VITAS first appeared on the Russian stage with his hit "OPERA N# 2" in December 2000. Vitas has following achievements during the period of his
active creative work:
- he released seven albums ("Philosophy of Miracle", "Smile!", "Mother", "The Songs of My Mother", "Kiss As Long As Eternity", "Return Home. Part 1",
"Return Home. Part 2") which were entered into the Top Three most popular albums in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. (according to the
official sales)
- he released two singles ("Opera # 2" and "Goodbye"). According to the official sales results, the single "Opera # 2" was awarded a Russian Prize
(established by the producers of phonograms "Record") as the bestselling single of 2001, 2002 and 2003
- he became a Musical Discovery of Year according to the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda" and the Internet Survey "FORUM 2001"
- he became a three-time-laureate of the festivals "The Song of the Year-2000", "The Song of the Year-2001" and "The Song of the Year-2002"
- he became a two-time-laureate of the People Prize "Golden Gramophone" for the song "Opera N# 2" in 2001 and for the song "Smile!" in 2002
- he became a four-time-laureate of the Musical Prize "PODIUM" for the most stylish achievements in pop music in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005
- he became a laureate of the prize "People’s HIT" in 2001, 2002 and 2003. His songs "Opera N# 2", "Smile!" ,"The Star" were the most frequently
rotated ones in RF
- he became a winner of the Prize "100 Per Cent HIT" established by the radio station "HIT FM" in 2001 and 2003
- he was acknowledged the Soloist of the Year according to the results of the National Musical Prize "Ovation" in 2002
- According to the Russian Internet portal AFISHA.COM Vitas is recognized to be an actor among Russian actors in 2004, 2005, 2006 who has given the
greatest number of concerts on the territory of Russian Federation, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, the Baltics, Israel.
- he established a indisputable record having organized the premiere of his solo concert in the State Kremlin Palace on March 29, 2002. Vitas became
the youngest artist who performed a solo concert at the Kremlin
- he shot eleven MVs ("Opera N# 2", "Opera N# 1", "Blessed Guru", "Smile!", "The Star", "Mother", "The Bird of Happiness", "Kiss As Long As Eternity",
"Shores of Russia", "Lucia Di Lammermoorr", "Crane’s Crying")
In 2002 at the personal request of the Council of the Worldwide League "Intellect Without Drugs" Vitas and his producer Sergey Pudovkin joined the Board of Guardian of the Worldwide League and
became its honorary members alongside with Patriarch of All Russia, Dalai Lama, Koffey Annan, Tina Turner,the presidents of more than 20 countries. Vitas was presented "the Stone of the World",
which is 350 million years old, at the ceremony of purification at the foot of the sacred mountain Tashtar Ata. According to the legend, this stone has absorbed all the good deeds of the world during
the whole history of the mankind.

Vitas presented his collection of the clothes "Autumn Dreams" on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace in September 29, 2002. The show included 42 styles of ladies’ outfits some of which had
already been displayed in Almaty, Vilnius, Berlin, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Ashkelon. At present Mr.Pudovkin is holding negotiations with western companies to create and promote the VITAS brand as his
own line of clothing.

In December,2002 Vitas took part in the TV series which was a screen version of Mrs. Dontsova’s novel "A Beloved Scoundrel". He played the part of an artist coming to the capital from the provinces
and causing a sensation on the pop stage with his unique voice and songs. Vitas created two soundtracks for the movie. During the filming the producers of the series offered Sergey Pudovkin to
prolong the contract for the next serial cycle.

The premiere of the dramatic performance "Victor or Kids in Power" by Rogeur Vitraque took place on the stage of Mayakovsky's Theatre in spring, 2003. Vitas played the leading role of a nine-year-
old boy. The director Dmitry Tcherniakov (a three-time-laureate of "The Golden Mask") and the producer Pavel Kaplevich invited Tatyana Drubich, Renata Litvinova and Mr. Romanov to participate in
this project.

