Few people have heard of the notorious singer of contemporary Russian pop - Timati. The latest news about his musical career suggests that plans that once seemed grandiose and impracticable began to be implemented, and the singer is gaining popularity not only in his native country.
Timati biography: childhood
The real name of the popular artist Timati is Yunusov Timur Ildarovich. The future star was born in Moscow on August 15, 1983. The singer's parents are wealthy people. His father, Yunusov Ildar is a successful businessman. Despite this, Timati claims that he was brought up in harsh conditions and from childhood got used to the idea that he should achieve everything himself.
Until the age of 13, Timur lived in Moscow in his parents' house, after which he moved to American Los Angeles, where he joined the hip-hop culture and fell in love with break-dance. According to him, the time spent in the USA radically changed his perception of the world, music and himself. His circle of contacts included people of different nationalities, cultures, and living standards, which influenced the change of many of his views on life. Even then, as a teenager, he began to write puns (as he said), but that was how he looked for himself.
Timati: rapper biography
Timur Yunusov ’s career as a rap artist began with the creation of a group called “VIP77”. But she did not become as famous as the founder wanted, and did not last long. In 1999, Timati worked on the hype in the team of the then popular Decl. No one then knew that he would once sing with world-class hip-hop sharks such as Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and dark-haired boy Timati.
Biography of Timur Yunusov: "Star Factory"
Timati initially did not want to participate in the popular TV project, considering that his vision of music and the views promoted on the project are very different. But, having learned that Igor Krutoy was the producer of the show, he changed his mind. He wanted to show what he was capable of, to earn the respect of the great musician. Timati became the finalist of the project. And at the end - a member of the Banda group, which has made noise throughout the country and was nominated in 2006 for the MUZ-TV Prize (category “Best Hip Hop Project”).
Timati, biography: "Black Star"
In 2006, a factory graduate released his first solo album, entitled Black Star. The name of the collection became his second stage name. The album contained many duet compositions, such as “Dance with me” (with Ksenia Sobchak), “Wait” (with the group “Uma2rman”), “When you are near” (with Alexa).
"Heat"
Black Star played one of the main roles in the movie "Heat", which was released in early 2007. The soundtracks of the film project were songs from his 2006 album. The film made Timati's work even more popular.
The biography of the Russian singer has dozens of duets with world-famous performers. Among them are Snoop Dogg, Kalenna Harper, Laurent Wolf, Busta Rhymes, DJ MEG, DJ Smash, DJ Antoine, Craig David, Mario Winans, Sergey Lazarev, Grigory Leps, Timbaland. And this is not going to stop Timati.
Biography: Black Star personal life
The famous rapper had a lot of girls. This is Alexa (a colleague at the Factory), and TV presenter Masha Malinovskaya, and Sofia Rudyeva (Miss Russia 2009), and Mila Volchek (student at the VGIK directing department), and Angelina Bashkina (MGIMO student). According to the latest data, Timati’s passion is Alena Shishkova - a model and the second Vice-Miss of Russia-2011.