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Before the start of the project, three months of auditions were held over two days, during which the jury reviewed several thousand applicants in the cities of Nizhny Novgorod, Saratov, Kazan, Novosibirsk, Ufa, Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar, Yekaterinburg, St. Petersburg, Moscow. Even older people came to the casting. In total, 8,000 people took part in the project.

On the first day, 2 songs were listened to without musical accompaniment. Those who were accepted to Day 2 had to prepare several of the 10 proposed songs and demonstrate their ability to dance.

The selection was made by three judges:

DJ of the BBC Russian Service Seva Novgorodtsev
producer Alexey Makarevich
famous journalist, director and TV presenter Fyokla Tolstaya

100 people were invited to the 2nd round in Moscow. All qualifying rounds were filmed and shown on the Rossiya channel.

Participants

"Other rules":
- Roman Beresnev
- Alena Selezneva
- Alexey Ignatov (December 3 - April 7)
- Karina Akhmetzaripova
- Jeannette Kawesa
Maxim Sharafutdinov (Kazan). Finalist (now the famous presenter of “News” on Channel One).
Alexander Panayotov. I was among the top ten finalists for the project. Subsequently, he participated in the “People’s Artist” project of the Rossiya channel, where he took second place.
Kirill Sharafutdinov (Kazan). Brother of Maxim Sharafutdinov, who went through several stages of casting, but was eliminated before reaching the top fifty. One of the founder and artistic directors popular band Jukebox Trio .
Katya Ryabina (Moscow). Finalist. At the very end, the judges did not choose her among the top five, considering her an artist created exclusively for a solo career.
Kamilla Tutaeva (Kazan). A very unusual participant with characteristic appearance. During the project I tried to stay with the “Kazan crowd”. She was among the lucky ones invited to Moscow, where she went through several stages of the competition in a country hotel and reached fifty. Left the project along with another bright participant from Kazan by Kirill Sharafutdinov.
Ksenia Bykova (Rostov). One of the brightest and scandalous participants project. Reached the top thirty. I remember her open negative statements regarding other contestants. She sang in the same group with another participant and semi-finalist of the project, Elmira Gubaidulina.
Igor Shiyanov (Stavropol). Reached the semi-finals, but did not make it to the top ten finalists.
Rezeda Marselevna Akhmedova (Kazan). A girl with a “flowery” name, as one of the judges called her. Rezeda successfully passed the casting in Kazan and already at the preliminary stages of the competition she sang not in a duet, but in a quartet. She was invited to a country hotel along with hundreds of lucky people from all over the country, but after the first test (performing the hit “Paint Fair” in the top five), she got lost in the crowd and was expelled.
Agnia Pasechnik (Kazan). Subsequently she worked as a VJ on the Muz-TV channel. I reached twenty in the project.
Pynina Dina ( Nizhny Novgorod). The “biggest” participant in the project. After successfully passing the casting in her city, she was invited to the next stage of the project in Moscow with the condition that she would try to lose as much weight as possible. However, the jury considered that not only did she not lose weight, but on the contrary, she gained more weight and after the next dance stage of the competition, she left the project.
Sokolov Oleg (Moscow). Reached the top fifty. Received the nickname “Yampolsky’s shadow” from the film crew of the project, as he always followed the “shadow” of another prominent participant in the project, Anton Yampolsky.
Platonova Zhanna (Moscow). She successfully passed the Moscow casting and was among hundreds of lucky people from all over the country who got to the next stage of casting at a country hotel. However, then her nerves began to fail her and after the next stage Zhanna fell ill in her room and was almost taken away by an ambulance, but Zhanna still decided to continue the fight. She made it to thirty and was expelled after an interview test, where she answered a journalist’s question that giving up smoking was a heroic feat for her.
