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New stars appear on the Russian horizon every now and then - some fade quickly, others linger longer. One such artist who appeared in show business relatively recently is Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov, known to a wide audience as T-Killah.

A little about hip-hop

This is the genre in which T-Killah works. Hip-hop is often confused with rap or generally considered synonymous, which is fundamentally wrong. Rap is the reading of text to music in the form of recitative. Fragments of rap performance can be interspersed not only in hip-hop, but also in various other genres - rhythm and blues, pop music, and so on. Hip-hop (from English “jump-jump”) is a combination of various art forms. In addition to music, this includes dance and graffiti. The musical direction of hip-hop is music with certain percussive rhythms, both with and without vocals. It originated from the music of African Americans, began to develop widely in America in the 70s of the last century, and only then captivated the whole world.

T-Killah: biography

Sasha Tarasov was born in Moscow on April 30, 1989. His father is the famous businessman Ivan Tarasov (he was engaged in construction, died last year), his mother’s name is Elena. The family was quite wealthy, intelligent, and Alexander received an appropriate upbringing. At school, according to the recollections of the artist himself, he studied well - mostly with B grades, although there were also C grades. At the same time, Sasha was not a good boy: once he even dyed the teacher’s hair during a lesson.

With friends from his teenage years, young T-Killah went to clubs and led a nocturnal lifestyle. Thoughts about music did not arise in his head then, nor, indeed, about serious education. However, Sasha’s father, having learned about his son’s adventures, decided to direct him “on the true path.” With the light hand of his father, Alexander ended up at the Academy of Economic Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - despite the fact that the school in which he studied also had an economic bias. At the institute he studied smoothly and was known as a favorite among his peers and teachers. He says that tests and exams were mostly easy. The future artist graduated from the “Finance and Credit” major in 2010. However, at this time he was no longer a “future”, but a “real” artist. How did it all turn out?

The beginning of the way

There are no special details about this in T-Killah’s biography, but, as usually happens in life, everything happened because of a girl. Academy student Sasha Tarasov recorded a song for a friend, which she posted on the World Wide Web. Laudatory reviews appeared, and Alexander for the first time thought about making music on a professional level.

Then he chose a pseudonym not T-Killah - Taras: that’s what his friends called him. Later, having plunged more deeply into this field of activity, Sasha decided to change his stage name. He remembers that he definitely wanted to leave the first letter “T” - in honor of the surname, but he couldn’t think of anything else. An accident saved the matter - at a party, Alexander had too much tequila, then became curious about the meaning of this word, and discovered that in medicine there is a drug with a similar name, whose purpose is to kill harmful cells in cancer. This is how T-Killah emerged from Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov, whose vocation determined the cleansing of the stage from low-quality performers.

Career takeoff

Sasha’s first song to hit the charts was called “At the Lower Depths.” He recorded it in 2009, and it also owes its appearance to the girl: it was love suffering that prompted the young man to create. The song soared to the top of the charts, and the video for it collected several million views on YouTube. For the first time they started talking about Sasha. But for complete success this was not enough - the next song was required, which would also become a hit. And Sasha remembered his school friend, Nastya Kochetkova. While still teenagers, they agreed to record a joint track sooner or later. Then Nastya got involved in the popular Channel One project “Star Factory” and took up creativity. The girl responded to Alexander’s offer to work with joy. Thanks to their tandem, the song “Above the Ground” was born, which quickly became a hit and strengthened T-Killah’s position on the Russian stage.

And then everything started to turn around. Sasha wrote songs and shot videos. In 2013, his debut album Boom was released, two years later - his second album called “Puzzles”. The artist recalls that for a long time he did not tell his parents about his hobby. Having learned about Sasha’s occupation, my mother did not believe in his success for a long time - until two girls approached her on the street and asked her to say hello to her son. His father, according to Alexander, always supported his endeavors. In memory of him, this year Sasha released the song and video clip “Papa”.

Duets

Duet creativity occupies a special position in the biography of T-Killah. In addition to the song with, the artist’s archive includes works with Victoria Daineko, Olga Buzova, Loya, Anastasia Stotskaya. By the way, his first record practically consists of duets. Among the singer’s latest collaborations, one can note a recording with Alexander Marshal, the Vintage group, and Vera Brezhneva.

