Popular singer of the 90s Russian. Solo voyage and years of oblivion
A fairly popular group with Eva Polna at the head, immediately won wide public love with their good arrangements and quickly riveted many memorable hits, which the girls sang tearfully in almost all the discos of the vast Motherland. Songs like “Loveless,” “Run from Me,” and, of course, “Love Me French” became essential songs on the playlist of any self-respecting bachelorette party of the 90s and 2000s.
2. Disco Crash
Even the most inveterate rapper and the most fearful metalhead, no, no, will remember the incendiary tunes of this group, well, “Drink beer - eat meat” sounded from every iron in its time. Disco Accident, having gone through the death of one of the participants, actually created a lot of very good different songs about love and friendship and aram-zam-zam there too. Their creativity crowns " New Year is rushing towards us, everything will happen soon” - known from the first chords and recognizable by absolutely everyone.
3. Ivanushki International
The epic boy band of our country, where the band members have almost become grandfathers, continues to sing songs about unhappy girlish love. In the turbulent nineties there was “Poplar Down”, and “Bullfinches”, “Clouds”, “Dolls” - it was on these hits that the all-Russian popularity of one red-haired and two non-red-haired ones was won.
4. Lyceum
A sweet girl group that changed lead singers like gloves. Well, who hasn’t done this - you can remember, for example, such a crazy group as “Strelki”, where there were about 20 different girls on vocals and backup dancers, replacing each other regularly once a month. “Lyceum”, against their backdrop with the permanent Anastasia Makarevich, was simply a model of stability, and their “Autumn-autumn, the summer has cooled down and dropped its leaves” and “And I am a winter girl”, firmly and for a long time ingrained in the brains of all our compatriots.
5. Mirage
The mastodons of this list, who started back in the USSR. A large number of casts and girls who grew into independent stars like Vetlitskaya, Ovsienko or Saltykova, traveled around the country in the 90s and filled entire stadiums. It was they who brought into the country en masse electronic music, and I still remember very well how my parents rocked out to “Music Connected Us”
6. Hands Up
Another epic and popular mega-project named after Sergei Zhukov. If progressive youth were already listening to Western music, then Russian youth in the outback were rocking out to the frantic rhythms of Ruki Vverkh. “Ay-yay-yay girl”, “I’m already 18” and others still thunder at all sorts of discos of the 90s and regularly pack the halls.
7.Tattoo
Our “European breakthrough”, lesbian image and incredible drive, of course, did their job and “tattoos” became popular not only in Russia. At first everything went well, really strong albums and hits - “They Will Not Catch Up with Us”, and at concerts they gave their best every time. Then re-covers of Western hits and songs in English began, and the Russian audience began to slowly leave, and along with it the popularity began to decline.
8. Technology
The Technology group at one time laid claim to the laurels of the most advanced electronic disco group in young democratic Russia. Copying the then insanely popular “Depeche Mode”, the group with their hit “Press the button - you will get the result”, managed to break through to fame and popularity and gathered a record 70 thousand in the Luzhniki arena, which at that time was rented out to anyone and anything man, those were the times.
9.Na-na
Perhaps the first sane boy band brought to our country four smiling guys who sang sweet, meaningless songs about “The hat fell and fell on the floor” and gained enormous popularity among young and not so young girls. They say that the group is still alive, and this is almost 20 years, and is still performing on tour somewhere abroad.
10. Inveterate scammers
The reckless and hooligan recitalists from Amoralov and company, of course, are remembered by all the “clean boys” of that time. The first bright robes, saggy pants and glasses of unimaginable shapes, as well as simple texts about how to glue a girl, don’t worry and forget about studying and ancestors, of course, found their way into the minds of young people after straight-as-a-stick doctrines Soviet Union. Such was the time - every innovation was received with a bang, and each, even the weakest and most obscure of their albums, had a certain success.
For 10 years now, the concert agency " Big city» organizes events with the participation famous artists Russia and abroad. We work directly with many public idols and offer clients a transparent payment system and always the quality of the holidays. A large selection of musicians of different genres allows you to choose exactly the one who will provide an atmosphere at your corporate party, birthday or wedding that everyone present will be happy about. From the list of Russian rock bands of the 90s you can invite such legends of heavy music as Bi-2, Splin, 7B, Diana Arbenina, Tantsy Minus. For fans of the alternative, we can organize a concert of the groups Slot, Tracktor Bowling, Amatory or Stigmata.
