Ildar Yunusov is a major businessman, investor, Tatar by nationality. He leads a secretive lifestyle and tries not to attend social events. Interest in him is fueled by the fact that he is the father of the popular rapper and owner of the Black Star music label.
Childhood and youth
Ildar Vakhitovich Yunusov was born in 1960 in Moscow, his exact date of birth is unknown. Ildar’s father, Vakhit Zakirovich, was born in the village of Isergapovo, in Tatarstan. He worked as a teacher of Russian language and literature. In 1953 he entered the Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He worked for 35 years at the Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, as well as at the USSR embassies. There is no information about Ildar's mother.
In one of his interviews, Timati said that almost all of his paternal relatives are diplomats. And Ildar followed in their footsteps; he entered the Institute of Asian and African Countries. After graduation, he worked as a translator at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and later became head of the eastern sector.
Business
Ever since the days of “Star Factory,” it has become clear that Timati’s father is a wealthy man. Timur himself did not hide this, although he clarified that his father raised him in such a way that, despite the family’s wealth, he must achieve everything in life himself.
But what kind of business Ildar Yunusov owns is a mystery. There are no conjectures on this matter. The first thing they started talking about was that the man was connected with the oil business. He is believed to be a member of the board of directors of oil pump manufacturer Art Pumping Technologies. Later information appeared that he owned a dozen restaurants in Moscow.
In one of his interviews, his son Timati said that his father’s field of activity includes working with real estate and securities. But, again, no specifics.
In 2014, Ildar Vakhitovich participated in the annual banking forum Maximus Capital, which was held in Riga. In the program of speeches he was announced as the director of the Swiss investment company Stratus Trade & Finance. According to RBC, he is also a co-owner of this company.
Personal life
Ildar Yunusov and his future wife Simona Yakovlevna Chervomorskaya studied in the same class. He had to woo her for a long time. She was fashionable and was into dancing and music. But he, on the contrary, wore horn-rimmed glasses and was all about studying. Of course, he was not a “nerd,” but he still graduated from school with a gold medal. As Timati says, his passion for music comes from his mother, but his commercial spirit clearly comes from his father.
In the early 80s, Ildar and Simone got married. In 1983, their first child was born, Timur, now better known under the stage name Timati. In 1987, their second son Artem was born.
Simone is a purebred Jew, brought up in a musical family, and by nature an energetic and open person. The same cannot be said about her husband. Unlike Ildar, after the birth of her granddaughter Alisa, the woman started Instagram, where she began regularly publishing photos of her life. And not only Timati’s fans began to subscribe to her; today over a million people are interested in her life, and Simona Yunusova’s account is signed succinctly - “Just a grandmother.”
In 1996, the couple divorced, but remained on friendly terms. Even Timati does not know the reasons for their separation. In an interview with Express Newspaper, which Timur gave in 2010, he said that his mother lives in the Dominican Republic, and his father lives in Switzerland. They have had other families for a long time.
Ildar Yunusov now
Ildar Yunusov is a non-public and even secretive person. He is not on any social networks, he does not go to public events, he has never even appeared on his star son’s Instagram. His photo is quite difficult to find in the public domain. Consequently, there are no news related to his personality. His name “pops up” only when discussing Timati and the rapper’s earnings.
Timati is a popular Russian rap artist, a graduate of the Star Factory-4 project, a music producer and entrepreneur.
Founder of the Black Star Inc. label. In 2014, the singer received the title of Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic.
Childhood and youth
Timur Ildarovich Yunusov was born in Moscow on August 15, 1983, under the zodiac sign Leo. The rapper, now famous under the pseudonym Timati, has Tatar and Jewish roots. Timur lived in abundance, since the family was always provided for, but his father, a businessman, raised his son so that he could achieve everything himself. Timati has a brother, three and a half years younger than him. The singer's mother is .
The singer’s early biography took shape in Moscow, on Mira Avenue, where the boy spent his brightest childhood years. From an early age, Timur was a creative and developed child. Then his parents decided to send him to study violin at a music school. Timati devoted 4 years to the instrument.
