Biography of "decl". Decl's father spoke about his strained relationship with his son
The other day, rapper Decl turned 31 years old. His appearance in the Russian music industry in the early 2000s gave rise to a new stage in the development of the country's hip-hop culture.
Decl's star rose quickly and went out just as quickly. Despite the fact that the artist still releases albums and tours, he can only dream of his past success. We decided to remember which other stars lit up just as brightly, but did not burn for long and were remembered by listeners only for a few hits.
Decl has become a real phenomenon in Russian rap music
Decl (Kirill Tolmatsky)
When Decl (as Kirill was nicknamed at school because of his short stature) was 12 years old, his parents sent him to study at one of the schools in Switzerland. There the guy became interested in rap and hip-hop culture. After returning to Moscow, Tolmatsky began to write songs himself, began attending breakdancing lessons and gave himself dreadlocks, which were then fashionable. The artist’s first performance took place at the Adidas StreetBall Challenge festival in Moscow. Decl was promoted by his father, producer Alexander Tolmatsky. In 2000, his first album “Who?” appeared on the shelves of music stores. you”, which included the hits “Tears”, “Party”, “My Blood, Blood”. The disc sold over 1 million copies. For it, the rapper received the Record 2000 award in the Debut of the Year category.
The singer’s popularity was such that Pepsi signed a long-term contract with the teenager. This large-scale advertising campaign with the participation of the Russian star was unprecedented for that time. Videos with Decl were broadcast in literally every advertising block, and posters with his image hung on almost every pole.
Such an abundance of advertising featuring the rapper had a negative impact on the teenager’s image. They began to say that Decl's popularity was due to the financial investments of his father, and not to the talent of the performer. Along with crowds of fans and many awards, Decl became the record holder for the number of negative reviews in the media.
The rapper's second album, "Street Fighter", became no less popular and collected many awards, but in 2002 the singer's popularity began to decline. After Alexander Tolmatsky left his family for Decl’s ex-girlfriend, 17-year-old dancer Anna, the relationship between father and son went wrong. After a conflict with his father, Kirill changes his stage name to Le Truk and begins to work independently. Since then, the rapper has released three more albums, but they have not gained much popularity. A year ago, for the “Evening Urgant” program, Tolmatsky shot a comic video “Party 2013”, which greatly amused Internet users. Recently, the artist has been working on several albums at once, which will be recorded with musicians from different countries.
Kirill is married to former Nizhny Novgorod model Yulia Kisileva, and they have a 9-year-old son, Anthony. Recently, Alexander Tolmatsky admitted that his eldest son still does not communicate with him and does not even know his 8-year-old brother Fedya and 5-year-old sister Anfisa - Alexander’s children from his marriage to Anna. 
Tony Kirill accustoms his son to hip-hop culture from an early age 
Nowadays, although Decl does not pack stadiums, he continues to actively give concerts
Group Demo
In the early 2000s, the songs of the Demo group were included in all the charts
In 1999, producers Dmitry Postovalov and Vadim Polyakov announced a casting for a new pop group. The place of the soloist was taken by a 17-year-old student from the village of Staraya Kupavna near Moscow, Sasha Zvereva, who at the casting amazed the producers with her performance of “Chorus of Girls” from the opera “Eugene Onegin”. The new team also included dancers Maria Zheleznyak and Danila Polyakov. The group's first performance took place on April 24, 1999 at the Happy Riseday festival at the Moscow Youth Palace. In the fall, the first Demo video for the song “Sun” was shot. The composition and its video were in heavy rotation on television and radio for several months. By the way, Afisha magazine discovered that the track uses the melody of the Rolling Stones song - Paint it Black. In the same year, the group released their first album, “Sun,” and six months later Zheleznyak and Polyakov left the band. Their place was taken by dancers Anna Zaitseva and Pavel Penyaev. 
Sasha Zvereva still continues her solo career, but we haven’t heard any hits from her
Over the next two years, the group actively gave concerts, recorded videos and performed. At this time, producer Dmitry Postovalov left Demo (he would return to the team in 2008). In December 2003, Sasha Zvereva gave birth to a daughter, Vasilisa. Despite the fact that the creative activity of the group did not stop, their popularity has noticeably decreased. The new album “Forbidden Songs” included completely different material than previous discs. The lyrics of the compositions became more serious and meaningful, the music and arrangement changed radically. This led to the fact that the tracks practically ceased to be rotated on radio stations under the pretext of “irrelevance.” 
Sasha Zvereva with her daughter Vasilisa
In the spring of 2011, Vadim Polyakov and Sasha Zvereva officially announced the termination of joint activities. Zvereva took up a solo career, and Polyakov found a new soloist, Daria Pobedonostseva, and renamed the group Dasha & Demo. In the same year, Zvereva married DJ Dmitry Almazov, better known as DJ Bobina. However, two years later, the singer divorced, reporting on her microblog that her husband left her: “5 minutes ago, my husband left me forever. Telling me and my children that he is uncomfortable living and building his career next to other people’s children and with a woman who wants to give birth to a child together and build a house together,” Sasha wrote. The singer has two children - 10-year-old Vasilisa and 6-year-old Makar.
Andrey Gubin
Andrei Gubin's star lit up in 1996
Before Andrei Gubin became popular, the singer released three non-professional albums. The discs were released in a limited edition of 200 copies and consisted of songs with a socio-political orientation. Andrey's finest hour came in 1994, when he took part in the Slavutich-94 song competition. There Gubin met Leonid Agutin, with whose support later, in 1996, he released his first studio album, “Tramp Boy.” 
Andrey Gubin and ex-soloists of the group “Brilliant” Yulia Kovalchuk and Irina Lukyanova
The disc sold more than 500 thousand copies, and the song of the same name became a super hit. The album included the compositions “Liza, “Night”, “Give me your word”, “Winter, cold”, “I know, you know”, which also became hits and strengthened the singer’s position as the most popular and in demand in Russian show business . At the beginning of 1999, Gubin signed a contract with the Western record company Radisson and left for Canada. It was assumed that the artist would release an English-language album there, but things didn’t work out, and Andrey returned back. In 2002, the singer’s fourth album, “Always with You,” was released. After this, Gubin's career began to decline. 
