The best Russian singers. TOP rating Singers, country: Russia
Turning on the TV, we watch all sorts of shows, performances of our favorite artists without even guessing about their nationality. All the heroes of our article are Jews, and this is not bad at all, just looking at these artists it is very difficult to guess that they were born in a Jewish family, or at least one of the parents was a Jew. We present to your attention a list of famous artists, about whom you would never think that they are Jews.
Leonid Agutin (Leonty Nikolaevich Chizhov)
Soviet and Russian singer, songwriter, composer, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Born in Moscow, in a Jewish family of musician and tour manager Nikolai Petrovich and primary school teacher Lyudmila Leonidovna (nee Shkolnikova).
Angelica Varum (real name Maria Yurievna Varum)
Born in Lvov in the family of composer Yuri Ignatievich Varum and theater director Galina Mikhailovna Shapovalova. Tinned artist of the Russian Federation.
Father Yuri Ignatievich (Itskhakovich) Varum recalls: "My grandfather's surname is Robak, he comes from Warsaw, where my father was born. When the Second World War began, his brothers and sisters, forced to flee Poland, decided to take a rare surname" Varum " "so that after the war it would be easier to find each other. Stuck in Warsaw, my grandfather Yudka died in the ghetto along with his whole family. A deeply religious man, he enjoyed great authority, people came to him, like a rabbi, for advice, resolving controversial issues."
Larisa Alexandrovna Dolina (Larisa Alexandrovna Kudelman)
Soviet and Russian pop and jazz singer, actress. People's Artist of the Russian Federation. She was born in Baku in a Jewish family of builder Alexander Markovich Kudelman and typist Galina Izrailevna Kudelman (née Dolina). At the age of three, she moved with her parents to Odessa, her parents' hometown.
Oleg Mikhailovich Gazmanov
Soviet and Russian pop singer, composer and poet, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Candidate of Technical Sciences. Father, Major Mikhail Semyonovich Gazmanov, was a professional military man, a Tatar by nationality; mother, Zinaida Abramovna (1920-2006) - a cardiologist in a military hospital, Jewish by nationality.
Tamara (Tamriko) Mikhailovna Gverdtsiteli
Soviet, Georgian and Russian singer, actress, composer, Honored Artist of the Georgian SSR (1989), People's Artist of Georgia (1991), People's Artist of Ingushetia, People's Artist of the Russian Federation.
"I am a man of the world. I grew up in an international family. My father is Georgian. I am as emotional as he is. And my mother is Jewish. Here I am in her mind. For Georgians, I am Tamara Gverdtsiteli, and for Jews - Tamara Kofman - Gverdtsiteli I was born and raised by a Jewish mother, and over the years I feel more and more of my Jewish genes. Do I feel that I belong to the Jewish people? can only be explained by the feelings that I have in relation to my mother and to the closest people ... My grandfather Vladimir Abramovich, whom I remember very well, belonged to the Kaufman family. After the revolution, part of the family emigrated from Russia. "
Jasmine
Russian pop singer, actress, model, TV presenter. Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan. She was born into a family of Mountain Jews. My great-grandmother lives in Israel.
Leonidov Maxim Leonidovich
Born in the family of actors of the Leningrad Academic Comedy Theater, Honored Artists of the RSFSR Lyudmila Alexandrovna Lyulko and one of the founders of the famous skits Leonid Efimovich Leonidov (real name Shapiro). The famous Russian singer lived in Israel for six years, recorded two music albums (in Hebrew and Russian), played in a musical, starred in a movie. And then he returned to his native St. Petersburg, recorded his hit about “Vision Girl”. Now Maxim lives in Russia, but continues to love Israel
Lolita Markovna Milyavskaya (Lolita Markovna Gorelik)
Russian pop singer, actress, TV presenter and director. Mom, singer, worked in a jazz band. My father worked with my mother as an entertainer, conducted the orchestra. During the tour of her parents, little Lolita was brought up by her grandmother. In 1972, the parents divorced, in 1974, the father emigrated abroad to Israel.
Boris Mikhailovich Moiseev
Soviet and Russian dancer, choreographer, pop singer. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
In the English wiki there is a hint of nationality, in the Russian one there is not. He was born in prison, as his mother, dissatisfied with the authorities, was a political prisoner in those years. He spent his childhood in a small Jewish ghetto in the provincial Mogilev.
