Levan Gorozia. That is, journalism has become an official excuse for the family
Childhood and youth
The future rapper was born on October 9, 1985 in Krasnoyarsk, in a friendly international family. His father is a purebred Georgian, runs a large forestry. Mom is Russian by nationality, works as an accountant. Parents met while studying at Krasnoyarsk University and since then they have been going through life hand in hand. In 1985, their first-born Levan was born, and five years later, his younger brother Merabi was born. 
When our hero was four years old, the family moved to the polar Yakutsk, where he spent the conscious part of his childhood and adolescence. Parents raised their sons in strictness, trying to instill in them honesty, decency, a sense of responsibility and other qualities necessary for real men. Almost every summer the children spent with their grandparents in Sukhumi, so they were well acquainted with the national Georgian traditions.
L "One in childhood
At school, Levan was an exemplary student, until the ninth grade he studied for fives and fours. He grew up as an athletic boy, successfully passed all the TRP standards, participated in school and district competitions. In the sixth grade, the young man became seriously interested in basketball, achieved excellent results in a few years and even became the captain of the youth team of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), where he played at number 12. But a knee injury put an end to his professional career. The young man left the sport and took up hip-hop.
L "One in his youth
The first interest in this fashionable youth trend appeared as a teenager, and in high school Levan already tried to record his own tracks, reciting them to a tape recorder. He was inspired by the work of Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, Onyx and Tupac Shakur, and in sports, Michael Jordan was and remains the same idol.
The beginning of a musical career
After graduating from school, the young man entered the philological faculty of the local university. There he became interested in KVN, but did not give up music lessons. At the same time, he worked at a radio station, wrote scripts for corporate parties and hosted a program on a cable TV channel.With the advent of the Internet, Levan's musical activity has reached a new level. Together with a friend Igor Pustelnik (rapper Nel), who had a computer at home, they recorded tracks using beats found on the network and mixed them with special programs. Over time, the guys came up with the idea to create their own band Marselle, in 2005 they even released their debut album. And since in Yakutsk there were not enough opportunities to turn around in full force, it was decided to go to conquer Moscow.
L "One and Nel in his youth
Parents were not happy that Levan left the university and was going to move to the capital. The father dreamed that his son had a higher education and a worthy profession, and was skeptical about his passion for music. Therefore, the young man had to assure his parents that he was going to continue his education at the Faculty of Journalism.
In 2005, having moved to the capital, Levan really entered the journalism department of the Humanitarian Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting. Indeed, a diploma higher education he never got it - after successfully passing the state exams, he took an academic leave, from which he never returned (but now he conducts master classes for current students at the same university).
L "One in his youth
At first, Levan had a hard time in Moscow - together with Igor they rented a tiny odnushka in Odintsovo, there was a catastrophic lack of money. Their creative ideas required considerable financial investments, so the guys took on any job, even traded in counterfeit goods. Levan wrote scripts for the holidays, worked in a creative agency, led corporate parties and club parties.
In his third year, he got a job at Radio Next, the only radio station in Moscow at that time where rap was played. Taking advantage of his official position, he occasionally slipped his tracks to the music editor, but the authorities did not consider it necessary to put them on the air and put them on the table until better times. But the stubborn and purposeful Levan did not give up his attempts and managed to get his song “Moscow” on the air. Unexpectedly, this composition took a leading position in the radio station's hit parade and stayed on the top lines for thirty weeks. A-One TV channel included "Moscow" in the rotation, and the track took 6th place in the local hit parade.
Marselle - Moscow
From that moment on, the popularity of the Marselle group began to rapidly gain momentum, the guys signed a contract with the German record label "Phlatline" and under its auspices participated in the collection "I am the Russian dream vol. 1", which included tracks by Basta, Karandash, and other young rappers .
Way to success
In 2008, Levan (aka rapper L "One), as a representative of the Marselle group, took part in the show "Battle for Respect" on the Muz-TV channel. Gorozia lost the battle to his competitor, rapper ST, but in the next fight his friend Nel managed to snatch victory Thanks to this, the ranks of their fans have significantly increased, and the group has become widely known among fans of Russian rap.L "One in the "Battle for Respect" (2008)
In the same year, the group's new album, "Mars", was released, which included nineteen songs, including the famous "Moscow". Sasha Legend, Basta, ST, Teona Dolnikova, Dza-Dze and other performers took part in the work on the collection. The album was met with great interest, tours began around the country and neighboring countries, the group began to be invited to music festivals and fashionable rap parties.
