Amarkhuu Borkhuu (, Borkhüügiin Amarkhüü; 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 (; , ; , ) is the capital city of Buryatia, Russia, located about southeast of Lake Baikal on the Uda River, Buryatia, Uda River at its confluence with the Selenga River, Selenga. According to the Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census, 43 ...

Buryatia Buryatia, officially the Republic of Buryatia, is a republic of Russia located in the Russian Far East. Formerly part of the Siberian Federal District, it has been administered as part of the Far Eastern Federal District since 2018. To its nort ...

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 ''People's Artist'' () was a Russian Reality competition, music competition television series, based on the popular British reality television series ''Pop Idol''. It was produced by Rossiya 1, RTR in association with FBI Music and FremantleMedia. ...

3'' (2006), the Russian version of ''

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'' with 61.7% of the vote over

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. 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

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. 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 Living people Mongolian emigrants Immigrants to Russia 21st-century Mongolian male singers Mongolian male film actors 21st-century Mongolian actors 21st-century Russian male singers People from Bulgan Province People from Ulan-Ude {{pop-singer-stub People's Artist (TV series) winners