Music
Having received a certificate, Timati entered the Higher School of Economics, but studied there for only six months. When the guy was 13 years old, he went to Los Angeles to study hip-hop culture. By sending his child to America, Timur's father hoped that his son would show at least some interest in studying. But expectations were shattered like crystal. Yunusov abandoned his studies and began visiting nightclubs. The rapper firmly decided to join the ranks of show business, so upon arrival in Moscow he began to work closely.
At first, Yunusov Jr. was involved in break dancing, then with a friend he organized the rap group VIP 77. The duo’s compositions “Fiesta” and “I Need You Alone” occupied the top steps of the domestic charts. In 2004, the team broke up for a while, reviving a year later with a new lineup. However, this did not help the group maintain its previous level, so in 2006 the guys finally completed the project. Some of the team members moved to Timati's Black Star label.
In 2000, Timur made his debut on television in the video “Party” for the then-promoted rapper, for whom he had previously worked as a backing MC. After 4 years, Timati, together with several friends, auditioned for the Star Factory project. Then the children had the opportunity to learn from teachers, recorded their songs and gradually became people's favorites.
In the same period, the group “Banda” was created, led by Timati, which also included one of the participants in the television project. Then none of the group members won at Factory-4, but the producers liked the talented youth, so they were given the opportunity to record a disc and shoot a video for “Heaven is Crying.” In 2005, the “Gang” released an album called “New People”.
The period of fame forced the singer to actively develop. Then the guy opened the first nightclub, Black club. In 2006, Timati released his first solo album “Black Star” and in the same year he organized the production center Black Star inc. After some time, Yunusov gradually went into a solo project. Later, two of his comrades, members of the “Gang,” died in a car accident, as a result of which the team broke up.
Black Star gradually became the rapper's brand along with the name Timati. Under the same nickname, the musician maintains a verified account in "Instagram", where he posts photos and videos from everyday life. Millions of subscribers follow updates on the singer’s page. The artist’s official website is also registered on the domain of the same name.
Timati's first solo concert took place in 2007 at the Zhara club. In the same year, joint tracks were recorded with Fat Joe, Nox, Xzibit, videos were shot for the song “Don’t Go Crazy” with the sex symbol of the Russian party scene and for the song “Dance” with a socialite. In the same year, the rapper plays one of the main roles in the film “Heat” and voices the main character in the cartoon “Catch the Wave.”
Timati - "Don't go crazy"In 2008, Timati’s creative biography was expanded with his remix of the song “Moscow Never Sleeps,” which became a hit that summer, and the release of the track “Forever” with Mario Winans. In the same year, the performer became the face of the Sprandi clothing brand.
In 2009, singles from the album “The Boss” were released - “Welcome to St. Tropez", "Grooveon" (feat), "Odnoklassnitsa" and clips for them. Together with the video for the single “Love You” was shot. The presentation of Timati’s second album “The Boss” took place on November 13 at the Moscow club Milk, and sales of the album began in Russia and the CIS at the same time.
Timati ft. Busta Rhymes & Maria - "Love you"The following year pleased fans with the video “Time”, the appearance on the World Wide Web of the track “Foreign Exchange” by the artist S.A.S. together with Timati, Camron and Fler. Yunusov’s collaboration with Laurent Wolf is presented in Miami. The director of the video “How Much Is Love” was , who defined this video as a record-breaking one in duration.
On June 1, 2010, Timati opened his own clothing store and held a charity concert, in which DJ Smash and.
Timati feat. L"One, Dzhigan, Varchun, Crack, Pencil - "Tattoo"In 2012, the star became the ambassador of the 2013 Universiade in Kazan. At the presentation of the “Sex in the Bathroom” video on October 12, Yunusov performed the track live with Craig David. In the same year, the musician released the video “Tattoo” (Tattoo), which also featured musicians Varchun, Krek and Karandash.
Also during this period, the attention of the press was attracted by the conflict between Timati and a popular pop singer. That year, the rapper did not receive an award from the Muz-TV channel, after which he hinted at "Twitter", which considers the selection of winners unfair and the awards undeserved.