Vitas took part in the Festival of Indian Films which was held in Delhi from January 6 till January 11, 2003. Within the framework of the festival program Vitas gave a solo concert and took part in the
opening ceremony.
Vitas got an invitation from Lucio Dalla, the composer, who created "In Memory of Caruso", to perform this famous song Vitas together with the author at the concerts "San Remo in Moscow" held in
the State Kremlin Palace. Vitas’ voice enchanted not only the audience but Mr. Dalla himself. So the composer invited Vitas to come to Rome to take part in the rehearsals of "Toska", the modern
version of the legendary opera.
Vitas presented his second solo program "The Songs of My Mother" in the Concert Hall "RUSSIA", Moscow in November 2003. It consisted of more than 30 compositions, 19 of which were being
created by Vitas specially for the premiere. Two new albums of the artist were prepared and released for the premiere. One album included the songs which are considered to be the gold reserves of
Russian pop-music, such as "Kings Can Do Everything", "Winter", "Chrysanthemums", "And the Gipsy is going", "The Bird of Happiness" and much more. The second album included only the new
songs composed by Vitas – "An Autumn Leave", "The Star", "God, How I Love", "Even Stars will Like Letters", "Mother".
My Mother" in Russia and the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Israel and the Baltic
States in 2004-2006.This concert program is favourite for the Spectator. The actor has come to many
towns 3 and even 4 times with it, performing for the halls full of audience.

Vitas gave more than 600 performances with the program "The Songs of My Mother" in 2005, 2006. His
touring schedule is filled till the premiere on 8, March 2007

Vitas became the most popular touring actor in Russia in 2004-2006. His premiere "The Songs of My
Mother" was acknowledged "the best musical event of the year".

The album "A Kiss As Long As Eternity" released on October 8, 2004 had unprecedented record sales
in Russia and CIS: more than 2 million copies were sold less than half a year. The total number of CDs
sold during the period of the singer’s creative activity exceeded 10 million copies.
A bit unpleasant fact: according to the estimation of the independent agency "RINKON" Vitas’ albums
are the most "favourite" for pirates. 1300! variants of different albums of the actor were registered. And
it’s only in Russia.

Vitas' entry to the Asian market took place in 2005. Mentality and perception was absolutely different
from ours, the lack of knowledge of Russian were not on the way for dozen thousands of admirers from
China, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan first to pay attention and then to love Vitas' creative work, his
voice and songs. At the end of 2004 the site Vitas China Online was opened, and now the number of
registered members of this the fan-club has exceeded 20 thousand people. There are more than one
million people in the guest book. More than 600 fan-clubs have been formed in this region for half a
year. Letters from Chinese friends overfill an electronic box of the actor daily.

The first Vitas' album will be released on the territory of China in the near future. Vitas prepares four
songs in the Chinese language. Pudovkin S.N. is planning the organization of the tour over the Asian
region, on the largest stages of China, Hong Kong, Singapore,Taiwan, Malaysia, Japan in 2006 - 2008.

Thanks to startling love of Chinese friends Vitas took part in shootings of the New Year's program on
China's TV (it is sure to be on the New Year according to the Chinese calendar). Vitas did not only
congratulate Chinese friends on the New Year with the help of his songs, but he told some Chinese
words either.
And 2007 has been a premiere year for the actor.

The Premiere "Return home", which has been produced for
three years, took place in March, 2007. More than 20 new
Vitas'compositions were included into the premiere. Many songs
have already become favourite for the audience. "Crane's
Crying", "Shores of Russia", "I Ask All Saints", "The Little Prince",
"I Repeat Your Name" are a small part of new songs which were
presented to the audience at the premiere. There were duet
works with I.Kobzon, N.Kadisheva, B. Moiseev with a symphonic
orchestra conducted by N.Ustjuzhanin, and the chorus of the
Ministry of Internal Affairs.
A release of a new singer's album took place on the occasion of
the premiere. It was presented in two parts.
A new page in the life of the actor has been opened since this
moment.
Vitas will arrive in Russia and China, the Ukraine and Belarus,
the Baltics and Kazakhstan, Germany and the USA, Israel and
Australia with the new program "Return home", with new feelings
and emotions, with new songs. It will be a real return home
because there is a Spectator who is waiting for and loves the
Actor in all these countries.
The Actor has been appearing on the stage in brilliant mood for
several years amazing and admiring million people with his voice,
nobleness of music and lyrics, light energy, atmosphere of
happiness and love.

