Biography
Who is MakSim?
Early life and real name
Marina Sergeyevna Abrosimova was born on June 10, 1983, in Kazan, Russia. Her parents were automechanic Sergey Abrosimov and kindergarten teacher Svetlana Maksimova. In her childhood, she was close to her older brother Maksim, which inspired her future stage name. She studied vocals and piano at a local music school and also practiced karate, earning a red belt.
For her higher education, she attended the Kazan State Technical University named after A. N. Tupolev. She graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at the institution.
How MakSim became famous
At the age of 15, she decided to pursue a professional music career and became the lead singer of the Kazan group Pro-Z. With the group, she performed at local events and built a regional following. In 2003, she recorded her independent song Trudnyi vozrast, followed by the single Santimetry dykhaniya, which charted on the TopHit Eastern European radio charts.
She then moved to Moscow, where she spent her first eight days sleeping in a train station before finding an apartment with a roommate. In 2005, she signed a deal with Gala Records and re-released her song Trudnyi vozrast, which broke through in the Russian music industry. Her debut album of the same name followed in 2006, supported by her first nationwide tour and music videos for Trudnyi vozrast and Nezhnost'.
Career highlights
In late 2006, MakSim released the single Otpuskayu, which became her first number-one hit in Russia. Her subsequent single Znayesh li ty also topped the TopHit charts, paving the way for her sophomore album Moy ray in November 2007. Her commercial success earned her multiple awards, including Best Female Russian Singer at the MTV Russia Music Awards in 2007 and 2008.
She also won prizes at the Muz-TV Awards, taking home Best Female Singer in 2008 and 2009, as well as Best Album for Moy ray in 2008. On March 22, 2008, she performed a solo concert at the Olympic Stadium in Moscow, selling more than 12,000 tickets. Later studio albums included Odinochka in 2009, Drugaya real'nost' in 2013, Khorosho in 2015, and Poligamnost' in 2018.
MakSim's height and personal life
MakSim stands at a height of 160 centimeters. In 2008, she married her sound producer, and they welcomed a daughter in 2009 before divorcing three years later. From 2012 to 2014, she was in a relationship with Animal Jazz frontman Alexander Krasovitski, and she gave birth to a second daughter in 2014.
In late 2016, she received the title of Honoured Stage Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan. After recovering from a 2019 car crash, she returned to the stage in late 2020 with the song Zabyvay. In June 2021, she fell ill during a concert in Kazan and spent several weeks in an intensive care unit before recovering.
Birthday and age
MakSim was born on June 10, 1983, which makes MakSim 43 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. MakSim shares the date with 34 other famous people.
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