Alsou Ralifovna Abramova ( rus, Алсу́ Рали́фовна Абра́мова; tt-Cyrl, Алсу Рәлиф кызы Абрамова; ; born 27 June 1983
), better known as just Alsou, is a Russian singer and actress. She represented
Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Russia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, held on 13 May 2000 at the Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Public Russian Television (ORT) returned to the Eurovision Song Contest after a two-year absence following their relegation in ...
in which she came second with the song ''
Solo
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Arts and entertainment Comics
* ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series
* Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics
Characters
* Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character
* Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
'' right after Denmark, giving her recognition across Europe.
Alsou hosted the final of the
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Believe (Dima Bilan song), Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the Euro ...
held in Moscow.
Biography
Early life
Alsou was born in
Bugulma
Bugulma (russian: Бугульма́; tt-Cyrl, Бөгелмә, ''Bögelmä'') is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bugulma serves as ...
,
Tatar ASSR
The Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (russian: Татарская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Автономияле Совет Соци ...
,
Russian SFSR
The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Russian SFSR or RSFSR ( rus, Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика, Rossíyskaya Sovétskaya Federatívnaya Soci ...
, Soviet Union.
Her father, Ralif Rafilovich Safin, who is of
Bashkir descent, is a former
LUKoil
The PJSC Lukoil Oil Company ( stylized as LUKOIL or ЛУКОЙЛ in Cyrillic script) is a Russian multinational energy corporation headquartered in Moscow, specializing in the business of extraction, production, transport, and sale of petrol ...
executive and a current member of the
Federal Council, the upper chamber of the
Russian parliament
The Federal Assembly ( rus, Федера́льное Собра́ние, r=Federalnoye Sobraniye, p=fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə sɐˈbranʲɪjə) is the national legislature of the Russian Federation, according to the Constitution of the Russian F ...
. He is also the owner of the
FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi
FC Zhemchuzhina-Sochi (russian: ФК Жемчужина-Сочи) was a Russian association football club based in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai founded in 1991 and dissolved in 2012.
History
Zhemchuzhina Sochi was founded in 1991 and named after a hote ...
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
team and was named the 100th richest citizen of Russia by ''
Forbes
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'' magazine in 2004. Alsou's mother, Raziya Iskhakovna, is an architect of
Volga Tatar
The Volga Tatars or simply Tatars ( tt-Cyrl, татарлар, tatarlar) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the Volga-Ural region of Russia. They are subdivided into various subgroups. Volga Tatars are Russia's second-largest ethnicity after t ...
descent. Alsou is a
Muslim
Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abrah ...
. 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).
When Alsou was one-year-old, her family moved from
Bugulma
Bugulma (russian: Бугульма́; tt-Cyrl, Бөгелмә, ''Bögelmä'') is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bugulma serves as ...
to
Siberia
Siberia ( ; rus, Сибирь, r=Sibir', p=sʲɪˈbʲirʲ, a=Ru-Сибирь.ogg) is an extensive geographical region, constituting all of North Asia, from the Ural Mountains in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. It has been a part of ...
.
At age five, Alsou asked her parents for a piano. She was then allowed to attend a private music school. After living in Moscow due to her father's business, she then moved to Syosset, New York and later to the UK where she entered a private architecture college. While living in London, Alsou visited Russia often.
In 1998, at the wedding of her brother Marat which was celebrated on the bank of the
Moskva River
The Moskva (russian: река Москва, Москва-река, ''Moskva-reka'') is a river running through western Russia. It rises about west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through centra ...
, Alsou sat at the
grand piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
and sang
I Will Always Love You
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, ...
. After this private performance her family began to persuade her to pursue a professional singing career.
Later life
On 7 September 2006, Alsou gave birth to her first daughter at the
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit, tertiary, 886-bed teaching hospital and multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Part of the Cedars-Sinai Health System, the hospital employs a staff of over 2 ...
in Los Angeles, California.
