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Igor Talkov Jr.

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Igor Talkov Jr.
Игорь Игоревич Тальков
Talkov Jr. in 2017
Talkov Jr. in 2017
Background information
Birth nameIgor Igorevich Talkov
Born (1981-10-14) October 14, 1981 (age 43)
Moscow, USSR
GenresRock
Instrument(s)Guitar, keyboard
Years active2001-present
Member ofMirlmir

Igor Igorevich Talkov (Russian: Игорь Игоревич Тальков; born October 14, 1981), also known as Igor Talkov Jr. or Igor Mirlmir Talkov, is a Russian musician and songwriter who founded the group Mirlmir. He is the son of Russian rock musician Igor Talkov.

Biography

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Early life and family

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Talkov Jr. was born on October 14, 1981 in Moscow to singer and musician Igor Vladimirovich Talkov and Tatyana Ivanovna Talkova. His uncle is Russian artist Vladimir Talkov.[1] Talkov Sr. took an active part in raising his son until 1987, when his rendition of the song "Chistye Prudy" brought Talkov Sr. into stardom. After Talkov Sr. saw an image of Alexander Nevsky holding a hammer and sickle in his son's textbook, he forbade Talkov Jr. from going to school and homeschooled him. Talkov Jr. was also sent to practice taekwondo.[2] On October 6, 1991, Talkov Sr. was killed in St. Petersburg, Russia, leading Talkov Jr. to be raised by only his mother.[2]

In 2005, Talkov Jr. married Anastasia Talkova, who kept his surname after a divorce. Talkov Jr. and Anastasia had no children.[3] From 2008 to 2012, Talkov Jr. lived with a native of Luhansk, Ukraine named Svetlana. They had a daughter together named Varvara Talkova born on July 22, 2011. Varvara currently lives in Germany with her mother.[3][4] Talkov Jr. and Svetlana married after Varvara's birth, and together they had their son Svyatoslav Talkov in 2013 and Myroslav Talkov in 2016.[5][6]

Musical career

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Talkov Jr. began writing his own songs at the age of 15, although in a 2011 interview he said he first started writing songs at 11.[7] When he finished high school, he enrolled in the Joseph Backstein Institute of Contemporary Art in Moscow. Two months later, he dropped out and entered the Moscow State University of Culture and Arts, where he also didn't graduate.

His first major concert was in memory of his father in 2001, where he sang his father's song "I'll Be Back" at the State Kremlin Palace.[8] In 2004, he performed his father's song Lifeboat. The next year, he released his solo album "We Must Live!" published by Nikitin Records.

In 2006, together with Russian artists Slide, Golden Age, Pascal, and other musicians, Talkov Jr. released an album called "Pure Works", where he sang his father's songs and some of his father's unreleased music.[9] He led a tour of the album alongside Aziza.[9]

In 2009, Talkov Jr. founded the band Mirlmir. He posted Mirlmir's songs on the Internet, distasteful of Russian recording studios.[7] That same year, he began performing tribute concerts to his father every October 6 at Yubileyny Sports Palace where his father got shot.[6] In 2019, he performed a concert in support of protesters in Arkhangelsk.[10]

Discography

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Solo albums:

  • 2005 - We Must Live![11]
  1. Time Does Not Wait For Us
  2. House
  3. To Each His Own
  4. Marathon
  5. We Must Live!
  6. Find Yourself
  7. Our Sun
  8. No Luck
  9. Where Are The Answers?
  10. Goodbye
  11. Saint
  12. Day Seven
  13. Enough!

Other editions

  • 2006 - Pure Works
  • 2015 - New Era (Faith in Knowledge)[12]

Politics

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Talkov Jr. is a member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation.[13] In 2019, he ran as a candidate for the Tula Oblast Duma, but his registration was cancelled two weeks later.[14][15]

War in Ukraine

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In 2014, Talkov Jr. released two songs, "Brotherly Peoples" and "Maidan", about the War in Donbas. In an interview with Gorlovka News, he claimed his homeland was Donbas and that he would perform in the region.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "В Кремле отметили 45-летие Игоря Талькова | Стерео / Домашний кинотеатр Hi-Fi.ru". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  2. ^ a b "ИГОРЬ ТАЛЬКОВ-МЛАДШИЙ: "В ГЛУБИНЕ ДУШИ Я ПРОСТИЛ УБИЙЦУ ОТЦА"". www.trud.ru (in Russian). 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  3. ^ a b Zhivyot, Ona (November 22, 2011). "Нам сегодня 4 месяца)))))))))))))))))))))Мы уже такие взролые)))))))))Я Люблю свою девочку)))))". VKontakte. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  4. ^ "Азиза станет крёстной внука Талькова". EG.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  5. ^ Talkov, Igor (May 19, 2013). "АААААААаааааааааааааа!!! У нас сегодня родился Сын!!!!)))))))))))))))) Светка Я Тебя Люблю!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!". VKontakte. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Talkov, Igor (August 27, 2016). "Вот эт я даю))Или наоборот... Полтора часа назад у меня родился второй сын!))) Святик, у тебя есть братик)))". Facebook. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Dunaeva, Nadezhda (February 11, 2012). "Сын Талькова поет в подземных переходах, но на имени отца зарабатывать не хочет". Vechernyya Moskva. Retrieved March 18, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "В Кремле отметили 45-летие Игоря Талькова | Стерео / Домашний кинотеатр Hi-Fi.ru". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  9. ^ a b "Прямой эфир / Кто убил Игоря Талькова? Сенсационное признание Азизы / Видео / Russia.tv". 2016-10-10. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  10. ^ Евгений Тропин (2019-06-09). ШИЕС №27. Игорь Тальков в Шиесе. Retrieved 2025-03-18 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ "Музей шансона :: Тексты песен :: Игорь Тальков (младший)". www.shansonprofi.ru. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  12. ^ Talkov, Igor (2015). "Igor Talkov's disc released on samizdat". VKontakte. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  13. ^ "Тальков-младший объяснил, почему он баллотируется от КПРФ на родине отца". Daily Storm (in Russian). 2019-07-23. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  14. ^ "Игорь Тальков-младший прокомментировал снятие своей кандидатуры с выборов в Тульскую областную Думу". tulskaya-pravda.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
  15. ^ "Сын Талькова идет на выборы в Тульскую областную думу от КПРФ". RIA Novosti. July 31, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
  16. ^ "Сын Игоря Талькова: "Папа выполнил задачу - и ушел"". KP.UA (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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