First place. Sergei Shnurov
Photo: Andrey Kovalev for RBC
Field of activity: music (frontman of the Leningrad group)
Income: $8.8 million
Age: 47 years old
Shnurov twice announced the termination of the activities of the Leningrad group: in 2008 (the team reunited in 2010) and a year ago. But in July of this year, Leningrad released a new video – for the track “Photosession”.
In addition to his musical career, Shnurov is engaged in the restaurant business. At the beginning of 2024, he joined the Growth Party, headed by business ombudsman Boris Titov, and in July became its co-chairman
Second place. Egor Creed
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Field of activity: music
Income: $6.9 million
Age: 26 years
He collaborated with Timati’s Black Star label, left it in 2019 (according to the Black Mirror Telegram channel, the gap cost Creed more than 100 million rubles). In 2018, he was the main character of the reality show “The Bachelor”
Third place. Dima Bilan
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Field of activity: music
Income: $6.8 million
Age: 38 years
He was among the mentors of the vocal show “Voice” on Channel One. In 2008, he became the only representative of Russia to win Eurovision (in 2006 he also participated in the competition and took second place)
Fourth place. Basta / Vasily Vakulenko
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Field of activity: music
Income: $6.6 million
Age: 40 years
Basta was a mentor in the show “Voice” and “Voice. Children” on Channel One. His association “Gazgolder” includes a music label, a club, bars and restaurants. Since 2019, Vakulenko has been the owner of the Rostov football club SKA
Fifth place. Philip Kirkorov
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Field of activity: music
Income: $6.6 million
Age: 53 years old
Kirkorov acts as a singer himself and writes songs for other performers. In 2018, he switched to a younger audience by releasing the video “Mood Color Blue”, starring Olga Buzova and rapper Purulent
Sixth place. Polina Gagarina
Photo: Mikhail Metzel / TASS
Field of activity: music
Income: $6.4 million
Age: 33 years
Gagarina is a graduate of Star Factory 2. In 2015, she took second place at Eurovision. She was a mentor in the show “Voice”
Seventh place. Bi-2 group
Photo: Alexander Ryumin / TASS
Field of activity: music
Income: $6 million
Age: Shura (Alexander Uman; in the photo on the left) – 50 years old, Leva (Egor Bortnik) – 47 years old
The group has existed since 1988, all-Russian fame came to it in 2000, when the composition “No one writes to the Colonel” was included in the soundtrack for the film “Brother 2”
Eighth place. Grigory Leps
Photo: Ekaterina Chesnokova / RIA Novosti
Field of activity: music
Income: $5.3 million
Age: 58 years old
In addition to music, he is engaged in business: Leps has his own jewelry house and restaurants. The singer was also a mentor in the show “Voice”
Ninth place. Timati / Timur Yunusov
Photo: Elizaveta Klementieva / TASS
Field of activity: music
Income: $5.1 million
Age: 36 years
In 2006, he founded the Black Star label, the group of the same name later included a clothing brand, a tattoo parlor and a fast food chain. Recently, Timati announced his departure from Black Star, but will retain part of the merger companies and shares in several projects.
Tenth place. Ivan Urgant
Photo: Evgeny Odinokov / RIA Novosti
Field of activity: the television
Income: $5.1 million
Age: 42 years
Before working on Channel One, he hosted programs on MTV Russia. Since 2012, he has been hosting his show “Evening Urgant” – an analogue of American evening author’s talk shows