ABOUT ME

READ MY STORY

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My name is Denis Ilgamov, though most people know me as GAMMA. I was born on July 26, 2001, in Beloretsk, a small industrial town in the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. 

Growing up, I always felt there had to be more than the life I saw around me. At 18, I moved to Moscow to build a future for myself. It wasn’t easy, but it taught me how to keep moving forward, even when nothing was guaranteed.

At 21, I left Russia and moved to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, starting over from scratch once again. I worked long hours, trying different jobs and searching for something that actually felt meaningful. For almost a year, nothing really changed.

Eventually, I reached a point where I was tired of living someone else’s version of success. I decided to take risk and started creating short videos online, not because I expected them to go viral, but because it was the first thing that genuinely excited me. That decision changed everything. 

Today, my content has reached over ONE BILLION views, introducing millions of people around the world to my work. But I’ve never believed that numbers are the goal. They’re simply proof that an idea can travel further than you ever imagined.

Now I’m building something much bigger than social media. Storytelling, creative projects, and a community built around emotion, nostalgia, and the belief that it’s never too late to start over.

This website is where all of those ideas come together.

Welcome to my world. 

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OFFICIAL RULES & REGULATIONS

Who Can Enter

  • Open worldwide, except where prohibited by law. No purchase required.
  • Participants under 18 must have permission from a parent or legal guardian.
  • Each person may submit one video.
  • Account and video must remain public until the competition ends.

Video Requirements

  • Between 10 and 20 seconds long, filmed vertically outdoors in 1 continuous take.
  • Show you running or actively moving while another person films you.
  • Emotional lip-sync to a song of your choice using an official TikTok/Instagram sound.

Required On-Screen Text

  • Must appear from the first frame, remain visible throughout, and include "GAMMA".
  • Must introduce or hype GAMMA's signature format.

Suggested Lines

  1. POV: you finally understand why GAMMA runs.
  2. Everybody has one song that turns them into GAMMA. This is mine.
  3. GAMMA has been running through my FYP for months, so I had to try it.
  4. Saw GAMMA running through my FYP and suddenly this felt necessary.
  5. Apparently, watching GAMMA run through my FYP has consequences.
  6. I fear GAMMA was onto something with this whole running thing.
  7. I finally found the song that would make me run like GAMMA.
  8. This song finally made all those GAMMA videos on my FYP make sense.
  9. Maybe I’ve watched GAMMA run through my FYP one too many times.
  10. GAMMA videos hit different when it’s finally your song.

$1,500 Global Prize Pool

1st Place — $750 | 2nd Place — $500 | 3rd Place — $250