Personal life and social activities

T-Killah doesn't talk too much about his personal life. For a long time he reported that he didn’t have a girlfriend at all, he was free, he was in search and, like the hero of his “Good Morning” video, he wakes up every morning in the arms of a new girlfriend. All this cemented Sasha’s image as a Casanova. However, recently there have been allegations that T-Killah still has a girlfriend. Allegedly, since October last year, the artist has been dating Maria Belova, the presenter of one of the Russian TV channels. Sasha appeared with her at the wedding of one of the popular musicians and, according to witnesses, did not leave her side.

But there is more information about social activities in the biography of T-Killah. He is involved in production, owns the production company Star Technology, is actively involved in charity work, and helps homeless animals.

1. He has been involved in sports since childhood, and recently became interested in CrossFit.
2. Loves playing football, but hates watching it.
3. He loves dogs and hates cats; he is allergic to the latter. Two dogs live at home.
4. I picked up a love of extreme sports from my mother.
5. I like Kanye West's work.
6. He loves action films and dreams of starring in films in this genre.
7. Sasha's height is 193 centimeters.
8. One of Sasha’s dogs, named Marshal, got its name in honor of Alexander Marshal - it was during the recording of a duet with the artist that this dog was acquired.

There is an opinion that there are two ways to get into domestic show business - either by giving someone very influential a lot of money, or through bed. Sasha T-Killah is a shining example of how to achieve success on your own, bypassing both, without having a musical education. So if you have talent, everything will certainly work out.

) - Russian rap/hip-hop/R’n’B artist. He became famous in 2010 after the release of the song “Above the Ground,” which he performed in a duet with singer Nastya Kochetkova.

Biography

Alexander was born on April 30, 1989 in Moscow. He received his education at the Moscow Economic School, and then at the Academy of Economic Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. He worked at a school as a labor teacher.

Alexander’s least favorite question is “Why T-killah?” He took the stage name “T-killah” after a bad experience with this drink in his teens.

The artist's main hobbies are music and sports, in particular football and basketball. Alexander played volleyball professionally for 7 years. It was thanks to his good physical shape that the artist was invited to film the 3rd season of the extreme show “Cruel Intentions” on Channel One.

Creation

The artist’s creative path began in 2009 after the release of the song “To the Bottom (Boss)”, which became one of the most listened to musical compositions on the Russian-language Internet in 2009-2010. The debut video clip received more than 500,000 views on YouTube, and the song received more than 50,000 additions to the playlists of the social network Vkontakte. The song “To the Bottom” is an autobiographical conclusion to T-killah’s first serious relationship, thanks to which he began his musical journey.

In 2010, the track “Above the Ground” followed, which T-killah performed in a duet with the popular singer Nastya Kochetkova. Alexander and Nastya studied at the same MES school. This composition brought the artist wide fame. The track got into active radio rotation, and the video was broadcast on major music channels. The video was filmed in the Spanish city of Alicante, where an unpleasant incident happened to the artists: they were robbed right on the set. The artists' passports and expensive musical equipment were stolen.

Also in 2010, a video clip was released for the song “Radio”, performed together with the popular TV presenter Masha Malinovskaya. The video clip premiered on February 25 at the socialite’s birthday and received positive responses from colleagues from show business.

In 2011, T-killah released two more duets with show business stars. In the summer of 2011, the song “Don’t Forget” was released, which T-killah performed together with the host of the TV project “House 2” Olga Buzova. The song premiered on the TNT channel in the finals of the beauty contest “At Home 2”. The song's video was filmed on the beach in Los Angeles. The clip was included in the rotation of MTV, Muz-TV, M1-Ukraine TV channels. In the fall of 2011, the premiere of the song “Come Back” took place. The lyrical composition “Come Back” became one of the last works of Oleg Mironov, producer of the groups “23:45”, “5sta family” and singer Loya, with whom the song was performed. The composition became a radio hit and a leader among Russian-language songs in October 2011. The composition became a radio hit and a leader among Russian-language songs in October 2011. In November 2011, the premiere of the video clip of the same name took place. Loya herself was unable to take part in the filming due to the death of Oleg Mironov, but, nevertheless, T-Killah decided to continue working on the video, begun by the famous producer, and to complete his ideas for the duet “Come Back”.