In September 2007 International Welfare Fund "Patrons of Art of
Century" made a decision to award Vitas and Sergey Pudovkin
with the prize " Service to the Art" for their major contribution to
the development of Russian Art.

There is a new important event in a creative life of the artist in
November, 2007. The contract was signed between Gemini Sun
Records (USA) and the producer center "Pudovkin" after a
stunning Vitas's success in Asia and a sensation among Vitas's
solo concerts on the largest stages of Asia and the sale of CD
and DVD. The contract was signed to release Audio-Visual
Connect Series™ , two CDs - Musical Video DVD and Musical
collection CD on the territory of the USA. This event marked the
beginning of Vitas's world premiere.
Here is a press release, made by the official label of Vitas in the
USA Gemini Sun Records company.

In February 2008 Vitas became a laureate of the National Prize
of the public recognition of Russian Citizens' achievements
"Russian Citizen Of The Year" in the nomination "Art without
limits". The exalted aims of the Prize is to be recognized as one
of the most prestigious world prizes to award citizens of the
country for their great services for the homeland. The award
ceremony with the National Prize "Russian Citizen Of The Year"
to laureates is on of the glorious traditions to celebrate the best
people of the Russian Federation.
Information provided by www.vitas.com.ru
The company EVOLUTION LTD released CD/DVD Vitas Audio
Visual Connect Series with English, Spanish, Traditional and
Simplified Chinese Subtitles in Hong Kong on August, 4th, 2008

The release of this product also will take place in territory of S.E.
Asia - Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Macau, the Philippines,
Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, Papua New Guinea
in the near future.

In October 2008 the largest world label UNIVERSAL JAPAN has
declared the beginning of an advertising campaign for album of
Russian star Vitas Audio-Visual Connect Series ™.

Press-conference of S.Pudovkin, Vitas's producer, devoted to
the beginning of the world tour "Sleepless Night" was in
Bucharest on February, 6, 2009. The first performance within
the bounds of the tour took place on the most prestigious stage
of Rumania "Sala Palatului" on February, 25. Six thousand
people were eyewitnesses of high-technology show where the
Artist presented not only his hits and premiere of his songs from
the album of the same name, but as well as songs in Chinese,
Italian, English and even Romanian.












A legendary Maestro Gheorghe ZAMFIR was on the stage "Sala
Palatului" in Bucharest to congratulate Vitas with his success.
Mr Gheorghe ZAMFIR is a virtuoso who has four platinum discs
and he has become a cult musician in Europe. He was surprised
by the Artist's talent and prepared a special musical present, a
composition devoted to the singer.
During the press-conference in the presence of mass media
from 12 European countries Mr ZAMFIR said his brilliant artistic
talent and voice exceeding the legendary Farinelli had ensured
Vitas "the sold out" all over the Europe. And producer Sergey
Pudovkin got a surprise - a collection champagne with the name
VITAS.
The level of the interest to a legendary vocalist was so high in
Europe, that the solo concert was shot by the First national TV
channel with the following broadcasting all over the European
channels. Spoilt by various shows Europe welcomed Vitas and
applauded him.
On February,18, 2009 Vitas became the only invited artist who performed at the Opening Ceremony of the World Student Games in Harbin. .

This performance was watched in 86 countries. Next day Vitas received a unique fantastic present on his birthday. It was a sculpture created by the
sculptor from Guangzhou. Now this sculpture is kept at GUANGZHOU ACADEMY OF ARTS, China.

Vitas became a real sensation in the world according to both a number of sold CD copies (more than 100 million sold CDs) and a large scale spectacle
and high quality tour "Return home" in Asia 2008, where there were more than 500,000 people and an incredible fever about these concerts.
But the biggest sensation is people's feeling at Vitas's performances: ecstasy and stunning emotions when a thousand-people stadium are chanting
"bravo" in a single impulse.
It is this stage unsurpassed mastery, many-sided repertoire, sincere charm of the Artist, overflowing positive emotions on the stage and in the concert
hall, the voice, enrapturing with its great range and intonation accuracy, which let Vitas become an elite of the world show business. This is the first case
of our pop-music when the most prestigious concert halls of the world are competing to book the Artist, when there are up to 50,000 people at the
concerts, and the offers to arrange large-scale tours are received for 2012.
A skilled performance of the world masterpieces such as «Nessun Dorma», «La donna mobile», «Ave Maria», «O sole, mio» in Italian, the famous songs
«The Tibetan Plateau», «Jasmine Flower» in Chinese and, of course, a series of author’s compositions by Vitas, created for the premiere, prepared an
unusual success in the Artist’s new work: SLEEPLESS NIGHT is a premiere which will be presented to your attention, the premiere which is being waited
for in the world.

