Elvin Grey

Elvin Grey
2017
Background information
Birth name	Radik Yulyakshin
Born	(1989-05-17) 17 May 1989 (age 35) Ufa, Bashkir ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Pop, Bashkir music, Tatar music
Occupation	Singer
Instruments	vocals
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Atlantic Records Russia, "Elvin Grey" Music Label

Elvin Grey (Bashkir: Элвин Грей) is the stage name of Radik Yulyakshin (Bashkir: Радик Юлъяҡшин, Russian: Радик Юльякшин), a Russian pop singer and producer of Bashkir descent.

Radik Yulyakshin was born in Ufa into an ethnic Bashkir construction worker family. He graduated from the Moscow State Pedagogical University.

Career

In 2006, he released his first album. Every year between 2006 and 2012, Yulyakshin was named Singer of the Year in Bashkortostan.[1] In 2011, he relocated to Moscow. In 2016, Yulyakshin was named Person of Culture of the Year in Tatarstan.[2]

In 2017, he received the title Merited Artist of Bashkortostan.

In 2017, the name of Radik Yulyakshin was included in the Bashkir language textbook.[3]

In 2020, Head of the Republic of Bashkortostan Radiy Khabirov, appointed the singer as his adviser on cultural development and youth policy.[4]

Awards

• 2006-2012 - "Singer of the Year in Bashkortostan"[2]
• 2012 - Grand Prix "Hit of the year in Bashkortostan"[2]
• 2013 - Finalist of the All—Russian competition of young performers "I am an artist"[5]
• 2017 - Honored Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan[6]
• 2024 - People's Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan[7]

References

1. Казанские будни: Elvin Grey, Ах Астахова, Елка и «Игра престолов» у озера Кабан - SNtat.ru, 20 May 2019
2. "Радик Юльякшин в Татарстане стал «Человеком года»". www.bashinform.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-19.
3. БУРАКАЕВА, Зухра (2017-05-15). "Радик Юльякшин появился в башкирских учебниках". Prufy.ru | Новости (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-05-20.
4. "Певца Элвина Грея назначили советником главы Башкирии". УФА1.ру - новости Уфы (in Russian). 2020-10-05. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
5. "В Москве подвели итоги конкурса «Я – Артист» | Musecube" (in Russian). 2013-10-11. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
6. "В Уфе пройдут двухдневные гастроли Большого театра России". AiF (in Russian). 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
7. "Певцу Элвину Грею присвоили звание Народного артиста Республики Башкортостан".

External links

• Official website