A composer, a fashion model, a businessman, an actor, a singer-songwriter, and a singer are not six different people; All these qualities are harmoniously combined by Alexander Fadeev, better known to the general public as Danko. And this man also has a big heart: having won three million rubles with Bari Alibasov in the game “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire”, all the money is donated to children’s charities.
The Russian performer achieved fame and recognition from a multimillion-dollar audience not only with his vocal abilities, but with perseverance, charm and understanding of his desires.
Height, weight, age. How old is Singer Danko
Height, weight, age, how old is Singer Danko - you can find millions of such queries on the Internet. Fans and admirers of Danko’s work (singer) want to know everything about their idol. In fact, this is no secret: the singer’s weight is 82 kg and his height is 180 cm.
Thanks to persistent choreography classes in childhood, frequent visits to the gym and swimming pool in adulthood, as well as proper nutrition, all this has a beneficial effect on a celebrity’s appearance. Therefore, if you look at the photo of Danko in his youth and now, you can see how the boy first became a youth, and then a mature, self-confident man.
Career peak
In 2000, Danko released his first album entitled “Danko 2000”. This period was significant for the singer. He became one of the most popular and audience-favorite performers.
This was followed by numerous concerts, rehearsals, tours and photo shoots. After some time, several more hits pleased Danko’s fans. The singer performed the songs “Baby”, “Do it once, do it twice”, “First snow of December”.
In 2000, the artist graduated from GITIS, where he studied production. In the same year, he signed contracts with famous advertising agencies, and now his face adorned the capital’s posters of such brands as Naf Naf, Hugo Boss, Diesel, etc.
By 2004, Danko (singer), whose songs at that time became real hits, released 2 more albums - “When a man is in love” and “Don Juan De Luxe”.
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Biography and personal life of Singer Danko
The singer’s life is varied and full of ambiguous rumors and interesting facts, which are sometimes difficult to verify their authenticity. So what is the actual biography and personal life of Singer Danko?
The surname of our hero is Alexander Valerievich Fadeev, Danko is a pseudonym specially invented for the stage image. He was born in Moscow on March 20, 1969.
Mother - Elena Ilyinskaya - was a brilliant vocal teacher, father - Valery Fadeev - worked as a physicist and was a famous scientist. They separated when their son was still just a boy. After some time, his mother marries for the second time and he has a stepfather - a popular bard, a good mathematician - Sukhanov.
From an early age, Danko (Alexander Fadeev) showed vocal abilities, he was interested in music and everything that was connected with it. From the age of five, Alexander begins to sing in the choir and at the same time takes classes in dancing. After six years, he passes exams to a choreographic school, and upon completion, the young talent is enrolled in the Bolshoi Theater troupe.
Fadeev Jr. manages to achieve considerable heights as an actor on the theater stage, because he is a purposeful, hardworking and persistent young man. He was trusted to play leading roles in many productions; the public loved him for his artistry and excellent acting. Alexander was even awarded the Silver Prize in 1995 for his participation in the competition, which was held in San Francisco. But this is not enough for a young, ambitious young man, confident in his strengths and talent; just as in childhood, he dreams of the glory of a singer and makes every effort to make his dream come true.
In 2005, Alexander Fadeev graduated from the correspondence department of RATI and received a diploma as a manager and producer. At the same time, he quite often attends his stepfather’s creative evenings, where he sometimes acts as a soloist. There, a famous producer notices him and offers him cooperation, thanks to whom the artist will soon become a popular and sought-after singer in Russian show business.
The singer was glorified by the song “Moscow Night”. After the release of this composition, Danko (singer) woke up popular and famous throughout the country. Throughout 2000, the star recorded and released two solo albums, among them were such hits as “Do it once, do it twice”, “Baby”, “First Snow of December”, “Let”, “Autumn Cries”, “Clouds”, "Shore of Paradise." For 4 years, the singer delighted fans with his work and received awards in various categories several times. At one time I participated in an advertising campaign for a famous brand.
After the dizzying rise, there was a slight decline in the celebrity’s career: several more albums were recorded - but, unfortunately, they did not bring the desired success.
In the singer’s personal life, everything is just as stormy and twisted as in his professional field.
Musical career[ | ]
Alexander Fadeev took his first steps in his singing career while still a soloist of the Bolshoi Theater. During the same period, he began to try himself as a composer, composing songs based on poems by poets of the Silver Age[3]. His stepfather, a mathematician and famous bard, Alexander Sukhanov, author of the lullaby “The Green Carriage,” had a huge influence on the artist. Fadeev repeatedly performed at Sukhanov’s concerts.
