Vladim Vladimirovich Kazantsev (Russian: Владим Владимирович Казанцев; born April 14, 1973, Yarovoye, Altai Krai, Russia), better known by the stage name Zaza Napoli (Russian: Заза Наполи), is a Russian pop singer and artist.

Vladim Vladimirovich Kazantsev
Background information
Birth nameVladim Vladimirovich Kazantsev
Also known asZaza Napoli
Born (1973-04-14) April 14, 1973 (age 51)
Yarovoye, Altai Krai, Russia
OriginYarovoye, Altai Krai, Russia
Genrespop
Occupation(s)singer, artist

Biography

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Vladim Kazantsev was born on April 14, 1973, in Yarovoye, Altai Krai. In 1991, Vladim graduated from college and received a diploma as a teacher of primary school. Later he went to work at school. After working there for one year, he quit and entered the East Siberian State Institute of Culture in the department of theater art, specializing in theater and cinema.[1][2][3]

In 1997 he moved to Moscow, and in 1998 founded the Travesti Theater "Paradise Birds". In 2002, he starred in the crime film "Ice Age". In 2006, Zaza Napoli took part in the series "Do not be born beautiful." Also starred in the thriller “Cursed Paradise”, the comedy “Kings of the Game”, etc. In 2007, he became a TV presenter of the program “Bitch-Love” on NTV.[4]

In 2017, he released his debut album called "Для тебя...", which included 22 tracks. He recorded clips for the songs “Бабушки”, “Давайте выпьем” and “Подруга”. In the same year he released an album entitled "Это можно...", it included 12 tracks. In 2020, the album "Бархатный рай" was released.[5][6]

He is the owner of such awards as: “Night Life Awards”, “Best Club Show” and “Silver Galosh”.

Discography

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Year Name Detailed
2017 «Для тебя...»
2017 «Это можно...»
2020 «Бархатный рай»

References

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  1. ^ "Не узнать:как выглядят Заза Наполи и другие травести-дивы в реальной жизни". Cosmopolitan.
  2. ^ "Владим Казанцев (Заза Наполи): "Я не получаю от выступления в платье сексуального удовлетворения. Это моя работа!"". TopHit.
  3. ^ "Легендарная драг-квин Заза Наполи выбирает лучшую селедку под шубой в Москве". АфишаDaily.
  4. ^ "На экране Заза Наполи — без перьев, чтобы быть ближе к народу". Коммерсантъ. 3 June 2007.
  5. ^ Алексей Мажаев (2017-10-17). "Заза Наполи - "Это можно..." ***". InterMedia.
  6. ^ ""EVгеника" обвиняет Зазу Наполи в краже "Мигалок"". InterMedia. 27 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Для тебя... de Заза Наполи en Apple Music". March 17, 2017 – via music.apple.com.
  8. ^ "Это можно... de Заза Наполи en Apple Music". September 22, 2017 – via music.apple.com.
  9. ^ "Бархатный рай de Заза Наполи en Apple Music". February 2, 2020 – via music.apple.com.
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