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If a few decades ago it was very difficult to get on stage, now it is not a problem, but only for those who have money. Of course, this trend is not encouraging. Talented people cannot break into the world of show business if they do not have the right amount of finance.
But the children of wealthy parents, wives and mistresses of the oligarchs record albums, act in films, although some of them do not have any outstanding abilities.
Even the producers themselves admit that with the help of modern technology, anyone can now sing. You don’t need talent. You can just buy a song, record it, process it, shoot a video and become a star.
But most of these celebrities disappear from the scene after a few years. Perhaps they are bored with show business, or maybe their parents / lovers refuse to invest in the further development of the “project”.
If you want to know if you can become a popular artist with money, read our article. Below are 10 Russian stars who became famous thanks to their parents’ money.
10 VladiMir
This young singer is the son of an oligarch. Vladimir Kiselev is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Russian Media Group holding. Vladimir’s mother is a popular singer Elena Sever.
From an early age, the boy communicated with celebrities. Vladimir studied at a music school. It is not surprising that with such money and connections, the young man decided to build a career in show business.
Vladimir, however, like his brother YurKiss, is often criticized and accused of stealing songs. Although no one knows, maybe they honestly bought them with dad’s money. He does not have special vocal abilities, but on popular music channels his videos are broadcast every half an hour, a similar situation on the radio.
Many people say that when listening to Vladimir’s songs, only one question arises: “How much did his parents pay?” Still, the guy has fans who are always ready to protect their idol.
9. YrKiss
YurKiss is Vladimir’s older brother, and that says it all. From the age of 6 he studied music, played the piano, performed at school concerts. At the age of 14, YurKiss shot his first video for the song “Ring”. By the way, the song is dedicated to money, ill-wishers joked: “Daddy’s money.”
After the debut, the young man became “his own” in the world of show business. He recorded new songs, shot videos, Yuri had no shortage of money.
In 2015, a scandal erupted. YurKiss and Stefania Malikova received the Golden Gramophone award for the song “Do not rush to marry us.” The audience was indignant and wrote negative reviews, in the media the guys were accused of “paid premium”.
Stephanie took the criticism painfully, but YurKiss was not upset at all. He stated that he did not care about the opinions of others. Still, with such money, even the recognition of the audience is useless!
8. Decl
Decl’s father is Alexander Tolmatsky, a famous producer and a very rich man. Kirill Tolmatsky decided to pursue music after studying in Switzerland, where he developed a passion for rap. With the help of his father, he recorded his first song “Friday”.
Since there was nothing like this in Russia before, Decl attracted the attention of absolutely everyone. Someone loved his work, someone laughed at him. He soon became a popular singer, and album sales grew.
The rapper recorded new tracks, but the scandal with his father crossed out Decl’s further plans. He left his father’s recording studio, independent activity was not so successful.
Decl was unable to regain its former popularity. Recently, he was already of little interest to anyone. In February 2019, everyone remembered Decl, he died after a concert in Izhevsk.
7. Alsou
The girl was born in the family of the vice-president of an oil company and an architect. The family lived in the North, Alsou was already making music, learning to play the piano. Then there were several moves, study abroad.
When the video “Winter Dream” was released, the whole of Russia learned about Alsou. She was then 15, the girl had a lot of fans. When she turned 16, Alsou had the opportunity to perform at Eurovision.
The singer took second place. Then it was the highest achievement for Russia. Alsou became a popular singer. Undoubtedly, she is very talented, but without her father’s money, she would hardly have been able to achieve such heights.
6. Alex
Alexa was also born into a wealthy family. Her father, Alexander Chvikov, headed the Energosbytprom company, whose activities were quite successful in Donetsk, and her mother is a housewife. From the age of 11, the girl began to engage in creativity.
Father supported Alex in all her endeavors. Thanks to him, she got into the modeling business. Her face began to appear on billboards, in advertising.
A little later, Alexa wanted to become a singer, her dad paid for her to record an album, which, however, did not bring her much success. In 2004, Alexa became a member of the “Star Factory-4”. She couldn’t win.
Alexander has always been support and support for his daughter, he helped her release two more albums. Even with the help of huge money, Alexa could not become popular. She is perceived exclusively as a one-day singer.
5. Vlad Topalov
Vlad’s father, Mikhail Topalov, owned a law firm and was directly related to the production center, his mother worked as a historian-archivist.
Once Mikhail dreamed of becoming a famous singer, but it did not work out. He decided to realize his dream with the help of children. Vlad studied music since childhood. At the age of 5, he already acted as a member of the Fidget group. In 2000, Mikhail released the anniversary disc “Fidget”, there were also songs performed by Vlad.
In addition, Topalov Jr., together with Sergey Lazarev, organized the Smash ! group. The group was quite popular, but soon Lazarev decided to pursue a solo career.
Topalov continued to make music, but now he is rarely seen on television, and his songs are also not popular on the radio.
4. Emin
Emin’s father is a well-known businessman Araz Agalarov. Emin has always been independent, in his youth he even worked part-time, although he never needed money. When he left for America, he opened his own online store selling nesting dolls.
After returning from America, he decided to try himself in show business. Not without the financial support of his father, Emin released his first album.
Now he is still making music. He cannot be called a popular singer, but Emin himself admits that his work is not for everyone. He also helps his father in business.
3. Kira Plastinina
Kira was lucky, her parents are very rich people. Father – Sergey Plastinin, shareholder of Wimm-Bill-Dann, mother – Tatiana, co-founder of the Academy of Children’s Musical. Kira never dreamed of becoming a singer. She wanted to be a designer.
Since childhood, the girl loved to draw and sew clothes for dolls. At the age of 14, she became the owner of her own brand. Sergei noticed his daughter’s passion and decided to help her. It was about a lot of money, soon shops with clothes from Kira Plastinina opened all over the country.
At first, the business was profitable, but in 2016 they started talking about bankruptcy. However, Kira then had little interest in business. The girl played enough with toys, matured and decided to find another occupation.
2. Timati
Timati’s parents are wealthy people, but his father tried to raise his son so that he would achieve everything himself. For some time Timati lived in America, he fell in love with hip-hop with all his heart. Therefore, upon arrival in Russia, he did not imagine that it was possible to do something other than music.
He organized a group, their tracks took first place in the charts. Although Timati’s father speaks of his son’s independence, it is clear to everyone that recording a song and making a video is not a cheap pleasure.
After participating in the Star Factory, Timati became a member of the Banda group. In 2006, the rapper’s first solo album was released. Timati is still making music, he is very popular, but he is not going to stop there.
1. Yegor Creed
Yegor Creed was also born into a wealthy family. His father Nikolai Bulatkin is the owner of a large nut processing factory. Parents raised Yegor in strictness, the boy knew the value of money from childhood. So at least the singer himself says, although many recognize such facts from his biography as elements of a PR company.
Yegor became famous thanks to social networks. There he posted his clip, which by the way was filmed quite professionally. Yegor’s dad helped him financially, but the singer does not like to talk about it. He continues to maintain the image of a simple provincial guy who has achieved everything in this life with his work.