Johnny has been on the stage for 4 years, and Kirkorov for more than 35 years. Johnny is the leader across all online platforms, and Kirkorov has a full house in the halls.
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Over the past year, the chart leaders have changed on our stage. And the stage masters have updated their repertoire and concert schedule. Popular pop singers are not always strong vocalists, which does not prevent them from becoming idols of millions. Fans discuss artists’ vocal abilities online. And we figured out the topic with the help of a professional, so which of the suffering stars can sing? First part: the analysis of female voices is out. Now the second part is a professional analysis of male voices.
KP.RU expert Yulia Taravkova (singing teacher, composer and sound producer) analyzes the vocal data and capabilities of not only the popular, but also the most discussed pop stars of 2023. We discuss: vocal possibilities and their implementation .
Singing teacher Yulia Taravkova spoke about the vocal data of the most popular and discussed singers of 2023
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jonny (jonny)
Over the past year Jony has received many music awards and turned out to be a leader in all music venues. In April 2023, he immediately bagged two Heat Award nominations: Best Singer and VK Music Choice for Most Streamed Artist. Jony attracted a wide audience by participating in and winning the TV show “Mask” two years ago: people started listening to his music and the artist quickly became a chart leader. Now the musician is on tour in the cities of Russia, his concerts are scheduled 2 years in advance. The author and performer of the hits “Comet”, “Credits”, “It’s Not Me Without You”, “Boss”, “You Are Ruthless”, “Lady”, “Fireplace”, “Lilies”, “No Way Already Has released three albums.
Expert Yulia Taravkova: “Against the general lack of melody and high-quality poetic songs, Jony is like a breath of oxygen on stage. I observe: a symbiosis of modern sound, bright powerful voices and soulful lyrics. The 26-year-old artist appeared in our show business only 4 years ago, but he has already won hearts with his Comet. What is the secret of such success? This artist is absolutely talented. Already from childhood, the boy was very different in voice in the choir from the majority; he was noticed and celebrated by teachers, there were many contests, covers. The boy sought to develop: he composed songs, created a music label with friends. Jony’s voice is very flexible, but at the same time quite extreme when necessary. He has: beautiful melismatics (there are four or more melody sounds per syllable of the text-approx. Auth.), Pure intonation, wide range, powerful high notes, beautiful chest tone, undertone. A singer with an emotionally charged voice who honestly lives his emotions on stage.
Sergei Zhukov (“Hands Up!”)
The only artist in the country that travels with stadium tours, brings together the most important halls of the regions and the capital, and so on every year. Of course, Sergey Zhukov releases new hits, but people go to his concerts in order to feel nostalgic for the songs of his youth.
Expert: “The love for the work of Sergei Zhukov can be compared with the love for Tender May. Simple, hackneyed: two slams, three stomps. Primitive harmony and texts that give the impression of having been listening to the same song for years. And the themes of the songs remained somewhere in the adolescent period. Sergey’s timbre is like most people at karaoke. There is no vocal technique, he just plays the notes. But he does, and it doesn’t work for everyone. It’s hard to talk about this artist as a vocalist; for me, this is a disco artist who talks about the notes. I understand the love of the public, sometimes you just want to dance. Standing music and a good perennial rhythm.
SHAMAN
Over the past year, SHAMAN (Yaroslav Dronov) has become a huge star. Each of his songs turned out to be trending on online platforms. The singer brings together large venues across the country. For those who could not attend the artist’s concert, on May 8 at 22:20 NTV will show a television version of his 100th concert, which took place on the stage of Crocus City Hall.
SHAMAN records songs and each song becomes popular
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Expert: “A singer with good education and high technical performance, music in the pop-rock genre and with distinctive elements of the folk voice. Yaroslav Dronov made his way to fame: numerous contests (“Factor A”, “Voice”), covers on social networks … Patriotic songs, songs about love for the Motherland brought him real glory. A great response in the hearts of the people was found by the work of a young singer who glorifies his homeland not for its glory, but because he loves his homeland. Word presentation, rhythm and articulation are excellent. His voice range is quite high. Elements of folk vocals are actively used, but with all the rock looks, there are few extremes in the vocals. Rock vocals assume a dense diaphragm support, and the musician has all the sonority and voice chip – in the flying caps. The vocals have a lot of high frequencies.”
Vladimir Presnyakov
Over the past year, 55-year-old Vladimir Presnyakov has experienced a new round of popularity. And this is due not only to his participation in the TV show “Voice” as a mentor. Interest in his old and new songs, analog concerts, public respect for the patriotic position.
Expert: “People are so tired of non-musical rap, uniformity, clones and vulgarity, that now there is a trend for the work of artists, where there is harmony and melody. Therefore, Presnyakov is now experiencing a new wave of popularity and demand. First of all, this is the most recognizable ring singer. Nobody can copy it, because only Presnyakov can sing like that. The tenor is alto, but he sang his most brilliant hits practically in a feminine alto tissectura. For example, to perform the song “Zurbagan” they were looking for a singer, but they found Volodya Presnyakov. “Islands”, “Touchless”, “Castle from the Rain” – these are very high songs, and only Presnyakov could perform them like that. Due to the fact that his voice cracked, it began to sound very high mixed, but in his case it is so unusual that it simply became a bright hallmark of Presnyakov. Very talented, charismatic, brilliant, extraordinary, musical. A true melodist, romantic and singer of beauty”.
vanya dmitrienko
17-year-old author and performer Vanya Dmitrienko is the idol of youth, figure skater Kamila Valieva and many adults. Dmitrienko writes songs for Leps, she recorded a duet with him. Now the artist is filming one of the main roles in the series “Cry-Baby” (an analogue of “Ranetok” – a film about a musical group).
Youth idol Vanya Dmitrienko writes songs and Leps
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Expert: “An example of a young artist who applied to the Voice program three times, but was never accepted. But he today he is a popular artist, almost accomplished with the “Golden Gramophone” (he became the youngest winner of the award in history, for the song “Venus-Jupiter”). Conclusion: if you want to become an artist, he writes your own songs. It is unlikely that this singer would have won the “Voice”, because he is not a super vocalist. But where are these super vocalists from The Voice? And Dmitrienko collects halls. Vanya’s performance style is almost the same as most modern performers: voice, timbre, and presentation are the same as most modern youth. But there is a difference: he is in the songs. It was the songs, not the vocals, that made Vanya famous. As this is still a production project, the success is a great credit to the team’s work.
Philip Kirkorov
That rare case where an artist is both the most discussed and a talented vocalist at the same time. Kirkorov has been on the stage for 35 years and still fills concerts with him.
Expert: “Being in style for so many generations is a talent. My grandmother listened to Kirkorov, and today he is so relevant and in demand. Sensing time is also a talent. How many great singers have fallen into oblivion precisely because they didn’t feel the time and kept singing what no one was interested in. Kirkorov is a really strong and powerful artist who does shows and works honestly. He dances, sings, has infinitely new images and costumes … This is a singer who gives the audience a feast and mood, a real worker and showman. At the beginning of his career, his songs were more melodic and complex both in range and in vocal technique, I think his working range is about 2.5 octaves. Collaborations with bloggers and trendy songs (“Mood color is blue”) and immediately classic opera arias speak of the artist’s versatility. People know Kirkorov’s songs by heart; this is an indicator of popularity.
