Nikolay Bortnik

Max Barskikh is one of the most shocking and scandalous Ukrainian singers, who conquered the entire post-Soviet space with a heartfelt voice, extravagant actions and non-standard solutions. He has fans not only in his native country, but also abroad, since the artist is actively touring and regularly recording new songs, which subsequently occupy top places in the music charts.

The singer was born on March 8, 1990 in sunny Kherson, in the south of Ukraine, under the name Nikolai Nikolaevich Bortnik. From childhood he had creative abilities, but he showed them in the visual arts. He devoted 10 years to the local art school, where he received his education along with his studies at the secondary school.

At the same time, young Max showed himself in the musical field. During his school years, he repeatedly performed with youth vocal groups at children's festivals and wrote his own musical works. Family and acquaintances welcomed his work well.

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When the boy was 11 years old, his father left the family, as he later admitted in an interview, from the memories of the parent he had only scenes of assault, constant quarrels and alcohol addiction. He himself wonders how after all this he managed to maintain a healthy psyche. They did not communicate for many years and only reconciled after 17 years. And in 2017, his father died. Barskikh spoke about this in front of an audience of ten thousand at a regular concert in February 2018.

At the age of 12, the young man showed his sister a lyric song written by himself in English. She appreciated this and offered to perform at a family celebration. The performance became the starting point of the star's musical biography. Then Barskikh changed his own priorities and realized that instead of an artist he would become a singer.

The turning point in the guy's life was the time when, after graduating from high school, he chose a university. Parents insisted that their son enter the Academy of Internal Affairs. But he did not give in to his parental desires, deciding to become a student at the Kiev Municipal Academy of Variety and Circus Art, where he was enrolled without problems. There is no information on the Web about whether Max served in the ranks of the Ukrainian army.

Max Barskikh does not like to talk about his relationship. After the public scandal on the topic "Max Barskikh and Svetlana Loboda", in which the young performer proved his love for the singer with a suicide attempt right on the stage of the vocal show "Star Factory - 2", he repeatedly tried to melt the ice in the heart of his beloved. Max publicly confessed his love to Loboda and dedicated songs.

Pre-premiere screening of the film "The Power of Love and Voice", which tells about the difficult fate of Tina Karol. Max's first guests ...

Despite the fact that the ex-soloist of "VIA Gra" never responded to the talented and handsome guy in return, Loboda and Barskikh nevertheless recorded a joint duet and an erotic video for the hit "Heart Beats"; together they even conducted a creative tour of Ukrainian cities. After the birth of Svetlana Loboda's daughter, Max made a public statement that henceforth his heart was open to love.

Soon it became known about the singer's romance with the participant of the new "VIA Gra" Misha Romanova. The girl lived for several years in the singer's Kiev apartments and was his childhood friend. Beloved Max also hails from Kherson, they studied together at the Municipal Academy of Arts in Kiev.

The couple in love were often seen together, Max Barskikh and his girlfriend attended social events, cinemas and cafes. Young people called the relationship friendly, but their friends and acquaintances believed that something more, similar to love, was happening between Misha and Max.

In February 2016, Max surprised everyone at the private Grammy 16 party. The singer openly hugged in front of the cameras model Masha Rudenko, known for her romance with Mick Jagger, lead singer of The Rolling Stones.

Max Barskikh spontaneously kissed Svetlana Loboda at the Muz-TV award? ⠀ The artists "sang" very well, performing a duet ...

Nevertheless, on the personal pages of Max and Misha, joint photos and videos did not stop appearing, according to which it was clear that tender relations were maintained between the young people. In April 2018, Misha Romanova announced her departure from the group, according to official information, on maternity leave.

Later in an interview, the artist said that there was only friendship between him and Romanova, he had tremulous feelings for his colleague on stage, but there was nothing more between them. Their relationship ended, and after the breakup, the couple managed to maintain warm feelings.