Philip Kirkorov responded to the criticism, and a skirmish ensued between the musicians. Subsequently, the rapper recorded an appeal to his opponent, “Come on, goodbye.” The track resulted in a composition that was iconic for the musician’s work and even gave the name to Timati’s new concert.
Timati recorded a video message "Who are you? Let's go to jail!" The results of the artist’s ten-year stay on stage were summed up by the solo concert “#Let’sDate” at Crocus City Hall on November 29. In 2013, the fourth studio album “13” was released, Timati starred in the film “Odnoklassniki.ru: CLICK your luck.”
In 2014, the celebrity received the title of Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic, released his own film “Capsule” and became one of the jury members of the show “I Want to Meladze”. The tracks “Beard”, “Bomb Girl”, a video for the song “Show-off”, together with the single “Young Blood” are released.
Natan feat. Timati - "Daring"The track “Hey, why are you so daring?” (feat Nathan) presented in 2015. Next comes the song “Utesov” together with L"one. Together the musicians also record the videos “It’s still a long way to go” and “I’ll say one last thing.” The same tandem organized the “GTO” tour in Russia. Together with Timati they release the song “My Best Friend - this is the president” about the head of the Russian state.
In 2016, Timati’s new track “Eggplant” became a super hit.
Timati feat. Record Orchestra - "Eggplant" (Lada Sedan)The song receives numerous both positive and negative reviews, the refrain of the composition “Lada sedan - eggplant” is heard on the largest radio stations, played in clubs, cafes and minibuses. The popularity of the single and the music video released for the song is only added to by parodies made by fans and ill-wishers.
The rapper releases new tracks and videos solo, as well as with famous artists such as (“Let Me Go”), (“The Little Prince”), (“Where Are You, Where Am I”). Also in 2016, Timati presented the single “Keys to Paradise” and recorded duet compositions with Mot “#Live” and “Look”.
Timati feat. Egor Creed - "Where are you, where am I"New songs form a fresh studio album “Olympus”. In addition, in 2016, the artist is conducting a tour of the same name in Russian cities in support of the album.
Personal life
On the “Star Factory 4” project, Timati’s personal life was revealed publicly for the first time. Many considered the romance between the rapper and singer to be a PR stunt. But from the photo of Yunusov and Chvikova it was clear that the guys spend a lot of time with each other. In the video of the performer “Where are you,” Timur starred in the role of a romantic hero. The couple separated in 2005.
Then the girl left for Donetsk, where she began a new romance with a local businessman. But the separation of the “factory” couple did not last long, and Timati and Alexa resumed their relationship. The media reported that the musician took his beloved right from under the aisle. Later, the lovers recorded the joint hit “When You’re Near,” but in 2007 their relationship finally ran its course.
Then followed a series of fleeting romances. Journalists were attracted both by the personalities of the rapper’s chosen ones and by the way the young people looked as a couple. The short singer (Timur’s height in various sources is from 168 to 171 cm with a weight of 70 kg) more than once chose girls of model height as his companions.
Timati has appeared in public on several occasions. And after the broadcast of the “Don’t Go Crazy” video, there was talk about the musician’s connection with Victoria Boney, but these rumors were not officially confirmed.
Sofya Rudyeva, Miss Russia 2009, and Yunusov, contrary to the predictions of many fans, were not together for long. The couple Timati and Mila Volchek also did not work out.
Now the rapper is not only not allowed to appear on air, but also footage of him is removed from the videos of his colleagues. For example, in the video for Philip Kirkorov’s song “The Color of Mood is Blue,” where Yunusov starred in one of the episodes, the performer’s face was retouched as much as possible during the broadcast on RU.TV.
Philip Kirkorov - "The color of mood is blue"In the summer, the singer spoke unflatteringly about the MUZ-TV award, which, according to Timati, is no longer awarded for talent, but for certain services to the owners of the TV channel. The producer suggested that the lack of an award this year prompted the musician to make such an assessment. After the scandalous statement, Yunusov and the artists of his label became persona non grata on this TV channel.