Marina Arnoldovna Khlebnikova
Soviet and Russian pop singer and TV presenter.
Khlebnikova was invited to the Jewish theater "Sholom" "- Why do you think you were invited to play in this performance?
- Don't know. The reason was probably the fact that I was a student of Joseph Davydovich Kobzon. Second, now I have a name. And for the theatre, this series of performances would be a bright spot. Perhaps the recommendations of Clara Novikova also played a role. And most importantly, of course, the roots.
Mikhail Borisovich Turetsky
Russian singer and conductor. Founder, artistic director and art director of the art group Turetsky Choir and Soprano 10. People's Artist of the Russian Federation. Born into a Jewish family of immigrants from Belarus. Father - Boris Borisovich Epshtein. She bears her mother's surname, since all relatives on her side died during the Holocaust and, moreover, she looks like a Russian.
Mikhail Zakharovich Shufutinsky
Russian pop singer, pianist and composer. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
Born into a Jewish family of war veteran and doctor Zakhar Davidovich
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Alexander Nikolaevich Uman and Igor Mikhailovich Bortnik - both left for Israel, Bortnik served in the army.
Elena Vorobey (real name Elena Yakovlevna Lebenbaum)
Russian pop actress, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Born in a Jewish family of Yankel Movshevich Lebenbaum and his wife Nina Lvovna.
Clara Novikova
Born in Kyiv, in the family of a front-line soldier, director of a shoe store in Podil, Boris Zinovievich Herzer. The Jewish woman Klara Novikova reigns supreme among women in the kingdom of the Russian conversational genre. The Russian surname Novikova came from her first musician husband.
Maxim Alexandrovich Galkin
A popular Russian parodist, humorist, TV presenter, film actor and singer. Currently married to Alla Pugacheva. A family from a small village near Chelyabinsk. I even managed to write down something from my grandmother's memoirs. On my father's side, there were Larins in our family. According to my mother - Odessa Jews
Alexander Viktorovich Kutikov
Famous Soviet and Russian musician, composer, vocalist, music producer. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation. Born into a Jewish family.
Valery Miladovich Syutkin
Russian singer and musician, author of lyrics for the rock and roll band Bravo. Honored Artist of Russia, Artistic Director of the Variety Department of the Moscow State University for the Humanities. M.A. Sholokhov.
Mom was born in Moscow, on Samoteka. Her maiden name is Brzhezidskaya, she is of Polish and Odessa blood. To put it bluntly (laughs). So I'm a normal Polish Odessa citizen. I have Jewish roots. From my mother… I am familiar with Jewish traditions.
Ukupnik Arkady Semyonovich
Born on February 18, 1953, Kamenetz-Podolsky, Khmelnitsky region. Composer, pop singer, producer of the CAR-MAN group, director of the Galla and Alla studios. "I was born in Ukraine. There, from the age of 5, I learned what it means to be a Jew, to be" a stranger among my own " "When I arrived in Moscow as an adult, I immediately noted that there is no such harsh attitude towards Jews as in Ukraine. Since then, I have achieved a lot in my life. And much has changed in the country. And, nevertheless, I am very worried about that there is MEOC, and that here I am always "one of my own".
Vladimir Natanovich Vinokur
Soviet and Russian humorist, singer and TV presenter. Honored Artist of the RSFSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR. Born into a Jewish family of builder Natan Lvovich Vinokur.
Modern domestic show business is a special world, in some way separated from the rest of civilization, in which slightly different people live, with their own worries, deeds and quirks. Russian performers are, in most cases, persons, albeit without a world name, but quite famous in the vastness of their land and within their native state, and perhaps within the borders of the near abroad too. This article will tell you about popular and in-demand Russian performers over the past decade.
First echelon
So, let's start, then Russian performers will be described. The list is opened by the old-timers of the national stage. Leonid Agutin, Nikolai Baskov, Oleg Gazmanov, Valery Leontiev, Alexander Rosenbaum, singer Slava, Lolita, the Pair of Normals, Mumiy Troll groups were quite popular at the beginning of the 2000s and were famous for their armies of loyal fans, but with the onset of the second decade of the century they fame has faded a bit. Today, these artists can be seen only at the most traditional concerts and musical evenings. What can not be said about Philip Kirkorov, Valeria Meladze, singers Natalie and Anita Tsoi, the groups "Beasts", "Splin". These artists are in demand and loved by the audience even today. Their concerts still attract millions of fans. And all this despite the fact that they also have the right to call themselves "old-timers of the stage."