In addition to solo songs and duets with famous performers, T-killah also managed to make two cover versions of already famous hits. In March 2011, it was the track “I Love Rock’n’Roll,” originally recorded by the Arrows, but subsequently covered many times by other artists, including Britney Spears. It was Britney's version that was presented in a new way by T-killah. The presentation of the song was prepared jointly with Sony Music, which proposed to make T-killah a cover of one of the singer’s old hits in honor of the release of Britney Spears’ new album “Famme Fatale”.

In December 2011, T-killah also performed a cover version of the hit “Best Songs” by DJ Smash. Alexander was very flattered that DJ Smash himself invited him to cover his track, and he took work on it very seriously. As a result, performed by T-killah, the famous composition sounded completely new: new guitar parts were recorded, all instruments and arrangements became live. In addition, the rapper came up with a new verse for the song, composed of lines from famous hits by DJ Smash. Smash himself was pleased with the work of the young musician.

On March 8, 2013, T-killah released his first album, "Boom". The debut album consists of duets between the artist and the stars of Russian show business. Among them are Victoria Daineko, DJ SMASH, Anastasia Stotskaya, Maria Kozhevnikova, Olga Buzova, Masha Malinovskaya, Lena Katina, Loya, Nastya Kochetkova.

At the beginning of April 2014, T-Killah presented a cover of the hit of Leni Nerushenko, the lead singer of the Dynamite group, “Hello How Are You” on Love Radio (106.6 fm). The main character of the video for this composition was the American model and face of the legendary Victoria's Secret brand - Xenia Deli.

In March 2015, the second album was released, which was called “Puzzles”. Unlike the debut album, it includes solo songs. But there were also duets - “I will remember” with Alexander Marshall and “Maya Universe” with the Vintage group. On September 10, the premiere of the video clip for the song “I Will Remember” took place, which caused a stir on the Internet. In two weeks, the number of views on YouTube exceeded 500,000, and the number of song additions on social networks reached 100,000. On December 4, the video clip for the song “Floors,” recorded in a duet with Vera Brezhneva, premiered. On December 20, the premiere of the song “It’s Normal” took place, and on December 31, the New Year’s video "This is fine" with the participation of the heroes of the YouTube channel “Diary of a Khach”. In less than a week, the video surpassed 2,000,000 views.

In March 2016, T-Killah released a new song and video "Good morning". In June, T-Killah released the song “Monkeys” and shot a video for it together with the heroes of the YouTube channel "Diary of a Khach". On August 25, T-Killah released a video for the song "Heel", which collected more than 1,000,000 views on YouTube in one day. In the same year, the premiere of the video “Vasya in the Raznos” (ft. Roman Bestseller) took place. The video became a kind of New Year's gift for fans of the vlog “Diary of a Khach”.

In 2017, T-killah, together with Oleg Miami, released the song “Your Dream,” which took 2nd place in the iTunes top chart on the first day of release. According to the artists, a video clip for this composition is planned in the near future.

First album

The digital release of the first album “Boom” took place on March 8, 2013. The debut album consists of duets between the artist and the stars of Russian show business. Among them are Victoria Daineko, Anastasia Stotskaya, Maria Kozhevnikova, Olga Buzova, Masha Malinovskaya, Lena Katina, Loya.

commercial activity

Alexander pays a lot of attention to music production. The result of his activities was the creation of the production company “Star Technology”; the company is actively promoting young artists and selling music content. Alexander shows interest in various startups in the field of IT technologies.

Incidents

Discography

Video clips

Rapper T-Killah, also known to everyone as Alexander Tarasov, spoke on the microblog about the terrible tragedy that befell his family. The performer’s beloved father, businessman Ivan Tarasov, has passed away. The 69-year-old entrepreneur died in the intensive care unit of one of the capital’s clinics after suffering two strokes.

