Christian Ray (real name Ruslan Umberto Flores) is a Russian singer. He became famous at the end of 1993 at the head of the MF3 group with the song "Circle of the Moon, Sign of Love" sung with Kristina Orbakaite.
Biography
The Russian singer was born on March 15, 1969 in the city of Moscow (USSR). Mother - Larisa Grigorievna de Flores and father - Chilean Americo Umberto Flores. After the birth of Christian, his parents moved to Chile, where they lived for four years. In 1971, Christian had a sister, Monica Flores (lives in the USA).
In 1973, during a military coup in Chile, the boy's father was arrested and imprisoned for six months. Christian's mother, under a false name and a fake Argentine passport, went underground with the children. After the release of his father, the family moved to Germany (the city of Munich), lived there for a year, and then returned to Moscow. But a year later, the parents were offered a job, and the family moved to the African republic of Mozambique. By the age of 8, Christian was fluent in four languages: Russian, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
For seven years, the boy attended a diplomatic school and traveled to Latin America and Africa.
In 1983, Christian's parents divorced. And after the divorce, the Mother and the children returned to their homeland. Christian was educated at the Moscow school and after graduation entered the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN).
Career and creativity
Christian Rae has worked in international trade for two years. After that, he decided to return to music, with which he had been in love since childhood. Together with his associates Andrei Grozny and Andrei Shlykov, he created the MF3 group.
In 1993, the first hits and tours appeared on radio and television. Clips, albums, magazine covers appear.
A duet with Kristina Orbakaite “Circle of the Moon, Sign of Love”, co-written with Andrei Grozny, appears on the air.
Having been involved in producing activities together with manager Andrey Shlykov and producer Andrey Grozny, Christian took part in the recruitment and creation of the "Brilliant" group, co-writing with Andrey the Terrible the first hit of the group "There, Only There" and a duet with Olga Orlova "Sound of Rain".
A fragment from the song “Our Generation” was used in the advertising video “Vote or Lose” by Boris Yeltsin's election campaign in an attempt to attract the voices of young people.
During his creative career, Christian Ray received the "Generation 93" and "Ovation" awards.
In 1995, Christian became seriously interested in Christianity. He attended the Moscow Church of Christ (ICC) sect, where he was in the IKS Region. But despite this, the release of new songs and concert activities continued to gain momentum. And in the same year, the first album "Party in the Style of Bp" was released.
During 1997-2003, three more albums were released: "Heat", "City of the Sun", "Christmas Night".
In 1998, the singer took part in a concert at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles.
In 2004, the singer with his wife and children moved to live in America.
In America, Christian founded Hollywood World Studios, which specializes in creating music, advertisements and videos. Received two Telli Awards for directing the educational film Positive Choice.
Ray also founds the international label Handmade Music / Blisstunes Recording Corp to release albums by American and international artists around the world.
In America, the singer was also involved in charitable activities, working with the international organization HOPE worldwide, developing projects in Latin America: clinics, schools and orphanages.
Continuing to collaborate with Russian projects, Ray recorded vocals for the Spanish and English versions of the animated film Masha and the Bear, and brought Urban Voices to the American market.
In 2015, he wrote and directed the short film Dance with Me.
Founded Third Drive in Austin.
Personal life
Christian Ray had a short affair with the famous model Masha Tishkova. In 1995, the model gave birth to Christian daughter Diana.
In 1999, Christian marries American Deborah Smith, whom he met while performing in Los Angeles.
In 2002, the couple had a daughter, Violetta, and in 2004, a daughter, Isabella, was born.
