Dominic Joker (Alexander Breslavsky)

Dominic Joker: biography, childhood and youth

The singer was born on July 19, 1980. His hometown is Odessa (Ukraine). Alexander Alexandrovich Breslavsky is the real name of our hero. Unfortunately, nothing is known about his father. But her mother, Larisa Breslavskaya, received a higher pedagogical education. She still lives in Odessa and is the head of the production center created by her famous son.

Sasha grew up as an active and inquisitive child. From an early age he showed leadership qualities. He also enjoyed hosting home concerts for his parents and neighbors. The boy attended two schools - general education and music. In both institutions, teachers praised him for his thirst for knowledge and effort. After graduating from school, the guy entered the local conservatory. However, he did not stay there long. Alexander was expelled due to ignoring the formalities of the educational process.

"Star Factory-4"

Dominic Joker has always dreamed of performing on the big stage. And soon such an opportunity presented itself to him. In 2004, a native of Odessa came to Moscow and took part in the casting for “Star Factory-4”. Members of the selection committee, true professionals in their field, highly appreciated Dominic's talent and creative potential. As a result, he was among the participants in the 4th season of the project.

During his stay in the “star” house, the guy made friends. He teamed up with Nastya Kochetkova, Timati and Ratmir Shishkov. The guys created an r'n'b group called "Banda". At the end of the project, the quartet continued to perform in front of the public. Wherever they went on tour, they were greeted with a bang. Unfortunately, in 2007 the Banda group broke up. One of the team members, Ratmir Shishkov, died in a car accident. Nastya, Timati and Dominic decided to go on a free voyage.

Biography

Dominic was born in Odessa, considers it his homeland and talks about it very warmly: “Odessa is warm, affectionate, Jewish and kindly annoying. There, if you are in a hurry, you should not ask the locals for directions anywhere. They’ll talk to you, give you a lot of advice, tell you a lot of stories, so it won’t be long before you find yourself where you are.” His metric contains the name Alex and the date of birth is mixed up. His parents argued for a long time about what his name was: Alexey or Alexander. The choice of surname was even wider: take his mother’s, his own father or stepfather, who raised him.

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His father is a Polish Jew, his mother is half Spanish.
There is still uncertainty with citizenship, there are many options... Dominic Joker is a former soloist and composer of the popular in the 90s. group “2×2”, participant in the TV project “Star Factory-4”, soloist and songwriter of the group “Banda” created on the TV project. By the way, participation in the “Factory...” is one of the brightest and most special events in Dominic’s life and creative path. At the same time, he began to collaborate with such popular performers and groups as “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, VIA Slivki, singer Sasha, Nikita Malinin, Vlad Topalov and others. Advertising:
After the collapse of the Banda group, Dominic Joker has been producing various musical projects for some time, becoming the sound producer of the highly rated television show “You are a Superstar” on the NTV channel. Dominic's favorite singer is Stevie Wonder. The Joker calls this man a guru, without whom Dominic’s fate could have turned out completely differently.

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At the beginning of 2008, the shooting of Dominic Joker's debut video for his track “Abandoned by God” took place, which served as the beginning of his solo career. “After working hard on my last project, the TV show You're a Superstar,” says Joker, “I'm happy to finally have time for myself. “Abandoned by God” is the track with which I begin my solo story and I really want it to leave a good mark in the hearts of listeners and fans.”

Dominic is a bright and charismatic personality; his works always contain a deep meaning, in this way he expresses his attitude to life and what surrounds him. He doesn't like to talk about himself. Every time someone from the audience asked a question concerning him personally or his work, Dominic talked about his friends, regaled the audience with funny stories that happened during the tour, but... just not about himself. When asked what needs to be done to become a star, Joker replies: “We need to release a product. This is the most important thing for moving forward.” What Dominic values ​​most in people is loyalty to love, ideals, and principles. He says that he is ready to have an enemy with ideals, but not ready to have a friend without them.

Dominic's musical preferences are hip-hop and rhythm and blues. It is in these two genres that he works, writes songs and arrangements. In addition, Joker works with many beginning teams in Russia and the world, helping them get on their feet. By the way, Dominic recently founded his own record company called JOB Recording. The musician will take the post of general producer. Joker's label partners are influential people and structures of Russian show business, whose names have not been disclosed to date.

Some Russian and foreign performers are already ready to work with the new company: Vlad Topalov, Aziza, Teona Dolnikova, Anton Zatsepin, Khatuna, gr. “London Beat”, etc. “We are delighted with the talented guys we work with, and we look forward to the moment when we can present their work to listeners both in Russia and abroad,” said Dominic Joker. "JOB Recording" will be officially announced in the next few weeks. Currently, the musician is busy preparing and recording material for his debut album, which will include the track “Abandoned by God.”

