Marc Almond
Musician, Singer, Producer, Author
Real name: Питер Марк Синклер Алмонд (Peter Mark Sinclair Almond)
Country: Great Britain
Carier start: 1978
Genre:
Real name: Питер Марк Синклер Алмонд (Peter Mark Sinclair Almond)
Country: Great Britain
Carier start: 1978
Genre:
Having started his career in the electronic duo Soft Cell, Mark Almond has always tried to adhere to the same principle: everything should be beautiful and original. The bright and at the same time complex electronic music of Soft Cell did not exclude additional experiments, which Mark always indulged in with extraordinary zeal.
His main hobby was the French cabaret: the work of Jacques Brel had a strong influence on Almond. In parallel with electronic musical projects, Almond begins to re-sing the repertoire of great chansonniers - and his search for new sources of inspiration brings him to Russia.
Fascinated by Russian romances and stylizations for them, Mark recorded the album "Heart On Snow", which included re-songs of Russian romances and lyric songs. From the gem of the album, one can single out the magnificent Storks (Cranes by Jan Frenkel) and Gosudaryunia - nothing more than a cover of the famous song by Boris Grebenshchikov. The album also includes duets with Alla Bayanova, Sergei Penkin and Ilya Lagutenko.
Mark's next "Russian" album was the disc "Orpheus In Exile", composed of songs from the repertoire of the famous Soviet singer Vadim Kozin. The album was produced by Russian composer, arranger and guitarist Alexei Fedorov, who is currently working with Mark on his new album "Variete", which is due out in June 2010.
His main hobby was the French cabaret: the work of Jacques Brel had a strong influence on Almond. In parallel with electronic musical projects, Almond begins to re-sing the repertoire of great chansonniers - and his search for new sources of inspiration brings him to Russia.
Fascinated by Russian romances and stylizations for them, Mark recorded the album "Heart On Snow", which included re-songs of Russian romances and lyric songs. From the gem of the album, one can single out the magnificent Storks (Cranes by Jan Frenkel) and Gosudaryunia - nothing more than a cover of the famous song by Boris Grebenshchikov. The album also includes duets with Alla Bayanova, Sergei Penkin and Ilya Lagutenko.
Mark's next "Russian" album was the disc "Orpheus In Exile", composed of songs from the repertoire of the famous Soviet singer Vadim Kozin. The album was produced by Russian composer, arranger and guitarist Alexei Fedorov, who is currently working with Mark on his new album "Variete", which is due out in June 2010.
Awards
Brit Awards
1981 - Breakthrough of the Year