Also, the man debunked rumors about the presence of children. At first, Max was credited with paternity in relation to Loboda's daughter, Evangeline, and then they began to call Misha's son Martin, dad. He rejected that the singer was his common-law wife, although he did not rule out that in the future their relationship could resume.

I must say that Barskikh at all times enjoyed increased attention from women. In addition to his attractive appearance, the female half of the fans also notes his athletic figure - with a height of 186 cm, Max's weight is 81 kg.

An irresistible desire to get on the big stage pushed the artist to participate in the rating Ukrainian show "Star Factory - 2", which was produced by Natalia Mogilevskaya. In 2008, the young man passed the qualifying round and became a member of the popular vocal project. This moment can be considered the beginning of his musical career.

Originality, relaxedness and the ability to present oneself imposingly helped Barskikh quickly gain the recognition of fans, since it was impossible not to notice him among the other participants. Within the framework of the "Star Factory - 2" project, Max presented two hits - "Stranger" and "Anomaly", which became the leaders of the charts of most music radio and television broadcasts.

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The songs created and performed by Max were good, but they did not become the reason for the singer's massive popularity. During one performance, the audience's favorite, right on stage, took out a sharp object from his pocket, with which he began to cut his veins. The scandalous act literally caused a real hysteria in the public. The artist himself said that he dedicated this action to Svetlana Loboda, who never reciprocated.

Barskikh began to be discussed in the Ukrainian media, characterizing his act on stage as a successful PR move.

The singer left the Star Factory project on his own, deciding that solo work would bring recognition and career growth faster than the glory of the “manufacturer”.

The artist claims that he writes his songs himself, both lyrics and music.

In 2009, the favorite of the female audience of modern stage, presented his debut solo album 1: Max Barskih, which included 13 bright compositions recorded in the best music studios in Kiev. Along with this, the artist recorded 4 clips in a year, which became Ukrainian hits overnight. The singer filmed compositions SL (the title implies the name Svetlana Loboda or "love bitch"), "Empty", "Agony" and the DVD song, which he and Natalya Mogilevskaya performed as a duet. Soon the song "Burnt Sun" appeared, which brought the artist no less recognition.

2010 was especially fruitful. In addition to his vocal career, the outrageous singer has shown himself as an actor. Max successfully passed the screening tests for the musical novel "Mademoiselle Zhivago" and was invited to play in this film. Max Barskikh and Lara Fabian played the main roles in one of 11 episodes of Mademoiselle Zhivago. The singer flawlessly entered the image of a Russian soldier madly in love with a charming French woman in the person of Fabian.

After the triumphant 2010, which brought Max popularity and recognition throughout the CIS, he filmed another hit “Lost In Love

At the speed of a hurricane, prestigious awards of domestic show business began to pour on him. Barskikh received the Muz-TV award in the Breakthrough of the Year nomination, the Crystal Microphone in the Singer of the Year nomination, and also won the Video of the Year and Best Male Performance awards at the OE Video Music Awards in Latvia.

In 2012, the singer released his second album Z.Dance and wanted to prove himself at the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest. However, he did not manage to win in the qualifying round, he gave way to Gaitana by only a few points.

In 2013, the audience's favorite released a new composition "According to Freud", followed by the album of the same name. A year later, a digital version of the disc was released, and radio "Lux FM" shone Valentine's Day on this, every hour of the holiday launching one new song. In March 2014, Max sang the Ukrainian-language Lullaby and began writing new tracks.

Along with songs in Russian, in 2015 Max's repertoire was replenished with tracks in English, which the singer released on behalf of his alter ego MICKOLAI. The musical compositions were announced on YouTube.

At one time, the singer delighted fans only with covers of songs by other artists or video clips for his own compositions. Then he released the track "Friend-Night", which later became part of the album "Mists" (2016). With the new disc, the singer toured across Russia and the near abroad, giving concerts in Moscow, Yaroslavl, Astana, Kiev and other large cities throughout the year.

The artist himself considers his success and popularity to be the merit of a joint creative team with the famous music video maker Alan Badoev, who is the producer of Barskikh.