For many years Andrey was depressed and did not play music
Since 2007, the artist began producing ex-soloist of the group “Strelki” Yulia Beretta, the group “Pay Attention” and singer Mike Mironenko. He was also the producer of Katya Gordon's morning radio show, but when the journalist closed the program, Andrei remained unemployed. Gubin fell into depression for a long time and began to abuse alcohol; nothing was heard about him for several years. In 2012, Andrei made an attempt to return to show business and recorded the song “Taxi” for Julia Beretta. 40-year-old Gubin is still not married, the artist has no children.
Linda
Linda was one of the most popular singers of the mid-90s
Linda's musical career began in 1993, when the aspiring singer performed at the Generation competition in Jurmala, where she was noticed by producer Yuri Aizenshpis. In the same year, she began working with composers Vitaly Okorokov and Vladimir Matetsky. The artist’s first video for the song “Playing with Fire” was shot by then video director Fyodor Bondarchuk. He also introduced the singer to the musicians of the group “Convoy” and Max Fadeev. Then the artist stopped collaborating with Aizenshpis and began working with a new producer. 
Now Linda gives only a few concerts a month
Fadeev instilled in Linda a love of ethnic motifs, Eastern philosophy and Tibet. The singer was sponsored by her father, a major banker Lev Gaiman (ex-owner of the bankrupt Lada Bank and Ipocombank. According to rumors, 10% of the shares of Ipocombank belonged to Linda). In 1994, the artist recorded her first album, “Songs of Tibetan Lamas,” which sold 250 thousand copies and received platinum status. Many musicians were involved in recording the disc. Thus, Olga Dzusova performed as a backing vocalist, and the then seven-year-old Yulia Savicheva participated in the recording of the song “Do It So.” 
The singer is working on a new album with her band Bloody Faeries
With the release of the album “Crow”, the singer consolidated her success in Russian show business. The songs “North Wind”, “Never”, “Crow”, “Marijuana”, “I Won’t Give You to Anyone” became real super hits. The disc was recognized as one of the most commercially successful in the history of Russian pop music. The circulation of "The Crow" exceeded one and a half million copies. In 2010, Afisha magazine included it in the list of “50 best Russian albums of all time. The choice of young musicians."
Linda toured all over the country for two years, after which she released the album “Placenta”, but the album did not achieve the success of “Crow”. In 1999, the singer stopped collaborating with Fadeev. According to rumors, Gaiman stopped sponsoring his daughter, and Maxim chose to stop working with the artist. After that, Linda released several more albums, but did not achieve her former success.
In 2008, the singer’s last album, “Skor-Peonies,” was released. The disc was considered unsuccessful by critics, and Linda went on a long sabbatical. In 2012, the star resumed her musical activities and created a new group, Bloody Faeries. At the same time, the singer married the Greek musician and composer Stefanos Korkolis, with whom she had worked since 2006.
Shura
Shura was one of the most shocking singers of the late 90s
Shura (Alexander Medvedev) does not have a special musical education; he studied singing on his own and already at the age of 13 began singing in one of the restaurants in his hometown of Novosibirsk. Having matured, the future artist completed design courses in Riga, and then left for Moscow. During his first stay in the Russian capital, Medvedev worked part-time in clubs and casinos, performing as foreign pop stars. During one of these performances, he met fashion designer Alisher, who later created extravagant stage costumes for him. 
Shura's videos have always been original
In 1997, in collaboration with composer and backing vocalist Pavel Yesenin, the singer released his first album called Shura, which included the hits “Cold Moon”, “Summer Rains Have Stopped Noisy”, “Don-don-don” and others. Part of the artist’s image was the absence of two front teeth and a slight lisp, as well as bright, provocative costumes. Show business had a mixed reaction to the singer with his extravagant appearance and shocking manners.
Shura's popularity grew rapidly. He toured all over the country, was constantly surrounded by attention, but at the same time he began to have problems with drugs. As the singer admitted in his subsequent interviews, the addiction was a consequence of loneliness. Coming from tour, the artist did not know what to do with himself - he had no friends, there was no other life other than the one that took place on stage. Several times the artist tried to commit suicide. Soon fate sent him another test: doctors discovered Shura had cancer. 
After the illness, the singer inserted teeth, changed his image and took up a healthy lifestyle
Almost a million dollars was spent on long-term treatment and rehabilitation, but thanks to the illness, the artist managed to overcome alcohol and drug addiction. In addition, cancer helped the singer make peace with his mother. They did not communicate for many years, but, having learned about her son’s illness, the woman came to Moscow to help him during therapy.
In 2010, Shura returned to show business with a new video, “Balloons,” and then released the album “New Day.” Shura does not hide his turbulent past and speaks openly about everything he experienced. Now the artist leads a healthy lifestyle, actively tours and is preparing to release a new album.
Group "Virus!"
In September 1999, the radio airwaves were blown up by the song “Don’t Look for Me” performed by the young and still unknown group “Virus!” The rhythmic composition quickly became a hit, and its performers became real stars. Group "Virus!" appeared a little earlier in Zelenograd and initially had a different name - “Watercolor”, which was later replaced by “That’s it!” The group included soloist Olga Kozina (Lucky), keyboardists Yuri Stupnik (DJ Doctor) and Andrey Gudas (Chip).
A mutual friend played a fateful role in the guys’ lives, who handed over a cassette with the group’s songs to Moscow producers Igor Seliverstov and Leonid Velichkovsky. After this, their collaboration with the team began. The group received a new name “Virus!” and recorded the first song “Don’t look for me.” This is how real glory came to the simple guys from Zelenograd. 
Andrey Gudas (Chip), Olga Kozina (Lucky) and Yuri Stupnik (DJ Doctor)
Incendiary music and the ringing voice of Olga Kozina sounded from every tape recorder. People liked the group’s work so much that not a single disco was complete without dancing to the song “Well, where are your hands, where are your hands.” The team was already known not only in Russia, but also in Germany, the USA, Canada and Israel. At this time, the musicians recorded several more famous compositions, including “Everything will pass,” “I’ll ask you,” “Happiness,” “Flight” and others. To increase profits, the producers decided to create a second cast of “Virus!” - doubles who would perform and tour simultaneously with the real participants. The doubles even managed to shoot a video. 
Olga Kozina
But the deception was still discovered. Then the producers combined the two teams into one “Virus!” So the group existed for some time, but the original performers were not satisfied with this decision, and they broke the contract with Seliverstov and Velichkovsky.