Personal concert from rock musicians
The list of Russian rock bands of the 80s and 90s presented in our catalog contains famous groups whose work is adored, covered and divided into quotes. There has always been a huge demand for high-quality, meaningful music. This is also relevant now, so if you want to make a corporate event or anniversary unforgettable, invite a star to your celebration. You can order popular Russian rock bands of the 80s from the list - Zemlyane, Alisa, Chaif, Aria, DDT, Mashina Vremeni, Mumiy Troll and a host of other musicians whose records sold out in no time.
What artists can be booked for events?
Russian rock bands of the 80s and 90s are represented only by the most famous groups who have earned their authority with powerful music and lyrics. Musicians who earned their popularity thanks to their talent. Don't know who you want to invite to your event? The concert and holiday agency "Bolshoy Gorod" will help you select popular Russian rock bands of the 90s from the list for your holiday and organize it, taking into account all your wishes and suggestions. Some groups that are worthy of an invitation to a private or corporate event:
- The Lyube group and Nikolai Rastorguev will bring solemnity to the atmosphere of your holiday and charge you with patriotic energy.
- The Leningrad group will blow the audience away and leave no chance for boredom. Everyone present will be delighted, regardless of gender and age.
- Gorky Park is a cult band of the 80s, whose song Moscow Calling brought them wild popularity in America and Europe.
Of course, the choice of a Russian rock band from the 80s and 90s completely depends on the musical preferences of the customer, but one thing is obvious - having a celebrity as your guest is solid, interesting and extraordinary. The specialists of the Big City agency are ready to take full responsibility for organizing any holiday.
List of Russian punk rock bands of the 90s
Punk is a subculture, a separate milestone in the history of heavy music, because this genre personifies a critical attitude towards society and generally accepted moral norms. Many people now listen to punk rock of the 80s and 90s with nostalgia, for some the words are important, while others are interested in the rhythm of the guitar strings, which charges with energy and drive. Book the best Russian rock bands of the 90s for yourself and your guests and your event will remain in memory for a long time. for a long time. Prince, Cockroaches, Brigadny Podryad, Lumen, Lyapis Trubetskoy - the list of popular Russian rock bands of the 80s can be continued for a long time. Our concert agency cooperates with everyone famous artists Russia and abroad, so we provide our clients with a huge selection of musicians who can be invited to private or public events.
Reasons why choose "Big City"
The high level of professionals of the Big City concert agency helps to realize the wildest fantasies of customers. We provide musicians to order and provide cultural program at the event. Working with us, you will receive a concert of your favorite artists of those years, as well as many advantages, because we:
- We have been on the market since 2008, which means that for 10 years we have been creating festive mood and invite stars to corporate events, birthdays, and weddings.
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In the 90s there were many popular songs and great bands: Scooter, Spice Girls, Aqua, Ace of Base and many others. They sounded on all beaches, discos, from every stall and cafe, teenagers' rooms were hung with their posters. But time is running, teenagers come, the musicians themselves change...
Spice Girls. The English female pop group was formed in London in 1994, and within two years their debut single "Wannabe" was conquering the charts. In our country, as well as all over the world, girls were simply crazy about the five singers.
After several attempts at reunion, the girls went their separate ways, but many became successful in new guises.
Ace of Base. The group's album "Happy Nation / The Sign" is the best-selling debut album in history. Thousands of discos in our country danced to the rhythms and tunes of the group.
In 2009, lead singer Jenny Berggren left the band. The remaining participants created a new one music project, but after three years new team fell apart.
Scooter. German Music band, focused on dance and energetic music, in the 90s only the lazy did not ask “How much is the fish” together with the frontman.
The band's manager and frontman H.P. Baxter are the only ones left from the original line-up. Scooter is still touring and releasing albums.
No Doubt. American ska-punk band formed in 1986 in Anaheim, California, USA. She gained the greatest fame after the release of the album Tragic Kingdom in 1995, the hit from which “Don’t speak” was heard on every radio station.
The group still exists, although its members have become more stylish, and vocalist Gwen Stefani has completely built successful career fashion designer
Roxette. The Swedish pop-rock band, led by Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, literally conquered musical Olympus all over the world with their romantic ballads.
In 2000, the vocalist was diagnosed with brain cancer and operated on. The band's work was suspended, but the members recorded solo records.
In 2013-2016, the musicians actively toured the planet, the last performance took place on February 8, 2016 at the Grand Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, after which doctors recommended Marie to stop performing.
Pet Shop Boys. British synthpop duo formed in 1981 in London.
Is one of the UK's most commercially successful and prolific recording bands. dance music: Over the past thirty years they have released more than forty singles (of which 20 were in the top ten of the British charts). They still perform and record albums.
