Childhood and the period of study I welcome guests and regular readers of the site website. So, Vasily Mikhailovich Vakulenko, he is also Basta, Noggano and Nintendo first saw the light in Rostov-on-Don on April 20, 1980. Ross with his older brother. The boy's parents were in the military. Grandmother took an active part in Vasya's upbringing. At her insistence, Vakulenko, in parallel with the general education school, attended a music school. She assured her grandson that it would be useful to him in the future, and she was right.
Creation
As a fifteen-year-old teenager, Vasily begins to write rap, and also creates his first group. Having decided to connect his life with music, he enters the school to master the profession of a conductor, but after only one academic year he leaves the educational institution. Two years later, Vasya became the soloist of the Psycholyric band, which was later renamed Casta. At the same time, Vasily Vakulenko began to be called "Basta Khryu" (later renamed "Basta") and released his first brainchild - the composition "City", included in the album "First Strike". At eighteen, Basta wrote the song "My Game", after which he began to feel the first popularity. This is one of Vasya's most recognizable songs, in which many listeners found themselves, because the game means the real life story of the performer. In 2007, a video clip for a rewritten version of this composition was released. Vakulenko began to actively engage in music, touring around his native land. Then followed a break in the activities of the musician for several years. In 2002, Vasily's friend suggested the idea of creating his own studio. Basta plunged into creativity again, and moved to Moscow for further development. In the hope of signing a contract with some record label, the musician distributes his demo CDs, one of which ends up with Bogdan Titomir. He helped a young guy, at a time when he decides to create his own creative association "Gazgolder". In 2006, the singer's video "Autumn" begins to be broadcast on television, and the album "Basta 1" is also released, which immediately becomes in demand among listeners. It consists of 19 tracks, and the song "My Game" is still performed at every concert of the artist to this day, becoming his hallmark.Basta - Autumn (2006)
This gives impetus to the writing of the second collection of hits. A year later, the disc "Basta 2" sees the light, in which there are joint tracks with such artists as MakSim, Alya and others. The release included 17 compositions that were appreciated by the listeners: in two months the disc circulation amounted to 50,000 copies .
Basta - Tea Drunkard (2007)
At the same time, Vakulenko begins to promote another personal project - Noggano. The young man is again waiting for success. In 2008, the album "First" was released, which consists of 16 tracks. Multiple humorous turns and a specific manner of narration lead to the fact that the public jumps on this kind of creative material with excitement.
Noggano - Fucking Pump (2008)
In 2008, Vasya presents himself to the public in a new image and issues material in the form of the N1nt3nd0 project (Nintendo). This, according to Vakulenko himself, is a cyber-gang, where the sound of the tracks differs from the usual tunes from Basta. In the same year, the hero of our biography marries his beloved woman, with whom, after a while, he has children. In 2008, he released the second album from Noggano "Warm". There are 17 audio tracks on the disc, and the guests are such performers as Sidr, Guf, Super Sonic, Kupe, Zhora "Papa". Thanks to hard work, the result was a high-quality creative material.
Noggano ft. QP - Vodka (2009)
2010 is marked by the release of a joint album with Guf, as well as the next solo album "Basta 3". The third solo release consists of 20 tracks, among which "The sun is not visible", "Love without memory", "Turn around", "Urban" deserve special attention. In May of the same year, the album took the first position in the rating of releases "Russia Top 25" and received gold status.
Basta ft. Guf - Accordingly (2010)
A year later, Vasily has another attempt at self-expression - the release of "Nintendo". Vasily is distinguished by the fact that experiments with sound are not alien to him, thanks to which he covers a very wide audience of listeners.
N1NT3ND0 - Give Me Money (2011)
In 2013, the performer will present the fourth solo release "Basta 4". The recording was attended by such artists as Tati, Smokey Mo, the group "Nerves" and Green Grey, the choir "Adeli". In its sound and general atmosphere, it is somewhat gloomy, telling about serious and sore topics. But, despite this, he found a response among the listeners, thanks to which Basta began to strengthen his position as a rap star of the first echelon.
Basta is more expensive than money (2013)
A year later, Vakulenko and his team presented the feature film Gas Holder. The picture collected not very flattering reviews on the Internet, but a portion of criticism only benefited Vasily, who took into account all his mistakes and subsequently set about new achievements with new efforts.
Gasholder: The Movie (2014)
In the fall of 2015, he became one of the mentors of the program "Channel One" - "Voice". It was a bold step and such a risk turned out to be justified: the television experience had a positive effect on the further creative development of the performer. In the same year, he presented an album jointly with Smokey Mo, in the recording of which Elena Vaenga and.
