Pavel Volya
Actor · 2025
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Biography
Dzhigan (real name - Denis Aleksandrovich Ustimenko-Vainshtein, born in the city of Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Ukrainian and Russian rap artist. In 2005, the third studio album of the group "Krestnaya Semya" - "Life or Wallet" - was released on the Respect Production label, where Dzhigan (GeeGun) took part in the song "Moi Patsany"; later he participated in the group's tours as a DJ. In 2007 he graduated from the Faculty of Physical Education of Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University? No - South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after Ushinsky. In the same year, together with Timati and Bogdan Titomir, he recorded the track "Gryaznye Shlyushki." Together with this track they performed at the MTV RMA awards ceremony - this was Dzhigan's first appearance on the big stage. In 2007, Dzhigan became an official artist of the Black Star Inc. label and released his first track and video "Odnoklassnitsa" - a collaboration with Timati. In March 2011, the composition "Otpusti" appeared together with Yulia Savicheva. The song rose to 8th place in the Tophit radio chart and took first place in the Weekly Audience Choice Top Hit chart (compiled from data on song airplay during the week in listener request programs). The number of views of the video on YouTube exceeded 17 million. On September 28, 2011, another collaboration was released - "Ty ryadom," recorded together with Zhanna Friske. In November 2011, he appeared in a cameo role in the film "Shadow Boxing 3: The Last Round." In 2012, he recorded the track "Karnaval" together with "Diskoteka Avariya" and singer Vika Krutaya.
A music video of the same name was released. On April 5, 2012, in honor of the release of the album "Cold Heart," Dzhigan presented a video for the song "Nas bolshe net." In the recording of this album, in addition to Yulia Savicheva, Zhanna Friske, and Anna Sedokova, Soso Pavliashvili, Timati, Teona Dolnikova, Diskoteka Avariya, and Vika Krutaya took part, and DJ M.E.G. worked on the remixes. The release of the record took place on April 10, 2012. In September of the same year, the first single "Derzhi menya za ruku" from the second studio album entitled "Music. Life" was released. It was followed by the song "Na kray sveta." On November 20, 2013, Dzhigan's second studio album "Music. Life" was released. It included the singles "Derzhi menya za ruku" and "Na kray sveta," as well as duets with Dima Bilan and former 5sta Family vocalist Loya. On December 31, 2013, Dzhigan's contract with "Black Star Inc." ended, and he became an independent artist. In February 2014, the dance track "Nado podkachatsya" was released. Champions of Russia and Europe in bodybuilding took part in the video. In the spring of 2014, the song and video "Nebo," recorded with singer Asti, were released. The director of the video was Pavel Khudyakov.
Filmography
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