A frank conversation with the performer of the hits “Time”, “Orevoir”, “If you knew”, as well as the performer of Adyghe folk songs, musical theater artist - Azamat Tsavkilov. Azamat spoke about his creative search, personal life and popularity, plans and unexpected projects.
Your last song "If You Knew", as it is fashionable to say, it went well! Congratulations! But I’m not the only one who has a question: will there be a full-fledged video for it?
— From the first day we posted this song online, questions from listeners poured in: will there be a video? We are thinking about it. If the song goes even further, it will! I'm ready! (laughs)
More than a year ago, you reported that the release of the song “If You Knew” was just the beginning of a new project. Can you be more specific about what this project is and how it is progressing?
— We are at the stage of selecting songs. People mostly know me as a performer of folk songs, and this Russian-language direction is new. In general, I try a lot - opera, chanson, folk music, and “pop”... I am in constant creative search, first of all, for myself!
By the way, Anisa Murtayeva (singer, actress), after another vocal casting in Moscow, said that the jury did not recognize the singer in her, but recognized as an actress, since she had more than a parody of other singers, and now she goes into actresses. Thus was born the project # claraijozeffice.
- Yes, they did a good job
You did not think to try yourself in a humorous genre?
- No! Definitely not humor! As a dramatic actor, I work in musical theater, and recently the premiere of the operetta “Arshin Mal Alan” took place, where I played the main character, Asker, a rich merchant.
So what is your education?
— In 2008, I graduated from the Faculty of Industrial Civil Engineering, just like my father. And in the musical part, relatively recently he graduated from the Conservatory. SV Rakhmaninov in Rostov-on-Don, pop-jazz faculty.
Is there a story behind this song, “If You Knew,” this hit?
— Well, in general, how do young people manage relationships? At first, everyone flirts, shows their best side, but when they get closer, difficulties begin, and by and large, they don’t understand each other. And I wanted everyone to see themselves from the outside. Therefore, it’s probably worth making a video.
Follow the success of a song on the network?
- Happenes. For example, I follow the song “If you knew...”. On the fourth day after posting there were already more than 10000 views!
And what is the most successful?
— So far, the song “Time” remains the most successful. Very often people remember exactly this, fragments from a video where a piano is on fire, where a child is crying... Both young and old - everyone finds something for themselves in it, and it is not necessary for such a tragedy to happen to any of them. Well, and, of course, “Aurevoire” is so fiery, Latin American dances love it.
How do you remember filming the video for the song “Time”?
“The first thing I remember is the cold. It was really cold when the fire brigade hosed me down with water, take after take. On the first day, they couldn’t get to the filming location at all; they had to call a second car to pump out the water... It wasn’t easy. But the most important thing for me is to show the emotional side of the song. Like, for example, if I sing about my mother, I either approach her or somehow show her with my eyes.
What role did you play in the creation of the hit “To the Disco”, since you didn’t sing in it?
— I didn’t sing, but how often after this video I was asked to sing this song, but I don’t sing it! Sometimes, if we work somewhere together with Sultan (Hajiroko), I sing along with him, but never myself. I was happy to support my colleagues then. This scene with corn - when I come to my village (Azamat’s native village - Urukh), I meet with the elders, we often remember how we stole corn and apples together, swam in the river, baked potatoes in the coals. Today's generation does not know these joys...
Popular pop singers are often accused of singing to “plus”. How do you feel about these reproaches? Or maybe you have something to answer to these people?
— I can honestly say here, from the time when I worked in the “A-mix” team, if the equipment doesn’t sound good at an event, we performed with a “plus” so as not to embarrass ourselves. This doesn't mean that you sing badly, it means that you care about the audience and your future. But I myself am all for live singing. Recently I assembled a large group - from winds to strings, with a total of about 50 people. We prepared a large program for the concert, and everything sounded live. But I want to say that in our conditions one sound check is not enough. To sound the way we would like, we need to have our own concert equipment, as is the case with world-famous musicians. We are still far from such possibilities. But I got a lot of experience, we held the concert in front of a full hall, recorded it, and now it can be found on the Internet.
Given the fact that you sing in the opera, no one should have any questions about your performing abilities!
- Yes (laughs). By the way! The other day I was given the main role in La Traviata. I've already started learning Alfredo's part. The premiere is scheduled for April next year. I would like to take this opportunity to invite everyone.
And where can I find out about the exact date of the premiere, about the time?
— I always report about my performances on my Instagram page (@azamat_tsavkilov)
Are you a married man? Do you have children?
- Yes, I have a son, four years old.
How to combine these two roles - the role of an artist and a family man?
— Our family happiness largely rests on my wife. She is a former dancer and knows all the specifics. He understands and supports me. Of course, it happens that he gets jealous, but it happens to everyone.
Is your son already showing talent? Who is he - a singer, a dancer, or an engineer?
- As long as he is a fighter. No matter how I come home, I immediately feel the urge to fight... But he also listens to songs, dances, asks questions... millions of questions (laughs). The housewife is more involved in upbringing, as well as in answering all questions...
Which of your idols would you like to sing a duet with?
- From foreign countries - I love Louis Armstrong, Bryan Adams... And from ours - Leps! Ever since the days when I worked as a singer in a restaurant, I was required to know all the popular songs. And then I fell in love with the work of Grigory Leps, especially “First Birthday”. Stas Mikhailov, of course, too. But for me, what’s interesting about Leps is not so much his creativity as his manner of behavior on stage, free, even “unhinged.” But Mikhailov’s is different, he is attentive to the viewer, speaks to the audience, reads poetry... Of course, I love Vysotsky very much.
And from contemporaries, maybe not only North Caucasian pop music?
“I didn’t even think so.” If an interesting offer comes in, I always happily agree to it. So I’m open to suggestions, just so that it’s serious, so that the duet can be sung as a duet, and not abandoned halfway through. Although, Azamat Bishtov and I recently recorded a song and agreed that if we don’t work together, we can perform it solo.
How do you feel about popularity? On the street find out?
- Yes, it is interesting. When they find out, they don’t show it, and then I hear them saying to each other “Tsav, tsavk.” The same letters can be heard from a distance. It's funny. Or, for example, I like to go to the market, buy homemade products, the most delicious ones are there. And they might recognize me: “This is Tsavkilov!” And from behind the next shop someone else loudly said: “So what!? Should we dance now? They are doing this on purpose. At such moments I feel uncomfortable and move on. Or here’s another thing: somewhere at an event they stood next to each other and they already said: “I know him...”. It's like we know each other personally. That’s why I say, we don’t have stars, but people who have become stars (laughs).
It is most pleasant when the elders come up and approvely approve that I sing good songs. After all, I began by re-singing, rewriting old Adyg songs. But despite the fact that now I sing new songs in Russian, I will not leave old songs, I will never leave.
Today you are in demand in the Caucasus. Do you want to go beyond the Caucasus stage, or are you already taking steps in this direction?
- Yes, I would like to, I’ll tell you right away. Both in pop and acting. I would like to star in a musical
I wish you this success! Thank you for talking!
- Thank you
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