Biography of the singer Utesov

St. Petersburg 2nd Krasnoarmeyskaya St. The real name is Lazar Vaisbein. He led his own orchestra, published several books, the last of which “Thank you, heart! Memories, meetings, thoughts ”came out in the year. Passed away at the age of 86 in March. Fans still call Utesov an artist singing the heart. Papa, Joseph Kalmanovich Osip Kelmanovich according to some sources was engaged in petty commerce, according to others - was a forwarder in the port.

Mom, Malka Moiseevna, was engaged in home and children. Lazarus had a twin sister Paul Polina. The parents of Leonid Utesov, their apartment was located in Triangular Lane, about which Leonid would later write: a triangular lane, an apartment with a balcony on the second floor, the modest everyday life of the family, where five children grow. The boy who grew up by the sea almost learned to swim from the diapers, and when he grew up, he dreamed of becoming a sailor on a large ship.

But he quickly changed his opinion, having once seen the fire extinguishing, after which he decided that he would also wear such a form. When he was eight, his parents sent him to a commercial religious school, but it was boring to teach the Law of God Lazarus, he loved singing in the choir more and the passing development of musical instruments from which the violin attracted most.

The mentor’s constant remarks and the constant remarks of the mentor led to the fact that the boy smeared the teacher’s chair with chalk and ink, for which he was expelled. The first steps to success, Lazar did not hesitate to sing on the squares of Odessa, accompanying himself on the violin, and at fourteen went with a mobile circus to perform in the cities of Ukraine. He made his debut with a tiny role with a Don replica: “Stop clapping, I want to burst!

For some time he stopped in Kremenchug, where he performed at the Miniature Theater. It was then that he first thought about the pseudonym: what is outstanding on Earth? Not suitable-in the end there is something rustic, small, insignificant ... "Clors? Utesov, it is Utesov! The novice artist compared himself at that moment with Columbus, who, after three months at sea, saw the long -awaited shore, but hardly experienced such joy as he himself.

But so far he toured nearby cities, and in Zaporozhye saw a girl who later became his wife: artist Elena Goldin Lenskaya. In the year, their daughter Edith was born. The artist pamper and idolized the girl. Leonid Utesov with his wife and daughter Edith the first deserved recognition of his stage abilities came at the contest of the crucifix in Gomel. Inspired by the victory, Leonid decided to create his own orchestra in Moscow, with whom he began to speak in the Hermitage Garden.

In the year, Leonid was called up to the front, but during his studies he called on all his charm to help and fascinated the young wife of Feltfebel Nazarenko. She patted and helped to get a certificate of heart disease. Utesov returned home to his wife and daughter. After the October Revolution, in the year, Utesov first starred in the film “The Life and Death of Lieutenant Schmidt, a fighter for freedom”, where he appeared in the image of a lawyer Zarudny.

The audience enthusiastically applauded gymnastic numbers and buffoonery, a violin and dramatic monologues. Utyosov played Raskolnikov, performed Aria Menelai, read herbits and humorous sketches, danced, showed parodies ... and all in one six -hour performance. Leonid Utyosov is called the first Soviet jazz performer, the Odessa residents were especially rejoiced, and the thief in the law of Mishka Japanchik, despite the fact that Utesov once hit his ministry, allowed the artist to look at his Fanconi restaurant at any time.

And more than once, Utesov used the location of the bandit-and when someone stole the tails of the artist of his theater, and when the Odessa residents were afraid to go out into the streets during the civil war and, accordingly, did not visit the theater. He starred in a few paintings, playing Simon Petliura and Spirka Spanier, as well as the Red Army Egorov in the film "Aliens".

Leonid Utesov in the role of Spirki Kpenyrye in the year of the Utesov family and he himself went on a tourist trip to France. Most of the artist was struck by the theatrical jazz-organ of American Teda Lewis. The Leonid Utyosov Orchestra, the year the first performance was dedicated by March 8. The success of the Leningrad public was stunning. His daughter also worked in the orchestra.

Leonid Utesov conducts his orchestra in the thirties in the years of the artistic career of Utesova won new positions. Together with the love of Orlova and his own orchestra, he starred in the musical Grigory Alexandrov “Funny Guys”, playing the shepherd Kostokhin. Leonid Utesov in the film “Funny Guys” The success of the picture was undeniable, but for some reason, critics, painting the socialist achievements in the cinema, did not even mention the name of the protagonist.

Leonid Osipovich with his inherent humor noted that the celebration of the fifteen -year line of Soviet cinema was remembered by the donated camera, while Alexandrov solemnly handed the Order of the Red Star, and the performer of the role of Anyuta became an honored artist. The war and the post -war period with the outbreak of World War II The Utesov repertoire has changed somewhat.When leaving with concerts to the front, he also performed the famous song “From the Odessa Kichman”, which Joseph Stalin liked, and “Heart”, but mostly he performed “Katyusha” and “Odessa Mishka”, “Wait for Me” and “Soldier Waltz”.