Anastasia Donets ( Rostov region, Novopoltavsky village). Despite the fact that Anastasia did not even make it to the top twenty semi-finalists, she was certainly remembered by all viewers of the project without exception, and at the final gala concert she received a trip to Paris as the audience choice prize.
Andrey Lysyakov (Kazan). I got into the project on my second try. Having not passed the casting in his city, he followed the film crew further. As a result, the jury members recognized him and allowed him into the competition. Andrey was one of the hundred participants invited to Moscow. He constantly communicated and stayed with the so-called “Kazan crowd” of the project (the Sharafutdinov brothers, Kamilla Tutaeva, Elmira Gubaidulina, Ksenia Bykova). The author of the words of a kind of anthem for the project, created in collaboration with Kirill Sharafutdinov, which the participants performed at the final stage of the competition, when twenty applicants remained for a place in the group. He was invited to Moscow, where, like the band members, he signed a contract with a record company as the author of the song “Sing like the last time.”
Robert Pertaya (St. Petersburg). Made it to the top thirty. He stood out from all the other participants with his small stature and fatness, but despite this he moved well and stayed in the project longer than all the overweight people.
Elmira Gubaidulina (Rostov)
Dmitry Deryabin (Moscow). He received the nickname “bright red Dmitry.” Just like another participant in the project, Roman Beresnev (who eventually ended up in the group), Dmitry has bright red hair. He successfully passed the selection in Moscow and was invited to the next stage of the show in a country hotel. Having successfully completed several stages already there, Dmitry found himself in the top five together with Roman during one of the competition tasks, where the comparison turned out to be not in Deryabin’s favor and as a result he had to leave the project. Made it to the top thirty.
Sergey Obosyan (Moscow). On the project he received the nickname “the eternally dissatisfied Sergei.” He actively commented on all the shortcomings of the project organization and the inconveniences of being in isolation. He was one of the lucky hundred invited to the next stage of selection at a hotel near Moscow, but dropped out after dance competition. After the project, he continued to actively conquer domestic show business. Was involved in organizing concerts for a long time collaborated with Laima Vaikule as a backing vocalist in her show.
Vladislav Oganov (Moscow). In the project I made it into the top 100, but then was eliminated in the first selection. Just like Panayotov and Chernyshova on next year I went to conquer the “People’s Artist” project, but there I could only get into the top thirty.
Anton Yampolsky (later participated in the fourth season of the TV project “Star Factory”). I was among the top ten finalists for the project.
Olga Makovetskaya. Subsequently became famous singer With solo program. She was among the top ten finalists for the project.
Pavel Isaev. The only participant who managed to outwit all the organizers of the project without exception and get into the hundred finalists while being seventeen years old. Pavel in three different on the forms indicated a date of birth different from the passport. Despite this, he was one of the hundred lucky ones invited to Moscow and managed to “survive” several stages already there. However, then the deception was revealed and Pavel left the competition right during rehearsals.
Irina Chernyshova (St. Petersburg). She was nicknamed “the always crying Irina.” I got into the top twenty on the project and reached the semi-finals. She reacted extremely emotionally to everything, including her departure from the project. Subsequently, she participated in the first season of the “People’s Artist” project on the Rossiya channel, where she also did not take any prizes.
Valentin Knyazev. Now a member of the popular pop group “According to Freud”.

