
| "Secret" | Charisma | "II" (2007) |
| "Zone" X "" | Charisma | "II" (2007) |
| "Disconnect from the Web!" | Charisma | “ MastersLand.com - Stolen from the Studio ” (2009), “Disconnect from the Web!” (2010), “Strength and Faith” (2011), “Brothers, Fight!” (2013) |
| The Pentagon | Charisma | Disconnect from the Web! (2010) |
| The Emperor | Charisma | “Disconnect from the Web!” (2010), “Strength and Faith” (2011) |
| "Fly" | Charisma | “Strength and Faith” (2011) |
| "On a foreign land" | Charisma | “Strength and Faith” (2011) |
| “Don't go crazy!” | Aria | “ Through All Times ” (2014) |
| "The race for glory" | Aria | Curse of the Seas (2018) |
| The Era of Lucifer | Aria | Curse of the Seas (2018) |
| "From Dusk Till Dawn" | Aria | Curse of the Seas (2018) |
Pop
| Song | Performers | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| “ Like Putin! " | Singing together | “Like Putin!” (2004) |
| "Your girl" | Singing together | “Like Putin!” (2004) |
| "Our town" | Singing together | “Like Putin!” (2004) |
| "Call home" | Singing together | “Like Putin!” (2004) |
| “If not for beer” | Singing together | “Like Putin!” (2004) |
| "My deputy" | Singing together | “Like Putin!” (2004) |
| "Small miracle" | Singing together | “Like Putin!” (2004) |
| “We are in the Top!” | Valdai | “Move Booty! 14 ”(2004),“ Little-DOES NOT SEE IT! ”(2005) |
| “Salt on the skin” | Utah | " Teleradios " (2005) |
| “You yourself Natasha” | Hairpins | “The first album” (2005) |
| "Little thing" | Hairpins | “The first album” (2005) |
| "Understand me" | Hairpins | “The first album” (2005) |
| “Darkness is a friend of youth” | Hairpins | “The first album” (2005) |
| "Zaya" | Hairpins | “The first album” (2005) |
| "None" | Hairpins | “The first album” (2005) |
| "Dunya Kulakova" | Hairpins | “The first album” (2005) |
| “More glamor” | Sergey Zverev / Studs | “The star is in shock ... !!!” (2007), “The second album” (2007) |
| Papuans | Hairpins | “The second album” (2007) |
| "Fantasy" | Hairpins | “The second album” (2007) |
| “Hands off the oligarchs” | Inveterate Fraudsters | “To Spite the Records !!!” (2008) |
Russian rock
| Song | Performers | Releases |
|---|---|---|
| "Our madhouse votes for Putin" | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| "White Ribbons" | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| “A new song about the truth” | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| “Give a kiss to you, my power” | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| “Oh, my Russia” | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| "A new song about the police" | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| “Good guys girls don't beat” | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| "Comrade Medvedev" | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| “To every cross” | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| "A new song about the motherland" | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| "A new song about Stalin" | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
| “Putin, goodbye forever” | Rabfak | Our Madhouse (2012) |
Notes
- ↑ Structure of the corporation of the Russian Jewish Congress
- ↑ vsa. Official page of the rock band "Autograph": Chronicles of "Golden Eagle" . www.avtograf.com.ru. Date of appeal April 25, 2018.
- ↑ Singing together: “They want someone like Putin” // www.dailyshow.ru (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment November 4, 2014. Archived June 5, 2009.
- ↑ Flag in hand
- ↑ Song "You Must Be Like Putin"
- ↑ Biography of Dmitry Danin (Unavailable link) . Date of treatment January 31, 2018. Archived January 11, 2018.
- ↑ BBC: The song “White Ribbons” became a hit on YouTube
- ↑ Living Nail
Links
- - Elina page in LiveJournal
- Elina on Blogger Web Service
- Online conference with Elin at the Master's Land forum
- Interview Elina radio station Echo of Moscow
- Archive of answers to questions on the website of the Charisma group
- Alexander Elin: “Hard rock has become commercially more profitable than pop music”
- https://echo.msk.ru/programs/razvorot-morning/2119762-echo/