Valery Kipelov
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Valery Alexandrovich Kipelov (Валерий Александрович Кипелов, born July 12, 1958) is russian music artist and composer, famous for being the vocalist of legendary heavy metal band Aria
[edit] Early biography
Valery Kipelov was born in 1958 at Kapotniki, Moscow, USSR. During his childhood, he studied at music school as bandeonist. His first step in music was singing in the amateur band 'Krestianskie Deti' (Farmer Children), which played at parties and weedings. After military service in 1978-1980 Valery joined the folk ensemble 'Shestero Molodih' (Six Young Men), where he met Nikolay Rastorguev (his friend, who later to form 'LUBE'). In september 1980 Kipelov and Rastorguev continued their career in 'Leysa, Pesnia' (Go on, Song). But in 1985 'Leysa, Pesnia' was officially closed because failing to complete the planned program, and Valery came to 'Poyushie Serdza' (Singing Hearts), produced by Victor Vekshtein. When Holstinin and Granovsky, members of 'Poyushie Serdza', decided to start their heavy metal project, Valery was invited to be its vocalist.
[edit] Years in Aria
Voice of Kipelov was one of the mainest reasons of band's success, though in first two albums he wrote just two songs (slow ballads both). After the breakup in 1987, Kipelov and Holstinin was only two members who stood with Vekshtein. Valery invited his friend Sergey Mavrin into the new lineup.
During the Germany tour 1994, Kipelov's relations with Holstinin and Dubinin became tense. He ceased appearing at Aria's studio and was fired from the band. Then Mavrin refused to play without Kipelov and left the band too. After participating in a few of Master's concerts, Valery tried to form his own band, but later returned to Aria because issue threat from MOROZ Records.
Sergey Mavrin offered Kipelov to record together the combined album, which might include their songs, refused by Aria or not fit into its style. In 1997 they released the LP entittled 'Kipelov and Mavrin - Smutnoye Vremia' (Uncertain Times), which included 10 tracks. This album helped Mavrin to launch next year his project 'Mavrik' with vocalist Artur Berkut.
In 2002, after the successful release of 'Himera' followed by sold-out tours and headlining the NASHEstvie festival, Kipelov refused starting to record the new album, already written by Dubinin and Holstinin. He declared he wants to start the soo career. Sergey Terentyev, Alexander Maniakin and band's manager Rina Lee supported him, opposing two band leaders and producer Yuri Sokolov. This disagreement has broken Aria and divided it after 'Judgement Day', August 31, 2002.
[edit] Kipelov the band
Next day, September 1, Kipelov, Terentyev, Mavrin and Maniakin launched the new band, entittled in name of Kipelov. In 2003 they released live album 'Put Naverh' (Way to the Top), recorded in Saint Petersburg. It contained Aria's songs by Kipelov, Terentyev and Mavrin as well as 'Smutnoye Vremia' songs. Ballad 'Ya Svoboden' (I am Free) became the top hit in russian rock charts. The 'golden' voice of Kipelov enticed many Aria fans to his new project. Terentyev, and later Mavrin left Kipelov in next two years, explaining that the band was too slow in releasing the new album. Since 2002 to 2005 the only new release was 'Babilon' EP. To record his new album, Valery invited famous Victor Smolski. New Kipelov's LP 'Reki Vremen' (Rivers of Time) came out in 2005.