Notes

Dmitrakova Tatyana Vladimirovna (undefined) . Academy of Russian Television (December 1, 2008).
RTR has no secrets for the new season (undefined) . InterMedia (August 27, 2002).

Other rules

Other Rules is a group created in 2002 following the results of the “Become a Star” competition on the RTR television channel. As a result of the selection, the members of the group were performers from Ufa, Kemerovo, Moscow and St. Petersburg: Karina Akhmetzaripova, Roman Beresnev, Zhanette Kavesa, Alexey Ignatov and Alena Selezneva.

The group became popular among domestic radio listeners mainly for the songs “Wind of Memory”, “Without You”, and also “Read in the Eyes”. The guys released three albums, their debut was the full-length disc “Fly!” published in 2003. According to information provided by the official website of the group's agent Other Rules, from 2003 to 2009 the group also included Sofya Ignatova, but the group's producers decided that this was not beneficial to the project. In 2009 old composition was resumed. Other Rules also maintain an online blog located on LiveJournal, which allows their fans to always keep abreast of all events in the life of the project. Now you can order a performance by the group Other Rules at your event.

Returning to the origins of the Other Rules group, it is impossible not to mention the “Become a Star” competition. It was conducted by the Russia TV channel in the fall of 2002. Unlike other musical television projects, the broadcasts of “Be a Star” began with castings in various cities of Russia. In total, 8,000 people took part in the qualifying rounds, of which only 100 were invited to the final qualifying round in Moscow. Quite strict conditions were imposed on applicants for a place in the project; they had to sing several songs and demonstrate their ability to dance in 2 qualifying rounds. Many finalists of the competition, after its completion, received work on various Russian television channels. Organizing a concert for the Other Rules group, in turn, became the main goal of the show's producers after the successful completion of filming the reality show.

Five of the ten finalists of the project unsuccessfully tour Russia; the rest were simply abandoned by the organizers.

Last September, the “Become a Star” project was launched on the RTR channel. Out of eight thousand participants from all over Russia selected about 100 finalists who were included in the Moscow round of the competition. After all stages of auditioning, only 10 lucky ones reached the finals.
And only five finalists made it into the lineup new group called "Other Rules". What happened to the rest of the guys, alas, remains behind the scenes.

Former project participants may not talk about everything

- In Moscow, we signed agreements that prohibit us from talking about certain things regarding the “Be a Star” project,– says one of the project participants Yuliana Gubareva. – And I would not like to break this word.

In Krasnodar, the “Be a Star” qualifying round took place at the “From Dusk Till Dawn” club in July. Out of 200 contestants, the organizers of the project - Fekla Tolstaya, Seva Novgorodtsev and Alexey Makarevich - chose only seven participants instead of the declared thirteen. Among them were singers Marina Gvetadze and Yuliana Gubareva.

The contestants were kept locked up

- In the country hotel where the television version was filmed, we were completely cut off from outside world, – says Yuliana Gubareva. – Participants were forbidden to leave the territory of the house; they were not allowed to receive guests and relatives. The organizers explained the harsh conditions simply: “Everything is fair with us.”
I only lived in the hotel for three days. The jury justified their choice as follows: it is better for me to perform solo, and not as part of a group.
- From the Krasnodar guys, I left for among the last, - said Marina Gvetadze. – I lived in the house for a week. All this time, we went through two qualifying rounds a day - we sang, danced, and learned songs in between. The work, admittedly, is exhausting.

Juliana: “I was wearing thousand-dollar shorts.”

At the end of 2002, based on the results of online voting and letters from viewers, 20 people were selected from the participants who did not reach the finals. They were invited to the Mother See to film the final gala concert, which was later broadcast by RTR throughout the country.
Yuliana Gubareva was also among the guests.

- For two weeks we lived in the Ostankino hotel. Every day there are rehearsals and preparation for the concert. I managed to sleep only three hours a day,- Juliana shared. - Worked with us best choreographers, stylists, hairdressers and makeup artists. Needless to say: my tattered shorts stage costume from stylist Andrei Manuylov cost about a thousand dollars! All project participants wore only exclusive clothes.
Bigwigs were invited to the gala concert itself Russian show business. During the concert there was no end to offers! For me personally, the current producer of the group "Other Rules" Alexander Shulgin (ex-husband and producer of singer Valeria - approx. author) offered cooperation. But I was not satisfied with the terms of the contract, and I refused.

Agnia and Andrey were thrown

- We still maintain relationships with all participants in the project. They are all just amazing guys– Juliana continues. – During preparation for the gala concert, we communicated closely and, despite the tight schedule, had parties every day and relaxed. Now we call each other, asking about everyone’s life. I know that almost everyone remained to live in Moscow. The fabulous offers that came during the concert turned out to be just window dressing after the show. For example, the finalist from Kazan Agnia was loudly invited to work as a VJ on Muz-TV. But in fact, everything was limited to casting for general principles, which she, alas, did not pass. Andrey received an invitation to be a presenter on radio Europe Plus. One of the radio executives went on stage and announced this to the whole country. And when Andrei came to “Europe Plus” they looked at him with bewilderment - they say, “who are you anyway?” That was the end of it.
One of the participants, Irina (she was remembered by the audience as always crying), was given a training device right at the concert. He was demonstratively dragged onto the stage, but where he went after is unknown. Nastya Donets from Rostov-on-Don was promised a concert in France. But as far as I heard, everything remained at the level of promises.

- It's just a show! And no more,– Marina Gvetadze calmly explains.

