Vitas

姓名：Vitas
出生：1981年2月19日
他很神秘，因为他不接受媒体采访。
他很另类，因为他敢於涂上最鲜亮的口红。
他很有魅力，只要他站在舞台上，只要他开口唱歌，你就无法不去注视他。
他的眼神，如同鬼魅一般，瞬间就让你如中了咒语般失去抵抗能力。
有几个关於他的说法：
1).他被认为是alien
2).他自己从来不提Vitas
3).他特别喜欢鱼
4).他从来不接受采访
5).他是个服装设计师

简要生平

Vitas 于1981年2月19日出生于拉脱维亚。小的时候在祖父的影响下学习演奏风琴，并在祖父的带领下经常在位于乌克兰境内的敖德萨进行业余演出。十几岁的时候（具体的年份仍无法确定）进入敖德萨音乐学院学习。其时的音乐学院院长安那托利·帕多卡惊叹Vitas是“上天赐予的礼物”。

从敖德萨将Vitas发掘出来的是俄罗斯着名音乐制作人谢尔盖·普多夫金。普多夫金在敖德萨听过Vitas演唱的录音带之后，慨叹自己“发现了俄罗斯音乐的天才”。很快，Vitas就随普多夫金来到莫斯科，并正式开始使以Vitas为艺名登上俄罗斯乐坛。

2000 年，Vitas在克里姆林宫的演唱会取得巨大成功，他迅速成为全世界瞩目的流行巨星。他的成名曲《歌剧2》（Опера #2）成为俄罗斯年度最受欢迎的单曲。在这首单曲中，Vitas展示了自己横跨五个八度的音域，极富震撼力。被称为“俄罗斯音乐教母”的着名歌唱家普加乔娃在听了Vitas演唱的《歌剧2》之后称：“我激动得流泪了，无论是为了音乐，还是为了他的表演。”

到目前为止，Vitas共发行过7张唱片，均以俄语演唱。截至2005年年初，他先后在16个国家共计举办了个人演唱会1000余场。截至2005年年初，他的专辑CD销量已经超过一千万张。此外，Vitas以规模空前的巡回演出着称。2004－2005年间，他的主题巡回演出“我母亲的歌”遍及俄罗斯、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、德国、哈萨克斯坦、以色列和波罗的海诸国，目前已经累计演出了超过250场，而且预计这场巡回演出的时间持续至2006年10月。

除演唱事业之外，Vitas的一些其他举动仍很引人注目。这些举动包括：

2002 年，在世界联盟委员会“无毒品智力”组织的私人邀请下，Vitas及其制作人谢尔盖·普多夫金加入了该组织的管理委员会，并成为该组织的名誉会员。该组织的会员还包括所有俄罗斯的教长以及20多个国家的总理。在Tashtar-Ata圣山脚下的净化仪式上，Vitas被授予了有三亿五千万年历史的“世界石”。传说中，这块石头吸收了全世界人类有史以来所有的好事。
2002年9月29日，Vitas在克里姆林宫的舞台上举办了他的时装设计发布会“秋天的梦”。这次表演共包含了42套女士服装，其中有些已经在阿尔玛－阿泰，维尔纽斯，柏林，塔什乾，特拉维夫，阿诗克隆展出。现在普多夫金先生正在同西方的公司就推广Vitas品牌，安排服装生产线的事项进行谈判。
2002年12月，Vitas出演了由杜索娃夫人的小说《被爱的恶棍》改编的电视系列剧。他饰演的角色是个由省城来到首都的艺术家，以他独一无二的嗓音与歌声在流行舞台上引起了轰动。Vitas为这部片子的音乐创作了两首歌曲。拍摄期间这个系列剧的制作人就向谢尔盖·普多夫金提出了延长合同到下个系列的拍摄。
2003年春，根据Rogeur Vitraque的舞台剧改编的话剧《维克多，力量中的孩子》在马雅可夫斯基大剧院举行首演，Vitas出演了主角 — 一个九岁的男孩。
2003年1月，Vitas参加了6号到11号在德里举办的印度电影节。在电影节的活动中，他举行了一场个人表演，还参加了开幕式。

