Nikolai Baskov is a Russian pop and opera singer. Baskov's star was lit in the mid-1990s. The peak of popularity was in 2000-2005. The performer calls himself the most handsome man in Russia. When he enters the stage, he literally demands applause from the audience.
The mentor of the "natural blond of Russia" was Montserrat Caballe. Today, no one doubts the vocal data of the singer.
Nikolai says that his appearance on stage is not only the performance of musical compositions, but also a show. Therefore, he rarely allows himself to sing to the soundtrack.
The artist always has something to please the fans of his work. In addition to the fact that he perfectly performs classical musical compositions, his repertoire also includes modern tracks.
Songs are very popular: “Barrel-organ”, “Let me go”, “I will give you love”.
Childhood and youth of Nikolai Baskov
Nikolay Baskov was born on the territory of the Russian Federation. For some time the boy lived abroad.
When little Kolya was 2 years old, his dad graduated from the M.V. Frunze Military Academy. He left with his family for the GDR, where he was obliged to serve further.
For more than 5 years, the head of the family worked in Dresden and Königsbrück. Baskov's father began his military career as a platoon commander.
Then he began to "move" up the career ladder to the assistant commander. Some time later, Baskov Sr. graduated from the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Nikolai Baskov's mother is a teacher by education. However, on the territory of the GDR, she worked on television as an announcer.
First encounter with music
When the boy was 5 years old, his mother began to interest him in music. She taught Kolya musical notation.
Nikolai went to the 1st grade in Germany. A little later, the family was transferred to the territory of the Russian Federation.
At the same time, Baskov Jr. entered the music school.
Nikolai recalled that in childhood he was not as liberated as in adulthood. He recalled his first performance on the school stage.
Nikolai was entrusted with reciting a poem at a matinee. He taught and rehearsed his performance. However, at the matinee, the boy was confused, forgot the words, burst into tears and ran away from the stage.
Decision to dedicate life to music
Until the 7th grade, Nikolai studied at a Novosibirsk school. This is where his artistic career began. The fact is that the young man performed on the stage of the Children's Musical Theater of the Young Actor.
Together with the theater group, Nikolai managed to visit the territory of Israel, France and the United States of America.
During the tour, Basque realized that he wanted to devote himself to music.
In the mid-1990s, the young man was enrolled in the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music. Nikolai's vocals were taught by Honored Artist of the Russian Federation Liliana Shekhova.
In addition to studying at Gnesinka, the student received master classes from Jose Carreras.
The creative path of Nikolai Baskov
In his youth, Nikolai became a laureate of the Spanish Grande Voice competition. The young Russian performer was nominated several times for the Ovation Award as the Golden Voice of Russia.
In early 1997, Nikolai became a laureate of the All-Russian competition for young performers of the romance "Romansiada".
In the same year, the singer received the Young Opera Singers Award. Baskov was invited to perform the part of Lensky in Tchaikovsky's production of Eugene Onegin.
Now the Basque almost every year becomes the owner of prestigious music awards. In the late 1990s, he received a prestigious award at the Grande Voice competition in Spain.
A year passed, and Baskov appeared in the first video clips. Nikolai Baskov starred in the video clip "In Memory of Caruso".
The rise in popularity of Nikolai Baskov
It was after shooting in this video that the Basques gained nationwide love and popularity. The clip "In Memory of Caruso" for a long time occupied a leading position in the Russian charts.
Now Nikolai Baskov appears not only in academic halls. The number of admirers of the young artist's talent increased rapidly.
Albums with musical compositions began to be sold in millions of copies. As a result, it was Nikolai Baskov who became the first and at the moment the only performer who can freely sing in the style of popular and opera classics.
Each new creation of Baskov is a hit.
In the early 2000s, Nikolai Baskov was the soloist of the troupe at the Bolshoi Theater. Then the singer had just graduated from Gnesinka. He received the specialty of opera and chamber vocalist.
Then Nikolai became a graduate student of the Moscow Musical Conservatory of Pyotr Tchaikovsky. The young man graduated from the Musical Conservatory with honors.
In 2003, the singer left his native troupe and started working in the theaters of Nizhny Novgorod and Yoshkar-Ola.
Nikolai Baskov: "Bar-organ"
In early 2002, Nikolai Baskov performed on the stage of the Song of the Year music festival. There, the young performer presented the songs "Forces of Heaven" and "Street Organ".
Musical compositions received the status of hits. Baskov's clips were broadcast on the federal TV channels of Russia.
The artist became the owner of prestigious music awards: Ovation, Golden Gramophone, MUZ-TV, Style of the Year.
Then Nikolai Baskov started recording new albums. Until 2007, the Russian singer delighted his fans with the annual presentation of 1-2 albums.
We are talking about such collections as: "Dedication", "I'm 25", "Never Say Goodbye", "You Alone".
After 2007, Nikolai's discography was not replenished with new releases for a long time.
And only in 2011, fans were able to enjoy the songs of the Romantic Journey album. In this collection, Nikolai collected lyrical compositions.
The last album was the collection "Game".