Those who don't become stars will still make themselves known

According to Yuliana and Marina, those who were not included in the “Other Rules” group did not despair and did not give up. The guys are in full swing creative life: recordings of songs, videos, albums. Our girls are not far behind either. Marina regularly performs in the nightclubs "Salvador Dali" and "Strike". And recently she became the winner of the TV show “Stairway to Heaven”. By the end of the year, all the finalists of the show will release their CD, which will be rotated on regional and Russian radio stations.

Yuliana studies at the Conservatory of Culture and Arts in the folk singing department. She studies vocals in the class of the Honored Artist of Russia V.I. Zhuravleva-Ponamorenko. Yuliana combines her studies with work at Premiere. Yuna is a show theater soloist, her repertoire includes pop, jazz and Russian folk songs. Together with creative association I have already traveled half of Europe.

- "Become a Star" is an excellent school for a beginning performer,- the girls admit. – And the guys who didn’t make it to the finals will still make themselves known!

On April 11, the concert of the group “Other Rules” was canceled in Krasnodar. The reason is the catastrophic unsaleability of tickets. There are rumors that similar failures haunt “Other Rules” not only in Krasnodar...

The finalists of the reality show “Become a Star” criticize “People’s Artist” and are preparing for a second breakthrough. On the eve of Student Day, the first graduates of the first in history visited Kuzbass Russian television project for sculpting stars in real time - the group “Other Rules”, especially loved by our fellow countrymen thanks to Roman Beresnev, a student in the department of pop directing at KemGUKI.

Roma is a diligent student and, despite permanent job in the capital, regularly appears at his native university. Whatever you say, no one has canceled the session yet. So this time, after a performance at the Volna cultural and entertainment complex, student Beresnev sat down with his books and actively prepared for the exams for a whole week. Which, however, did not stop the MK correspondent from meeting with the four “others” and finding out from them last news. And, in particular, ask the question that worries everyone: “Where did Zhannette and Karina go? And why did the new soloist Sonya Ignatova join the already familiar Alena Selezneva, Alexei Ignatov and Roma Beresnev?”
Novel: There is an explanation for everything. The fact is that after parting with our first producer Alexander Shulgin, we had a change in composition. This happened almost a year ago, I just came new producer Egor Negin, who decided to change the composition, brought new material, made stylistic adjustments, etc. This is how it appeared new girl Sonya. We grow, we change. And so then they perceived what was happening quite adequately.
“MK”: Weren’t you worried? After all, you were together from the first day and always the five of you...
Novel: We've calmed down a little now. But the sediment still remained. Yes, it's a little disappointing. But, thank God, we survived this period.
“MK”: Do you know what the ex-“others” are doing now?
Alexei: We still have friendly relations. We meet often and talk on the phone. Zhanna auditioned for New Wave 2004 in Jurmala. But, unfortunately, it didn’t work out. And Karina is happy with this moment his personal life (and also, as far as MK has learned, he is participating in the new project “Diva” - author).
“MK”: Why did you break up with Shulgin? There are still a lot of rumors about this...
Novel: Initially, we had an agreement with him to release one album and one video. And so it happened in the end: the album “Fly!” was released, which Shulgin and composer Evgeny Kuritsyn wrote for us, and two videos - “Fly! Run!” and "Opera". When the contract ended, we went our separate ways mutual consent. Still in good relations. In general, Shulgin is very interesting and cool. A man with a very clear own opinion, which is almost impossible to challenge. And if you try, you will fail.
“MK”: Who determines the musical policy of the group today?
Alexei: We ourselves! We are currently in a transition period, because, naturally, it is not easy to change the composition and image. Yes, we had a seasonal producer, but on our own initiative we parted ways with him ( we're talking about about Mr. Negin - author).
Alyona: We work according to the Western principle - there the artists themselves choose with whom to work. Same Madonna - she changes producers according to her mood.
"MK": Not a bad comparison...
Alexei: Well, you need to strive for the best! It’s more interesting to work with people who invest something new in you...
Alyona: At the moment, we have already recorded and are ready to release our second album. And for now everything depends on our record company (today “Other Rules” is bound by obligations with “www.records” - author). When she decides to launch a new PR campaign, then you will see our new disc. We hope that this will happen in the spring. In the meantime, we are actively giving concerts.
"MK": I would like to know more about your new soloist…
Sonya: I was born in Moscow, sang in the choir since childhood, participated in various projects, three years before “Other Rules” I was a member of the girl group “Party”. So I’ve been on stage for a very long time. Previously, she combined singing with modeling. But now I’ve definitely decided.
Novel: In fact, Sonya is very good girl. Charismatic is very important. Beauty, talent, voice - she has it all. The four of us worked very well together. Today we have the same strong family as before. Remember Japanese transforming toys? Which are going to form one big giant? It’s the same with “Other Rules”: when we are together, we are a giant!
“MK”: I wonder how you evaluate the latest “star” projects of Russian television?
Alexei: Both “People’s Artists” were made by the same team as our own project “Become a Star”. But, compared to what we had, “People’s Artist” is much angrier. In my opinion. First of all, this concerns the statements of the jury towards the contestants. There was a pleasant, friendly atmosphere at Become a Star. Of course, there was nervousness and emotional tension, but I don’t like that now, on “People’s Artist,” this tension is achieved by some not very pure methods.
Alyona: We know the behind the scenes of this project, and we know why the jury members speak as they do. Yes, of course, we need to create a show, but still not so cruel.
Alexei: And also, you know, we are against any competition between “Become a Star”, “Star Factory”, “People’s Artist” and so on. This is absolutely different ways revealing talents, despite the fact that this is all a reality show. Although now, it seems to me, the audience is already fed up with them, the ratings are falling. Naturally, what we saw in Lately, this is already too much.
“MK”: At the end of the interview, a logical question for Roma: has Kemerovo changed while you were away?
Novel: I don't know if it's for the better or for the worse, but he's definitely changed. Not even the city itself, but the setting. Maybe this is a view from the outside, from a person who has lived in Moscow, at a different pace, with different faces. Kemerovo is a nice, cozy city, very green in summer. For me, Kemerovo is home! It's always very good here.

