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Vitas is a Latvian singer who burst onto the stage in 2000 with the song "Opera No. 2". Energetic unearthly falsetto captivated the audience, and the mysterious image of the artist gave rise to many rumors. It was even rumored that under the scarf Vitas hides the gills and in fact he is an amphibian. At some point, the singer disappeared from the radar.

While everyone was wondering where Vitas had gone, he was building a career abroad. So, he became the first foreign singer who conquered Chinese listeners - in the PRC they erected a monument to him and invite him to act in big films.

In 2012, Vitas returned to Russia with a big solo concert, gathering 30% of the audience from television screens. More about life path this mysterious artist, which rumors about him are true, and which are the fruit of the fan's imagination, read below.

Childhood and family

Vitaly Vladasovich Grachev, aka Vitas (Latvian modification of the name Vitaly) was born on February 19, 1979 in Daugavpils, but soon after his birth the family moved to Odessa, where Vitaly spent almost all of his childhood. He has Ukrainian citizenship.

The artist's mother, costume designer Lidia Mikhailovna, died in 2001. The father of the future singer, Vladas Grachev, was a soloist in a vocal and instrumental ensemble. Grandfather, Arkady Davydovich Marantsman (died in 2013), also had a good voice and sang in a military choir.

The future singer graduated from the Odessa secondary school No. 35. From 6 to 9 years old he mastered the accordion in music school. Later, Vitas studied jazz vocals for a long time with the teacher Anna Rudneva, worked in voice parody and plastic theater. In parody numbers, Vitas portrayed not only boys, but also girls and even old women. He even learned to copy complex dance moves Michael Jackson.

Vitas wrote his first hit "Opera No. 2" at the age of 14. With this composition, he performed in local restaurants. In one of them, the novice singer was noticed by producer Sergei Pudovkin, who invited the young man to Moscow.

The beginning of the way

After the ninth grade, Vitas went to conquer Moscow. IN Russian capital he released a video for the song "Opera No. 2", which immediately captivated the audience with its eccentricity. The theme of loneliness ran through the whole song as a red line, and the video exacerbated it. The video tells the story young man with gills around his neck, who lives in the bathroom of an abandoned house and only occasionally goes outside, covering his neck with a scarf.

Vitas - Opera No. 2

It was after this clip that rumors spread that Vitas was actually an amphibian man. And absolutely everyone doubted Vitas' piercing falsetto. Alla Pugacheva directly and decisively demanded to demonstrate her vocal abilities at the rehearsal of "Christmas Meetings". The artist took a dizzying note and dispelled all doubts.

Vitas "surpassed" Sergei Penkin, whose voice in 4 octaves is called silver. The singer takes five and a half octaves and can even sing in bass. Absurd versions were put forward in the yellow press, allegedly Vitas was castrated in childhood in order to achieve such a timbre. The singer's producer explained unusual voice of his ward by a feature of the structure of the throat. Experts believe that Vitas does not sing as much as pronounces the text in recitative.

At first creative way fans, in search of an answer to the question of who Vitas is, climbed onto the Internet, where they stumbled upon the artist's website. The resource turned out to be incredibly stylish, “fancy” and technically complex at that time - even experienced computer scientists appreciated this. It turns out that the site was written by the artist himself: computers and programming are his second passion after music.

The site opened with the words "Never gives live interviews." Refused to communicate with the press and producer Sergei Pudovkin. They argued such secrecy from the media by the fact that "Vitas is beyond gossip and beyond speculation." However, a little later the producer spoke. It turns out that they were hiding from the press for the sake of PR, because, according to Sergei Pudovkin, you can’t start “promotion” with talking to journalists on musical and near-musical topics.

As the artist himself admits, his songs are born quite unexpectedly. Sometimes a new melody appears right during a rehearsal, and sometimes during phone call, then Vitas starts humming a freshly baked composition. If the creation is successful, then it is immediately arranged.

Career heyday

In 2001, Vitas released his debut album Philosophy of Miracle, which included 13 songs. The artist sang in a duet with such performers as Nikolai Gnatiuk ("Bird of Happiness"), Lucio Dalla, Demis Roussos. Vitas even performed the song with his grandfather Arkady Marantsman. fruit joint creativity became the composition "Friendship".