On 29 April 2008, Alsou gave birth to her second daughter.
On 10 August 2016, Alsou gave birth to her son, Rafael, at the Ihilov hospital in Tel-Aviv.
Career
Beginning
At the age of 15 Alsou was introduced to music manager Valeriy Belotserkovskiy. She again performed "
I Will Always Love You
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career, ...
" and impressed the manager. He began work with Alsou the next day. Her debut Russian album was the self-titled ''Alsou'' (Russian: ''Алсу́'') was released 16 September 1999. It was very successful in Russia and spawned 3 singles: "Zimniy Son" ("Winter Dream") "Vesna" ("Spring"), "Inogda" ("Sometimes"). After the huge success of Alsou's debut Russian album she was signed to
Universal Music
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's cor ...
Russia and became its first domestic artist. By 2000 more than 700.000 legal copies of CD ''Alsou'' were sold in Russia.
In 2000, Alsou recorded her first English language single
"Solo" and was entered into the
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Nilsson. Organised by the Europea ...
, written by
Andrew Lane and Brandon Barnes eventually finishing second overall. "Solo" went on to sell 100,000 copies and became the biggest selling single of all time in Russia, surpassed only by her next single, a duet with
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
entitled "You're My #1". ''`I really enjoyed performing with him in Kremlin and I hope our paths will cross again`.''
After her success in Eurovision 2000, Alsou began a large-scale tour of Russia. She celebrated her 17th birthday by performing in her native town of Bugulma, where 86,000 of the 120,000 population gathered in the main square to see her.
Alsou performed "Solo" again at ''Congratulations'', the 50th anniversary
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
concert in
Copenhagen
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,
Denmark
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...
, in October 2005.
English career
During 2000–2001, Alsou began working on her debut English album also called ''Alsou'', which was released in Russia on 28 June 2001. It was also released in (Germany),
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
, the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
and
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
The lead single "
Before You Love Me" was released in the UK on 30 April 2001, soon after charting at No. 1 on MTV Select and several TV appearances by Alsou. However, it only managed to chart at No. 27 in the
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...
.
Later that year it was released in Germany and Australia.
A follow-up single, "He Loves Me", was released only in (Germany) on 15 October 2001, with limited success.
The album was cancelled in the UK, though released through 2001–2002 in several European countries and Malaysia.
Between number albums
Alsou's debut Russian album was re-released twice – in 2001 and 2002, spawning two singles – "Osen" ("Autumn") and "Kogda Lubov Ko Mne Pridiot" ("When Love Comes To Me").
In the summer of 2002, Alsou began a tour of the former Soviet countries. Her new video for an up-and-coming single "Letyashaya Nad Oblakami" ("Flying Over The Clouds") was shown in Russian cinemas before the Russian romantic movie ''Atlantida''. Alsou had recorded two songs for the movie.
''Trilogy'' and ''19''
In August 2002 more studio sessions began for a second Russian longplay. Alsou was also preparing for her concerts in Moscow at the same time. The "Trilogy" project was deemed by the local papers as one of the most "important social and cultural events". The uniqueness of the "Trilogy" idea was that no one singer in the world had ever given three completely different performances during a period of only 10 days.
The first show was held in the "Rossiya" concert hall, where Alsou performed her old set entitled "Alsou And Her Authors", which had never been presented in Moscow before. The second show was an exclusive orchestral concert in
Tchaikovsky Hall
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most popu ...
, where there are only 1,500 seats. The third show was a
Europop
Europop (also spelled Euro pop) is a style of pop music that originated in Europe during the mid-to-late 1960s and developed to today's form throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with revivals and ...
show entitled "Solo". It was held in the Olympic Sport Complex and contained new Russian and English songs, with a fantasy-oriented set. After the third show, Alsou shot a video for the song "Vchera" ("Yesterday").