From the biography: Alena Seleznyova Alena was born on October 11 in Grozny and until she was eight years old she dreamed only of a quiet night without shooting outside the windows. And when she moved to Tosno (Leningrad region), she quickly got used to it and began to dream of great fame. Since childhood, Alena wanted to become an artist, singer or ballerina. From 5 years ... Read completely

Starting brightly in 2002 with the hit “ Fly-Run", group " Other Rules "disappeared from the press for a long time. And all because the team, which did not want the glory of an artificially created project, wanted to develop naturally, bypassing “black PR”. As it turned out, now “Rules” has everything “in chocolate”, they are releasing new album. Just like the acclaimed single, it is titled with two verbs and a dash between them. The correspondent of KM RU decided to clarify all the details of the release of the new record.

We were selected according to our zodiac sign

We wanted to express ourselves as clearly as possible KM RU: I would like to know where and why you disappeared for so long. After all, there was such a promising project, with a powerful message that we would play in show business by different rules. And where did it all go?

It cannot be said that we disappeared for so long. Well, maybe they disappeared for a year, but even then not completely. We still show up somewhere, perform, and work. Big changes happened within our group. We went through a lineup change, and such things for a team do not pass without leaving a trace. We spent a very long time preparing new material, reworking old program. It took about six months. At other times, we were preparing for concerts and video shootings, photo sessions, etc. That is, we wanted to declare ourselves as clearly as possible: that we are still alive and still exist.

KM RU: But your first albums did not have the resonance that they could have had.

Yes you are right. We just wanted to expose ourselves natural selection. After all, at one time we went through an artificial project, so in the end we wanted to prove to ourselves that we are real, that we are pursuing our goal ourselves, and not through endless PR. For real artists only after three or four years begin to achieve what they need. Therefore, we are following the correct slow path. It is better to do more menial labor than to show your worst side. We wanted to work - and go out

KM RU: By artificial project, do you mean this TV show “Become a Star”?

Yes, that's what we've always been called. They said that this was impossible, they said, they promoted it, showed it - and everyone already knows. Therefore, this label “Become a Star” still applies to us, although 2.5 years have passed since then. But we haven’t been working with the RTR channel for a long time.

