Timati

Timur Ildarovich Yunusov ( ; born 15 August 1983), better known by his stage name Timati ( ), is a Russian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur.

Timur Ildarovich Yunusov ( ; born 15 August 1983), better known by his stage name Timati ( ), is a Russian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. ==Biography== ===Early life=== Timur Ildarovich Yunusov ( , ) was born on 15 August 1983 in Moscow to an ethnically mixed family of Tatar father Ildar Vakhitovich Yunusov and Jewish mother Simona Yakovlevna Yunusova (née Chernomorskaya); he also has a younger brother, Artyom. He grew up in a wealthy industrialist family, saying "I have very wealthy parents", but "I was never spoiled." He was raised mainly on Mira Avenue in Moscow. His current stage name "Timati" has stuck with him since he was young. Yunusov also lived in Los Angeles for 3 years. At the urgent request of his grandfather, composer and conductor Yakov Chervomorsky, Timur graduated from violin class in music school. He studied at the Higher School of Economics, and finished his third year, but left to focus on his music career. He later became associated with the YPS squad. His first single came out with Konaldo. ===Career=== ]] 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 ( ; lit. "Gang") and co-founder of VIP 77. Former owner of B-Club nightclub, the bar Black October and the stores Ё-Life. He is the CEO of his 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 German rapper Nox and Raul, produced by Scott Storch, referencing Jacob Arabo. In 2008 Mario Winans featured Timati in the single "Forever". In the same year, Timati appeared in the comedy film Hitler goes Kaput!. Timati, in 2009, featured Snoop Dogg in the single "Groove On". Michael 'Mike' David is currently Timati's UK producer. He is responsible for Timati's collaborations with foreign artists, such as Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, and Mario Winans, and much of Timati's popularity in the Western world. 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 being nominated for the best clip in Russia's Capital Moscow with "I'm on You" feat. P Diddy. The clip was created by Timati's old friend and partner, Pavel Hoodyakov, in the U.S. In 2016, Timati gave his biggest solo performance in the Olympic Stadium in Moscow. The concert was attended by 15,000 people and featured a 3D installation, a car on stage and other spectacular show elements. On the night of 21 June 2018 Timati and Egor Kreed held an unauthorized mass event in Moscow on Bolshaya Dmitrovka by staging an impromptu performance right on the roof of a car, which caused a major traffic jam on the street. This action was devoted to the opening of Timati's beauty salon. The next day, lawyer Alexander Khaminsky filed an application to initiate a case on this incident in the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tver and the Moscow State Traffic Safety Inspectorate. The court was appointed on 1 August 2018. In 2021, Timati 's music video Scandal featuring Hanza and Oweek received a nomination at the Berlin Music Video Awards for Best Visual Effects. The VFX company behind the music video is HoodyFX. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== Black Star (2006) The Boss (2009) SWAGG (2012) 13 (2013) RELOAD (2013) Audiokapsula (2014) G.T.O. (With L'One) (2015) Olimp (2016) Tranzit (2020) Шипы и Розы (2021) Banger Mixtape (2021) ===Collaboration albums=== Noviye Lyudi (New People) (2004) – with Banda The Album (2006) – with VIP77 ==Awards== ===MTV Russian Music Awards=== 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) ===MTV Europe Music Awards=== Best Russian Act – 2009 (nominated) Best Russian Act – 2010 (nominated) Best Russian Act – 2011 (nominated) ===Golden Gramophone Award=== Award winner for the "I love you..." song – 2008 Award winner for the "Moscow Never Sleeps..." song − 2009 Award winner for the "London" song (together with Grigory Leps) − 2013 ===Night Life Awards=== Best club hit – 2003 Best club figure of the year − 2007 ===World Fashion Awards=== Best R'n'B artist – 2007 Fashion R'n'B project − 2008 ===Other awards=== 2008 − MTV RMA Award (Best club project for the Black Star Club) 2009 − In Da Awards (Best album according to Indarnb.ru) 2010 − Love Radio Awards (Best artist according to Love Radio) 2010 − "Trud" newspaper award - (Best-looking man) 2014 − World Music Awards (Best Russian Artist and Best RnB Artist of Russia) ==Filmography== 2004 − Countdown 2006 − Heat 2008 − Albania! 2008 − Monday Twist 2008 − Daddy's Daughters 2008 − Hitler Goes Kaput! 2009 − Little Red Riding Hood 2010 − How the Cossacks... 2012 − My path to success (a videoseminar) 2013 − Odnoklassniki.ru 2014 - Capsule 2015 − Zero 2016 − Russian Hip Hop Beef 2019 − Hot! 2019 − Mafia 2020 − Mafia 2 Translation dubbing: 2006 − Arthur and the Invisibles 2007 − Surf's Up 2009 − District 13: Ultimatum 2009 − Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard 2014 − Brick Mansions ==References== ==External links== Timati at the Forbes Timati lyrics

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