In 2009, the guys delighted fans with the Phlatline in da building mixtape, thus celebrating the group's fifth anniversary. In support of the album, a video was shot for the song "In Your House" and a tour was organized.
Marselle ft. ST - In your house
Director Timur Bekmambetov presented an invaluable gift to the team - in 2011 he made the song "Moscow" the soundtrack to his new film "Phantom". Thanks to this, the group gained worldwide fame, and the map of their tours expanded significantly.
It would seem that the ambitious dreams of the musicians finally began to come true, all the doors opened before them - live, create and rejoice, but at the end of the year, the band members unexpectedly announced the termination joint activities. Before that, Marselle, rapper ST and DJ Booch ended their contracts with Phlatline for unknown reasons.
In 2012, L "One left the Phlathine label.
The breakup of the group came as a complete surprise to their fans. The musicians explained the reason for the discrepancy between views on further work and began independent promotion in the music world. True, later their paths crossed more than once - Igor repeatedly took part in the recording of L "One albums, and also produced many of his tracks.
L "One: about sports, music and changes in life
Black Star
In the spring of 2012, Levan Gorozia signed a contract with the young Timati Black Star production center and became a full-fledged member of the team, which was later joined by rapper Mot, Misha Marvin, Klava Koka, Yegor Creed and other talented Russian performers. In those days, Black Star was a convenient haven for musicians who had a lot of ideas in their heads, but did not have the money to implement them. 
L "One and Timati
Having become an artist of the label, L "One released two new tracks "Everything will be" and "Give me the word", for which expensive clips were shot. In June, the rapper took part in the recording of the scandalous "GOOD-BYE", which Timati and Philip Kirkorov made for several years implacable enemies.
The following year, the artist released a full-fledged solo album, Sputnik, which included fourteen new tracks. Timati and other artists of the label took part in its recording, and the song “Everyone dances with their elbows” became an all-Russian hit. A video clip was filmed for it, which in record time has collected more than ten million views on YouTube.
L "One - Everyone dances with their elbows
Another outstanding work was the composition written by Levan, Timati and Sergey Mazaev for the GQ magazine promotion. In the video for this song, in addition to its creators, Fyodor Bondarchuk, Denis Matsuev, Garik Martirosyan, Alexander Revva and other domestic celebrities starred.
Gradually, from a simple guy from the neighboring Gorozia Street, he turned into a successful artist with a multimillion-dollar army of fans and a stable financial income. At first, he was comfortable within the walls of the label - he recorded songs, shot videos, and actively toured with his colleagues from Black Star. The musician willingly collaborated with other artists, as evidenced by his bright duets with Varvara Vizbor, Elka, Monatic and Max Barsky. He began to appear on television, gave an interview to Yuri Dudyu, visited the Evening Urgant program.
L "One and Christmas tree
In addition to musical activities, Gorozia began to engage in other projects - he launched his own clothing line, made several films in which he acted as a director and actor. Soon he became uncomfortable within the framework of Black Star, which eventually turned into a commercial empire with burgers and barbershops, and the artist decided to leave the production center and go on a free voyage.
In 2019, Levan's contract with Black Star expired, and the musician announced his departure. For Timati, this did not come as a surprise - there were conversations before, the main problem was the copyright for songs, videos and the use of a stage name. Levan was tired of constant touring, as well as the fact that he paid all the expenses (for the studio, musicians, recording, filming, etc.), and the label received the income.
Unfortunately, the musicians did not manage to part amicably, and L "One was left with nothing - the production center reserved the full right to dispose of his work and pseudonym.
Gorozia filed for Black Star statement of claim sued and lost. The enraged rapper filed a second lawsuit and expressed his attitude to what is happening in the track "Wind of Change", where he calls Timati "a mountain sheep who fled to a gold mine", and himself "an elbow dancer who cannot read the contract correctly." Timati left the lawyers to sort out this issue, especially since this is not a single such case for Lately. In 2019, Yegor Creed left the production center, and his departure was also accompanied by a scandal and mutual claims. 
Levan shared his future plans in the Evening Urgant program, which he became a guest in November 2019. He told the presenter that he plans to make a feature film, open his own production center and, possibly, go into the restaurant business. Gorozia considers perseverance and hard work to be one of his most important qualities, thanks to which he always achieves what he wants.
Levan Gorozia - Wind of change
L'One's personal life
Levan met his future wife Anna Guseva as a student at the Moscow Institute of Television and Radio Broadcasting. He first saw the girl at a student party dedicated to the beginning school year, and immediately decided that she would become his soulmate. 
He was not embarrassed that Anna was dating another guy, he quickly recaptured her from her opponent and has not let her go anywhere since then. The lovers got married in 2012, and a year later the young couple had a son, Misha (09/25/2013).
