Nikolay Viktorovich Baskov (b. 1976) - Russian pop and opera singer, TV presenter, actor, teacher, candidate of art history, professor of the vocal department. People's Artist of Ukraine and Russia, Master of Arts of Moldova. Winner of a number of prestigious awards.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Baskov, which we will talk about in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Nikolai Baskov.
Biography of Baskov
Nikolai Baskov was born on October 15, 1976 in Moscow. He grew up and was brought up in the family of the serviceman Viktor Vladimirovich and his wife Elena Nikolaevna.
Childhood and youth
When Nikolai was barely 2 years old, he and his parents moved to the GDR, where at that time his father was serving.
The mother of the future artist worked in Germany as a television director, although she was a mathematics teacher by education.
Basque began to take an interest in music at the age of 5. The boy went to the 1st grade in Germany, but the next year he returned to Russia with his father and mother.
During this period of his biography, Nikolai became a student of a music school located in the city of Kyzyl.
From the 3rd to the 7th grade, the teenager studied in Novosibirsk. He continued to get involved in art, performing on the stage of the Young Actor's Musical Theater. Thanks to this, he was able to visit Switzerland, USA, Israel and France.
Even then, Basque set out to become a famous artist. In 1993 he successfully passed the exams at GITIS, and the next year he decided to enter the Gnessin Academy of Music.
Simultaneously with his studies at the university, Nikolai took vocal lessons from Jose Carreras himself.
Music
In his youth, Nikolai Baskov became a laureate of the Grande Voce competition in Spain. He was 3 times in the list of nominees for the "Ovation" award, as the "Golden Voice of Russia".
Later, the guy was awarded the First Prize of the All-Russian Competition for Young Opera Artists.
Baskov was invited to perform on various large stages, wishing to listen to his vocals. It is worth noting that he has a lyric tenor.
Soon Nikolai plunged into the world of show business. He increasingly began to appear in video clips, and also act as a pop, not an opera artist.
The singer writes down songs one by one, which immediately become hits. He is gaining all-Russian popularity with a huge army of fans.
After graduating from the academy in 2001, Baskov continues his postgraduate studies. A couple of years later he defended his Ph.D. thesis on the topic “Specificity of transition notes for voices. A guide for composers ”.
In 2002 Nikolai Baskov delighted his fans with hits such as "Forces of Heaven" and "Sharmanka". The last song became literally his calling card. Wherever the artist performed, the audience always demanded to sing this composition for an encore.
During the biography of 2000-2005. Nikolay released 7 albums, each of which featured hits.
In the late 2000s, Basque was a soloist with an opera company at the Bolshoi Theater. By that time, he had already worked closely with the legendary opera singer Montserrat Caballe.
In a duet with Caballe Basque he performed on the largest stages in the world. An interesting fact is that the guy was the singer's only student, who, meanwhile, was her stage colleague.
In 2012, Moscow hosted the world premiere of the opera Albert and Giselle, created specifically for the Russian tenor. At the same time, Nikolai sang in a duet with such stars as Taisia Povaliy, Valeria and Sofia Rotaru.
In subsequent years, Baskov also sang many songs with such artists as Nadezhda Kadysheva, Alla Pugacheva, Philip Kirkorov, Maxim Galkin, Oleg Gazmanov and other performers.
Nikolai Baskov is actively touring different cities and countries, taking part in television programs, and also shooting clips for dozens of his compositions.
Over the years of his creative biography, Nikolai has shot more than 40 clips.
Not everyone remembers that in 2003 the “golden voice of Russia” hosted the entertainment program “Dom-1”, and a couple of years later was the host of the “Saturday Evening” program.
In addition to success in the musical Olympus, Basque has starred in dozens of films and musicals. The most popular, with the participation of the artist, received such works as "Cinderella", "Snow Queen", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Morozko" and others.
In 2016, the singer announced the opening of his own music production center.
Personal life
In 2001, Baskov married the daughter of his producer Svetlana Shpigel. Later, the couple had a boy, Bronislav.
After 7 years of married life, the young people decided to leave.
During the biography of 2009-2011. Nikolai was in a relationship with Russian TV presenter Oksana Fedorova. However, it never came to a wedding.
For the next 2 years, the artist met with the famous ballerina Anastasia Volochkova, and from 2014 to 2017 had an affair with the model and singer Sophie Kalcheva. However, he never married any of the girls.
In 2017, information appeared with the media about Baskov's romantic relationship with model Victoria Lopyreva. Their romance lasted 2 years, after which the young people broke up.
About who Nikolai is in a relationship with today is still unknown.
Nikolay Baskov today
Basque still continues to actively tour different cities and countries, as well as appear on television.
During the 2018 presidential elections, a man spoke in support of Vladimir Putin. In the same year he sang the song "Fantazer" with members of the group "Disco Crash".
A video was also filmed for this composition, which today more than 17 million people have watched on YouTube.
Not so long ago the release of Nikolay's new disc "I Believe" took place. This album contained 17 songs.
In 2019, Baskov presented a video for the song "Karaoke", directed by Dmitry Litvinenko.
In the same year, the artist took part in the filming of the Russian comedy "Heat". In the picture he played himself. Since March 2019, Nikolai has been hosting the musical television show "Come on, all together!"
Baskov Photos
