Elvin Grey () is the stage name of Radik Yulyakshin (, ), a Russian pop singer and producer of Bashkir descent.
Radik Yulyakshin was born in
Ufa
Ufa is a city in Russia and the capital of the republic of Bashkortostan.
UFA or Ufa may also refer to:
Places
* Ufa (river), a river in Russia; a tributary of the Belaya
* Ufa International Airport, near the Russian city
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into an ethnic
Bashkir construction worker family. He graduated from the
Moscow State Pedagogical University
Moscow State Pedagogical University or Moscow State University of Education is an educational and scientific institution in Moscow, Russia, with eighteen faculties and seven branches operational in other Russian cities. The institution had under ...
.
Career
In 2006, he released his first album. Every year between 2006 and 2012, Yulyakshin was named Singer of the Year in
Bashkortostan
Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast ...
. In 2011, he relocated to
Moscow
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. In 2016, Yulyakshin was named Person of Culture of the Year in
Tatarstan
Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...
.
In 2017, he received the title
Merited Artist
Merited Artist, Honored Artist, etc., is an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Russian Federation, Union Republics, and autonomous republics, also in some other Eastern Bloc states, as well as in a number of post-Soviet states. In Russian language ...
of
Bashkortostan
Bashkortostan, officially the Republic of Bashkortostan, sometimes also called Bashkiria, is a republic of Russia between the Volga river and the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. The republic borders Perm Krai to the north, Sverdlovsk Oblast ...
.
In 2017, the name of Radik Yulyakshin was included in the Bashkir language textbook.
In 2020,
Radiy Khabirov
Radiy Faritovich Khabirov (; ; born 20 March 1964) is a Russian politician and statesman. He is the current Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan since 11 October 2018; he is also the Candidate of Law, Honored Lawyer of the Republic of Bashkor ...
, appointed the singer as his adviser on cultural development and youth policy.
Awards
* 2006-2012 - "Singer of the Year in Bashkortostan"
* 2012 - Grand Prix "Hit of the year in Bashkortostan"
* 2013 - Finalist of the All—Russian competition of young performers "I am an artist"
* 2017 - Honored Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan
* 2024 - People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan
References
External links
Official website
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Bashkir people
Tatar-language singers
Music of Bashkortostan
1989 births
Living people