In 2002, Vitas and producer Sergei Pudovkin joined the Board of Trustees of the World League of the Mind Free of Drugs organization. The Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus' Alexy II, the Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan, Tina Turner, presidents of more than twenty countries also got there and became honorary members of the League.

In the same year, in the Kremlin Palace, the artist presented his own collection of clothes, which was called "Autumn Dreams". There were 42 models on the show women's suits, most of which have already been shown in Alma-Ata, Tel Aviv, Vilnius, Tashkent, Berlin and Ashkelon.

Also, 2002 is the release date of Vitas' 2nd album called "Smile". In 2003, the artist released 2 albums: this is the disc "Mom" and the cover disc "Songs of my mother", which included many Soviet hits, including "Kings Can Do It", "In the Land of Magnolias", etc. Another disc was released in 2004 - the album "Kiss for Eternity" included 11 songs. By this time, Vitas decided to move away from the mysterious image of an amphibian boy to a more classic look, in connection with which interest in his person has noticeably decreased.

Where did Vitas go?

You might think that by the middle of the 2000s, Vitas' star of fame had finally sunk. The singer disappeared from radio and TV channels, there was no news about new concerts and upcoming albums. In fact, the singer conquered the world audience: if in Russia his work was in many ways ahead of its time and was ambiguously received (many of the artist’s tours did not even become commercially profitable), then abroad Vitas was received with open arms.

In particular, Vitas liked the people of China - now his official Chinese fan club has more than a million people. He is the only one Russian singer, which conquered Asian listeners. Why is Vitas so loved in China?

In 2006, he, already desperate to return to his former glory on Russian stage, accepted an invitation from the leadership of the Central Television of China to appear on the air as part of the Year of Russia, which was held in the Celestial Empire as part of improving relations between the two countries.

The singer's performance was watched by millions. After him, Vitas signed a contract for performances at the largest concert venues Beijing and Shanghai. The Chinese called him the "cosmic nightingale" and the "lord of the dolphins", as well as the reincarnated Milarepa - a sacred figure in Buddhism, a yogi practitioner and a singer. Fans erected a three-meter monument to Vitas: on it the singer is depicted in the image from the Opera No. 2 video - naked, with gills and an accordion. In 2011, MTV Asia awarded him the title of "performer of the year".

In China, Vitas has a villa, and every autumn and winter he gives a big tour of the country. The singer admits that he does not walk the local streets alone - the fans do not let him pass quietly, trying to snatch something in memory of the idol.

Experts explain the singer's success with incredibly spectacular performances and an unusual voice timbre for China. The singer himself believes that his inner world he just turned out to be close to the Chinese, and he never prevaricates in his work, because the listener always recognizes falsehood.

Moreover, in China, Vitas became a blockbuster star. In 2009, he starred in the big-budget blockbuster Mulan, based on the Chinese epic. He could also be seen in the historical drama "The Founding of the Party" (2011), the musical "Become Famous Overnight" (2012) and the Russian-Chinese TV series " Last secret Masters" with Viktor Loginov in the title role.

The Museum of Digital Technologies in Beijing has a stand dedicated to Vitas and his unique voice.

Vitas at the Beijing Digital Museum

Vitas managed to become famous on the other side of the Atlantic. In 2015, the live performance of the singer of 2001 with the composition "7th Element" unexpectedly fell in love with English-speaking Internet users. Now on YouTube, this video with the title “Weird Russian Singer” (“Strange Russian Singer”) has more than eighty million (!) Views and more than a million likes. “I have no idea what is happening in this video, but it’s impossible to tear myself away!” – such comments can be seen under this video.

Clip of Vitas, which is so loved all over the world

Scandals

In May 2013, in Moscow, Vitas, in an Infinity car, ran over cyclist Olga Kholodova and rammed two cars. The woman survived but was seriously injured. Witnesses surrounded the singer's car before the police arrived. According to eyewitnesses, Vitas refused to communicate with anyone and threatened the audience with a Makarov pistol (later it turned out that this was a dummy). And when the authorities arrived, he refused to take a test for the level of alcohol in the body, hit one policeman, and called the rest “cocks”. As a result, criminal cases were opened against the singer under Art. 119 part 1 and art. 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.

