Stas Piekha
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Background information | |
Birth name | Stanislav Pyatrasovich Gerulis |
Born | Leningrad, USSR | 13 August 1980
Origin | Saint Petersburg, Russia |
Genres | Pop, traditional pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
Website | stas-pjeha |
Stanislav Pyatrasovich "Stas" Piekha (Russian: Станислав Пятрасович "Стас" Пьеха), is a Russian popular singer and actor, and the grandson of Edita Piekha.
Early life
Piekha was born on 13 August 1980, the grandson of Edita Piekha
Career
In 2004, Piekha became a contestant on the fourth season of the Russian hit television show Star Factory (Russian: Фабрика звёзд), a singing competition analogous to American Idol. 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 Valeriya. 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 Ken Hensley. 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).[2][3]
In May 2011, Piekha took part in the television program Ukraine Voice (similar format to American show
Politics
On February 6, 2012, he was officially registered as a confidant of the candidate for the President of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin.
In August 2015, on the recommendation of the Odesa regional administration, Stas Piekha was denied entry to Ukraine. As noted on the official website of the Odesa Regional State Administration, this was done "because of his support for the occupation of Crimea and the frantic pro-Putin propaganda."
In 2018, he was a confidant of the candidate for mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin.
Piekha supported the
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
- ^ "Edita Piekha's star unveiled on Walk of Fame in Vitebsk". 11 July 2013.
- ^ a b Stas Pjekha Archived 2016-01-27 at the Wayback Machine. Biography at stas-pjeha.ru
- ^ a b Stas Pjekha. The Life of Surmounting Archived 2018-10-10 at the Wayback Machine. Стас Пьеха: Жизнь на преодолении. 13.05.2017
- ^ Ukraine Voice. First Casting Completed Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine // "Голос країни": первый кастинг завершен. 18 04 2011
- ^ "Кремль предложил регионам и телеканалам поддержать в Новый год "патриотичных" артистов. В список попали Shaman, Григорий Лепс, "Земляне" — и бывший "военкор" из Мариуполя". Meduza (in Russian). 4 December 2022.
- ^ "Zelensky imposes sanctions against 119 Russian cultural and sports figures". Meduza. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
- ^ "Ukraine imposes sanctions on Russian, pro-Russian celebrities". The Kyiv Independent. 2023-01-07. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
External links
- Official site
- Stas Piekha at IMDb
- Piekha on Instagram
- Poems by Piekha on stihi.ru
- Piekha on Russian radio Archived 2014-06-21 at the Wayback Machine