Maxim Fadeev
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Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev (born 6 May 1968) is a Russia
n singer-songwriter
, composer
and producer
.
. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar
. He later attended two universities, both musical, aged only fifteen.
Fadeev started working with professional musicians in 1989, such as Larisa Dolina
and Valery Leontyev. At the time he was supported by showman
and actor
Sergei Kirilov, who also presented Fadeev to the world of professional music.
. Fadeev was writing, producing and composing her music material. Having been managed by Fadeev, Linda rose to media attention and a quick shot to stardom followed, backed up by both her over-the-top music contents which pleased the critics, and her offbeat semi-ethnic, Tibet-driven visual personae, epitomised by Vorona video which helped her to be eagerly accepted nationwide. The partnership of the two broke in 1999. Linda has eventually started writing her songs herself.
After a great success as a music producer, Fadeev was also successful as a television producer
of the second season of Channel One
talents show Star Factory
, Star Factory 2. Star Factory 2 eventually rose to prominence many popular Russian singers, such as Yulia Savicheva
, Elena Temnikova
, Irakliy Pirzhalava, Pier Narciss, Elena Terleeva and the others. Yulia Savicheva eventually competed for Russia
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
, reaching the 11th place. Soon after Star Factory 2 Fadeev started managing singer Glukoza
, who became a music star.
, it has soon become one of the most influential recording companies in Russia, as well as in the states of the former USSR. In 2004 Monolit Records produced and published the album of Katya Lely, Джага-Джага, that was certified Platinum in Russia.n.
In 2005 Fadeev once again turned his gaze to TV-production as a co-producer of Channel One
talents show Star Factory 5. He later focused on his new project, a girls band Serebro
. The band won the third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
, has won numerous awards since and became one of the most popular Russian pop acts of the decade. The band released their debut album, Opiumroz
, on 25 April 2009 for the Monolit Records.
Fadeev and the Monolit Records have recently opened an audition for new solo female singer.
, Whoopi Goldberg
, Joe Pesci
, Milla Jovovich
, and Will Chase
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
.
Early life and career
Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSRSoviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
. He later attended two universities, both musical, aged only fifteen.
Fadeev started working with professional musicians in 1989, such as Larisa Dolina
Larisa Dolina
Larisa Aleksandrovna Dolina is an Azerbaijani-born prominent Russian jazz and pop singer and an actress...
and Valery Leontyev. At the time he was supported by showman
Showman
Showman can have a variety of meanings, usually by context and depending on the country.- Australia :Travelling showmen are people who run amusement and side show equipment at regional shows, state capital shows, events and festivals throughout Australia...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
Sergei Kirilov, who also presented Fadeev to the world of professional music.
1993–2003: Linda and Star Factory 2
In 1993 Fadeev started managing singer Svetlana Geiman, who would later become famous as LindaLinda (musician)
Linda is a stage name for Svetlana Lvovna Geiman , a Russian singer. Her style incorporates trip hop, electronic and ethnic music.-Albums:-Singles:-Trivia:...
. Fadeev was writing, producing and composing her music material. Having been managed by Fadeev, Linda rose to media attention and a quick shot to stardom followed, backed up by both her over-the-top music contents which pleased the critics, and her offbeat semi-ethnic, Tibet-driven visual personae, epitomised by Vorona video which helped her to be eagerly accepted nationwide. The partnership of the two broke in 1999. Linda has eventually started writing her songs herself.
After a great success as a music producer, Fadeev was also successful as a television producer
Television producer
The primary role of a television Producer is to allow all aspects of video production, ranging from show idea development and cast hiring to shoot supervision and fact-checking...
of the second season of Channel One
Channel One (Russia)
Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...
talents show Star Factory
Star Factory
Star Factory is a Russian television show aired on Channel One since 13 October 2002. The show is the Russian version of the Endemol format Operación Triunfo....
, Star Factory 2. Star Factory 2 eventually rose to prominence many popular Russian singers, such as Yulia Savicheva
Yulia Savicheva
Yulia Stanislavovna Savicheva is a Russian singer who performed for Russia in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Istanbul, Turkey.-Biography:...
, Elena Temnikova
Elena Temnikova
Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova is a Russian singer. She came to prominence as a contestant in the talent show Star Factory and as one of the three members of the Russian girl group Serebro.-2003—2006: Star Factory and solo career:...
, Irakliy Pirzhalava, Pier Narciss, Elena Terleeva and the others. Yulia Savicheva eventually competed for Russia
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Russia has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 14 times, and every year since 2000.Their debut was in the 1994 contest after Russia became a member of the European Broadcasting Union . In both 2000 and 2006, Russia came second in the contest with Alsou's song "Solo" and Dima Bilan's "Never...
in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004
Eurovision Song Contest 2004
The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can"...