Vitas ran into a cyclist and threatened her with a gun

While the Vitas case was in court, his producer opened his veins. Fortunately, the suicide was prevented; The man was placed in a mental hospital.

Vitas escaped from the criminal case with a hefty fine and deprivation of rights for a year and a half. A year later, Muscovite Elena M. filed an application against Vitas - allegedly the singer invited her to go on vacation together, she refused, and he broke the window in her apartment.

In March 2018, the police came to Vitas because the neighbors complained about the shooting. No one opened the door for the arrival. Law enforcers broke into his house and brought Vitas to the department. It turned out that the singer from a group of friends shot at the crows with a pistol loaded with blank cartridges. As a result, he was charged with petty hooliganism and arrested for 7 days.

Vitas' personal life

Many fans were surprised to learn that one of the most mysterious singers of our time has a completely ordinary and even classic family: a beautiful wife and two children. At the same time, the love story of Vitas and his wife Svetlana Grankovskaya resembles rather an action-packed novel.

WITH future wife Vitas met at the age of 19, when he was just taking his first steps towards fame on the Odessa stage. Behind the scenes of the theater of musical comedy, he saw a girl - it was love at first sight. It turned out that she was 15 years old and she still goes to school.

I saw the girl standing on the right throughout the song. I really liked her. When the song ended, and besides, the lights were turned off, I carefully walked around the entire stage from the left sidestage, hugged her, kissed her on the head.

From the first minutes of meeting, the singer realized that he could not live a day without his beloved. Realizing that society would not approve of a relationship with such a young person, he decided on an act bordering on a crime: asking Sveta's mother for permission to “steal” her daughter from her for a couple of hours, he literally stole her. The lovers boarded a train and went to Moscow, where their love affair began. independent life. Later, the woman received a note from her daughter, in which she asked not to look for her and let her find happiness with her loved one.

In 2006, the singer proposed to Svetlana, and she answered “yes” without hesitation. Two years later, the first-born, daughter Alla, appeared in the family. And on the first day of 2015, Vitas became a father for the second time - the boy who was born was named Maxim.

Vitas' daughter followed in her father's footsteps. In October 2019, she performed in front of a full auditorium in the city of Zvenigorod near Moscow. The proud dad posted a video of her performance on Instagram, adding that his daughter would soon conquer Chinese television. "Just the same": Vitas in the image of the lead singer of AC / DC

On the first day of spring 2017, a big solo concert Vitas - all tickets were sold out.

As far as creativity is concerned, Lately Vitas, by the way, dyed platinum blonde, often pleases fans with new songs. In 2018, he presented 4 new videos at once (“Roll With the Beat”, “Give”, “Symphony” and “Symphony 4”). That's a lot, considering he's only released two music videos in the previous five years.

Vitas shot clips for "Symphony" and "Symphony 4" in collaboration with musician Petr Dranga. The video for the song "Delala" returned to the listeners the old Vitas - surreal, immersed in a fantasy world. The situation in the video echoes Opera No. 2, only the hero of Vitas no longer hides his gills under a scarf, but wears a mask of either an amphibian or some creature from a medieval bestiary.

Vitas - Delala

The video for the song "Delala" was released just in time for the singer's anniversary. In February, Vitas turned 40. According to the tradition that has developed in Russia, the singer did not celebrate this birthday, and even, being superstitious person, warned relatives not to congratulate him in any case.

In the summer of 2019, the singer held a big tour of China, the USA, gave two concerts in Japan and 40 in Russia, and also performed at the Tomorrowland international rave festival together with Australian DJ Tammy Trumpet. He performed his hit "The Seventh Element" and a new composition - with one voice Vitas performed "In the Cave mountain king» Edvard Grieg.

Vitas at the Tomorrowland festival

October marked the release new song Vitas "You are so close."

The other day, 39-year-old Vitaly Grachev, better known as Vitas, was detained for defiant behavior in an elite cottage village located in the Moscow region. The performer fired blanks at the birds. Law enforcement officers drew up a protocol under Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offenses “Petty hooliganism”. The judge ruled to arrest the artist for seven days. As a result of the meeting, Vitas was taken in handcuffs to a special detention center located in Istra.