On 23 January 2003, Alsou released her new Russian album entitled ''19''. The CD was received well by critics, and by April 2003 the sales had reached 500.000 copies. ''19'' spawned such singles as "Vsyo Ravno" ("Anyway"), "Vchera" ("Yesterday"), "Perviy Raz" ("The First Time"), "Mechty" ("Dreams") feat. Karl Frierson (mixed by Pit Baumgartner from
De Phazz
De-Phazz is a downtempo jazz ensemble integrating modern turntablism and elements of soul, Latin, trip hop and drum and bass into a lounge music sound. De-Phazz is led by Pit Baumgartner, a German producer who has varied the lineup of artists fo ...
), "Letyashchaya Nad Oblakami" ("Flying Over The Clouds") and "Etkey" ("Father", a Tatarstan single).
After success of ''19'', she was nominated for the First National Music Award, "Muz-TV". On 5 June 2003, after arriving in Moscow from working in foreign studios, Alsou unexpectedly found herself the winner of the "Best Female Artist" nomination. The voting was held all over Russia, and Alsou could not stop the tears of joy. To support the sales of album ''19'', Alsou gave successful performances in Russia,
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
, Georgia,
Azerbaijan
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,
Latvia
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, Israel and
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...
.
Second English album
For almost four years, Alsou worked on her second English album 'Inspired'. It was recorded in London and Los Angeles. The lead single, "Always on My Mind", was written by Alsou and Morten Schjolin. The video was filmed in May 2004 by well-known director
Joseph Kahn Joseph Kahn may refer to:
*Joseph Kahn (director) (born 1972), a film and music video director
*Joseph Kahn (journalist) (born 1964), American journalist
* Joseph Kahn (shipping executive) (1916–1979), American businessman
See also
*Joseph Hahn ...
. At the beginning of 2005, the single premiered on
Capital FM and became the best news single of the week. However, despite the heavy UK promotion, a sexy video, touring as a support act with
boyband
A boy band is loosely defined as a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many ...
Westlife
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, and performing in the London club
G-A-Y
G-A-Y is a long-running gay nightclub, based at Heaven in Charing Cross, London. It started in 1976, and for many years was based at the London Astoria.
History
G-A-Y started in 1976 in the Sundown club in the basement of the London Astoria (l ...
, the commercial single was cancelled by Alsou's UK label
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it is ...
, though physical copies were available for a short time. 'Inspired' remains unreleased.
Alsou is credited on most of the tracks recorded for ''Inspired''. The album was produced by several of the industry's best producers including
Rhett Lawrence
James Everett "Rhett" Lawrence is an American record producer and songwriter. He has produced, mentored, and helped launch the career of 5 artists amongst the top 200 artists to be featured on Billboard magazine's top charts from 1955-2012, who ...
and Bass Bros. ''Inspired'' features a cover version of
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recordi ...
's "
Hello
''Hello'' is a salutation or greeting in the English language. It is first attested in writing from 1826. Early uses
''Hello'', with that spelling, was used in publications in the U.S. as early as the 18 October 1826 edition of the ''Norwich C ...
". Another well-circulated track is the
Nelly
Cornell Iral Haynes Jr. (born November 2, 1974), better known by his stage name Nelly, is an American rapper, singer, actor and entrepreneur. He embarked on his music career with the hip hop group St. Lunatics in 1993 and signed to Universal ...
-featured "Wish I Didn't Know", though only a rough demo has leaked. The album is more guitar-flavored than Alsou's previous works. Originally it was intended to record the album with mostly
ballads
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...
, but then the album's direction changed.
At a meeting of the official Russian Alsou Fan Club in Moscow on 9 June 2013 the album 'Inspired' was given to the fan club members for free. The CDs were self-made by Alsou. It was the first time that the entire album came into the world.
In 2006, Alsou recorded a
wedding song, "Miracles", written by Alsou and her then-future husband Yan Abramov. It was released as a limited single for the guests of the wedding. The song is not part of the album 'Inspired'.
