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Modern show business surprises us every year with new faces. New popular Russian singers appear on the starry Olympus more and more often, delighting fans with an original and sometimes rather banal repertoire.
The most popular singers in Russia shine on the largest concert stages, grace glossy magazines, perform at important events and excite fans on TV screens.
Often, popular Russian singers try themselves in a different role, acting in films, or trying themselves as hosts of grandiose television projects, but at the same time they manage to successfully perform and tour not only in Russia, but also abroad.
Popular singers of Russia, who have long taken their place in the bowels of show business, and already have their own audience of listeners and fans, cannot always boast only impeccable vocal abilities, they have a special charm, charisma, and, to be honest, gorgeous external characteristics that are a defining feature of their development in show business.
Young popular singers of Russia confidently compete with Russian celebrities of the older generation, offering the public new songs, new presentation, new creative experiments.
Many popular singers in Russia, despite their star status, are very simple and open people who do not have star fever at all.
But there are popular Russian singers whose pathos is off the charts. They are stellar in their behavior, in their demands, in their lifestyle.
Such popular Russian singers are not just artists, they behave and present themselves like true stars, which is why they often stand out among the crowd of famous personalities in the world of show business.
Also in our photo top are popular Russian singers from young talents who have been on stage for only a few years, but are already filling concert halls with thousands of people, delighting their fans with good music.
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Sergey Shnurov overtakes Philip Kirkorov, Zemfira earns more Nikolai Baskov, and the son of a walnut manufacturer drops out of college to become a YouTube star.
Forbes has published a new ranking of Russian celebrities. When calculating income for the year, the total volume of royalty payments that were made to a particular musician was taken into account. The given figures are expert review, based on the analysis of data provided by the list participants themselves and independent analysts, as well as information on the circulation of music albums, advertising contracts and the tour schedule of musicians.
Sergei Shnurov
43 years old, married, two children, St. Petersburg Income: $11 million Career. Sergei Shnurov studied to be a theologian and engineer, and tried himself in various professions - from a watchman to a marketing director. Shnurov did not become the frontman of Leningrad immediately, but only after the release of the first album “Bullet”. In 2008, he announced the dissolution of Leningrad and took up a new project, Ruble, but in 2010, Leningrad returned to the stage. At the same time, Shnurov opened the first bar “Blue Pushkin” in partnership with friend Ivan Ushkov, and in 2012 - the restaurant “Kokoko”, run by the artist’s wife Matilda. “I live like a special forces soldier, they send me a text message - tomorrow at 10 at the airport - I got ready and came. Where is the concert, when, for how much? Competent people are doing this, I don’t bother myself with these details,” said Shnur in an interview with Business Petersburg. Popularity. After the release of the video “Exhibit” (more than 80 million views on YouTube), the organizers of the exhibition “Van Gogh. Revived canvases” at the Moscow design center Artplay offered girls in high heels to visit the exhibition for free on certain days, and men named Sergei received a 50% discount on the entrance ticket.
Philip Kirkorov
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49 years old, divorced, two children, Moscow
Income: $7.6 million In the spring, Kirkorov began a tour with the show “I”. There are 75 people in the troupe, more than 95 in the production group. The budget is €6.5 million. From March to May, Kirkorov gave more than 35 concerts in Russia, Belarus and the Baltic states.
Grigory Leps
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54 years old, married, four children, Moscow
Revenue: $9 million Achievements. Honored Artist of Russia (2011), winner of two Chanson of the Year awards, eleven Golden Gramophones, winner of the World Music Awards 2014, seven awards from the RU-TV channel. In 2016, Grigory Leps received the MUZ-TV 2016 award for the best duet with Ani Lorak. New projects. In the fall of 2015, Leps presented his debut line of jewelry (previously he produced glasses and watches) GL Juwelry called “Angels and Demons” and opened his own production center. In the summer of 2016, in Baku, the singer, together with Emin Agalarov and Sergei Kozhevnikov (creator of the Golden Gramophone award), organized the Heat festival.
Zemfira
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39 years old, single, Moscow
Income: $6 million Touring. At the beginning of April 2016, Zemfira gave two concerts at the Olimpiysky, which completed her tour “ Small man", gross ticket receipts are estimated to have exceeded 150 million rubles. At a concert in Nizhny Novgorod the singer stated that this tour would be the last of her career. From February 4 to April 3, Zemfira gave 21 concerts in 16 Russian cities from Kaliningrad to Khabarovsk, as well as in Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius and Minsk. After the end of the tour, the artist performed in London, and performances are planned for the fall in Israel, Germany, London and New York. Detail. Zemfira performs at the Olimpiyskiy on April 1 every eight years - in 2000, 2008 and 2016.
