Was born in Kharkov in Ukraine in a family of an employee and an actress. The musical atmosphere reigned in the house. Since a childhood he studied music. He sang in the evenings of amateur performances to the accompaniment of mother, later - was the soloist with accordion. Graduated from a secondary school, then from the Moscow polytechnic institute, mountain faculty, continued to sing, playing the accordion and the piano. Worked as a mountain engineer at the design institute and at the mines of Donbas. Moved to Kamchatka where he worked as a head of the pop group, there he also finished musical school. Returned to Moscow where he continued to direct pop group. In 1980 went to America due to family circumstances (there went his daughter). In New York continued to work by profession, the musician and the singer. In 1981 produced the first vinyl album "The Dark Blue Sky of Russia" with popular songs "Lieutenant Golitsyn", "Silver Birch", "Echelon", "Kolyma", etc. In 1984 there was the second album produced "The Burned Bridges" with popular songs "Misters Officers", "Farewell to the Homeland", "Okurochek", "Birches at Zone", etc. In 1985 there is a magnetic album of "The Songs of Military Years" to the Victory Day’s 40 anniversary. In 1996 - the laser disk "Abroad", some songs in a co-authorship with Tanich Mikhail and with the popular song "Young years". Went on tour with concerts over all the countries of Europe, Canada, America, Australia.