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Alsou

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Also known as Alsou Ralifovna Abramova, Alsou Abramova, Alsou Safina, Alsou Ralifovna Safina

Alsou Ralifovna Abramova (; ; ; born 27 June 1983), known professionally as Alsou, is a Russian singer. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in which she came second with the song Solo right after Denmark, giving her recognition across Europe. Alsou hosted the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow. Merited Artists of the Russian Federation (2018).

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Alsou, born Алсу Ралиф кызы Сафина on June 27, 1983, in Bugulma, is a Russian singer, model, actor, and presenter. She began her professional career in 1998 and is a member of the United Russia political party. Her musical genres include pop music, contemporary R&B, and synth-pop, and she performs on piano and voice. Alsou holds citizenship in Russia, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union, and practices Islam. She speaks Russian and Tatar.

She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. Her record label is Universal Music Group. Alsou has received several awards, including the Merited Artist of Russia, World Music Awards, TEFI, and the Golden Gramophone Award. Her father is Ralif Safin.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, Open Library, Last.fm, TMDb, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Works
0

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Bugulma, Tatar ASSR, RSFSR, USSR

Known for

  • Give a Show!2024
  • Volya's Show — Self - Guest2023
  • Конфетка — Self - Star singer2023
  • The Self-Irony of Fate — Алсу в молодости2022
  • Битва поколений — Judge2022
  • Битва поколений — Guest Star2022
  • Дуэты — Self - Singer2021
  • Фактор. BY — Self - Guest2021
  • The A-Z of Eurovision — Self - Presenter (archive footage)2020
  • The Masked Singer Russia — Пчела2020

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Country
Russia
Active from
1983

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
29,624
Total plays
280,574

Tags

poprussianfemale vocalistsEurovisionEurovision Song Contest

Russian pop singer Alsou (Алсу) shot to national stardom at the age of 15, thanks to a hit-filled debut album and a Lolita-themed video for the ballad "Zimniy Son" ("Winter Dream"). Born in 1983 in Tatarstan, her father is a politician and former oil executive; in 2004 he was named as one of the country's 100 richest men. This family background afforded her the possibility to study in the UK from a young age. She records both in Russian and English (and occasionally Tatar), and has sung duets

via Last.fm · Alsou

Quotes

  • The gentle flower couldn't survive. After the evil rain, she was alone I am with you, you will never be alone.

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
Alsou
Musical artist.native_name
Алсу
Musical artist.image
Алсу (Белые ночи Санкт-Петербурга - 2024, день 2).jpg
Musical artist.caption
Alsou in 2024
Musical artist.native_name_lang
ru
Musical artist.birth_place
Bugulma, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Musical artist.origin
Moscow, Russia
Musical artist.genre
Pop, R&B, synthpop
Musical artist.occupation
Singer
Musical artist.years_active
1998–present
Musical artist.label
Universal Music

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Early life
  • Later life
  • Career
  • Beginning
  • English career
  • Between number albums
  • ''Trilogy'' and ''19''
  • Second English album
  • ''The Main Thing'' and ''Tugan Tel''
  • Non-musical work
  • Plans
  • Legal issues
  • Awards
  • Discography
  • Albums
  • English singles
  • Videography
  • Other collaborations
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Alsou Ralifovna Abramova (; ; ; born 27 June 1983), known professionally as Alsou, is a Russian singer. She represented Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000 in which she came second with the song Solo right after Denmark, giving her recognition across Europe. Alsou hosted the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 held in Moscow. Merited Artists of the Russian Federation (2018).

==Biography== ===Early life=== Alsou was born in Bugulma, Tatar ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. Her father, Ralif Rafilovich Safin, who is of Bashkir descent, is a former LUKoil executive and a current member of the Federal Council, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament. He is also the owner of the FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi football team and was named the 100th richest citizen of Russia by Forbes magazine in 2004. Alsou's mother, Raziya Iskhakovna, is an architect of Volga Tatar descent. Alsou is a Muslim. She has an older half-brother called Ruslan (1973), an older brother called Marat (1977, not to be confused with tennis player Marat Safin), and a younger brother called Renard (1996).

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