“Guilty. I consider the punishment absolutely fair, ”the artist shared, joking that he would start writing new album behind bars.

// Photo: frame of the plot of the TV channel "Russia 24"

According to the journalists of the Russia 24 TV channel, the singer came to court with security guards, but he did not need them. According to them, Vitas did not attract increased attention from others, and the judge did not recognize him either.

A video of the meeting was posted on YouTube. Users of social networks, too, at first did not understand that it was Vitas who was shown in the plot. In their opinion, the artist has changed beyond recognition. At the same time, the artist's defenders called for an end to discussions appearance stars. Vitas' fans noted that he did the right thing by admitting his mistake.

// Photo: frame of the plot of the TV channel "Russia 24"

Earlier, star producer Sergei Pudovkin said that his artist celebrated a significant event. In China, a wax figure was erected in honor of the singer. But the neighbors did not share Vitas's enthusiasm about this and hurried to restore silence. According to journalists, Vitas' three-year-old son Maksim was present during the shooting. Therefore, a celebrity may be required to appear in the guardianship authorities in order to listen to a moralizing lecture.

Recall that Vitas is not the first time in the spotlight of the public due to problems with the law. In 2013, the Ostankino court sentenced Vitas to a fine of 100 thousand rubles. Then the artist hit a cyclist in his SUV, and then got into a skirmish with eyewitnesses and law enforcement officers. The Prosecutor General's Office reported that in the course of clarifying the circumstances, Vitas allowed himself to use violence against an official - the artist kicked the commander of the PPS company.

Later, the singer admitted his guilt and stated that he repented of his deed. The interests of the celebrity, as now, were represented by lawyer Sergei Zhorin. The court attached to the case file a letter from Vitas' colleagues in show business. The artists asked to show indulgence to Grachev. Yuri Antonov, Nikolai Baskov, Alexander Marshal, Stas Piekha, Valeria and Ani Lorak spoke in defense of the performer. Commenting on the verdict to Vitas, the then representative of the Investigative Committee Vladimir Markin said that he would become " good lesson» for the performer.

// Photo: frame of the plot of the TV channel "Russia 24"

Vitas has grown stout beyond recognition. The networks can't believe it's him at all.

In the life of the famous Russian performer Vitas, a black streak began again. The artist was recently arrested for shooting while drunk and the new photos literally horrified fans: Vitas recovered greatly, many say that this is due to problems with alcohol.

Recall that recently Vitas fired at Barvikha. And now a video taken from the courtroom has appeared on the Web. On it, a 39-year-old man spoke words of repentance and confessed to his deed: on the evening of March 21, while intoxicated, he fired near his townhouse in the village of Barvikha.

In addition to the situation itself, Vitas' fans were surprised by the appearance of the artist Vitaly Grachev (the real name of the man).

Guilty. I think the punishment is absolutely fair.

Says the artist in an attempt to make amends. Thus, the court of the Odintsovo district adopted a decision on seven days of administrative arrest. The video from the trial was shown by the Russian media. But many did not recognize Vitas because of his excess weight: puffy face and gray hair breaking through.

In connection with the footage seen, many are sure that Vitas' weight problems appeared due to problems with alcohol and a sedentary lifestyle. Fans hope that the artist will still adequately get out of the situation.

But, he is not only a successful project of the producer, but also one of the heroes of the Guinness Book of Records.

1. Vitas - this is the name of the singer in Lithuanian. Vitaly Vladasovich Grachev was born in the city of Daugavpils on February 19, 1979, and then the family moved to Odessa. The boy grew up in a creative atmosphere: his grandfather Arkady Davydovich Marantsman (died in July 2013) sang in a military choir, his father Vladas Arkadyevich was a soloist in a vocal and instrumental ensemble, and his mother Lidia Mikhailovna (d. 2001) worked as a fashion designer. Vitas has Ukrainian citizenship.

2. Musical ability were also found in childhood when he demonstrated excellent hearing and excellent vocal abilities. From the age of 6, the boy was sent to a music school, where he learned to play the accordion. Later, Vitas studied jazz vocals for a long time with the teacher Anna Rudneva. He also worked in the genre of voice parody, imitating guys, girls and even old women. And at the age of 14, he composed his first work, Opera No. 2, finding the only pitch note that unbalanced all the household. He performed it in cafes and restaurants of his native Odessa, and the audience applauded him. There he was spotted by producer Sergei Pudovkin.