风格

2000 年克里姆林宫演唱会现场Vitas的演唱风格非常独特。他拥有自己的个人乐队，伴奏的乐器以提琴和手风琴为主。这些乐队成员在演奏的时候一概身穿中世纪哥特风格长袍，头带黑色面纱。其音乐风格混杂了哥特摇滚、朋克、电子音乐等诸多现代元素，并从俄罗斯民族音乐中汲取主题。

此外， Vitas也一直以衣着的华丽、中性而着称。他喜欢涂色彩亮丽的口红，穿着自己设计的风格唯美的修长晚礼服。其舞台风格相当另类。例如，他喜欢在高音唱到一半的时候猛然关掉话筒，让自己的声音戛然而止。在一场演出中，他甚至单手抓住秋千悬吊在空中，演唱《歌剧2》。

除歌喉外，Vitas还以招牌似的眼神和微笑着称。俄罗斯媒体形容他的眼神“如鬼魅一般”、“如受到诅咒一般诱人”。

Vitas和媒体的关系相当冷漠，从不接受采访。但据说这是他的制作人普多夫金的要求。对于想要采访Vitas的记者，普多夫金通常会索要几万美金的采访费用，让所有媒体望而却步。普多夫金称，此举的目的是希望公众把注意力集中在Vitas的音乐而非私生活上。

尽管Vitas对媒体保持冷漠的态度，但据一些和他有过接触的人介绍，Vitas私底下是一个非常健谈和开朗的人。他不抽烟，但喜欢喝一点点酒。对于他是阉伶的说法，这些人均认为非常荒谬，因为Vitas平常的举止、声音和普通男人别无二致。Vitas十分在意自己的身材，且有一定程度的洁癖。

IRINA, MOSCOW: Oh, my God!!! Bless him! Give him Patience, Gladness, hearty Light, Inspiration and Love… Each his work like a new pearl appears in our hearts with tears of gladness as heaven-sent!!!!! You want to hear him again and again,… infinitely! I breathe this voice, plunging into thin ethereal world, but I cannot get to know this sweet secret of life… As a crystal starts to play with different colors of a rainbow, when the beam of the sun falls to it, as unsurpassed pure voice of Vitas plays and sparkles with all shades in a beam of divine light. This voice both flows with tenderness from the depth of the soul,and shrilly fills with itself all space… I do not know, whom I should thank,.. Vitas for his talent,..or the God who has created this miracle,..or people due to whom he is on the stage… But I want to embrace all the world with fine feeling of gratitude, happiness and love!

VITAS first appeared on the Russian stage with his hit "OPERA N# 2" in December 2000. Vitas has following achievements during the period of his active creative work:
- he released seven albums ("Philosophy of Miracle", "Smile!", "Mother", "The Songs of My Mother", "Kiss As Long As Eternity", "Return Home. Part 1", "Return Home. Part 2") which were entered into the Top Three most popular albums in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. (according to the official sales)
- he released two singles ("Opera # 2" and "Goodbye"). According to the official sales results, the single "Opera # 2" was awarded a Russian Prize (established by the producers of phonograms "Record") as the bestselling single of 2001, 2002 and 2003
- he became a Musical Discovery of Year according to the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" and the Internet Survey "FORUM 2001"
- he became a three-time-laureate of the festivals "The Song of the Year-2000", "The Song of the Year-2001" and "The Song of the Year-2002"
- he became a two-time-laureate of the People Prize "Golden Gramophone" for the song "Opera N# 2" in 2001 and for the song "Smile!" in 2002
- he became a four-time-laureate of the Musical Prize "PODIUM" for the most stylish achievements in pop music in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005
- he became a laureate of the prize "People’s HIT" in 2001, 2002 and 2003. His songs "Opera N# 2", "Smile!" ,"The Star" were the most frequently rotated ones in RF
- he became a winner of the Prize "100 Per Cent HIT" established by the radio station "HIT FM" in 2001 and 2003
- he was acknowledged the Soloist of the Year according to the results of the National Musical Prize "Ovation" in 2002
- According to the Russian Internet portal AFISHA.COM Vitas is recognized to be an actor among Russian actors in 2004, 2005, 2006 who has given the greatest number of concerts on the territory of Russian Federation, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, the Baltics, Israel.
- he established a indisputable record having organized the premiere of his solo concert in the State Kremlin Palace on March 29, 2002. Vitas became the youngest artist who performed a solo concert at the Kremlin
- he shot eleven MVs ("Opera N# 2", "Opera N# 1", "Blessed Guru", "Smile!", "The Star", "Mother", "The Bird of Happiness", "Kiss As Long As Eternity", "Shores of Russia", "Lucia Di Lammermoorr", "Crane’s Crying")

