Yunusov Ildar biography. Timati – biography, personal life, income, latest news, photos

Anna Shurochkina was born into a family of musicians. Her father Vladimir Shurochkin participated in the work of the group “Tender May” as a performer and songwriter, and her mother Irina Shurochkina sang in a rock band in her youth. When the girl was 2 years old, her parents divorced, but her father still spent a lot of time with his daughter, supporting her in everything. The young singer has been involved in music since childhood, and it was her father who advised her to take part in the Star Factory project, but then 14-year-old Nyusha was not old enough. Today Vladimir Shurochkin is his daughter’s producer and the author of some of her songs. He has two more children: Masha, an Olympic champion in synchronized swimming, and Ivan, an actor and blogger. These children are from Vladimir’s second wife Oksana, a master of sports in artistic gymnastics.

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Timur Yunusov is the eldest child in the wealthy family of businessman Ildar Yunusov, a non-public and even secretive person. There is an opinion that his business is related to oil, and also that Yunusov Sr. owns several restaurants. The mother of musician Simona Yunusova is engaged in housekeeping and raising her granddaughter Alisa. Simone is much more open than her serious husband. She leads Instagram and communicates with fans of his son.

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Danila Kozlovsky

Danila’s father Valery Kozlovsky is an Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation, Doctor of Philosophy, Professor at the Moscow State Institute of Cinematography, and founder of the Higher School of Advertising. Mom Nadezhda Zvenigorodskaya is an actress, she worked at the Mosconcert. With the birth of her first child Yegor, Danila’s older brother, Nadezhda finished touring, and later two more boys appeared in the family - Danila and Vanya. In 2014, Zvenigorodskaya made her film debut in the film “Status: Free” as the mother of the main character, who, in fact, was played by her son. Danila’s mother can also be seen in an episode of the film “Crew”.

Vera Brezhneva

Vera Galushka's parents worked in the industrial sector. Father Victor Galushka is an engineer at the Pridneprovsky chemical plant in the small Ukrainian city of Dneprodzerzhinsk, and mother Tamara Galushka graduated from medical school and got a job at the same plant as a medical worker. The large family of the future artist could not be called wealthy. Vera and her 3 sisters - the eldest Galina and the younger twins Anastasia and Victoria - grew up in very modest conditions and began to earn money themselves early.

Egor Creed

Yegor Bulatkin’s parents have their own business: the musician’s father Nikolai Bulatkin is the director of Unitron Firm LLC, and his mother Marina is his deputy. The company supplies raw materials for light industry enterprises. Egor's family is not only involved in business, but is also associated with creativity. Marina Bulatkina sang in her youth, Yegor's older sister Polina, who now lives in the USA, works as a singer, actress and producer. It is not surprising that musical talent was passed on to Yegor, and his parents supported their son’s career.

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Ivan Alekseev was born in the city of Yartsevo in the Smolensk region. The future rapper grew up in a middle-income family. Ivan's father was a musician, and it was he who instilled in his son a love of music (Ivan graduated from music school). But the artist’s mother is a chemist. At the age of 10, after his parents’ divorce, Ivan moved with his mother to Belgorod, where she continued to work in her specialty. In his song “To Parents,” Noize MC expressed gratitude and gratitude to those who raised him.

Polina Gagarina

Polina spent almost her entire childhood in Greece, where her mother, dancer Ekaterina Mukacheva, worked under a contract as a ballet dancer at the Alsos Theater. Later, Ekaterina became the director and choreographer-mentor of the Fashion in Action modeling agency. The singer's father was a doctor. He died when the future artist was 5 years old. Polina began studying at an Athens school, but her grandmother insisted that she receive her education in Russia - in her native Saratov. Now Polina is very close to her mother and often publishes joint photos on the Internet.

Natalya Vodyanova

The supermodel was born in Nizhny Novgorod, into a very poor family. Natasha and two younger sisters, Oksana and Kristina, were raised by their mother Larisa Gromova. From the age of 11, Natasha helped her mother sell fruit at the market, did housework and looked after her sisters. It's no secret that the model's younger sister Oksana was born with autism spectrum disorder and needs special attention. Another sister, Christina, now lives in Washington, where she is studying to become an art critic. Natalya provides great financial support to her entire family, and her mother Larisa does not need funds, but the woman cooks and sells baked goods for her pleasure - she also has regular customers.