MULAN
But something unreal happen before the beginning of the world tour: Russian actor, singer Vitas played one of the leading parts in the historical film
"MULAN", the director is JINGLE MA (Russian audience knows him by his works "Mummy" and "Mummy-2"). Vitas was so confident and original at the
shootings "MULAN" so that he got an invitation to the participation in three large-scale film projects in the studios of Hong- Kong and the USA. Vitas's
story as an actor has just begun and the first step, which struck the participants of the film crew and the audience, has already been done.

The worls premiere of "MULAN" is anticipated in winter, 2009. Of course, the film soundtrack has been recorded by Vitas in Beijing studio at the first take,
performing five and a half octaves which are exorbitant even for Vitas. But this was the task because the army of many thousands got going to the battle
with his voice.

Light of a New Day
In 2009 , Vitas' Official site  made a decision to present  an unusual new and very complex work which Vitas had been preparing for three years. This is not just a new album; it is an important gain in
Artist's creative work. Only you will be able to appreciate and understand emotional warmth, inner power an energy which Vitas put into this work. The artist created 40 minutes of musical creation
"Light Of A New Day" tediously, choosing note by note the best, the strongest and the most sincere things which could be felt with the heart and soul. All Vitas's voice power, all abilities of his light
energy filled this work which he called "Light Of A New Day".
This is the separate world of music and voice for those who needs emotional protection and an aura of kindness and light, who needs support in this life. We have received thousands of letters from
different corners of the world for 10 years. People tell us about feelings and emotions which they had listening to Vitas's voice, feeling the atmosphere of the concert and music. Many people wrote
about unusual and nearly magic influence of this atmosphere on their inner state. Many people try to use Vitas's music as a kind therapy, while some medical institutions Vitas's music therapy became
an official part of medical programme. Here are some examples of such usage.
Sergey Pudovkin, thanks Vitas for what his ability to make people happier and gives them confidence in today's and tomorrow's day. At least, it helps them with his creative work and power of his
talent.
Vitas' Art Explored
Written by Modigliani & Translated by Susan
Article provided by VitasVitas.com
A Tentative Probe into Vitas’s Art
There is no denying that Vitas now enjoys overwhelming popularity in China.
The style of Vitas’s music falls somewhere between “high art” and “pop art”. On the
one hand, he demonstrates a virtuosic command of vocal techniques no inferior to
that required for classical operas and he has an extraordinary vocal range that
spans nearly five octaves. On the other, the lyrics feature fairly catchy rhymes that
make his songs amicable and endearing. In the field of pop music today, which is
almost dominated by the young, Vitas is only one of them, a singer in his twenties.
However, he managed to rise to fame pretty early, that is, over seven years back
and during this time, his style, apparently, has undergone tremendous, even
fundamental, changes, judging from all the albums released and major live
concerts he has given. The writer herein approaches the analysis of Vitas’s art in
the light of the music videos of the title tracks of his albums released in
chronological order, including “Opera #1″, “Opera #2″ from Philosophy of Miracle
(2001), “Smile!” and “The Blissful Guru” from Smile! (2002), “Star” and “Mama”
from Mama (2003), “The Bird of Happiness” from The Songs of My Mother, “A Kiss
as Long as Eternity” from the album bearing the same name, “Lucia Di Lamermoor”
and “Shores of Russia” from Return Home I (2006), and “Crane’s Crying” from the
latest album Return Home II (2007).