Timati feat. Egor Creed - "Gucci" (video premiere, 2018)The lack of rotation in leading music media does not prevent the rapper from remaining successful. Timati’s luxurious lifestyle, comparable in scope to the life of Hollywood stars, gives fans no rest. In addition to performing concerts and organizing a music label, Yunusov is also a successful businessman. Now he owns a fast food chain, a clothing brand, a software developer for the music business, and an advertising agency.
In 2017, the artist’s earnings, according to Forbes, amounted to $6.6 million, and in 2018 – already $4.5 million for six months. According to experts, Timati’s fortune is one of the most impressive among representatives of Russian show business.
Discography
- 2006 - “Black Star”
- 2009 - “The Boss”
- 2012 - “SWAGG”
- 2013 - "13"
- 2014 - “Reload”
- 2016 - “Olympus”
Almost three million people follow the life of Timati’s mother. And if the woman more often shares details from the childhood of her beloved granddaughter Alice, today she decided to make an exception, talking about the painful separation from the rapper’s father.
The musician is the eldest child in the family of businessman Ildar Yunusov. The 58-year-old investor is rumored to be a member of the board of directors of oil pump manufacturer Art Pumping Technologies. According to other information, he owns a dozen restaurants in Moscow.
Ildar met his future wife at school. She is an artistic beauty, he is an exemplary student who graduated from school with a gold medal. Timati has admitted more than once that his love for music comes from his mother, but the desire to develop in business comes from his father. In the early 80s, Ildar and Simone got married, having been married for about 15 years.
“I remember well when I was 35. It was a turning point. I separated from my husband, and my dad died soon after. I lost my support, and I grew up sharply. And yet, this is an amazing age! By this moment, a person has already decided on his purpose, and comes to understand who is next to you. There are fewer friends and more buddies. You begin to appreciate your parents,” Simone shared on the microblog.
Simone noted that, despite the divorce, she continues to communicate with her ex-husband, and says little about him only because the man avoids the media. As the rapper himself admitted, he still knows nothing about the reasons for his parents’ separation. Now his dad lives in Switzerland with a new family.
“Parents must communicate with each other, and for the sake of the child they must forget about all their adult problems. The child is not to blame for anything, and he must communicate with all family members. And the fact that Nastya and Alena are relaxing together means that they are both smart and worthy,” Simona emphasized.
There are always a lot of rumors about Timati’s personal life; sometimes someone laughs at the “high relations” in the rapper’s family, but the opinions of ill-wishers do not concern the musician much: he is ready to do anything to make his child happy, just like he was in his own life. time was made by his wise mother.
Timur Ildarovich Yunusov- rapper, entrepreneur, actor.
Timur was born in Moscow on August 15, 1983. Father - Ildar Yunusov, a very large businessman. Mother - Simona Yakovlevna Yunusova (Chervomorskaya as a girl), also a businessman. Timur has Jewish and Tatar roots. Timur has a younger brother Artem.
Timati's family is very wealthy, however, the guy's parents taught him to achieve everything in life on his own.
Timur spent his childhood in Moscow. The Yunusov family lived on Mira Avenue. From early childhood the boy began to show his creative nature. Timur's parents sent him to study violin at the Music School, where he studied faithfully for four whole years. At the age of 10, the boy went to a summer camp for the first time, where his love of love manifested itself: the boy actively began to be interested in girls, much older than himself.
In 1996 At the age of 13, Timur’s parents sent him to America, hoping that there the child would develop an interest in studying. Timati lived in Los Angeles and studied hip-hop culture. The parents' expectations were completely unfulfilled: Timur immediately abandoned his studies, immersing himself in nightclub life.
After living a little in America, Yunusov returns to Moscow with an irresistible desire to definitely join the domestic show business. The guy is hard at breakdancing. He was also one of the first to start promoting the capital’s night hip-hop clubs “Marika” and “Most”.