The youth
Russian performers are also representatives of a new generation. Their popularity today is at its peak, their CDs are sold faster than others, their tours are scheduled for five to seven years in advance. Young Russian pop artists are quite numerous. Their list includes several hundred names and pseudonyms, the most famous are Dima Bilan, Sergey Lazarev, rapper Timati, his protégés are Yegor Creed, Andrey Grizzly, Alexei Vorobyov, Dan Balan, Dominik Joker, Irakli, Max Korzh, Denis Maidanov, Tamerlane, Vyacheslav Basyul, Ani Lorak, Ivan Dorn, Nyusha, Pelageya, Yulia Savicheva, Anna Sedakova, Vera Brezhneva, Tati, Elena Temnikova, Polina Gagarina, Elvira T, Maxim, Loya, Svetlana Loboda, Stas Kostyushkin, Noise MC, Yuliana Karaulova, "Pizza ", "Silver", M-Band, "23:45", "Banderos", "02.30", Quest Pistols, "Degrees", quartet "Heroes", "China", trio "VIA GRA" and many others.
Voice
Russian performers today are also from many popular television shows. The project with the highest ratings on domestic television is the Voice show. This platform has released wonderful singers such as Gela Guraliya, Elina Chaga, Nargiz Zakirova and many others.
Russian show business is replenishing and Viktoria Petrik can be called a bright representative of this separate group of domestic stage. The girl is the winner of the world famous festival "Children's New Wave". This, of course, is a worthy replacement for the old-timers of Russian show business. Now you know which Russian performers are most in demand at the moment.
Nobody in the world knows Soviet and Russian pop musicians. Especially in the West. Nevertheless, musicians from Russia at different times fell into the Western charts.
But it has already become a good tradition to hang noodles to the Russian public about the successes of certain performers in the West. It comes down to the ridiculous.
Kirkorov traveled to Monte Carlo for The World Music Awards - a show of the best-selling artists in their countries, while finding a person in Russia who has Kirkorov's album is quite difficult. Pugachev, as you know, in 1997 took only 15 place out of 25 at the useless Eurovision.
Sergey Lazarev sings in English for some reason, the human brain is generally unable to master it. Iosif Prigozhin, whose obsession was to push Valeria to the West, once stated in a paid article in a British newspaper that his wife had sold 100 million albums in Russia.
The rapper Timati had the biggest success when the Swiss DJ Antoine made a remix for Timati's song Welcome to St. Tropez. The song went around the top of the charts in the world, except for the UK and the US. In Switzerland, the song took sixth place at the end of the year. This is the peak for our variety performers lately.
Which of our musicians really achieved high places in the Western (and this, in the musical sense, primarily the USA and Great Britain) charts and is generally more or less known in the West.
1. Composer Aram Khachaturian - 1972
One of the recordings of the music of his ballet "Spartacus" called Spartacus, which Khachaturian made together with the London Symphony Orchestra, hit the British album chart in 1972, reached the 16th position and lasted 15 weeks in it.
By the way, his music is so popular in the world that it was even used in such famous films as “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick, “Aliens” by James Cameron and “Caligula” by Tinto Brass.
2. Boris Grebenshchikov - 1989
His album Radio Silence, released in England and the US, reached #198 on the Billboard200, despite being recorded with the then super-popular Eurythmics. In the video - BG's performance on the popular TV show David Letterman.
3. Gorky Park-1990
The success of Gorky Park in the US cannot be overstated. They did not conquer America. One need only look at their achievements in the charts. In the Billboard Hot 100, they were noted only by the single Try To Find Me (81st place and 6 weeks on the chart), and on the Billboard 200 - the album Gorky Park (80th place and 21 weeks on the chart).
But Gorky Park sold well in general - 300 thousand copies sold in America alone - this is a very good result. The group achieved much more success in Scandinavia. Gorky Park in Norway took 9th place, and the single Bang - 5th. In Denmark, the album Moscow Calling even went platinum.
4. Alsu-2000
With the song Before You Love Me “under Britney Spears” she got to 27th place for only a week, during the period when they tried to promote it in Europe after 2nd place at Eurovision.
