Groups of singers. The youngest, most talented, beloved and scandalous singers of Russia
Singers from Russia are not popular worldwide, but in Russian-speaking countries their success exceeds that of many Western stars. The secret is simple - they understand the tastes and preferences of the Russian-speaking audience like no one else. So, we present to you 10 most popular singers in Russia. Pay attention to the 10 most popular singers of 2015.
Like a hurricane that sweeps away absolutely everything in its path, the singer Zemfira burst into our lives. Deafening, unbridled, harsh vocals, caustic words, and at the same time the image of a charming girl. All this could not help but attract attention to her. Zemfira bewitched us with the mirror shine of her eyes from under her dark hair.
Signs is a Russian folk-rock singer, soloist and founder of the group " " She naturally has a very pleasant voice with a wide range. Pelageya sings Russian folk songs.
An amazing choice for such a young girl, considering that now folklore not at the peak of popularity among her peers.
Famous Russian singer. She writes lyrics and composes music for them. The beginning of it musical career was the victory in the project “ Star Factory - 4" Now she is already a judge on the show “ X factor" Irina often calls herself “ Man with cleavage”, because I’m used to solving problems with male persistence and pressure.
Tall brunette with kind eyes. The incredibly charismatic singer Slava won the hearts of millions after her first appearance on stage. A bright and unique image, a sparkling sense of humor, all this instantly raised the ratings of television and radio programs, as soon as she appeared there.
To date, she has received national recognition. The owner of one of the most significant music awards in Russia – “Golden Gramophone”, which she received in 2005 for the song “ Cool».
The rise of his career began with a victory in a music competition “ New wave 2003" Her songs " Veins of the River”, “Cool”, “You Say”, “Give Me Five Minutes", took leading positions in all charts for a long time. As a child, Anastasia danced, played the piano, trumpet and even wooden spoons?
The singer's real name is Marina Maksimova. Born in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. Her older brother and friends with whom she spent a lot of time and gave her the nickname - “ " At the age of 14, Marina graduated music school in piano and immediately began writing songs.
Subsequently, they were included in her debut album. While still at school, she participated in many city music competitions. The singer made her first attempts to record her own songs together with the group " Pro-Z" These were the songs " Passerby", "Alien" and "Start" The latter was very popular on local radio and became a hit in Kazan.
After the release of the song " Oh my god, what a man", Natalie's star has risen again in the sky Russian show business. However, according to the singer, she never felt forgotten. All these years she has been touring and participating in various shows. However, we still miss her tender and lyrical song “ Wind was blowing from sea", with which many have warm memories.
Elvira's story resembles a plot classic fairy tale about Cinderella. Elvira Tugusheva was born in Saratov. Since childhood, she dreamed of performing at big stage. Her first song " All is decided"was widely circulated on the Internet. Now Elvira’s songs are played on almost all television and music radio channels in the country. She received the award Fashion People Awards" in category " opening of the year».
Often, in show business, a young and charismatic performer can capture the hearts of an audience of all ages at once. Her songs are greeted with joy by young audiences, and more older generation rejoices at the opportunity to make a nostalgic journey into the past with their help. Nyusha is included in the ranking of the 10 most beautiful women in Russia in 2015.
« I could describe my life in one sentence: the race for popularity"- the singer once said. Become a winner at any cost. Always remaining the most beautiful, talented, charming and attractive was the main goal of her life.
She is not only a singer and figure skater, but also an actress. Your first hit " To the seas"she recorded together with the singer Arash.
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The singer did what no one could do. got into the “daughter” of the main US chart with a song in Russian. In 2007, the track was placed at number 41 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. “I Will” had a chance to get into the Billboard Hot 100, if not for the rule according to which songs not released in the United States fly past the “Hot 100” in the cradle of show business.
Valeria - Wild!
In 2009, very unexpectedly, the singer’s single hit the Billboard Hot Dance Club. The chart shows the popularity of songs in American nightclubs.
The track debuted at #48 and was a national event. About stunning success not the most popular singer Almost all Russian publications wrote in Russia. To make it clear what kind of musical Chomolungma Valeria conquered, the publications specified that the single “ American dream“Britney Spears was then ranked 45th. Over time, the track managed to reach number 25 and stay on the chart for more than 10 weeks.