Take That. Another one English pop rock band, which differed from other boy bands of the 1990s in that the members wrote their own songs. Already in 1996, the group broke up.
successful solo career Only Robbie Williams managed to build it. In 2010, the band reunited and even released an album a little later, but in the end only a trio remained from the original lineup.
La Bouche. The project of the famous German producer Frank Farian, whose second single, Be My Lover, was in the top ten in 14 countries, and in first place in Germany.
Vocalist Melanie Thornton died in a plane crash on November 24, 2001. La Bouche's albums and solo recordings of the singer still remain popular and are regularly re-released and remixed.
Bad Boys Blue. Over the course of its history, the Eurodisco group has released about 30 hit singles that hit the charts in many countries around the world, including the USA.
Currently group Bad Boys Blue is John McInerney, who had fallen out with the other members, and two backing singers - Sylvia McInerney, John's wife, and Edith Myracle. The group performs at many shows in countries such as Germany, Poland, Great Britain, Finland, Israel, Russia, Romania, Hungary, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Turkey, USA and others.
Mr. President. German a dancing group in Eurodance style, whose most famous composition Only the lazy didn't hear "Coco Jamboo" in the mid-90s.
Release new material the group stopped in the late 90s, is now active creative life It is led only by vocalist Lay Zee.
Mo-Do. Fabio Frittelli - Italian singer and a disc jockey, whose most famous single was “Eins, Zwei, Polizei”, which was heard in all discos in Europe and Russia.
On February 6, 2013, Fabio Frittelli was found lifeless in his home in Udine. At the time of his death he was 46 years old. The cause of death is suicide.
Doc. Alban is a Swedish musician of Nigerian origin, working in the Eurodance style. Perhaps his most famous work was the composition “It’s My Life”, which almost became business card Dr. Alban
Alban created his own record label Dr. Records, under whose label all Dr.'s albums are published. Alban, starting with "Born In Africa". Continues to release albums and singles.
Aqua. A musical dance-pop group consisting of one Norwegian girl Lene and three Danish men, which gained worldwide fame in the 90s thanks to the songs “Barbie Girl”, “Roses are Red”, “Doctor Jones”, “Turn Back Time” ", "Lollipop (Candyman)", "My Oh My", etc.
The group broke up in the early 2000s and reunited in 2007, and even released new album. After this, the group scattered and reunited again, and now the group, with a changed lineup, occasionally tours retro festivals.
Europe. Swedish rock band, founded by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum, achieved widespread fame with the hit "Final Countdown".
In 1992, the group broke up and reunited only in 2004. On March 2, 2015, their tenth album was released. studio album War of Kings, which entered the Swedish charts at number two.
Backstreet Boys. The American boy band was formed on April 20, 1993, and since their self-titled debut album in 1996, they have sold approximately 130 million copies of their records.
Since then, the group has dispersed and gathered again, its members were treated for drug and alcohol addiction, but occasionally even released albums.
'N Sync. The “boy” group was formed in 1995, and the teenage hysteria around it reached its climax in March 2000.
Since 2002, the band's frontman - Justin Timberlake- took up a solo career, as a result of which the group did not release new records. On August 25, 2013, the group had a two-minute reunion on the stage of the MTV Video Music Awards.
"Lyceum". The pop group's main hit, "Autumn", sounded in 1995. In addition to her, the history of the “Lyceum” includes dozens of songs that have conquered the top lines in music ratings.
Anastasia Makarevich has been the only permanent member of the team since its founding in 1991. The group still exists and records new songs.
"Red mold". A Russian-Ukrainian group created by musician Pavel Yatsyna, who single-handedly recorded the first four albums. The group is known for performing songs using profanity, as well as couplets, ditties, fairy tales, musical parodies, poems and jokes.
Now the group still exists and is touring with its eighth lineup. By the way, Pavel Yatsyna was the first to make an electric guitar out of a shovel, which he later patented and performed with it at concerts.
"Ladybug". In 1994, the group rode a wave of success with a version of the Soviet song "Granite Pebble". The hallmark of the group was clothing, shoes and accessories: boots, jackets and umbrellas, stylized as a ladybug.
Vocalist Vladimir Volenko survived a serious operation, after which he and his wife began recording songs on religious themes. The group also records regular albums and also gives regular concerts.
"Balagan Limited". The hit of the group "What do you need?" Only the lazy didn't hear. The group appeared on TV, recorded three successful albums, and toured extensively.