5. PPK-2001
The Rostov trance project PPK with the release of a separate single ResuRection (Eduard Artemyev's melody from Andrei Konchalovsky's film "Siberiada" with the voice of Yuri Gagarin) debuted in the UK immediately in third place!
The song became the first track from Russia to get into the hot rotation of the BBC Radio One radio station. ResuRection was then released in other countries where it also charted successfully - 5th in the Netherlands, 9th in Belgium, and 15th in France and 36th in Australia.
6. Tattoo-2003
In 2002, the English version of their album "200 in the opposite direction" was released and "Tatu" became generally the most popular Russian group in the world. The girls did not become stars of the first magnitude, and their success was not so long, but they sold about 10 million of their records abroad. This is an unattainable result for Russian performers.
The English-language album is now gold in four countries and platinum in Europe as a whole, the song "All the Things She Said" occupied the first line of the British chart for several weeks, and the cover of The Smiths in 2009 sounded in the TV series "Gossip Girl".
7. Leonid Agutin - 2007
The author of The Barefoot Boy and husband of Anzhelika Varum graduated from the Moscow Jazz School and from his youth was fond of not only pop music, but also a variety of acoustic guitar music - from jazz to flamenco. In the early 2000s, Agutin began to play concerts, and then he recorded the album "Cosmopolitan Life" together with Al di Meola, an American virtuoso of the genre. In Germany, the album had more than good sales.
8. Eduard Khil - 2009
A famous, sad and beautiful story, as a result of which the great pop singer is known in the world as "Mr. Trololo". On November 26, 2009, a RealPapaPit user uploaded the vocalization "I'm very happy because I'm finally returning home" to YouTube - today this video has 19 million 700 thousand views.
They say that the singer was even offered an international tour - but he refused. Both Gawker and The New York Times wrote about Khil's death.
9. Pussy Riot-2012
This is the only group here that has not been on the Western charts, but it is impossible not to mention it. Musically, it's a comical story. The group, not a single song of which no one really heard anywhere, has become the most famous musical group from Russia in recent times. Suffice it to say that in the West the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is known as the Pussy Riot Church.
Shortly after the arrest of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alyokhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich, musicians around the world began to support them, ranging from Madonna and Paul McCartney to Mike Patton and The Knife and Die Antwoord.
10. Anna Netrebko - 2007-present
The opera singer was able to achieve real world fame, including the United States. She enjoys particular success in Austria, where she received citizenship. Also lives in New York. Her recordings are constantly on the classical music charts, but in some countries they also get into the general music charts. Especially in Austria and Germany. So 15 Netrebko albums got into the Austrian chart .
Bonus: The World's Most Famous Russian Music Video
Bloody viral hit "Bad Motherfucker" by the Russian band Biting Elbows, filmed in the first person and therefore more like an action video game than a music video. The clip was publicly noted by Samuel L. Jackson and Darren Aronofsky. 24.6 million views on Youtube.
, .Singers from Russia do not enjoy world popularity, but in Russian-speaking countries their success surpasses many Western stars. The secret is simple - they, like no one else, understand the tastes and preferences of the Russian-speaking audience. So we present to you 10 most popular singers in Russia. Pay attention to the 10 most popular female singers of 2015.
Like a hurricane that sweeps away absolutely everything in its path, the singer Zemfira burst into our lives. Deafening, unbridled, hard vocals, caustic words, and at the same time the image of a charming girl. All this could not but attract attention to her. Zemfira bewitched us with a mirror-like glow of her eyes from under her dark hair.
Znamenia is a Russian folk-rock singer, soloist and founder of the group " ". She naturally has a very pleasant voice with a wide range. Pelageya sings Russian folk songs.
An amazing choice for such a young girl, given that now folklore is not at the peak of popularity among her peers.
Famous Russian singer. She writes lyrics and composes music for them. The beginning of her musical career was the victory in the project " Star Factory - 4". She is now a judge on the show herself.” X factor". Irina often calls herself " man with cleavage”, because she is used to solving problems with male perseverance and onslaught.
Tall brunette with kind eyes. The unimaginably charismatic singer Slava won the hearts of millions after her first appearance on stage. A bright and unique image, a sparkling sense of humor, all this instantly raised the ratings of television and radio programs, as soon as she appeared there.