Basta & Smokey Mo - Ice (2015)
In 2016, the rapper pleased his fans with the fifth solo album from Basta. It was released in two parts and included 11 and 12 compositions, respectively. Such performers as Tati, Smokey Mo, "Nerves", Serpent, Jahmal TGK, Alena Omargalieva, Charusha took part in the recording. Such an arsenal contributed to the fact that a very large musical audience was covered, which only had a positive effect on Basta's creative advancement.
Basta ft. Alena Omargalieva - I rise above the ground (2016)
It should be noted the conflict between Basta and which arose in August 2016 due to the fact that the performers of the festival under the auspices of Gazgolder could not finish their performances before the allotted time. As a result, Cyril on Twitter published a number of impartial statements about Basta, who did not remain silent and wrote: "Decl is a shaggy schmuck." The result of this was a trial, where Vasily was charged. The court ordered Vasily to pay Cyril 50,000 rubles in compensation for moral damages. But the conflict was not settled on this: the rappers continued, if possible, to troll each other with or without reason. In addition, there was an unpleasant situation with video bloggers. The latter made a review of the film "Gazgolder" and subsequently continued their mockery of Vasily, this time hooking his loved ones. The rapper could not leave it just like that and used different methods of resolving the conflict: from the offer to apologize, to the desire to find the guys and talk to them more seriously. As a result, the conflict was temporarily resolved, but with a similar reaction, Vasily showed everyone that it was necessary to follow your own words. Also on December 31, 2016, fans were presented with a pleasant surprise from Noggano in the form of the album "Luxury". The tracks, performed in a typical style for such an alter ego, were duly appreciated by the listeners.
Noggano - Rolexes (2016)
Musician Vasily Vakulenko has vast creative experience, recognition and respect in wide circles. But he is not going to stop there, which is confirmed by Basta's concert at the Olympic, which was attended by 36 thousand spectators. February 2018 was marked by the fact that Vasily became a mentor in the fifth season of the Voice. Children project. With his behavior and charisma, he endeared himself to many viewers, who began to sympathize with Basta. Basta did not want to stay away from fashion trends, and since April 2018 he has been launching his Gazlive show, where he interviews celebrities. The program is based on the fact that Vasily asks questions sent by the audience themselves, and also arranges competitions - the invited guest appears before the audience from an unusual side. Helps the presenter charismatic, who has an abundance of jokes and a somewhat non-standard manner of speaking. "Gazgolder. Klubare" is another film from the Gazgolder association, which was released in October 2018. Vasily took into account all the mistakes and shortcomings of the previous work, so this time the picture was appreciated.
Personal life
If we talk about personal life, then since July 2009, the hero of our biography has been married to Elena Pinskaya. The couple is happy together and from this marriage they have two children: Maria (born December 2009) and Vasilisa (January 2013).Basta now
Basta is a popular Russian artist who has been in demand for many years. This became feasible thanks to the perseverance and talent that Vasily possesses. He is not limited to one style of performing songs and experiments with sound, thanks to which a wide range of listeners is covered. The multifaceted Basta is not going to stop there, as he has a lot in his plans: participation in the show, the release of new creative material and concert performances. All this is waiting for loyal fans who have remained faithful to their idol for many years.Preview:
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Stills from music videos of Basta, Noggano, N1NT3ND0 from YouTube
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Full name: Vasily Mikhailovich Vakulenko
Stage aliases: Basta, Basta Oink, Basta Bastillio, Noggano
Age: 38 years
Zodiac sign: ♈ Aries
Place of Birth: Russia, Rostov-on-Don
Nationality: Russian
Height: 181 cm
Family status: is married (Elena Vakulenko)
Children: Maria, Vasilisa
Activity: rapper, music producer, director, actor, TV presenter
Instagram:@bastaakanoggano
Biography of Basta
Musician Vasily Vakulenko, known to the general public as Basta or Noggano, is one of the most popular rappers in the country. A talented man actively manifests himself in producing, acting and directing.
The birthplace of Vasily Vakulenko is Rostov-on-Don
The birthplace of the famous artist is the city of Rostov-on-Don. Basta was born in 1980 on April 20. The future rapper lived in an ordinary family, and owes his success to his parents and grandparents.
Basta's parents
Vasily's father worked as a military man, did not see his son until he went to school. Some time after meeting with the child, Mikhail got into a terrible car accident, but survived and received a disability. He instilled in the boy a good attitude towards music, letting him listen to the recordings of the Beatles, Queen and Deep Purple.
