MOSCOW, December 19. Blogger and presenter Ida Galich reported on her Telegram channel that friends of the deceased dancer Dmitry Krasilov organized a fundraiser for his mother.
“»If among my subscribers there are fellow artists who knew Dima and who want to help his family, write to me. His friend, who is raising funds for her mother, contacted me. She really needs our support now,» Galich wrote.< br />Dmitry Krasilov died at the age of 29. The showman's body was found this Monday in his apartment in Moscow. The preliminary cause of death is heart attack.
Dmitry Krasilov was born in the Altai Territory in 1994. He started dancing at the age of eight. He received the profession of an actor at the Altai Institute of Culture. In 2017, Dmitry first appeared on television — he participated in the casting of the show «Dancing» on TNT.
He gained all-Russian fame after filming in the Little Big group's video for the song Uno. With her, the musicians and the dancer, who then began to be called Pukhlyash, were supposed to represent Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. However, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the music competition was canceled.
Nevertheless, Pukhlyash soon became a sought-after showman. He often starred in entertainment programs, and also played episodic roles in the film «Invasion», the TV series «Dyldy», «Ivanov-Ivanov», «Tolya the Robot» and other projects.
Many stars, as well as Little Big members expressed their condolences to the family and friends of their colleague.