KM RU: To what extent did the artificiality of the project provoke (or not provoke) artificial relationships within the team?

Didn't provoke it. We all became friends right away, since the team was selected wisely, almost even according to their zodiac sign. Therefore, we do not have any artificiality - and so far we do not have any special friction. If we quarrel, it’s only about work. We don’t even swear, we argue. After all, we have 4 people, all very bright individuals. Therefore, some friction arises, but we quickly overcome it. After all, we all have a desire for success and a common goal. Therefore, we overcome all these obstacles on our way and do not get distracted by conflicts.

We don't have a producer at the moment

KM RU: Does the producer decide a lot in your team?

We don't have a producer at the moment. But it’s not about the producer. We initially signed a five-year album deal with the record company. Of course, we have certain responsibilities to her. First of all, these responsibilities relate to the release of music products. Everything else, of course, is not discussed with us, since in addition to the company we also have music producer. We changed them twice, since we worked on absolutely different materials. On the first album it was Alexander Shulgin, the second record we made with many people, because it was interesting to us. Everyone who worked with us is very nice and talented people. The main thing is that we do not have the word of one person, but rather the opinions of several people, which add up to one big deal.

KM RU: So no producer put pressure on you?

They teach us how to make music correctly. After all, initially we came to the project as small, uncouth people - and they fell on us certain responsibilities. And of course, we had to be taught everything, brought up to date, we had to be instilled, finally, good habits. At the moment, all this lives in us, for which we are very grateful to those people who managed to work with us. We are ready for new cooperation. If we work with the same person for five years, we will simply become obsolete. Beautiful. Now we are very happy with Igor Tyan, with whom we are working. He is very talented and easy to work with. He made us several latest songs We look forward to further cooperation. Artyom “Plokhish” Orlov, Lyubasha and Egor Negin also recorded with us.

KM RU: Can you tell us about your impressions of working with Shulgin?

This man works - that’s how he works! And we never touched on personal issues with him. When we worked with him, it was just the peak of his scandal with Valeria, however, this did not affect us in any way. Shulgin is very demanding. He never yells, but he can say that it would be better if he yelled. In fact, he's quite stern man, but it's easy to work with. Shulgin always listened to our opinion, we usually discussed everything with him - right down to the costumes. We had a father-child relationship with him. Even a child can be afraid of his parents, but with Shulgin everything was at the level of friendship, help and mutual understanding.

Karina was removed due to professional incompetence

We rarely go online KM RU: For what reason did you change the band members? There are many rumors about this, there is even talk about alcoholism of some of your former allies?

Well said (general laughter). In principle, there is some truth in these rumors. Rumors don't just happen. Our girls Zhanna and Karina once had a question about leaving the team and doing something of their own. Although it is impossible to do it that easily. There are certain obligations, a contract... At a certain point, we got a new producer - Yegor Negin and said that he wanted to see the composition of the group somewhat different. And at that moment, Zhanna just expressed her desire to leave the team. And Karina was removed due to professional incompetence. The group just grew a little - and Karina did not meet the new requirements. She found a replacement in the form of Sonya, who did everything that was required of her. Moreover, we were afraid that the fans might not understand the new changes. At the first concert with the updated lineup, fans were already asking Sonya for an autograph. Let her tell you everything herself.

Sonya: I came to the team from the Party group. When I realized that there were prospects further development no longer there, one might say, one turned up a good option. Without hesitation for a second, I agreed. Then I passed according to the results of qualifying competitions and rehearsals and very quickly joined in after four months of the preparatory period. The band's fans fell in love with me immediately; they never threw rotten tomatoes at me at concerts.

KM RU: Is it true that you, Sonya, worked with Nikita Malinin?

Sonya: Yes, yes, this was before the Party. The story of my getting into show business is not accidental, since since childhood I went to music school, sang in the choir. Then there were numerous pop projects, one of which was led by the well-known Leonid Velichkovsky. I sang with Nikita Malinin in one of these groups for a whole year. But further rehearsal processes.

KM RU: Well, what are your impressions of working with Nikita?

