Tarasov Alexander singer VK. Singer Tequila: biography, personal life, creative achievements

T-Killah is a famous Russian performer (real name is Alexander Tarasov). The main genres in which the singer works are rap, R'n'B and hip-hop.

The childhood of Alexander Tarasov

The future star of domestic hip-hop was born on April 30, 1989 in Moscow, in the family of Ivan and Elena Tarasov. His father was engaged in business in the construction industry, but he always supported his son's creative endeavors.

Since childhood, Alexander has been involved in sports - basketball, volleyball, kickboxing. The guy's education began at a school with an economic specialization, then continued at the Academy of Economic Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.

It seemed that the future of the guy was predetermined, and there was no place for music in it. However, the creative beginning took its toll, and Alexander decided to start a career in show business, despite the lack of musical education.

The beginning of the career of Alexander Tarasov

In 2009, T-killah's efforts to break into the big stage were crowned with long-awaited success after the release of the song "To the Bottom (Owner)". The song scattered across the Russian-speaking Internet and became one of the most listened to songs on the VKontakte social network. A little later, a video of the same name appeared, which collected several million views on Youtube.

T-killah - "Down Under (Master)" (2009)

Tarasov managed to consolidate his success thanks to his joint work with Nastya Kochetkova, a member of the Star Factory. Their common video for the song "Above the Earth" literally "broke" radio stations and music channels. The song stayed at the top of various charts for a long time. Another duet composition that finally won the hearts of T-killah fans - "Radio", recorded together with Masha Malinovskaya - was released in 2010.

T-killah ft. Masha Malinovskaya - "Radio" (2010)

T-Killah debut album

The artist has been preparing for the release of the first album for several years, and finally in 2013 the debut album of T-Killah called "Boom" was released.

The album consisted mainly of collaborations with other artists. In addition to Kochetkova and Malinovskaya, Tarasov recorded songs and videos with the star of Dom-2 Olga Buzova, "manufacturer" Victoria Daineko, singer Loya, actress and politician Maria Kozhevnikova, ex-tattoo Lena Katina, winner of the Junior Eurovision Nastya Petrik, Anastasia Stotskaya and other stars domestic stage.

T-killah ft. Nastya Kochetkova - "Above the Earth" (2010)

The scale of the artist’s joint work was even struck by DJ Smash, whom T-Killah also did not deprive of attention by recording a cover of his composition “Best Songs”.

After the stunning success of the first disc, T-killah hurried to release the next album, released in 2015 - "Puzzles", which clearly demonstrated that the performer does not sit still, but is diligently developing creatively. The album finally included T-Killah's solo hits, however, it was not without joint recordings. The duets with Alexander Marshal and the Vintage group especially fell in love with the audience.

T-killah ft. Alexander Marshal - "I will remember" (2015)

After the release of the album, Alexander Tarasov pleased the fans with a couple more new compositions: "Floors" (a duet with Vera Brezhneva), "It's OK", "Good Morning" and "Monkeys".

One of the latest T-Killah clips is "Monkeys", recorded with the participation of video blogger Amiran Sardarov (leads a channel called "Khach's Diary").

T-killah & Khach's Diary - "Monkeys"

Social activities of Alexander Tarasov

Alexander Tarasov has an active lifestyle, so music is far from all that this young man is fond of.

Becoming the author of the project of the production company Star Technology, Tarasov gave a chance to many novice performers to fulfill their dream of the stage. "Star Technology" represents the interests of newcomers in the field of music, as well as established celebrities such as Lena Katina and members of the Romanian group Morandi.

Tarasov was successfully engaged in charity and social activities. He actively participated in the charity project "Looking for a home", helping homeless animals. T-killah is also interested in Internet technologies and actively invests in various IT startups.

T-Killah's personal life

The guy's first love, or rather, her collapse, had a powerful influence on T-killah's career. It was the sunset of these relations that the rapper dedicated his debut successful work “At the Bottom”. Now, the image of Casanova is firmly entrenched in the guy, which is supported by the media and by Alexander Tarasov himself.

Rapper T-Killah, also known to everyone as Alexander Tarasov, prefers to relax in the company of friends and beautiful girls. In March, the young man worked hard in the studio and shot his new video, and now he relaxes in the gym and at parties.

The day before, the performer showed in his microblog how he and his friend, Oleg Miami, are in a good mood driving a car and singing songs. Starhit managed to find out that before that, the rapper appeared at one of the social events on Thursday evening, accompanied by a leggy, spectacular brunette. It turned out that T-Killah had fun in the company of model Katrin Grigorenko. According to some reports, the girl is the owner of the title "Miss Kazakhstan-2016". The couple enthusiastically whispered about something and tried not to catch the eye of secular photographers - the lovers carefully hide their romance. They left the event together.

“Together they are not so long ago, met at a party of mutual friends. Therefore, they don’t want to advertise their relationship yet, they are afraid to jinx it, ”one of the musician’s friends told StarHit.

In Instagram, the model, who came from Kazakhstan to conquer Moscow, also did not appear a single hint of a new chosen one. On her page, Katya prefers to post photos from her portfolio, bouquets of flowers from secret admirers or selfies.