3. At the end of the 9th grade, Vitaly Grachev leaves for Moscow. The debut on the Russian stage took place in 2000 on the “Song of the Year” under the stage name Vitas. He impressed the audience with his powerful high-pitched voice, which gave rise to several myths about the singer.

4. In 2002, at the State Kremlin Palace, the artist presented his own collection of clothes, which was called "Autumn Dreams". In the same year, the singer and his producer became honorary members of the Board of Trustees of the World League "Mind Free of Drugs". At the purification ceremony at the foot sacred mountain Tashtar Ata Vitas was presented with a "peace stone", which is 350 million years old and, according to legend, has absorbed all the goodness of the world in the history of mankind.

5. The first tour of Vitas was unprofitable. But the main task - to win the hearts of the listeners - was solved. The audience found in his voice effective remedy from depression and other illnesses. In 2004, Vitas took vocal lessons from the African American Jose, who trained the singer's vocal cords in a very brutal way: he made Vitas drink a glass of cold soda with ice and scream angrily for 20 minutes.

6. Vitas made a splash in China. After concerts in Beijing and Shanghai, he was dubbed the "space nightingale". When the singer demonstrated his vocal abilities and manner of performance, the Chinese experienced real euphoria, as the voice corresponded to the operatic traditions of the Celestial Empire.

7. After that, the singer's fans in other countries began to compare the effect of his voice with the beneficial effect on us of the sounds made by dolphins, and the singer even received such a nickname. At concerts, fans bring containers of water to "charge" them with positive energy.

8. Unlike many contemporary musicians Vitas himself composes the text, music, arranges and completes the programs. From 2001 to 2013, 12 discs were released. The most famous hits were “Mom”, “Autumn Leaf”, “Crane Cry”, “Only You”, “In the Land of Magnolia ...”, etc.

9. Vitas performed in a duet with such singers and musicians as Nikolai Gnatiuk ("Bird of Happiness"), Lucio Dalla, Demis Roussos.

10. Vitas also acted in films. He made his debut in the role of the extravagant singer Leo Sko with unique vocal abilities from the ironic detective story "Evlampia Romanova: Beloved Bastard" (2003).

In the adventure melodrama Mulan (2009), Vitas played the wandering musician Gudu.

11. Vitas likes Eastern philosophy, he even was ordained a monk on one of his trips to Tibet.

12. The singer's repertoire includes compositions on Italian: "La Donna Mobile", "O Sole Mio", "Nessun Dorma", "Tibetan Plateau" in Chinese, songs in Romanian, Polish, English. Not without reason, in 2011, Vitas received the status of a world star, becoming the best foreign artist of the year according to MTV ASIA.

13. Vitas met his wife back in Odessa and secretly took her to Moscow. The young runaway was only 15 years old. Miraculously, they crossed the Ukrainian border - the girl had no documents, but at night the border guards considered her to be the daughter of a large family. In 2006 they got married. And in 2008, a daughter, Alla, was born.

14. In the summer of 2013, the singer was in the spotlight of the press because of the scandalous antics. While drunk, Vitas ran over a cyclist in the All-Russian Exhibition Center area, and then roughly insulted the policeman. This cost him a fine of 100,000 rubles. This unpleasant fact in the singer's biography only increased interest in his work - the singer's concert schedule became four times denser, and the fees tripled. According to the producer, today Vitas' performance costs 50 thousand euros, and all the artist's tours are scheduled until 2016.

15. Fans of Vitas' creativity sometimes make him Original gifts. Such a surprise was the statue erected in honor of the singer in Shanghai.

The most famous song hits performed by him are Opera No. 2 and 7th Element.

Childhood and youth

Vitas' real name is Vitaly Vladasovich Grachev. Born in Latvian Daugavpils on February 19, 1979. Vitas is the Latvian version of the singer's name: his passport says Russian name Vitaly. Soon after the birth of their son, the Grachev family moved to Odessa, where Vitas' grandfather Arkady Marantsman lived. The artist himself considers himself more from Odessa and Ukrainian, as he left the Baltic states for early childhood. Now Grachev has Ukrainian citizenship and Odessa registration.