In 1999, the group's producer secretly registered the trade name "Balagan Limited" and typed new line-up. The old musicians, after a whole year of unsuccessful attempts to defend the name, began to be called after their first hit - “What do you need?”
"Arrows". The pop group was created by Soyuz studio in 1997 and was considered as “our answer” to the Spice Gilrs. The band became especially popular in 1999 after the release of the song and video “You Left Me,” in which he starred popular actor Ivar Kalnins.
In the early 2000s, due to frequent changes in lineup, the group's popularity began to decline. Information about the group's breakup varies. Some call it 2004, others say 2009. Some girls managed to build solo careers.
"Bachelor party." The Russian hip-hop trio was formed in 1991 by producer Alexey Adamov. The first albums of "Bachelor Party" "Sex without a break" and "Let's talk about sex", released by Soyuz studio in 1991 and 1992, brought the boy band incredible popularity throughout the country.
Having successfully worked together until 1996, the musicians closed the “Bachelor Party” project. Dolphin began a solo career, and Dan and Mutobor created the group "Barbitura", whose focus was electronic music.
"Shao? Bao!" Ukrainian group in 1997 she recorded the song “Konyk’s mother bought (and the horse is without a leg)”, which became the calling card of a trio of young musicians from Dnepropetrovsk.
The group changed lineups, but, alas, “Konyk” remained their only hit.
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In the mid-nineties and early 2000s, there were many pop idols in our country. Just look at the creativity of Andrei Gubin or the Ladybug group. Many of their hits will be remembered for the rest of our lives. They still have fans, despite the fact that the performers of the famous hits have long disappeared from view. Woman’s Day found out what happened to the twenty most popular artists that time.
Tramp boy
He was the favorite of schoolgirls, and cassettes with his hits were sold like hot cakes. His angelic appearance and voice broke more than one girl’s heart, and songs such as “Tramp Boy” or “Winter Cold” were heard throughout the country.
Everything changed in 2007, when Gubin suddenly disappeared from television screens. They said that the singer had problems with alcohol due to unrequited love to the girl. And someone even claimed that he left Russia. To clarify the situation, we need to go back far into the past.
First album
His music career began in the late eighties, not without the support of his father, Viktor Viktorovich Gubin, a former researcher and cartoonist, and by that time vice-president of the Russian Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, owner of several recording studios.
Andrey's first professional album was released only in 1995, after Gubin met famous musician Leonid Agutin. This album bore the name of the singer’s debut song, “Tramp Boy,” and very quickly conquered the top of all popularity ratings.
Sudden disappearance
However, after his unprecedented rise in the second half of the nineties, Andrei suddenly disappeared from view. The peak of his popularity came in 2000, when Andrei toured not only the cities of Russia, but also the United States, Israel, Germany, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. After this, Gubin did not give any new concerts, although he released another new album and a collection of his best songs.
Father's death
The decline in Andrei’s creative activity is undoubtedly associated with the deteriorating health of his father, who not only helped his son get into the world of show business, but also constantly supported him, largely directing the singer’s career. After all, Andrei, according to his colleagues, had a very gentle character and needed fatherly control.
The death of Viktor Viktorovich in 2007 led to the virtual cessation of his son’s creative activity. For some time, fans, out of inertia, were interested in the ups and downs of their hero, and then slowly began to forget him.
Disease
Then rumors spread that Andrei had been diagnosed with the disease nervous system, which caused constant severe pain in the facial area. Doctors helped to overcome the mental crisis. He says that he was treated twice at the neurosis clinic.
Now
Today Andrey is already over 40. The ex-idol leads a reclusive life in Moscow, has gained noticeable weight, but still dreams of returning to the stage.
“I look bad now, that’s why I’m not performing. If I get into shape, I’ll definitely perform, but I’m not ready yet,” says the singer. “I write music all the time, I compose poetry, but for myself, I train my soul.”
Alexander Aivazov
Popularity
Alexander Aivazov is known to the general public as Sasha Aivazov as a pop singer of the 90s, who then sang the hit about “Lilies” and “Butterfly Moon”. A popular but critically underrated singer, Sasha Aivazov became famous back in 1989. At the same time, his first hit, “Lily,” sounded. The image of a romantic teenager singing sincere and simple songs about love was confirmed by the first two albums: “Don't be sad” and “Where are you?”
The super hit “I beg you, don’t cry” becomes like a farewell to the singer’s teenage period. The song brings the matured Aivazov all-Russian popularity, which is soon confirmed by the third album. It was released at the end of 1996, and in it Sasha also appears as a composer. “Butterfly Moon”, “Time River”, “It’s Just a Game” are the undisputed hits of the latest release.
