Biography, personal life, creativity and career path of Stas Mikhailov is one of the most popular topics for discussion in the press, on TV and among fans of the singer. It refers to those performers whose interest over the years does not dry out, but only gains momentum.
Now, against the background of the popularity and relevance of Stas Mikhailov, it is difficult to believe that his path to the stage was not easy. Before winning the love of millions of fans, he had to go through all the “circles of hell”, work as a loader, and a restaurant singer, and even a baker.
Biography of Stas Mikhailov
Stas was born in the family of a pilot and a nurse in late April 1969. The older brother, like his father, chose the career of a pilot, followed his example and Stas - after school he entered the Civil Aviation School in Minsk. But much more was attracted to the young man by music, and after 7 months he returned to Sochi.
In order not to be a burden to his parents, Stas had to get a job as a loader. Then there was military service in the Soviet army, in the North Caucasus district, returning home, where perestroika had already begun, and there was no work, the death of his elder brother. Studying at the Tambov Institute of Culture, where he entered after the death of his brother, the guy also did not attract.
Stas, like many young people, decided to try himself in commerce. He opened a video cassette rental point, bought a bun vending machine, and sang a guitar in the evenings on the stage of a small Sochi restaurant.
But the ambitious guy was a bit crowded in the restaurant, and he decided to storm the capital, since there were some data for this. However, Moscow met him rather coolly - there were many like Stas in the city, and everyone wanted to sing. In order to somehow survive, without asking his parents for money, he had to earn extra money as a driver.
Career Stas Mikhailov
Arriving in Moscow in 1992, Stas understood that it was necessary not only to survive, but also to show his musical and vocal abilities - he managed to break into the Estrada Theater, worked there for 5 years, wrote songs at the same time, and tried to promote them. The first real hit was the song "Candle".
The romantic performer began to notice. Mikhailov received several, albeit not so significant, awards for his compositions - a diploma of the festival "Midshipmen of the Variety" and a prize of audience sympathy at the competition "Star Rain".
In 1997, the financial situation already made it possible to shoot the first clip and record the first full-length song album "Candle". This was the beginning of success.
Then Stas returned to Sochi, again came to the capital, but real success came to him when Vladimir Melnik heard his songs. In 2004, thanks to businessman Melnik, Mikhailov’s song “Without You” hit one of the popular radio channels, after which the singer began to take off.
The musical direction was precisely chosen - the listeners lacked romance, warmth, understandable and simple songs, which Stas Mikhailov could give them.
Creativity and awards of Stas Mikhailov
A quick take-off occurred among many performers, but to maintain the popularity and love of a whole army of fans is obtained from units. Stas did it. Of course, there were critics who did not want to accept his works and relevance. Many of them claim that these songs cannot be called either chanson or pop music, but fans of Stas Mikhailov’s work do not agree with them.
Another proof that Mikhailov’s work has a right to exist is high-level awards for his works:
- 9 Chanson of the Year Awards
- 10 statuettes "Golden Gramophone",
- RU.TV awards in the nominations "Best singer" and "Artist of the year",
- awards from Russian Radio and MusicBox.
In 2010, Stas Mikhailov received the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, which says a lot.
Mikhailov tries himself in other areas of art, in business. He is a producer, composer, songwriter for several TV shows and films, has recently started acting in films, and in 2019 a comedy with his participation will appear on the screens.