Mother Lilia Mikhailovna simply adored her only son, tried to dress him better. At that time, there was a shortage in everything, and the woman herself sewed clothes. By the way, already when Vitas became popular, he performed for a long time in things sewn by his mother.

But Vitas had a difficult relationship with his father Vladas Arkadyevich. He spoke about this in December 2016 on the program “Let them talk”. The artist honestly admitted that he had not communicated with his father for more than three years. Cousin Vitalia said that family relations deteriorated after her grandfather died. The singer was very upset by the death of his mother, who left for another world in 2001. At that time, the parents were already divorced.

On the air, Vitas said that he had received a letter from his father, and his father had never spoken to him so sincerely. The artist thanked Vladas Arkadyevich for supporting him in childhood (it was he who bought him the first synthesizer), and invited him to celebrate the New Year together.

Vitas' parents had nothing to do with music. Only grandfather Arkady Marantsman loved to sing. The boy's father wanted to see his son as a football player, and his grandfather, who had a war behind him, dreamed of military career grandson. But the guy was drawn to music and drawing, so he not only studied at general education school, but also studied accordion at a music school for three years.

And the boy also served in the local plastic and voice parody theater. At first, Vitas skillfully copied movements, later he brilliantly parodied the most different people, and equally well for both men and women. Soon Grachev began to study jazz vocals with teacher Anna Rudneva.

In addition to the stage, Vitaly loved to draw. His artistic creativity reminiscent of style. Also, the guy was fond of computer technology. After graduating from the 9th grade, Grachev went to conquer Moscow.

Music

At the age of 14, Vitas wrote the song "Opera No. 2". When the guy arrived in the capital, he immediately began to cooperate with Sergei Pudovkin, who noticed unusual boy still in Odessa. He becomes the producer of Vitas. And Sergei's mother, according to the singer himself, took care of him as a native, replacing the deceased mother.

With the help of Pudovkin, the first video for the composition "Opera No. 2" appeared, which the public immediately liked. First of all, by its eccentricity: the listeners were struck by the young singer's piercing falsetto and strange "gills" on his neck.

The performer began to engage in solo work in December 2000, so the start of his creative biography It is customary to count from zero. After Grachev's debut on the Russian stage, many listeners and experts wondered: what is the secret of his amazing falsetto and how can a man draw such high notes. Music critics and the teachers did not understand why the performer did not sing in the chest register.

Vitas - "7th Element"

Around personality young singer there were all sorts of stories going around. There were those who really believed that the musician was a descendant, and the gills shown in the video are real. Some of the journalists even expressed their suspicions that the boy was castrated in childhood.

Vitas' producer Sergei Pudovkin tirelessly explained that this was not a scam, but a special arrangement of his throat and ligaments. Admittedly, few believed in it. For example, an associate professor of the vocal department of the Moscow Pedagogical University Elena Kirashvili claims that Vitas' "singing" on low notes is not singing at all, but recitative, which is typical only for performers who have never practiced vocals.

“Vitas was originally conceived as a project that shocks the public, but not with vocal abilities, but with the general situation that is pumped up around him. main role This is where media support comes into play. And I would put Vitas's vocal data in second place, ”Kirashvili said.

Vitas - "Ave Maria"

Vitaly Grachev did not achieve success in the capital right away. His first tours were a failure and did not generate income, barely covering the losses. But the artist's producer did not give up, arguing that everyone who came to Vitas' concert would certainly become his fans. Colleagues on the stage claimed that Vitas sings to the soundtrack, but in fact all the performer's concerts are held live.

Vitas - "Coast of Russia"

It is noteworthy that Grachev even managed to sing, whose voice in 4 octaves is called silver. Vitas, on the other hand, takes 5.5 octaves, but, if necessary, he is able to sing in bass. The performer released the debut disc-single "Opera No. 2", attaching to it small pieces of his red scarf, which was supposedly around his neck in the video.

Vitas - "Opera N2" ("My house is completed")

The video for the composition "Opera No. 1" was filmed in the Vietnamese Temple of the Emerald Buddha. It is worth noting that Vitaly likes the East and its contemplative ideology. It was rumored that Vitas was ordained a monk in Tibet.