The son of L "One also plays basketball
The appearance of a child in the family radically changed Levan's attitude to life - if he used to love extreme entertainment and even flew into the stratosphere in a military fighter, now he has become much more careful and reasonable.
L "One with wife and children
April 15, 2017 Anna gave her husband and son another gift - she gave birth to baby Sofiko. Levan's happiness knew no bounds - he calls his daughter nothing more than a dandelion and can talk about her for hours.
You can see what an ideal father Gorozia is on the YouTube channel of Dmitry Shepelev, who in November 2019 launched a new project "Folders". L "One became the first guest and revealed from a completely different side, little known to his fans.
L "One now
After leaving Black Star, Levan Gorozia is glad that now he is the master of his own time. He won't have to go on tour anymore all year round, and there will be time to be with the family and work on new material. He is experimenting with electronic music, but it is too early to talk about the release of a full-fledged album.Levan is also interested in photography and is collecting material for a new photo exhibition (the first one took place in 2017).
At the end of 2019, L'One renewed relations with the Marselle group and was going to give a big tour with old comrades.
Levan Gorozia is a popular rap artist, founder of the Marseille group and a former artist of the Phlatline label, who joined the Black Star mafia in 2012. On October 9, 1985, a son was born to the chairman of the forestry committee of the Krasnoyarsk region and his wife, who was named Levan.
Rapper L "One (Levan Gorozia)
The future rapper was brought up in strictness. The head of the family, Georgian by origin, was a serious, reserved person who, even in the presence of relatives and friends, was stingy with emotional manifestations. Levan's mother is the complete opposite of her husband. She had a fine mental organization and was friendly and open both with family members and with unfamiliar people.
L "One in childhood In his youth, the Gorozia family moved to the city of Yakutsk, where the future rapper became actively involved in basketball. However, his sports career was not destined to take place. Levan retired from the sport after a knee injury that he received during one of the games. The future artist began to show interest in hip-hop culture at the age of 13. It was then that he wrote his first text and began to master programs for creating music.
L "One played basketball By the age of twenty, the ambitious young man already had experience working on radio channels and was simultaneously involved in the projects of two Yakut radio stations. Already at that time, the glory of the radio host did not cover the relentlessly growing ambitions young man. Levan decided to reach a new level and, under the pretext of submitting documents to the university, together with his friend Igor Pustelnik (rapper Nel), left for Moscow.
Family L "One From the biography of the star of the Black Star label, it is known that Levan Gorozia nevertheless entered the institute. True, after two years of full-time study at the Faculty of Journalism, the guy transferred to the correspondence department in order to concentrate on creativity. After numerous attempts to get a job in Moscow, L "One nevertheless got a position as a presenter at the Next radio station. The young man did not have enough salary, so he worked in parallel in a creative agency, writing scripts for various celebrations.
Music
Together with a fellow hip-hop artist Nel, he founded the Marselle group. Levan was writing lyrics, and his friend was overlaying beats and selecting music. In 2007, the group signed a contract with representatives of the major German music label Phlatline. The first wave of popularity surged after the participation of friends in the TV show of the MUZ-TV channel “Battle for Respect.” Then L "One lost to his groupmate in the semifinals.
In 2008, the album "Mars" was released with their most famous single "Moscow", which stayed at the top of the country's charts for a couple of weeks. Artists such as Sasha Legend, and took part in the recording of the album. On March 31, 2011, the group announced the termination of cooperation with the Phlatline label, and a year later, L'One on their pages in in social networks posted a post in which he said that the group broke up due to creative differences.
L "One and Timati On May 18, 2011, L "One signed a contract with the Black Star label, under which his solo album Sputnik was released. A week after the release, the composition took fourth place in the iTunes Store rating, and the title song of the disc," Everyone dances with their elbows "became all-Russian On February 13, 2013, the Black Star channel posted a video for this single on YouTube.The video has collected a total of 11 million views.The 173 cm tall, charismatic tattooed artist also collaborated with other musicians of the label:,.
In October 2013, L'One, together with Timati, wrote a promotional song for GQ magazine. In the video, in addition to the authors of the composition, the stars of Russian show business also starred:, and. On October 6, 2015, Levan's solo album "Lonely Universe" was released, the track list of which for the first time after the collapse included the Marselle song "Mars".
In March 2016, the artist visited the program "Evening Urgant", where he sang the song "Hey, bro!". A couple of months after the debut on Channel One, the singer recorded a duet with the single "Yakutyanochka".