Serebro
The group has several tracks that appeared in various international charts. "Mama Lover" entered the Japan Hot 100 (Japan's national chart) at number 49. And Mi Mi Mi - up to 88th line. The English version of “Mama Lyuba” also appeared in Mexico, reaching 19th place on the Mexico Airplay (radio chart). Residents of the Netherlands liked Mi Mi Mi more: in the Netherlands Digital Songs (download chart), the single peaked at number 8. But most of all Serebro is loved in Italy. Four songs of the group appeared in the download chart: Mama Lover, Mi Mi Mi, Kiss and Gun.
Yulia Kova
Singer Yulia Kova made her debut quite successfully at international market. In 2008, her single Beep Beep peaked at number 27 on the Hot Dance Club Songs. And the song Sorry appeared on the Japan Hot 100, peaking at number 88. In Japan, the singer enjoyed such success that it was even planned to release a specialized version of the album “This Is Me.” But due to disagreements with the record company, the release was canceled.
Timati - Welcome to St. Tropez (feat. DJ Antoine)
The 2009 single reached number 1 on Billboard Luxembourg Digital Songs, number 2 on the German chart (the video was in hot rotation on local MTV), number 7 in Austria and France, and number 9 on Billboard Global Dance. Songs. 145 million views on YouTube!
"PPK" - Resurrection
The Russian electronic band first conquered the Internet, and then the national charts in Great Britain.
In 2001, the track “Resurrection” was included in the rotation of BBC Radio One. Perhaps thanks to this, the single soon reached third place in the UK Singles Charts. The track was based on a motif from the soundtrack of the Soviet film “Sibiriyada”, written by Eduard Artemyev.
“Gorky Park” - Try to Find Me
Now let’s remember about the artifact of ancient times that broke out from behind the Iron Curtain immediately after it rusted. The group's self-titled debut disc sold 300 thousand copies in the United States. This was in 1989. In "hot" numbers, it peaked at number 80 and spent two weeks overall on the Billboard 200. Only one song managed to make it onto the Billboard Hot 100. Try To Find Me reached number 81. The group was relatively successful in Norway and Denmark.
In the wake of interest in Russia at that time, many producers tried to find someone and promote them, but it didn’t work out very well. One can only recall the group “Aquarium”, whose long play Radio Silence was on the 198th place on Billboard in the same 1989.
Alsou - Before You Love Me
After a successful performance at Eurovision, the singer began to be promoted as the Russian Britney Spears. But something in the singer’s PR team did something wrong, and her single Before You Love Me was able to debut in 2001 on the UK Singles Chart only in 27th place and stay on the chart for only three weeks. Although it is worth admitting that the track was no different from the endless pop bubble gum that stormed the American and English charts at that time.
Leonid Rudenko - Everybody
The DJ's career began after he, rejected by Russian record companies, began sending his records via e-mail managers of Western labels. Soon he signed his first contract.
In 2009, the single Everybody entered the UK national chart. Having debuted in 24th place, he left the top 100 after just three weeks. The single later ranked second on the Upfront Club Chart's list of the top 100 tracks of the year.
t.A.T.u.
Three singles entered the UK charts: Not Gonna Get Us, All About Us and All the Things She Said, thanks to which she became number one Russian group, which reached the top of this chart. The song was in the lead for four weeks.
The group also achieved success in the USA. The debut English-language album, for example, ended up in 13th place on the Billboard 200.
But most of all t.A.T.u. loved in Japan. Here the record 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane sold 1.8 million copies. At that time, these were record sales among foreign artists. By the way, after the breakup of the group, one of the ex-members again submitted to Billboard. The remix of Lena Katina's single Never Forget managed to reach the top of the magazine's dance chart.
I suggest you read my next Top 17the most beautiful Russian singers , which features singers national stage. When compiling this rating, I took into account external data, photogenicity, charisma, without paying attention to the merits of men in the professional field.