In 1998 15-year-old Timati and his best friend Pasha organize a rap group called “VIP77”. This group includes: Timati, Pasha, Dominic Joker, MC Dynamite, Baby Lee, Leo and Master Spensor. The group sometimes performed and recorded their songs. The group’s most popular compositions are “I need you alone” and “Fiesta”.
In 1999 Timati also works as a back-MC for Decl.
year 2000- Timati appears on television for the first time, starring in Decl’s video “Party”. Timur then had short braids and dreadlocks on his head.
In 2004 the VIP77 group is breaking up, but next year it will be reborn with a new lineup.
In the same year, Timur Yunusov, together with his friends Ratmir Shishkov and Dominic Joker, are casting for participation in the television project “Star Factory-4”, thanks to which they will become famous throughout the country. At the show, the guys record songs and learn from the best teachers in Russia.
In the same year, Timati, Shishkov and Dominic organized a new hip-hop group called “Banda”. They take another participant from “Star Factory-4” - Anastasia Kochetkova - into their group. None of the “Gang” took a prize in the project, but the young performers were noticed by producers who gave them a chance to shoot a video and record their album.
The group “Banda” records the song “Heaven is Crying” and shoots a video clip for it.
At the Factory, Timati distinguished himself not only with his talent, but also with his high-profile romance with one of the project participants named Alexa. The couple dated for a long time, but finally broke up in 2007.
In 2005 the group releases the album “New People”. Also this year, all participants of the “Factory” are conducting a large-scale tour of Russia, lasting several months.
At the end of the tour, Timati begins to be very active. The rapper opens his first nightclub, “Black club”. And the “Gang” constantly tours and even records the soundtrack for the film “Dope”.
This year Timati is starring in the film “Male Season: The Velvet Revolution.”
In 2006"Black Star" is released - Timati's first solo album. “Black Star inc”, Timati’s production center, was also founded, and over time, the clothing collection “Black Star by TIMATI” appeared, oriented towards Hip-Hop and R&B youth.
In March of the same year, two close friends of Timati, Deema and Ratmir Shishkov, died in an accident, after which the “Gang” disintegrated.
2007- Timati makes videos: “Dance” with Ksenia Sobchak, and with Victoria Boney - “Don’t go crazy.”
At the beginning of the year, the film “Heat” was released, in which Timati plays one of the main roles. In the same year, voice acting for the cartoon “Catch the Wave”. Timati also becomes the official face of the Sprandi brand.
In 2008 together with Dj Smash Timati releases the hit “My Moscow”, which becomes the best composition of that summer.
In the same year, “TS Timati for Sprandi” was released - the first line of sportswear together with “Sprandi”.
Timati also stars in the comedy “Hitler Kaput!” and in the series "Daddy's Daughters".
In December, Timati becomes the producer of the track “Lazerboy” by singer Sergei Lazarev.
In 2009 Timati plays in the film “Little Red Riding Hood”, and also voices the foreign films “District 13: Ultimatum” and “Arthur and the Revenge of Urdalak”.
His solo album “The Boss” is also released.
In 2010 painting “Like the Cossacks...”.
On June 1 of this year, Timati is hosting a big charity concert, in which Sergei Lazarev, DJ Smash, and the group “Fidgets” take part.
2011- Timati records on the track “Welcome to St. Tropez” DJ Antoine remix, which becomes a club hit in Europe.
In 2012 Timati’s third solo album “SWAGG” is expected to be released.
Timati (real name Timur Ildarovich Yunusov) is a Russian rap artist who became famous after the fourth season of “Star Factory” as part of the group “Banda”. In 2006, the singer began his solo career and founded the production center Black Star Inc. Timati’s activities extend far beyond music: this includes an author’s line of clothing, a fast food chain, and filming.Childhood and family
Timur Yunusov was born into a wealthy family. His father, businessman-investor Ildar Vakhitovich Yunusov, from whom Timati inherited a commercial streak, has Tatar roots. The artist’s mother, Simona Yakovlevna Yunusova, nee Chervomorskaya, is Jewish by nationality. Timati is not the only child in the family; he has a younger brother, 3.5 years old, Artem, known in the music world under the pseudonym DJ Temniy. 