L "One and Varvara Vizbor In the same year, L "One had a conflict with a representative of the Dead Dynasty musical formation. At one of the concerts, during the performance of the song "Mom, I don't want to live," rapper Pharaoh sent Levan away and for a long time. Gorozia could not leave the incident unattended. Full-time the bet took place at an Adidas party, to which Levan came dressed in Nike clothes. After a tête-à-tête conversation, Pharaoh apologized to L "One.
In 2017, clips for the compositions “Time of the First”, “Chance”, “Medal for a Medal” and “Fire and Water” saw the light of day. Also, L "One, together with the Quest Pistols Show and Mumiy Troll groups, took part in the filming of the Coca-Cola company's video "Try ... Feel!".
Personal life
Gorozia met his first and only wife while he was a university student. The love story of Levan and Anna began long before the whole country began to dance with their elbows to his compositions. Young people legalized relations after 5 years from the moment they met. In 2010, their wedding took place, and three years after significant event his wife bore him a son, who was named Misha. Levan explained the choice of the name by the fact that all the Mikhails who met on his life path were strong and positive people.
L "One and his wife Anna According to the artist, he and his lover were preparing for the birth of a child during all nine months of pregnancy. The couple made major repairs in the apartment, as well as a rearrangement to make the house more spacious. After Anna appeared in 2016 at the Tatler debutante ball with a noticeably rounded belly, rumors spread about the second pregnancy of the wife of the representative of the Black Star label.
L "One with family Suspicions were confirmed when, in 2017, a replenishment occurred in the Gorozia family. The musician's wife gave him a daughter, Sofiko. In an interview, the artist has repeatedly admitted that after the birth of his daughter he became sentimental and vulnerable. Now a hip-hop artist often takes an heir to his concerts. Moreover, Misha often goes on stage to help the head of the family perform the track "Tiger".
L "One now
In May 2017, the performer of the composition "Chance" visited the show of the TNT channel "Improvisation", in which the participants, Dmitry Pozov, and together with the presenter tried to make the rapper laugh. In early July, the singer performed at the VK Fest festival in St. Petersburg, where he performed the songs "Road", "I'll Be Young", "Sleep", "Medal for a Medal", "All or Nothing" and "Ocean". In the same month, concerts were held in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Sochi, Gelendzhik and Braslav (Belarus).
ABOUT breaking news from the life of the star of the Black Star label, fans will learn not only from the official community of the singer "VKontakte", his
T1One who is this?
Real name— Nicholas Skunk
Hometown— Rybinsk
Nickname— T1ONE
Activity— Rapper
Nikolai Skunk, better known as T1One, is a popular Russian rap artist.
Nicholas Skunk, Russian rap singer, Russian nationality, acting under the pseudonym T1One (pronounced Tiuan), was born on June 3, 1988, in a small the city of Rybinsk. There is no reliable information about childhood, school and student years, as the musician does not particularly like to talk about his past. In one of the few interviews, the young man admitted that he began to get involved in hip-hop culture when he was 13 years old.
T1One rapper
The musical career of Nikolai Skunk began in 2008. It was in this year that he recorded his debut mixtape, entitled " The best". In the same year, he finishes work on two more mixtapes: Better than before" And " Platinum". 2009 turned out to be rich in creative events. Authored rapper T1One mixtapes such as "The Best Mixtape III", "Boss", "Red Mask", "Ogr Odin Omen", "Perfect Music 1", "Perfect Music 2" and "Perfect Music 3" are born. The next year turned out to be just as productive, Nikolai recorded seven mixtapes, namely: “Perfect Music 4”, “Fuck You!”, “Black Mask”, “Russia On Fire”, “Solo Ogr”, “Fight Music”, “In cage." In the same year he recorded the album " Skunk #1", by" Nicholas Skunk«.
In 2012, inspiration left the young rap musician, and he presents only two recorded mixtapes to the public: “ Poetics" And " black & white". The following year, the artist recorded his debut studio album, called " From soul to soul". A little later, he finishes work on the mixtape " Blot«.
In one of his interviews, T1One talked about recording a studio album. According to the artist, he had a chance to work with a well-known record company in Moscow. But, after looking at where the money goes, he came to the conclusion that all the work can be done independently, on his own equipment. So the rap artist made a decision for himself to purchase AKG recording equipment.
In 2013 T1One continues to work fruitfully in a home recording studio. Albums such as " open space "," Wolf "," Really "and a mixtape" Best Mixtape IV«.
Despite the busy work schedule, the rapper is constantly involved in concert tours. He is constantly called to rap battles, but Nikolai never agreed, referring to the fact that they come to fights with homemade preparations, which kills the very idea of \u200b\u200bfreestyle battles.