2001-2002

“Operas No. 1 & 2″ seem to constitute a symbol. The two songs are from the same
album and look so similar in the name. Despite this, the ideas that the two music
videos convey form a sharp contrast– “Opera #1″ depicts an extraordinary person
worshipped by his pious followers whereas “Opera #2″ a marginalized person
suffering from grave loneliness.
These two music videos of utterly different styles reflected the very two sides of
Vitas, a singer who had just made his debut on the Russian stage. In “Opera #1″,
the singer, fully aware of his astonishing gifts, has a feeling of defiance of the
earthly world; on the contrary, in “Opera #2″, he is all gentle and elegant, showing
compassion for the mankind. Miraculously, these two seemingly contradictory sides
co-existed in the singer.

These seemingly contradictory styles appeared again in the following album Smile!
“The Blissful Guru” inherited the mysterious and enigmatic style of “Opera #1″,
continuing with the portrayal of “the extraordinary person”. The only difference was
that the identity of Vitas was changed from a hierarch into a guru, no longer feeling
unparalleled in the world. Meanwhile, Smile! was completely a story of “an ordinary
person”, with focus on the depiction of his emotional and mental states.

The writer holds that in terms of appearance, these two years was the period when
Vitas enjoyed his supreme beauty. His eyes sparkling with transparent comeliness
exerted particular fascination on others, and that belongs only to a pure and naive
child.

2003-2004

After Smile! (2002) was a distinct transformation in style. A transformation in an
artist’s style usually takes place for a reason. Due to the limited resources
available, the writer does not know what exactly it was that led to this change.
However, judging from the songs released during this period, the influence of the
famous artists such as Alexandra Pakhmutova was noticable, yet the death of Vitas’
s mother was the major reason.

No one likes misfortune, but a man has to go through the vicissitudes of life before
he matures. “Star” and “Mama” were created by the singer, suffering gravely from
the bereavement of his deeply-loved mother, the very closest person ever to him.
There was less flaunt in these two songs: the heart-piercing countersoprano part
was immersed with emotions. His voice, so pure as if filtered, ravishes the ear with
heart-rending grief. However, rather than a hysterical emotional catharsis, Vitas
expressed “grief without being hurtfully excessive”, in Confucius’s words. Vitas’s
music perfectly blends passion, inebriating lure, reason and faith. His belief in
eternity bestows his works a touch of transcendece over ephemeral earthly life.

His performance in these two music videos exerts gripping infulences on the
viewers and he virtually creates an atmosphere of chilling melancholy only with his
facial expressions.

Generally speaking, a man like Vitas who holds fast to his faith never abandons
himself to despair, to which the fact that “The Bird of Happiness” was listed as the
first track in the album The Songs of My Mother may well serve as a testimony.

So far, the music video of this song stands out with a unique look, virtually being a
collection of footages of his live recitals. Filled with triumphant joy and burning
enthusiasm, the music video of “The Bird of Happiness” looks, in a sense, like a
“school report” of a straight A student to his late mother. The album The Songs of
My Mother contains Vitas’s renditions of the time-honored Russian folk songs;
hence the widespread popularity since its release.

2005-2007

After the previous two albums with a focus on “telling his own life stories”, Vitas
returned to impersonation, that is, playing a given role in the music video. His
viewers were delighted to notice his acting, demonstrated in the music video of “A
Kiss as Long as Eternity”, more mature and expressive than that in “Smile!”.

“A Kiss as Long as Eternity” and “Shores of Russia” contained a lot of traditional
Russian elements. The architectures that appear in the former feature spacious
halls, cool colors and simplistic grandeur, so much so that one takes no more than
one look before he can recognize the distinctive Russian architectural styles. This
trait becomes more noticable when compared with the indoor scenes in previous
music videos, such as “Opera #2″ and “Smile!”. It was also delightful to find his
baritone and bass richer and smoother than fbefore.

In the year 2006, Vitas presented his new music videos: “Crane’s Crying” and
“Lucia Di Lamermoor”. Seeing from the lyrics alone, one may readily mistake
“Crane’s Crying” for a typical love song. However, the music video is a tribute to
love of a much broader sense, that between husband and wife as well as parents
and children. Vitas, in the music video, is an angel of love, witnessing the joyous
moments enjoyed by three generations in a family over time.