The future artist spent his childhood in his parents’ apartment on Mira Avenue. From an early age, he showed his creative abilities, and therefore his parents enrolled him in a music school, where for the next four years he studied the intricacies of playing the violin. But the boy did not have any particular love for the instrument, practicing only at the request of his mother, whose family included many musicians.
Timati began to become interested in rap and hip-hop at about 13 years old, having visited the States, the primary source of rap culture. Around this time, he got his first tattoo - a fire dragon.
In 1998, Timati founded the group VIP77, which included his friends: Pasha, Baby Lee, MC Dynamite, Master Spensor, Leo and Dominic Joker. In the wake of common interests, he met Decl, not even suspecting that the father of his new friend was the famous producer Alexander Tolmatsky. Timati helped Decl with writing a solo album - he can be heard on backing vocals in the album “Who are you”, and can also be seen in the video for “Party at Decl’s House”. The creative union never resulted in anything more, and therefore the paths of the young rappers diverged.
After graduating from school, Timati entered the Higher School of Economics, but dropped out of school six months later because he could not combine it with nightlife: together with his friends, he threw parties in the best clubs in the capital. He was one of the first to begin promoting the famous Moscow night hip-hop clubs Most and Marika.
Timati at the Star Factory
In 2004, VIP77 disbanded, reviving a year later with a new lineup: Timati, Pasha, Deema, Walter and Yulia Vashchekina. At the same time, Timati, together with Dominic Joker, Ratmir Shishkov and Nastya Kochetkova, passed the casting for the musical reality show “Star Factory-4”. Under the leadership of producer Igor Krutoy, the young people who formed the Banda group recorded songs, were trained by the best teachers in Russia, and became more and more popular with each reporting concert. 
The guys did not make it to the finals - that season the winners were Irina Dubtsova, Anton Zatsepin and Stas Piekha. However, the producers paid attention to the guys and gave the young artists the opportunity to record their album and shoot a video. Long after the finale of “Factory,” their hit “Heaven is Crying” is heard from every second radio in the country. But the album “New People” was received by listeners without much excitement.
“Star Factory”: Timati – “Heaven is Crying” (2004)
After this, Timati, together with other members of the Factory, went on a tour of Russia, which lasted several months. Returning from tour, Timati opened the Black club (B-club) nightclub.
On March 23, 2007, Ratmir, his girlfriend, Deema from VIP77 and two other people got into an accident when their car ran a red light. The car crashed into an SUV, causing the gas tank to detonate. All passengers died in the fire, unable to get out of the mangled car. After Ratmir's death, the Banda group announced its dissolution.
Solo career. Black Star
Timati's debut solo album "Black Star" was released in 2006, even before the collapse of the "Gang". The disc featured 17 compositions, including duets with Irina Dubtsova, Ksenia Sobchak, Karina Koks, Alexa, Fyodor Bondarchuk and the group Uma2rman. The cover itself was a copy of the cover of Tupac's album Until the End of Time. 
Because of this, as well as because of obvious borrowings from Western colleagues (for example, he took the entire beat for the composition “Zombie” from the group Clipse), professional music critics like Artemy Troitsky have repeatedly accused Timati of plagiarism.
The pioneers of the rap genre in Russia also disliked Timati. After Timati and Dominic Joker covered the Bad Balance track “Bitch-Love” and the composition was included in the soundtrack to a documentary dedicated to the memory of Micah from Bad Balance, the band leader Vlad Valov accused Timati of mocking the deceased.
In parallel with his musical career, Timati was actively involved in business. In 2006, his label Black Star Inc was founded, which subsequently released rappers L’One, Mot, Yegor Creed, Misha Marvin, Scrooge, Christina C and other young performers onto the Russian music scene.
At the beginning of 2007, the comedy “Heat” was released on television, in which Timati played one of the main roles along with Alexei Chadov, Nastya Kochetkova and Konstantin Kryukov.
