Anatoly Tsoi received his first "portion" of popularity when he was a member of the popular bands MBAND and Sugar Beat. The singer managed to secure the status of a bright and charismatic artist. And, of course, most of Anatoly Tsoi's fans are representatives of the weaker sex.
Childhood and youth of Anatoly Tsoi
Anatoly Tsoi is a Korean by nationality. He was born in 1989 in Taldykorgan. Until 1993, this city was called Taldy-Kurgan.
Little Tolik was brought up in an ordinary family. Many attribute to him rich parents. But there were no investments from mom and dad Tsoi. The guy "sculpted" himself on his own.
Mom says that Anatoly sang throughout his conscious childhood. Parents did not interfere with the disclosure of creative potential, they even helped their son in all his endeavors.
In an interview, Anatoly repeatedly mentioned that mom and dad taught him to work from childhood. The head of the family did not get tired of repeating to his son: “The one who walks will master the road.”
Anatoly earned his first money at the age of 14. The guy performed at various city events. In addition, he was paid for speaking at corporate parties. However, Tsoi is absolutely not warm by money. He took great pleasure in performing on stage.
At a young age, Anatoly won the honorary 2nd position at the Delphic Games. The guy won the nomination "Pop Vocal". He did not stop there and soon got on the popular X-Factor project in Kazakhstan. Choi managed to reach the final.
Thanks to his participation in the television project, Anatoly Tsoi became recognizable. Gradually, he won a local audience, and later joined the Sugar Beat team.
The creative path of Anatoly Tsoi
The creative biography of Anatoly Tsoi was replenished with interesting events. But the guy understood that he could not catch a star in his homeland. After some time, he moved to the very heart of the Russian Federation - Moscow.
Anatoly was not mistaken in his calculations. Tsoi was cast in popular shows, preferring the rating and promising project “I Want to Meladze”.
In 2014, viewers of the Russian TV channel NTV had the opportunity to observe how the new Meladze project was doing. Participants were selected through "blind auditions".
The female jury of the show, represented by Polina Gagarina, Eva Polna and Anna Sedokova, saw the incendiary performances of the participants, but did not hear them. At the same time, the jury (Timati, Sergey Lazarev and Vladimir Presnyakov) did not see the contestants, but heard the performance of the tracks.
Anatoly Tsoi: I want to Meladze
Interestingly, the pre-casting of "I want to Meladze" Anatoly Tsoi took place on the territory of Alma-Ata. All mentors were present at the casting. The most positive thing was that the young singer received flattering comments from the master of the project, Konstantin Meladze. At the qualifying round, Anatoly presented the musical composition Naughty Boy La La La.
In one of the interviews, Anatoly admitted that when he got to the casting, he began to doubt himself. He saw how many celebrities from Kazakhstan want to get under the wing of Meladze. Detractors said that Tsoi had no chance.
After the performance, the singer expected to be removed from the project. The guy initially wanted to become part of Meladze's boy band, despite the fact that he had previously dreamed of a solo career.
But regardless of the decision of the jury, Anatoly Tsoi firmly decided for himself that he would remain in Moscow. The young man still considers Moscow one of the most comfortable cities for life.
From an early age, Tsoi dreamed of performing on stage with promoted stars. While he was participating in the “I want to Meladze” project, the Russian beau monde began to make profitable offers to the guy. Tsoi could not break free, because he was obliged by the contract.
The project helped Anatoly Tsoi to reveal himself not only as a talented artist, but also as a well-mannered person. Initially, the guy got into the team of Anna Sedokova, performed with Markus Riva, Grigory Yurchenko. A little later, he came under the patronage of Sergei Lazarev. It was the most dramatic moment of the music show.
Participation in the MBAND group
Anatoly Tsoi, Vladislav Ranma, Artyom Pindyura and Nikita Kioss managed to win. The musicians managed to get the right to join the MBAND team. The guys presented the sensational track “She will return” to the fans of their work. For the first time, the musical composition sounded in the grand final of the project “I want to Meladze”.
In 2014, a music video was also released for the song. The video was directed by Sergey Solodkiy. Success and popularity were not long in coming. In just six months, the video on YouTube gained more than 10 million views.