Vasily Vakulenko with his brother
The rapper's mother is an intelligent woman with two higher educations. To feed the children (Basta has an older brother), she sold dairy products and worked as a cleaner. Visiting his hometown with concerts, Vasily always meets with his mother and shares new photos with her on the Web.
Basta with mom, 2016
Vasya was raised by his grandparents. It was his grandmother who took him to a music school, enrolled him in a church choir and bought an expensive Japanese synthesizer. The boy later received a church order and sang liturgies.
In the photo: on the left is a grandmother with a grandfather, on the right is Vasily in a church cassock
He gratefully remembers now his beloved "grandmother". In his interviews, the musician admits that he strives to give children all the parental warmth that he did not receive in his childhood.
Basta in childhood
Vasily from childhood was distinguished by a freedom-loving and wayward character. He got his nickname "Piggy" for sloppiness and participation in boyish fights. After the 9th grade, he left school, although teachers remember the boy with warmth. Vasya was an excellent KVN player and a real ringleader.
Vasya Vakulenko in childhood
At the age of fifteen, the future rapper, influenced by the work of the Wu-Tang Clan and Ol' Dirty Bastards, began to write the first rap texts. Vasily liked it, and he decided to develop in this direction.
Vasily Vakulenko, 1993
After school, Basta entered the local music school as a conductor. At the end of the first year, Vasily left the educational institution, deciding that this would not be useful to him in the implementation of his musical career.
Basta's musician career
At the age of 17, Vasily was already taken to the Psycholyric team, which was later renamed Casta. Then he becomes known as Basta Oink. The first debut track of the artist, which became famous, is called "City".
Group "Casta", 1998
At the age of 18, Basta wrote the track "My Game". Already thanks to the first compositions, Basta began to be recognized not only in his native city, but also beyond.
1998-2002: early career
Together with his friend, he goes on a tour of the Krasnodar Territory and the cities of the North Caucasus. Unfortunately, the artist's concerts were not always successful. A few months later, Basta decides to take a break from his career. IN At that time, he has serious problems with illegal drugs.
Vasily Vakulenko, 25 years old
In 2002, Basta again wants to make himself known. He sets up a recording studio at home and records new tracks. True, the rap artist has to face the fact that old fans have forgotten about him. And it was difficult for the artist to enlist the support of an authoritative producer.
2005-2006: moving to Moscow, album "Basta 1"
A lucky chance helped - Bogdan Titomir listened to the disc with Basta's compositions. The musician invited Basta and his colleague Yuri Volos to the capital and brought them to the creative association "Gazgolder". Aspiring rappers were accepted into the team. In the capital, Basta records many new tracks, which were included in his first albums.
Basta, "Mom"
In 2006, the artist's first successful album was released - "Basta 1" and his clips "Autumn" and "Once and For All". The compositions “Mom” and “My Game”, which are still loved by the artist’s fans, are becoming especially successful. "Mom" would later be included in the popular PC game "Grand Theft Auto IV".
2007-2010: "Basta 2", "City of roads" and "Basta 3"
Already in 2007, the artist's second album, Basta 2, was released, which included duets with the popular singer MakSim and rap artist Guf. Also in 2007, Basta released several clips - “So Spring Cries”, “Our Summer”, “Inner Fighter” and “Tea Drunkard”.
Album "Basta 2"
Basta received the greatest fame after participating in 2007 in the video "City of Roads" by the Centr group, their joint work in 2008 received the MTV Russia Music Awards.
Basta, Centr, "City of roads"
Vasily Vakulenko has a new alter ego - the artist takes the pseudonym "Noggano" and releases several albums that are radically different from his previous work: "First" (2008); "Warm" (2009); "Unreleased" (2010).
Basta and Guf, "We walk along the edge"
In the spring of 2010, his third solo album "Basta 3" was released, and in the fall of the same year, Basta recorded a joint album with another popular rap artist, Guf.
2011-2016: "N1NT3Do", "Basta 4" and "Basta 5"
In 2011, Vasily released another album, on behalf of the new Nintendo character, which includes compositions in the cyber-gang style. And in April 2013, the fourth “solo album” by Vakulenko “Basta 4” saw the light, rappers Smokey Mo and Rem Digga, as well as singer Tati, took part in it. According to the results of 2013, Basta is included in the list of 15 artists of the year, and his fourth solo album is in third place among the best-selling.
Basta, Nintendo
The singer is increasingly recording albums with other popular performers; in 2015, the result of his collaboration with rapper Smokey Mo was the album Basta / Smokey Mo, released under the label Gazgolder Records. In 2016, Vasily released the album "Basta 5" and the disc "Luxury" with tracks on behalf of Noggano.