To date, it has received national recognition. The owner of one of the most significant music awards in Russia - the Golden Gramophone, which she received in 2005 for the song " Cool».
The take-off of a career began with a victory in a music competition " New Wave 2003". Her songs " Veins of the river”, “Cool”, “You say”, “Give me five minutes", for a long time took a leading position in all charts. As a child, Anastasia danced, played the piano, trumpet and even wooden spoons?
The real name of the singer is Marina Maksimova. Born in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. Her older brother and friends, with whom she spent a lot of time and gave her the nickname - " ". At the age of 14, Marina graduated from a music school in piano and immediately began writing songs.
Subsequently, they were included in her debut album. Even while studying at school, she participated in many city music competitions. The singer made her first attempts to record her own songs together with the group " Pro Z". These were the songs Passerby”, “Alien” and “Start". The latter enjoyed great popularity on local radio and became a hit in Kazan.
After the release of the song Oh god what a man", Natalie's star rose again in the firmament of Russian show business. However, according to the singer, she never felt forgotten. All these years she has been touring and participating in various shows. However, we still miss her tender and lyrical song " Wind was blowing from sea”, with which many fond memories are associated.
Elvira's story is reminiscent of the plot of the classic fairy tale about Cinderella. Elvira Tugusheva was born in Saratov. Since childhood, she dreamed of performing on the big stage. Her first song All is decided has gone viral on the internet. Now Elvira's songs are played on almost all television and music radio channels in the country. She received an award Fashion People Awards» in category « discovery of the year».
Often, in show business, a young and charismatic performer can capture the hearts of an audience of all ages at once. Her songs are greeted with joy by a young audience, and the older generation rejoices at the opportunity to make a nostalgic journey into the past with their help. Nyusha is included in the top 10 most beautiful women in Russia in 2015.
« I could describe my life in one sentence: the race for popularity"- Said the singer once. Become a winner at any cost. To always remain the most beautiful, talented, charming and attractive was the main goal of her life.
She is not only a singer and figure skater, but also an actress. Your first hit On the seas"She recorded together with the singer Arash.
I suggest you take a look at the following Top 17the most beautiful Russian singers, which presents the singers of the national stage. When compiling this rating, I took into account external data, photogenicity, charisma, not paying attention to the merits of men in the professional field.
17. Alexey Chumakov(born March 12, 1981, Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, USSR) - Russian singer and musician of Bulgarian-Armenian origin. Competition finalist "National artist" on the TV channel "Russia". Official website: http://www.chumakoff.ru/
16. Abraham Russo(born July 21, 1969, Aleppo, Syria) - Russian pop singer. Discography: "Tonight", "Just to love", "Engagement", singles: "Love that no longer exists", "Just to love you", "Color of Love", etc. Official website: http://avraamrusso.net
15.Valeriy Meladze(born June 23, 1965, Batumi, Georgian SSR, USSR) - Russian singer, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2006), People's Artist of the Chechen Republic (2008). Discography: "Sera", "The Last Romantic", "Samba of the White Moth", "Everything Was So", "Real", "Nega", "Ocean", "Contrary". Official site: http://www.meladze.ru/
14. Nikolay Baskov(October 15, 1976, Balashikha, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian pop and opera singer (tenor) and TV presenter. People's Artist of Russia (2009). Discography: "Dedication", "Encore Dedication", "Masterpieces of the outgoing century", "I'm 25", "Never say goodbye", "Let me go", "Best songs", "You alone", "Sudden love", "One in a Million", "Romantic Journey". Official website: http://baskov.ru/
13. Irakli Pirtskhalava(born September 13, 1977, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer and radio host, former participant " Star factories. Albums: "London-Paris", "I'm with you", "Take a step". Official site: http://iraklimusic.com/
