1996 — Duet with Natalya Vetlitskaya 1999 — Started performing with the jazz musician Igor Butman 2004 — Participated in the making of Singing Together's (Russian: «Поющие вместе») music video, which went viral[8] due to its humorous nature 2013 — featured in the "GQ" song along with famous Russian rappers Timati and L'One.

The show's creative team were so impressed by the interviewee's ability to improvise, that they decided to turn his simple tune into a hit.

Among those who took part in the creation of this are Timati, Ilya Lagutenko (frontman of Mummiy Troll), Vera Brezhnev, Valeriya and Philipp Kirkorov.

Mazayev is married to Senior Lifestyle Editor of GQ Russia (Conde Nast)[15] Galina Mazaeva.

Mazayev has a son from his first marriage; Ilya Mazaev, who after graduating from Moscow State University (Russian: МГУ) studied in the prestigious Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA.