Vasya Oblomov

Vasya Oblomov: creative path and personal life of the popular artist

Vasya Oblomov's name made a splash on the Internet in 2010 thanks to the satirical song "Magadan". The video for the composition in just 3 months gained more than 300 thousand views, which for those years was an indicator of great success.

The popularity of the track was so great that it was talked about on Russian TV. This marked the beginning of the international fame of the young performer.

Early years

The real name of the artist is Vasily Goncharov. The future musician was born in Rostov-on-Don on March 21, 1984 in a family far from the stage. His father is a candidate of technical sciences, a successful entrepreneur. His mother's specialization is philology. She had a great influence on the development of Vasya's poetic abilities and his first attempts at penmanship. Being intelligent people, they sought to instill the best in their son, providing him with a good education and upbringing. It was the parents who led the artist into the world of art. In addition to standard education, the boy attended a music school, where he studied piano.

By the time of graduation, Vasily Goncharov conquered not only keyboards, but also strings (guitar), percussion and some wind instruments. A special motivation for mastering the art of music was acquaintance with the work of such world-famous bands as Uriah Heep, Nirvana, Metallica. This moment is the starting point, after which the guy decided to devote his life to music. Despite the chosen course, the young man received two higher education - historical and legal. Training Vasily passed at the same time, in parallel continuing to engage in music.

Personal life

Did not do without love peripetias in the fate of the artist. Back in school, the young musician experienced a bright feeling for a student from a parallel class Ekaterina Berezina, which, fortunately, turned out to be mutual. However, the first love was not destined to become love forever. Studying in different cities destroyed the relationship. The sadness of parting became the inspiration for new songs.

However, Vasily found comfort and the love of his life in Catherine's classmate Olesa Serbina. A calm, judicious girl conquered the heart of the singer, and in the last year of his university studies, he made a marriage proposal to his beloved. Vasi Oblomov's wife is not a public person. Goncharovs guard their marriage from prying eyes and do not share details of their personal life. It is known that in 2018 the couple became parents - they had a son.

Creativity and career

In high school Vasily gathered a group of friends and classmates under the funny name "Cheboza". In parallel with the activity of the collective, the artist tries himself in different spheres. After receiving education, Goncharov focuses on creativity, for which he moves from Rostov to Peter. There he shows himself not only as a poet, composer, musician and singer, but also as a good producer. Vasily takes part in the creation of the album of the popular performer Vyacheslav Butusov "Model for assembly". And also produces a song for the legend of stage and cinematography Mikhail Boyarsky.

A new round of Vasi Oblomov's biography begins with the track "Magadan", which he uploads to the Internet under this name. The animated clip for the composition quickly gains popularity, appears on the main channels of the country, "Nashe Radio" begins rotation of the newfound hit. Less than six months after the release of the track, the artist performs "Magadan" live for the first time in the TV program of Channel One "Yesterday live". The song's resounding success was consolidated by Timur Bekmambetov, who included it in his movie "Christmas Trees" as a soundtrack.

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Phenomenal fame and recognition

The boy who yesterday played at the school disco becomes an active participant in the musical party. Vasya Oblomov records new tracks, collaborates with such famous artists as Andrei Makarevich, Sergei Shnurov, Noize MC, the lead singer of "Agata Kristi" Gleb Samoilov, Garik Sukachev, Noggano and others. In his videos starring famous actors (Mikhail Efremov, Maxim Vitorgan, Pavel Derevyanko), his songs are heard in popular films. Goncharov has soundtracks to such TV-projects:

• "Dukhleess" (1 and 2 parts);
• "Christmas Trees";
• the mini-series "The Provocateur";
• "Gentlemen of Fortune;
• "Ghost";
• series "Salaam, Moscow".

Vasi Oblomov's creativity and songs have been recognized with awards. Here are some of them:

1. In 2011, the artist became the winner of the award "Steppe Wolf" in the nomination "Internet".
2. In 2012, the track "Bye, Medved!" won the same award in the "Something" category.
3. In 2013, Goncharov won in the "Music" category of the "Made in Russia" award.

The phenomenally talented performer broke into the music industry, conquering not only listeners, but also fellow musicians. His creativity does not leave indifferent.

Discography of Vasi Oblomov

In the artist's piggy bank for 14 years of creativity accumulated 8 studio and one live album, as well as several singles. The discography of the performer includes such full-length records:

• 2011 - Tales and Stories;
• 2012 - Stability;
• 2013 - Lomki Vasi Oblomov;
• 2014 - Multihodovochka!
• 2017 - A Long and Unhappy Life;
• 2019 - This Beautiful World;
• 2024 - Lullaby.

Also in 2016, the performer presented to the public his live album "Alive More Than All the Living".

Despite the informal style, to which Goncharov remains faithful throughout his career, his records are a resounding success. Oblomov's tracks do not leave the top positions of the charts, his albums lead the number of sales on streaming platforms