11 Russian musicians who at different times became winners of international competitions: Leonid Agutin, Dima Bilan, etc

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Despite the widespread opinion that the national musical culture is greatly lost against the background of the world one, these people continue to prove that they have no equal anywhere. Having conquered the domestic public, they managed to declare themselves so loudly on a planetary scale that even fastidious foreign critics could not resist their talent. Although not all of the musicians from this collection managed to maintain their success, by winning international competitions, they proved that they have no equal.

Leonid Agutin

Good news came quite recently: Leonid Agutin reached the final of the USA Songwriting Competition international competition for songwriters and composers. His song Just a Rainy Day is presented in two nominations at once. The winner will be announced very soon. But that's not all. The album of a domestic musician called La Vida Cosmopolita is presented in the Grammy in five nominations at once. By the way, the Western public is familiar with the work of Agutin and loves him. In the early 2000s, Leonid recorded the album Cosmopolitan Life with guitarist Al di Meola, which was a great success and conquered the world charts.

Daniil Trifonov

And while Leonid Agutin is only dreaming of getting a Grammy, the young Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov has already managed to become the owner of this prestigious award. The young musician is called the heir to Franz Liszt, and he himself was included in the Forbes rating.

At the age of 5, the young talent sat at the piano, and already at 17, while still a schoolboy, the young man became a professional pianist. Before claiming the famous prize, the young virtuoso won various international competitions. And for the first time he was nominated for a Grammy back in 2014, but Daniel received it only three years later. His instrumental solo album was recognized as the best, and the Western public called the Russian guy the most amazing pianist of our time.

Ivan Bessonov

By the way, domestic musicians are rightfully considered the strongest and most talented in the world. Thus, another pianist Ivan Bessonov in 2018 proved that he has no equal by winning the Classic Eurovision Song Contest. And then he was only 16 years old. The boy went to music school at the age of 6, and after a short time he began to participate in all kinds of Russian and international competitions. But the musician got to Eurovision on a general basis, having passed the general selection - he became the winner of the Blue Bird television project and won the coveted ticket. By the way, Bessonov became the first Russian musician to take the main prize of the event.

Dima Bilan

Since we are talking about "Eurovision", one cannot but recall its "pop" analogue. Russia, attaching great importance to this show, tries to win the main prize from year to year. However, she managed to celebrate the victory only once - in 2008, Dima Bilan became a triumphant.

Moreover, the Russian singer tried to conquer the audience of the Old World twice. He performed for the first time at Eurovision in 2006, presenting the song Never Let You Go and took second place. It cannot be said that it was a failure, because before Bilan, only Alsou could win such a high position, but this was not enough for Dima, because he only wanted victory. Therefore, he decided to try his hand two years later, this time performing with the lyric composition Believe. And the European audience gave up, unable to resist the charming singer, who was supported during the performance by the figure skater Evgeni Plushenko and the violinist Edwin Marton.

Maria and Nastya Tolmachev

However, the triumph of Dima Bilan was not the only one at Eurovision, domestic performers were also noted at the children's analogue of this competition. In 2006, sisters Masha and Nastya Tolmachev performed on the show with the song "Spring Jazz" and deservedly won.

But the twins did not stop there and after 8 years they decided to take part in the adult Eurovision Song Contest. With the song Shine, they took 7th place, which can be considered a success. However, this time the European audience greeted the girls coldly, booing their performance. Do not think that Nastya and Masha did a poor job with their task, this time politics intervened.

Philip Kirkorov

But the pop king at one time did not manage to conquer Eurovision: in 1995 he took only 17th place. But the failure, oddly enough, did not go sideways for him: the European public noticed Kirkorov. A year later, in Monte Carlo, he was noted at the World Music Awards as the most popular Russian singer.

Two years later, Philip again received the same prestigious award and went on tour in Germany. The European public received him with open arms. Moreover, Michael Jackson himself invited the singer to take part in one of the charity concerts. However, after a while his popularity faded. Now the domestic singer often acts as a curator of the Eurovision participants, producing them and composing songs for them.

t. A. T.u

t. A. T.u. is still considered one of the most popular Russian groups that have managed to achieve worldwide fame. True, at Eurovision in 2003, Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina, promoting unconventional love, managed to climb only to 3rd place, but their songs have already headed all the world's charts.

The girls' debut album, All the Things She Said, was at the top of the music charts for a long time. In addition, t. A. T.u. still remains the only Russian group to which IFPI presented the award for the largest number of sold records.

In 2005, the album Dangerous and Moving received platinum status, and at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, the domestic project won the Audience Award nomination. Unfortunately, after the group's disbandment in 2009, its international fame declined.

Anna Netrebko

Domestic opera singers are rightfully considered the most powerful in the world, and, perhaps, the most famous performer who has won many prestigious awards is Anna Netrebko. A special love for the Russian performer is experienced in Austria - the opera diva even received the citizenship of this country. As many as 15 Anna's albums have entered the charts of this European state. And Netrebko's records often top the charts of classical music all over the world. Among the singer's recent awards is the Polar Music Prize, which is awarded to people for exceptional achievements in the promotion of musical works.

Dmitry Hvorostovsky

Another Russian opera singer Dmitry Hvorostovsky, who, unfortunately, passed away three years ago, also managed to gain worldwide recognition. He had engagements in the best theaters in the world, performed with many famous orchestras, collaborated with prominent conductors of our time. The Russian performer is the owner of the Grand Prix of international competitions in France and Great Britain. In 2011, he received the Opera News Award, and the BraVo award for "Best Classic Album" in 2018 was awarded to Hvorostovsky posthumously.

Askar and Ildar Abdrazakov

The Abdrazakov brothers are rightfully considered one of the most gifted Russian opera singers. Moreover, it is difficult to note which of them has achieved great success: both performers have repeatedly become winners of various competitions and achieved world recognition. Askar is a soloist of the Mariinsky Theater, advisor on culture and art to the head of the Republic of Bashkortostan, and has won vocal competitions in Greece and South Africa. Ildar has a slightly longer track record: he twice won the Grammy, won the Grand Prix of various musical competitions, performed at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala and other prestigious opera venues.