Best weeks

Career continuation

After the collapse of the "Gang", our hero was able to prove himself as a composer. He wrote songs for such stars as “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”, VIA “Cream”, Oleg Gazmanov and others. In 2009, Dominic’s first solo album, “Real People,” went on sale. The entire circulation of the record was sold out in a couple of weeks. This result pushed the singer to further develop his career. Currently, the artist’s creative collection includes 15 singles, 19 video clips, 10 prestigious music awards and hundreds of concerts. He could be seen in the following films: “Shadowboxing” (2011), “Without a Tower” (2012) and “Roof of the World” (2016).

Dominic Joker currently

In 2011, the performer and composer took part in the “Star Factory” project. Return". At the same time, a film was released where the Joker played himself - this is “Shadowboxing 3D: The Last Round”. He also starred as himself in 2012 in the film “Without a Tower” and in 2013 in the youth series “Univer. New dorm."

Dominic Joker is starring in a movie

2012 was a very successful year for Dominic. His song “If you are with me” was included in the top twenty songs of the year. This soul ballad was awarded the Golden Gramophone music award. At the end of the same year, fans heard his new touching composition “Farewell.” It was written based on the famous poems of Maxim Gorky. Later, Russian video director Irina Mironova shot a video for this song, which, in fact, is a mini-film about betrayal, friendship and love, where the Joker starred as a dramatic actor.

The video for the song “Farewell” opened the year 2013, it was then that the premiere of this video took place. In 2013 and 2014, the singer released such singles as “Simple Things”, “I Breathe You”, “Only Heaven Knows”. Joker fans saw new clips.

Family

The singer wanted to formalize his relationship with his beloved Albina back in 2005. But the celebration had to be postponed due to a busy work schedule. Their wedding took place only at the end of 2006. This time it was not possible to postpone this event. After all, the girl was in an interesting position. Dominic's best friend, rapper Timati, was the toastmaster at the wedding. Many celebrity guests attended the celebration. Among them we can highlight the composer and producer Igor Krutoy.

In February 2007, Dominic Joker's wife gave birth to their first child, a tiny son named Martin. The young father could not stop looking at the heir. Dominic himself swaddled him, bathed him and rocked him in his crib. In December 2008, another addition occurred to the Breslavsky family. A second son was born. The boy received a beautiful and rare name - Marcus.

Music

Dominic again took up his solo career. Many superstars of the Russian stage began to invite the talented composer to collaborate. For four years in a row since 2004, Joker has been nominated for the Song of the Year award. In 2008, Alex worked as a sound producer of the show “You are a Superstar,” where experienced but undeservedly forgotten stars of the eighties and nineties competed with each other.

The following year, the performer released his first solo album, “Real People,” which collected all the cream of the material accumulated over ten years of experience in show business. In 2012, his popularity rose to new heights: the piercing and bright soul ballad “If you are with me” conquered the domestic scene. The composition was put on ringtones, ordered on the radio live - the music world was literally in a fever with the new melody. For this song, Joker received the “Golden Gramophone” and won the “Radio Takeoff 2012” nomination from the Top Hit Music Awards.

Dominic Joker did not stop there, experimenting with the form and content of songs. In the composition “Farewell,” the video for which was released in 2013, lovers of Russian poetry were surprised to find out that the performer set a poem by Maxim Gorky to music.

In September of the same year, Dominic became a choir mentor in the Russia-1 musical project “Battle of the Choirs”. Joker's team not only took third place in the project, but also attracted the attention of representatives of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. The choir met delegations of participants; between performances, the musicians shot an interesting video for the songs they performed, in which famous politicians and athletes were involved.

Soon, Dominic presented a new video, “I Breathe You” (sometimes this composition is called “I Breathe You”), which was timed to coincide with Valentine’s Day.

Dominic Joker on stage

In 2020, Dominic released a new album, “Deja Vu,” and recorded the single “So One,” for which a video clip was shot the same year.

2016 was the year of duets for Dominic Joker. He recorded two tracks, adding female vocals to them: Joker sang the song “You Know” together with Katya Kokorina, and the song “Where Have You Been” with Lyubov Uspenskaya.

On May 19, 2020, Dominic Joker gave his first big solo concert. The live performance took place at the RED club; the main theme of the concert, like all of the musician’s work, was love.

New love

Dominic Joker, whose personal life interests many, has long been considered an exemplary family man. However, in November 2020, the media reported that he had met a new love. The heart of the famous performer of rap and rhythm and blues songs was won by the pretty blonde Ekaterina Kokorina. She is a participant in the “Voice” project (Channel One).

In an interview with one of the printed publications, our hero admitted that their affair with Katya began in 2014. He, like a decent man, honestly told his wife about this. Dominic Joker's wife, Albina, did not start a scandal and stop him. She allowed her husband to pack his bags and leave. The couple managed to separate quietly and peacefully. They divorced without dividing their children and acquired property. Singer Dominic Joker promised to provide financial support to his sons Martin and Marcus. And he really keeps his word.