Olga, Yuri and Andrey continued their careers with a new producer, Ivan Smirnov. With him, the group released four albums: “My Hero” (2005), Live Of The Best (2005), The Best Dj Remix (2009), “Flight to the Stars” (2009). However, the group's popularity gradually faded, and their songs began to be considered an echo of the 90s. Nevertheless, the team did not break up and still has loyal fans.
Vlad Stashevsky
Singer Vlad Stashevsky was called a sex symbol of the 90s, his languid gaze and heartfelt songs about love made fans across the country cry. Stashevsky’s road to fame began with meeting Yuri Aizenshpis in a Moscow nightclub, who recognized a future star in the young talent. It was Yuri Aizenshpis who offered Stashevsky the stage image of a fatal man, a seducer with sadness in his eyes. 
The singer’s first performance took place in 1994 at the “Sunny Adjara” festival, and a year later his first album “Love Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” was recorded. The song of the same name instantly became a hit, and Vlad himself became the most desirable man of that time. Stashevsky took first place at the White Nights festival in St. Petersburg, which helped him quickly become popular not only in Russia, but also abroad. 
Then the singer’s career went uphill with success. His second album, Don't Trust Me, Darling, was released in 1995 and became even more successful than the first. Over the next five years, the artist released five albums, many of which became instant hits.
However, 1999 became a turning point for Stashevsky. His contract with Yuri Aizenshpis was coming to an end, and both parties did not intend to renew it. Vlad went on a solo voyage and released his sixth album, “Labyrinths,” which was radically different from the previous ones, primarily in its philosophical lyrics. Unfortunately, the singer’s work was met with hostility; fans needed the old Stashevsky - the conqueror of women’s hearts, singing about unrequited love. His album was considered a failure, and since 2002 the artist has not appeared on air again. Now Vlad Stashevsky is engaged in business and only occasionally gives concerts.
Nikita
Alexey Fokin (the real name of the singer Nikita) has been taking steps towards popularity since childhood. Having graduated from music school as an external student in the accordion class, at the age of 14 he became the soloist of the Song-show group. A year later, Alexey won the “Morning Star” competition among young performers in the Vyatka province, and at the age of 17 he came to Moscow to enter the Gnessin School. The decisive year for Alexey was 1999, when in St. Petersburg he met the then little-known DJ Groove. Young artists begin to collaborate and record several songs. Soon Grove brings the result of their collaboration to Moscow, to the judgment of influential professionals from the world of show business. 
Most of all, Alexey's songs impressed the famous producer Yuri Aizenshpis, who noted the unusual timbre of the singer's voice. Without thinking twice, he offered Fokin a contract and invited him to Moscow. After some time, singer Nikita’s first album “Fly Away Forever” was recorded, which included the famous song of the same name, as well as other hits - “From the Sky You Came to Me” and “Once Upon a Time”. These compositions were not only loved by listeners, but were also awarded several awards. Nikita gained real popularity. His outrageousness and frankness were amazing, making me fall in love with the singer even more. The artist’s second album, “I’ll Drown in Your Love,” created a real sensation in the domestic show business. 
The infamous video for the song “Hotel” shocked the public with its undisguised sexuality and frankness. It was banned from showing on all Russian TV channels, but fans still bought up all the tickets to Nikita’s concerts, and the singer himself was awarded the Golden Gramophone Award. In 2002, due to creative differences, the singer broke his contract with Aizenshpis and left the stage for a while. During this time, Nikita thinks for a long time about life and about his music and ultimately comes to the conclusion that he has long outgrown everything he did before. Spontaneously, the singer flies to Tibet, where he spends 6 months in the company of monks.
In 2004, Nikita returned to the stage with his third album, “So Strange,” and a year later he released another record, “Nikita: The best,” which included both past hits and new compositions. In subsequent years, the artist worked on his sixth album and often collaborated with European singers. Now Nikita does not stop being creative and plans to shoot a new video.
Group "Strelki"
The Strelka group was created in the late 90s in the image and likeness of the famous Spice Girls. The new girl group seemed doomed to success. Following the seven bright participants of “Strelok”, the songs “Mommy”, “You left me” and others were sung by the entire female population of the country. However, in addition to their hits, the group became famous for its excessive instability: the composition of the participants changed at such a speed that fans began to confuse them. 
There are many legends about how the team was created. According to rumors, the producers recruited the daughters of wealthy parents into the group. But there is another version, which says that a casting was held and seven were chosen out of four thousand girls: Yulia “Yu-Yu” Dolgasheva, Svetlana “Gera” Bobkina, Maria “Margot” Korneeva, Ekaterina “Radio Operator Kat” Kravtsova, Maria “Mouse” Solovyova, Anastasia “Stasya” Rodina and Liya Bykova. For a long time, producers puzzled over the name of the group. Such options as “Snow Whites”, “Alyonushki”, “Nuns” and others were rejected, until the choreographer proposed a version of “Strelka”, which was eventually approved. 
In 1998, the group released their first album, “Strelki go forward,” as well as a video for the song “At the Party,” which instantly became a hit. The composition brings popularity to the team, high ratings in the charts and the Golden Gramophone award. In the same year, the first member, Liya Bykova, left the group. In 1999, Strelki presented a video for the song “You Left Me.”
The video shocked the public and was banned from being shown on television due to the propaganda of drugs, the presence of weapons and explicit scenes in the frame. Nevertheless, the ban only fueled interest in the team, and Strelki bask in glory. The group has fans outside the country, and the group often tours abroad. Then two more albums “Everything according to...” and “Thorns and Roses” were released. 
Julia Beretta
After a while, continuous turnover begins in the team. One after another, the participants left the group due to creative or financial differences, some wanted to start a solo career, and some left to give birth. New people came to the group, but they didn’t stay long, and the Strelok cycle continued. For some time, this did not prevent the girls from still remaining at the top of the charts. However, when the composition of Strelok completely changed several times, the group’s popularity began to fade before our eyes. In 2012, the participants created a new team, “Strelochki,” which, unfortunately, turned out to be a failure. 
Maria "Margo" Korneeva 
Svetlana "Gera" Bobkina
Those who are interested in such a dance and music genre as hip-hop have long been familiar with the popular performer Decl. Fans of the reality show “The Last Hero,” broadcast on the main channel of Russian television, were also able to get to know this famous guy a little, whose real name, by the way, is Kirill Tolmatsky.
