"Tender May": the composition of the group of the 80s, 90s (photo)

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The first "boy" group, which entered the playgrounds of the USSR with a lyrical repertoire for teenagers - "Tender May". The composition of the group (first) was recruited from young men in Orenburg by S. Kuznetsov.

The need to create a group

The success of the ensemble "Tender May", the group of which included mainly students from the senior classes of boarding school No. 2, is due to several factors.

First, a social necessity. The country was on the verge of rethinking important human emotions. Everything that used to be a ban (love, sex, romantic relationships) began to come to the fore. The repertoire consisted mainly of songs about unrequited love, rejected expectations, misunderstandings and personal disasters.

Secondly, the simplicity of the material. The era of serious songs about life is ending, in return, a pop direction for discos and parties appears. Easy perception of music is in fashion, where you do not need to reflect on the meaning of life, but only be in emotional resonance with the composition. Before "Tender May" a similar experiment was with the groups "Mirage" and "Combination". But they sang for the older generation, and the youngthe group performed exactly the teenage repertoire.

Thirdly, the influence of Western countries on the modern culture of that time. After the fall of the Iron Curtain, Soviet teenagers saw love songs as a symbol of freedom and emancipation. Fashion includes clothes, hairstyles and music from America and Europe. All these factors allowed the group to rise to such a pinnacle of fame that no one after them could conquer.

History of the creation of the group

Sergey Kuznetsov worked in Orenburg at boarding school No. 2 as the head of a music circle. On December 6, 1986, the ensemble gave its first performance within the walls of the educational institution. The song "White Roses", which later became the group's hallmark, did not make a big impression on the students. And the school administration, including director Tazikenova, spoke sharply negatively about the composition.

But already in the summer of the same year, producer Andrey Razin got to the performance. He immediately takes the guys under his wing. Shatunov and Serkov are transferred to a school for gifted children, the group is officially registered, and the Laskovy May studio is opened on its basis. 1989 line-up:

• Main soloist - Y. Shatunov (vocals, saxophone).
• Second soloists and vocals, team leaders: K. Pakhomov, A. Razin.
• Vocal: Y. Gurov, V. Kulikov, A. Gurov, A. Tokarev, O. Krestovsky, Y. Barabash, V. Shurochkin.
• Musicians: R. Isangulov (keyboardist), S. Kuznetsov (author, composer, keyboardist), I. Igoshin (drummer), I. Anisimov (keyboardist), A. Burda(keyboardist), S. Serkov (lighting design).

What caused such a large number of members of the "Tender May" team? The composition of the group was divided and the musicians traveled to several cities at the same time. In 1989, the composer S. Kuznetsov left the group and created a new team called "Mama". V. Boyko is invited to take his place. In 1992, the soloist Shatunov terminated the contract with the group and left for Germany, after which the collapse of the group became inevitable. In 2009, "Tender May" in the new lineup gives performances, and has some success, thanks to nostalgia and memories of the days of youth.

In the photo above, the composition of the group "Tender May" in 1988.

The formation of the line-up went on until the last day. Basically, it was a set of musicians for the tour of the ensemble. The form of selection was varied. The participants brought their friends to audition with personal recommendations, Razin invited familiar musicians, and also went to music schools in search of talent. As a result, the group was replenished with new keyboardists (M. Sukhomlinov, A. Yurgaitis, V. Polupanov).

After Shatunov

In 2009, the fashion for the songs of the 80s began. Andrei Razin creates a group with an old repertoire, where he himself performs the famous "White Roses" and other compositions.

"Tender May" (composition of the group in 2009):

• S. Lenyuk (drummer).
• S. Serkov (second soloist).
• A. Kucherov.
• A. Razin (soloist).

Biography of Yuri Shatunov

Vera Shatunova came outmarried Vasily Klimenko when she was 18 years old. The husband (5 years older than his wife) reacted so coolly to the birth of his son that he did not give him his last name. Vera signed Yura into her maiden name and sent the child to her parents. Grandfather Gavrila Yegorovich and grandmother Ekaterina Ivanovna raised their grandson in the village of Pyatki until the age of 4.