WITH solo programs Vitas has traveled to dozens of countries throughout his career. Grachev is especially adored in China, where he is considered the most popular singer Russia. In China, Vitaly made his debut as an actor. He has acted in several films, including Mulan, The Master's Last Secret and Making a Party. In China official fan club Vitas has over a million fans, and a statue was erected in Shanghai in honor of the "Russian miracle".

Vitas - "Opera N1"

But at home, Vitas has not only fans, he also has enough critics. For example, Dmitry Umbrashko smashed the singer’s work to smithereens, saying that only people with a very strong psyche can listen to his album “A Kiss of a Lifetime”. The same opinion about Vitas, who in one interview said that he did not see any difference between Vitas' songs.

Nevertheless, the performer has an extensive discography: 15 full-length albums and 5 singles.

Popular Artist willingly accepts offers from producers of popular TV shows. In 2014, Vitas visited the first season of the Just the Same project and surprised the audience with unexpected reincarnations. At the first stage of the show, he turned into and sang his hit "White Roses", and at the third stage he amazed everyone with his transformation into and.

The audience saw the participant they liked in the new seasons of the project in 2015 and 2016. Vitas got into character by singing his song "Everything for You", and also reincarnated as the lead singer of the AC / DC group, performing the hit Thunderstruck.

Scandals

In May 2013, around the name of Vitas erupted loud scandal: the singer's SUV hit a cyclist and, according to her, tried to escape from the scene of an accident. The girl managed to jump off the bike, which was run over by Vitas's car, first with the front and then with the rear wheels.

The incident happened on Friday evening near the All-Russian Exhibition Center (formerly VDNKh), when Muscovites were walking along the street, who became unwitting witnesses to the adventure. Then a video appeared on the Web, which shows that Vitas, apparently, was drunk. Plus, the man insulted the police, not embarrassed in expressions.

Later, the singer's representatives reported that it was not the artist himself who was driving the SUV, but his driver. But eyewitnesses claim that it was Vitas who drove the foreign car. In the police, where the drunk and mischievous star was taken, Grachev handed over a model of a Makarov pistol, which he threatened the downed cyclist with.

As it turned out during the investigation, Vitas has repeatedly found himself in such unpleasant situations. In 2007, he was already deprived of the right to drive a car for almost 2 years for drunk driving. But a year later, Vitaliy Grachev, being a citizen of Ukraine, received a new driver's license and again violated traffic rules by driving into the oncoming lane.

In May 2013, Vitas refused to undergo a medical examination, and by the decision of the justice of the peace of the Ostankino district of the capital, he was deprived of a driver's license for a year and a half.

In July, Vitaly Grachev was finally charged. During the investigation, he admitted his own guilt. In August, the Ostankino court found the singer guilty of committing a crime and sentenced him to a fine of 100 thousand rubles.

At the beginning of 2017, Vitas again reminded of himself, but this time a scandal erupted around a young colleague from Kazakhstan.

Vitas threatens Dimash Kudaibergenov with trial

A talented Kazakh singer took part in the "I am singer-2017" competition in China. Dimash Kudaibergenov became the winner of several tours, gaining incredible fame and love from Chinese music lovers. And the scandal erupted because Dimash in the second round sang Vitas's song "Opera No. 2", with which the Russian singer once won the love of the Middle Kingdom.

The Chinese media wrote that Vitas' producer Sergey Pudovkin filed a complaint with the Watson & Band law firm with a request to ban Kudaibergenov from singing his ward's hits. Meanwhile, in China, Dimash has already been nicknamed the new Vitas, which the original bearer of the name is unlikely to like.

Personal life

Vitas and his wife Svetlana Grankovskaya have been together for a long time. When they met, Vitaly was already a star, and Sveta was a 15-year-old schoolgirl. Their acquaintance took place in the theater of musical comedy. Seeing the girl backstage, Vitas immediately realized that it was love at first sight.

“I fell in love with her. I loved her so much that I could not live without her even 10 minutes. And then I decided to steal it, ”says the artist.

And stole. Today Grachev claims that only now, when he himself became a father, he realized the horror of such an act.

Vitas and Svetlana have two children. Daughter Alla appeared in November 2008, and the son was born in new year's eve 2015. The personal life of the spouses has developed happily, they have a strong family.