Frankly speaking, many who were far from Decl’s work and, frankly speaking, did not understand him, saw in the young man a fairly kind, intelligent, sympathetic person. He himself became imbued with friendship with Tolmatsky and in one of the interviews that followed the end of the next season of “The Last Hero”, he noted that he would dream of a grandson like Kirill. The material of today's article will be devoted not only to the performer Decl, but also to his legal wife Yulia Tolmatskaya. We will try to tell about the girl and find out what it is like to live in the shadow of a popular husband?
Julia's famous husband, family
Of course, before we start talking about the author of the article herself, I would like to say a few words about Kirill Tolmatsky. He was born in the summer of 1983 on July 22 in the family of the popular music producer Tolmatsky and Irina Anatolyevna. In addition to him, the family raised two boys: Egor and Fedor. By the way, Kirill also has a sister Anfisa, however, she was born after his parents’ divorce, in his father’s second marriage in 2009.
Gossip
There has always been a lot of intrigue, gossip and gossip around the relationship between Decl and his popular and respected father in show business. Some said that Kirill ended his solo career only because, once again, after a quarrel with his father, he cut off his oxygen, making the artist’s further promotion simply impossible. Nobody wanted to collaborate with Kirill, and without connections in the pop world you can’t get anywhere, you’ll simply be forgotten. However, Tolmatsky Jr. himself said that he had no quarrels with his father - this is just a peculiar manner of communication between him and Alexander Yakovlevich. Now Kirill Tolmatsky and his wife Yulia are doing completely different things, and his interests are completely different from those they had as a teenager.
Popularity
In general, speaking about Kirill Tolmatsky and his creative path, it is worth saying that he studied in Switzerland, then came to the capital, where he graduated from the rather prestigious British International school. He first performed on stage at the Adidas Street Ball Challenge youth festival, held by the organizers in Moscow, and then overnight became the idol of millions of teenagers in our country. His debut album, entitled “Who? Are You,” sold more than a million copies among the artist’s fans. And this is not counting pirated copies, which were actively combated at that time (the album was released in 2000). Few people know that it was during this period of wild popularity that Kirill Tolmatsky and his wife Yulia, whose photos are presented in the material, had just met. Then their relationship developed rapidly and continues to this day.
Who is the girl that the idol of millions noticed?
Yulia Tolmatskaya, whose maiden name was Kiseleva, is a model from the most beautiful city of Nizhny Novgorod. Having met, the couple was in no hurry to first advertise their relationship, and subsequently legitimize it. Yulia believed that even without a stamp in their passport, everything was fine with them. She accompanied her chosen one to concerts and always supported him in all his endeavors. Kirill himself has repeatedly spoken out about the family and his attitude towards the role given to a woman. So, in his opinion, a wife should help her husband cope with adversity with affection and support, and she does not have to work and clean the house. The spouse must provide money for the family, and housekeepers will help keep the home clean. By the way, Yulia Tolmatskaya, it seems, still does things her way, because Decl’s young wife continues to work as a model and brings a certain income to the family.
Son
In 2005, a son was born to the hip-hop artist and his chosen one. This significant event happened in the Tolmatsky family on June 17. Kirill himself gave birth to his wife, and this was a conscious choice of the young people. The boy was named Anthony, unusual for our country, but very beautiful. Everywhere you can find information that the child is affectionately and abbreviated as Tony in Decl’s family. Now the son of Yulia Tolmatskaya is already a teenager, and, as his father notes, the boy does not like excessive attention to himself. He doesn't like it when photographers try to take a photo on the sly, he just wishes they would ask his permission to take a photo. According to Tolmatsky Sr., his son is a very kind and reliable person, so photographers and paparazzi should try what the boy suggested.
Blonde model career
The career of Decl’s wife Yulia Tolmatskaya in the modeling business cannot be called dizzying, but the girl should not be discounted either. She collaborates with the famous Russian clothing brand Walk of Shane and presents almost every show. She is often invited by the fashion magazine "King Kong" for photo shoots. Also among those who work with great pleasure with the model, it is worth noting a designer from Russia, on whom huge bets are placed in the fashion industry. The Lumpen modeling agency, its keen-eyed editors-in-chief and experts have long noticed the fragile blond girl and have been successfully cooperating with her for a long time.
Now Kirill Tolmatsky and his wife Yulia work together at Lumpen. They say that the former hip-hop artist has decided to go into modeling. His portfolio can be seen on the modeling agency website. In general, the real business to which Tolmatsky Jr. devotes himself entirely and completely, in addition to his family, can be called producing. He follows in the footsteps of his father and makes progress in this difficult task.
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Biography, life story of DeCl
His real name is Kirill Tolmatsky, but this will hardly mean anything to most people, with the exception of his large army of fans. He is known to the general public under the stage name “Decl”. Far from being a new face of domestic hip-hop. The only rapper in the country whom absolutely everyone knows. His hit “Party” became the first rap hit in Russia, turning the idea of Russian music culture upside down and proving that even in a huge country of bears and vodka, where a child, seeing a black man on the street, can easily burst into tears of fear, hip-hop can be popular.Decl's first performance took place at the Adidas StreetBall Challenge festival in Moscow in front of an audience of thousands, where he was a resounding success. After this, the face of the young and talented star graced the cover of the November issue of PTUCH - this was the beginning of countless articles enlightening Decl.
Decl’s debut album “Who? you,” released in 2000, sold more than a million copies. For this disc, Decl received the Record 2000 award in the Debut of the Year category. Videos for songs from this disc (such as “Tears”, “Party”, “My Blood, Blood”) were in hot rotation on radio and television for a long time and for a long time occupied leading positions in all national charts.
It was at this time that Decl became the face of a new Pepsi advertising campaign, remembered by the public for many years thanks to the simple refrain “Pepsi, pager, MTV.” The slogan performed by Decl sounded from everywhere - from television screens, from radio broadcasts, and all the streets of the capital were plastered with the image of Decl with a pager and a bottle of Pepsi.
This advertising campaign was received with hostility by many, since at that time Decl was almost the only show business figure who showed himself in this way in advertising activities. The public was quick to accuse Decl of exaggerated popularity, ensured only by the financial support of his father and a huge number of broadcasts on TV and radio. Decl took all the accusations with dignity (that is, ignored them), and began recording a new album.