''The Main Thing'' and ''Tugan Tel''
Alsou's third Russian album ''Samoe Glavnoe'' ("The Main Thing"), her first LP in 5 years, was released 31 March 2008 by
Universal Music
Universal Music Group N.V. (often abbreviated as UMG and referred to as just Universal Music) is a Netherlands, Dutch–United States, American multinational Music industry, music corporation under Law of the Netherlands, Dutch law. UMG's cor ...
Russia. The singles from this album are "Nebo" ("Sky", released back in 2005), "Samoe Glavnoe" ("The Main Thing", 2006, the video was shot when she was pregnant though it is not visible), "A u moei ljubvi" ("And My Love Has...", 2007, shot in California desert and directed by Alan Calzatti).
During 2008 Alsou recorded an album in Tatar language as well. Released in the fall and named ''Туган тел'' (Tugan Tel' , Mother's Tongue), the album includes several Tatar peoples' songs, others written specially for Alsou, some Tatar music instruments and a choir. All proceeds were given by Alsou and ''Universal Music'' for a sponsorship of talented orphans from Tatarstan.
Non-musical work
In June 2004, Alsou performed in the British mystical thriller ''
Spirit Trap
''Spirit Trap'' is a 2005 British thriller horror film directed by Marcus Randall and starring Billie Piper. While the story is set in London, the film was shot in Bucharest, Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at t ...
'' with
Billie Piper
Billie Paul Piper (born Leian Paul Piper; 22 September 1982) is an English actress and former singer. She initially gained recognition as a singer after releasing her debut single "Because We Want To" at age 15, which made her the youngest woman ...
,
Luke Mably
Thomas Luke Mably is an English actor.
Early life
Mably was born in London, England. He attended the Birmingham School of Speech and Drama.
Career
Mably portrayed White in the thriller ''Exam'' under the direction of Stuart Hazeldine. He had ...
,
Emma Catherwood and
Sam Troughton
Sam John Troughton (born 21 March 1977) is an English actor who has made appearances in ''Robin Hood'', ''Alien vs. Predator'' (2004), as Aleksandr Akimov in ''Chernobyl'' (2019), and as Mr. Wilder in the BBC comedy series '' The Outlaws'' (2021 ...
. The film premiered in August 2005. Alsou's self-written ballad "Teardrops" plays over the credits. The film got basically poor reviews and small returns at the box office, and it was soon released on DVD. A release of her second motion picture is awaited in 2008 – earlier in 2006 she starred in Russian historical drama "Vivat, Anna!" from a cycle of films about Russian monarchy. She also recorded a song for the movie, a melody from which serves as 1st track (Intro) of "Samoe Glavnoe".
Plans
Alsou is currently selecting a single for her next Russian album of original songs she is working on. Currently she is also recording a double Russian album of lullabies and popular children songs. In the beginning of 2010, she started recording a jazz album with the help of George Benson. She has presented the final of the
2009 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Moscow, Russia, following the country's victory at the with the song " Believe" by Dima Bilan. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union ...
in Moscow. The hosts are normally required to translate monologue in French, to which she demonstrated quite fluently for the event. Six years later, she became one of the five jurors for Russian jury panel in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...
.
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2001
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,
2001
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Before Alsou turned 18, she had already achieved great success and was honored several times.
* The Honourable and The Peoples' Singer of
Tatarstan
The Republic of Tatarstan (russian: Республика Татарстан, Respublika Tatarstan, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə tətɐrˈstan; tt-Cyrl, Татарстан Республикасы), or simply Tatarstan (russian: Татарстан, tt ...
Republic
* The Honourable citizen of
Bugulma
Bugulma (russian: Бугульма́; tt-Cyrl, Бөгелмә, ''Bögelmä'') is a town in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. Population:
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bugulma serves as ...
