Amarkhuu Borkhuu | |
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Birth name | Borkhüügiin Amarkhüü |
Born |
Bulgan Province, MPR |
1 July 1987
Genres | Pop, R'n'B |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Actor |
Years active | 2003 – present |
Labels | FBI Music |
Associated acts | Premyer-Ministr, Marina Devyatova |
Amarkhuu Borkhuu (Mongolian: Борхүүгийн Амархүү, Borkhüügiin Amarkhüü; born July 1, 1987 in MPR) is a pop singer and actor of Mongolian origin residing in Buryatia, Russia.
When he was a child his parents moved from Mongolia to Ulan-Ude, Buryatia in Russia because his father was invited to Buryatia to invent National Buryatian Circus.
In 2006, four of his best friends, including Buryatian friend Dorj, recommended him to go to Irkutsk to participate in show Narodniy Artist 3. He rose to popularity in Russia after winning Narodniy Artist 3 (2006), the Russian version of Pop Idol with 61.7% of the vote over Marina Devyatova. In 2010, he starred in a Mongolian-Russian film “Operation ‘Tatar’”, where he first met his wife Ariunzul. He is a frontman of award-winning boy band Prime Minister. He is currently living in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia.
Amarkhuu Borkhuu is also well known for his participation as a judge in the widely popular Mongolian television show Universe Best Songs.