In the late 1990s, at one of these author’s evenings, the unusual voice and bright stage image of Alexander Fadeev attracted the attention of producer and musician Leonid Gutkin. It was he who came up with the stage name Danko
.
The success of the first few songs exceeded all expectations, and it was decided to work on an album with the prospect of not only Russian but also international release. Joakim Bjorklund from the TOEC production team was invited to work on the project, and became co-producer of Leonid Gutkin. The group “Prime Minister”, Masha Katz, Igor Butman, Pashtet (vocalist of the group IFK) were involved in work in Moscow. During the work, the idea arose to record a single with the lead singer of the legendary group “Army of Lovers”, known as La Camilla. The hit “Russians are Coming” was aired on European radio stations. As a result of their collaboration, the album Danko 2000
, which subsequently, based on sales results, became platinum [
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Main promotion
artist was conducted in Russia.
The first two singles, “Moscow Night” and “Do It Once, Do It Two,” brought Danko into the first league of fashionable pop singers[4], and the song “Baby,” which was repeatedly heard on the radio, had a positive impact on his popularity. The song became one of the hits on air. Then a joint track was recorded with the group Prime Minister. As a pop performer, Danko was repeatedly awarded the highest Russian music awards [ which?
].
In 2002, at the end of the contract, Danko broke up with producer Leonid Gutkin, after which a long pause followed. Only at the end of 2003 a video for the song “Let” was released.
In 2004, Danko released the album “When a Man Is in Love,” where he wrote the lyrics and music for most of the songs. The main hit of the album was the song “She” (music by A. Fadeev, lyrics by A. Vulykh).
At the end of 2010, the singer released Album No. 5
. The disc was criticized on the website newsmusic.ru. But it was noted that the soundtrack from the musical “Mata Hari”, which was written by Alexey Kiselyov, and the song “Forgot” (written by Andrey Kovalev), turned out to be successful[5].
In 2013, the album Point of No Return was released, which, according to the singer, is much more experimental than the previous ones[6]. The hit of the album was the song “Beach of Paradise”, for which 2 videos were released (original and remix).
Family and children of Singer Danko
Of course, despite the busy schedule of tours, performances and photo shoots, the family and children of the singer Danko occupy not the last step in his life.
Alexander Fadeev enjoys success with the fair half of humanity. Without any hesitation, she shares her novels with the public, but “there are times when an old woman gets screwed.” In the fate of this bright and charismatic personality, there are still two women who were able to win the heart of a Don Juan. And if the marriage with the first wife did not last very long, then in the second case, two wonderful daughters are growing up.
In Voronezh, singer Danko spoke about homosexuality at the Bolshoi Theater
On August 6 in Voronezh, at the art restaurant “Balagan City,” Danko (known as Alexander Fadeev) performed with his hits: “Your Baby,” “Moscow Night,” “You’re the only one I have.” Before entering show business at the beginning of the 2000s, Alexander was an artist at the Bolshoi Theater for many years, having graduated from the choreographic school at BT. He explained his departure to the stage by saying that he was not ready to put his whole life on the altar of ballet art. And another reason was an affair with ballerina Alisa Khazanova, daughter of the legendary Gennady Khazanov. Danko said that the girl’s parents were against a “misalliance” with an then unknown artist. As a result, the young people separated, and soon Danko sang his main hit “My Baby” - and in the video, as he himself said, he dials the phone number of his former lover.
Now Alexandra’s eldest daughter, 13-year-old Sonya, is studying ballet. The youngest, 3-year-old Agatha, unfortunately, suffers from a serious illness and is completely paralyzed.
— Do you think Sonya will become a second Plisetskaya?
— Sonya is a very independent girl. And she also has a good quality - she simply does not perceive negativity. But when it comes to ballet, to be honest, she doesn’t have the best skills. But not everyone can be perfect, and everyone has a chance. I honestly tell her that everything depends only on her. In ballet you have to be a fanatic, you have to put your life on it. Sonya is able to work. I help her with advice. But I can’t stretch out for her.
— You worked for a long time at the Bolshoi Theater, in ballet. Then they moved into show business. Where are the rules of the game tougher?
— You know, at the vegetable warehouse and at the Bolshoi Theater it’s about the same thing. Some are careerists, some are fans of their work, some are stars, some are workhorses. The difference between show business and ballet is that there is no group. Each artist is a separate planet.
— Many stage performers openly talk about the powerful “gay party” in show business. Have you seen this at the Bolshoi?