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Decl's second album, “Street Fighter,” exceeded even the wildest forecasts of music critics in sales figures. Decl himself admitted later that he did not expect such a return, nor circulation, nor the numerous awards that fell on him - for “Street Fighter” he received many prestigious awards, including the MUZ-TV music channel award, the UNESCO award (best cover of the year) , Stopudovoy's hit and the prestigious "MTV Music Awards" (Russian audience's choice).
However, despite the recognition of the broad masses, awards and millions of copies of discs sold, Decl still remains the most odious performer on the Russian music scene. He is a champion of the so-called “bad press” - no one receives so many negative reviews in the media. The income of his father, the famous producer Alexander Tolmatsky, also becomes a stumbling block - many believe that Decl, being nothing of himself as a person, owes his success only to the money of his “daddy.” All this could not but affect the personality of the young rapper and could not leave him indifferent. Decl stops touring and promotional activities and locks himself in his studio, where he works long and painstakingly on his new record.
Two years after the release of the album “Street Round”, Decl’s new creation is ready to see the light. On the cover of this disc you will not find the usual names - Decl no longer collaborates with his former studio partners (in particular, Vlad Valov). Kirill now writes all the lyrics himself, and among the composers on the album are A. Karlov, MC Beat, DJ Shooroop, Dj Tonic, Max Homich, Dj 108th, Dj La.
Decl himself again acted as the sound producer of the album.
That's why A.K.A. LE TRUK” (that’s the name of the new record) is radically different from what Decl did before - his attitude towards what he does has changed. He no longer listens to other people’s opinions, does not read other people’s texts - making decisions on his own, Kirill is ready to answer for every word uttered in “A.K.A. LE TRUCK.”
The album contains a lot of live instruments, female vocals (Karina Serbina, Knara) and the appearance of a completely different character in Decl’s work. His songs became real and sincere, something that was not there before appeared in them - himself.
As for Decl’s poems today, we can say that he did not come up with new topics - like other rappers, he writes about social problems, love and drugs. Decl is a man of his generation, and considers it his task to publicly raise the issues that concern his friends and himself.
Kirill Alexandrovich Tolmatsky(born July 22, Moscow) - Russian rapper. Gained fame under the pseudonym DeCl. Other aliases - Le Truk, Giuseppe Hard. Since 2008, it has been stylized as “DeTsl” on the covers of its albums.
Former member of the rap association “Bad B. Alliance”.
The artist’s debut album “Who? You" is one of the best-selling albums in Russia with a circulation of more than 1 million copies.
Biography
Decl's first performance took place at the Adidas StreetBall Challenge festival in Moscow. After this, the rapper’s face was placed on the cover of the November issue of PTYUCH magazine; this was the beginning of a large number of articles dedicated to Decl.
2000 - Who? You
Debut album “Who? You,” released in 2000, sold more than a million copies (excluding pirated copies). For this album, Decl received the Record 2000 award in the Debut of the Year category. Videos for songs from the album (such as “Tears”, “Party”, “My Blood, Blood”) were in hot rotation on radio and television for a long time. At this time, Decl became the face of the long-running Pepsi advertising campaign “Pepsi, pager, MTV”.
2001 - Street Fighter
Decl’s second album “Street Fighter” also became very successful; for it he received several awards, including Muz-TV, Unesco (best cover of the year), “Stopudovy hit” and “MTV Music Awards” (Russian audience choice).
2004 - Detsl a.k.a. Le Truk
Two years later, a third completely new album was released under the laconic name “aka Le Truk”, which marked the birth of a new Decl as an independent artist. Decl no longer collaborated with his former studio partners (in particular, Vlad Valov), and wrote all the texts himself. Among the album's composers were A. Karpunin, MC Beat, DJ Shooroop, Dj Tonic, Max Homich, Dj 108th, Dj La. Decl himself also acted as a sound producer. The album contains many live instruments and female vocals (Karina Serbina, Knara). Songs such as “Let’s Potabachim”, “Legalize” and “God Is” became real hits. Videos were shot for all three compositions, two of which received wide rotation on MTV. The animated video for the song "Legalize" was banned from television due to the song's controversial themes.
2008 - MosVegas
2014-2016 - Decillion
Currently, Decl is writing three albums at once, which will be released, presumably, during 2014-2016. The artist's new releases will be created in several languages, as the rapper works with musicians from different countries: Jamaican, American, Japanese, French and Spanish.
The first to be released is an album under the working title “DancehallMania” in the style of reggae-dancehall (there is a track with the same name on the album “Here and Now”). A sampler of the disc will appear online on August 31 on Decl’s social media pages. According to the artist, this is an album with a completely new sound - it is recorded in English with melodic choruses and, unlike recent works, is more danceable. Thomas DaVilli, the soul4soul project, Medycin Man, Imal, X-Factor and other Jamaican and African performers took part in the creation of the disc.
The second to be released is a classic hip-hop album, which will include tracks with Decl’s colleagues from America, Europe and Asia, where Kirill himself also plans to use English lyrics.
The third is a Russian-language album, on which Kirill is being helped by El Toro and his brother Black Jacket, Johnny Johnson from the group “Animal Jazz” and others. Some tracks from the upcoming album are already in rotation on radio stations in New York and Jamaica. In addition, last year several tracks were recorded with the Spanish band Yall, and this year they are already being heard in European clubs.
DancehallMania
In March 2014, the first album from the Decillion trilogy, DancehallMania, was released. The album was recorded with Jamaican musicians in the local Patois dialect. This album is the first serious international album in Russia, recorded in the reggae-dancehall genre, which received recognition from local residents in Jamaica itself. The album featured such musicians as Medycin Man, Thomas Da’Ville, Soul4Soul, Imal, Jah Bari
MXXXIII
In September 2014, the second album of the Decillion trilogy, MXXXIII, was released. The album is a mixture of different genres: trap, dirty south, jazzy hip-hop, electro and R&B - the record incorporates the best traditions of the EDM and hip-hop genres. Colleagues from the USA and Japan took part in the album; the songs were recorded in English, Russian and Japanese. The presentation of the album took place in Spain, in Barcelona
2016 - Who? you (reissue)
Since the release of Decl’s debut album “Who? You" 15 years have passed. Kirill decides to re-release the album and re-record all the songs in his current voice, as well as re-record all the music and make it of higher quality. This task faced the young composer and arranger Ivan Zasidkevich, it was he who recreated all the instrumentals for the album.