Rapper T-Killah has excellent taste in choosing the fair sex. Alexander recently released the Good Morning video, in which he is surrounded by spectacular beauties in lingerie. According to the plot of the video, the performer dreams of a girl with whom he has an affair. But then it becomes clear from the clip that the young man's passions are constantly changing. “This is the story of my life! This happens to me almost every morning! The only difference is that I don't wake up with so many girls!" - said the author of the clip.

By the way, in a recent interview, T-Killah told what kind of chosen one he would like to see next to him. “The perfect girl should scratch my back before bed. If she excels at something else, you know what I mean, cooking isn't necessary. Well, in general, it would be nice if she knew how to cook borscht and all sorts of other interesting dishes! She's a girl! The kitchen is her territory. Although it’s easy with me, I lead a sports lifestyle and I have proper nutrition, ”the rapper shared.

Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov, under the pseudonym T-killah, is a Russian rap / hip-hop / R'n'B artist. The artist is known for joint projects with Russian pop and rock artists. The number of viewers of T-killah's videos is breaking records on YouTube.

Alexander Ivanovich Tarasov was born on April 30, 1989 in Moscow. Mom - Elena Tarasova, father - Ivan Alekseevich. Ivan Tarasov in the 80s headed the ZIL plant, after the collapse of the USSR he went into the construction business. Alexander went to school with an economic bias. 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 did not work in his specialty, he took up music. Connecting life with show business did not prevent the lack of musical education. Alexander's desire to engage in creativity caused support from Ivan Alekseevich. The father, according to the musician, was his best friend.

Music

The creative biography of Alexander Tarasov began in 2009. T-killah's public debut took place when "In contact with" the rapper's composition "To the Bottom (Owner)" appeared. The music video for the song has over 2 million views on YouTube. The song "To the Bottom (Owner)" was followed by the song "Above the Earth", recorded together with a member of the "Star Factory". The composition was played on radio and music channels. The popularity of rapper T-killah was consolidated by the 2010 composition "Radio", performed in conjunction with.

The video for the song "I'll be there", 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 of two lovers. The heroes of the song "I'll be there" have to decide what to choose - a fleeting hobby or a serious relationship. Filming the video, the creative team traveled through the desert, visited nomadic settlements and made sea voyages.

The scale of the rapper's joint clips even struck, which 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 included 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 the 26-year-old rapper T-killah "I'll Remember". The clip was filmed in the green area of ​​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 disc "Puzzle".

In February 2015, rapper T-killah had an unpleasant incident with iTunes. Alexander signed a contract with iTunes for the release of the Puzzle disc. A month before the official release of the disc, a photo of the unedited disc cover and the rapper's duets with Alexander Marshal and the Vintage group, included in the new album, leaked to the Web. The American company called into question further work with Tarasov and threatened with a fine.

T-killah's video for the song "Alcoholic" was not taken into rotation by any TV channel in Russia. The reason for this was a large amount of alcohol that appears in the frame. Despite the refusal of music channels, many fans of the rapper watched the video clip on the Web. The clip was filmed in a student village near Amsterdam and according to T-killah, the video looks exactly like any party he's in.

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

In 2016, the rapper's album "Drink" was released. A real sensation was made by the composition "Heel", which was included in this album and appeared on the air on August 25, 2016. The video clip for the song collected more than 1 million views in less than a day. The video for the song "It's OK" has collected more than 18 million views on YouTube. The album includes the popular songs "Piggy Bank", "The World Is Not Enough", etc. In addition, the album includes the song "Let's 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.

For Alexander Tarasov, as for many rappers, the train of fame of a womanizer stretches. Learn about the personal life of the artist from "Instagram" difficult - T-killah does not post photos of girls. According to rumors, Alexander's unsuccessful first novel left an imprint on the artist's creative biography. The debut composition "At the Bottom" is dedicated to these relations.

Alexander was credited in the media at various times with relations with Olga Buzova, Katrin Grigorenko. A long romance connected the rapper with the director of the T-killah project Olya Rudenko. The couple started dating in 2010 and lasted 4 years. The rupture of relations, according to rumors, occurred due to Alexander's unwillingness to bind himself by marriage.

Now the press is discussing Tarasov's probable romance with the host of the Russia 24 channel. For a long time, the artist hid his relationship with the ex-wife of businessman Ilya Lichtenfeld. The relationship of the couple 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 tender feelings for each other in public.

T-killah now

In March 2017, a joint clip of T-killah and a participant in the show “Dom-2” and “Voice. Season 4". The clip is called "Your Dream". One of the latest clips of T-killah "Monkeys" was created in collaboration with a blogger, known as the host of the "Khach's Diary" channel. The clip "Vasya in the dressing" was watched by more than 6 million YouTube users.

On August 3, 2017, the premiere of T-killah's song "Legs are done" took place on YouTube, and on September 4, 2017, the T-killah video "Burning - Burning" was shown on the channel "Khach's Diary". In addition to creativity, artist Alexander Tarasov is a businessman: he runs the Star Technology production company, helps aspiring artists together with the Garage raver production center.

Tarasov invests in interesting IT projects, created several Internet portals with like-minded people. The artist, together with famous artists, took part in the charity program "Looking for a home", the purpose of which is to give shelter to homeless animals. He loves fishing and sports.

Discography

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