In general, the disc turns out to be very successful due to the hitness of the melodies, the lightness and excitement of the performance and the very colorful synthesis of flamenco, rockabilly and pop music. And the matured and matured Alexander himself appears in the guise of a kind of macho man that is attractive to fans, not at all reminiscent of the lyrically touching Sasha of yesteryear.
In 1998, fashionable “remixers”, in particular Roman Ryabtsev, DJ Valdai, made dance versions of “Butterfly Moon”. The performer himself has a noticeable creative crisis - having found his own style in “Butterfly Moon”, Aivazov again embarked on experiments. And in the end he turned into an ordinary pop singer, only, unlike many colleagues, he no longer promotes himself on television and radio.
His new hit“I’ll Unravel You,” which appeared in the fall of 1998, also did not impress. And in 1999, Alexander Aivazov, alas, who did not develop the success of “Butterfly Moon”, unfortunately for fans, left the charts.
Alcoholism
The artist has never hidden the fact that he is rarely on friendly terms with alcohol. Aivazov loved to sit with friends over a white bottle and almost never refused a glass or two at social events. Gradually the habit grew into a serious addiction. The singer, who was depressed, completely forgot about his former popularity and almost lost his family.
A year ago, Sasha’s wife Irina left along with their three-year-old son Nikita. She was tired of putting up with her husband's drunkenness. To regain his wife’s trust, the 41-year-old singer went to a drug treatment clinic for treatment.
“I got so drunk that I was on IVs every day,” Alexander said then. – It’s all my fault! But if Ira sends a lawyer, I will not sign any documents. I don’t want to divorce her, I will fight for love. I realized everything and want to fix everything. If she forgives me, I will never touch alcohol again in my life.”
Rehabilitation in drug treatment clinic Marshak
In the hospital, Aivazov courageously fought his addiction. All for the sake of having his beloved wife and son nearby. The thought that he would eventually lose his family was unthinkable to him.
Every morning in the hospital he started by jogging. fresh air around the hospital park and from yoga classes in the ward. Then he underwent many rehabilitation procedures and conversations with a psychologist. In the end everything worked out! Sasha stopped drinking and managed to save his family. Now he lives happily and is engaged in creativity. True, his popularity left him forever.
Group Demo
Peak of popularity
Any school disco of the late nineties was not complete without the hits of the Demo group. Alexandra Zvereva, the lead singer of the group, never had outstanding vocal abilities. But this was not required of her.
Parting with the producer
In 2002, Zvereva and her producer Vadim Polyakov terminated their contract with the ARS company. Demo clips began to disappear from the airwaves music channels. And then the soloist announced that she was expecting a child, and since then we haven’t heard anything about Demo.
Demo now
It turned out that the Demo group still exists, just with a different lineup. Well, Sasha Zvereva records solo songs from time to time, and also sews clothes for the brand she owns.
“We did not stop touring, I traveled to cities and countries even in the last months of pregnancy,” says twice-mother Sasha Zvereva. – Over the years, Demo has released 7 albums. The group is not worried about their absence from the airwaves: the tour continues, they have money to live on. My main income is my man, and Demo is more of a hobby. We live separately, have a club of fans and believe that people will separate the wheat from the chaff and understand what is made artificially to make money, and what is made from the heart.”
Shura
Success and recognition
Once upon a time, Shura, aka Alexander Medvedev, amazed the public with his own image and was one of the most discussed personalities on the domestic stage. A bright blond man without teeth shouted songs rather than sang, and behaved, to put it mildly, strangely.
However, this only helped many to believe that he had talent. Popularity became too much of a psychological burden for Shura; he became addicted to drugs, which almost became fatal for him.
Terrible disease and drug addiction
The singer fell ill with cancer, but managed to overcome both illnesses by undergoing chemotherapy and drug addiction treatment. Of course, we had to move away from the previous image. But look like normal person Shura clearly did not want to.
Return
The singer inserted artificial teeth into himself, went under the scalpel of plastic surgeons several times and returned to the stage in an even stranger image - openly homosexual. Nevertheless, it still has its audience to this day.
Tatiana Ovsienko
Former popularity
Previously, not a single big concert or a single ceremony took place without Tanya Ovsienko’s performances. And today they completely forgot about her.
Once upon a time, the famous singer Tatyana Ovsienko had everything: money, career, fame. But one day she exchanged all this for the happy smile of a child. At one time, in pursuit of millions, the singer did not think about children until one moment.