Svetlana Hodchenkova

The actress was born in the town of Zheleznodorozhny near Moscow. Svetlana’s father left when she was very young, and Svetlana’s mother took all care of Sveta, who worked as a cleaner, a janitor, and a painter. Despite her modest income, Svetlana studied at the lyceum among wealthy children. To rid her growing daughter of her complexes, her mother enrolled her in a modeling school at the Vyacheslav Zaitsev Fashion House. Later, the girl entered the Shchukin School, then auditioned for Stanislav Govorukhin’s film “Bless the Woman,” from which her career began. Despite her daughter’s success, Tatyana Vladimirovna did not give up her occupation and still works as a painter and plasterer - now she has her own construction team.

Timati is a popular Russian rap artist, a graduate of the Star Factory-4 project, a music producer and entrepreneur.

Founder of the Black Star Inc. label. In 2014, the singer received the title of Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic.

Childhood and youth

Timur Ildarovich Yunusov was born in Moscow on August 15, 1983, under the zodiac sign Leo. The rapper, now famous under the pseudonym Timati, has Tatar and Jewish roots. Timur lived in abundance, since the family was always provided for, but his father, a businessman, raised his son so that he could achieve everything himself. Timati has a brother, three and a half years younger than him. The singer's mother is .

The singer’s early biography took shape in Moscow, on Mira Avenue, where the boy spent his brightest childhood years. From an early age, Timur was a creative and developed child. Then his parents decided to send him to study violin at a music school. Timati devoted 4 years to the instrument.

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Having received a certificate, Timati entered the Higher School of Economics, but studied there for only six months. When the guy was 13 years old, he went to Los Angeles to study hip-hop culture. By sending his child to America, Timur's father hoped that his son would show at least some interest in studying. But expectations were shattered like crystal. Yunusov abandoned his studies and began visiting nightclubs. The rapper firmly decided to join the ranks of show business, so upon arrival in Moscow he began to work closely.

At first, Yunusov Jr. was involved in breakdancing, then with a friend he organized the rap group VIP 77. The duo’s compositions “Fiesta” and “I Need You Alone” occupied the top steps of the domestic charts. In 2004, the team broke up for a while, reviving a year later with a new lineup. However, this did not help the group maintain its previous level, so in 2006 the guys finally completed the project. Some of the team members moved to Timati's Black Star label.

In 2000, Timur made his debut on television in the video “Party” for the then-promoted rapper, for whom he had previously worked as a backing MC. After 4 years, Timati, together with several friends, auditioned for the Star Factory project. Then the children had the opportunity to learn from teachers, recorded their songs and gradually became people's favorites.

In the same period, the group “Banda” was created, led by Timati, which also included one of the participants in the television project. Then none of the group members won at Factory-4, but the producers liked the talented youth, so they were given the opportunity to record a disc and shoot a video for “Heaven is Crying.” In 2005, the “Gang” released an album called “New People”.

The period of fame forced the singer to actively develop. Then the guy opened the first nightclub, Black club. In 2006, Timati released his first solo album “Black Star” and in the same year he organized the production center Black Star inc. After some time, Yunusov gradually went into a solo project. Later, two of his comrades, members of the “Gang,” died in a car accident, as a result of which the team broke up.

Black Star gradually became the rapper's brand along with the name Timati. Under the same nickname, the musician maintains a verified account in "Instagram", where he posts photos and videos from everyday life. Millions of subscribers follow updates on the singer’s page. The artist’s official website is also registered on the domain of the same name.

Timati's first solo concert took place in 2007 at the Zhara club. In the same year, joint tracks were recorded with Fat Joe, Nox, Xzibit, videos were shot for the song “Don’t Go Crazy” with the sex symbol of the Russian party scene and for the song “Dance” with a socialite. In the same year, the rapper plays one of the main roles in the film “Heat” and voices the main character of the cartoon “Catch the Wave.”

