Grigory Leps

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Grigory Leps


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Grigory Victorovich Lepsveridze ( _ru. Григо́рий Ви́кторович Лепсвери́дзе)
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Sochi, Russian SFSR
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Instrument = Singing, guitar, piano, drums
Genre = Pop rock
rock music
hard rock
Occupation = Singer-songwriter, musician
Years_active = 1995–Present| Label =
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URL = [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/ grigoryleps.ru]

Grigory Leps also translated as Grigorii Leps ( _ru. Григо́рий Ви́кторович Лепс) a Russian singer-songwriter. Created a unique style mixing beetwen rock music, pop music, and in his early career shanson. Known for his low strength voice with long-range vocals. [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/images/shanson.jpg] [http://russianshanson.info/?id=203&attr=1] [http://www.kp.ru/daily/24102/328904/]

Biography

Grigory Leps was born as Grigory Lepsovidze to a Georgian father and a Russian mother in the city of Sochi. He finished a music school in the class of Percussion instrument. After the army he started to play and sing in few rock bands, and worked as a singer in restaurants. [http://vip-bilet.ru/content/view/169/3/]

He suffered from alcoholism and drug addiction, and to get far from that life he went to Moscow. There to he started singing in resturans, until he received a record deal, and in 1995 he released the album "May god keep you" (Hrani was bog). The song "Natali" became a huge hit, but he didn't know that because he was hispitalized for drugs and alcoholism. The doctors told him one more drop of any of them can kill him completely. [http://vip-bilet.ru/content/view/169/3/] [http://www.rusradio.ru/artists/all/274208/] [http://russianshanson.info/?id=203&attr=1]

In 1997 he released his second album, "A whole life" (Tzelaya Jizn), which to had few hits including "Chijik", "Gololed", "A whole life". [http://www.rusradio.ru/artists/all/274208/]

In 2000 he releaseed the album "Thank you people", with the major hits "Shelest" and "Nu i chto". At that album was seen the change in Leps's style, with him completely leaving the Shanson and moving to rock music [http://russianshanson.info/?id=203&attr=1] . That year he met Anya, a dancer in the Laima Vaikule balett who became his wife. At the same time he lost his voice, and went thru an operation.

In 2002 he released the album "On strings of rain" (Na strunah dojda), with a major hit "Rumka vodki na stole". [http://www.rusradio.ru/artists/all/274208/] [http://russianshanson.info/?id=203&attr=1]

In 2004 he released a cover album of songs written by Vladimir Vysotsky in hall. [http://www.rusradio.ru/artists/all/274208/] [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/images/T23_big.jpg]

In 2005 he released a compilation album called "Izbranoye... 10 let".

In 2006 he released two albums, both reaching high succes. "Labirint", with the hits "Labirint" and "Vyuga" [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/images/versia_big.jpg] , and the album "V tzentre zemli", with the hit "Zamerzayet Solntze". The premier concert for the "V tzentre zemli" album took place in the Luzhniki Stadium. [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/images/shanson.jpg]

In 2007 he released two compilations. "I'm alive" (Ya jivoy, vidioclips), and "All my life - a road" (Vsa moya jizn - doroga, best songs). [http://russianshanson.info/?id=203&attr=1]

Musical style

Leps is known for his wide vocal range. He has a low growling voice. His style mixed rock music, pop music, and used to also have shanson in it. [http://www.kp.ru/daily/24102/328904/]

Family

He met his second wife Anya in 2000, she was a dancer at the Laima Vaikule balett, with who they had two daughters, Eva (b. 2002) and Nicole (b. 2007). He laso has a daughter from his previous merrige, Inga (b. 1984). [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/images/mk_bulvar.jpg]

Trivia

* Leps, a Russian Orthodox, always chose an apartment so a church would be seen thru the window, or at least a road, because it "always leads to a church". [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/images/7d.jpg] [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/images/mk_bulvar.jpg]
* He collects old books. [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/images/mk_bulvar.jpg]
* He collects Icons, and for one icon he gave his car. Among his icons he has an icon that belonged to the Romanovs, and an icon from the 15th century. [http://www.kp.ru/daily/24102/328904/]

Discography

* "May god keep you" (Hrani was bog, 1995)
* "A whole life" (Tzelaya Jizn, 1997)
* "Thank you people" (Spasibo ludi, 2000)
* "On strings of rain" (Na strunah dojda, 2002)
* "Parus" (Songs by Vladimir Vysotsky, 2004)
* "Izbranoye... 10 let" (2005)(compilation)
* "Labirint" (2006)
* "V tzentre zemli" (2006)
* "Second" (Vtoroy, songs by Vladimir Vysotsky, 2007)
* "All my life - a road" (Vsa moya jizn - doroga, 2007)(compilation)

References

Links

* [http://www.grigoryleps.ru/ The offical web site] (Russian)