The album is scheduled for release in the fall of 2016, but the anniversary tour dedicated to the 15th anniversary of its release has already started.
Personal life
Discography
| Solo albums | Year |
|---|---|
| Who? You | |
| Street Fighter | |
| Detsl aka Le Truk | |
| MosVegas 2012 | |
| Dancehall Mania | |
| MXXXIII | |
| Favela Funk EP | 2016 |
| Compilations | Year |
| aka Le Truk The Best 18 | |
| Singles | Year |
| Party | |
| Tears | |
| My blood, my blood | |
| Letter (feat. Marusya) | |
| For you (feat. Knara) | |
| Let's smoke | |
| Be Free (feat. Lil' Kong and D. Masta) | |
| Give it to me (feat. Noggano) | |
| Connection (feat. Yall) | |
| Fire (DJ Groove pop rmx) (RADIO) (feat. Da"Ville) | |
| Ocean of Delight (feat. Show"em Million & Kelpie) | |
| Make u Sweat | |
| Wake!!! | |
| Play on Repeat (feat. Yall) | 2014 |
| 10:33 (feat. Al Bizzare) (Remix) | 2015 |
| CLOSET | 2015 |
| VKDSH (Official Remix) (feat. DEF, Nixx, Gourmet) | 2015 |
| Traffic jams, construction, dirt | 2015 |
Clips
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Friday | 1999 |
| Hope for Tomorrow (Bad B. Alliance) | |
| 12 Evil Spectators (feat. Master Sheff) | |
| Party at Decl's (feat. Marusya) | |
| Tears (feat. MED DOG) | |
| Who? You | |
| Blood is my blood | |
| Letter (feat. Marusya) | |
| Sea (feat. Bumblebee) | |
| Street Dogs (feat. N’Pans) | |
| Street Fighter | |
| Spring of the 8th Day (feat. Green Gray) | |
| Night (feat. Karina Serbina) | |
| Let's smoke | |
| God exists (feat. Legalize) | |
| Dip It Low (feat. Christina Milian) | |
| Legalize | |
| Sweet Fog (feat. Smokey Mo) | |
| Shot (feat. Mezza Morta) | |
| Be Free (feat. Lil'Kong and D.Masta) | |
| Dream Realiser | |
| Party (NEW) | |
| MXXXIII | |
| My own song | 2015 |
| Traffic jams, construction, dirt | 2015 |
DVD releases
Filmography
Soundtrack
- 2003 - “72 meters” - Decl, Marusya feat Rinat S. - Letter
Awards
- Winner of the Golden Gargoyle award in the Legend of the Year category.
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It seemed that it was impossible to stretch out more than Timokhin stretched out, while the regimental commander reprimanded him. But at that moment the commander-in-chief addressed him, the captain stood up straight so that it seemed that if the commander-in-chief had looked at him for a little longer, the captain would not have been able to stand it; and therefore Kutuzov, apparently understanding his position and wishing, on the contrary, all the best for the captain, hastily turned away. A barely noticeable smile ran across Kutuzov’s plump, wound-disfigured face.“Another Izmailovo comrade,” he said. - Brave officer! Are you happy with it? – Kutuzov asked the regimental commander.
And the regimental commander, reflected as in a mirror, invisible to himself, in a hussar officer, shuddered, came forward and answered:
- I am very pleased, Your Excellency.
“We are all not without weaknesses,” said Kutuzov, smiling and moving away from him. “He had a devotion to Bacchus.
The regimental commander was afraid that he was to blame for this, and did not answer anything. The officer at that moment noticed the captain’s face with a red nose and a tucked belly and imitated his face and pose so closely that Nesvitsky could not stop laughing.
Kutuzov turned around. It was clear that the officer could control his face as he wanted: the minute Kutuzov turned around, the officer managed to make a grimace, and after that take on the most serious, respectful and innocent expression.
The third company was the last, and Kutuzov thought about it, apparently remembering something. Prince Andrei stepped out from his retinue and said quietly in French:
– You ordered a reminder about Dolokhov, who was demoted, in this regiment.
-Where is Dolokhov? – asked Kutuzov.
Dolokhov, already dressed in a soldier’s gray overcoat, did not wait to be called. The slender figure of a blond soldier with clear blue eyes stepped out from the front. He approached the commander-in-chief and put him on guard.
- Claim? – Kutuzov asked, frowning slightly.
“This is Dolokhov,” said Prince Andrei.
- A! - said Kutuzov. “I hope this lesson will correct you, serve well.” The Lord is merciful. And I will not forget you if you deserve it.
Blue, clear eyes looked at the commander-in-chief as defiantly as at the regimental commander, as if with their expression they were tearing apart the veil of convention that so far separated the commander-in-chief from the soldier.
“I ask one thing, Your Excellency,” he said in his sonorous, firm, unhurried voice. “Please give me a chance to make amends for my guilt and prove my devotion to the Emperor and Russia.”
Kutuzov turned away. The same smile in his eyes flashed across his face as when he turned away from Captain Timokhin. He turned away and winced, as if he wanted to express that everything that Dolokhov told him, and everything that he could tell him, he had known for a long, long time, that all this had already bored him and that all this was not at all what he needed . He turned away and headed towards the stroller.
The regiment disbanded in companies and headed to assigned quarters not far from Braunau, where they hoped to put on shoes, dress and rest after difficult marches.
– You don’t lay claim to me, Prokhor Ignatyich? - said the regimental commander, driving around the 3rd company moving towards the place and approaching Captain Timokhin, who was walking in front of it. The regimental commander’s face expressed uncontrollable joy after a happily completed review. - The royal service... it’s impossible... another time you’ll end it at the front... I’ll apologize first, you know me... I thanked you very much! - And he extended his hand to the company commander.
- For mercy's sake, general, do I dare! - answered the captain, turning red with his nose, smiling and revealing with a smile the lack of two front teeth, knocked out by the butt under Ishmael.
- Yes, tell Mr. Dolokhov that I will not forget him, so that he can be calm. Yes, please tell me, I kept wanting to ask how he is, how he is behaving? And that's all...
“He is very serviceable in his service, Your Excellency... but the charterer...” said Timokhin.
- What, what character? – asked the regimental commander.