“Lucia Di Lamermoor” is the most famous and popular of Gaetano Donizetti’s
operas. Its popularity was further enhanced with the exquisite performance of the
Blue Diva in the movie The 5th Element (1997) starring Bruce Willis and Milla
Jovovich. After its premiere in 1835, the aria was sung by innumerable singers
around the world. Vitas’s version, adapted with stunning creativity, however, stands
out from its peers with his exraordinarily gifted voice and breath-taking voilin
obbligato. Even his hardcore fans, who are so familiar with his voice, would be
seized immediately with amazement at his voice in bel canto operatic style: so
beautiful yet sonorous, so mellow yet forceful, just like a stream of mountain spring,
so limpid and lush with breathless flexibility.

All in all, a brief look back on his works reveals his nonstop innovation and
boundless creativity. As his audience, we have every reason to expect more
spectacular works from this prominent artist we all have been waiting for.
It is our sincere hope that Vitas lives up to his motto: “Veni, Vidi, Vinci (Latin)”, or
“I came, I saw, I conquered” in English.
Who is Vitas?
Vitas is a Russian pop singer, fashion designer and
composer. His music is of pop influence usually
associated with techno and classical opera.
First Appearance
Vitas first appeared on the Russian stage with his hit "Opera #2" in December 2000.

Achievements
He released seven albums which were entered into the Top Three most popular albums in 2001, 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. He released two singles "Opera # 2" and "Goodbye". According to the
official sales results, the single "Opera #2" was awarded a Russian Prize as the bestselling single of
2001, 2002 and 2003 in Russia.

He became a winner of the Prize "100 Per Cent Hit" established by the radio station "Hit FM" in 2001
and 2003. And subsequently has been acknowledged as the Soloist of the Year according to the
results of the National Musical Prize Ovation in 2002.

Vitas also established an indisputable record having organized the premiere of his solo concert in the
State Kremlin Palace on March 29, 2002, and became the youngest artist who performed a solo
concert at the Kremlin.

Participation of Worldwide League

In 2002 at the personal request of the Council of the Worldwide League "Intellect Without Drugs" Vitas
and his producer Sergey Pudovkin joined the Board of Guardian of the Worldwide League and
became its honorary members alongside with Patriarch of All Russia, Dalai Lama, Koffey Annan, Tina
Turner,the presidents of more than 20 countries. Vitas was presented "the Stone of the World", which
is 350 million years old, at the ceremony of purification at the foot of the sacred mountain Tashtar Ata.
According to the legend, this stone has absorbed all the good deeds of the world during the whole
history of the mankind.

Life as Fashion Designer

Vitas presented his collection of the clothes "Autumn Dreams" on the stage of the State Kremlin
Palace in September 29, 2002. The show included 42 styles of ladies’ outfits some of which had
already been displayed in Almaty, Vilnius, Berlin, Tashkent, Tel Aviv, Ashkelon. At present Mr.
Pudovkin is holding negotiations with western companies to create and promote the Vitas brand as his
own line of clothing.

Life as Actor

In December 2002 Vitas took part in the TV series which was a screen version of Mrs. Dontsova’s
novel "A Beloved Scoundrel". He played the part of an artist coming to the capital from the provinces
and causing a sensation on the pop stage with his unique voice and songs. Vitas created two
soundtracks for the movie. During the filming the producers of the series offered Sergey Pudovkin to
prolong the contract for the next serial cycle.

The premiere of the dramatic performance "Victor or Kids in Power" by Rogeur Vitraque took place on
the stage of Mayakovsky's Theatre in spring, 2003. Vitas played the leading role of a nine-year-old
boy. The director Dmitry Tcherniakov (a three-time-laureate of "The Golden Mask") and the producer
Pavel Kaplevich invited Tatyana Drubich, Renata Litvinova and Mr. Romanov to participate in this
project.

Vitas took part in the Festival of Indian Films which was held in Delhi from January 6 till January 11,
2003. Within the framework of the festival program, Vitas gave a solo concert and took part in the
opening ceremony.

