Valery Gaina

Valery Gaina (Romanian: Valeriu Găină, Russian: Валерий Борисович Гаи́на, born 25 July 1956) is a Soviet-born Russian-American guitarist, songwriter, composer and singer of Moldovan (Romanian) origin. He is regarded as one of the best Soviet guitarists.[1][2]

Valery Gaina
Background information
Born (1956-06-25) 25 June 1956
Căzănești, Telenești District, Moldovan SSR, USSR
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Labels
Member ofCruise

Career

Valery Gaina was born on 25 July 1956 in Căzănești, Telenești District, Moldavian SSR, in the family of Boris Alexandru Gaina and Catherine Tudor-Gaina. He graduated from middle school in Telenesti, and then from the music school in Soroca. He sang in the bands Cordial (from Tiraspol),[3][4] Magistrali (from Blagoveshchensk), Molodye golosa (from Tambov).

He gained recognition in 1981, when he presented performances of great audience in the biggest halls in Russia, within the hard-rock band Cruise,[5] where he also asserted himself as a composer. In the years 1985–1989, some Union and Republican charts classified him as the best rock guitarist in the former U.S.S.R. He approached the genres of hard rock, thrash metal and heavy metal. In 1988 he moved to Munich, Germany, where he produced two records with the trio Cruise. In 1991, he emigrated to Los Angeles, where he continued to produce music.[6]

Gaina performing in Moscow in 2016

He currently lives alternately in both Russia and the United States.

References
  1. "Официальная страница рок-группы "Автограф" : Вспоминая прошедший год".
  2. "Официальная страница рок-группы "Автограф" : Звезды - 86".
  3. "Валерий Гаина: Рок - навсегда! | Интервью".
  4. "Специальное Радио". 28 October 2019.
  5. "Специальное Радио". 28 October 2019.
  6. "Valeriu Gaina: Pentru a deveni cel mai bun, practicam chitara opt ore pe zi (FOTO, VIDEO)".
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