The most famous artists of Russia. The richest artists of Russia: the list

Russian artists are not the richest creative people in the world. Perhaps because they earn money mostly at home. However, it was the same in previous centuries. Two centuries ago, mostly raznochintsy, poor artists, created the golden Russian culture of the 19th century. However, even then the facts showed that the artist reaches the heights of creativity only when he is socially secured, and his thoughts do not touch the problem of daily bread and the organization of his life.

Money as an indicator of talent?

Modern commodity-money relations, imposed on art, make it possible (with certain precision) to assert that the richest artists of Russia are the most successful, and, therefore, famous. With this you can argue or agree. However, undoubtedly, such indicator as current income of an artist for a year (not accumulated earlier!), Definitely reflects its current demand and popularity.

It is this information that today is non-subjective, and one can pounce on it in our further discussions.

Statistics of success from "Forbes"

At the end of last year, the world-famous Forbes magazine examined the narrow question of what kind of annual income Russian artists received by constructing an appropriate rating. We will refer to it for one simple reason. Regular, stable, and therefore high income can only get a creative personality famous, loved by the people. In the future, after seeing the names of these people, you will be convinced of the obvious fidelity of our conclusions.

So, what list of artists of Russia, ranked according to their incomes for 2015, published the world-famous magazine "Forbes" (limited to the presentation of the top ten)?

1. Leps Grigory Viktorovich 12 200 000 $.

2. Kirkorov Philip Bedrosovich 10 400 000 $.

3. Baskov Nikolay Viktorovich 7 400 000 $.

4. Georgiev Valeriy Abisalovich 7 100 000 $.

5. Meladze Valery Shotaevich-4 800 000 $.

6. Dmitry Bilan (real name Victor) - 3 800 000 $.

7. Mikhailov Stanislav Vladimirovich - 3 600 000 $.

8. Basta (Vakulenko Vasily Nikolaevich) - 3 300 000 $.

9. Zemfira (Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova) - 2 800 000 $.

10. Shnurov Sergey Vladimirovich-2 700 000 $.

What do all these artists have in common?

It is characteristic that the above-mentioned rich artists of Russia are united by one common feature: each of them is the locomotive of creativity, capable of capturing the spectator and leading a whole team. They have something to share with people. And people feel it. That's why the viewer hurries to their concert, because he understands that he will receive something more than money - a piece of the artist's soul, which he generously shares with his admirers.

All the people represented in it, without having a breakthrough character and the ability to raise funds simply would not have taken place. In Russia, it is not enough to be a creative person, character is also important. Considering the list of non-poor people of creativity, the following statement should be accepted as an axiom: "The famous Russian artists on the Forbes list are not deprived of the spirit." Let's consider the personal qualities of some of them.

Grigory Leps

Grigory Leps received the largest income for 2015 . The viewer thus appreciated his ability to completely merge with the song, the harsh, emotional, experienced personally. But does everyone know how difficult it was that he was spiritually formed as a person?

Gregory comes from a family of simple workers. He fell, living in Sochi, at the age of thirty because of games, alcohol, women survive the crisis, when he felt that he was losing himself as an artist. Later, already in Moscow, the crazy rhythm of the tours, organized by producer Vitaly Manshin, led the singer to a peptic ulcer, when not only creativity - life hung in the balance.

The actor, standing on the threshold of death, took a step back, reinterpreting his personality, he seemed to be completely internally reborn. In the same period, he met his wife Anna. And she helped him to withstand even one blow of fate: an operation on the vocal cords and a fear that she would not be able to sing any more.

Philip Kirkorov

It is not easy to imagine people about whom the public knows everything and everything ... And, nevertheless, we will try. The second place in the rating, slightly behind the Leps, is occupied by Philip Kirkorov. Famous artists of Russia ... What are they, still different. We reject the beloved tinsel and the contrived title of "king" (which he skillfully uses). Just read his biography and, closing your eyes, try just one phrase, but the most important, exhaustive to say - who is Kirkorov? What is important in it, what fascinates his fans?

We would express this as uncompromising - pure service of our (not prompted by anyone but your own heart) dream. Contrary to everything, contrary to all. He has a tremendous vitality and bright talent. That's how the Bulgarian guy, against the will of his parents, leaving his homeland, having finished "Gnesinka", became a Russian artist. In Russia, Philip without love fell in love with Alla Pugacheva (to love - so the queen), and the woman of his dreams became his wife. What attracts the viewer? Perhaps, it is this spirituality of a dream, the desire to step over the limit and ...

When Alla Borisovna preferred him to another, Philippe was completely sincere, genuinely, suffering to a state of deep depression, like a man who is whole, like a man in fact. Undoubtedly, this person has charisma and influence on the viewer.