— When I worked, this was not the case. I danced under Grigorovich, then there were different principles of life. In 1988, when I came, you could still get jailed for this. All soloists at that time were absolutely heterosexual men. It all started with Tsiskaridze. I remember it was wild for the theater troupe. They are unshaven, brutal men, and suddenly something came: pink hair clips, lipsticks. They laughed wildly. As for show business, I don’t know. I don't really communicate with anyone. Have you seen my photos hugging Kirkorov, Lazarev, Bilan?
— The name of Dana Borisova was mentioned in Shepelev’s program. It is known that she has problems with drugs. Do you communicate with her?
— Women don’t like to communicate with their exes, they are always in a pose. It seems to me that her problem is some kind of PR. I know Dana, well, maybe she’s a “kiddy” like everyone else. In our country it is not forbidden to sip vodka or chop cognac, this is a normal story in show business. I also used to drink a lot and smoke. But with the advent of Agatha, he abandoned this altogether. And as for Dana and drugs, I think it’s just black PR. The coolest PR in the world. Here I am writing on social networks about a charity project - two comments. I’m posting a video from Shepelev’s show - hundreds of reviews. Nobody wants to give gifts to children in an orphanage. Everyone will discuss Shepelev and Panin, how he communicated obscenely with dogs.
— But you yourself stir up the public’s interest by talking about novels with Lolita, Alisa Khazanova, Sotnikova...
“I’m just not trying to go against the grain.” If you're falling apart, well, let's do it together. I'm always against it. But during the program they start asking me questions about them and showing me photographs. I feel uncomfortable and unpleasant. Well, what should I do, remain silent on the air?
Daughter of Singer Danko - Sofia
The daughter of Singer Danko, Sofia, was born in January 2004 in one of the Moscow clinics; the birth was difficult, but everything turned out okay. Having become a dad for the first time, Danko (the singer) showed himself to be a real father: he held bottles of porridge, changed diapers, and went to the baby’s crib at night, giving his wife the opportunity to rest once again.
When Sofia grew up a little, it became clear: her daughter has her dad’s genes, she is actively interested in the stage, and attends a choreography club.
The singer loves active recreation with his daughter - cycling, swimming in the pool.
Children
In January 2004, Natalya gave birth to her first child, a tiny daughter. The baby was named with a beautiful and rare name - Sofia. The young father helped his wife take care of their daughter. He himself swaddled her, bathed her and put her in her crib.
For a long time, the couple dreamed of having an heir - a son. But in April 2014, Natasha gave birth to a second daughter. The girl was named Agatha. The birth was difficult. Danko almost lost his beloved wife. And only thanks to the efforts of doctors, the woman was able to survive. Unfortunately, the newborn girl turned out to be unwell. She was diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
Singer Danko and his daughter Agata spend a lot of time together. Dad plays with the baby, gives her a special massage, feeds her. Doctors come to their home several times a week.
Despite having two children together, Alexander Fadeev and Natalya Ustinenko are in no hurry to go to the registry office. The stamp in the passport is just a formality for them. The main thing is love and mutual understanding.
Daughter of Singer Danko - Agata
The daughter of Singer Danko, Agata, was born ten years after Sofia in 2014, in the month of April. Alexander's wife, Natasha, begins to bleed heavily in the late stages of pregnancy; doctors miraculously manage to save the lives of mother and child. But, unfortunately, Agatha is a sick daughter; due to traumatic brain injuries, she is diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
Agatha’s parents do not believe that she is disabled; they are doing everything possible to ensure that the child grows and develops like her peers. All fans and friends support the couple and believe that they did the right thing by not leaving the girl in the hospital, as the doctors suggested doing.
The latest news is quite encouraging - the couple took their youngest daughter to China for rehabilitation and see quite good progress in improving the condition of their sunny child.
Danko's stellar career
Thanks to his bright appearance and beautiful plasticity, which choreographic classes helped him develop, Danko very soon became successful and popular. In 2000, his first album (“Danko 2000”) appeared on the shelves of Russian music stores, which revealed the name of the new artist to the whole country.
The real name of the singer Danko is Alexander Fadeev
From that moment on, a bright career began for the performer, which included concerts, filming, rehearsals and, of course, work on new compositions. Just a few months after the release of his first hit, Danko managed to please his fans with new bright compositions. Among these are the songs “Baby”, “First Snow of December”, “Do it once, do it twice”. A music video was shot for each of these songs.
In the same year 2000, the artist entered the correspondence department of GITIS, where he began to study the intricacies of the production craft. In addition, during this period the singer managed to sign several large advertising contracts, which allowed Alexander to realize himself as a model. Thus, at the beginning of the 2000s, the actor’s face appeared on advertising posters for such fashion brands as Diesel, Hugo Boss, Naf Naf.