Nikolai Baskov and Montserrat Caballe
During the peak years of Nikolai Baskov's popularity, a meeting took place that changed his life. The performer met a legendary figure, the famous soprano of the century - Montserrat Caballe.
The performers jointly held several performances. It was an invaluable experience for Baskov. After that, Caballe told the artist that he needed to improve his vocal abilities.
Montserrat took Baskov "under her wing" and began to teach the intricacies of operatic singing. Nicholas was the only student of Montserrat Caballe.
Life in Barcelona
For several years, the Basque lived in Barcelona, where he studied with Montserrat Caballe.
There, the singer participated in various musical performances. In Barcelona, the Russian singer had the honor to sing along with the daughter of the famous diva - Marty Caballe.
During this period, Nikolai performed a significant number of compositions of world classics. He also gave concerts and was a member of local shows.
In 2012, the world premiere of Alexander Zhurbin's opera Albert and Giselle took place in Moscow. It was written specifically at the request of Nikolai Baskov. The main role of Alberto was played by Nikolai.
In 2014, the Russian singer delighted his fans with new musical compositions. We are talking about the songs: "Zaya, I love you" and "I will kiss your hands."
In 2016, the artist supplemented his videography with clips for the songs: “I will hug you”, “I will give you love”, “Cherry love”.
Then he became a guest of the popular Evening Urgant program, in which, with Ivan Urgant, he participated in the filming of a parody video for the song The Story Of Pen Pineapple Apple Pen.
Personal life Nicholas Baskov
Baskov's first marriage was in 2001. Then the young man married the daughter of his producer.
After 5 years, the first-born son Bronislav was born in a young family. However, it was at this stage that the couple began to have problems. They soon divorced.
A few months after the divorce, Baskov told the press that he was engaged to the beautiful Oksana Fedorova.
However, in 2011, the couple officially announced that they were breaking up.
In the same 2011, Baskov began an affair with the Russian singer Anastasia Volochkova. The couple lasted until 2013.
The next chosen one of Baskov was Sofia Kalcheva.
Their romance lasted until 2017. They called their relationship a guest relationship. The couple spent a lot of time together. But the lovers were not going to sign.
After breaking up with Sofia, Nikolai Baskov began dating the beautiful Victoria Lopyreva.
In the summer of 2017, Nikolai officially announced that they would soon sign. However, the wedding was not destined to be. The couple broke up, but young people maintain friendly relations.
Nikolay Baskov now
In 2017, Baskov got rid of unnecessary kilograms. And the singer lost a lot of kilograms and repainted. He was tired of being blonde, so he switched to darker shades.
Weight loss was facilitated by visiting the gym. The singer began to weigh less than 80 kg, and such changes benefited him.
In 2018, the Russian singer pleasantly surprised fans of his work with unexpected collaborations.
Nikolai Baskov and "Disco Crash"
In February, the pop idol performed the hit "Dreamer" with the musical group "Diskoteka Avaria».
Less than 6 months later, the number of views exceeded 7 million.
In the summer of the same 2018, information appeared that the presentation of the joint work of Nikolai Baskov and Philip Kirkorov "Ibiza" would take place very soon.
The advertised video was created for Russian performers by Alexander Gudkov. The intrigue was "warmed up" by the showing of Kirkorov's sensational clip "Mood Color Blue", which was filmed in a similar style.
In addition to singers, such stars as Sergey Shnurov, Garik Kharlamov, Valery Leontiev, Anita Tsoi, Andrey Malakhov appeared in the filming of the video clip.
Nikolai Baskov and Philip Kirkorov
Already in a day, the joint work of Kirkorov and Baskov gained more than 1 million views. The audience of singers is young people aged 15–25 years.
The clip and the performance of the track at the New Wave contest evoked a lot of emotions from the public. True, they were not always positive.
Fans even discussed the moment of depriving Nikolai Baskov of the title "People's Artist of Russia". The artists recorded an apology to the “fans”, which was posted on YouTube.
But the scandals and indignation of the public disappeared when Nikolai Baskov appeared on Andrei Malakhov's show "Hello, Andrei!".
There he had a unique opportunity to present the spiritual record "I Believe" on the stage of the concert hall of the State Kremlin Palace.
Now the old fans of Baskov's work have calmed down. The youth wanted a repetition of the "evil shame".
Nikolai Baskov continues to be creative to this day. He tours a lot in the CIS countries and far abroad.
In addition, he became a member of various television programs and talk shows.
The Russian singer does not forget about his Instagram page either. It is there that you can see what the artist lives and breathes. More than 2 million users are watching the life of their favorite singer.
Nikolai Baskov in 2021
At the beginning of March 2021, the Russian singer presented the new track “Forget” to music lovers. Baskov commented on the release of the composition as follows: “This is a special piece of music. This is my confession. My history. My pain…". Nikolai devoted a lyrical composition to past relationships and the pain that remained deep in his heart, but from time to time reminds of himself.
Nikolai Baskov at the end of the last spring month of 2021 presented to fans of his work a video clip for the musical composition "Forget". The video was directed by Sergey Tkachenko. The artist addressed the "fans": "I hope the video will not leave you indifferent."