, reaching the 11th place. Soon after Star Factory 2 Fadeev started managing singer Glukoza
Glukoza
Natalia Ilinichna Ionova , better known under her artist name Glukoza is a Russian singer and solo artist.-Biography:Ionova was born on June 7, 1986, in Syzran, the Volga Region of Russia. Her mother and father were both computer programmers, and her elder sister is a pastry chef.As a child, her...
, who became a music star.
2003–present: Monolit Records, Star Factory 5 and Serebro
Fadeev established his own recording company, Monolit Records, in 2003. Located in MoscowMoscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, it has soon become one of the most influential recording companies in Russia, as well as in the states of the former USSR. In 2004 Monolit Records produced and published the album of Katya Lely, Джага-Джага, that was certified Platinum in Russia.n.
In 2005 Fadeev once again turned his gaze to TV-production as a co-producer of Channel One
Channel One (Russia)
Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...
talents show Star Factory 5. He later focused on his new project, a girls band Serebro
Serebro
Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...
. The band won the third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
, has won numerous awards since and became one of the most popular Russian pop acts of the decade. The band released their debut album, Opiumroz
Opiumroz
OpiumRoz is the debut studio album of Russian girlband Serebro. It was released 25 April 2009 by Moonlit Records in Russia, and 2 March 2010 by Symbolic Records. It was produced by Maxim Fadeev and some of Serebro themselves. The album originally had a projected release date of 17 October 2008 but...
, on 25 April 2009 for the Monolit Records.
Fadeev and the Monolit Records have recently opened an audition for new solo female singer.
Cartoon SAVVA
In 2007 Maxim Fadeev wrote a book named «Savva», later on he wrote the original script for the cartoon of the same name. At the moment company GLUKOZA PRODUCTION is involved in producing a 3D cartoon «Savva». It is known, that Maxim Fadeev's son Savva is the prototype of the main hero of the cartoon. In 2010 a American screenwriter Gregory Poirier wrote the adaptation of the cartoon script for US market, with Maxim Fadeev slated to direct the cartoon and compose the score. The premier of the cartoon will take place in 2013. In 2011 the voice cast was announced, including Sharon StoneSharon Stone
Sharon Vonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She achieved international recognition for her role in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
, Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg is an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, political activist, author and talk show host.Goldberg made her film debut in The Color Purple playing Celie, a mistreated black woman in the Deep South. She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress and won...
, Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci
Joseph Frank "Joe" Pesci is an American actor, comedian, and musician.He is known for playing a variety of different roles, from violent mobsters to comedic leads to quirky sidekicks...
, Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich December 17, 1975)is an American model, actress, musician, and fashion designer. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action-themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt".Milla Jovovich began...
, and Will Chase
Will Chase
Will Chase is an American actor and singer, best known for his work in Broadway musicals.Chase was born in Frankfort, Kentucky to Jerry and Betty Chase and is the youngest of three boys...
.
Current
- SerebroSerebroSerebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...
- Yulia SavichevaYulia SavichevaYulia Stanislavovna Savicheva is a Russian singer who performed for Russia in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest which was held in Istanbul, Turkey.-Biography:...
- GlukozaGlukozaNatalia Ilinichna Ionova , better known under her artist name Glukoza is a Russian singer and solo artist.-Biography:Ionova was born on June 7, 1986, in Syzran, the Volga Region of Russia. Her mother and father were both computer programmers, and her elder sister is a pastry chef.As a child, her...
- VORONVoronVoron may refer to:*The Raven*Maurice Voron...
- Grisha RADUGA
- Olga Romanovskaya
Former
- LindaLinda (musician)Linda is a stage name for Svetlana Lvovna Geiman , a Russian singer. Her style incorporates trip hop, electronic and ethnic music.-Albums:-Singles:-Trivia:...
- Total
- Irakliy Pirzhalava
- Pier Narciss
- Katya Lely
- LoraLoraLora is a common family name in the Spanish language, which was also a medieval given name. It was originally a patronymic meaning flower of the bay...
- Konvoy
- PercyPercyThe name "Percy" derives from the village of Percy-en-Auge in Normandy from which was derived the British surname, first taken by the Norman lords of Northumbria. From there it came into use as a given name.-Places:* Percy-en-Auge, Calvados, France...
- Victoria Ilinskaya
- Star Factory 2
- Star Factory 5
Discography
- "Tansuy Na Bitom StekleTansuy Na Bitom Stekle"Tancuy Na Bitom Stekle" - first studio album of Russian singer-songwriter Maxim Fadeev released in 1991.-Track-listing:...
" (Танцуй На Битом Стекле; Dance On The Broken Glass) - "NegaNega (Maxim Fadeev album)Nega - second studio album of Russian singer-songwriter Maxim Fadeev, released in 1997.-Track-listing:...
" (Нега; Bliss) - "Nozhnisi" (Ножницы; Scissors)
- "The Red One: Triumph" (Триумф)