Leonid Utesov - thanks, the heart Leonid Osipovich became a member of the solemn concert on Red Square on May 9 of the year. A little later, the artist presented to the public the orchestral composition "Moscow", created by the anniversary of the capital. Leonid Utesov at the concert in honor of the Victory in the early fifties a song appears, which all the Odessites began to be considered “their own”: “At the Black Sea”, the visiting card of Utesov.

Leonid Utesov - Katyusha unfairly late, only in the year, the state appreciated the merits of a popular favorite. He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the Soviet Union. After that, Utesov decided to complete the concert activity, although he took part in general holidays, television programs. Leonid Utesov. Leonid Osipovich greatly surrendered theatrical meetings after his wife’s death in the year, although he actually lived with Antonina Revels, the dancer of his creative team.

He was familiar with her from the year, but did not leave the family. Only a few months Antonina Sergeevna was the official wife of Utesova. A witness at their home registration of marriage in October of the year was the famous jazzist Oleg Lundstrom, and in March, Utesov passed away. Leonid Utesov and Antonina Revels The last performance in the artistic environment of the eighties was very popular by the so -called “anti -yubiles”, when people with a remarkable sense of humor gathered together and congratulated a person on his birthday without the slightest official and Soviet pomp, hesitation of both the events that were present and the birthday himself.

This was the “Anti -Jubilee of Leonid Utesov” on March 24. Two days earlier, he turned 86 years old.

Zhvanetsky then distinguished himself more than others, letting go of a few jokes on the topic of Jewish origin of those present, which was an absolute taboo on television and on radio. Leonid Utesov at his anti -yube organizer of a friendly evening, Boris Pyuurovsky, later recalled that he was addressed even from the highest leadership in order to remove the whole action on the film.

But it was decided to do without television so that people feel free. The atmosphere was infinitely creative, laughter stood almost continuous in the hall. Fortunately, Yuri Veksler retained a priceless phonogram, on which all inspired performances of true masters of word and music were captured. Leonid Utesov and Alexander Shirvindt Utesov sat in the front row, next to him was a microphone, in which he commented on sharpness, poems, songs.

The entire “anti -Jubilee” Alexander Shirvindt led. In the end, the “Anti -Jubirus” himself performed, sparing the song “I want my voice to sound” and reading the poem of his own composition. The last performance of Leonid Utyosov the day after the anti -Jubilee died the husband of his daughter, an elderly person suffering from Parkinson's disease. Edita passed away - from leukemia.

Utesov, even during their lifetime, felt lonely, and after the death of his daughter he handed over. The last years of his life and death in the last year of his life, Leonid Utesov listened to old records, dictated memoirs. In January, his only daughter Edith died from acute leukemia, and after a month and a half, on March 9, he was gone. Utesov had a heart constantly hurt, but, according to his wife Antonina, he did not want to see anyone except the doctor from the district clinic.

The doctor was not very experienced and looked through the heart attack. The grave of Leonid Utesov People’s Artist was buried in the Novodevichy cemetery. In the same year, the animated film “The Old Blue” was released, in which the image of Leonid Osipovich was created, many songs performed by Edith and Leonid Utesovs were heard: “All is well, beautiful Marquis”, “The Song of the Old Job”, “Heart” and others.

Memory and heritage in the city of his childhood and youth, in the square next to Deribasovskaya Street, a monument to his beloved fellow countryman was erected, the money for which the Odessa residents collected. Her efforts were preserved many archival photos, letters, personal belongings of the artist. Later, the exposition was expanded thanks to Eduard Amchilavsky, who brought a large collection of things related to the legendary singer from America.

The Odessa authorities ordered the reconstruction of the house and the court, in which the little Lazar Vaisbein grew. In his childhood house, a museum in the year is now a monument to Kostya Potekhin from "Funny guys" was erected on the embankment in the Black Sea Abrau-Durso. The inscription on the bronze plate reads: "Funny guys-L. Utesov-a shepherd from Abrau-Durso." The monument to Kostya Potekhin in the year on the television screens was published by a Bayopic of twelve episodes under the name “Cliffs.

The song is long in life. " The image of the artist was immediately embodied by five actors: Vladik Gonchar played Little Led, the teenager was depicted by Kirill Ivkovsky, the young man - Vladimir Zherebtsov, the young man - Marat Basharov, and Utesova was played in the mature years by Bogdan Benyuk. He appeared in the image of the legendary singer in the series "Liquidation".

Frame from the series "Utes. Shadow of Stalin. " In addition to the life and work of the People's Artist of the USSR, many documentaries and television programs were shot, and Alexander Ivanov compiled and released a book of poems by Leonid Osipovich “Sorry, Odessa-Mama! Leonid Utesov: The latest news and articles.