2016-2018: show "Voice", new tracks
In 2016, the rapper became a mentor of the popular project on Channel One - the Voice show. The jury then also included Polina Gagarina, Alexander Gradsky and Grigory Leps. In the same year, the artist, together with Polina Gagarina, recorded the songs “The whole world is not enough for me without you”, “Voice” and “Angel of Faith”.
Now the artist often pleases fans with new tracks, and also produces young performers, as part of the Gazgolder association. Basta admits that he is always ready to lend a helping hand to talented rappers.
Personal life
The musician has always noted that his personal life is not as stormy as that of his colleagues in show business. In his youth, he was a shy guy, and, having matured, he met his true love - his wife Elena.
Basta's wife - Elena Vakulenko
Vasily met his future wife while performing in a private club. Elena Pinskaya came with her friends to relax, and was stunned by the fact that her idol was standing on the stage. After the performance, the girl approached Vakulenko to express her delight and thank him for the songs.
Vasily with his wife Elena
She did not pay attention to the unknown passion of Basta, who was sitting next to her. Vasily was amazed at Pinskaya's perseverance and independence and offered to accompany her home. And so began a stormy romance of young people.
Vasily Vakulenko and Elena at the wedding ceremony
No one believed in the seriousness of the relationship between the daring rapper and the sophisticated daughter of a journalist and winemaker. However, Vasily endeared himself to all of Lena's friends and parents, after which the couple decided to sign and get married.
Children of Basta
The couple's first child was born in 2009. They decided to name their daughter Maria. Now she is 9 years old and she is a schoolgirl. The girl is very similar to her father. At school he gets only fives, he sings well and plays the piano. Masha studies vocals with a teacher, and in her free time she plays tennis. At the age of 9, she managed to become the advertising face of the school collection of the H&M brand.
Basta's eldest daughter Maria
In 2013, the second daughter of Basta was born, who was given the name Vasilisa. "Princess", as her dad affectionately calls her, was named after him, and she is incredibly similar to Vasily. Now she is 5 years old, she is growing up as a very artistic girl.
The youngest daughter of Basta Vasilisa
The youngest daughter Vakulenko often appears at fashion shows for children's clothing. The girl is learning to play various musical instruments, is engaged in vocals and attends a creative studio.
Vasily Vakulenko with his daughters
Basta spends a lot of time with her daughters, they often go on trips and tours together. Vasilisa and Maria star in her father's videos, he composes musical compositions about them.
Basta conflicts
Basta quite often comes into conflict with representatives of show business. Most of them he manages to resolve peacefully.
2016: "Non-Magic"
In December 2016, Basta came into conflict with YouTube bloggers, the Nemagiya duet. According to the artist, bloggers spoke insultingly about his mother. Basta's answer was unexpected - he promised a reward to those who send an "extreme" photo with the participation of "Nemagiya".
Basta wanted to explain to the guys that they need to think about their statements so that they do not look tactless.
As a result, the bloggers apologized to the musician and stated that he initially misunderstood them. "Nemagia" did not have a goal to offend any of the artist's relatives.
2017: Guf
At the end of 2017, it became known about Basta's conflict with a former friend, rap artist Guf. The latter, during a video broadcast, accused Basta of not coming to his aid when Guf had problems with the abuse of illegal drugs. Basta could have sent him to a clinic for treatment, but chose not to interfere.
Basta and Guf do not mind cooperating
Basta replied that he had repeatedly tried to help Guf, but he asked not to interfere in his life. Vakulenko also said that he felt sorry for Guf. True, already at the beginning of 2018, Basta answered the fans that he was not opposed to recording a new album with Dolmatov.
2017: Decl
The artist also had a conflict with the rap artist Decl. Kirill Tolmatsky (real name Decl) did not like the fact that music was constantly playing loudly in the club near his house. The entertainment establishment belongs to Vasily Vakulenko, who did not tolerate comments.
The conflict between Decl and Basta went to court
Basta on the social network spoke rather sharply about Decl and his hairstyle. Tolmatsky sued Basta, demanding compensation for moral damages. Vakulenko did not admit his guilt - he does not believe that he insulted Decl. True, the court was on the side of the plaintiff.
2018: Sergey Shnurov
In October 2018, the artist's conflict broke out with another mentor of the Voice show - Sergey Shnurov. Surprisingly, these completely different musicians turned out to have similar tastes. Artists often wanted to get the same members on their team, and this led to a serious conflict.