In 2002 at the personal request of the Council of the Worldwide League "Intellect Without Drugs" Vitas and his producer Sergey Pudovkin joined the Board of Guardian of the Worldwide League and became its honorary members alongside with Patriarch of All Russia, Dalai Lama, Koffey Annan, Tina Turner,the presidents of more than 20 countries. Vitas was presented "the Stone of the World", which is 350 million years old, at the ceremony of purification at the foot of the sacred mountain Tashtar Ata. According to the legend, this stone has absorbed all the good deeds of the world during the whole history of the mankind.

Vitas presented his collection of the clothes "Autumn Dreams" on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace in September 29, 2002. The show included 42 styles of ladies’ outfits some of which had already been displayed in Almaty, Vilnius, Berlin, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Ashkelon. At present Mr.Pudovkin is holding negotiations with western companies to create and promote the VITAS brand as his own line of clothing.

In December,2002 Vitas took part in the TV series which was a screen version of Mrs. Dontsova’s novel "A Beloved Scoundrel". He played the part of an artist coming to the capital from the provinces and causing a sensation on the pop stage with his unique voice and songs. Vitas created two soundtracks for the movie. During the filming the producers of the series offered Sergey Pudovkin to prolong the contract for the next serial cycle.

The premiere of the dramatic performance "Victor or Kids in Power" by Rogeur Vitraque took place on the stage of Mayakovsky's Theatre in spring, 2003. Vitas played the leading role of a nine-year-old boy. The director Dmitry Tcherniakov (a three-time-laureate of "The Golden Mask") and the producer Pavel Kaplevich invited Tatyana Drubich, Renata Litvinova and Mr. Romanov to participate in this project.

Vitas took part in the Festival of Indian Films which was held in Delhi from January 6 till January 11, 2003. Within the framework of the festival program Vitas gave a solo concert and took part in the opening ceremony.

Vitas got an invitation from Lucio Dalla, the composer, who created "In Memory of Caruso", to perform this famous song Vitas together with the author at the concerts "San Remo in Moscow" held in the State Kremlin Palace. Vitas’ voice enchanted not only the audience but Mr. Dalla himself. So the composer invited Vitas to come to Rome to take part in the rehearsals of "Toska", the modern version of the legendary opera.

Vitas presented his second solo program "The Songs of My Mother" in the Concert Hall "RUSSIA", Moscow in November 2003. It consisted of more than 30 compositions, 19 of which were being created by Vitas specially for the premiere. Two new albums of the artist were prepared and released for the premiere. One album included the songs which are considered to be the gold reserves of Russian pop-music, such as "Kings Can Do Everything", "Winter", "Chrysanthemums", "And the Gipsy is going", "The Bird of Happiness" and much more. The second album included only the new songs composed by Vitas – "An Autumn Leave", "The Star", "God, How I Love", "Even Stars will Like Letters", "Mother".

The Production Center "Pudovkin" organized an unprecedented tour with the program "The Songs of My Mother" in Russia and the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Israel and the Baltic States in 2004-2006.This concert program is favourite for the Spectator. The actor has come to many towns 3 and even 4 times with it, performing for the halls full of audience.

