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Timati
Background information
Birth nameTimur Ildarovich Yunusov
Born (1983-08-15) August 15, 1983 (age 40)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
GenresHip hop, R&B, House
LabelsBlack Star inc. Timati
Websitetimatimusic.com

Timur Ildarovich Yunusov (born August 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Timati (Russian: Ти́мати), is a Russian artist, singer-songwriter, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.

Biography

Early life

Timur Ildarovich Yunusov (Russian: Тиму́р Ильда́рович Юну́сов) was born on August 15, 1983 in Moscow, Soviet Union to an ethnically mixed family[1] of Tatar father Ildar Yunusov and Jewish mother Simona Yunusova (née Chervomorskaya), he also has a younger brother, Artyom. His current stage name "Timati" has stuck with him since he was young.[2] Yunusov lived in Los Angeles for 3 years, and now he lives in Moscow. At the urgent request of his grandfather, composer and conductor Yakov Chervomorsk, Timur has graduated from a violin class at the four-year music school.[3] State University - Higher School of Economics, but dropped out in his third year.[2] He later became associated with the YPS squad. First single came out with Konaldo.

Career

Timati and Vladimir Putin

He became well known to the Russian community from the music reality show Star Factory 4, but before it he collaborated with Detsl. Member of the group Banda (Russian: Банда; lit. "Gang") and co-founder of VIP 77. Ex-owned B-Club nightclub, the bar Black October and the stores Ё-Life. Also is the CEO of his own label called "Black Star Inc". In 2006, was featured in Heat produced by Fyodor Bondarchuk. In 2008, Timati was featured in a Fat Joe song called "Put U Take It", also featuring Nox and Raul, produced by Scott Storch, which references Jacob Arabo. In 2008 Mario Winans featured Timati in the single "Forever". Timati, in 2009, featured Snoop Dogg in the single "Groove On".

Michael 'Mike' David is currently Timati's UK producer. Responsible for the collaboration of Timati with foreign artists, such as Snoop Dogg and Mario Winans, he is responsible for much of Timati's Western popularity.

In Summer 2011 he topped the charts in Luxembourg, Poland and Romania with the single "Welcome to St. Tropez" vs. DJ Antoine and feat. Kalenna Harper from Diddy – Dirty Money, shortly after winning in nomination for the best clip in Russia's Capital Moscow with a soundtrack "I'm on You" feat. P Diddy. The clip was created by Timati's old friend and partner Pavel Hoodyakov on the East Coast of U.S.

Personal life

Timati's daughter Alice was born on March 19, 2014. The mother of his child is his ex-girlfriend and Russian model Alena Shishkova. He is known for his supercar collection, namely a Mansory-tuned Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4, a Lamborghini Murcielago SV and a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Stirling Moss edition which he drives in Monaco.

Discography

Studio albums

Collaboration albums

  • Noviye Lyudi (New People) (2004) – with Banda
  • The Album (2006) – with VIP77

Books

  • 2008 – "The Moor"[5] – producer books
  • 2009 – Audio of Audi. History of the brand"[6][7] – Executive audiobooks
  • 2010 – Tatar folk tales – Executive audiobooks
  • 2012 – "A boy of twelve. Tatar folk tale" – Executive audiobooks

Business

Timur Yunusov, in particular, include:

  • Clothing line Black Star Wear.
  • Opened a clothing store Black Star Wear Turkmenistan with businessman nephew of Deputy Prime Minister with Kamran Aliev.www.kyamranaliyewbussness.shop.com

Concert tours

  • 2009–2010 – The Boss Tour
  • 2011 – Carrera Tour 2011 [30]
  • 2015 – GTO (with L'One)

Singles

  1. Forever
  2. Groove On
  3. Love You
  4. I'm on You
  5. Money in the Bank
  6. Welcome to St. Tropez
  7. Top of the World
  8. Not All About The Money
  9. Sex in the Bathroom

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUT
[8] 		BEL
[8] 		FRA
[9] 		GER
[10] 		NED
[11] 		SPA
[12] 		SWI
[13]
"Groove On"
(featuring Snoop Dogg) 		2009 – 21 – 62 88 – — The Boss
"Welcome to St. Tropez"
(featuring Blue Marine) 		2010 – – – – – – 45
"Welcome to St. Tropez"
(DJ Antoine vs. Timati featuring Kalenna) 		2011 4 9 7 3 7 16 2 2011
"I'm on You"
(featuring P. Diddy, Dirty Money and DJ Antoine) 		2012 – – – 50 – – 62 SWAGG
"Not All About The Money"
(with La La Land featuring Timbaland and Grooya) 		32 – – 29 – – 7
"Sex in the Bathroom"
(featuring Craig David) 		– – – – – – —

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
 US
"Lazerboy"
(Sergey Lazarev featuring Timati) 		2008 – — Electric Touch
"Фокусы"
(DJ Smash featuring Timati) 		2011 – — Twenty Three
Moscow to California[14]
(DJ M.E.G. featuring Sergey Lazarev and Timati) 		2012 – — Lazarev.
"8 Days a Week"
(Jean-Roch featuring Timati) 		– — Music Saved My Life
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards

Russian Music Awards MTV

  • Best Hip-Hop Artist – 2007 (nominated)
  • Best Hip-Hop Artist – 2008 (nominated)
  • Best Artist – 2008 (nominated)
  • Best Male Act – 2008 (nominated)

MUZ-TV Awards

  • Best Hip-Hop Artist – 2009 (nominated)
  • Best Hip-Hop Artist – 2010 (won)
  • Best Album "The Boss" – 2010 (won)
  • Best Video "Love You" – 2010 (won)
  • Best Video "I'm on You" – 2011 (won)

Europe Music Awards MTV

  • Best Russian Act – 2009 (nominated)
  • Best Russian Act – 2010 (nominated)
  • Best Russian Act – 2011 (nominated)

Filmography

Translation dubbing:

  • 2006: Arthur and the Minimoys
  • 2007: Surf's Up

References

  1. ^ Kamenev, Marina (January 18, 2008). "The word on the street". The St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  2. ^ a b Redeeva, Elena (December 25, 2006). "Тимати: Я совершенно уникален!" (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  3. ^ Gasparyan, Artur (November 18, 2009). "Тимати: понты юция" (in Russian). Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
  4. ^ L'One: «Не знаю, можно ли об этом говорить — пишем альбом с Тимати» | RAP.RU
  5. ^ «Мавр» — книга Адриана Прахова, спродюсированная известным рэпером Тимати
  6. ^ На книжной ярмарке в Москве Audi представит аудиокнигу
  7. ^ Audi выпустила аудиокнигу про Audi
  8. ^ a b http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Antoine+vs%2E+Timati+feat%2E+Kalenna&titel=Welcome+To+St%2E+Tropez&cat=s
  9. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Antoine+vs%2E+Timati+feat%2E+Kalenna&titel=Welcome+To+St%2E+Tropez&cat=s
  10. ^ sds
  11. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Timati+feat%2E+Snoop+Dogg&titel=Groove+On&cat=s
  12. ^ "Timati – Welcome To St. Tropez". Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  13. ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=DJ+Antoine+vs%2E+Timati+feat%2E+Kalenna&titel=Welcome+To+St%2E+Tropez&cat=s
  14. ^ "DJ M.E.G. ft. Ñåðãåé Ëàçàðåâ & Òèìàòè "Moscow to California"". Retrieved March 9, 2015.

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