Many winners of music competitions are forgotten the next day. Mikhail Rudakov is not one of them. His performance of the song “Hang Glider” won the hearts of Ukrainian and Russian viewers. Everyone still remembers an unusual person with a clear voice, although he refused to participate in the finale of the X-Factor show.
What the singer tells about his childhood
For people like Mikhail Rudakov, a biography is almost always shrouded in mystery. It is only known that he has a sister who has long settled in Moscow. Nowhere did he mention his school years and his studies at the institute. He graduated and became a financier. He chose a profession because of his parents' words that the most important thing in life is money.
It was material wealth that was Mikhail's goal immediately after graduation from the institute. He really did not want to upset his parents, because they wished him a better life. Although in fact all his childhood he secretly dreamed of singing. He once expressed this desire at home, but he was not supported, because singing is difficult to earn a lot.
Life before leaving for the village
After an economic institute, Mikhail Rudakov began working at a bank and quickly made a career. He reached the position of regional manager of a credit organization in Donetsk. He was known by almost the whole city, because in the service he needed to communicate with large businessmen and business leaders.
All life has turned into making money. First, Mikhail was able to buy a one-room apartment, later changed it to a three-room apartment in the city center. He made a European-quality repair, acquired a foreign car and realized that he had become a real slave to money. By that time he was already married. His colleagues recall that he was always dressed in a suit, which stood out even among the banking elite. Other employees of the organization could afford to come to work in hoodies and jeans.
Country life
As Mikhail Rudakov recalls, his personal life changed his worldview. He reached a fairly high position in the world of finance, but he practically did not see his wife Tatyana. The appearance of Ivan’s son turned the singer’s whole life upside down. He realized that material wealth is not the most important thing. Just at that moment, an economic crisis began to rage in the country, which Mikhail Rudakov took as a sign that it was time to radically change lives.
He sold everything he had and acquired a hectare of land in the village. On this site there was a rickety house, which the singer began to repair and rebuild on his own. At this turning point, he had many questions. Organizing life in the village was not easy. He dug a well, carried out electricity and made a plumbing. He also bought goats, chickens, geese and bees. With his own hands in the house, Mikhail Rudakov built furniture and made repairs.
His wife was glad about the changes in life, now she could devote herself to home and her son. She was engaged in the garden and raising a child. They began to spend a lot of time with her husband. This brought them absolute happiness and mutual understanding.
Appearance on the "X-factor"
When Mikhail Rudakov (photo is in the article) arranged his life in the village, he remembered his old dream. He was often told that he had a talent, and envied the musical ear. In the years of his youth, there were not so many contests, so when Mikhail heard about the X-Factor show, he decided to try his hand. The singer did not hope that he would become one of the best. When the jury members spoke approving words, Mikhail did not believe his happiness.
In the video, which was filmed for television, he showed his life in the village. It included footage of how Michael mowed the grass, washed his head with raw eggs and ran. The jury and the audience saw a mixed impression. Nevertheless, Mikhail’s talent allowed him to become one of ten contenders for the prize of 250 thousand dollars.
Why did Mikhail refuse to participate further
For further participation in the contest, it was necessary to live almost two and a half months in Kiev in a reality studio. Michael refused to take part in the show, because he did not want to live in the city. Moreover, at home he needed to prepare firewood, run the bees and sell the kids. It was also necessary to help his wife with milking goats, which at that time were quite a lot on Mikhail's farm. He did not attract even a solid gain, because at that time his dreams were different. He planned to grow a forest on a part of his plot, make a pond for geese and plant a meadow with flowers.
Periodically after the competition, Mikhail worked part time in the nearest city as an animator. To get to a children's holiday (his workplace), he had to go to a stop on foot through the forest. It took more than three hours only one way to the road, while the animator’s salary was ten times less than what he received at the bank.
What the singer and the farmer are doing now is not known; recently it was only revealed that he had moved with his family to Moscow. Today, his son Ivan is already eight years old, and his wife Tatyana still accompanies her lover and helps in all endeavors. In 2015, he managed to record his first author’s song “Frigate”, the music of which was composed by his friend, and the words were invented by Mikhail himself.