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Timeline
17 events▣ Album 12✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1980s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Кто ты?
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography506 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1379193203
Biography
Kirill Aleksandrovich Tolmatsky (Russian: Кири́лл Алекса́ндрович Толмацкий; 22 July 1983 – 3 February 2019), better known by his stage names Detsl (Russian: Децл, from youth slang: "little", "small") and Le Truk, was a Russian hip hop artist.
Biography
The son of Russian media producer and creative director Alexandr Tolmatsky (born 12 May 1983), he was born in Moscow, graduated from the British International School and then studied in Switzerland where he was introduced to hip hop music by a roommate and decided to become a rapper himself. Upon his return to Moscow, he launched his solo career under the guidance and mentorship of his father who co-produced his debut and a follow-up record. During that time, he also collaborated with the hip hop collective Bad Balance.[1]
He made his debut on the Russian rap scene in 1999 under the stage name Detsl (a Russian slang word meaning 'a little, not much' from English "that's all", the only way to pronounce it with sounds available in Russian), releasing a track Friday along with a music video. In 2000, he released his debut album Who? You to massive success and quickly became a teen idol of the early 2000s in Russia. In 2001, his second album Street Fighter was released. Having performed for three years as Detsl, he decided to distance himself from the early material, releasing his eponymous third record in 2004 as Le Truk. However, he returned to his previous stage name on the next two albums and used Detsl aka Le Truk
aka Le TrukSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 20 tracks1Intro0:252Москва3:103Skit0:074Рэп это3:395Skit Police0:076Легалайз4:067Потабачим3:398Skit Money0:119Сучки3:2210Пати №22:3311Represent2:5612Rap for Real2:3813Pizness4:2014Skit Babylon Shal Fall0:3615War in a Me Backyard4:2816Любовь после любви4:1617Личность3:5418Бог есть3:3319Москва (remix)2:2220Ночь2:04 moniker for all his releases starting from 2014.
Detsl is also father of the artist juzeppe junior (Antoniy Kiselyov)
Death
He died on 3 February 2019 in Izhevsk at the age of 35 from a sudden heart attack after performing his live set at a private birthday party. Coincidentally, he entertained the idea of faking his own death and disappearing at exactly the same age in the 2007 and 2015 interviews to news media agencies before the concert in the same city he would actually die in.
The last post on Instagram was his own picture, written in oil on canvas, the inscription on it reads: "RIP RGB", and in the caption to the work explanation: conspiracy theory collection.
The farewell ceremony was held on February 6 in Moscow at the Central Clinical Hospital of the Office of the Presidential Affairs. Tolmatsky was buried at the Pyatnitskoye Cemetery.
In 2021, a posthumous clay stop-motion animated music video for the track "Fibonacci (Requiem)" was released. It was directed and animated by Danylo Maliuha, founder of Lead Star Collective. The video is based on philosophical ideas of rebirth and digital legacy. The project received recognition at international film festivals, including Oregon Screams Horror Film Festival, Rising of Lusitania, and KinoDrome.
During production, behind-the-scenes footage was compiled into a documentary video, which includes excerpts of Detsl's voice and philosophical thoughts used as a narrative framework for the animation.
Danylo Maliuha also gave an interview as director and animator of the project, explaining its creation process and conceptual background.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (15 release groups · 12 studio albums)
Albums · 12
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 41:37
1Вечеринка у ДеЦла3:552Нужен только бит3:443Принцесса3:504Москва-Нью-Йорк3:395Кто?ты3:326Надежда на завтра3:597Слезы3:318Черный Змей3:39912 злобных зрителей0:4610Кровь моя Кровь3:2511Мы отдыхаем3:5112Пятница3:462001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 43:46
1Уличный боец3:282Письмо4:243Не пытайся меня слить4:384В любви (Bad. B. Альянс)4:135Море3:276Уличные псы4:477Рифмы по-английски3:238МС Кулак1:509Политики3:2710Фиаско3:2811Нет войне2:4212Весна 8-го дня3:5913Кровь моя кровь14Письмо15Слёзы2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 57:45