17. Alexey Chumakov(born March 12, 1981, Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, USSR) - Russian singer and musician of Bulgarian-Armenian origin. Finalist of the competition "National artist" on the TV channel "Russia". Official website: http://www.chumakoff.ru/
16. Abraham Russo(born July 21, 1969, Aleppo, Syria) - Russian crooner. Discography: “Tonight”, “Simply to Love”, “Engagement”, singles: “Love that no longer exists”, “Simply to love you”, “Color of love”, etc. Official website: http://avraamrusso.net
15.Valeriy Meladze(born June 23, 1965, Batumi, Georgian SSR, USSR) - Russian singer, Honored Artist Russian Federation(2006), People's Artist of the Chechen Republic (2008). Discography: “Sera”, “The Last Romantic”, “Samba of the White Moth”, “Everything was so”, “The Present”, “Bliss”, “Ocean”, “Contrary to”. Official website: http://www.meladze.ru/
14. Nikolay Baskov(October 15, 1976, Balashikha, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian pop and opera singer (tenor) and TV presenter. People's Artist of Russia (2009). Discography: “Dedication”, “Encore Dedication”, “Masterpieces of the Outgoing Century”, “I’m 25”, “Never Say Goodbye”, “Let Me Go”, “ Best songs", "For you alone", "Sudden love", "One in a million", "Romantic Journey". Official website: http://baskov.ru/
13. Irakli Pirtskhalava(born September 13, 1977, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer and radio host, former member "Factory of stars. Albums: “London-Paris”, “I’m with you”, “Take a step”. Official website: http://iraklimusic.com/
12. Philip Kirkorov(born April 30, 1967, Varna, Belarus) - Soviet and Russian pop singer, composer and producer, People's Artist of Russia (2008). Eight-time award winner "Ovation", five-time award winner "World Music Awards" as the most popular performer in Russia, multiple award winner "Golden Gramophone Award", "Stopudovy hit", "Silver Galosh", laureate annual festival "Song of the year". At the film festival "Kinotavr" in 2002 he became the winner in the category "Best male role»
for his role in the musical "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka". Discography: “Oh, mom, shikadam!”, “Stranger”, “Duets”, “DruGOY”, etc. Official website: http://www.kirkorov.ru/
11.Vasily Kireev(born April 7, 1987 in Saratov) - lead singer of the group "Prime Minister". In 2005, as part of the group "March 8" took part in a musical project "Secret of success". After the end of the project he became the lead singer of the group "Prime Minister". Official website of the group: http://www.premier-ministr.ru/
10. Alexander Astashenok(born November 8, 1981, Orenburg, RSFSR) - Russian musician, actor, singer, composer, former soloist group " Roots"(in 2002-2010) and the winner of the first "Star Factories". Official website: http://astashenok.ru/
9. Dmitry Fomin (Mitya Fomin)(born January 17, 1974, Novosibirsk, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer, TV presenter and producer. Award winner "Golden Gramophone Award" and festival "Song of the year". In 1998 - 2009 pop band lead singer Hi-Fi. Studio album: "So it will be." Singles: “Everything will be fine”, “Gardener”, etc. Official website: http://www.mityafomin.ru/
8. Vladislav Topalov(born October 25, 1985, Moscow) - Russian singer, ex-lead singer of the group "Smash!!". Albums: "Evolution", "Lone Star", "Let the Heart Decide", "I Will Give It All To You". Official website: http://vladtopalov.ru/
7. Stanislav Piekha(born August 13, 1980, Leningrad) - Russian singer and poet. Winner of musical awards and prizes: MTV Russia Music Awards/ « Best composition»
“Soundtrack” - “Duet of the Year”- “You're sad” (duet with Valeria), Muz-TV Award 2008 - “ Best Duet»
“She’s not yours” (duet with Grigory Leps), “There’s a line on the palm of your hand.” “God of the Air” Award: “Radio Hit”- duet “She’s not yours” 2009, “Radio Favorite” 2010. Golden Gramophone 2011“Best duet” “Me and You” (duet with Slava). Albums: "Albums", "One Star", "Otherwise", "TBA". Official website: http://stas-pjeha.ru/
6. Alexander Berdnikov(born March 21, 1981, Ashgabat) - Russian singer, band member "Roots" became the winner music project "Star Factory".