For almost a year now, a graduate of “Star Factory-4” has been living in a civil marriage with Ekaterina Kokorina. We invite you to briefly familiarize yourself with the biography of his chosen one. Katya was born on November 27, 1987 in Barnaul. She graduated from music school and the Institute of Contemporary Art (vocal department). She took part in projects such as “Battle of the Choirs”. There they met Dominic. Then the beauty went to the show “The Voice” (season 4), where she joined Basta’s team. She did not reach the finals. Now Ekaterina successfully combines career and family life. She loves to please her beloved man with delicious dishes.

Personal life

Dominic Joker has long been an exemplary family man and loving father.

The Joker's wife's name is Albina. After marriage, the girl, in accordance with traditions, changed her surname, taking the real surname of her husband, and became Albina Breslavskaya. The musician doesn’t really like to talk about his family, but he still shares general information, and once the couple even gave a joint interview.

Dominic Joker with his wife

The couple has two sons, born in 2007 and 2008 - Martin and Marcus. The performer spoke about his sons with great warmth, talking about the sporting achievements of the eldest and the demanding character of the younger Breslavsky.

Dominic Joker with his wife and children

In 2014, information appeared in the press that Dominic left his wife and two children for the sake of the young singer Ekaterina Kokorina, whom he met at the “Battle of the Choirs.” The musician’s wife calmly accepted his departure; she told reporters that there had been problems in the family for a long time, and it was heading towards divorce. But the Joker’s sons had a hard time with the fact that their parents no longer lived together, especially because Dominic practically stopped communicating with the children, citing being busy.

Participation in other projects

Where else has Dominic Joker appeared? His biography indicates that he is a sought-after artist. In September 2013, he was invited to film the program “Battle of the Choirs” (“Russia-1”). He was the mentor of a team representing the Altai Territory and Siberia. For almost 3 months, our hero gave vocal lessons to project participants. As a result, his players took 3rd place. And this is a good result.

Together with the team “Angels of Siberia” (from the “Battle of the Choirs”), he participated in the organization of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. The guys not only performed on stage, but also met delegations from different countries. In the summer of 2020, Dominic Joker again went to Sochi for the New Wave festival. He was not a contestant, but a guest star. In addition, our hero participated in the recording of the new anthem of the “New Wave” together with Philip Kirkorov, singer Nyusha, the group “Iowa” and other famous representatives of Russian show business.

Biography and personal life

The famous musician Dominic Joker, whose real name is Alexander Breslavsky, was born in July 1980 in Odessa. Life in such a colorful and controversial city left its mark on the character of Alexander, whose ancestry was fully consistent with the general atmosphere of the seaside city: the young man had Spanish, Polish and Jewish blood.

The first time Sasha appeared on stage was completely by accident, when he was barely seven years old. It was a school production of KVN, and the boy was brought on stage to distract the audience during the forced hitch. Already during his school years, Alexander became addicted to music, and, teaming up with fellow musicians, performed on stage.

His first serious project was a group called “2+2”, in which he acted not only as a performer, but also as the author of most of the compositions. However, the 1998 crisis put an end to the Joker project, and since then he decided to work exclusively alone.

The general public first learned about Dominic Joker in 2004, when the project “Star Factory-4” was aired. The young artist stood out from the rest of the performers because he had neither a beautiful figure nor a pretty appearance. However, incredible perseverance and excellent musical abilities allowed Dominic to announce himself throughout the country and make his way onto the big stage.

Having teamed up with Ratmir Shishkov, Timati and Nastya Kochetkova, Dominic began performing as part of the band “Banda”. In a short time, the group became very popular, and quickly won more and more fans, until in 2007 a tragic incident caused the closure of the project - Ratmir Shishkov died.

Dominic, who earned himself a reputation as a responsible and hardworking musician, did not remain out of work. He took up his solo career in earnest, and for several years was nominated for the Song of the Year award.

In 2008, Joker acted as a sound producer in the popular musical project “You are a Superstar,” which featured forgotten stars of the 80s and 90s. A year later, the musician released his debut album, “Real People,” which included the best material from Dominic’s ten years of creative work.

2012 was marked by the release of the single “If you are with me,” which in a matter of days captivated an audience of millions. The composition became so popular that it was ordered more often than others on the radio and set as ringtones in mobile phones. Thanks to this song, Joker received the coveted Golden Gramophone and won the Radio Takeoff 2012 nomination.

A year later, Dominic incredibly surprised his fans by becoming a choir mentor in the television project “Battle of the Choirs”

His players took an honorable third place and attracted the attention of the organizers of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, thanks to which they took part in the games

In 2020, Dominic presented his next album “Deja Vu”, and a year later he gave his first solo concert, the main theme of which was love. The successful musician does not stop there and continues to delight his fans with new songs and interesting projects.

For a long time, Dominic had the reputation of a caring husband and an exemplary family man. His chosen one was a girl named Albina, who gave her husband two sons - Martin and Marcus.

However, the family idyll collapsed in 2014, when Dominic met the young singer Ekaterina Kokorina on the “Battle of the Choirs” project and fell passionately in love with her.