Yuliakshin Radik Mukharlyamovich - Russian singer, arranger, composer, soundmaker, also known under the pseudonym Elvin Gray (Alvin Gray). Sings songs in Bashkir, Tatar and Russian languages. The media called the singer "Bashkir Justin Bieber." Honored Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
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Alvin Gray's real name is Radik Yuliakshin. Radik was born in Ufa, the capital of Bashkortostan, on May 17, 1989. He lived in a simple family, his father was a carpenter, his mother was a plasterer. He developed an interest in music early, already at the age of ten he was happy to learn to play the button accordion and kurai, a Bashkir musical instrument, and soon created his first independent project "DJ NEXT". That is how his career began.
At the age of 17, Radik released his first solo album "The Shulai." And a year later he released yet another - "Humerga Berga", where Radik acted as the author of music, artist and producer of his songs. Since Radik was educated at the Bashkir Lyceum, he knows the Bashkir language perfectly. That is why it was not difficult for him to learn the Tatar language.
For four years, from 2007 to 2011, Radik worked tirelessly - he toured with concerts in Bashkiria, Tatarstan, Chelyabinsk and Orenburg region.
Climbing
Immediately after the tour, Radik takes a one-way ticket and ends up in Moscow, which, as you know, does not believe in tears. Perhaps that is why Radik had the arrogance, tracked down the famous singer Alena Vysotskaya, and from the threshold announced that he wanted to sing with her in a duet. The star was, to put it mildly, shocked and still could not refuse.
Soon the premiere of the clip “This is Love” took place, and six months after the little-known singer came to conquer Moscow, Radik returned to Ufa to perform on the same stage with the unique Sofia Rotaru in front of the 100, 000th public.
So Radik Yuliakshin turned into Alvin Gray. He invented an alias himself - “Alvin”, because in his childhood Radik was teased with a “chipmunk”, and he did not forget it, but Gray from “Scarlet Sails” was always his favorite literary hero.
A small accent gives the singer’s voice a special uniqueness, gives him that uniqueness, thanks to which we can more deeply experience the undoubted talent of the performer. By the way, he is the first performer who came to the Russian show business from the national Bashkir stage. Alvin Gray is indeed a unique case, because he professionally sings in three languages at once.
