1. Timur Ildarovich Yunusov, better known by his stage name Timati, is a Russian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur.
13 Facts About Timati
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Timati studied at the Higher School of Economics, and finished his third year, but left to focus on his music career.
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Timati became well known to the Russian community from the music reality show Star Factory 4, but before it he collaborated with Detsl.
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Timati is the CEO of his label called "Black Star Inc".
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In 2008, Timati was featured in a Fat Joe song called "Put U Take It", featuring German rapper Nox and Raul, produced by Scott Storch, referencing Jacob Arabo.
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In 2016, Timati gave his biggest solo performance in the Olympic Stadium in Moscow.
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Timati calls the Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov a friend and brother.
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In 2017, Timati shared an Instagram post of himself posing in Kadyrov's private jet.
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Timati participated in a political video to support Vladimir Putin during the 2012 Russian presidential election.
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Later, Timati deleted the "Moscow" video due to a "wave of negativity".
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On 18 March 2022, Timati sang at Vladimir Putin's Moscow rally, celebrating the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation from Ukraine and justifying the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Timati then did a brand deal with AliExpress, making a short rap video promoting AliExpress, praising AliExpress for delivery speed and good deals on the website.
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Since 2015, Timati has been dating Russian model Anastasia Reshetova.