“Your Excellency finds, for days,” said the captain, “that he is smart, learned, and kind.” It's a beast. He killed a Jew in Poland, if you please...
“Well, yes, well,” said the regimental commander, “we still need to feel sorry for the young man in misfortune.” After all, great connections... So you...
“I’m listening, Your Excellency,” Timokhin said, smiling, making it feel like he understood the boss’s wishes.
- Yes Yes.
The regimental commander found Dolokhov in the ranks and reined in his horse.
“Before the first task, epaulets,” he told him.
Dolokhov looked around, said nothing and did not change the expression of his mockingly smiling mouth.
“Well, that’s good,” continued the regimental commander. “The people each have a glass of vodka from me,” he added so that the soldiers could hear. – Thank you everyone! God bless! - And he, overtaking the company, drove up to another.
“Well, he’s really a good man; “You can serve with him,” said subaltern Timokhin to the officer walking next to him.
“One word, the king of hearts!... (the regimental commander was nicknamed the king of hearts),” the subaltern officer said, laughing.
The happy mood of the authorities after the review spread to the soldiers. The company walked cheerfully. Soldiers' voices were talking from all sides.
- What did they say, crooked Kutuzov, about one eye?
- Otherwise, no! Totally crooked.
- No... brother, he has bigger eyes than you. Boots and tucks - I looked at everything...
- How can he, my brother, look at my feet... well! Think…
- And the other Austrian, with him, was as if smeared with chalk. Like flour, white. I tea, how they clean ammunition!
- What, Fedeshow!... did he say that when the fighting began, you stood closer? They all said that Bunaparte himself stands in Brunovo.
- Bunaparte is worth it! he's lying, you fool! What he doesn’t know! Now the Prussian is rebelling. The Austrian, therefore, pacifies him. As soon as he makes peace, then war will open with Bunaparte. Otherwise, he says, Bunaparte is standing in Brunovo! That's what shows that he's a fool. Listen more.
- Look, damn the lodgers! The fifth company, look, is already turning into the village, they will cook porridge, and we still won’t reach the place.
- Give me a cracker, damn it.
- Did you give me tobacco yesterday? That's it, brother. Well, here we go, God be with you.
“At least they made a stop, otherwise we won’t eat for another five miles.”
– It was nice how the Germans gave us strollers. When you go, know: it’s important!
“And here, brother, the people have gone completely rabid.” Everything there seemed to be a Pole, everything was from the Russian crown; and now, brother, he’s gone completely German.
– Songwriters forward! – the captain’s cry was heard.
And twenty people ran out from different rows in front of the company. The drummer began to sing and turned his face to the songwriters, and, waving his hand, began a drawn-out soldier’s song, which began: “Isn’t it dawn, the sun has broken...” and ended with the words: “So, brothers, there will be glory for us and Kamensky’s father...” This song was composed in Turkey and was now sung in Austria, only with the change that in place of “Kamensky’s father” the words were inserted: “Kutuzov’s father.”
Having torn off these last words like a soldier and waving his hands, as if he was throwing something to the ground, the drummer, a dry and handsome soldier of about forty, looked sternly at the soldier songwriters and closed his eyes. Then, making sure that all eyes were fixed on him, he seemed to carefully lift with both hands some invisible, precious thing above his head, held it like that for several seconds and suddenly desperately threw it:
Oh, you, my canopy, my canopy!
“My new canopy...”, twenty voices echoed, and the spoon holder, despite the weight of his ammunition, quickly jumped forward and walked backwards in front of the company, moving his shoulders and threatening someone with his spoons. The soldiers, waving their arms to the beat of the song, walked with long strides, involuntarily hitting their feet. From behind the company the sounds of wheels, the crunching of springs and the trampling of horses were heard.
Kutuzov and his retinue were returning to the city. The commander-in-chief gave a sign for the people to continue walking freely, and pleasure was expressed on his face and on all the faces of his retinue at the sounds of the song, at the sight of the dancing soldier and the soldiers of the company walking cheerfully and briskly. In the second row, from the right flank, from which the carriage overtook the companies, one involuntarily caught the eye of a blue-eyed soldier, Dolokhov, who especially briskly and gracefully walked to the beat of the song and looked at the faces of those passing with such an expression, as if he felt sorry for everyone who did not go at this time with the company. A hussar cornet from Kutuzov's retinue, imitating the regimental commander, fell behind the carriage and drove up to Dolokhov.
The hussar cornet Zherkov at one time in St. Petersburg belonged to that violent society led by Dolokhov. Abroad, Zherkov met Dolokhov as a soldier, but did not consider it necessary to recognize him. Now, after Kutuzov’s conversation with the demoted man, he turned to him with the joy of an old friend:
- Dear friend, how are you? - he said at the sound of the song, matching the step of his horse with the step of the company.
- I am like? - Dolokhov answered coldly, - as you see.
The lively song gave particular significance to the tone of cheeky gaiety with which Zherkov spoke and the deliberate coldness of Dolokhov’s answers.
- Well, how do you get along with your boss? – asked Zherkov.
- Nothing, good people. How did you get into the headquarters?
- Seconded, on duty.
They were silent.
“She released a falcon from her right sleeve,” said the song, involuntarily arousing a cheerful, cheerful feeling. Their conversation would probably have been different if they had not spoken to the sound of a song.
– Is it true that the Austrians were beaten? – asked Dolokhov.
“The devil knows them,” they say.
“I’m glad,” Dolokhov answered briefly and clearly, as the song required.
“Well, come to us in the evening, you’ll pawn the Pharaoh,” said Zherkov.
– Or do you have a lot of money?
- Come.
- It is forbidden. I made a vow. I don’t drink or gamble until they make it.
- Well, on to the first thing...
- We'll see there.
Again they were silent.
“You come in if you need anything, everyone at headquarters will help...” said Zherkov.
Dolokhov grinned.
- You better not worry. I won’t ask for anything I need, I’ll take it myself.
- Well, I’m so...
- Well, so am I.
- Goodbye.
- Be healthy…
... and high and far,
On the home side...
Zherkov touched his spurs to the horse, which, getting excited, kicked three times, not knowing which one to start with, managed and galloped off, overtaking the company and catching up with the carriage, also to the beat of the song.