12. Philip Kirkorov(born April 30, 1967, Varna, NRB) - Soviet and Russian pop singer, composer and producer People's Artist of Russia (2008). Eight-time award winner "Ovation", five-time award winner World Music Awards as the most popular performer in Russia, multiple award winner "Golden Gramophone Award", "Stop hit", "Silver galosh", winner of the annual festival "Song of the year". At the film festival "Kinotavr" in 2002 became the winner in the nomination "Best Actor" for a role in a musical "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka". Discography: "Oh, mother, shikadam!", "Stranger", "Duets", "DruGOY", etc. Official website: http://www.kirkorov.ru/
11.Vasily Kireev(born April 7, 1987 in Saratov) - soloist of the group "Prime Minister". In 2005, as part of the group "March 8" took part in a musical project "Secret of success". After the end of the project, he became the soloist of the group "Prime Minister". Official website of the group: http://www.premier-ministr.ru/
10. Alexander Astashenok(born November 8, 1981, Orenburg, RSFSR) - Russian musician, actor, singer, composer, former soloist of the group " Roots"(in 2002-2010) and the winner of the first Star Factory. Official site: http://astashenok.ru/
9. Dmitry Fomin (Mitya Fomin)(born January 17, 1974, Novosibirsk, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer, TV presenter and producer. Award Winner "Golden Gramophone Award" and festival "Song of the year". In 1998 - 2009 pop group soloist HiFi. Studio album: "So it will be." Singles: "Everything will be fine", "Gardener", etc. Official website: http://www.mityafomin.ru/
8. Vladislav Topalov(born October 25, 1985, Moscow) - Russian singer, ex-soloist of the group "Smash!!". Albums: "Evolution", "Lone Star", "Let the Heart Decide", "I Will Give It All To You". Official site: http://vladtopalov.ru/
7. Stanislav Piekha(born August 13, 1980, Leningrad) - Russian singer and poet. Winner of music awards and prizes: MTV Russia Music Awards / "Best Composition" "Soundtrack" - "Duet of the Year"- “You are sad” (duet with Valeria), Muz-TV Award 2008 - "Best duet"“She is not yours” (duet with Grigory Leps), “In the palm of your hand is a line”. God of Ether Award: Radiohit- duet "She is not yours" 2009, "Radio favorite" 2010. Golden Gramophone 2011"The best duet" "Me and you" (duet with Slava). Albums: "Albums", "One Star", "Otherwise", "TBA". Official website: http://stas-pjeha.ru/
6. Alexander Berdnikov(born March 21, 1981, Ashgabat) - Russian singer, member of the group "Roots", the winner of the musical project "Star Factory".
5. Anton Makarsky(born November 26, 1975, Penza, USSR) - Russian theater and film actor, singer. After the army, having learned about the musical "Metro", he came to the casting, where he was accepted by the selection jury. Since May 2002, he has also been busy in the musical Notre Dame de Paris. He played one of the main roles - Captain Phoebus de Chateauper. He starred in the video for the Russian version of the main musical theme from the musical - "Belle". In the summer of 2003 he recorded a solo album. Official site: http://www.makarsky.ru/
4. Sergey Lazarev(born April 1, 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer and voice actor, former soloist of the group "Smash!!", theater actor, film actor. The repertoire is predominantly in English. Solo albums: "Don't be fake", "TV Show", "Electric Touch". Official site: http://sergeylazarev.ru/
3. Alexey Vorobyov(born January 19, 1988, Tula, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian musician and actor, representative of Russia at the competition Eurovision 2011. Album: "Vorobiev's Lie Detector", singles: "Tosca", "Forget Me", "Bam Bam", "Get You". Official website: http://alekseyvorobyov.ru/
2. Alexander Lominsky(born January 9, 1974 in Odessa) - Ukrainian and Russian singer. In 1995-2000 he was a soloist of the popular Ukrainian boy band "Lomi Lom / Lomy Lom". Then he started his solo career. Since 2000 he has been living in Moscow. Famous songs: "Tear", "Stolen Happiness", "Sweet Deception", "Love in the Photo", "You Knew", "Vulnerable Heart". Official site: www.lap.ru/story
1. Dima Bilan(real name Viktor Belan; born December 24, 1981, Moskovsky settlement, Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Okrug, USSR) - Russian singer. Represented Russia at the song contest "Eurovision" twice: in 2006 with a song "Never let you go", taking second place and in 2008 with the song "Believe", taking first place and becoming the first Russian artist who won the song contest "Eurovision". He is Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria (2006), Honored Artist of Chechnya (2007), Honored Artist of Ingushetia (2007) and People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria (2008). Discography: "I am a night hooligan", "On the bank of the sky", "Time-river", "Against the rules", "Believe", "Dreamer". In autumn 2012 the album "Vitya Belan" is expected. Official website: http://bilandima.ru/