Timati - "Don't go crazy"

In 2008, Timati’s creative biography was expanded with his remix of the song “Moscow Never Sleeps,” which became a hit that summer, and the release of the track “Forever” with Mario Winans. In the same year, the performer became the face of the Sprandi clothing brand.

In 2009, singles from the album “The Boss” were released - “Welcome to St. Tropez", "Grooveon" (feat), "Odnoklassnitsa" and clips for them. Together with the video for the single “Love You” was shot. The presentation of Timati’s second album “The Boss” took place on November 13 at the Moscow club Milk, and sales of the album began in Russia and the CIS at the same time.

Timati ft. Busta Rhymes & Maria - "Love you"

The following year pleased fans with the video “Time”, the appearance on the World Wide Web of the track “Foreign Exchange” by the artist S.A.S. together with Timati, Camron and Fler. Yunusov’s collaboration with Laurent Wolf is presented in Miami. The director of the video “How Much Is Love” was , who defined this video as a record-breaking one in duration.

On June 1, 2010, Timati opened his own clothing store and held a charity concert, in which DJ Smash and.

Timati feat. L"One, Dzhigan, Varchun, Crack, Pencil - "Tattoo"

In 2012, the star became the ambassador of the 2013 Universiade in Kazan. At the presentation of the “Sex in the Bathroom” video on October 12, Yunusov performed the track live with Craig David. In the same year, the musician released the video “Tattoo” (Tattoo), which also featured musicians Varchun, Krek and Karandash.

Also during this period, the attention of the press was attracted by the conflict between Timati and a popular pop singer. That year, the rapper did not receive an award from the Muz-TV channel, after which he hinted at "Twitter", which considers the selection of winners unfair and the awards undeserved.

Philip Kirkorov responded to the criticism, and a skirmish ensued between the musicians. Subsequently, the rapper recorded an appeal to his opponent, “Come on, goodbye.” The track resulted in a composition that was iconic for the musician’s work and even gave the name to Timati’s new concert.

Timati recorded a video message "Who are you? Let's go to jail!"

The results of the artist’s ten-year stay on stage were summed up by the solo concert “#Let’sDate” at Crocus City Hall on November 29. In 2013, the fourth studio album “13” was released, Timati starred in the film “Odnoklassniki.ru: CLICK your luck.”

In 2014, the celebrity received the title of Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic, released his own film “Capsule” and became one of the jury members of the show “I Want to Meladze”. The tracks “Beard”, “Bomb Girl”, a video for the song “Show-off”, together with the single “Young Blood” are released.

Natan feat. Timati - "Daring"

The track “Hey, why are you so daring?” (feat Nathan) presented in 2015. Next comes the song “Utesov” together with L"one. Together the musicians also record the videos “It’s still a long way to go” and “I’ll say one last thing.” The same tandem organized the “GTO” tour in Russia. Together with Timati they release the song “My Best Friend - this is the president” about the head of the Russian state.

In 2016, Timati’s new track “Eggplant” became a super hit.

Timati feat. Record Orchestra - "Eggplant" (Lada Sedan)

The song receives numerous both positive and negative reviews, the refrain of the composition “Lada sedan - eggplant” is heard on the largest radio stations, played in clubs, cafes and minibuses. The popularity of the single and the music video released for the song is only added to by parodies made by fans and ill-wishers.

The rapper releases new tracks and videos solo, as well as with famous artists such as (“Let Me Go”), (“The Little Prince”), (“Where Are You, Where Am I”). Also in 2016, Timati presented the single “Keys to Paradise” and recorded duet compositions with Mot “#Live” and “Look”.

Timati feat. Egor Creed - "Where are you, where am I"

New songs form a fresh studio album “Olympus”. In addition, in 2016, the artist is conducting a tour of the same name in Russian cities in support of the album.