In 2017, Max released new singles "February" and "My Love". At a joint performance with Svetlana Loboda, which took place at the Muz-TV award ceremony, Barskikh surprised both the audience and his colleague. During the performance of the song, the young man passionately kissed the singer, which was recorded by photographers and video cameras. The pictures show how the star was sincerely surprised by Max's act.

The year was fruitful for the artist for music awards. Max has received nine awards and two nominations. So, "Mists" brought the Golden Gramophone award, and the video "My Love" was recognized as the best at the Love Radio Awards. In 2018 Barskikh became the winner of the Top Hit Music Awards as the best performer, and again for the song "Mists".

2018 began for the artist with a tour of the United States, which was called the Tumany World Tour. The concert schedule includes seven American cities, as well as one in Canada. Before performing in Seattle, Los Angeles, Toronto, Max was worried, but noted the friendliness of the audience. Returning to his homeland, he recorded the track and video "Make it Louder". Later he created the second version of the hit, for which he invited the Russian rapper L'ONE. The musician from Russia was blacklisted by the SBU, but the duet took place.

The popularity of the single was so great that the management of the Viber messenger decided to release a themed sticker pack, which is made in a bright yellow color scheme. Now netizens will be able to use stickers in conjunction with the messages "make it louder", "on your own wave", "I want to dance", "dance until the morning" and others. Also in "Viber" there was a community of fans of the singer.

In the summer of the same year, for the second time, he took part in the "ZHARA" festival in Baku, calling it a great holiday, a period of meeting friends and being in a good mood.

Then Max Barskikh began to prepare for a solo concert in Moscow, which took place at the end of May 2018 at the Megasport Sports Palace. The artist announced his performance in his personal account on Instagram. Remixes of his tracks, created by other musicians or DJs, began to sound more and more on the radio.

In early 2019, the artist delighted fans with a new mini-album, calling it simply and succinctly - "7". The composition "Nezemnaya" became the official single of the disc; it got its first fame long before the video was released. Seeing that the song "came in", the artist did not get lost and named his future tours, planned for 2020 in nearby states, as well as in Finland, Germany, Sweden, Great Britain and Canada.

In the summer, the artist shocked fans with the news that he was leaving the stage. Allegedly, he is tired of a busy schedule, constant performances, because every time he returns to the house, where no one is waiting for him. Max decided to take time out to improve his personal life. True, later an official comment appeared from the musician's team, from which it became clear that this would only be a vacation, Barskikh was not going to end his career yet.

Max Barskikh, Alan Badoev

At the end of November 2019, the artist presented a new track "Lei, do not regret", it became the first single from his new album "1990", which Barskikh promised to present later. He called this song a bright challenge to gray everyday life and a manifesto against other people's condemnations. And later he shot a video, according to tradition, clip maker Alan Badoev was involved in the adaptation. The video featured 40 actors and more than 50 costumes. For authenticity, a two-story facade of a New York apartment building was erected, which served as the main decoration.

In the same year, Barskikh presented a video for the song "Shores", having published it on YouTube. According to the artist, he decided to return the viewer to the early 80s. The studio complex of the National TV Company of Ukraine was chosen as the main location for filming. In the summer Barskikh performed for the first time at Avtoradio, singing this composition.

Barskikh continues to actively develop as an artist and is still in demand on television. In March 2020, he became a guest of the Evening Urgant program on Channel One. On the air, the performer invited fans to the next upcoming concert.

Soon he presented another song "The sky is pouring rain", which will be included in the new Barskikh album "1990". His artist promised to present as part of a large-scale world tour in 2020. The record received this name after Max's birth year, with which the artist closes the musical trilogy, consisting of three discs - "Fog", "7" and "1990".

2009 - 1: Max Barskih 2012 - Z.Dance 2012 - Brutal Romantic 2014 - "According to Freud" 2015 - Words 2016 - "Mists" 2019 - "7"

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