Matvey Aleksandrovich Melnikov (; born in
Krymsk
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It was founded in 1858 as the fortress and ''stanitsa'' of Krymskaya (), named after the Crimean Cossack R ...
), better known by his stage name Mot (), is a Russian
musician
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and pop-singer. From 1 March 2013 until 22 January 2022, he was an artist with the label
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Biography
Early period
Matvey Melnikov was born in Krymsk.
At the age of five, he and his family moved to
Krasnodar
Krasnodar, formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern Russia, with a population of 1,154,885 residents, and up to 1.263 millio ...
. At 10 years old, he started to take up dancing at the Krasnodar branch «Тодес». In 2012, he defended his thesis and enrolled in graduate school.
Music career
Mot's debut album was released in January 2011, titled ''Remote''. The album consists of 12 tracks, including collaborations with musicians Ilya Kireev, Katrin Mokko & ms. Sounday. The album was recorded and mixed by Denis KOKA beats. In September 2011, a video for the song «Миллионы звёзд» was published.
Family
In August 2016 Matvey Melnikov married former model Maria Gural. In April 2017 they had a wedding. On 22 January 2018 the couple welcomed their son Solomon.
Sanctions
In April 2018 Melnikov was banned from entering Ukraine for three years "due to the singer's repeated visits to the annexed Crimea". On 18 April 2022 Ukrainian guards did not let Melnikov into the country.
Discography
Studio albums
* 2011 — ''Remote''
* 2012 — «Ремонт»
* 2014 — ''Azbuka Morze''
* 2016 — «Наизнанку»
* 2016 — «92 дня»
* 2017 — «Добрая музыка клавиш»
* 2020 — «Парабола»
Mini-albums
* 2013 — «Чёрточка»
* 2018 — «Какие люди в Голливуде (or called "Oscars" with subtitles)»
Singles
* 2009 — «За здоровый образ рэпа» (под псевдонимом BthaMoT2bdabot)
* 2009 — «Запах (Вступление)» feat. KOKA beats
* 2010 — «Синий» feat. KOKA beats
* 2011 — «Акуна матата»
* 2013 — «#МотСтелетЧоСели»
* 2013 — «Туса» (feat.
Timati
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Biography
Early life
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,
GeeGun
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&
L'One
Levan Emzarovich Gorozia ( ka, ლევან ემზარის ძე გოროზია, ) also known professionally as L'One and more recently as Levan Gorozia is a Georgian-Russian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Known for his solo ...
)
* 2013 — ''Self-Made''
* 2013 — ''Assassin''
* 2014 — «Талисман» (feat. Dimaestro)
* 2014 — «Эдем»
* 2014 — «Мама, я в Дубае»
* 2014 — «Рэп из мамы Раши»
* 2014 — «Кислород» (feat.
ВИА Гра)
* 2015 — «Молодая кровь 2» (feat.
Natan
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)
* 2016 — «Капкан»
* 2016 — «Муссоны» (feat.
Артём Пивоваров)
* 2016 — «В щепки» (& Саша Чест, Timati & Skrudzh)
* 2016 — «На дне»
* 2017 — «Сопрано» (feat. Ani Lorak)
* 2017 — «Далласский клуб злопыхателей»
* 2017 — ''Yellow Song''
* 2017 — «Великий»
* 2017 — «Свадебная»
* 2017 — «Когда исчезнет Слово»
* 2017 — «Ливень» (feat.
Артём Пивоваров)
* 2018 — «Соло»
* 2018 — «Муссоны» (&
PLC, Nastika & Джей Мар)
* 2018 — «Малая»
* 2018 — «Белые ночи»
* 2018 — «Ракета» (& Timati,
Egor Kreed
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, Skrudzh, Nazima & Terry)
* 2018 — «Шаманы»
* 2018 — «Она не твоя»
* 2018 — «По буквам»
* 2018 — «Над облаками» (& Timati, Egor Kreed, Pabl.A, Skrudzh & Nazima)
* 2019 — «Сколько лет» (feat.
Valeriy Meladze
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)
* 2019 — «Для своих»
* 2019 — «Молодость»
* 2019 — «Как к себе домой»
* 2019 — "
Parusa" (with
Zivert
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Her career started in 2017 after she released first singles "Chak" and "Anestesia". ...
)
* 2019 — «Перекрестки»
* 2019 — «Сталактит»
* 2019 — «Манекен» (feat. Amchi)
* 2020 — «Тарантино»
* 2020 — «Космос — это синяки»
* 2020 — «Люди»
* 2020 — «Словами с привкусом мёртвого моря…»
* 2020 — «Парабола»
* 2020 — «Бумажный дом»
* 2020 — «Спой» (feat.
Misha Marvin
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Biography
Early years
Mikhail was born on 15 July 1989 in Chernivtsi ( ...
)
* 2020 — «Гудки»
* 2020 — «Не любишь (Tribute Ратмир Шишков)» (feat.
Доминик Джокер)
* 2020 — «Ковчег»
* 2021 — «Лилии» (feat.
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)
* 2021 — «Не Бруклин» (feat. LYRIQ)
* 2021 — «Август - это ты»
* 2021 — «10 баллов» (feat. Dose)
* 2021 — «Hotel Rendezvous» (feat. MeMaria)
* 2021 — «Холодно не будет» (feat.
Mary Gu
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)
* 2022 — «По душам»
* 2022 — «Тряпки от кутюр»
* 2022 — «Любовь как спецэффект»
* 2022 — «Снова МОТ стелит»
* 2022 — «Я оставлю» (feat.
Grigory Leps
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)
* 2023 — «Мурашками»
* 2023 — ''Like l Love You'' (feat. Amirchik)
* 2023 — ''Excuse My English'' (feat. 8Miracle)
* 2023 — «За горизонт» (feat.
Artik & Asti
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History
In 2010, producer Artyom Umrikhin thought of another musical project, but he ...
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Remixes
* 2013 — «В платье красивого цвета» (Space4Sound Remix)
* 2017 — «Когда исчезнет Слово» (Denis Agamirov & Stylezz Remix)
* 2017 — «Когда исчезнет Слово» (DJ OneDollar Remix)
* 2018 — «Соло» (DJ Noiz Remix)
* 2019 — «Паруса» (feat. Zivert) (Alex Shik & Slaving Radio Edit)
* 2020 — «Космос — это синяки» (Alex Shik Remix)
* 2020 — «На юга» (Alex Shik Remix)
* 2020 — «Гудки» (Alex Shik Radio Edit Remix)
* 2020 — «Парабола» (DFM Mix)
* 2020 — «Бумажный дом» (DFM Mix)
* 2020 — «Манекен» (feat. Amchi) (DFM Mix)
* 2020 — «Словами с привкусом мёртвого моря…» (DFM Mix)
* 2021 — «Ковчег» (DFM Mix)
* 2021 — «Любовь как спецэффект» (DFM Mix)
* 2021 — «Не бруклин» (feat. LYRIQ) (DJ Prezzplay Remix)
* 2021 — «По душам» (DFM Mix)
* 2021 — «Август - это ты» (Red Max Remix)
* 2022 — «Hotel Rendezvous» (feat. MeMaria) (DFM Mix)
* 2022 — «Гудки» (DFM Mix)
Videography
Charts
References
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External links
Интервью с МоТ и Джиганом для портала Like.od.uaАрхивная копия от 10 апреля 2015 на Wayback Machine
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1990 births
21st-century Russian singers
Living people
Moscow State University alumni
People from Krymsk
21st-century Russian male rappers
Russian National Music Award winners
Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award