Personal life

On the “Star Factory 4” project, Timati’s personal life was revealed publicly for the first time. Many considered the romance between the rapper and singer to be a PR stunt. But from the photo of Yunusov and Chvikova it was clear that the guys spend a lot of time with each other. In the video of the performer “Where are you,” Timur starred in the role of a romantic hero. The couple separated in 2005.

Then the girl left for Donetsk, where she began a new romance with a local businessman. But the separation of the “factory” couple did not last long, and Timati and Alexa resumed their relationship. The media reported that the musician took his beloved right from under the aisle. Later, the lovers recorded the joint hit “When You’re Near,” but in 2007 their relationship finally ran its course.

Then followed a series of fleeting romances. Journalists were attracted both by the personalities of the rapper’s chosen ones and by the way the young people looked as a couple. The short singer (Timur’s height in various sources is from 168 to 171 cm with a weight of 70 kg) more than once chose girls of model height as his companions.

Timati has appeared in public on several occasions. And after the broadcast of the “Don’t Go Crazy” video, there was talk about the musician’s connection with Victoria Boney, but these rumors were not officially confirmed.

Sofya Rudyeva, Miss Russia 2009, and Yunusov, contrary to the predictions of many fans, were not together for long. The couple Timati and Mila Volchek also did not work out.

Now the rapper is not only not allowed to appear on air, but also footage of him is removed from the videos of his colleagues. For example, in the video for Philip Kirkorov’s song “The Color of Mood is Blue,” where Yunusov starred in one of the episodes, the performer’s face was retouched as much as possible during the broadcast on RU.TV.

Philip Kirkorov - "The color of mood is blue"

In the summer, the singer spoke unflatteringly about the MUZ-TV award, which, according to Timati, is no longer awarded for talent, but for certain services to the owners of the TV channel. The producer suggested that the lack of an award this year prompted the musician to make such an assessment. After the scandalous statement, Yunusov and the artists of his label became persona non grata on this TV channel.

Timati feat. Egor Creed - "Gucci" (video premiere, 2018)

The lack of rotation in leading music media does not prevent the rapper from remaining successful. Timati’s luxurious lifestyle, comparable in scope to the life of Hollywood stars, gives fans no rest. In addition to performing concerts and organizing a music label, Yunusov is also a successful businessman. Now he owns a fast food chain, a clothing brand, a software developer for the music business, and an advertising agency.

In 2017, the artist’s earnings, according to Forbes, amounted to $6.6 million, and in 2018 – already $4.5 million for six months. According to experts, Timati’s fortune is one of the most impressive among representatives of Russian show business.

Discography

• 2006 - “Black Star”
• 2009 - “The Boss”
• 2012 - “SWAGG”
• 2013 - "13"
• 2014 - “Reload”
• 2016 - “Olympus”

Father: owner of the Crocus Group of companies Araz Iskender ogly Agalarov

The artist’s father Araz Agalarov is one of the richest people in Russia. Of course, Emin inherited the family business, and now he holds the post of first vice president of the Crocus Group (Crocus City, VEGAS shopping mall, Your House, Myakinino metro station and housing stock).

Emin graduated from school in Switzerland, then college in the USA, and then returned to Moscow to work in his father’s company. But serious matters are not a reason to step on the throat of your own song.

Since childhood, Agalarov Jr. imitated Elvis Presley and dreamed of the stage. At the age of 18, he first tried himself in the American show Open Mic Night, and in 2006 he released his solo album Still.

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Agalarov Sr. did not understand his son’s passion, but was ready to support him.

“He was ready to accept any of my choices, as long as I did the job and achieved success,” says Emin.

Emin, as we know, achieved success. He performed as a guest at Eurovision 2012 in Baku, released 13 albums, and organized the Heat music festival.

“I don't do this for self-affirmation. I truly enjoy singing,” says the singer and entrepreneur.

Timati, 34 years old

Father: investor Ildar Yunusov

Timur Yunusov was born into the family of businessman Ildar Yunusov, a non-public and even secretive man. According to rumors, his business is related to oil. They also say that Yunusov Sr. owns several restaurants. The mother of musician Simona Yunusova is engaged in housekeeping and raising her granddaughter Alisa. Simone is much more open than her serious husband. She leads Instagram and communicates with fans of his son.

