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Sergey Lazarev
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Lazarev in 2016
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Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev
1 April 1983 Moscow, Soviet Union
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| Years active | 1991–present |
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Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev (born April 1, 1983) is a famous Russian singer. He became well-known as a member of the pop group Smash!!. After the group broke up in 2006, Sergey started a successful solo career. He represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden, finishing in third place and winning the public vote. He also represented Russia again at Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, where he also placed third.
Sergey has won many Russian and international music awards, like the ZD Awards and Bravo International Professional Music Awards. He is very popular in Eastern Europe.
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Sergey Lazarev's Journey
Early Life and Music Start (1983–1999)
Sergey Lazarev was born in Moscow, Russia, on April 1, 1983. He was the younger of two sons. When Sergey was five, his parents separated. His mother, Valentina, worked hard to raise him and his brother. His stepfather, Mikhail, and grandmother, Zhanna, also helped a lot.
From age four to nine, Sergey was very active in artistic gymnastics. He even won first place in some tournaments. However, he had to stop gymnastics because of an injury. He later said that gymnastics made his body flexible, which is still helpful today.
Sergey's journey into music began when he joined a children's song contest called Utrennyaya zvezda. Before he was 10, he sang in the Lokteus Children Choir and won several children's song contests. He then became a member of the children's music group Neposedy. This group was also where Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina from t.A.T.u. met. His friend Vlad Topalov, who would later join him in Smash!!, was also in Neposedy.
Rise to Fame with Smash!! (2000–2007)
In 2000, Sergey started studying acting at Moscow's MKhAT Theatre School, graduating in 2004. While studying, he played main roles in plays like Romeo and Juliet.
His music career really took off when he formed the pop duo Smash!! with Vlad Topalov in 2000. In early 2002, they filmed their first music video for "Should Have Loved You More." Sergey was very excited, saying that Universal Music Russia noticed them and offered a contract for three albums.
In August 2002, Smash!! won the New Wave music contest. Their first single, "Belle," was released in October 2002. Its music video was number one on MTV Russia's chart for six months!
In February 2003, Smash!! released their first album, Freeway. Over a million copies were sold in Russia and other countries. They toured Russia throughout 2003. The next year, Freeway was released in many East Asian countries.
On December 1, 2004, Smash!! released their second album, 2Nite. However, the band broke up just one week later, as both Sergey and Vlad decided to start solo careers. Sergey later said that his time in Smash!! taught him a lot and helped him start his solo career from a strong position.
After Smash!!, Sergey worked with British producer Brian Rawling to record his first solo album, Don't Be Fake. It came out in November 2005 and sold over 300,000 copies in Russia. The songs "Eye of the Storm" and "Lost Without Your Love" were the first singles. The third single, "Daje Esli Ty Uydiosh" (which means "Just Because You Walk Away"), became a huge hit, staying at number one for many weeks.
In 2007, Sergey won first place in the reality show Circus of the Stars and came second in the Russian version of Dancing on Ice.
New Albums and Eurovision Dreams (2008–2015)
In 2008, Sergey tried to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "The Flyer," but he finished fourth in the national selection. He also won MTV's Artist of the Year Award in 2008.
In 2009, Sergey worked with artist Timati on the song "Lazerboy." His third solo album, Electric Touch, was released on March 31, 2010. Two months later, it became a bestseller in Russia and was certified gold.
In 2012, Sergey released his fourth studio album, Lazarev.. This album also became a bestseller and earned him another Golden Disc award. He also released the English song "Take It Off."
In 2014, Sergey released a live concert album called Lazarev. Show: Live in Moscow, which won the Best Concert of the Year award at the Muz-TV Awards. That year, he was also a judge on The Voice of Ukraine. There was some misunderstanding about his comments on Crimea, but Sergey explained that his words were taken out of context and edited by TV. He said he needed time to get used to the changes and regretted being part of an "information war."
In 2015, Sergey released The Best (Russian Edition), a collection of his greatest hits, to celebrate ten years of his solo career. He also released the music video for "Lucky Stranger." Later that year, he released an English version of The Best.
Eurovision Success and Family Life (2016–2019)
On December 10, 2015, it was announced that Sergey would represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. His song, "You Are the Only One", was released with a music video on March 5, 2016. He performed in the semi-final and qualified for the grand final on May 14. In the final, he came in third place overall. He won the public vote with 361 points, but the national juries gave him 130 points, placing him fifth with them. During rehearsals, Sergey had a small fall from a high platform but was not seriously hurt.
In December 2016, Sergey announced that he had a two-year-old son named Nikita. He had kept this private to protect his son. Nikita later appeared in Sergey's music video for "Tak krasivo" in 2017. Sergey explained that Nikita is very much like him as a child, even doing gymnastics like standing on his head!
After five years without a new album, Sergey released his fifth studio album, V Epitsentre, in December 2017.
On February 7, 2019, Sergey announced he would represent Russia again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. His song was "Scream". He once again finished in third place in the final.
Discography Highlights
Sergey Lazarev has released many successful albums throughout his career.
- Don't Be Fake (2005)
- TV Show (2007)
- Electric Touch (2010)
- Лазарев. (Lazarev.) (2013)
- В эпицентре (V Epitsentre) (2017)
- The One (2018)
- Это я (Eto Ya) (2019)
- 8 (2021)
- Я Видел Свет (Ya videl svet) (2023)
He has also released extended plays, compilation albums, and live albums, showcasing his popular songs and concert performances.
Tours
Sergey Lazarev has toured extensively, performing for fans around the world. Some of his tours include:
- Don't Be Fake Tour (2006–2007)
- TV Show Tour (2007–2008)
- Lazerboy Live (2009–2010)
- Heartbeat Tour (2011)
- Lazarev Live (2013–2014)
- The Best Tour (2015–2017)
- N Tour (2018–2021)
- Я не боюсь! Live (2022)
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See also
- Russian pop music