Sonya: You know, very good impressions! I think Nikita has changed anyway. Now we practically don’t communicate, we just say hello when we see each other - and nothing more. But at the time of my communication with him, I can say that Nikita was very good boy and, in principle, his “star” surname did not affect his behavior in any way. He behaved very calmly, never being pretentious or arrogant.

Now, by the way, we can say absolutely the same thing about him. We saw him just recently and talked to him a lot. He is an absolutely sane person. We came to his Factory. Nikita even sang with us on stage.

The current “manufacturers” are not interested in further “factories”

KM RU: By the way, how do you feel about the very idea of the “Star Factory”? Interesting people's opinions. passed through the same conveyor belt.

To be honest, we think that we have too much - both “Star Factory” and “ People's Artist" People are already full. There were 5 “Factory”, “Become a Star”, two “People’s Artists”. It's no longer interesting. Personally, we did not watch a single “People’s Artist”, nor did we watch the fifth “Factory”. We are not interested in watching how parents push their not always talented children. It's time to stop already. Although we have nothing against the very idea of a reality show. There has never been anything like this in Russia - and the fact that this idea itself has grown from a purely everyday idea (“Behind the Glass”) into a musical one is, of course, pleasing. Creative people who cannot break through, this is, of course, a certain road. But the oversaturation is clearly felt. This format has now become obsolete. The “manufacturers” themselves are afraid that “Factory-7,8...10” will appear and they will be forgotten very quickly. In principle, this is what happens over time. “Become a Star,” unlike “Factory,” was released only once, although now they are saying that it will receive its continuation on another channel.

KM RU: Don’t you feel jealous of your future competitors?

No, on the contrary, it’s even great that it will happen again. We might even take part there too.

KM RU: Well, due to this uniqueness of the “Become a Star” project, the group “ Other Rules"there are no casual fans. By the way, how is your relationship with them?

Immediately after they appeared Other Rules“We have formed a Fan Club, which is still operating successfully. Some come, some leave (due to age). But there is a backbone there - and that’s the main thing! They often write to us, we have a website. If a person comes up to us on the street and asks for an autograph, we will never refuse him. For them it’s nice, but for artists it’s normal. It's part of the job. We don’t understand artists who turn up their noses in such a situation. Although, perhaps, if we reached the level of Philip Kirkorov, then it would be possible - and even necessary - to move away from the fans. Now this is stupid. We often hold meetings in the Fan Club and try to personally respond to all fan letters. It's not difficult and pleasant for us.

We answer all fan mail

KM RU: By the way, how is your relationship with the Internet?

We rarely go online; Sonya is basically a specialist in this matter. The guys will learn all the information from her. She keeps fans informed about all updates on the site. And the rest have not accustomed themselves to a computer since childhood. But, thank God, we have Sonya, who constantly keeps in touch with the fans.

KM RU: How do you feel about posting MP3s on the Internet?

We post almost all the songs at once. Right now, for example, the album has not yet been released, but some of the tracks can already be found. We constantly monitor the download statistics of our songs. By the way, they pump well. In principle, we are happy about this and are in favor of uploading MP3s.

KM RU: Do you often encounter piracy?

Yes, all the time. For Russia this is generally very actual topic. No matter how many of these actions against pirates are carried out (by the way, we ourselves participated in some of them), piracy will still be here. As a result of these actions, pirates may hide some of their products, but new editions will still be printed. Piracy in Russia is an indicator of popularity. Very often we are pushed into company with other performers - for example: “ Other Rules"visiting the "Star Factory" or "Tatu", Smash!!, " Other Rules" So much in general (laugh)! Such posts are funny – they’re simply terrifying! By the way, we collect such things. But we do not collect media, only covers. We throw away the cassettes and keep the covers. On the other hand, we can perfectly understand the consumers of our music market. After all, not every one of them has the opportunity to purchase a “native” disk for 300-400 rubles.

We try to follow advanced technologies

An artist must be able to be different, constantly change. KM RU: Please tell us about your new material.

We have something to brag about. Just the other day we have a new album coming out. True, there will be no presentation yet, it will come later. But it will be possible to purchase the disc in the next few days. The album will be called “Let’s Push – Let’s Attract.” It will include, in particular, Lyubasha’s song, on which the bet will be placed. In terms of printing, the disc will turn out to be very interesting. It looks very stylish, and the idea of attraction and repulsion is graphically followed. It depicts boys and girls, not together, but separately. The album is fundamentally different from our previous discs.