At the age of 13, Timur’s parents sent him to the USA to study. But instead of sitting over textbooks, Timati became interested in hip-hop. Returning to his homeland, he created the group VIP77 and began performing with Decl. Timur dropped out of the Higher School of Economics and started organizing parties in Moscow.

At the age of 20, in 2004, together with Dominic Joker, Ratmir Shishkov and Nastya Kochetkova, Timati was cast at the Star Factory, where their group Banda was born. We know the rest of the story.

Timati's entrepreneurial talent helped him create his own label, Black Star Inc., as well as several business lines: the Black Star Wear clothing brand, the Black Star Burger burger shop and a barber shop.

Pharaoh, 22 years old

Father: football manager Gennady Golubin

The father of Gleb Golubin (the rapper’s real name) is a celebrity in the world of Russian football. Golubin Sr. served as general manager of the Yuri Konoplev Football Academy, headed FC Dynamo, and worked as a personal sports agent. Now Golubin works at the Isport agency and is involved in the promotion of young football players.

Of course, Golubin Sr. did not see a future for his son outside of football. And for some time everything went according to plan. From 6 to 13 years old, Gleb played for Dynamo, CSKA and Lokomotiv. Unfortunately, the young man did not show good results. Gleb, in his own words, was tired of sitting on the bench and switched to refereeing youth teams, but he became bored.

And yet it didn’t work out with football. At the age of 16, Gleb went to study in the USA, where he finally switched to rap and music. Upon returning, Gleb entered the journalism department of Moscow State University, from which he graduated last year, and began recording tracks.

Egor Creed, 23 years old

Father: owner of the Unitron nut processing company Nikolai Bulatkin

Creed's father is a major Penza businessman, and his mother is her husband's deputy. But the son of entrepreneurs from childhood was not interested in processing nuts, but in music.

At the age of 11, Yegor recorded his first song, “Amnesia,” on a tape recorder. Parents supported their son in his desire to become an artist. At the age of 17, Egor took the pseudonym KreeD and began posting music on the Internet, where he was noticed by the producers of the Black Star label.

Hi all! My name is Dima, I am a fan of Timati’s work, and this question recently interested me - why is so little information known about the family of the popular rapper? The biography and life of the famous domestic rapper Timati is known to everyone who is interested in the work of a successful performer. The singer himself willingly talks about himself in interviews with various publications and TV channels, but he doesn’t like to talk about his parents. If you are interested in what Ildar Yunusov, Timati’s dad, does, you can read the information that I was able to discover while searching on the global web.

What does Timati's father do and what is his name?

I’ll say right away that it is useless to look for any information about Timati’s parents on Wikipedia. In the all-knowing encyclopedia there is not a single article about the rapper’s father and mother; they are mentioned only in the material about Timati himself. Therefore, we went to look for the necessary information in a more “pop” source, Cosmo magazine. And we dug up everything we wanted to know about Timati himself, and about his father, family and everyone associated with him.

Who is Timati's father? The full name of Timati's father is Ildar Shageevich Yunusov. As a matter of fact, this and all reliable information that can be found on the global web about the singer’s parent.

Some resources flashed information that Timati’s father is involved in the oil business and has a chain of restaurants and shops. But it was not possible to find out how true this is and what the musician’s father actually does. All I found were a few photos of Timati and his father. Ildar Yunusov himself is definitely not a public person; he is not seen at social events and his name hardly appears in the yellow press. Therefore, it remains a mystery what exactly Timati’s father does.

Timati (real name Timur Ildarovich Yunusov) is a Russian rap artist who became famous after the fourth season of “Star Factory” as part of the group “Banda”. In 2006, the singer began his solo career and founded the production center Black Star Inc. Timati’s activities extend far beyond music: this includes an author’s line of clothing, a fast food chain, and filming.

Childhood and family

Timur Yunusov was born into a wealthy family. His father, businessman-investor Ildar Vakhitovich Yunusov, from whom Timati inherited a commercial streak, has Tatar roots. The artist’s mother, Simona Yakovlevna Yunusova, nee Chervomorskaya, is Jewish by nationality. Timati is not the only child in the family; he has a younger brother, 3.5 years old, Artem, known in the music world under the pseudonym DJ Temniy.

