Vasiliy Vakulenko
- Actor
- Composer
- Writer
Vasily M. Vakulenko (born April 20, 1980, Rostov-on-Don, USSR) - Russian musician (performer of rap and other genres, beatmaker, composer), TV and radio host, actor, screenwriter, director and producer. Since 2007 - co-owner of the label "Gazgolder". Ambassador of the World Cup 2018 from Rostov-on-Don. Known under the creative pseudonyms and projects of Basta, Noggano, N1NT3ND0 (Nintendo); previously - Basta Khru, Basta Bastillio. Co-founder and member of the team Bratia Stereo, a former member of the groups "Ulichniye Zvuki" (1996), "Psikholirik" (1997-1998), "Obyedinennaya Kasta" (1998-2000), "Svobodnaya Zona" (2000-2001). In 2011, he was the host of Next FM radio, then the host of Hip-Hop TV on Gazgolder. In 2015, he became a mentor in the fourth and seventh seasons of the TV show "Golos (2012)", and in 2018 - the fifth season of the TV show "Golos. Deti". In 2016-2017, he was the host of Gazgolder Live on DFM radio station, and from 2018 he is an interviewer on the GazLive show on YouTube. In 2017, he was a member of the jury in the Golos Ulits project on Pyatnitsa! TV-channel.