Foster-son
One day fate gave her an amazing meeting. Once Tatyana gave a concert in orphanage and drew attention to little boy, Igor. Later, the singer was told that the parents abandoned the child when he was diagnosed with an advanced heart defect. According to the teachers, Igor was homeless, he needed a very complex operation, but the orphanage did not have the money for it.
And then Tatyana seemed to have an epiphany, she realized that she could save this child. She immediately went to one of the best Moscow clinics, agreed on the operation, paid fabulous money for it, and Igor was successfully operated on. When the boy recovered from the operation, Tatyana took him to her home.
Ovsienko granted him guardianship, and Igor officially became her son. In order to cook porridge for the baby and change diapers, Tatyana gave up work and unloved husband Vladimir Dubovnitsky lived for 18 years so as not to traumatize the child’s psyche with divorce. She would probably still be sharing a bed with him if he had not found someone else and announced that he was leaving.
New love
Now Tatyana is preparing for a new marriage. Her chosen one was businessman Alexander Merkulov. The proposal was made quite a long time ago, but the celebration had to be postponed: the fact is that Merkulov spent 3.5 years in a pre-trial detention center under investigation. All this time, Tatyana morally supported her beloved, wrote letters, carried packages, and also gave 20 concerts a month to earn money for lawyers. In early June, Alexander was found not guilty. The 47-year-old singer met him at the courthouse. And now nothing prevents the lovers from getting married. The wedding is tentatively scheduled for the fall.
Irina Saltykova
Successful in everything
Not all women who sold clothes and cosmetics in tents in the 90s became famous singers and owners of their own serious businesses. Irina Saltykova succeeded in both, one after another.
Since childhood, Irina was purposeful and independent child. In addition to school, she was involved in a cutting and sewing club, was fond of knitting, and went to rhythmic gymnastics training.
Unsuccessful marriage
In 1986, Irina had a fateful meeting with her future husband, Viktor Saltykov. Victor was struck by Irina's beauty and charm. They got married, and a year later their daughter Alice was born.
Their marriage did not last long. According to the singer, this happened due to Victor’s addiction to alcohol. After separating from her husband, Irina went into business, but the profits were barely enough to live on, and then Saltykova decided to return to the stage and start a solo career.
Solo career
After the release of the video " Grey eyes“The whole country knew Irina. She was immediately dubbed a sex symbol and a new rising star. With each new song, the singer only strengthened her popularity.
She has six albums in total, and she dedicated the third, “Alice,” to her daughter. Irina’s acting career was also quite successful: having played in the films “Brother-1, -2”, she received critical acclaim.
Business
Now Irina is successfully running a business, she has a beauty and style house “Irina Saltykova”, her own boutique and beauty salon. Little is known about the singer’s personal life: she has a beloved man, but the singer keeps who he is a secret. Songs remained in her life as a pleasant hobby.
Natalia Vetlitskaya
Unexpected departure
The ex-soloist of the popular group “Mirage” for many years managed to occupy the niche of a sexy singing blonde in the domestic show business. And the shots with her raised skirt from the Playboy video became one of the symbols of the nineties. Natasha released a couple of albums that were literally swept off the shelves by fans, and then suddenly disappeared from the public eye.
There were many reasons why the pop diva left the stage. She left the world of show business silently, without giving a farewell concert and without explaining herself to the public. The disappearance of Natalya Vetlitskaya, who turned 50 in the fall of 2014, was her conscious decision.
Birth of a daughter
Vetlitskaya decided to radically change her life after the birth of her daughter Ulyana in 2004. According to a source close to the singer, she wanted to terminate her pregnancy. She was persuaded to leave the child by producer Viktor Yudin, who in recent years became her right hand and a close friend. The name of the child’s father, Vetlitskaya, has not been made public to this day.
New life in Spain
In addition, after the birth of her daughter, the pop diva decided to leave not only the stage, but also Russia. When Ulyana was four years old, they moved to live in sunny Spain forever.
Today Natasha tries not to come to the attention of journalists, is raising her daughter and does not like to comment on her past. Although in her personal life there was also a lot interesting events- for example, a ten-day marriage to Yevgeny Belousov, an affair with the domestic oligarch Kerimov (who, as journalists said, gave her a plane). But if Vetlitskaya used to choose exclusively the rich and famous, today she is married to her yoga mentor.
Sergey Chumakov
Good start
Sergei's songs became popular in the early 90s. They captivated the audience with their special energy. Surely everyone sang “Don’t offend the young girl, groom,” at karaoke. It all started in Moscow back in 1972.
