Armen Grigoryan
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Armen Grigoryan is a singer/songwriter and artist, the front man (and main songwriter) of "Krematorij
" (Crematorium) Russia
n rock-band.
by Armenia
n parents. A player of Moscow
"Dinamo", he became a two-time champion of junior football
.
Armen Grigoryan grew up listening to the magic sounds of The Beatles
mysteriously penetrating the Iron Curtain
. Inspired by Beatle's music, Grigoryan, while still in high school, started his musical career and in 1983 he formed "Crematorium" which gained a reputation throughout the former Soviet Union
and begin to perform at concerts all over the country. A long search for his own unique sounds came to fruition in 1984, when "Krematorij" added a violin to their version of Rock-n-Roll. Since 1980's Armen Grigoryan participated in the development of Russian rock music. He composes multifaceted lyrics that frequently deal with the themes of life and death in various religious contexts. Grigoryan's "ironical and philosophical songs are fond of sincerity and humanity".
The red-haired trouble of the neighborhood
The first fiddle; that was understood
All her days
Like a zebra's skin
She used to be happy
But now she's in
Chinese tank ...
(transl. K. Leonov)
Krematorij
Krematorij is a Russian rock group. The group’s front man is Armen Grigoryan .-History:...
" (Crematorium) Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n rock-band.
Biography
Grigoryan was born on November 24, 1960 in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
by Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n parents. A player of Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
"Dinamo", he became a two-time champion of junior football
Junior football
The term junior football could be used to refer to the following:*Football played at the junior level, such as under the auspices of the Scottish Junior Football Association*Football played in the Scottish Junior Football League...
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Armen Grigoryan grew up listening to the magic sounds of The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
mysteriously penetrating the Iron Curtain
Iron Curtain
The concept of the Iron Curtain symbolized the ideological fighting and physical boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1989...
. Inspired by Beatle's music, Grigoryan, while still in high school, started his musical career and in 1983 he formed "Crematorium" which gained a reputation throughout the former Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and begin to perform at concerts all over the country. A long search for his own unique sounds came to fruition in 1984, when "Krematorij" added a violin to their version of Rock-n-Roll. Since 1980's Armen Grigoryan participated in the development of Russian rock music. He composes multifaceted lyrics that frequently deal with the themes of life and death in various religious contexts. Grigoryan's "ironical and philosophical songs are fond of sincerity and humanity".
The red-haired trouble of the neighborhood
The first fiddle; that was understood
All her days
Like a zebra's skin
She used to be happy
But now she's in
Chinese tank ...
(transl. K. Leonov)
Filmography
- Tatsu (1994 film)Tatsu (1994 film)Tatsu is a 1994 Russian film directed by Vera Yakovenko and starring Margarita Pushkina, Nastya, Krematorij, Molotov Cocktail bands and others.-Plot:...
- Brother 2 (soundtrack: "Katmandu")
- How to Find the IdealHow to Find the IdealHow to Find the Ideal is a 2007 Ukrainian comedy directed by Vera Yakovenko and starring Armen Grigoryan.-Plot:A young romantic girl Masha works in a bank. She is divorced, and is interested in a new relations. She met three men: one is a TV showman, the second is a famous musician, and the third...
- Studenty, film serial (songtrack), 2006.