Nikolay Baskov
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38 years old, divorced, son, Moscow
Income: $4.7 million The graduate of the Gnessin Academy gained popularity after the release of the video “In Memory of Caruso” in 2000. In 2001, he married the daughter of his producer, deputy and businessman Boris Shpigel, but divorced her seven years later. In 2014, he received the Golden Gramophone figurine for the song “Nikolai,” recorded in a duet with singer Natalie.
Dima Bilan
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34 years old, single, Moscow
Income: $4 million Bilan is perhaps the most famous Russian singer both in the country and abroad. Largely due to the fact that the artist represented Russia twice at the Eurovision Song Contest: in 2006 he took 2nd place, and in 2008 he became the first Russian artist to win the Eurovision Song Contest. Record holder for the number of MTV RMA awards, winner of the Muz-TV and RU.TV Awards. He was repeatedly awarded the Golden Gramophone music award. In 2016 he won the Muz-TV Award in the category “ Best Album" ("Do not be silent").,
Egor Creed
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22 years old, single, Moscow
Income: $3.6 million Born into the family of businessman Nikolai Bulatkin, owner of the largest nut processing factory in Russia. After graduating from school, Creed moved to Moscow, where he entered the Gnessin Music Academy to become a producer, but became so popular that he was unable to complete his studies. At the age of 17 he was invited to the Black Star Inc. label. musician Timati. In April 2015, Creed released the album “Bachelor”, and the composition “The Most” was recognized best song of the year as part of the music award on the RU TV channel.
Timati
32 years old, single, Moscow
Income: $3.2 million In 2006, Timati’s debut solo album “Black Star” was released. In the same year, Timur Yunusov, as the artist is called in the world, opened the production center “Black Star Inc.” He is a co-owner of nightclubs and produces his own clothing line “Black star by TIMATI”. 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. In 2016, a joint video with Yegor Creed was released for the song “Where are you, where am I.” Now Timati is conducting the “Olympus” tour in support of the album of the same name.
Valeriy Meladze
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51 years old, divorced, five children, Moscow
Income: $3.1 million In addition to recognized musical talents, Meladze is also a businessman - together with rock musicians Andrei Makarevich and Stas Namin, he owns a share in the Moscow Rhythm Blues Cafe. He collects edged weapons; there are also several firearms in the collection. In February 2013, together with Grigory Leps and Stas Mikhailov, he criticized journalists at an extended meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, where the issue of protecting personal rights in the information sphere was discussed.
Polina Gagarina
29 years old, married, son, Moscow
Income: $3 Gagarina is the winner of the Star Factory project. In 2015, she represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest and took second place. Winner of the Muz-TV, RU.TV and Golden Gramophone awards.
So 2017 has passed. With the advent of the new year, 2018, we can sum up - which of the singers was the most successful, who won the hearts of music lovers, and accordingly earned the most.
Forbes magazine, which has global value, has already compiled lists of the richest performers. The income of list leader Sean Combs, also known as Puff Daddy or simply Diddy, amounted to $130 million. Although, as it became known, Combs's income grows largely from sales of his fashion brand Sean John and collaboration with a beverage manufacturer Diageo.
The highest paid singers of 2017: singers who took first place according to the Forbes list
In honorable second place among the leaders was the Canadian rapper, songwriter and actor Drake, with his earnings of $94 million.
The Canadian also took third place. It was songwriter and record producer The Weeknd. In 2017, he managed to replenish his account by $92 million. His first album, Kiss Land, and his second album, Beauty Behind the Madness, brought him fame. Songs from the second helped win two Grammy Awards and the singer was nominated for an Oscar. In fourth place were the musicians from the group Coldplay, a British group playing alternative rock. Their earnings amounted to $88 million.
The highest paid singers of 2017: three successful performers in the world
The calculations of who was more successful were carried out by the world famous magazine Forbes. The highest paid singer in 2017 was R&B singer Beyoncé. Her income for 2017 was $105 million. The artist’s income came from a concert tour called The Formation World Tour and sales of her new album, Lemonade. In June, the singer gave birth to twins, but even such a trembling situation did not prevent the singer from overtaking all her opponents. Now Beyoncé can deservedly enjoy childcare and embrace the joys of motherhood.