Rapper T-Killah remained silent for several days about the trouble that came to their house. And only nine days after the funeral, he decided to inform his fans about the bereavement that had befallen his family. The 27-year-old young man admits that he still cannot come to terms with the death of his father, with whom he was very close.

“A little more than nine days have already passed, but I still can’t believe it. For me, as you were the most important example in life, you will remain forever. Forever in my heart. I promise to love and take care of our mother. Your son,” the rapper T-Killah wrote on the microblog, publishing a joint photo with his father.

The rap artist's fans did not ignore the poignant post. In the comments they write words of grief, support and sympathy to Alexander Tarasov. “San, hold on, we are with you”, “This is very difficult, accept condolences, be strong!”, “People, appreciate your parents while they are alive. Sasha, my condolences!”, “Eternal memory! Dads never die, they just stop being around,” “Kingdom of Heaven! Great loss for family and loved ones. The most precious thing about us is our parents,” his subscribers responded to the performer’s grief.

According to some reports, the father of rapper T-Killah, Ivan Tarasov, suffered his first stroke five years ago. After this terrible diagnosis, all the family’s efforts and resources were devoted to the recovery and rehabilitation of Ivan Alekseevich. It is known that Ivan Tarasov was engaged in the construction business, in the 80s he was the director of a large plant for the production of trucks - ZIL. He approved of his son's choice to study music and supported him as best he could. According to the performer, his father was his best friend and adviser.

Let us remember that the rapper T-Killah was first talked about as a promising musician in 2010, when he performed the song “Above the Ground” in a duet with a graduate of the “Star Factory” project.

// Photo: InstagramRapper T-Killah

Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov under the creative pseudonym T-killah is a Russian rap/hip-hop/R’n’B performer. The artist is known for joint projects with Russian pop and rock performers. The number of people watching T-killah's video clips is breaking records on YouTube.

Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov was born on April 30, 1989 in Moscow. Mother - Elena Tarasova, father - Ivan Alekseevich. In the 80s, Ivan Tarasov headed the ZIL plant; after the collapse of the USSR, he went into the construction business. Alexander studied at a school with an economic focus. He played volleyball, basketball and kickboxing.

After graduating from school, the future rapper entered the Academy of Economic Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. But he didn’t work in his specialty and took up music. The lack of musical education did not prevent him from connecting his life with show business. Alexander’s desire to engage in creativity evoked support from Ivan Alekseevich. His father, according to the musician, was his best friend.

Music

The creative biography of Alexander Tarasov began in 2009. T-killah made his public debut when "In contact with" the rapper’s composition “To the Bottom (Boss)” appeared. The video for the song collected 2 million views on YouTube. The song “To the Bottom (Boss)” was followed by the song “Above the Ground,” recorded together with a participant in “Star Factory.” The composition was played on radio and music channels. The popularity of rapper T-killah was cemented by the 2010 composition “Radio”, performed together with.

The video for the song “I'll Be Around,” included in the album “Boom,” was filmed in the Arabian desert, with Bedouins and camels. T-killah sang it in a duet with the ex-soloist of the Tatu group. The clip is dedicated to the eternal theme - the relationship between two lovers. The heroes of the song “I'll Be There” have to decide what to choose - a passing hobby or a serious relationship. While filming the video, the creative team traveled through the desert, visited nomad settlements and took sea voyages.

The scale of the rapper’s joint videos amazed even T-Killah, whom T-Killah also did not ignore, recording a cover of the song “Best Songs.” T-killah's next disc, “Puzzles,” was released in 2015. It includes both the rapper’s solo compositions (“Hello, how are you,” “Fly away,” “Invisible”) and duets.

In the fall of 2015, a video was released for the duet of the 58-year-old rock musician and 26-year-old rapper T-killah “I will remember.” The video was filmed in a green area in the center of Moscow, decorated as a cemetery. In the song, the main character dies, becoming an angel for his beloved. The song was included in the “Puzzles” disc.

In February 2015, rapper T-killah had an unpleasant incident with iTunes. Alexander signed a contract with iTunes to release the Puzzle disc. A month before the official release of the disc, a photo of the unedited cover of the disc and the rapper’s duets with Alexander Marshall and the Vintage group, included in the new album, were leaked onto the Internet. The American company questioned further work with Tarasov and threatened with a fine.