Vasily considers Shnurov to be a non-professional and openly advises the participants not to choose this mentor, so as not to ruin their careers. During the Evening Urgant show, Basta emphasized his hostile attitude towards the leader of the Leningrad group, saying that he was "not a good fellow."
2018: CSKA fans
In April 2018, the press reported that before the start of the CSKA-Arsenal Europa League quarter-final match, CSKA fans were attacked by unknown people led by Vasily Vakulenko's bodyguards. And after some time, CSKA fans fought with supporters of the rap artist.
Basta is a fan of CSKA
Basta said that he considers himself an ordinary fan of CSKA. He doesn't go to matches to get into fights. According to the artist, his bodyguard did not fight with football fans, and the situation was deliberately "inflated" in the media.
How much does Basta earn?
Today Basta is not just a rap artist from Rostov. He is a successful music producer and businessman. Now Vasily Vakulenko is one of the highest paid artists in the country.
Financial condition according to Forbes
The artist has business projects that have nothing to do with creativity - he is a co-owner of a hotel chain in Moscow and Suzdal, the Legendas club in Vilnius. The artist also sells vapes and sports nutrition "Laboratory of Power", is engaged in the production of jewelry and watches "Gazgold".
Approximately 30% of this amount is spent on the creation of clips, staff salaries and rental of halls. In total, Vakulenko spends about 4 million rubles on the Gasholder every month, the amount reaches 50 million rubles a year. Basta invests a significant part of his income in the development of the label.
How much does Basta's concert cost?
Concerts are the artist's main source of income. The cost of Vasily Vakulenko's performances is not firmly fixed. It will depend on a number of factors - the date, city, venue and format of the event.
Concerts are Basta's main source of income
One performance brings Basta about 1-1.2 million rubles. Every year he gives 70-100 performances not only in Russia but also abroad. The amount for Basta's concert in the USA reaches $10,000.
Basta: height, weight, eye color
Basta has a strong physique. Vasily is 38 years old, but neither age nor a busy schedule of life prevent the performer from monitoring his appearance and playing sports.
Basta figure parameters:
- Age: 38 years (as of October 2018)
- Height: 181 cm
- Weight: 95 kg
- Foot size: 43
- Eye color: green
- Hair color: fair-haired
The rapper was never thin, his weight did not fall below 100 kg with a height of 181 cm. However, in 2018 Vakulenko surprised fans with his transformation. Thanks to hard training, he lost a lot of weight.
Vasily is actively involved in sports
The musician explains the sharp weight loss not only by regular sports (boxing and running in priority), but also by a busy work schedule. The man reports that due to concerts and long recordings in the studio, he sleeps 4 hours a day.
Basta has a busy work schedule
Vasily is a supporter of a healthy and active lifestyle. He eats wholesome foods. His weakness is natural cow's milk. In his interviews, he says that he orders the delivery of Kuban milk directly to his home. The rapper does not count calories, but prefers to eat protein foods, adds a lot of fruits and vegetables to the diet.
Basta looks good thanks to a healthy diet
He has been engaged in his body since his youth, and still believes that training in the gym helps him to be in good shape. But not only sports and healthy nutrition allow him to look great, Basta has incredible charm and knows how to win over anyone.
Basta today - latest news
In 2018, Basta continues to actively perform with concerts around the country, releasing new albums. In addition, he remains one of the most talked about artists on the web. For example, in September, Basta showed fans a new luxurious black Rolls-Royce car, worth over 26 million rubles.
"My new friend"
In October, the artist presented to the public his own feature film - "Klubar". In the picture, in addition to Basta himself, Evgeny Stychkin, Mikhail Bogdasarov, Evgeniya Shcherbakova, Ruslan Tarkinsky and residents of the Gas Holder play.
The film "Clubare" was released
Basta is an example of how an ordinary guy from a provincial town can achieve dizzying success. According to the artist, it's all about the love of creativity and the desire to develop, to overcome their own weaknesses and vices. That is why interest in his person, over time, does not fade away.
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Name: Basta (Basta). Date of birth: April 20, 1980 (age 37). Place of birth: Rostov-on-Don (Russia).
Childhood and youth
Vasily Mikhailovich Vakulenko (real name Basta) was born on April 20, 1980 in Rostov-on-Don in a military family. When the boy's parents realized that the child had creative abilities, they sent him to a music school.
At first, Vasya was reluctant to study, but then he liked it so much that after graduating from high school, the young man decided to get an education in this area.
Vasily Vakulenko in childhood
Vasily entered the conductor's department of the music school, but soon realized that this was not his vocation. According to some reports, he did not leave the school himself, but was expelled due to poor grades.
