Russian Pop Star
Avraam Russo
Sales and Touring:
• Avraam has sold millions of CDs since entering show business in 2000
•His tours have taken him to thousands of concert halls in cities across the world
• He has performed in front for millions fans throughout the Commonwealth of Independent States (the countries of the former Soviet Union, including Russia Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan,) and other countries , Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Germany, Sweden, England, France, Canada, and The United States of America.
Radio History:
• In 2001, Avraam recorded the #1 radio hit, “Love is Not Here Anymore,” a duet with Russian pop star Kristina Orbakaite, daughter of the legendary Alla Pugacheva
• His record-breaking hit song “Znayu (I Know)” spent 15 weeks at #1 in the CIS countries • His hit song “Amor” stayed at #1 on the Viva Charts in Hungary for 11 weeks
• In 2002, he recorded another successful duet with Orbakaite, “Simply to Love You”
• Avraam’s other hit songs include “Wedding,” “Summer,” “Opa-opa,” “Far-far” and many others Music Industry Awards: Avraam has won many prestigious international music industry awards, including:
• 4 Zolotov Gramophone Awards, the most prestigious award in the Russian music industry
• 2 Muz TV Awards—Best Male Vocalist and Best Duet
• Russia’s Channel One—Evro-Vosoktochniy Style Song of the Year Award for his hit song “Daleko Daleko”
• Russian Radio Award for his record-breaking hit song “Znayu (I Know),” which spent 15 weeks at #1 in the CIS countries
Other Awards:
• Named “Most Attractive Male Performer” by Russian/CIS Cosmopolitan Magazine
• Named Laureate of the Novye Pesny O Glavnov Music Festival and the Slavyansky Bazaar Song Contest in Kiev
• Named a National Hero by the President of Georgia for selflessly entertaining the troops during the South Ossetia war
• In a Senate Resolution, the State of New York named Avraam a “world-renowned entertainer and great benefit to culture in the United States”
Appearances:
• The International New Wave Song Festival in Jurmala, Latvia (performer)
• “Slava Trifonov” talk show in Bulgaria (performer)
• “Pop Star a la Turkey—International,” the highest-rated show in Turkey and the Turkish version of American Idol.
• The Zolotaya Nota (Golden Note) Awardå Show, the most prestigious award show in Bulgaria (presenter)
• Numerous appearances on “Fabrika Zvezd (Star Factory),” the Russian version of “American Idol” (performer)
• Avraam has also performed at fashion shows in front of world-renowned designers including Chopard, Kenzo, Guy Laroche, Patrick Hellmann and Wolford Performances for Heads of State:
• Avraam has been embraced by the leaders of countries across the globe, and has performed for many heads of state and high-ranking government officials, including:
• The Prime Ministers of Turkey and Azerbaijan
• The Presidents of Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Georgia
• Pope John Paul II • U.S. Secretary of State (then-Senator and former First Lady of the United States) Hillary Rodham Clinton
Upcoming Project:
• Avraam Russo currently lives in the USA, where he is working on his eagerly-awaited 4th album
• His deep faith in God has led him in a new direction, and he is set to make his Inspirational music debut in America in the fall of 2009.
Avraam will be launching his new Facebook, Myspace and YouTube channel where he will feature his new video