T-killah’s video for the song “Alcoholic” was not included in rotation on any TV channel in Russia. The reason for this was the large amount of alcohol appearing in the frame. Despite the refusal of music channels, the video clip was watched by many fans of the rapper on the Internet. The video was filmed in a student village near Amsterdam and, according to T-killah, the video looks exactly like any party he attends.

For the filming of the 2016 video for the song “Good Morning,” the musician’s creative team invited 7 girls with luxurious shapes to the set. According to the plot of the video, beauties replace one another in the singer’s dreams. The heroines doused in colored paint add brightness to the rapper’s “dreams.”

In 2016, the rapper’s album “Drink” was released. The composition “Heel,” which was included in this album and appeared on air on August 25, 2016, created a real sensation. The video clip for the song collected more than 1 million views in less than 24 hours. The video for the song “It's Normal” has collected more than 18 million views on YouTube. The album included the popular songs “Piggy Bank”, “The World Is Not Enough”, etc. In addition, the album included the song “Come Forever”, performed by the artist in a duet with.

Personal life

In July 2016, Alexander’s beloved father died of a second heart attack. The family struggled with Ivan Alekseevich’s illness for 5 years. In 2017, T-killah released the song “Your Dream” and a video clip for the song “Papa,” dedicated to the memory of his deceased father.

Alexander Tarasov, like many rappers, has a trail of fame as a womanizer. Learn about the artist's personal life from "Instagram" It’s difficult - T-killah doesn’t post photos of girls. According to rumors, Alexander’s unsuccessful first novel left its mark on the artist’s creative biography. The debut composition “At the Depths” is dedicated to this relationship.

Alexander was credited in the media with relationships with Olga Buzova and Katrin Grigorenko at different times. The rapper had a long affair with the director of the T-killah project, Olya Rudenko. The couple started dating in 2010 and lasted 4 years. The breakup, according to rumors, occurred due to Alexander’s reluctance to tie himself into marriage.

Now the press is discussing Tarasov’s possible affair with the presenter of the Rossiya 24 channel. The artist hid his relationship with the ex-wife of businessman Ilya Lichtenfeld for a long time. The couple’s relationship became known at the wedding of the artist Black Star and Maria Gural. Maria and Alexander came to the wedding together and in every possible way demonstrated their tender feelings for each other in public.

T-killah now

In March 2017, a joint video was released between T-killah and a participant in the shows “Dom-2” and “The Voice. Season 4". The clip is called “Your Dream.” One of the latest clips from T-killah “Monkeys” was created together with a blogger known as the host of the “Diary of a Khach” channel. The video “Vasya in disarray” was watched by more than 6 million YouTube users.

On August 3, 2017, the premiere of T-killah’s song “Well done” took place on YouTube, and on September 4, 2017, the T-killah video “We’re burning, we’re burning” was shown on the channel “Diary of a Khach.” In addition to creativity, the artist Alexander Tarasov is a businessman: he runs the production company “Star Technology”, helps aspiring artists together with the production center “Garage Raver”.

Tarasov invests in interesting IT projects and has created several Internet portals with like-minded people. The artist, together with famous artists, took part in the “Looking for a Home” charity program, the goal of which is to give shelter to homeless animals. Loves fishing and sports.

Discography

• 2013 - "Boom"
• 2015 - “Sak Noel, T-Killah, Veigar - GTFO”
• 2015 - “Slider & Magnit feat. T-Killah - Alcoholic"
• 2015 - “Puzzles”
• 2015 - “Floors”
• 2015 - “It’s normal”
• 2015 - “I will remember”
• 2016 - “Good Morning”
• 2016 - “Drink”
• 2016 - “Monkeys”

Alexander Tarasov is a charming and talented young man who managed to become famous under the pseudonym Tequila. The singer's biography interests all his fans. In this article you can read about the life path and creative achievements of the Russian pop star.

Singer Tequila: biography, artist’s family

So where did it all start? Alexander Tarasov is a native Muscovite, born in April 1989. Family is the topic with which it is worth starting the story about the biography of the singer Tequila. Alexander's parents had nothing to do with the stage. His father ran a plant producing ZIL trucks, and his mother was a housewife.