Around the same time, Vasily became interested in a new cultural trend that was gaining momentum in Russia at that time - rap. The performer wrote his first text in this style at the age of 15.
First steps in music
At the age of 17, Vasily began performing in the Psycholyric group, since then in his hometown he was known as Basta Khryu. As part of the team, renamed "Kastu" in 1999, Vakulenko released his first song "City", which was included in the group's album.
In the next couple of years, the rapper also wrote several more compositions, many of which he later called significant for his work and becoming a musician.
In the same period, Vasily, together with his friend Igor Zhelezka, made a "chess" in the south of Russia. They performed at various venues and felt like local stars.
But there was no talk of glory throughout Russia. Basta counted on more, and when he could not achieve this, he decided to take a break in his work, which dragged on for several years.
Return to stage and awards
In 2002, Basta and his friend Yuri Volos opened a home recording studio, and Vasily created dozens of tracks. However, finding someone who would promote music proved to be very difficult. By the way, Basta described that period of his life in the song "Dumb labels, no chance."
The bottom line is, but in the end, Basta's demodisk ended up with the then popular performer Bogdan Titomir. So the rapper got into the creative association "Gazgolder", where already in 2006 his first album "Basta 1" was released.
The second disc, called "Basta 2", was released in 2007. Then Basta became known as Noggano. Subsequently, under this pseudonym, he will release four albums: "First" (2008), "Warm" (2009), "Unreleased" (2010) and "Luxury" (2016).
Both creative incarnations of Vasily were successful - the songs were in the lead in the sales charts and occupied the first lines in the charts.
Rapper Basta
In various periods of the 2000s, Vakulenko also participated in other musical projects, including N1NT3ND0 (the first release took place in 2011) and Bratia Stereo (the debut album was released in 2013), and recorded dozens of duet compositions, for example, with Smokey Mo, Guf and Polina Gagarina.
In 2008, the rapper released his third solo album - "Basta 3", in 2013 - the fourth ("Basta 4"), and in 2016 - the fifth ("Basta 5").
In 2015, Basta became one of the first Russian rappers who managed to perform with a symphony orchestra at the Olimpiysky Stadium in Moscow. Two years later, he managed to collect a full house on the same site.
Interestingly, the presentation of Basta's fifth album took place in the Kremlin Palace.
Vakulenko is the owner of various music awards, including Muz-TV, RU TV and MusicBox awards.
Film and television
In 2008, Basta presented his directorial debut - the feature film Tea Drinker. Later, Vasily acted as a director, screenwriter or producer of about a dozen more films.
Basta also starred in several films as himself or voiced the heroes of the projects. So, in the documentary television film “Vladimir Mayakovsky. The third extra ”(2013) Basta read the poems of the poet.
Vakulenko wrote soundtracks for many popular Russian films, including ZHARA (2006), Frills (2011), Vysotsky. Thank you for being alive ”(2011) and“ Gas holder ”(2014).
In 2016, Basta became a mentor in the musical project "Voice". Polina Gagarina, Alexander Gradsky and Grigory Leps occupied the coaching chairs with him that season.
In 2017, Basta was one of the jury members in the Voice of the Streets music competition.
Non-musical conflict
The year 2016 in Basta's life was also remembered for the conflict with the performer Kirill Tolmatsky, better known as Decl.
A popular rapper in the 2000s complained about too loud music in the Gazgolder club owned by Vakulenko. Then Basta responded very sharply to Decl in social networks.
Word for word, and the skirmish on the Internet grew into a lawsuit. Decl demanded one million rubles from Basta as moral damages.
Decl then stated that he was interested not so much in money as in Basta's public apology. The rapper replied that he was not going to do this in any form.
After several months of proceedings under the close attention of the press, the court ordered Vasily to pay Kirill 50 thousand rubles.
However, the conflict did not end there. Six months after the court decision, in the summer of 2017, a skirmish broke out between the performers on social networks. And the verbal dispute again turned into a legal conflict, which Decl won.
Personal life and hobbies
The first and only wife of Vasily is Elena Pinskaya, a longtime admirer of his talent. They met in 2007, and two years later they got married and got married in a church.
Basta with his wife Elena
In 2009, the first child appeared in a young family - daughter Masha. Four years later, in 2013, the second daughter, Vasilisa, was born.
Vasily is fond of skating and snowboarding. He also loves the most popular sport - football, he has a lot of joint photos with football players on social networks.
