Amarkhuu Borkhuu ( mn, Борхүүгийн Амархүү, Borkhuugiin Amarkhuu; born 1 July 1987) is a pop singer and actor of Mongolian origin residing in Buryatia, Russia.
Life
When he was a child his parents moved from Mongolia to
Ulan-Ude
Ulan-Ude (; bua, Улаан-Үдэ, , ; russian: Улан-Удэ, p=ʊˈlan ʊˈdɛ; mn, Улаан-Үд, , ) is the capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River at its confluence wi ...
,
Buryatia
Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia (russian: Республика Бурятия, r=Respublika Buryatiya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə bʊˈrʲætʲɪjə; bua, Буряад Улас, Buryaad Ulas, , mn, Буриад Улс, Buriad Uls), is ...
in Russia.
In 2006, four of his best friends, including Buryatian friend Dorj, recommended him to go to Irkutsk to participate in show ''Narodniy Artist 3''. He rose to popularity in Russia after winning ''
Narodniy Artist 3'' (2006), the Russian version of ''
Pop Idol
''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and par ...
'' with 61.7% of the vote over
Marina Devyatova
Marina Vladimirovna Devyatova (russian: link=no, Мари́на Влади́мировна Девя́това, born 13 December 1983) is a Russian singer and interpreter of Russian traditional music. She was a finalist of the third edition of ' ...
. In 2010, he starred in a Mongolian-Russian film
"Operation ‘Tatar’", where he first met his wife Ariunzul. He is a frontman of award-winning
boy band
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Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...
.
On 19 September 2019 he was arrested by Mongolian police officers while using marijuana which is illegal in Mongolia. He is now in the process of serving 2 years in prison.
In December 2019, he has been acquitted from his 2-year term from the court of appeal and has promised to join the campaign against illegal use of drugs in Mongolia.
References
External links
Russian fan website (Russian)
Premier-ministr Official website (Russian)
1987 births
Idols (franchise) participants
Idols (TV series) winners
Living people
Mongolian emigrants to Russia
21st-century Mongolian male singers
Mongolian male film actors
21st-century Mongolian actors
21st-century Russian male singers
21st-century Russian singers
People from Bulgan Province
People from Ulan-Ude
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