In 2011, a tragedy struck the family - Alexander’s father Ivan suffered his first stroke. The man was able to regain his strength and return to work, but his health deteriorated. He passed away in 2016, the cause of death being another stroke. The loss of his father was a big shock for the singer, since his dad had always been a close friend to him and

Childhood, youth

Singer Tequila, whose biography and family are discussed in this article, was distinguished by his activity and curiosity as a child. In elementary school, the boy was almost an excellent student and obeyed adults. Everything changed when Alexander entered fifth grade. Yesterday's nerd became one of the main bullies of the school, constantly provoking other children to various pranks. From the star’s memoirs it follows that he once even threw firecrackers at the head teacher’s office, for which he now sincerely repents.

Even as a child, Tarasov began to seriously engage in sports, preferring basketball and volleyball. When he reached high school, kickboxing became a part of his life. By the time he graduated from school, Alexander had not yet decided on his choice of profession. He decided to continue his education at the Academy of Economic Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Choosing a life path

The biography of the singer Tequila indicates that he might not have become an artist. However, during his student years, Alexander became seriously interested in music. His favorite styles were rap and hip-hop. Gradually Tarasov came to the idea that he wanted to connect his life with performing on stage.

In 2009, the young man’s musical career took off. The success of his composition “To the Bottom” led to Tequila breaking onto the big stage. The video of the same name, shot for this song, helped to consolidate the success. The video caused a real stir among YouTube users.

Then the singer Tequila, whose biography is discussed in this article, met His creative tandem with a graduate of “Star Factory-4” was a tremendous success. The fruit of the collaboration between Alexander and Anastasia was the song “Above the Ground,” for which a video of the same name was shot. The composition remained on the Russian charts for a long time.

Career development

In 2010, singer Tequila, whose biography and songs are discussed in the article, presented the composition “Radio” to the public. He recorded it in collaboration with The success of the song pushed Tarasov to think about a debut album. In 2013, the artist finally made his fans happy with his first disc. The record received a self-explanatory name - “Boom”. Alexander's debut album included songs that he recorded together with other stars. Among them were Victoria Daineko, Anastasia Stotskaya, Loya.

Tarasov's second album was not long in coming. Already in 2015, a disc called “Puzzles” was released. This time the famous singer focused on solo compositions. However, he did not completely abandon duets. Some songs were recorded by Alexander in collaboration with Alexander Marshal, the Vintage group. Then he worked for some time with Vera Brezhneva, the fruit of their joint work was the composition “Floors”.

Personal life

What else can the biography of the singer Tequila tell about? The personal life of Alexander Tarasov has always been in full swing. The young man is used to basking in the rays of female attention and takes it for granted. The fair sex liked him even before he managed to declare himself as a singer.

Journalists love to write about rapper Tequila’s latest passions. At various times, he was credited with romantic relationships with model Ksenia Deli and TV presenter Lera Kudryavtseva. There were also rumors that he became interested in Olga Buzova, whom he made the star of the television project Dom-2. Alexander Tarasov is indifferent to such gossip and traditionally refuses to comment.

In 2010, the singer Tequila began an affair with the charming model Olga Rudenko. Alexander met this girl at one of the social events, she immediately attracted his attention. The relationship between Rudenko and Tarasov developed rapidly, he even made his girlfriend the director of his own project. There were rumors about an imminent wedding, but this did not happen. In 2014, it became known that the beautiful couple had broken up.

Alexander and Catherine

The biography of the singer Tequila indicates that in the first months after the breakup he enjoyed his bachelor life. However, already in 2016 it became clear that Tarasov’s heart was taken again. This time, Katrin Grigorenko became the chosen one of the Russian pop star. This bright brunette won the Miss Kazakhstan 2016 competition. Do Alexander and Catherine intend to create a new unit of society? Rumors about the imminent wedding of celebrities arise constantly, but they themselves are in no hurry to comment on them. It is difficult to predict whether this relationship will stand the test of time. Many fans are wondering if rapper Tequila has children? It is known that the singer has not yet acquired heirs, but does not object to their appearance in the future.