In 2014, Nikolai Skunk decides to release a number of music collections under his own name, so the mixtapes "Ogr Solo 2 Vol.1", "Ogr Solo 2 Vol.2" and "Basta - 1" appeared.
In 2015, T1One decides to continue the experiment. Under the authorship of "Nikolay Skunk" mixtapes are recorded " DOPE” and two studio albums “No Label Vol.1” and “No Label Vol.2”. But the rapper will also decide to re-record music under the authorship of T1One. So there is an album called, "Forgive my French." In 2016, the albums "Lighthouses", "Strings", " Most most"and mixtape" Thanks mom for me«.
T1One and his personal life
Nothing is known about the personal life of the rap artist. In a few interviews, Nikolai tries to ignore such questions. Only once did Nikolai mention that his relatives were cool about his creative work.
T1One now
In 2017 Nicholas Skunk presents to the rap community a single called, " Her green eyes". At the beginning of 2018, fans of the musician's work were happy to learn about the appearance of the next studio album, " Messed up, confused". Wikipedia also talks about the life and work of the singer, and there is also an official account on Instagram and VK.
T1ONE 29-year-old L’One, the performer of the hit “Everybody Dances with Elbows,” at one time tossed for a long time between the “serious” profession that his parents wanted for him, and his favorite thing - music. The result speaks for itself: now L’One has a big concert tour around the cities of Russia
Rap artist L'One rose to prominence a few years ago when he was part of the band Marselle with his partner Nel. Two years ago, he went on a solo voyage and began collaborating with the Timati Black Star production center. In the near future, L'One will give concerts in 29 cities of Russia. Contrary to stereotypes about rappers, Levan (this is actually the name of the musician, and he introduces himself as Leva) is an educated and well-mannered person. In addition, he is an exemplary family man: everyone who was present at the shooting for OK! noted how reverently he treats his one-year-old son Misha.
Leo, you seem to be a wonderful dad. How do you rate this role?
To be honest, I'm not a very good dad, because I don't communicate with my son as often as I would like - I'm rarely at home. But if I'm with my family, then I switch completely, and let the whole world wait. The son is still small, so he does not understand anything yet, educate - do not educate. And when he grows up, we will look with him mutual language. I have a rather complex character, I am quick-tempered, I hope my son will be different.
Are you afraid of conflicts?
It’s just that I myself am a copy of my father, and it was hard for us to communicate. Now that I have grown older, and my father has accumulated worldly wisdom, we have learned to find a common language, and when I was young and hot - especially at a transitional age - our foreheads often collided. I want to avoid the same mistakes with my son.
Did your father raise you strictly?
Yes, we had many stories - for example, when I was naughty or tried adult drinks. And my mother, in turn, tried to protect me and hid me “under her skirt”. (Laughs.) Probably, the fact that the father is Georgian and the mother is Russian affected. On the one hand, the hard hand of the father, on the other, maternal democracy. But all this is good, because I grew up as a fairly intelligent kid who respects people, and especially the elders. In the homeland of the pope, in Georgia, it is customary: if an adult comes in, you need to stand up, if he speaks, listen to the end and not insert your weighty “I”.
Did you choose what to do, or was your father's opinion decisive?
The main thing is that nothing was forbidden to me, which is why I am sitting here with you now. (Smiling.) I wanted to go in for sports - I did it, I wanted to play in KVN - I played. My parents needed me to focus on my studies, this is a normal desire.
Wikipedia says rather cryptically about you that you were a “media personality” in your native Yakutsk. What would that mean?
Let's just say, there I achieved everything that a young man at the age of about twenty can achieve, captured all the areas where you can prove yourself in one way or another. He worked on radio, television, was even the director of the creative department of a media holding, which included two radio stations and two TV channels.
And you had all this at the age of twenty?
(Smiling.) Yes. But still, the basis of my formation was sports: in the sixth grade, I started playing basketball. In the tenth, he got on the radio, and after school he entered the philological faculty, but later left him. I gained a lot of experience in the local media, so when I entered TV and radio journalism in Moscow, I yawned in the back of the class for the first two courses and eventually transferred to part-time. The advantage of this decision was that I had time for music, the minus was that the profession has sunk into oblivion, because self-study plays an important role in part-time, and, let’s say, I didn’t do it.
So you're my graduate colleague?
Ungraduated. The fact is that my mind was completely captured by music. So I passed the state exams, but there wasn’t enough time for a diploma. The funny thing is that at the same time I went to my institute with master classes on the topic "The difference between an indie artist and an artist on a label." The rector then said: “Well, if so, go to study leave". True, it ended a long time ago.
