Timati

Timur Ildarovich Yunusov (Tatar: Тимур Илдар улы Юнусов, Russian: Тиму́р Ильда́рович Юну́сов) was born on August 15, 1983 in Moscow to an ethnically mixed family[1] 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."[2]

He was raised mainly on Mira Avenue in Moscow. His current stage name "Timati" has stuck with him since he was young.[3] 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.[4] He studied at the Higher School of Economics, 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.

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. Former owner of B-Club nightclub, the bar Black October and the stores Ё-Life. He 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 German rapper Nox and Raul, produced by Scott Storch, which references 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 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 to date in Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex in Moscow. The concert was attended by 15,000 people and featured a 3D-installation, a car on stage and other spectacular show elements.[5]

On the night of June 21, 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.[6] 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.[7][8][9] The court was appointed on August 1, 2018.[10]

On 7 September 2019, Timati released a music video, "Moscow" (Москва), to YouTube in collaboration with another Russian rapper Guf. The song praised the city and its government and criticized the anti-government rallies which had recently taken place. The video received more than 1,500,000 dislikes on YouTube, becoming the most-disliked Russian YouTube video, with some social media users accusing Timati of being paid by the Russian government to record the song. Timati initially defended the song, but later conceded the lyrics were "too much" and deleted the video to "stop this wave of negativity".[11]

Timati was in a relationship with model Alena Shishkova. They share a daughter named Alisa (born 19 March 2014).

Since 2015, Timati has been dating Russian model Anastasia Reshetova. On October 16, 2019 the couple had a son, named Ratmir.

Timati calls Ramzan Kadyrov friend and brother.[12]

Participated in a political video to support Vladimir Putin during the 2012 Russian presidential election.[13]

During the 2018 Russian presidential election, he endorsed and was an official supporter of Vladimir Putin.[14]

• Black Star (2006)
• The Boss (2009)
• SWAGG (2012)
• 13 (2013)
• RELOAD (2013)
• Audiokapsula (2014)
• G.T.O. (With L'One)[18] (2015)
• Olimp (2016)[19]

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

Others

• Forever
• Love You
• Money in the Bank
• Top of the World
• Not All About The Money

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

• 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)

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