Stas Mikhailov is a popular Russian singer, author of numerous songs, producer, musician, actor, laureate of awards: "Chanson of the Year", "Golden Gramophone", "Song of the Year", "Stars of Road Radio", World Music Awards. In 2011, according to Forbes magazine, he topped the rating of the highest paid representatives of Russian show business.
Stanislav Vladimirovich Mikhailov is a chanson star and one of the most popular performers on the stage in Russia. Every year he gives a huge number of concerts not only in the country, but also abroad. The audience is always looking forward to the singer's performances.
In 2019, Stas turned fifty years old. He continues to write new songs, participate in numerous musical projects, appear on television and perform on the radio. The performer invariably gathers full houses at his concerts in Russia, America, the Baltic States, and Europe.
Biography facts
The future singer was born in Sochi in the spring of 1969. His parents did not belong to people of creative professions. My father was a pilot and flew civilian helicopters, my mother worked as a nurse in a local clinic.
He had an older brother Valery, who instilled in Stas a love of music and taught him to play the guitar. Valery, like his father, was a pilot. Unfortunately, he died in 1989 while on a training flight. The whole family was very upset about the loss of a loved one, especially Stanislav, who was very close to his brother.
In childhood, Stas dreamed of continuing the work of his father and brother. Having received his secondary education, he decided to go to Minsk to a flight school. True, after a few months Stanislav realized that this was not his calling. He dropped out of school and returned to his hometown, where he began to look for work. In those years, he had to earn extra money as a loader, but the work did not please him at all. He tried to meet less with his friends so that they would not know where he actually works.
Soon the young man was drafted into the ranks of the armed forces. Having decent experience in driving a car, the young man began to carry first the chief of staff of the troops, and then the commander-in-chief himself.
Mikhailov's musical career began after returning from the army. He got a job in a restaurant, where he sang his songs in the evenings, and during the day he worked at a recording studio. Stas recorded his first album in his hometown and soon became a real local star. After that, Mikhailov decided to seriously pursue a musical career.
In the early 1990s, Stanislav decided to move to the capital. There he first dealt with the sale of videocassettes and only after a few years was able to come to grips with creativity.
Creative way
Arriving in the capital, Stas continued to write his songs, but popularity came to him much later. The first years he worked in several musical theaters and together with the troupe toured Russian cities.
In the mid-1990s, the performer recorded his album "Candle" and hoped that it would bring him popularity and widespread fame. But that did not happen. Mikhailov failed to conquer the capital the first time. He decided to return to Sochi.
The singer came to Moscow for the second time in the early 2000s. A few months after his arrival, his song "Without You" sounded on one of the radio stations. Mikhailov recorded his new album and was going to release it in a small print run. But soon the recording became very popular with listeners, because the circulation was significantly increased.
Gradually, the singer's career began to gain momentum. Mikhailov gave his first big concert in St. Petersburg in 2003, and a year later he released another album - "Callsigns of Love"
The songs began to sound often on Radio Chanson and after a couple of weeks topped the first lines of the charts. For one of his compositions - "Half" - the singer shot a video, and fans of the performer could finally see it on television.
Soon Mikhailov again performed in St. Petersburg. This time the concert took place at the Oktyabrsky Big Concert Hall and gathered a full hall of spectators. Then the singer performed in the capital and again with a full hall of fans.
Stas has recorded another album - "Dream Shores". Many of the songs on this album have been at the top of the radio station ratings for a long time.
Thanks to this success, Mikhailov was awarded the title "Chanson of the Year" and soon won his first Golden Gramophone award.
In the future, he repeatedly became a laureate of awards: "Chanson of the Year", "Golden Gramophone", "Tashir", RU. TV, "Stars of Road Radio", MusicBox, "Song of the Year", and was also awarded the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation for services in the field art.
Income
Stas Mikhailov is today one of the most demanded and highly paid performers in the chanson genre. His concerts are almost always sold out. Not all fans manage to get to the performance and see their favorite singer on stage.
He tours a lot around the country and abroad, giving dozens of concerts a month. The price of tickets is very different and depends on the city in which the singer performs and the concert venue.
In the fall of 2019, Mikhailov begins a European tour, which will last about a month. The singer will perform in the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, England, Italy.
Since 2011, Stas Mikhailov has been included in the list of Forbes magazine. Then he headed the TOP-50 and became the highest paid representative of the Russian show business with an income of $ 20 million. In 2018, the singer took only ninth place. His income was $ 7.4 million a year.
Mostly Mikhailov earns from his concerts. For a performance, he can receive about 7 million rubles. At festive events, fees are much higher.
At corporate events and private parties, Mikhailov rarely speaks. On average, his participation can cost the organizers 3.5 million rubles, but even for such a price, the singer may not agree to appear in front of the public.
Another source of income is copyright. For his songs that sound on television, radio and films, Mikhailov receives an average of 5 million rubles a year.