Presenter on NEXT FM radio, also director of several films on gazgolder.com. Together with Coupe, he leads Hip Hop TV on the Gas Tank. Vasily founded the Gazgolder label in 2007 and is its owner. The song "My Game", written under the pseudonym Basta Khryu in 1998, was the beginning of his solo career as a hip-hop artist. As of February 2012, 7 albums were released: 3 numbered under the pseudonym "Basta" (plus a joint album with rapper Guf), 2 - from "Noggano", 1 - from "Nintendo" ("N1NT3ND0").
Vasily Vakulenko was born on April 20, 1980 in Rostov-on-Don, in a military family. He studied at secondary school No. 32, also attended a music school. Later he studied at the music school at the conductor's department. While studying music, Basta became seriously interested in hip-hop. Since the age of 15, he has been writing and reading rap. On June 11, 2009 he married and on June 12, 2009 he married Elena Pinskaya. On December 4, 2009, their daughter Masha was born. On January 21, 2013, the second daughter Vasilisa was born.
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At the age of 16-17, I listened to a lot of different music, I tried to read it myself, and at the age of 17 I recorded my first track, “City”. From that moment, the movement in music began. After the release of the song "My Game", Vasya began to use drugs because of the feeling that no one needed him. However, he was able to get out of the drug "pit", vowing that he would never fall on this rake again.
Basta Oink
Since 1997, he participated in the group "Psycholyric" (this was the original composition of the "Casta"). At the age of 17, he was known in the group as Basta Khryu and wrote the song “City” for her, which was included in the album of the Psycholyric group - “First Strike”.
It was Basta Khryu who came up with the idea of renaming "Psycholyric" to "Caste". His friend Vladi, the leader of the group, warmly accepted this idea. The group re-recorded the song "First Strike", making this song the hallmark of the group. In 1998, Basta Khryu wrote a solo song "My Game".
Basta
Basta did not stay at the school at the conductor's department. By that time, and it was 1996, he had already written the first song "My City" and assembled a group called "Street Sounds" - Street sound. Vasily was listed in its composition under the name Basta Khryu. “Since childhood, they called me Piggy, because I scattered everything in an incomprehensible place,” Basta explains.
Around the same time, the famous Rostov rap movement was born, which in the next decade became the leader in the country. Basta was a direct participant in the process. And he even participated with the track "First Strike" in a large and noisy association of young rappers - the Rostov Caste, which later became the Caste group.
Then Basta moved in his own, more lyrical direction. The track "My game" became one of the main ones in his biography. Vasya Vakulenko became famous throughout Rostov. "Star fever? No, it didn't. There were drugs and older friends, real hooligans,” recalls Vasya. “I can definitely say that this song saved me more than once. Sometimes they wanted to take my life, and when they found out that it was me, they left me alone.
All this hard and full of misfortunes life has become a story that is now rhymed in his albums. “In 2002, my friend Zhora extorted money from his mother and we bought a computer. Vadik QP reduced the first demo to the future album. These very tracks accidentally got to Bogdan Titomir and he suggested that the guys go to Moscow. It was 2004. And 2 years later, the album "Basta 1" was released and the clip "Autumn" began to be played on TV. Basta's Moscow life is inextricably linked with the Gas Holder. At that time, the club had just opened and had the status of the most closed institution in Moscow. But Basta stayed away from the local rap party. The first new acquaintance - her representative - was Smokey Mo, and later Vasya recognized Guf. “Once I approached Guf at a concert, he remembered “My Game”, we decided to make a cover version, which was released on the album “Basta 2,” says Vasya. But the real explosion happened immediately after that, when Basta took part in clip of the Centr group “City of Roads.” After that, Basta's fame went far beyond the borders of his native Rostov and Moscow.
Rained down nominations, prizes, awards and statuses. The second album "Basta 2" was released in 2007 and became a bestseller. It sounded older and more varied. Having released two releases between them under the pseudonym Noggano, Basta wrote the third disc already in the status of one of the country's leading rap artists. The new material is designed for a wider audience, and a selection of hits "Urban", "Rostov", "The Sun is not visible" and "California" is not the first time testing the strength of the largest venues in Moscow.
In October 2012, Basta recorded several cover versions of Mikhey's songs, in particular the track "Mama", for which a video clip was shot. Vasily also performed at a big concert dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the memory of Micah, which took place on November 1 at the Arena Moscow site.
At the end of 2012, he starred in a video aimed at drawing attention to discrimination against people with HIV infection.
The real name of the singer Basta is Vasily Vakulenko. He is a well-known domestic rap artist, mentor of the popular vocal show "Voice" and a showman.
Childhood and youth
The future celebrity spent his childhood in Rostov, his parents were military. His parents had nothing to do with creative professions, but having seen talent in Bast, they sent the little boy to a music school.
