Anton Agafonov: biography and creativity

In show business you can attract attention to yourself in many ways. Many young people with strong voices remained unknown because of inability to submit themselves. Anton Agafonov from the very first performances attracted attention due to an unusual image. He acts in the genre of the travesty under the name of the diva Maliki. Over the years, this image is thought through to the smallest detail.

Anton Agafonov: biography

The singer was born in 1994 in Zhitomir. Anton does not spread information about himself on the Internet, so it is only known that he grew up in an orphanage. There they noticed his talent and helped to develop a unique voice. This is extremely rare, but the singer can perform songs in both male and female voices. Now the singer lives in Kiev, where he actively performs in clubs and works on himself.
For the first time a boy with a strong voice began talking in 2000, when he won first place at the festival "Starfall", but since the competition was not shown on television, he did not bring much fame. Twelve years later, at the contest "In Ukraine there are talents," he managed to win the audience's attention, having appeared on the scene in a girlish image, but most of all the young man's voice surprised him. He sang the song of Alena Vysotskaya "I See You", which captivated viewers from Ukraine and the near abroad.

Why he chose the female image

In 2012, going on stage in make-up was not unusual. At this time the Tokio Hotel group was popular and many other artists, for example Verka Serdyuchka. But, despite this, Anton Agafonov caused an ambiguous reaction. On the one hand, he bought fans all over the world, and on the other - caused the anger of the audience, who did not understand why a young man should be painted.

Fans defend their idol, trying to explain that the genre of travesty is not a fact of belonging to the LGBT community. Many artists perform in it. Anton Agafonov, whose biography is not too detailed, chose for himself a travesty because of his unique voice. For women, they write more songs, where you can show his abilities. In addition, the compositions of pop singers are closer in spirit to him.

What has changed in the last 5 years

After the speech on "In Ukraine there are talents" Anton Agafonov woke up famous, but in the main part of the contest he did not pass. For the singer, it became a sign that you need to work on your vocals. All five years that have passed since the moment of memorable performance, the Youth is working on himself. He makes up for lost time and deals with vocal teachers.

In addition, he works on his own way. Now and in ordinary life, he looks more like a girl. On his page in social networks, Anton Agafonov places a photo without make-up. If you do not look at the name on the page, you can confuse it with a very attractive girl. Fans notice that sometimes a singer speaks about himself in a feminine gender. Many refer to him as a girl, because they know him not by participation in numerous competitions, but by the travesty-role of the diva Maliki.

Unusual rumors

Associated with the name of Anton and unusual rumors. In 2014, when the country was shaken by the events on the Maidan, rumors spread that the news portals of Ukraine spread that Anton Agafonov, a singer who performs under the name of Malik, is going to withdraw his first video. Chose for his filming, he is an unusual place - the estate of former President Yanukovych in Mezhgore.

This information was confirmed by the activists guarding the residence. According to them, journalists from the STB channel and the director of the future video came to Mezhgore. On their hands, they had official permission to shoot. When reporters from Ukrainian publications decided to clarify the situation, representatives of the STB channel and himself Anton Agafonov (photo you see in the article) declined to comment. Filming was planned for mid-2014, but, apparently, did not take place.

At the same time there were speculations of representatives of various media that the young man is a producer project of the television channel. In fact, he himself achieves success and has been a welcome guest for many years at various parties and corporate parties, which he leads under the name of Malik.

Participation in contests

In 2012, the young man did not last participate in competitions. Now he is trying to attend numerous television castings, because that's how you can draw the attention of producers to his talent. First, he tried his luck at the Russian "Star Factory", which was recruited by Konstantin Meladze. Unfortunately, he failed to pass the last casting. Although representatives of the First Channel noted that the young man is very talented and could succeed if there were no stronger candidates in the selection.

After this event, he visited several Ukrainian contests that conducted different channels. In 2017, on the channel "1 + 1" he tried his luck on the "Voice of Ukraine", but could not pass blind audition. Despite this, the young man was not upset. He concluded that he had worked little on himself and he needed to grow in the profession further.

What the artist is doing now

Now Anton is actively engaged in his own career. Many believe that it has sunk into obscurity, but it is not. In fact, he actively performs in the thematic clubs under the name of Malik. It can also be found at a variety of events and invited for a festive evening. Anton's coordinates are with several booking agencies.

In addition, the singer regularly writes songs in the studio and uploads videos of their performances on his YouTube channel and on social networks. For today in the repertoire of the singer about 200 songs. With fans, he is usually terse, since he was accustomed to not let strangers into his personal life. It is much easier for him to communicate with them through creativity.