Stanislav Mikhailovbetter known as Stas Mikhailov (R. Honored Artist of Russia and multiple winner of various prestigious awards, including Chanson of the Year, Golden Gramophone and Song of the Year. He is one of the richest Russian artists.
There are many interesting facts in the biography of Stas Mikhailov, which we will mention in this article.
So, before you is a short biography of Stas Mikhailov.
Biography of Stas Mikhailov
Stanislav Mikhailov was born on April 27, 1969 in sunny Sochi. He grew up and was brought up in a simple family that has nothing to do with show business.
His father, Vladimir Mikhailov, was a pilot, and his mother, Lyudmila Mikhailova, worked as a nurse. Stas had a brother Valery, who was also a pilot.
Childhood and youth
All of Stas Mikhailov's childhood was spent on the Black Sea coast. The boy showed an interest in music at an early age.
Stas entered a music school, but left it after a couple of weeks. Curiously, his brother taught him to play the guitar.
Having received a school certificate, Mikhailov decided to enter the Minsk Flying School, following in the footsteps of his father and brother. However, six months later, the young man wanted to leave his studies, as a result of which he was drafted into the army.
The future artist did his military service in Rostov-on-Don as a driver at the Air Force headquarters. He was the personal chauffeur of the head of staff and later the chief commander.
After the service, Stas Mikhailov returned to Sochi, where his creative biography began.
Initially, he was a merchant, dealing with video rentals and automatic machines for bakery products. He also worked at a recording studio.
Possessing an excellent voice, Mikhailov often performed at local restaurants. Having gained some fame in the city as a singer, he decided to try to break into show business.
Music
After the collapse of the USSR, Stas went to Moscow in search of a better life. By that time, he managed to record his first hit "Candle".
In 1997, the singer's debut album was released, which was also called "Candle". However, at that time, Mikhailov's work did not attract any attention from his compatriots.
Due to the lack of demand, the man had to return to Sochi. However, he continued to write and record songs in the studio.
A few years later, Stas Mikhailov presented another hit "Without You", which Russian listeners liked. The composition was often played on radio stations, as a result of which the singer's name gained some popularity.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the artist settled in Moscow. They began to invite him to various concerts and creative evenings.
In 2002, Mikhailov's second album entitled "Dedication" was released. Two years later, the artist's third disc, Call Signs for Love, was released.
At that moment in his biography, Stas Mikhailov performed with his first solo concert, which was organized in St. Petersburg. His songs were played especially often on Radio Chanson.
Soon Stas shot a couple of video clips, thanks to which they began to show him on TV. Fans of his work were able to see their favorite artist on TV, appreciating not only his voice, but also his attractive appearance.
At the end of 2006, Mikhailov's next disc, "Dream Coast", was recorded. In the same year, his first solo concert was organized in the capital of Russia.
In 2009, the shocking man was awarded the title of "Artist of the Year" by Radio Chanson. At the same time, for the first time, he became the owner of the Golden Gramophone for the composition Between Heaven and Earth.
An interesting fact is that in the period of biography 2008-2016. Stas Mikhailov annually received the Golden Gramophone, and also received many other prestigious awards.
In whatever city Mikhailov appeared, he gathered full halls everywhere. In 2010 he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
In 2011, the authoritative edition “Forbes” placed Stas in the first place in the list of “50 main Russian celebrities”. It is curious that before that, for 6 years in a row, tennis player Maria Sharapova was the leader of this rating.
In 2012, Mikhailov was the leader among Russian celebrities in terms of queries in the Yandex search engine.
In subsequent years, the man recorded the Joker and 1000 Steps albums. At the same time, he performed compositions in duets with various popular performers, including Taisiya Povaliy, Zara, Dzhigan and Sergey Zhukov.
Over the years of his creative biography, Stas Mikhailov has published 12 numbered albums and shot more than 20 clips.
Basically, the work of the Sochi artist is liked by a mature audience. At the same time, he is often criticized by ordinary people and colleagues in the shop.
Mikhailov is accused of gaining popularity by appealing to lonely and unhappy women whom he promises to make happy and essentially manipulates them.
In the media, you can find a lot of articles in which Stas is accused of vulgarity, routine, lack of voice and imitation of foreign musicians.
However, despite the criticism, he still manages to be among the most popular and highly paid artists in Russia.
Personal life
Mikhailov's first wife was Inna Gorb. Young people legalized relations in 1996. In this marriage, they had a boy, Nikita.
The wife supported her husband in various areas and even co-wrote some songs. However, later, quarrels began to occur more and more often between them, as a result of which the couple decided to break up in 2003.
An interesting fact is that after the divorce Mikhailov dedicated the song "Well, that's all" to his ex-wife.
Later, Stas began a relationship with his backing vocalist Natalia Zotova. In 2005, the man broke up with the girl after learning about her pregnancy.
In the same year, a girl named Daria was born to Zotova. For a long time, Mikhailov refused to acknowledge his paternity, but after a few years he wanted to meet with Dasha.
According to many friends of the artist, the girl is very similar to her father.
Stas Mikhailov met his current wife, Inna, in 2006. Previously, the girl was married to the famous football player Andrei Kanchelskis.
From a previous marriage, Inna had two aunts - Andrey and Eva. In alliance with Stas, her daughters Ivanna and Maria were born.
Stas Mikhailov today
Today Stas Mikhailov is still actively touring different cities and countries. His concerts are sold out in various European countries and the United States.
In 2018, he was on the list of Vladimir Putin's confidants on the eve of the upcoming presidential elections. In the same year a documentary film “Stas Mikhailov. Against the rules".
The tape presented various interesting facts from the biography of Stas Mikhailov.
In 2019, the artist shot 3 videos for the songs "Our Children", "This Long Do" and "Let's Forbid Parting" Then he was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria.
Mikhailov has an Instagram account, where he uploads photos and videos. By 2020, about 1 million people have signed up to his page.
Photo by Stas Mikhailov