Vitas gave more than 600 performances with the program "The Songs of My Mother" in 2005, 2006. His touring schedule is filled till the premiere on 8, March 2007

Vitas became the most popular touring actor in Russia in 2004-2006. His premiere "The Songs of My Mother" was acknowledged "the best musical event of the year".

The album "A Kiss As Long As Eternity" released on October 8, 2004 had unprecedented record sales in Russia and CIS: more than 2 million copies were sold less than half a year. The total number of CDs sold during the period of the singer’s creative activity exceeded 10 million copies.

A bit unpleasant fact: according to the estimation of the independent agency "RINKON" Vitas’ albums are the most "favourite" for pirates. 1300! variants of different albums of the actor were registered. And it’s only in Russia.

Vitas' entry to the Asian market took place in 2005. Mentality and perception was absolutely different from ours, the lack of knowledge of Russian were not on the way for dozen thousands of admirers from China, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan first to pay attention and then to love Vitas' creative work, his voice and songs. At the end of 2004 the site Vitas China Online was opened, and now the number of registered members of this the fan-club has exceeded 20 thousand people. There are more than one million people in the guest book. More than 600 fan-clubs have been formed in this region for half a year. Letters from Chinese friends overfill an electronic box of the actor daily.

Here some extracts from the letters of Chinese fans:

QIAN YING: He is like an elf, an angel who has come down from the sky. He is like a running river, dehiscent flowers, birds' singing… He is a divine gift, and we should thank the Lord that we live with him on our planet…

AILEEN ZHANG: He's a real miracle of our world. To the world where there is no belief, no dream, love and beauty, a boy, a prince has comes from the star. He's one of the heaven-sent.
I hopelessly fell in love with his voice at first sound. It's both a magnificent and an exciting thing. I have never heard such a voice. His music can be called magic, his songs are full of feelings, which are common for all mankind. His magic art has touched me. It opens fine world in front of me where only a pure sound and a pure soul exist. He's a dream for us, a beautiful, romantic, endless dream…

The first Vitas' album will be released on the territory of China in the near future. Vitas prepares four songs in the Chinese language. Pudovkin S.N. is planning the organization of the tour over the Asian region, on the largest stages of China, Hong Kong, Singapore,Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan in 2006 - 2008.

Thanks to startling love of Chinese friends Vitas will take part in shootings of the New Year's program on China's TV (it is sure to be on the New Year according to the Chinese calendar). Vitas will not only congratulate Chinese friends on the New Year with the help of his songs, but he will tell some Chinese words either.

And 2007 will be a premiere year for the actor.

The Premiere "Return home", which has been produced for three years, will take place on the main stage of the country in March, 2007. More than 20 new Vitas'compositions will be included in the premiere. Many songs have already become favourite for the audience. "Crane's Crying", "Shores of Russia", "I Ask All Saints", "The Little Prince", "I Repeat Your Name" are a small part of new songs which will be presented to the audience at the premiere.
There is a preparation of duet works with I.Kobzon, N.Babkina, I.Nikolaev, A.Pakhmutova. There are rehearsals with a symphonic orchestra under the control of N.Ustjuzhanin, O.Lundstrem's jazz orchestra and the chorus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The book about Vitas will be issued on the occasion of the premiere. There will be stories about Vitas' life, his childhood, memoirs about his mother and his today's life,which will be published for the first time.
The exhibition of the works devoted to Vitas will be organized at the premiere. These works are sent practically from all over the world.
A release of a new singer's album will take place on the occasion of the premiere. It will be presented in two parts.

A new page in the life of the actor will have been opened since this moment. Vitas will arrive in Russia and China, the Ukraine and Belarus, the Baltics and Kazakhstan, Germany and the USA, Israel and Australia with the new program "Return home", with new feelings and emotions, with new songs. It will be a real return home because there is a Spectator who is waiting for and loves the Actor in all these countries.
The Actor has been appearing on the stage in brilliant mood for several years amazing and admiring million people with his voice, nobleness of music and lyrics, light energy, atmosphere of happiness and love.