Vitas got an invitation from Lucio Dalla, the composer who created "In Memory of Caruso", to perform
this famous song Vitas together with the author at the concerts "San Remo in Moscow" held in the
State Kremlin Palace. Vitas’ voice enchanted not only the audience but Mr. Dalla himself. So, the
composer invited Vitas to come to Rome to take part in the rehearsals of "Toska", the modern version
of the legendary opera.

Second Solo Program

Vitas presented his second solo program "The Songs of My Mother" in the Concert Hall Russia,
Moscow in November 2003. It consisted of more than 30 compositions, 19 of which were being created
by Vitas specially for the premiere. Two new albums of the artist were prepared and released for the
premiere. One album included the songs which are considered to be the gold reserves of Russian pop-
music, such as "Kings Can Do Everything", "Winter", "Chrysanthemums", "And the Gypsy is Going",
"The Bird of Happiness" and much more. The second album included only the new songs composed
by Vitas – "An Autumn Leaf", "The Star", "God, How I Love", "Even Stars will Like Letters", "Mother".

The Production Center "Pudovkin" organized an unprecedented tour with the program "The Songs of
My Mother" in Russia and the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, Kazakhstan, Israel and the Baltic
States in 2004-2006.This concert program is favorite for the Spectator. The actor has come to many
towns 3 and even 4 times with it, performing for the halls full of audience.

Vitas gave more than 600 performances with the program "The Songs of My Mother" in 2005, 2006.
His touring schedule is filled till the premiere on 8, March 2007

Vitas became the most popular touring actor in Russia in 2004-2006. His premiere "The Songs of My
Mother" was acknowledged "the best musical event of the year".

A Kiss As Long As Eternity

The album "A Kiss As Long As Eternity" released on October 8, 2004 had unprecedented record sales
in Russia and CIS: more than 2 million copies were sold less than half a year. The total number of
CD's sold during the period of the singer’s creative activity exceeded 10 million copies. A bit
unpleasant fact: according to the estimation of the independent agency "RINKON" Vitas’ albums are
the most "favorite" for pirates. 1300 variants of different albums of the actor were registered. And it’s
only in Russia.

Asian Market

Vitas' entry to the Asian market took place in 2005. Mentality and perception was absolutely different
from ours, the lack of knowledge of Russian were not on the way for dozen thousands of admirers from
China, Taiwan, Singapore and Japan first to pay attention and then to love Vitas' creative work, his
voice and songs. At the end of 2004 the site Vitas China Online was opened, and now the number of
registered members of this the fan-club has exceeded 20 thousand people. There are more than one
million people in the guest book. More than 600 fan-clubs have been formed in this region for half a
year. Letters from Chinese friends overfill an electronic box of the actor daily.

Life in 2007

And 2007 has been a premiere year for the actor.

The Premiere "Return Home", which has been produced for three years, took place in March 2007.
More than 20 new Vitas' compositions were included into the premiere. Many songs have already
become favorite for the audience. "Crane's Crying", "Shores of Russia", "I Ask All Saints", "The Little
Prince", "I Repeat Your Name" are a small part of new songs which were presented to the audience at
the premiere. There were duet works with I.Kobzon, N.Kadisheva, B. Moiseev with a symphonic
orchestra conducted by N.Ustjuzhanin, and the chorus of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A release of a new singer's album took place on the occasion of the premiere. It was presented in two
parts. A new page in the life of the actor has been opened since this moment.


Vitas will arrive in Russia and China, the Ukraine and Belarus, the Baltics and Kazakhstan, Germany
and the USA, Israel and Australia with the new program "Return home", with new feelings and
emotions, with new songs. It will be a real return home because there is a Spectator who is waiting for
and loves the Actor in all these countries. The Actor has been appearing on the stage in brilliant mood
for several years amazing and admiring million people with his voice, nobleness of music and lyrics,
light energy, atmosphere of happiness and love.

