Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev (russian: link=no, Макси́м Алекса́ндрович Фаде́ев) (born 6 May 1968) is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.

Biography

Early life and career

Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in

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. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar. He later attended two universities, both musical, when aged only fifteen. Fadeev started working with professional musicians in 1989, such as

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and

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. He was supported by

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and actor

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, who also presented Fadeev to the world of professional music.

1993–2003: Linda and ''Star Factory 2''

In 1993 Fadeev started managing singer Svetlana Geiman, who would later become famous as

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. Fadeev wrote, produced and composed her music material. Having been managed by Fadeev, Linda rose to media attention and a quick shot to stardom followed, backed by both her over-the-top music which pleased the critics, and her offbeat, semi-ethnic, Tibet-driven visual persona, epitomised by the "Vorona", video which helped her to be eagerly accepted nationwide. The partnership of the two broke in 1999. Linda eventually started writing her songs herself. After great success as a music producer, Fadeev was also successful as a television producer of the second season of Channel One's talent show '' Star Factory'', '' Star Factory 2''. ''Star Factory 2'' eventually brought to prominence many popular Russian singers, such as

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, Irakly Pirzhalava, Pierre Narcisse, and Yelena Terleyeva. Savicheva eventually competed for

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in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, reaching the 11th place. Soon after ''Star Factory 2'', Fadeev started managing singer Glukoza, who became a music star.

2003–present: Monolit Records, ''Star Factory 5'' and Serebro

Fadeev established his own recording company, Monolit Records, in 2003. Located in Moscow, it soon became one of the most influential recording companies in Russia, as well as in the states of the former USSR. In 2004 Monolit Records produced and published the album of Katya Lel, ''Джага-Джага'', which was certified Platinum in Russia. In 2005, Fadeev returned to TV production as a co-producer of Channel One's talent show '' Star Factory 5''. He later focused on his new project, the girl group

Serebro Serebro ( rus, Серебро, t=Silver, p=sʲɪrʲɪˈbro, a=ru-серебро.ogg; stylized as SEREBRO) was a Russian girl group formed by their manager and producer Maxim Fadeev. Serebro was formed in 2007, consisting of Marina Lizorkina, Ol ...

. The band won the third place at the

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, has won numerous awards since and became one of the most popular Russian pop acts of the decade. The band released their debut album, '' Opiumroz'', on 25 April 2009 for Monolit Records. Fadeev and Monolit Records opened an audition for a new solo female singer.

Cartoon ''Savva''

In 2007, Fadeev wrote a book named ''Savva'', and later wrote the original script for the cartoon of the same name. Glukoza Production is involved in producing the 3D cartoon ''Savva''. Fadeev's son, Savva, is the prototype for the cartoon's main hero. In 2010, American screenwriter

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wrote the adaptation of the cartoon script for the US market, with Fadeev slated to direct the cartoon and compose the score. The premier of the cartoon was scheduled for 2013. In 2011 the voice cast was announced, including

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, and

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Managed projects

Current

* Glukoza *

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* Oleg Miami *

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Former

* Irakly Pirzhalava * Pier Narciss * Katya Lel *Lora * Konvoy *Percy * Victoria Ilinskaya *'' Star Factory 2'' *'' Star Factory 5'' * VORON * Kit-I * Olga Romanovskaya *Total *

*MOLLY (

Olga Seryabkina Olga Yurievna Seryabkina (russian: Ольга Юрьевна Серябкина; born 12 April 1985) is a Russian singer-songwriter. She is a former member of girl group Serebro, which won third place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, unti ...

) *

Nargiz Zakirova Nargiz (Nargiza) Pulatovna Zakirova (russian: Наргиз Пулатовна Закирова, uz, Nargiz Po'latovna Zokirova, born 6 October 1970) is an American-Uzbek singer. She won the Golden Gramophone Award in three consecutive years 2015 ...

Discography

Albums

* '' Nozhnisi'' ''(Ножницы; Scissors)'' * ''Triumph'' ''(Триумф)''

Singles

* "Сицилия" (feat. Glukoza) * "Вдвоём" (feat. Nargiz) * "Breach the Line" * "С любимыми не расставайтесь" (feat. Nargiz) * "Орлы или вороны" (feat.

Grigory Leps Grigory Viktorovich Lepsveridze (russian: link=no, Григо́рий Ви́кторович Лепсверидзе, ka, გრიგორი ვიქტორის ძე ლეფსვერიძე), known as Grigory Leps (born 16 July ...

) * "Тем, кто рядом" (feat. Yulianna Karaulova)

References

External links

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Maxim Fadeev's lyrics and translations
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