Such successes strengthened the artist’s popularity and ultimately led to the release of new songs and music records. Thus, already in 2002 and 2004, the albums “Don Juan DE LuX” and “When a Man is in Love” were released, which gave the world several new hits.
However, the rapid rise was followed by an unfortunate fall. Between 2005 and 2009, the artist released several new compositions, which, unfortunately, turned out to be unsuccessful. Alexander Fadeev was still popular, but the hype around his name began to decline sharply.
Danko's songs from his first album are still popular
During this period, the artist returned to the theater again, where he soon appeared before the audience as an actor in the musical “Mata Hari”. Soon he also began performing on the stage of the Moscow Most Theater, which is still the official place of work of the famous pop performer.
Former common-law wife of Singer Danko - Tatyana Vorobyova
The former common-law wife of Singer Danko, Tatyana Vorobyova, is the same expressive and hot-tempered young lady as her chosen one. They met when Alexander Fadeev was a little over twenty, they began an affair that lasted three years. The couple broke up due to the young man’s busy work schedule, plus rumors about Sasha’s new passions often began to appear in the media.
By the way, it is not known for certain whether Tatyana Vorobyova was the singer’s legal wife or not. Different sources indicate completely opposite versions, but you can only find out for sure by looking at the passport of one of them.
Danko's personal life
At the age of 20, the singer married Tatyana Vorobyeva. The marriage broke up after three years. The official reason for the breakup was Danko’s work. Due to his busy schedule, he practically did not see his wife. According to unofficial data, Tatyana filed for divorce after learning about her husband’s infidelities.
In 2003, the artist began dating model Natalya Ustimenko. In January 2004, the couple had a daughter, Sofia. Danko hides the details of his personal life, but judging by the fact that in 2011 he took part in the “Let's Get Married” program, his relationship with Natalya is far from ideal. Now the couple is together. In the spring of 2014, Danko’s second daughter Agata was born. The birth was very difficult, Natalya almost died, and the girl was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. Today, parents are treating Agatha and helping other children by opening a rehabilitation center.
Singer Danko's wife - Natalya Ustinenko
No one can say for sure that the current wife of Singer Danko, Natalya Ustinenko, is legal. Despite the fact that the couple has two charming daughters growing up, according to unconfirmed reports, they are in no hurry to get their passports stamped.
Natalya is the standard of a mother - not everyone can devote herself so selflessly to a sick child. Natasha and Alexander are grateful to all the caring people who support them. By the way, the famous singer’s mother is against seeing her second granddaughter.
Singer Danko left his wife and disabled child for his young lover
Just a year ago, singer Danko was a private guest on television, where he talked about how difficult it is to be a father who had a daughter diagnosed with cerebral palsy. But, they say, these are the difficulties that befell his family, and they will cope. Then it seemed that Danko had finally given up on his fame as a Don Juan and focused on really making his family happy. However, as it turned out, not for long. The other day it became known that the singer left his common-law wife Natalya Ustinenko, who bore him two daughters, for the sake of a young girl, DJ Maria Siluyanova. Now the latter often publishes romantic shots with Danko on her Instagram. Internet users even suspect that the singer and DJ have already gotten married.
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My angel! My life! My love! My Agatha!
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Under one of the recent photos on Maria’s microblog, one of her subscribers asked: “Are you also working with his daughter Agatha?” (hereinafter the authors' spelling and punctuation are preserved). Siluyanova did not remain silent and answered: “Men leave women. But not from children. Don’t worry about it, Alexander is a wonderful father.”
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True love does not exist without pain, the bunny thought and hugged the hedgehog tightly.
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By the way, Danko himself does not publish photographs with his new lover, but photographs of children who are now on vacation with their mother Natalya in the Krasnodar Territory appear on his Instagram. Ustinenko herself has not yet commented on her husband’s departure from the family.
Let us remind you that the youngest daughter of Danko and Natalya was born with a diagnosis of multicystic brain disease and cerebral palsy. As doctors reported, Agatha would never be able to talk, walk, eat on her own, or even recognize her loved ones. However, the baby’s parents do not lose hope and are doing everything possible to improve the baby’s condition.
Instagram and Wikipedia of Singer Danko
Singer Danko has an Instagram and Wikipedia, like probably every fourth inhabitant of the earth. The singer posts photos there from performances in which he still plays, and from concerts. He and his wife even broadcast live their trip and the acupuncture procedure they performed on Agatha. Now the girl and her mother are in a sanatorium.
Singer Danko, in parallel with his career, is engaged in business, as he himself states: “So that my beloved girls do not need anything.” Also, together with a doctor, he opens a center for special children.