There is a new important event in a creative life of the artist in November 2007. The contract was
signed between Gemini Sun Records (USA) and the producer center "Pudovkin" after a stunning Vitas'
success in Asia and a sensation among Vitas' solo concerts on the largest stages of Asia and the sale
of CD and DVD. The contract was signed to release Audio-Visual Connect Series™ , two CDs -
Musical Video DVD and Musical collection CD on the territory of the USA. This event marked the
beginning of Vitas' world premiere.
a world star. Vitas constantly receive invitations to participate in national festivals, at the most prestige concert
hall of the world. Attention of the world audience requires more efficiency and effort from the artist in creation of
The title of "The Best Foreign Artist" according to the version MTV ASIA in 2011 officially proved Vitas’s status as
new shows and performances. The singer’s repertoire is getting larger and larger and widens with works of the
world classic: Italian compositions "La Donna Mobile", "О Sole Mio", "Nessun Dorma", "The Tibetan Plateau" in
Chinese, songs in Romanian, Polish and English are being recorded. Thus, there is material for a premiere album
called "Masterpieces of Three Centuries" which is released by the company "KVADRO-Disk". More than 20
foreign companies are buying a license for an album release in their countries.
The level of the singer’s popularity in the world also favours the signing of the largest advertising contract with
MERCEDES Company which has offered Vitas to become a brand face of a new series of the first class autos.
Now Vitas “has to” drive an exclusive auto that there is a double bed, a shower, satellite TV, the Internet, the
system of active air cleaning and a lot of other useful developments which are necessary during long hours of
traveling both in Russia and in Asia, Europe and the USA.
At this very period Vitas is preparing a new album to be released where there will be only the songs of the
musician himself. The songs that are devoted to Vitas’s family and in memory of his mother “Mother and son” is
the name of a new release. The main song of the album “Mother and son” has struck hearts of many Vitas’s
admirers. The basis of the lyric became a real SMS – a kind of correspondence between mother and a little boy,
her son who turned out to be under the obstruction after a terrible earthquake in Sichuan province. The
composition “Dedication to Mother”, “Parents’ House”, “A Little Rook”, “Teach Me, Father” are a new creative
tendency in the artist’s life. These songs have become popular in many countries of the world. It is this repertoire
which has become a basis of the concert program “Mother and Son” which Vitas will perform in 2011-2012..
Every time staging in all countries Vitas thanks people for their support and attention, for their ability to empathize
and love, for the opportunity to share their innermost feelings, give their light energy and see people’s happy
eyes after the concert.
Here is what the largest news agency of Russia ITAR-TASS writes about it: “Numerous fans of the Russian singer Vitas in the Celestial Empire stood in anticipation his new appearance on a large
Chinese screen: the performer, who can be called an idol of Chinese youth, was shot in the blockbuster “The Founding of the Party” is devoted to the 90th anniversary of Communist Party in China.
Chinese premiere of the film will be on June, 15, 2011, two weeks before the red date of the party calendar. This tape is a continuation, to be more exact a prequel the appeared in 2009 film ‘The
Founding of Republic” which is devoted to the PRC creation in 1949. It is not difficult to notice that it was also devoted to this big event – the 60th of the PRC.
Famous actors of continental China and Hong-Kong were shot together with Vitas in a new tape of the directors Han Sanping and Huang Jianxin. They are Andy Lau, John Woo, Tang Wei, Chow
Yun-Fat. The film dates back to the records of the newest Chinese history telling about tumultuous events of 1917-1921. However, in comparison with the film "The Founding of Republic", which
contains big historical scenes, the film "The Founding of the Party" has a more intimate feature. A lyric line shows a young and hot-tempered Mao Tse-Tung and his young girlfriend Yang Kaihui who
gave a birth to Мао’s three sons and who was killed by merciless class enemies. And Vitas plays the role of Grigori Voitinsky in the “Kremlin” part of the film which was shot in Russia. Voitinsky /1893-
1953/ was a Soviet political figure, scientist-Sinologist. After participation in the Civil war in the Far East he was responsible for the work in the Executive committee of Comintern and as its
representative he took part in the work of the 4th and the 5th party congresses, a number of party plenums. In 1926-1927 he was a chairman of Comintern bureau in Shanghai. But he has a rather
walk-on part. Sure, everybody is interested in a question if Vitas sings some revolutionary songs like “Hostile vortexes’ or “Our engine, go ahead!”. Though in Chinese film "Mulan" Vitas sang. But it
was another story, also heroic, but more remote from our days and not so political.” (Beijing, June 2011)