Stanislav Pyatrasovich "Stas" Piekha (russian: Станислав Пятрасович "Стас" Пьеха), is a Russian popular singer and actor, and the grandson of

Edita Piekha Edita Piekha (russian: Эди́та Станисла́вовна Пье́ха, ''Edita Stanislavovna Pyekha'', pl, Edyta Piecha, french: Édith-Marie Piecha) is a Soviet and Russian singer and actress of Polish descent. She was the third popular ...

Early life

Piekha was born on 13 August 1980, the grandson of Edita Piekha and the son of Ilona Bronevitskaya, who were both famous

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popular singers. His father, Petras Gerulis, was a Lithuanian jazz musician. As a young boy, Piekha spent time on tour with his grandmother while his mother pursued her solo career. At the age of 7, at his grandmother's insistence, his last name was formally changed from Gerulis to Piekha and he was enrolled in the Choir Singing Glinka College in

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to study the piano and choral singing. Subsequently, he was enrolled in the Gnessin conservatory, but he did not complete his degree.Stas Pjekha
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Career

In 2004, Piekha became a contestant on the fourth season of the Russian hit television show ''

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'' (russian: Фабрика звёзд), a singing competition analogous to ''

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''. He recorded his first popular hit during the show, a song called "One star" (russian: Одна звезда). During his audition for the show, Piekha said that his dream duet partner would be the Russian pop star

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. He got his wish during one of the episodes and recorded the duet "You are sad" (russian: Ты грустишь) together with Valeriya. He also sang "July Morning" in a duet with

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. At the conclusion of the season, Piekha became one of the three finalists and won a recording contract which led to the release of his debut album titled "One star", named after his first hit. He followed it up with a sophomore effort in 2008, releasing the album ''Otherwise'' (russian: Иначе). In May 2011, Piekha took part in the television program ''Ukraine Voice'' (similar format to American show ''

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'') on the Ukrainian channel "1+1" as one of the four judges. He then took part in the television show ''Popstar to Operastar'', also on "1+1", which was an adaptation of the British format to Ukrainian television.Ukraine Voice. First Casting Completed
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Discography

Studio albums

* 2005 — ''One star'' (russian: Одна звезда) * 2008 — ''Otherwise'' (russian: Иначе)

Compilations

* 2013 — ''10''

Filmography

Documentaries

* "My beautiful family" (russian: Моя прекрасная семья, TV series) * "Epoch of Piekha" (russian: Эпоха Пьеха) * "Unbelievable Stories of Love" (russian: Невероятные истории любви) * "My Mother Has Married" (russian: Моя мама вышла замуж) * "Show Business. X-Files" (russian: Секретные материалы шоу-бизнеса)

References

External links

Official site
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Piekha on Instagram

Piekha on Russian radio
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