So we got to the question of music ...
(Smiling.) My passion for hip-hop started back in 1998. Basketball, wide pants, music - this culture was close to me. As my father said, we dressed "weird and funny." At the same time, the Internet appeared in Yakutsk, it became easier to search for information. I started with computer programs for mixing music. He began to write his first lines, rhymes, and then he went into it with his head and released his first solo album. Due to his acquaintances on radio and television, he even held a presentation in Yakutsk with posters and all that. Then he left for Moscow. True, I still went with the goal of developing in the musical field, and not to study ...
That is, journalism has become an official excuse for the family?
Yes, I told my parents that I would study, I would become a journalist in Moscow. My father, however, wanted me to study law more, and my mother supported my journalistic inclinations. Both until the last did not understand why I needed music, they believed that it did not bring money, and they did not even imagine that their son could achieve something in this. In principle, they can be understood: a Georgian from Yakutsk who raps ... (Laughs.)
I like your self-irony.
If it were not for diligence and a certain combination of circumstances, then perhaps I really would not have succeeded. I do not consider myself talented, but due to daily work, I have what I have. Although, perhaps on a subconscious level, I am trying to realize the dreams of my father, who played in the theater in his youth. I have great respect for him - he is a very hardworking person. He has always held leadership positions in the forestry sector. She and her mother, who still works as an accountant, are representatives of, let's say, the middle section of the intelligentsia. Together they graduated from the institute in Krasnoyarsk and moved to work in Yakutia. My father supported not only our family, but also those close to us in Georgia. I recently received the highest degree of praise from him - though not personally, but through my mother. In one interview, I expressed my point of view regarding Russia and Ukraine. My father read it and said that, it turns out, there is something in my head, he managed to plant some kind of grain of reason in me. (Laughs.)
Now he must be very proud of you.
I think he understands that I chose the right path. My father's colleagues sometimes ask him to help with tickets to my concert or with an album for their children. But he hides his emotions, so I don't know.
Are you an only child?
I have a brother, he is five years younger. He also plays in KVN, hosts events. Now, when I have a tour of Russia, I took him to my aid. Before concerts, there is usually an introductory part, when you need someone to come out and broadcast something in front of the audience, so he does it. Let's just say I got myself a freelance brother. Good to have around loved one on which you can fully rely. He has a bright head.
Has there ever been a rivalry between you?
No, we've been side by side all our childhood. I even think that sometimes he too zealously sets me as an example to himself. Now he is gaining experience and in the future he also wants to move to Moscow. In this regard, it will be easier for him than for me: he already knows where everything is happening, he sees how every cog in the mechanism of becoming works.
How was your development? How did you live in Moscow at first?
I rented a one-room apartment with a friend, with whom we created the Marselle group. In Moscow, no one was waiting for me, I ran around castings and tried to get a job on television. I thought that since I already have experience, I’ll come now and it will become clear to everyone how good I am, but for some reason they didn’t take me anywhere. (Smiling.) The first year I studied - my friend and I put our songs on the table - then I got a job at the Radio Next radio station, the only one at that time where rap was played. I was insanely short of money, so at the same time I worked in creative agencies - I came up with scripts for the holidays, then I became a host in clubs and at parties. And of course, taking advantage of his official position, he periodically brought songs to the radio with the words: “Hey-hey, look what!” The music director said: “Class, well done!” - and put them off. The songs were probably not very good. (Laughs.) This continued until I brought our composition “Moscow”, which opened the Marselle group for listeners and occupied one of the lines of the Radio Next hit parade for thirty weeks. It was a significant milestone in my life: from that moment on, changes began, we released an album, we began to go on tour. And in 2011 they took a creative break.
And you started working alone?
Over the next year, I was at a crossroads, because I had a wife, and I, like a normal man, had to earn money, and music at that time did not bring a penny, plus my self-realization and self-esteem were somewhere at the bottom. Friends offered me a job, and I was ready to take it when I received advice from my father, to whom I listened, probably for the first time in my life. He said that I needed to focus on one thing and not try to sit on three chairs. So I did not go anywhere, but continued to make music and signed a contract with Black Star. But I did not close the door to journalism; the epistolary genre strongly appeals to me. I want to return to this when my process of becoming an artist is over. At the age of 35, probably, I will be able to say something from the height of the gained experience.
And what did Anya, your wife, say when your mental turmoil began?