Vitas today

In March 2018, Vitas again landed in. Grachev in the courtyard of his own house on Rublyovka fired from a starting pistol. This went on for 5 hours. Neighbors called the police, but the singer himself refused to open to law enforcement agencies. The door was broken open, Vitas was taken to the police station, where a protocol was drawn up.

Condition check alcohol intoxication the musician also refused to pass. 45 shell casings, four rounds of ammunition and a flare pistol were found at the site. Then the neighbors reported that such shooting was not the first time.

The court sentenced Vitas to 7 days of arrest under the article “petty hooliganism”. For a week, the artist was in the Istra special detention center. The defender of the musician was a famous lawyer in show business circles -. The media published photos and videos from the courtroom, and fans of the once beloved singer were extremely surprised by the changes in his appearance. The artist became very stout, his whiskey was touched by gray hair.

Later, he repeatedly apologized to his neighbors for disturbing them with his antics. According to him, that day he had a holiday in his house, and he expressed his joy by firing from the starting pistol.

Despite scandalous reputation, Vitas continues to collect full halls. As before, he actively tours, however, now more abroad. In September 2018, the singer came to the program " Evening Urgant”, It was the anniversary, thousandth broadcast of the show. Grachev appeared before the audience in his new image (and new weight - he lost a lot of weight after the spring events). As the artist admitted to the TV presenter, the best period is coming in his life and work.

Vitas on the program "Evening Urgant"

Vitas dyed his hair, becoming a platinum blonde. The man said that such a role is focused on foreign countries. Today, in addition to China, they are waiting for it in the USA, Mexico, and Brazil. In Mexico, the singer put together a concert, which was attended by 250 thousand spectators.

At the end of August 2018, the singer presented new song Roll With the Beat. He also shot a video for the composition and recorded it together with the American hip-hop artist Nappy Roots. In the frame, Vitas is in space laboratory. He soon flies to Earth, where he throws a party. Judging by the reaction in social networks, not all fans liked him new image and clip. It is noteworthy that in the video the singer sings little, he makes more inarticulate sounds.

Vitas ft. Nappy Roots - "Roll With the Beat" (Video premiere 2018)

In September, he presented to the audience another new job- released a video for the song "Give Me Love". There is no plot as such in the video, but the artist himself appeared in it in the form of a brutal macho. The same song in Russian reminded some listeners early work groups and "Modern Talking".

Discography

• 2001 - "Philosophy of Miracle"
• 2002 - "Smile!"
• 2003 - "Mom"
• 2003 - "Songs of my mother"
• 2004 - Kiss for Eternity
• 2006 - "Return Home-1"
• 2007 - “Return home-2. The cry of a crane"
• 2008 - "Hits of the XX century"
• 2009 - "Say what you love"
• 2010 - "Masterpieces of three centuries"
• 2011 - "Mom and son"
• 2013 - “Only you. The story of my love-1 "
• 2014 - “I will give you the whole world. The story of my love-2 "
• 2016 - Made in China
• 2016 - "Come Just For You"

Surely, many of you remember the singer, performing under the pseudonym Vitas. Ten years ago, he became popular not only because of his songs, but also because of a lot of rumors. For several years, the performer has not given concerts in Russia and is not mentioned in the media.

A couple of days ago, Vitas became the hero of Andrei Malakhov's program on Channel One "Let them talk." It was there that he spoke about new events in his life and about not quite simple relationship with Father.

The artist said that lately he prefers to give concerts abroad. In addition, this year a long-awaited event happened in the family of the performer - in January of this year, the couple had a son, who was named Maxim. Unfortunately, weight is not so smooth in the singer's family. By his own admission, he had not seen his own father for three years. In May of this year, Vladas (that's the name of the singer's father) sent him a message in in social networks: "Hi, son. I decided to write to you while I'm still alive... Man is mortal... Most importantly, he's suddenly mortal. And I am already at such an age that this can happen at any moment. Conversations between us somehow do not add up ... ".

In the studio of the “Let them talk” program, Vitas was moved and invited his father to become his guest at New Year. The artist ended his invitation with the words: “We love you, we are waiting. Thank you so much for supporting me as a child as best you could."