A simple Moscow boy who graduated from a mechanical engineering college did not dream of becoming a star. However, fate gave him a ticket to the world of music. Everything happened thanks to casual acquaintance with the poet Alexander Shaganov in 1988.
He became the producer of the young talented performer. In addition, Alexander had the necessary contacts on television. Thanks to this, Sergei entered the competition “ morning Star“, although he always sang only by ear. The first songs were generally rehearsed to the accordion. Of course, he had a desire to master musical notation, but he was too much of a hooligan guy. From music school kicked out for bad behavior.
Popularity
Since the beginning of 1991, Sergei has been successfully recording new hits, giving concerts and going on tour. A few years later, the young singer quarrels with producer Shaganov and leaves him.
Igor Azarov becomes Sergei’s new producer. The album "Go ahead" is released. The singer begins to work in the style of Western music of the 50s and 60s. His works were influenced by notable performers such as Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, Luis Prima. During this period, the singer, who was losing popularity, even made peace with Alexander Shaganov. The third album, “Like the First Time,” includes several songs based on his poems. However, Chumakov’s attempt to perform western music failed. The album was a complete failure, and Chumakov disappeared from the screens.
Leaving the stage
There were rumors that Alla Pugacheva helped Chumakov both get on stage and leave it. They say that the song “Don’t hurt me, groom,” which made Chumakov famous, was originally intended for the then favorite of the Diva, Sergei Chelobanov. For this, Pugacheva was offended and “closed” Chumakov’s path to show business.
“Alla Pugacheva kindly invited me to sing at her “Christmas meetings,” says Chumakov. “Immediately after that, I was bombarded with offers for tours. As for the song, I didn’t know that Shaganov first wrote it for Chelobanov and Chelobanov had already sung it. Therefore, when Pugacheva told me: “Sergei, don’t sing this song anymore,” I was indignant. After all, the song became popular precisely in my performance. I answered Alla Borisovna: “How can I not sing? What should I answer to people: did you forbid me to sing or have I lost my memory?” And he continued to perform it. But I don’t think I disappeared from the screens because of this. I just couldn’t pay such huge amounts of money for broadcasts like Pugacheva or Kirkorov did.”
Return
Today, Sergei is happily married to a woman who supports him in everything. He has noticeably gotten better and is eager to fight again. He started recording songs and is even preparing to release a new album in the near future.
Group "Ladybug"
Famous hit
The project, created by singer, composer and arranger Vladimir Volenko, gained wide popularity in the mid-nineties. Then the album “Granite Pebble” was released.
In 1997, “Ladybug” became one of the first projects of the new major audio and production company ORT-Records, headed by general producer Joseph Prigozhin. The label of this company releases two more discs of the group “My Queen” and “Woman of Dreams”. In 1999, another success for the project was Leonid Azbel’s song “A Ship Up the Volga,” which immediately became the second hit after “Granite Pebble.” A disc with this track, as well as several songs by Elena Vaenga written for “ Ladybug", published by Grand Records.
Lineup change
In 2000, the composition of the group changed radically, and Inna Anzorova was replaced by Natalya Poleshchuk, who was immediately given the pseudonym Shokoladkina by Vladimir Volenko for her excessive love of sweets. In 2004, a daughter, Dasha, was born into the family of Vladimir Volenko and Natalya Shokoladkina, and in 2008, Vladimir Jr. Therefore, during this period, the group appears less often in the media space, but continues to actively give concerts. The last striking creative decision was the wedding duet “The First Dance of the Young,” where the Volenko couple involved their own children in the filming of the video.
The end of popularity
In recent years, the group has not been on television, but BK continues to perform and record albums.
Here’s how Vladimir comments on the situation: “I’m not an oligarch, not a “blue” and not a Jew. I'm simple Russian citizen, a talented and hardworking musician, but today this is not enough. Today, to be visible, you must either have millions in investments or belong to a certain clan. You can also be under contract with some serious company, where they will immediately make you understand that the channel or producer is everything, and you are nothing. As a person and as an artist, I preferred independence, therefore, today we are not on the blue screens. But it doesn’t bother me.”
As for earnings, there is enough for the group to live, but, unfortunately, not enough for development. However, Vladimir does not really regret his fate. He is happily married and has two children.
Group " Tender May»
From the orphanage to the stars, or the Orenburg orphan
“Tender May” - iconic musical group late 80s – early 90s. The first teenage group in the USSR was born in boarding school No. 2 in the city of Orenburg. Musical director became the author of all the songs, Sergei Kuznetsov, who led the orphanage music club. And the calling card of the group (which would later change several members) and the idol of millions of fans is 15-year-old orphanage resident Yura Shatunov.