KM RU: What exactly are these differences?

Club music is in fashion now, and there are several on the disc. good songs in this style. The sound has changed. We are monitoring what is happening in musical environment and try to follow advanced technologies. But the album will also contain songs that are close to the people’s soul, for example, in Lyubasha’s material there is even an accordion included. At the same time, it is very fashionable at the moment. The very sound of the voices has also changed. Firstly, there are four of us now – and the band has a completely different sound. Secondly, our voices took on an adult tone. We are growing and developing. The texts become more meaningful. With the arrival of Sonya, we have changed - both externally and internally. We stopped being children. Now we're aiming for glamour. So that people understand that we are no longer boys and girls, but young people. There are some newspapers that even published articles on this topic, expressing a negative opinion. They were not happy that we posed for explicit magazines.

KM RU: Can you be more specific from this point? :-)

There were two shootings. But before them, we refused such proposals for a long time. But now they decided to emphasize their adulthood. We decided to shock people. We have successfully passed the stage of puberty. Although we did not film naked, but half-naked. The reaction to these photo shoots was overwhelming. We received so many calls, we were even surprised that so many people read these magazines. They called and said: “We bought a magazine here, is it really you?!” (laugh). Then a newspaper came out with a devastating article. We had a lot of fun. Since they are talking about it, it means it is interesting in any case. So we don't regret this experience. This should benefit our image, PR and reputation. You just have to be versatile, filming with a smile on your face all the time, wearing jeans and a T-shirt is not interesting. An artist must be able to be different, constantly change.

KM RU: Okay, let's get back to the album. What actions will you carry out in support of it?

There will be a presentation, but later. We are now thinking through and preparing it. We want this to be some kind of bright and memorable event. I wouldn’t want everything to be standard at Metelitsa, everyone got drunk there and that would be the end of it... Although, it’s clear that it would be almost the same (laugh). We will gather all our friends. This will be the first presentation in our lives, so we want it to be memorable... Well, in addition to the presentation, in the name of supporting the album, we plan to rotate our songs through music channels - and not only. There will be a press campaign and a tour. By the way, we recently had a tour around Ukraine.

I even had to perform in schools

KM RU: How debilitating was it?

It is tough! The most difficult thing about these tours is travel and hotels. And the concerts, of course, are a breeze. We traveled through a lot of cities and traveled by bus for a month. Naturally, this is not “wow”, but what to do! This is the work of an artist. Therefore, no matter how much you complain, tours are simply necessary.

KM RU: What cities do you remember?

Every city has something interesting. There are vibrant central cities, that's understandable. At the same time, Moscow and St. Petersburg are, of course, the brightest cities. Each city is interesting in its own way. Much depends on how you were received and what mood you are in. We simply didn’t have time to see some cities – we slept on the bus. And in some cities they went out because they were in the mood to take a walk. Here, Lvov is very beautiful city, Kyiv. Not good a good city– Kramatorsk. Sometimes they came to places where artists had not visited for years, maybe 10-20. But there they receive you in a special way.

KM RU: Do you prefer to perform in clubs, cultural centers or stadiums.

It doesn't matter at all! Possible everywhere. We even worked in schools – it was normal. It was a special tour that was supported by one of the shampoo companies. They were the ones who provided us with light and sound. They sang either in the assembly halls or in the foyer. It doesn’t matter where you perform, the main thing is the atmosphere. People don’t care where they end up; it’s much more important to feel the buzz and drive. We have some very funny reserves. Here’s one of them we recently discussed with the “Factory” group: first they performed in one place, and then we performed. It was fun: a bunch of oligarchs gathered who decided to relax with music and have a tropical summer in the fall. There was no stage as such, right in front of us the oligarchs drank and ate, and we sang for them. Looking into the mouth, roughly speaking. They ordered the same song 25 times. They said: sing, we will pay extra, just this song again, please. But the atmosphere is intimate! All artists work this way, and then share their impressions. Recently we Hi-Fi group flew to a wedding. There the scenes moved apart, the bride cried, and we had to cheer her up.