The future artist spent his childhood in his parents’ apartment on Mira Avenue. From an early age, he showed his creative abilities, and therefore his parents enrolled him in a music school, where for the next four years he studied the intricacies of playing the violin. But the boy did not have any particular love for the instrument, practicing only at the request of his mother, whose family included many musicians.

Timati began to become interested in rap and hip-hop at about 13 years old, having visited the States, the primary source of rap culture. Around this time, he got his first tattoo - a fire dragon.

In 1998, Timati founded the group VIP77, which included his friends: Pasha, Baby Lee, MC Dynamite, Master Spensor, Leo and Dominic Joker. In the wake of common interests, he met Decl, not even suspecting that the father of his new friend was the famous producer Alexander Tolmatsky. Timati helped Decl with writing a solo album - he can be heard on backing vocals in the album “Who are you”, and can also be seen in the video for “Party at Decl’s House”. The creative union never resulted in anything more, and therefore the paths of the young rappers diverged.

After graduating from school, Timati entered the Higher School of Economics, but dropped out of school six months later because he could not combine it with nightlife: together with his friends, he threw parties in the best clubs in the capital. He was one of the first to begin promoting the famous Moscow night hip-hop clubs Most and Marika.

Timati at the Star Factory

In 2004, VIP77 disbanded, reviving a year later with a new lineup: Timati, Pasha, Deema, Walter and Yulia Vashchekina. At the same time, Timati, together with Dominic Joker, Ratmir Shishkov and Nastya Kochetkova, passed the casting for the musical reality show “Star Factory-4”. Under the leadership of producer Igor Krutoy, the young people who formed the Banda group recorded songs, were trained by the best teachers in Russia, and became more and more popular with each reporting concert.

The guys did not make it to the finals - that season the winners were Irina Dubtsova, Anton Zatsepin and Stas Piekha. However, the producers paid attention to the guys and gave the young artists the opportunity to record their album and shoot a video. Long after the finale of “Factory,” their hit “Heaven is Crying” is heard from every second radio in the country. But the album “New People” was received by listeners without much excitement.

“Star Factory”: Timati – “Heaven is Crying” (2004)

After this, Timati, together with other members of the Factory, went on a tour of Russia, which lasted several months. Returning from tour, Timati opened the Black club (B-club) nightclub.

On March 23, 2007, Ratmir, his girlfriend, Deema from VIP77 and two other people got into an accident when their car ran a red light. The car crashed into an SUV, causing the gas tank to detonate. All passengers died in the fire, unable to get out of the mangled car. After Ratmir's death, the Banda group announced its dissolution.

Solo career. Black Star

Timati's debut solo album "Black Star" was released in 2006, even before the collapse of the "Gang". The disc featured 17 compositions, including duets with Irina Dubtsova, Ksenia Sobchak, Karina Koks, Alexa, Fyodor Bondarchuk and the group Uma2rman. The cover itself was a copy of the cover of Tupac's album Until the End of Time.

Because of this, as well as because of obvious borrowings from Western colleagues (for example, he took the entire beat for the composition “Zombie” from the group Clipse), professional music critics like Artemy Troitsky have repeatedly accused Timati of plagiarism.

The pioneers of the rap genre in Russia also disliked Timati. After Timati and Dominic Joker covered the Bad Balance track “Bitch-Love” and the composition was included in the soundtrack to a documentary dedicated to the memory of Micah from Bad Balance, the band leader Vlad Valov accused Timati of mocking the deceased.

In parallel with his musical career, Timati was actively involved in business. In 2006, his label Black Star Inc was founded, which subsequently released rappers L’One, Mot, Yegor Creed, Misha Marvin, Scrooge, Christina C and other young performers onto the Russian music scene.

At the beginning of 2007, the comedy “Heat” was released on television, in which Timati played one of the main roles along with Alexei Chadov, Nastya Kochetkova and Konstantin Kryukov.