Nikolay Baskov

The category "Rich and famous artists of Russia" continues Nikolai Baskov. A native of Balashikha near Moscow, a son of a military man who received secondary education, moving to the following classes first in the GDR, then the Republic of Tuva, then in Novosibirsk and finally in Moscow. The singer's mother first in his childhood introduced him to music, teaching music notation. Perhaps, thanks to her talent was seen on time. As a schoolboy Nikolai toured with the corpse of the Novosibirsk theater abroad. And at the age of 16, after breaking the voice, Russia received in his person a great tenor, possessing a richness of timbre and colors.

The reader obviously worries about the question: "What is so special about Baskov's character?". After all, as we have already seen, the famous artists of Russia differ in their "zest". Speaking of Nikolai, his strongest trait is his ability to gather, mobilize himself for a contest, to speak. After all, this is how he made his way to All-Russia, and then to world-wide fame. First, thanks to the victory in the All-Russian competition of young opera singers, and then - in Spain at the Grande Voice competition, where he took second place. And how divinely sounded his voice in the video "In the memory of Caruso!"

What other opera singer after graduating from the Moscow Conservatory gives a classical solo concert in her room? Baskova also taught opera art by Montserrat Caballe, Carlos Alvarez, Montserrat Marti.

However, the artist finds his listener in the variety genres.

Valery Georgiev

Are all the rich artists of Russia singers? Photo of this celebrity captures a spiritual man with a baton. Valery Abisalovich, a graduate of the Leningrad Conservatory, is also the artistic director of the world's most touring Moscow theater, the Mariinsky Theater, as well as the chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Symphony.

Valuery Georgiev was given a high rating by the chief director of the Munich Orchestra, whose musicians got the city government's decision to appoint a Russian as their main director. He, not without reason, called Georgiev one of the most charismatic conductors of our time, incomprehensibly striving for magical sound.

Valery Abisalovich is the founder of his personal charitable foundation, which takes care of the concert hall of the Mariinsky Theater and the tours of his troupe around the world. Valery Georgiev has weight in decision-making by the Presidential Council of Culture and Art of Russia.

Valeriy Meladze

The history of his entry into art begins with the fact that two brothers, former Batumi schoolchildren, children of engineers, students of the shipbuilding institute of Nikolaev, made a joint decision - to devote themselves to creativity. By the way, as a child, the first courtyard wound up Valery attended a music school, just to calm his parents.

What can the neophytes teach the way of Valery Meladze and his brother to success? Probably, the ability to overcome difficulties. And they were enough. Probably, in its place, 99% of the adepts would have dropped their hands.

Judge for yourself: the first professional offer of brothers to do music - from the group "Dialogue" (founder Kim Breitburg) - ended in a fiasco. Later Valery will give this assessment: "We were forced to do" not our "music." The second failure was followed by the second: having prepared for the contest "Step to Parnassus", Valery did not even go through the first round. In addition, the beginning musicians Meladze often took risks, taking money in debt for their future projects.

The beginning of cooperation with the producer Fidland ("Limbo", "Do not disturb my soul, violin") ended in 1997 with mutual misunderstanding and break. In the pop-party in the late 90's discussed the possible departure of Valery from the scene. Despite all this, he and his brother found out for themselves their unique, individual route, which allows "to study music not for pathos and money, but for personal inner pleasure."

Who among the stars have we forgotten to call yet?

However, we do not insist that the logic of our story, coming from the Forbes rating for 2015, is absolute. After all, the main sign of a true artist is sincere folk love. This is the "monument not made with hands", which artists create for themselves by their attitude to creativity. Undoubtedly, on our list should also be deceased artists of Russia. After all, their art remains with the viewer, it is eternal. Their contribution to art is measured by people's love and the memory left by them.

We will only mention some of these sonorous names: Vladimir Vysotsky, Yuri Nikulin, Arkady Raikin, Lyudmila Zykina, Viktor Tsoi, Eldar Ryazanov, Elena Obraztsova, Mark Bernes, Leonid Gaidai, Igor Talkov, Muslim Magomayev. This list, the people of the deceased, but still carrying to us from the screens of their art, unfortunately, you can continue more ...

Conclusion. Reasoning about real Russian artists

What else distinguishes a true artist from a transient artist? Obviously, besides talent, there is also an attitude towards art. The art of the creative person, in whatever form it is expressed, should bring morality to the public. Real Russian artists do not lower the bar of high national spiritual patterns. They do not profane in public their mouths in abusive words, do not talk about fame out loud, considering it indecent.

Recall, illustrating the above, the Russian superstar Love Orlov. How many tactes in it, how much intelligence: the princess, the fragile Cinderella ... And what memory she left of herself!

Real Russian artists remain adherents of the eternal Christian values, the family, the cult of the upbringing of children. In addition, they always feel the psychological edge of their game, which should not be overstepped. Artists can and should have a cheerful, mischievous temper, but they must have a high science of self-restraint.

As an example, we will name artists of a high internal culture: Lyubov Orlov, Arkady Raikin, Yury Nikulin, already mentioned earlier.