Second place goes to the British singer Adele. The star of Foggy Albion in 2017, 29-year-old Adele, completed the world tour. Thanks to them, as well as album sales, she managed to earn $69 million. It should also be noted that tickets for her concerts simply flew out at lightning speed.
Taylor Swift rounds out the top three with a net worth of $44 million. She received enormous income by releasing the album Reputation, which was extremely popular in 2017. In 2018, the singer is planning a grand world tour. The tour will significantly increase the income of the smart and beautiful Swift.
The highest paid singers of 2017: leaders of the annual ranking compiled by Forbes magazine among singers
The singer Celine Dion also has a good annual work result - $42 million. Last year, the singer experienced a great loss - her husband died. Celine, having experienced grief, plunged into work, and tours and performances not only helped the artist cope with grief, but also earn good money.
The leaders also include: Jennifer Lopez (38 million) - her new concert tour is collecting millions around the world, Dolly Parton (37 million), Rihanna (36 million). Practically not far behind them are Britney Spears, who earned 34 million, the outrageous Katy Perry with her 33 million, and the legendary Barbara Streisand -30 million.
The highest paid singers of 2017: ranking Forbes Russian artists
As for Russian performers, Forbes magazine published a list of the richest Russian singers. Most of the stars in the rating are pop or rock stars.
The most successful and richest performer of 2017 was the leader of the Leningrad group Sergei Shnurov. The hits he released in 2017, such as “Exhibit” and “Drink in St. Petersburg,” increased the singer’s income by $11 million.
Grigory Leps took second place, earning $9 million. In third place was Phillip Kirorov for a tune worth as much as $7.6 million. Anna Netrebko, 45 years old Opera singer, almost caught up with Philip Kirkorov in terms of annual income. Her income amounted to $7.5 million, and she ranks fourth.
The highest paid singers of 2017: the income of Russian stars for 2017
The list of the most successful and richest also includes the following performers: Dima Bilan and singer Zemfira with the same income of 6 million dollars. The Basques replenished their pockets with 4.7 million. The next among the most popular and richest were singers Yegor Creed and Timati, with incomes of 3.6 million and 3.2 million dollars, respectively.
Valery Meladze and Polina Gagarina did a little less, but also did a very good job, collecting $3.1 million and $3 million each. They are followed in the ranking by Valeria with her 2.8 million, Stas Mikhailov and Elena Vaenga with 2 million each. And the final singers are: Basta, who earned $1.8 million, Sergei Lazarev and Nyusha, who collected $1.3 million each, Kristina Orbakaite - $1.1 million and the Silver group only $1 million.
To sum up, we can safely say that all the singers did a very good job last year. They delighted us with new songs and wonderful videos. They participated in various television shows, performed at various events and toured the country. And yet the most successful singer in Russia turned out to be the outrageous Sergei Shnurov, and the performer was the opera diva Anna Netrebko.
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For a whole year, the stars work tirelessly, record new songs and entire albums, and also go on tour, giving it their all. At the end of each year, the American magazine Forbes publishes various ratings on its website to find out which of the stars was the best in the past year. Russian Forbes is also not lagging behind and regularly announces lists of those who are in the top 10 of the annual ranking and who remain outsiders. Next you will learn about the most “expensive” Russian stars and how much they earn.
Sergei Shnurov
43 years old, married, two children, St. Petersburg
Income:$11 million
Career. Sergei Shnurov studied to be a theologian and engineer, and tried himself in various professions - from a watchman to a marketing director. Shnurov did not become the frontman of Leningrad immediately, but only after the release of the first album “Bullet”. In 2008, he announced the dissolution of Leningrad and took up a new project, Ruble, but in 2010, Leningrad returned to the stage. At the same time, Shnurov opened the first bar “Blue Pushkin” in partnership with friend Ivan Ushkov, and in 2012 the restaurant “Kokoko”, run by the artist’s wife Matilda. “I live like a special forces soldier, they send me a text message - tomorrow at 10 at the airport - I got ready and came. Where is the concert, when, for how much - competent people are doing this,<...>I don’t bother myself with these details,” said Shnur in an interview with Business Petersburg.
Popularity. After the release of the video “Exhibit” (more than 80 million views on YouTube), the organizers of the exhibition “Van Gogh. Revived canvases” at the Moscow design center Artplay offered girls in high heels to visit the exhibition for free on certain days, and men named Sergei received a 50% discount on the entrance ticket.