In the same year, Timati voiced the main character in the cartoon “Catch the Wave.”
Timati did not serve in the army. In 2008, he was declared unfit for military service as “mentally unbalanced,” since, according to Russian law, a conscript whose body is covered with tattoos on more than 50% receives a certificate from a psychiatrist.
In 2008, Timati, together with Dj Smash, released the hit “Moscow Never Sleeps”, which was awarded the MTV Russia Music Awards in the “Debut” category.
Timati ft. DJ Smash – Moscow Never Sleeps
In 2008, together with the Sprandi company, Timati released the first line of sportswear, TS Timati for Sprandi, the presentation of which took place at Russian Fashion Week in Moscow. And in 2010, under the Black Star Wear label, Timati began producing a personalized line of youth clothing.
The year 2009 was marked by the release of Timati's second album, laconicly titled The Boss. In the summer of the same year, another close friend and colleague of Timati, DJ Dlee, died in a car accident.
In 2012, Timati's third studio and first English-language album SWAGG, consisting of 21 tracks, was released. Work on the record took three years, and the invited guests were no longer Russian celebrities, but international stars: P. Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Craig David, Laurent Wolf.
The result exceeded all expectations - SWAGG became popular not only in Timati’s homeland. Statistics Black Star Inc. showed that in terms of the level of rotation of compositions from the album, Europe beat the indicators of Russia and the CIS countries. Moreover, the composition “Welcome to Saint-Tropez” managed to dislodge Lady Gaga from the first place on international iTunes.
Timati ft DJ Antonie – Welcome to St. Tropez
A year later, the presentation of the Russian-language album “13” took place. The record failed to break the records of the third album, but the album topped the iTunes charts in the CIS and Baltic countries. Pavel Murashov, Christina Sy, Mot, L’One and Fidel helped Timati with the recording.
In the same 2013, Timati, together with Snoop Dogg, starred in the Russian comedy “Odnoklassniki: Call for Luck,” which told about a young designer who received the magical opportunity to fulfill any wish simply by writing it in the status of a social network. Despite the presence of stars, the film failed at the box office.
In 2014, Timati, who is in close relations with the Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov, was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic.
In September 2016, the Black Star Burger eatery opened in Moscow, on Novy Arbat. Timati invited customers to try completely black burgers while wearing black latex gloves, which have become a kind of “feature” of the restaurant. The singer planned to open a second burger shop in Grozny - Kadyrov personally asked him about this.
Timati's personal life
In an interview, Timati admitted that he never had serious feelings for girls until he met 16-year-old singer Alexa at the Star Factory. The romance began right on the project, under the supervision of hundreds of cameras, fueling the audience’s interest in the young couple. The girl became the first to whom the artist sincerely confessed his love. 
After the release of Alexa’s video “Where Are You,” where Timati appeared in the image of a romantic hero, the press began to say that in fact the romance of the young people was a PR move by the producers.
Alexa - “Where are you?”
In 2005, Alexa and Timati had a big quarrel after a long tour together and broke up for the first time. Alexa returned to her native Donetsk, where she began to communicate closely with a young man from the coal business. But soon everything returned to normal. The press said that Timati flew to Donetsk and took Alexa almost from under the aisle.
In 2006, Timati launched the reality show “Yuppies on a Pickup Truck,” in which Alexa took part. Then the lovers recorded a joint song, “When You’re Near.”
In 2007, Alexa and Timati put an end to their relationship once and for all. The young people kept silent about the reason, but Alexa’s close friends said that they simply did not get along in character - Timati loved nightlife, and the girl preferred an evening at home to any party. Her song “My Vendetta” eloquently speaks about Alexa’s feelings for her ex-boyfriend.
Over the following years, Timati’s passions included many beauties. This includes Miss Russia 2009 Sofya Rudyeva, to whom the rapper quickly lost interest, and Mila Volchek, who, according to Timati, had an indelible influence on his way of thinking. He was seen in company with model Victoria Lopyreva, singer Fergie, actress Mila Jovovich, but it is unlikely that communication with them went beyond friendship.