5. Anton Makarsky(born November 26, 1975, Penza, USSR) - Russian actor theater and cinema, singer. After the army, having learned about the musical “Metro,” he came to the casting, where he was accepted by the selection jury. Since May 2002, he has also been involved in the musical “Notre Dame de Paris”. He played one of the main roles - Captain Phoebus de Chateaupert. Starred in a video for the Russian version of the main theme song from the musical - "Belle". In the summer of 2003 he recorded a solo album. Official website: http://www.makarsky.ru/
4. Sergey Lazarev(born April 1, 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer and voice actor, former lead singer of the group "Smash!!", theater actor, film actor. The repertoire is predominantly English. Solo albums: "Don't be fake", "TV Show", "Electric Touch". Official website: http://sergeylazarev.ru/
3. Alexey Vorobyov(born January 19, 1988, Tula, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian musician and actor, representative of Russia at the competition Eurovision 2011. Album: “Vorobiev’s Lie Detector”, singles: “Tosca”, “Forget Me”, “Bam Bam”, “Get You”. Official website: http://alekseyvorobyov.ru/
2. Alexander Lominsky(born January 9, 1974 in Odessa) - Ukrainian and Russian singer. In 1995-2000, the lead singer of the popular Ukrainian boy band "Lomy Lom". Then he started solo career. Since 2000 he has lived in Moscow. Famous songs: “Tear”, “Stolen Happiness”, “Sweet Deception”, “Love in the Photo”, “You Knew”, “Vulnerable Heart”. Official website: www.lap.ru/story
1. Dima Bilan(real name Victor Belan; born December 24, 1981, Moskovsky village, Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Okrug, USSR) - Russian singer. Represented Russia at a song competition "Eurovision" twice: in 2006 with a song "Never let you go", taking second place and in 2008 with the song "Believe", taking first place and becoming first Russian artist
who won the song contest "Eurovision". He is an Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria (2006), an Honored Artist of Chechnya (2007), an Honored Artist of Ingushetia (2007) and People's Artist Kabardino-Balkaria (2008). Discography: "I night hooligan", "On the Bank of the Sky", "Time is a River", "Against the Rules", "Believe", "Dreamer". The album "Vitya Belan" is expected in the fall of 2012. Official website: http://bilandima.ru/
Modern domestic show business is a special and in some way separated from the rest of civilization world, in which slightly different people live, with their own worries, affairs and quirks. Russian performers are in most cases persons, albeit without a world name, but quite famous in the vastness of their land and within their native state, and perhaps within the neighboring countries too. This article will tell you about popular and in-demand Russian performers over the last decade.
First echelon
So, let's get started, then we will describe Russian performers. The list is opened by old-timers of the national stage. Leonid Agutin, Nikolai Baskov, Oleg Gazmanov, Valery Leontyev, Alexander Rosenbaum, singer Slava, Lolita, the groups “Para Normalnykh”, “Mumiy Troll” were quite popular at the beginning of the 2000s and were famous for their armies of devoted fans, but with the onset of the second decade of the century they the fame has faded a little. Today these artists can only be seen at the most traditional concerts and musical evenings. The same cannot be said about Philip Kirkorov, Valery Meladze, singers Natalie and Anita Tsoi, and the groups “Zveri” and “Splin”. These artists are in demand and loved by audiences even today. Their concerts still attract millions of fans. And all this despite the fact that they also have the right to call themselves “old-timers of the stage.”
The youth
Russian performers are also representatives of a new generation. Their popularity today is at its peak, their discs are selling faster than others, their tours are scheduled for five to seven years in advance. There are a lot of young Russian pop singers. Their list includes several hundred names and pseudonyms, the most famous are Dima Bilan, Sergey Lazarev, rapper Timati, his protégé - Yegor Creed, Andrey Grizzly, Alexey Vorobyov, Dan Balan, Dominic Joker, Irakli, Max Korzh, Denis Maidanov, Tamerlan, Vyacheslav Basyul, Ani Lorak, Ivan Dorn, Nyusha, Pelageya, Yulia Savicheva, Anna Sedakova, Vera Brezhneva, Tati, Elena Temnikova, Polina Gagarina, Elvira T, Maxim, Loya, Svetlana Loboda, Stas Kostyushkin, Noise MC, Yuliana Karaulova, "Pizza" ", "Silver", M-Band, "23:45", "Banderos", "30.02", Quest Pistols, "Degrees", quartet "Heroes", "China", trio "VIA GRA" and many others.
Voice
Russian performers today also come from many popular television shows. The project with the highest ratings on domestic television- show “The Voice”. This platform has produced wonderful singers such as Gela Guralia, Elina Chaga, Nargiz Zakirova and many others.
Russian show business is replenished with a bright representative of this separate group national pop singer can be called Victoria Petrik. The girl is the winner of the world famous festival "Children's New wave"This is, of course, a worthy replacement for the old-timers of Russian show business. Now you know which Russian performers are most in demand at the present time.
Roman Litvinov, better known as Mujuice, is perhaps the most notable electronic music artist in Russia of the last decade. The artist has more than a dozen full-length releases, a minority of which were recorded with live vocals.