In the same year, Timati voiced the main character in the cartoon “Catch the Wave.”

Timati did not serve in the army. In 2008, he was declared unfit for military service as “mentally unbalanced,” since, according to Russian law, a conscript whose body is covered with tattoos on more than 50% receives a certificate from a psychiatrist.

In 2008, Timati, together with Dj Smash, released the hit “Moscow Never Sleeps”, which was awarded the MTV Russia Music Awards in the “Debut” category.

Timati ft. DJ Smash – Moscow Never Sleeps

In 2008, together with the Sprandi company, Timati released the first line of sportswear, TS Timati for Sprandi, the presentation of which took place at Russian Fashion Week in Moscow. And in 2010, under the Black Star Wear label, Timati began producing a personalized line of youth clothing.

The year 2009 was marked by the release of Timati's second album, laconicly titled The Boss. In the summer of the same year, another close friend and colleague of Timati, DJ Dlee, died in a car accident.

In 2012, Timati's third studio and first English-language album SWAGG, consisting of 21 tracks, was released. Work on the record took three years, and the invited guests were no longer Russian celebrities, but international stars: P. Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Craig David, Laurent Wolf.

The result exceeded all expectations - SWAGG became popular not only in Timati’s homeland. Statistics Black Star Inc. showed that in terms of the level of rotation of compositions from the album, Europe beat the indicators of Russia and the CIS countries. Moreover, the composition “Welcome to Saint-Tropez” managed to dislodge Lady Gaga from the first place on international iTunes.

Timati ft DJ Antonie – Welcome to St. Tropez

A year later, the presentation of the Russian-language album “13” took place. The record failed to break the records of the third album, but the album topped the iTunes charts in the CIS and Baltic countries. Pavel Murashov, Christina Sy, Mot, L’One and Fidel helped Timati with the recording.

In the same 2013, Timati, together with Snoop Dogg, starred in the Russian comedy “Odnoklassniki: Call for Luck,” which told about a young designer who received the magical opportunity to fulfill any wish simply by writing it in the status of a social network. Despite the presence of stars, the film failed at the box office.

In 2014, Timati, who is in close relations with the Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic.

In September 2016, the Black Star Burger eatery opened in Moscow, on Novy Arbat. Timati invited customers to try completely black burgers while wearing black latex gloves, which have become a kind of “feature” of the restaurant. The singer planned to open a second burger shop in Grozny - Kadyrov personally asked him about this.

Timati's personal life

In an interview, Timati admitted that he never had serious feelings for girls until he met 16-year-old singer Alexa at the Star Factory. The romance began right on the project, under the supervision of hundreds of cameras, fueling the audience’s interest in the young couple. The girl became the first to whom the artist sincerely confessed his love.

After the release of Alexa’s video “Where Are You,” where Timati appeared in the image of a romantic hero, the press began to say that in fact the romance of the young people was a PR move by the producers.

Alexa - “Where are you?”

In 2005, Alexa and Timati had a big quarrel after a long tour together and broke up for the first time. Alexa returned to her native Donetsk, where she began to communicate closely with a young man from the coal business. But soon everything returned to normal. The press said that Timati flew to Donetsk and took Alexa almost from under the aisle.

In 2006, Timati launched the reality show “Yuppies in a Pickup Truck,” in which Alexa took part. Then the lovers recorded a joint song, “When You’re Near.”

In 2007, Alexa and Timati put an end to their relationship once and for all. The young people kept silent about the reason, but Alexa’s close friends said that they simply did not get along in character - Timati loved nightlife, and the girl preferred an evening at home to any party. Her song “My Vendetta” eloquently speaks about Alexa’s feelings for her ex-boyfriend.

Over the following years, many beauties were among Timati’s passions. This includes Miss Russia 2009 Sofya Rudyeva, to whom the rapper quickly lost interest, and Mila Volchek, who, according to Timati, had an indelible influence on his way of thinking. He was seen in company with model Victoria Lopyreva, singer Fergie, actress Mila Jovovich, but it is unlikely that communication with them went beyond friendship.