She is like the wife of a Decembrist. She didn't care what I did. I feel that with her my rear is covered, it helped me then and helps me now. The fact is that Anya appeared in my life when I had nothing yet.
How did you meet?
Anya is my college love. I took it from another young man. Such a Georgian arrived from Yakutsk on a white horse and invited her to the cinema on the "Revolver". (Smiling.) I remember that after we walked, I covered her with a jacket, because it was cool ... Since then, we have started a relationship. Next year it will be ten years since we have been together, five of which we have been married. She is a great mother, a great friend and lover, and she knows perfectly well that if I disappear somewhere until the morning, then I'm in the studio. We know each other like crazy.
Tell me, did the birth of your son somehow change your worldview?
I was in the hospital when Anya gave birth, though not at the process itself, because I think that this is something secret that a man should not see. They immediately put my son in my arms. And I suddenly realized that now came for real adulthood. Later, I came to realize why everything is done in this world. If earlier I was engaged in stage diving - I jumped from the stage into the crowd, then with the birth of my son I began to be afraid, and not even for myself, but for the young people who are trying to catch me - they are also someone's children! I began to take care of myself more, although by nature I am a crazy person: I ride a snowboard, somehow flew into the stratosphere ...
To the stratosphere? On what?
On a fighter. They let me drive.
Steer?!
(Laughs.) The pilot asked me on the intercom: "Do you see what I'm doing?" I say: "Well, yes ..." And he: "Well, that's it, take the lever." And I'm like, "What do you mean?!" In general, he flew the MiG-29 fighter at an altitude of 14 thousand meters and at a speed of 1.5 thousand kilometers per hour. Of course, then I was sweating, but now I remember with a smile, it was a great event in my life. My son was just born... (Smiles and thinks.) What else has he changed in me? He made me find strength in myself even at times when I am physically and mentally devastated. He doesn't care what happens to me there, he grows, he needs to dress and eat. And this realization that my son needs me moves me forward. I want him to have a brother soon. Or sister.
Since its appearance in former USSR in the early nineties, Russian hip-hop began to quickly gain popularity among young people and is not going to lose ground.
Daring and talented performers write and release high-quality, interesting music. Among them, a guy named Aljay stands out, who is now very popular among schoolchildren and students.
Official biography data
- Where and when was he born - Novosibirsk, 1994, July 9;
- Real name - Uzenyuk Alexey;
- Stage name - Allj, Aljey;
- Education - secondary, incomplete medical;
- Height and weight - 176 cm, 76+ kg;
- Performance style - Russian hip-hop (Russian rap);
- Family - single, has a girlfriend; brother Daniel.
Childhood and school years of Lehi Eldzhey
In the elementary and middle classes, Alexei was a calm "middle peasant", not upsetting his parents with bad grades and hooligan behavior. As a child, he even attended a music studio, tried to practice vocals, but (according to him) ordinary singing "did not hook." The boy's mother and father then, probably, did not suspect what kind of career to prepare the life of their son!
Aleksey decided not to graduate from high school, after the ninth grade he went to a medical school, while studying he began to earn extra money. And then he suddenly quit - rap music, it turns out, has been calling him to itself for several years. While still a teenage schoolboy, he first came to the Novosibirsk battle site and tried his hand there. "It is mine!" - he thought, and first began visiting live venues, then he tried to perform in battles on the Internet. Then he was only thirteen years old.
In the photo Alexey Uzenyuk in his youth. He really "fell ill" with hip-hop, he writes lyrics and takes part in verbal battles. Internet battles "dispersed" his popularity: fans begin to upload cuts to his compositions, he is gaining popularity on social networks a large number of likes. Popularity is growing, but Eljay again, as he once did with his studies at the school, sharply tells himself “stop”. He later explained this act: he understood that he had to quit with battles and start writing his own tracks.
The beginning of success
Lekha-Aldzhey in 2009 makes a home studio and writes the first tracks there, putting them on the net. His style of that time is called by fans as "evil and cheeky porch lyrics". Another characteristic (in his own words) of the performance style is “thin, but dirty and dense”, and these words will then fall into the text of his hit.
For five years, Alexei, as they say, “without raising his head”, has been working and polishing his rap skills, there are already a lot of cuts from his tracks on youtube. Finally, to the delight of the fans, in 2014 a large official album called “Boskos are smoking” is released. "BOSHKI DIMATSYA LYRICS" was a real success with the underground youth audience, although it was criticized for its out-of-the-ordinary style.
Two years later, a new collection called "Catacombs" appeared, which brought Eljay even more popularity, many cover versions of songs from this album appeared.