Philip Kirkorov
49 years old, divorced, two children, Moscow
Income:$7.6 million
In the spring, Kirkorov began a tour with the show “I”. There are 75 people in the troupe, more than 95 in the production group. Budget - €6.5 million. From March to May, Kirkorov gave more than 35 concerts in Russia, Belarus and the Baltic states.
Grigory Leps
54 years old, married, four children, Moscow
Income:$9 million
Achievements. Honored Artist of Russia (2011), winner of two Chanson of the Year awards, eleven Golden Gramophones, winner of the World Music Awards 2014, seven awards from the RU-TV channel. In 2016, Grigory Leps received the MUZ-TV 2016 award for the best duet with Ani Lorak.
New projects. In the fall of 2015, Leps presented his debut line of jewelry (previously he produced glasses and watches) GL Juwelry called “Angels and Demons” and opened his own production center. In the summer of 2016, in Baku, the singer, together with Emin Agalarov and Sergei Kozhevnikov (creator of the Golden Gramophone award), organized the Heat festival.
Zemfira
39 years old, single, Moscow
Income:$6 million
Tour. At the beginning of April 2016, Zemfira gave two concerts at the Olimpiysky, which completed her Little Man tour; gross ticket receipts are estimated to have exceeded 150 million rubles. At a concert in Nizhny Novgorod, the singer announced that this tour would be the last of her career. From February 4 to April 3, Zemfira gave 21 concerts in 16 Russian cities from Kaliningrad to Khabarovsk, as well as in Riga, Tallinn, Vilnius and Minsk. After the end of the tour, the artist performed in London, and performances are planned for the fall in Israel, Germany, London and New York.
Detail. Zemfira performs at the Olimpiyskiy on April 1 every eight years - in 2000, 2008 and 2016.
Nikolay Baskov
38 years old, divorced, son, Moscow
Income:$4.7 million
The graduate of the Gnessin Academy gained popularity after the release of the video “In Memory of Caruso” in 2000. In 2001, he married the daughter of his producer, deputy and businessman Boris Shpigel, but divorced her seven years later. In 2014, he received the Golden Gramophone figurine for the song “Nikolai,” recorded in a duet with singer Natalie.
Dima Bilan
34 years old, single, Moscow
Income:$4 million
Bilan is perhaps the most famous Russian singer both in the country and abroad. Largely due to the fact that the artist represented Russia twice at the Eurovision Song Contest: in 2006 he took 2nd place, and in 2008 he became the first Russian artist to win the Eurovision Song Contest. Record holder for the most MTV RMA awards, winner of the Muz-TV and RU.TV Awards. He was repeatedly awarded the Golden Gramophone music award. In 2016, he won the Muz-TV Award in the category “Best Album” (“Don’t Be Silent”).
Egor Creed
22 years old, single, Moscow
Income:$3.6 million
Born into the family of businessman Nikolai Bulatkin, owner of the largest nut processing factory in Russia. After graduating from school, Creed moved to Moscow, where he entered the Gnessin Music Academy to become a producer, but became so popular that he was unable to complete his studies. At the age of 17 he was invited to the Black Star Inc. label. musician Timati. In April 2015, Creed released the album “Bachelor”, and the composition “The Most” was recognized as the best song of the year as part of a music award on the RU TV channel.
Timati
32 years old, single, Moscow
Income:$3.2 million
In 2006, Timati’s debut solo album “Black Star” was released. In the same year, Timur Yunusov, as the artist is called in the world, opened the production center “Black Star Inc.” He is a co-owner of nightclubs and produces his own clothing line “Black star by TIMATI”. 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. In 2016, a joint video with Yegor Creed was released for the song “Where are you, where am I.” Now Timati is conducting the “Olympus” tour in support of the album of the same name.
Valeriy Meladze
51 years old, divorced, five children, Moscow
Income:$3.1 million
In addition to recognized musical talents, Meladze is also a businessman - together with rock musicians Andrei Makarevich and Stas Namin, he owns a share in the Moscow Rhythm Blues Cafe. He collects edged weapons; there are also several firearms in the collection. In February 2013, together with Grigory Leps and Stas Mikhailov, he criticized journalists at an extended meeting of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy, where the issue of protecting personal rights in the information sphere was discussed.
Polina Gagarina
29 years old, married, son, Moscow
Income:$3 million
Gagarina is the winner of the Star Factory project. In 2015, she represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest and took second place. Winner of the Muz-TV, RU.TV and Golden Gramophone awards.