Kirill Tolmatsky, acting under the stage name Decl, was a prominent representative of the Russian musical hangout. In the distant 2000, he introduced the country to a new promising direction of rap, the musician left his mark in hip-hop culture.
Childhood and youth
Cyril was born in 1983 in Moscow. As a representative of the "golden youth", he graduated from the prestigious British International School in the capital and continued his education in Switzerland. The student’s neighbor was a young man from Zambia who turned out to be the son of the president of this country. From morning to night, the guy listened to unusual music for Cyril, which at first seemed to him a cacophony of sounds. Once he could not stand it and moved away from his hated neighbor. But, returning to Moscow, he suddenly realized that he was completely captivated by the love of music that bothered him so much in Switzerland. Then the “pioneer” of Russian rap tried to reproduce it on his own and realized that he wanted to share it with others.
Decl's creativity
The novice musician spent most of his time at parties. Radically changed his appearance, now he was distinguished by loose clothing and dreadlocks. He studied the basics of break dance and read classics with a beat.
He began his career as a teenager while still at school. Cyril's father, the famous producer Alexander Tolmatsky, at an early age saw the talent of his son and decided to make him another successful commercial project. The stage name "Decl" was born at the very beginning of his career, in slang it means "a little bit, a little." From the age of fourteen, the boy toured. Tolmatsky Sr. treated him more as a producer rather than as a father, this ruined their relationship for many years, and the divorce of his parents added tension when his father went to a young beauty.
The first steps in the musical field were shooting Decl in the video of Vlad Valov for the song "A pack of cigarettes" in the hip-hop style. Then his father helped Cyril make a video for the author's song "Tears". He presented his new song "Friday" at one of the music festivals.
In the early 2000s, Decl reached the peak of its popularity. During this period, his debut album "Who are you?" Was released. The composition "Party" from this collection was a hit, it was often played by domestic radio stations.
Decl has become a brand of modern youth. He was invited to advertise Pepsi, and dreadlocks became incredibly popular among young people. The young man was regularly invited to television channels, and even the computer game "Kill Decl" appeared. Soon the second album of the musician was released. He was more lyrical and addressed adult topics. Viewers of Channel One Kirill was remembered in the TV show "The Last Hero" as a persistent and hard-working participant in the program.
New stage
The Tolmatsky conflict reached its peak in 2004, when Cyril, slamming the door, left his father’s studio. He had to start all over from scratch and prove his talent. The musician began his independent work with the new pseudonym "Le Truk" in the videos "Pobratrachim" and "God is, " as well as in the new solo album. A smooth transition from one name to another did not work, another scandal arose with his father - the holder of the Decl brand. The musician had no choice but to add a solid sign at the end to his pseudonym. As “Decl”, he released his fourth disc in 2008, which included 19 underground compositions. This collection, like the fifth album "Here and Now", released in 2010, did not arouse much interest among the listeners.
The situation changed in 2014, when success and popularity came to the musician again. Three records released in a row were united by the common name "Decellion". Professionals from many countries of the world accepted their entries. In 2018, Decl collected his old songs under the general title "Acoustic".
Personal life
Family was important for Decl. In the early 2000s, he connected life with a model from Nizhny Novgorod named Julia. Soon the couple had a baby - the son of Anthony. Julia was not opposed to her husband attending childbirth. Cyril tried to spend all his free time with his heir.
