Evgeny Khavtan

Evgeny Khavtan
Background information
Born (1961-10-16) 16 October 1961 (age 62)
Moscow, USSR
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass guitar
Years active1980–present
LabelsMelodiya, General Records, Moroz Records, Soyuz Music, Polarvox
Member ofBravo, Los Havtanos
Websitehavtan.com

Evgeny Lvovich Khavtan (Russian: Евге́ний Льво́вич Хавта́н, born 16 October 1961, Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian musician, guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the founder of the Russian rock band Bravo,[1] which was formed in 1983, and Los Havtanos project, which was formed in 2018. Khavtan has released 18 studio albums with his bands.

The record label ‘Melodiya’[2] sold 5 million copies of the band's debut album released in 1986. In 1999, seven Bravo songs were ranked on the list of "100 Best Russian Rock Songs of the 20th Century"[3] according to listeners vote of the rock radio station in Russia, Nashe Radio.[4] In 2011, their album "Fashion" (Russian: "Мода") was named as "Album of the Year" by NASHE radio. Bravo's musical career began 40 years ago in the USSR, and the band still tours and releases albums.[5]

  1. ^ Документальный фильм "Браво Story" (2019), 17 March 2020
  2. ^ "О мелодии". melody.su (in Russian).
  3. ^ "Занимательные факты о НАШЕм Радио — НАШЕ Радио". www.nashe.ru (in Russian).
  4. ^ "Лучшие рок-песни XX века — НАШЕ Радио". www.nashe.ru (in Russian).
  5. ^ "Стиляги из Москвы — Летопись — НАШЕ Радио". www.nashe.ru (in Russian).