A year later, the MBAND team was nominated for 4 awards at once. The group received the Kid's Choice Awards in the Russian Musical Breakthrough of the Year category. Also, the musicians were nominated for RU.TV in the categories "Real arrival", "Fan or layman", as well as for the "Muz-TV" award as "Breakthrough of the Year".
In 2016, the debut performance of the MBAND group took place. The musicians performed at the site of the Moscow club Bud Arena. At this stage, Vladislav Ramm left the team.
Vlad's departure did not reduce the interest of fans. Soon the film “Fix Everything” was released, in which the main characters were played by members of the musical group. Nikolai Baskov and Daria Moroz also starred in the youth film. During this period of time, the trio's repertoire was replenished with a new track.
Anatoly Tsoi and his bandmates did not ignore charity events. So, they created a social and musical video project “Raise your eyes”, which gave the children from orphanages the opportunity to express themselves creatively.
2016 was a real discovery for MBAND fans. The band's discography was replenished with two albums at once: "Without Filters" and "Acoustics".
As a member of the MBAND team, Tsoi became the performer of the single "Thread". The track was included in the new album "Rough Age". Later, the musicians presented the song "Mom, do not cry!", In the recording of which Valery Meladze took part.
In 2019, Anatoly Tsoi presented to fans of his work a video clip for the musical composition "It Doesn't Hurt". Then they started talking about the fact that the singer was going to pursue a solo career.
Anatoly Tsoi: personal life
Anatoly Tsoi, without modesty in his voice, admitted that he does not lack female attention. Despite this, earlier the artist tried not to talk about the details of his personal life.
In one of the interviews, the singer admitted that he lives with a girl who supported him while participating in the project “I want to Meladze”. Beloved believed in Tsoi and went through a series of serious trials with him.
Later it turned out that Anatoly called the girl to marry. His wife's name is Olga. The couple is raising three children. The family does not advertise their relationship. Interestingly, information about personal life appeared on the Internet only in 2020. Tsoi hid his wife and children for 7 years.
In 2017, journalists attributed the artist an affair with Anna Sedokova. Anatoly officially announced that he was not going to promote himself in the name of Anna and that there were only warm and friendly relations between the stars.
TSOY: interesting facts
- Anatoly Tsoi released a cover version of the popular track by American singer John Legend All of Me.
- The singer's favorite accessory is sunglasses. He doesn't go anywhere without them. He has a significant number of stylish glasses in his collection.
- Anatoly Tsoi sold his own vehicle. He invested the proceeds in the business. He was the owner of the clothing brand TSOYbrand.
- The singer loves dogs and hates cats.
- The performer dreams of acting in films and playing the role of a “bad guy”.
Singer Anatoly Tsoi today
In 2020, journalists started talking about the breakup of the MBAND group. Later, Konstantin Meladze confirmed the information. Despite the bad news, the musicians managed to comfort the fans - each of the band members will realize themselves as a solo singer.
Anatoly Tsoi continued to develop. In the winter of 2020, the "fans" had a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the live singing of their idol. As part of the Avtoradio project, Tsoi performed the touching song "Pill".
On March 1, 2020, the musical show "Mask" started on the NTV channel. On stage, popular stars performed in unusual masks. The audience heard their real voices only during performances. The essence of the project is that the jury must guess whose face is hidden under the mask, but they did not always succeed.
It was Anatoly Tsoi who eventually became the winner of the super popular show "Mask". Inspired and elated by success, the artist released a cover version of the track “Call me with you” on digital platforms. Viewers could hear the presented musical composition in the fifth edition of the musical show. Fans are looking forward to the release of the artist's debut solo album.
In the middle of the last spring month of 2021, the premiere of the debut LP of the singer Tsoy took place. We are talking about the disc, which was called "To the touch." The compilation was topped by 11 tracks.
Tsoy in 2022
At the end of January 2022, Anatoly pleased the "fans" with a new single. We are talking about the composition "I am fire." In the song, he addressed the girl, intending to set fire to her heart. In the track, he explains to the lyrical heroine how to solve this problem.