* The Best selling single of 2000 (National Russian "Record" award for "You're My #1")
Discography
Albums
''All release dates are Russian unless noted otherwise''
* ''Алсу'' (1999) – Her debut album in Russian, re-released in 2001 with the same title including two new songs
* ''Alsou'' (2001) – First album in English
* ''Мне приснилась осень'' (2002) – Second re-release of the debut album including five new songs
* ''19'' (2003) – Second Russian album
* ''Самое главное'' (2008) – Third Russian album
* ''Родная речь. Туган тел'' (2008) – First album in
Tatar
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different
* ''Фея добрых снов'' (2011) – First album for children
* ''Inspired'' (2013) – Second English album, recorded in 2003–2005, only released during a fan club meeting as a free gift by Alsou
* ''Ты – это свет'' (2014) – Fourth Russian Album
* ''Письма, пришедшие с войны'' (2015) – Fifth Russian Album
English singles
* "
Solo
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Arts and entertainment Comics
* ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series
* Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics
Characters
* Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character
* Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
" (2000) – a European single released prior to
Eurovision Song Contest
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* "You're My #1" (2000, with
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (; (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer and songwriter. He started his recording career in the mid-1990s on the Mexican indie label Fonovisa and became the bestselling Spanish-language act of the decade. By the ...
)
* "
Before You Love Me" (2001) – the single peaked at No. 27 in the UK Singles Chart
and No. 1 on MTV UK
* "He Loves Me" (2001) – the last single from 'Alsou' released in Europe
* "Run Right Out of Time" (2002) – promo single with the ''Gala'' magazine (Russian Edition)
* "Always on My Mind" (2004) – cancelled European single from ''Inspired''
* "Miracles" (2006) – a limited 1-track single released for the guests on Alsou's wedding
* "Love U Back" (2018)
Videography
* "Зимний сон" (Zimniy Son , Winter Dream) ''1999''
* "Весна" (Vesna , Spring) ''1999''
* "Иногда" (Inogda , Sometimes) ''1999''
* "
Solo
Solo or SOLO may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Comics
* ''Solo'' (DC Comics), a DC comics series
* Solo, a 1996 mini-series from Dark Horse Comics
Characters
* Han Solo, a ''Star Wars'' character
* Jacen Solo, a Jedi in the non-canonical ''S ...
" ''2000''
* "You're My #1" ''2000''
* "
Before You Love Me" ''2000''
* "He Loves Me" ''2001''
* "Осень" (Osen' , Autumn) ''2001''
* "Всё равно" (Vsyo Ravno , No Matter) ''2002''
* "Летящая над облаками" (Letyaschaya Nad Oblakami , Flying Over The Clouds) ''2002''
* "Вчера" (Vchera , Yesterday) ''2002''
* "Әткәй" (Atkay , Father) ''2002''
* "Мечты" (Mechty , Dreams) ''2003''
* "Первый раз" (Perviy Raz , First Time) ''2003''
* "Everybody" ''2004''
* "Always on My Mind" ''2004''
* "Небо" (Nebo , Sky) ''2005''
* "Самое главное" (Samoe Glavnoe , The Main Thing) ''2006''
* "А у моей любви" (A U Moey Lyubvi , And My Love) ''2007''
* "Сандугачым-гүзәлем" (Sandugaschym-Gyuzalem , My Beautiful Nightingale) ''2008''
* "Уфа юкәләре" (Ufa Yukalare , Ufa Tilias ) ''2008''
Other collaborations
* ''Livin' on a Prayer'' (2003, a duet with
Bon Jovi
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recorded for the Russian edition of their album ''
This Left Feels Right
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'' and released to Russian radio stations, but then cancelled).
* ''How High the Moon'' (2005, a guest appearance with
Sting
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,
Richie Sambora
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and
Joss Stone
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, released worldwide on
Les Paul
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's album ''
American Made World Played'').
See also
*
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References
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Living people
People from Bugulma
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