After 3 years, Vera divorces her husband, takes her son to the village of Savelievka and marries a second time. Yuri's stepfather suffers from alcohol addiction, he does not like someone else's child. During each of his drinking sessions, young Shatunov runs away to Pyatki to his grandmother. In 1984, the mother falls seriously ill and sends her son to a boarding school in Kumertau, and on November 7 she dies of heart failure. The father refuses to take the child, who is already 11 years old, the guardianship authorities do not let him go to his stepfather, as to an insolvent citizen. Grandfather and grandmother find themselves in a position where age, by law, does not allow them to be guardians, the boy is taken away by Nina Gavrilovna, an aunt from the village of Tyulgan.

But the stress of losing a mother turns out to be stronger than others thought. Yura runs away again and wanders around Bashkiria for several weeks. Finally, the Orenburg boarding school takes care of him. There he met Kuznetsov and at the age of 13 he performed his first hit "White Roses".

Singer Shatunov

The main part of the ensemble was already formed at the school, only the performer was missing. The first composition of the group "Tender May" included: S. Kuznetsov (played keyboards), V. Ponamorev (bass guitar), S. Serkov(light music). With the advent of Yura Shatunov, the team began performing in the recreation center and at discos. Until 1988, they performed the songs of the head of the ensemble: "Evening of Winter", "Snowstorm", "Summer", "Gray Night" and other compositions.

To continue his musical education, Shatunov goes to Germany, where he studies as a sound engineer. Kudryashov becomes his producer, with whom they have been friends for many years. Yura continues fruitful cooperation with the old author Kuznetsov, and since 1992 has released several solo albums.

In 2000 he meets a girl named Svetlana, the affair lasts 7 years and in 2007 they get married in Germany. By this point, they already have a common son, Dennis. In 2013, a girl, Estella, was born in the family. In 2015, Yuri Shatunov was awarded the state award "For Contribution to the Culture of Russia". With the new members of the "Tender May" group, he maintains friendly relations. Especially with Serkov, with whom he studied at the boarding school, and Andrei Razin even became the godfather for his son.

Producer and performer Andrei Razin

Andrey was born in 1963. When he was barely a year old, his parents died in a crash. The child ended up in an orphanage in the city of Svetlograd.

By profession, Razin is a bricklayer, at one time he worked on laying a gas pipeline, in 1982 he entered the school of cultural education. Served in tank troops for 2 years. For the first time he went on stage to sing a duet with Ekaterina Semenova from the Mirage group, where he workedadministrator.

The composition of the group "Tender May" of the 80s and 90s was formed by himself. This was his first experience of a multi-brigade team, when several teams simultaneously gave performances in different cities. The trick with doubles turns into a grandiose scandal, from which Razin gracefully emerges, declaring himself a relative of Gorbachev.

Andrey Razin is the editor of the Laskovy May newspaper and the author of two books about the creation of the group and the fate of the participants. He released three solo albums in 1990, 1996 and 2000. Married with two children from different wives.

Happy fate of the participants

After the breakup of the group, everyone went their own way. The fantastic success experienced at a young age, no one could repeat. How was the fate of those who were part of the group "Tender May"? Vladimir Shurochkin, who performed the hits of the ensemble in one of the brigades, became the father of Anna Shurochkina. A girl under the pseudonym "Nyusha" performs songs of her own composition, writes music, plays movies.

Konstantin Pakhomov has his own business, Kuznetsov first wrote songs for artist friends, and in 2013 he opened a website. Yuri Barabash under the pseudonym "Petlyura" performed chanson until his death.

The fate of the other members

Yuri Gurov, aged 41, died in a car accident. Igor Igoshin in 1992, after a fight, jumped out of the window of a multi-story lady and died in intensive care. In 2013, Igor Anisimov was stabbed to death as a result of a quarrel with drunken friends. In 2012, the body of Alexei Burda was found near the cemetery, the cause of death isalcohol poisoning.

Mikhail Sukhomlinov was shot dead in 1993 in front of Yura Shatunov at the entrance of his own house. Arvid Jurgaitis had a hard time breaking up with the band members, became addicted to drinking and burned down in his dacha in 2004.

People's love

In the history of Russian show business, no one is able to repeat the short but fantastic success of the Laskovy May ensemble. The composition of the group (there was a photo of the participants in every house) changed, despite this, the artists were always carried on their hands. The country faced for the first time the frenzy of fanatical attitude towards the musicians of young schoolgirls. At each concert, an ambulance was on duty, because the spectators lost consciousness. The most diligent students threw their underwear onto the stage. It was after Shatunov's performances that techniques were developed to take artists out secretly from the public.