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Olga Kurbatova

Olga Kurbatova – beautiful Russian blonde

Olga Kurbatova – beautiful Russian blonde


Olga Kurbatova is a singer, Playboy star and socialite. You know, Olga sings and dances in the quintet Mobile Blondes. Also she worked as a model.
Pretty girl was born on February 7, 1980.
Awesome girl graduated from the History Faculty of the Moscow State University and the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).
To tell the truth, Olga combined her studies with the work in the Red Stars model agency.
The future husband of Olga, a businessman and a shareholder of the Mosselprom, Dmitry Belyaev, paid his attention to the cute girl when she was studying at MGIMO. This happened in 2003, and on the first date Kurbatova intrigued Belyaev with her deep knowledge in the automotive industry.
She says that the future husband gave her luxurious gifts, which she could only dream of. Dmitry always knew a lot about beautiful things that women like. One day, at the very beginning of their love affair, he sent her and her friends to Monaco, renting a yacht for this.
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Ivan Irbis – official representative of Iglesias

Ivan Irbis - official representative of Iglesias

Ivan Irbis – official representative of Iglesias


Vanya Frolov was born on May 11, 1988 in Moscow.
You know, Ivan Irbis is a successful producer and Enrique’s official representative in Russia. He has created the company Irbis Media Group (IMG). Today IMG has offices in the U.S., Russia and Spain. By the way, Ivan is an owner of a night club in the center of Moscow, a recording studio and production company.
Today PR-agency is the largest in Russia. To tell the truth, Irbis is an outstanding organizer of various beauty contests, in particular Miss Federation. The company organizes regular events including Fashion Battle, Battle Gourmet and others.
In December 2015, Ivan decided to launch free quarterly glossy magazine called Megapolis Time. It is designed for a business audience with high incomes, tells about life in a big city in all its manifestations.
Actually, Irbis cooperates with construction organizations, sportsmen and lawyers, models, stylists, image-makers.
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Stas Mikhailov – famous singer

Stas Mikhailov - famous singer

Stas Mikhailov – famous singer


Stas Mikhailov is a Russian singer, songwriter, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2010). You know, he is a winner of many awards including Artist of the Year (Radio Chanson), Golden Gramophone (Russian Radio) and the Song of the Year.
Stanislav was born on April 27, 1969 in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai into the family of a pilot and a nurse.
In 1992, he went to Moscow, where he wrote his first song The Candle. Later, in 1996, after years of work in the theaters, he went to St. Petersburg, as he wanted to complete his debut album. By the way, it was released in 1997.
In 2000, Mikhailov moved to Moscow, where he began to record new songs. His song Without You was very successful. The album Dedication was released in 2002. Initially, Stas planned to release it only for friends and acquaintances. However, the album became a success. And in 2003 the first solo concert of the singer took place in St. Petersburg.
Moreover, in 2005, Mikhailov’s songs appeared on Radio Chanson.
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Sergey Krapiva – actor and model

Sergey Krapiva - actor and model

Sergey Krapiva – actor and model


Sergey Krapiva (his real name is Sergey Krapiventsev) is an actor, professional dancer, choreographer and model. He is one of the Top 100 most beautiful people of Moscow.
Cute boy was born on May 23, 1977 in Tula.
He has starred in many TV commercials for leading brands, as well as videos of famous artists. You know, he worked with Russian stars including Sophia Rotaru, A-Studio, band Tea for Two, Jasmine, Igor Krutoi, Alena Sviridova, singer Slava.
By the way, he worked as a choreographer in Lena Zosimova’s music video and met stylist Alisher. The stylist invited him to shoot for the OM magazine in 2001. So his modeling career began. Sergey worked with many popular magazines including Men’s Health, Men’s Fitness, OM, GQ, Playboy, Vogue, Maxim and others.
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Olga Makovetskaya

Olga Makovetskaya - Russian singer

Olga Makovetskaya – Russian singer


Olga Makovetskaya is a Russian singer. By the way, she was a Finalist of Russian Eurovision preselection in 2012 with the song Positive Emotions!
Pretty girl was born in Yekaterinburg.
You know, she began taking part in various competitions and festivals when she was five years old.
When Olga was 19 she came to Moscow to enter the Classical Music Academy.
To tell the truth, awesome girl was one of the ten finalists of the television project Become a Star.
Olga was a soloist of the women’s orchestra Jazz Girl, sang with a trio Out Loud, trio Dolce Vita, trio Ice Cream and performed with Hollywood Band.
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StuFF – Svyatoslav Bystrov

stuff Svyatoslav Bystrov

Svyatoslav Bystrov or StuFF – Russian rapper


$tuFF (Svyatoslav Bystrov) was born on April 29, 1988 in Moscow.
He is a musician, hip-hop singer, rapper. You know, he became popular because of collaboration with famous Russian singer Mitya Fomin. Also Svyatoslav participated in the TV project Vacation in Mexico on MTV.
In his childhood the boy became interested in hip-hop. And at the age of 15 he began writing his first rap songs.
He is not only a singer, but also a Master of Sport in Sambo and Judo. Svyatoslav has won two bronze medals at the World Championship.
Sport has become a significant part of his life and the first songs were dedicated to it. The young musician quickly gained recognition in certain circles, where people appreciate the desire to win and willpower. Because of a back injury he had to quit the sport.
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Pelageya, folk-rock singer

Pelageya Khanova, folk-rock singer

Pelageya Khanova, folk-rock singer


Pelageya Khanova is a Russian singer, who has a remarkable voice that covers three and a half octaves. Actually, she is the founder and lead singer of the band Pelageya. You know, she recorded a song for the Depeche Mode tribute album. By the way, she sang the famous Mary Magdalene aria from Jesus Christ Superstar.
Pretty girl was born on July 14, 1986 in Novosibirsk. Svetlana Khanova, the girl’s mother, is a former jazz singer, who became a theater director after losing her voice and taught directing and acting in Novosibirsk. Currently she is the producer and director of her daughter’s group. The surname Khanova is the surname of the last husband of her mother.
When she was only three and a half years old she wrote short stories and typed them up on a typewriter. To tell the truth, the girl finished school earlier than other students.
At the age of 9 she became a winner of the TV show Morning Star as the Best Folk Songs Singer – 1996. When Pelageya was 10 years old she signed a contract with FeeLee Records and moved to Moscow.
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