In 2017, together with Pavel Kravtsov (stage name - Kravts), he shoots the video "Eldzhey & Kravts, Disconnect", and almost immediately the collection "Sayonara Boy" appears. The presentation of the album took place on July 7 in Moscow, in the "Lookin rooms" club. This is what enthusiastic fans wrote about the songs from this album: “Down with vanilla suffering about our childhood! We have grown up, and it is too late to save us! Another statement of one of the fans about the collection: “These are impudent, but cool songs, in which everything that is impossible is mixed, and even if you really want to, it’s also impossible, as our parents think.”
Just then Allj changed his performance style and appearance: He was influenced by the work of South African rave groups, specifically the Cape Town band Die Antwoord. And LJ is unstoppable: he is quickly recording six more studio albums, the latest of which is Sayonara Boy 3.
"Pink wine"
This track, as soon as it hit the net in 2017, immediately took top positions in social networks: it was listened to 200 million times on VK by the end of the year! The song was recorded in collaboration with the Russian hip-hop singer Feduk (real name Fedor Insarov). In November of the same year, the video of the same name was filmed, and in two days it gained two million views.
Crazy, simply indescribable success, and suddenly ... The clip suddenly disappeared from access to youtube! Fans are in shock, social. networks explode with bewilderment: why, what happened? The first statement about the blocking was posted on the Internet by the director of the video, Alexei Rozhkov: “Soon the video will be unblocked, these are tricks of our enemies.” The incomprehensible situation was later “resolved” by Aljay himself: it turns out that he applied for blocking, his copyrights were allegedly violated. The reason is funny - he wanted his name to be in front of Feduk. The original version looked like this - "Elzhdey & Feduk", but since the clip was released for the first time on Feduk's channel, he rearranged the names without permission. By the way, in the social networks, Allj fans did not support such a name either and strongly opposed it.
Allj and Feduk. Frame of the video “Rose wine”. Around the video, a serious conflict erupted. The well-known at that time blogger Dzharakhov on Twitter sharply criticized Aljay's stage image and performance style, but this was, as Alexey retorted to him, only his point of view and a matter of personal taste. The leader of the Little Big group, Ilya Prusikin, stated that "this guy was generally invited only as a performer, and the song was not his." The information, by the way, was soon refuted by both Eldzhey and Feduk. The result of the conflict - the true author of the song decided to "pay off" the scandal and leave everything as it is: "I assessed the situation soberly and decided not to spoil Feduk's career, the video will soon return to youtube."
Why isn't he like everyone else?
According to the guy, "study and work are boring, this is for those who have not managed to prove themselves in anything else." The point of view, yes, controversial, but this is his own sincere opinion. If the artist is talented and creativity brings him success and satisfaction - why not?
LJ is very self-critical, he carefully works on his tracks. Listening to the "draft" versions over and over again, he removes what he does not like, adds new "zest". The quality of the songs since the album "Sayonara Boy" has improved incredibly, and the strong voice with a hoarse voice has become undeniably recognizable.
Photo Instagram sayonaraboy. The "chip" of his stage image is milky-white lenses, which look creepy, but create an extraordinary look. He also loves to get tattoos: on his right elbow he has a tattoo in the form of a lantern, which means (according to him) the beginning of a successful period in life. On right hand on his finger he made a tattoo in the form of a bullet, and under his left eye - brass knuckles.
You can argue as much as you like and say that this image is scary. Some artists follow the “beaten” path and blindly copy a successful “look”, others try to create something of their own, albeit controversial, but they should be respected for this. In any case, LJ and his fans are not embarrassed by this kind of "not for sensitive natures."
Personal life, friends
The artist Allj does not yet think about his wife, and even more so about children - he has no family. Despite the scandalous appearance and extraordinary behavior, he is quite secretive in his personal life.
Aljay's career is developing at a rapid pace, and it is not surprising that fans "storm" his social accounts. networks asking if he has a girlfriend. He does not like to talk much about this topic, but on Instagram he regularly posts joint photos with his sweet darling. Little is known about his girlfriend: her name is Nastya, she is the same age as Alexei. Young people live together, but they don’t think about marriage yet.
In the photo, Aljay is with his girlfriend Nastya. The star (he deserved this title) of Russian rap is friends with the famous blogger Amiran Sardarov, in September 2017 he participated in his sensational program "Khach's Diary".
Eljey, unlike some representatives of modern "extreme" youth, is absolutely tolerant in terms of nationalities. Among his close friends is Ves from the Azerbaijani Russian-speaking group Caspian Cargo. Anar and Alexey have a joint photo with a sincere comment: “Music and nationality can be different, but friendship is one!”.