After graduating from ten classes, Noggano decided to enter a music school in the Don capital. Vasily Vakulenko chose the conductor's department as his profile. However, after a certain period of time, he realized that he would not be able to realize himself in this direction. In the 90s, when rap culture gradually began to spread, Basta, like many others, succumbed to this phenomenon.
Creation
Vakulenko wrote his first text at the age of 15. Two years later, the talented musician was accepted into the Psycholyric group, which was eventually renamed Casta. Among fans of rap art, the Rostovite was known as Basta Khryu. During this period, his iconic track "City" was born.
Then, together with his fellow rapper Igor Zhelezka, the artist went on a small tour, the performers had to perform at a variety of concert venues, among which were stadiums with a size of 6-7 thousand fans. Vakulenko dreamed that this moment would last as long as possible, but soon the idyll ended. As a result, Basta did not perform for a long time.
In 2002, the creative activity of Vasily Vakulenko resumed. Then one of his friends suggested that Noggano create a recording studio. Having purchased special equipment, the artist restored his old demos and created many new ones. But after a while, almost no one remembered the performer, and it was not easy to find a mentor. Quite by chance, Basta's demos ended up with Bogdan Titomir. He liked the tracks of the novice artist, and he called the native of the Don capital to Moscow. There, Vakulenko visited the studio of the Gazgolder collective, where they showed increased attention to him.
In 2007, the artist became recognizable as Noggano. Over the next three years, the public heard three of his albums. At the same time, Basta tried himself as a film producer, screenwriter, director and actor. We are talking about the shooting of his own film called "Tea Drunkard". It should be noted that the artist really liked writing scripts. He started doing it more often. Further, Vakulenko had a chance to work in the film project "Tales for Adults". Now on account of Basta shooting in six films, producing and directing work.
Along with success in this area, the artist strengthens partnerships with colleagues in the shop. In 2010, connections were made with rapper Guf. In the autumn of the same year, an untitled album was released in a regular gray booklet.
A year later, the public saw the work of Nintendo, in which Basta showed a completely different style. After that, fans began to wait for other experiments.
In 2016, Vasily Vakulenko signed a contract with Channel One, according to which he became one of the mentors of the Voice show. He was accompanied by Grigory Leps, Polina Gagarina and Alexander Gradsky.
Hits and clips
Vakulenko celebrated his coming of age with the track "My Game". This track is a landmark in the career of the Russian artist, some still consider this composition one of the best.
In 2006, two new clips of Basta "Once and For All" and "Autumn" were released. The artist promoted the video works via the Internet. The musical composition "Mom" also became very famous.
The main track is the song "Graduation". Netizens called him legendary. Many have suggested that this composition will not leave the walls of schools during graduation parties for a long time.
Basta does not forget about cooperation with colleagues. He had a chance to work with Polina Gagarina, the Nerva group, Alena Omargalieva ("Paradise Between Us").
Vasily Vakulenko distinguished himself by singing songs from the Soviet period. Fans were struck by his number for the song "Dark Night".
Basta today
Basta is actively working on a new album. He announced many unique innovations. One of the last musical works of the Rostovite "Master and Margarita". In it, Vakulenko sounded completely different. Fans expect from Basta and new productions. Everyone remembers April 2015, when the rapper was the first of the artists of his style to put together a complete "Olympic". The rapper's performance was accompanied by a symphony orchestra. The live sound and the scale of the show literally captivated the fans of the Rostovite.
Personal life
Vasily Vakulenko is happily married, his wife's name is Elena. He met her quite unexpectedly. The initiator of the relationship was the girl herself, who is a longtime fan of his work.
The rapper's wife is the daughter of a popular columnist Tatyana Pinskaya. She now lives in France. At first, the future mother-in-law, when she saw Basta in tattoos, was literally horrified, but, having familiarized herself with his creative sketches, she admitted that her daughter's chosen one is a very talented musician and lyricist.
Noggano also managed to work with his mother-in-law. He composed several soundtracks for her films.
Vasily Vakulenko married Elena Pinskaya in 2009. The couple made the decision to get engaged before God. Soon children were born in a young family. The first daughter, who was named Maria, was born in 2009. Four years later, the wife gave her beloved daughter Vasilisa.
Blogger
Now blogging is a popular trend. Basta decided not to give in to fashion trends and started his own channel on the popular YouTube video hosting. The project was named Gaslife. The shows are held in the format of interviews with the stars, where there are various entertaining inserts. Philip Kirkorov, Yuri Dud, Olga Buzova and many others have already visited the impromptu studio. The last Basta even decided to write a song, supporting the aspiring artist.