The last such album was Amore e morte, released last year. The release got lost in the flow new music and was not as successful as, for example, Cool Cool Death!, released ten years ago. Despite this, Mujuice is still popular today; musicians such as Zemfira Ramazanova do not hesitate to collaborate with him, and the performer himself is a welcome participant in major Russian and foreign festivals.
2. Antokha MC
“Antokha MC” is a musician from Moscow who started by studying in music school in the “Trumpet” class, and now one of the most promising Russian hip-hop artists.
In Anton’s work you can find echoes of 5’nizza and Mikhey, but in general it is quite original - it is not hip-hop in the classical sense of the term. The music is influenced by funk and reggae, and an additional highlight is the accompaniment, which in some songs is played by a trumpet.
3. Medjikul
The absence of the St. Petersburg group “Medzhikul” in radio and TV rotation is quite possibly a temporary phenomenon. In their debut album“All about Marfa” has everything to please almost any listener: you can dance to both incendiary and slow dancing, they want to sing along, while the music itself is very far from the tired pop music.
“Medzhikul” is perhaps the first group in Russia that performs music in the genre of rhythm and blues of the 70s - the so-called Motown Sound. St. Petersburgers skillfully combine the features of this genre with modern musical techniques and funny lyrics in Russian, as a result their compositions sound fresh and familiar at the same time.
4. Harajiev Smokes Virginia!
A group from Kazan, which started in 2009 with killer math-rock, now performing indie rock with elements of pop music. The group has six full-fledged releases, each of which will probably remain forever in the memory of my smartphone.
There are only three people in the group, the main instrumental core consists of drums, bass, guitar and vocals. HSV records also use other instruments, but this minimum set is enough to perform songs at concerts. If you like playful and romantic guitar music, do not understand English lyrics and have no prejudices about high-pitched male vocals, then Harajiev Smokes Virginia! you'll like it.
5.Motorama
Rostov-on-Don gave fans of hip-hop “Casta”, and fans of modern independent music- the couple Vlad and Irina Parshin, who were at the origins of the projects Motorama, “Morning” and “Bergen Kremer” (“Summer in the City”). Motorama is considered to be the main project of the musicians: the band’s discography includes four full-length and two mini-albums, and the tour map extends far beyond Russia.
Motorama's work is usually classified as post-punk and twee-pop. Unpretentious progressions and melodies, a 4/4 time signature and minimalistic accompaniment make Motorama's music simple and enjoyable.
6. Thank you
"Musical group from Moscow" is full text annotations in the “Thank you” community “VKontakte”. The participants do not try to show off their diversity of style tags and do not compare themselves with the hegemons of the genres. The band's style is really hard to describe without being boring. musical terms. Speaking in simple words, “Spasibo” - playful and sometimes experimental guitar rock with intelligent lyrics in their native language.
7. BCH
BCH is a project of Moscow musician Viktor Isaev. It all started with the album “Minion”, released in 2014, unusual both in form and content. Quality R&B and soul are not very common in Russian music, and BCH not only became a good alternative to James Blake, but also released an original experimental release. “Minion” is the album where very non-Russian music is combined with the most Russian lyrics - poems by poets of the Silver Age.
The latest release of the BCH “Hellenic Secret” was recorded with original lyrics. The music itself has also undergone changes: the songs are different from each other and combine echoes of many directions - from trip-hop to retrowave.
8. Pinkshinyultrablast
Pinkshinyultrablast is a shoegaze band from St. Petersburg and the only Russian band that Pitchfork likes to write about. Shoegaze is an alternative rock genre that originated in England in the late 80s. Music of this style is characterized by specific work with guitar effects and the detached behavior of musicians on stage, absorbed in this work.
In Russia, the boom of shoegaze music in the 80s and 90s went unnoticed, which is why this genre is still not popular among a wide audience. Pinkshinyultrablast do not count on success with Russian listeners: they give concerts abroad much more often than in Russia.
9. On-The-Go
A group from Togliatti, which started in hometown from killer dance-rock and later changed both genre and place of residence. After moving to the capital, the Togliatti residents were taken under the wing of the Xuman Records label, and the very first release, In The Wind, marked the beginning of the group’s creativity in a new style. Now On-The-Go is a Moscow band working in the indie-pop genre and sounding not at all Russian.
10. Sirotkin
Moscow bard Sergei Sirotkin proves year after year that in Russia you can become popular performer just playing beautiful music. The pursuit of fashion, the desire to turn creativity into bold experiments - this is not about Sirotkin. Here there is only a guitar and a young man with a beautiful voice.