1Кто? Ты3:322Слезы (feat. МЭD DОГ)3:313Принцесса3:504Вечеринка у ДеЦла (feat. Маруся)3:555Море (feat. Шмель)3:276Уличные псы (feat. N'Pans)4:487Чёрный Змей3:398Фиаско3:299Уличный боец3:3010Письмо (feat. Маруся)4:251112 Злобных Зрителей (feat. ШЕFF)0:4612Нужен только бит3:4413Весна 8-го дня (feat. Грин Грей)3:5914Пятница3:4615Кровь моя кровь3:2516Надежда на завтра (feat. Bad B. Альянс)3:592004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 52:26
1Intro0:252Москва3:103Skit0:074Рэп это3:395Skit Police0:076Легалайз4:067Потабачим3:398Skit Money0:119Сучки3:2210Пати №22:3311Represent2:5612Rap for Real2:3813Pizness4:2014Skit Babylon Shal Fall0:3615War in a Me Backyard4:2816Любовь после любви4:1617Личность3:5418Бог есть3:3319Москва (remix)2:2220Ночь2:042008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:03:57
1Intro1:412Ориджинал врачи4:353Опасный3:504Интеграция3:445Пафос, в стиле Mosvegas3:126Street Music5:377Сладкий туман3:538План3:209Ещё один шанс4:4210Нас объединяет Джа3:4811Wow3:2712Время осталось мало!4:1713Outro4:2814Время зажигать3:3415On & On3:4916Just Movin'2:5917Criminal3:012010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 48:45
1Начало3:052Воины света (feat. Кнара)4:263Наши создатели3:334Надоело2:275Лед (feat. Смоки Мо)2:176Перемены (feat. Смоки Мо)3:057Будь собой (feat. Bess)2:548Дай мне (feat. Ноггано)3:479Астрал (feat. Robert Ryda & Olga Sinyaeva)5:3310Calm Down (feat. Robert Ryda)2:2411Hoolahoop (feat. Robert Ryda & D.Money & Atom & D.Masta)3:3812Dancehall Mania3:3013Criminal2:5214Connection (feat. Yall)5:142014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 38:16
1Chess Game (feat. Medicine Man)3:152Fire (feat. Da'Ville)4:263Keep on Moving (feat. Check)3:404Party (feat. Soul 4 Soul)4:245Superstar3:056Call the Back Up (feat. Jah Bari)4:017Wake Up Caribbean3:158Wind and Grind2:429Confuse (feat. Soul 4 Soul)3:2510Give Me More (feat. Imal)2:3511Dancehall Syndicate3:282014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:13
1My Own Song2:392MXXXIII (English version)3:423Recognise3:284Ocean of Delight3:335Dream Realiser3:076Dope4:037Music Weed3:048По Спирали3:079III-ий Рим4:2810Make U Sweat2:4511MXXXIII (10:33) (Russian version)3:172017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 33:46
1Crazy Abba4:112Inferno5:593Sunrise on Mars4:204Kendo4:395Pop Song4:586Change the Number5:447Light Works3:552018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 50:10
1Пятница3:252Кто ты3:25310:335:144Сучки3:525Слёзы4:186Потабачим5:247Новая Волна5:248Легалайз4:509Создатели5:3110Made in Brazil3:4411Вечеринка5:032018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 37:10
1Сигналы3:232Кто там у руля?!3:183Мысли глубоко3:304Узурпаторов план3:105Пирога кусок3:406Сине-красные огни3:047Новая волна v2.02:538Меломанов плейлисты3:109Бульбик или Бонг3:0610Подсказки на битах3:5911Fibonacci3:572025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 47:00
1Superstar3:022Кто? Ты2:183Ночь3:334Слёзы2:245Уличные псы3:036Bro3:547Кровь, моя кровь2:208Потабачим2:309Favela Funk2:3910Вечеринка у бэбикьют2:4011Made in Brazil2:4212Пятница2:2013Фиаско (Respect DnB mix)3:5914Кто? Ты2:5915Fibonacci2:4216Вечеринка3:55
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Favela FunkSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 13:111Made in Brazil3:15 2Bro3:18 3Favela Funk3:45 4Новый хит2:53 | 22 July 2016 | ||
| 2017 | Dutchie RiddimSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 25:241Open Up3:42 2A Di Herbs3:42 3Keep on Moving3:39 4Buss a Bad Wine3:19 5Hardcore3:31 6Cook It Inna3:23 7Dutchie Riddim4:08 | Compilation | 3 November 2017 |
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Децл и его друзьяSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Detsl head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 22 | 83.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 15 | 85th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 17 | 92.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 19 | 43.6th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Golden Gramophone Award | won | |
| 2012 | Golden Gargoyle | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c3fbe265-f1e0-4839-a391-6629184f18d8discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c3fbe265-f1e0-4839-a391-6629184f18d8core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1968358genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1968358seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detslbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detsl
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Image: Aleksandr Plyushchev · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q1968358 · MusicBrainz: c3fbe265-f1e0-4839-a391-6629184f18d8
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