Each of us has his idols: actors, athletes, singers. We learn news about them, watch speeches, listen to interviews, subscribe to them on social networks, some even manage to get an autograph. The article will talk about one man, a singer who at one time was very popular and in demand - about Shamil Malkanduyev.
early years
Shamil Malkanduyev was born on January 15, 1979, grew up in Nalchik, Balkarian by nationality. His father was a military man and raised the boy obedient and disciplined. In childhood, no one could even think that Shamil would become a popular and famous artist, because he traveled to Moscow as a young man and studied law. After graduating, he returned to his hometown. At that time, a festival was just taking place in Nalchik, where various artists and groups gathered, where the future singer had a happy opportunity to meet and chat with the founder and leader of the group “Dead Dolphins”. Over time, he became Shamil's best friend and colleague and recorded several hits for him: “Panopticon”, “Smear Vaseline”, “Running along the edge of a knife”.
Acquaintance with Sergey Izotov
The acquaintance of Shamil Malkanduyev with Sergei Izotov became fateful for him. This was the beginning of his singer career. Izotov undertook to produce a novice artist. The song “Between Me and You” took first place in the charts and brought Shamil huge popularity. The video shot for this song tells about a traveler who went to the mountains and fell under the rubble. In this regard, he spent several years in a coma, after which a miracle happened to him - he sang.
After the glory that came to him, Shamil became known and recognizable by the public. To receive his first prize “Golden Gramophone” he went on stage already under the pseudonym Oscar. However, despite the numerous requests of viewers, at the concert Shamil Malkanduyev never performed the hit “Between Me and You”, which everyone liked, since the singer’s producer, Sergei Izotov, was opposed for some inexplicable reason. Shamil was very unhappy with this, in the end it all ended up with the young people quarreling and Oscar terminated the contract with the producer.
The press suggests another option why a quarrel has occurred. Allegedly, Shamil showed patriotism and performed the song “No Need”, which tells about the war in Chechnya, but there is no exact confirmation of this information. A video was also shot for this song, the broadcast of which was banned on television. Later, for some time, the singer lived and was engaged in vocal creativity in Russia.
In America
At a certain stage in the life of Shamil Malkanduyev (Oscar), fate decided that he had a few years to live in the USA, in New York, where he took an active part: a talented artist studied at a film school, organized various music projects, wrote songs and shot videos, recorded albums in Russian and English, which later appeared on popular television shows. Songs of Shamil Malkanduyev fell in love even abroad. After finishing work, he returned to Russia again.
Return to Russia
At the peak of his popularity, the artist participated in almost all annual awards and delighted fans with new hits, collaborated with several singers and groups. For example, a joint song “Gagarin” was recorded with Triplex music project participant Alexander Ivanov. Shamil Malkanduyev became more and more successful, in demand and popular.
But the life of every person, especially a pop star, is unpredictable, full of surprises. The hero of our article was no exception, in broad daylight a nuisance happened to him.
Every morning, the singer began with a jog in the park (this is one of Shamil's favorite pastimes). Having a little rest, he went down to the underpass, and then two attacked him. All that the singer remembers - one of the bandits hit him hard in the face with his fist, after which he lost consciousness. Subsequently, Shamil was diagnosed with a fracture of the jaw. Law enforcement officers quickly detained the attackers. These were teenagers who came to Moscow to work a month before the incident.