Returning from the review, Kutuzov, accompanied by the Austrian general, went into his office and, calling the adjutant, ordered to be given some papers related to the state of the arriving troops, and letters received from Archduke Ferdinand, who commanded the advanced army. Prince Andrei Bolkonsky entered the commander-in-chief's office with the required papers. Kutuzov and an Austrian member of the Gofkriegsrat sat in front of the plan laid out on the table.
(1983-07-22 ) (35 years)Kirill Alexandrovich Tolmatsky(born July 22, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR), better known by his stage name Decl- Russian rap artist. Other aliases - Le Truk, Giuseppe Hard. Since 2008, it has been stylized as “DeTsl” on the covers of its albums.
Former member of the rap association “Bad B. Alliance”.
The artist’s debut album “Who? You" is one of the best-selling albums in Russia with a circulation of more than a million copies.
Biography
Decl's first performance took place at the Adidas StreetBall Challenge festival in Moscow. After this, the rapper’s face was placed on the cover of the November issue of PTYUCH magazine; this was the beginning of a large number of articles dedicated to Decl.
2000 - Who are you?
Debut album “Who? You,” released in 2000, sold more than a million copies (excluding pirated copies). For this album, Decl received the Record 2000 award in the Debut of the Year category. Videos for songs from the album (such as “Tears”, “Party”, “My Blood, Blood”) were in hot rotation on radio and television for a long time. At this time, Decl became the face of the long-running Pepsi advertising campaign “Pepsi, pager, MTV”.
2001 - Street Fighter
Decl’s second album “Street Fighter” also became very successful; for it he received several awards, including Muz-TV, Unesco (best cover of the year), “Stopudovy hit” and “MTV Music Awards” (Russian audience choice). During this period, the characteristic composition is “Letter”, for which Decl and Marusya received the Golden Gramophone in 2001.
2004 - Detsl a.k.a. Le Truk
Two years later, a third completely new album was released under the laconic name “aka Le Truk”, which marked the birth of a new Decl as an independent artist. Decl no longer collaborated with his former studio partners (in particular, Vlad Valov), and wrote all the texts himself. Among the album's composers were A. Karpunin, MC Beat, DJ Shooroop, Dj Tonic, Max Homich, Dj 108th, Dj La. Decl himself also acted as a sound producer. The album contains many live instruments and female vocals (Karina Serbina, Knara). Songs such as “Let’s Potabachim”, “Legalize” and “God Is” became real hits. Videos were shot for all three compositions, two of which received wide rotation on MTV. The animated video for the song "Legalize" was banned from television due to the song's controversial themes.
2008 - MosVegas
2014 - Decillion
Decl is writing three albums at once, which will be released during 2014-2016. The artist's new releases will be created in several languages, as the rapper works with musicians from different countries: Jamaican, American, Japanese, French and Spanish.
The first to be released was an album under the working title “DancehallMania” in the style of reggae-dancehall (there is a track with the same name on the album “Here and Now”). A sampler of the disc appeared online on August 31 on Decl’s social media pages. According to the artist, this is an album with a completely new sound - it is recorded in English with melodic choruses and, unlike recent works, is more danceable. Thomas DaVilli, the soul4soul project, Medycin Man, Imal, X-Factor and other Jamaican and African performers took part in the creation of the disc.
The second to be released is a classic hip-hop album, which will include tracks with Decl’s colleagues from America, Europe and Asia, where Kirill himself also plans to use English lyrics.
The third is a Russian-language album, on which Kirill is being helped by El Toro and his brother Black Jacket, Johnny Johnson from the group “Animal Jazz” and others. Some tracks from the upcoming album are already in rotation on radio stations in New York and Jamaica. In addition, last year several tracks were recorded with the Spanish band Yall, and this year they are already being heard in European clubs.
In March 2014, the first album from the Decillion trilogy, DancehallMania, was released. The album was recorded with Jamaican musicians in the local Patois dialect. This album is the first serious international album in Russia, recorded in the reggae-dancehall genre, which received recognition from local residents in Jamaica itself. The album featured such musicians as Medycin Man, Thomas Da’Ville, Soul4Soul, Imal, Jah Bari.
In September 2014, the second album of the Decillion trilogy, MXXXIII, was released. The album is a mixture of different genres: trap, dirty south, jazzy hip-hop, electro and R&B - the record incorporates the best traditions of the EDM and hip-hop genres. Colleagues from the USA and Japan took part in the album; the songs were recorded in English, Russian and Japanese. The presentation of the album took place in Spain, in Barcelona.
2016 - Favela Funk EP
The mini-album “Favela Funk” was recorded after Decl’s trip to Brazil. The style of the album's songs is a symbiosis of funk, samba, reggae, and frivolous recitative. In the song “Made in Brazil,” Decl quotes phrases from his childhood hits. In the tracks “Bro” and “Favela Funk” Decl tries to defend humanistic ideals (“do good, bro”) The final song “New Hit,” according to music critic Alexey Mazhaev, “unexpectedly corresponds to the name and shows what success Decl can achieve, crossing hip-hop with funk and boldly changing proportions."
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Personal life
Discography
| Solo albums | Year |
|---|---|
| Who? You | |
| Street Fighter | |
| Detsl aka Le Truk | |
| MosVegas 2012 | |
| Dancehall Mania | |
| MXXXIII (10:33) | |
| Favela Funk EP | 2016 |
| μετεμψύχωσις | 2017 |
| Acoustic | 2018 |
| Compilations | Year |
| aka Le Truk The Best 18 | |
| Singles | Year |
| Party | |
| Tears | |
| My blood, my blood | |
| Letter (feat. Marusya) | |
| For you (feat. Knara) | |
| Let's smoke | |
| Be Free (feat. Lil' Kong and D. Masta) | |
| Give it to me (feat. Noggano) | |
| Connection (feat. Yall) | |
| Fire (DJ Groove pop rmx) (RADIO) (feat. Da"Ville) | |
| Ocean of Delight (feat. Show"em Million & Kelpie) | |
| Make u Sweat | |
| Wake!!! | |
| Play on Repeat (feat. Yall) | 2014 |
| 10:33 (feat. Al Bizzare) (Remix) | 2015 |
| CLOSET | 2015 |
| VKDSH (Official Remix) (feat. DEF, Nixx, Gourmet) | 2015 |
| Traffic jams, construction, dirt | 2015 |
Clips
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| Friday | 1999 |
| Hope for Tomorrow (Bad B. Alliance) |