“Thanks to the fact that I spent my childhood in an orphanage, I was able to preserve myself and not go astray. the right way. Because in the orphanage they don’t like greedy people, they don’t like sneaks, that is, they don’t like weak people. There, in order to live in a community, you need to adhere to certain laws. Otherwise you will be expelled from the team. And the same thing turned out to be adult life. But I was already ready for it. I can’t communicate with people from the point of view of “you’re nobody, but I’m a star.” First of all, you need to think that this person today may be a nobody, but in a year he can become much cooler than you. Although if I come across unpleasant people, then I simply don’t talk to them, no matter how high a level they stand. I say: “Sorry, but I can’t, I don’t want to. I don’t feel comfortable being around you.”
The first album, “White Roses,” was recorded in February 1988 on a household tape recorder and sold by Kuznetsov to a recording kiosk for 30 rubles. A few months later, the recording got to Andrei Razin (at that time the administrator of the Mirage group), who pulled off an incredible combination for those times and transported Shatunov, Kuznetsov and several other orphanage boys to Moscow, where he organized a studio for gifted children “LM”. In January 1989, the video “White Roses” was shown for the first time on Central Television in “Morning Mail”, after which a real all-Union boom began - the songs “ Happy May“sounded everywhere, and millions of fans simply went crazy for the blue-eyed young prince with a charming dimple on his cheek. The group collected the largest concert venues throughout the country and set a record for the number of concerts per day (sometimes there were 5-6 per day).
Solo sailing and years of oblivion
However, despite the overwhelming success and popularity, at the beginning of 1992 the group broke up. 18-year-old Shatunov leaves Andrei Razin and tries to build a solo career. For some time, he was even supported by Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, who invited Yura to perform at her “Christmas meetings” in December 1992. But, despite the first one released by the PolyGram Russia recording studio in 1994 solo album"Do you remember" and several filmed clips, staying afloat turned out to be difficult. Finding yourself in a difficult life situation, Shatunov leaves to live and work in Germany, where he studies to become a sound engineer and leaves the stage for several years.
“At the age of 25–30 I began to look for myself. Then I wanted a lot at once, but I needed to understand what I really, truly needed. And don’t look at those around you: but these young guys, they ride good cars, With beautiful girls and so on. That is, at first you look at them and think: how cool, I want it too, and then you realize that this is not cool at all, this beautiful life is not so beautiful, it’s better in some other way. And this “different” needs to be found. At that time I worked in many ways, even as a system administrator. I worked a lot in the studio, but didn’t study own creativity and your career. And now I can say with one hundred percent confidence that that step was truly correct and true, because now I have everything and even more: a beloved wife, a beloved son and daughter, I have a place to live, I have a job I love, I have everything . I am a happy man".
Return of the idol
In the early 2000s, Shatunov nevertheless returned to Russia to continue his solo career, and released several albums one after another: “Remember May”, “Leaves are Falling”, “If you want, don’t be afraid”, “Record my voice”, "I believe". In September 2009, the singer went on a big tour of Russian cities in support of feature film"Tender May". A year later, Yura took part in the filming of the series “Happy Together”, where he played himself. Today, Shatunov continues to record songs and remain one of the most sought-after artists in the reserves.
“I visit Russia much more often than at home, in Germany. But this does not in the least prevent me from communicating with my family, seeing my children and raising them. There is Skype, there is the Internet, there is a telephone, after all. And then there’s the plane: I board, two hours and I’m home.”
Found personal happiness in Germany
Shatunov met his future wife, lawyer Svetlana, in Germany in December 2000: “People often ask: do you believe in love at first sight and is it even possible? Maybe. This is exactly how it happened for me. It was enough just to look at each other - that’s all.”
They dated for a long time and decided to get married only in January 2007, six months after Svetlana gave birth to her son Dennis. Six years later, on March 13, 2013, their second child, daughter Estella, was born in Bad Homburg. As Yuri admits, there are very few close people in his life: “There are actually few people I trust. In fact, you can count them on the fingers of one hand. Firstly, this is Svetlana – my wife. Secondly, Arkady, my director, with whom I have been working together for more than 27 years. Well, and a couple more guys, time-tested friends.”
Last September, Shatunov celebrated his 41st birthday; he continued to live and work in two countries, having a Russian passport and a residence permit in Germany. Yuri has a house, wife and children in Frankfurt am Main, but in the summer they often come with their whole family to relax in Russia, in particular in Sochi, where Shatunov has big house, purchased back in the days of Tender May.
