Groups 90 x 00 x. Personal concert from rock musicians

Let's remember the popular musical groups of the 90s and 2000s, to whose songs the whole country danced then, and also learn about how the further fate their participants.

t.A.T.u. The group was created in 1999 and initially actively exploited the image of same-sex love in both songs and videos, which to some extent became the key to success. In 2003, Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina even participated in Eurovision, taking third place. Six years after this, having gone through impressive international success, the team parted ways.

Volkova began her solo career. Back in 2004, she gave birth to a daughter, Victoria, and three years later she became the wife of the son of a businessman, Parviz Yasinov, to whom she gave birth to a son, Samir.

Elena Katina has been participating in the international solo project Lena Katina since 2009 and moved to Los Angeles. The performer is married to Slovenian rock musician Sasho Kuzmanovic, to whom she gave birth to a son two years ago.

"Lyceum". The girl trio consisting of Nastya Makarevich, Lena Perova and Izolda Ishkhanishvili made their debut on the TV show “Morning Star” in 1995, and their main hit was the song “Autumn”.

Lena Perova was the first to be fired from the group, and after a while Isolde also left. Only Nastya Makarevich is still constantly present in the group, accompanied by different girls. Now the Lyceum star is 40 years old, she is married to a lawyer and has two sons.

Isolda Ishkhanishvili left show business, lives in Switzerland, is engaged in business in the field of luxury cosmetics and is the wife of construction magnate Dmitry Desyatnikov, to whom she gave birth to a son five years ago.

Elena Perova tried to return to show business, wrote songs and soundtracks for films, hosted talk shows, participated in various television projects and even starred in TV series, and in addition, she struggled with alcohol and drug addictions, and got into car accidents. Not married, no children.

"Hi-Fi". The official founding date of the group is August 2, 1998, when the producer brought together artists Mitya Fomin, Timofey Pronkin and Oksana Oleshko. Producer Pavel Yesenin himself planned to become the soloist of the group, but not wanting to go on tour, he made Fomin his “avatar”, who began to “sing” songs recorded in Yesenin’s voice.

At the beginning of 2003, Oksana Oleshko left the group and show business, deciding to devote herself entirely to her family. Her place was taken by the now famous performers Tatyana Tereshina and Katya Li, who also did not stay in the team.

At the beginning of 2009, the popularity of "Hi-Fi" fell and for the sake of a solo career, Mitya Fomin left the band, who has since been busy solo work. "Hi-Fi" is a duet between Timofey Pronkin and alternating female vocalists.

"Arrows". The pop group was created by the Soyuz studio in 1997, seven were selected from among four thousand applicants: Yulia "Yu-Yu" Dolgasheva, Svetlana "Gera" Bobkina, Maria "Margot" Korneeva, Ekaterina "Radio Operator Kat" Kravtsova, Maria "Mouse" Solovyova, Anastasia "Stasya" Rodina and Lia Bykova.

By the beginning of the 2000s, the composition had changed considerably, which is why the popularity began to wane. Both 2004 and 2009 are recognized as the date of the group’s breakup. In August 2015, “Strelki” announced the reunion of the team in the golden lineup, although today only a trio remains of it.

"Bachelor party." The hip-hop trio was founded in 1991 by producer Alexey Adamov. The glorified details of intimate life to the rhythms of North American rap became the key to the success of the group.

“Bachelor Party” lasted until 1996, after which the musicians closed the project. Andrey "Dolphin" Lysikov began a solo career, which he continues to this day. Married to photographer Lika Gulliver, father of two children.

Pavel "Mutabor" Galkin and Andrey "Dan" Kotov tried to revive the group, recorded several albums, but the time of "Bachelor Party" had already passed. As a DJ Mutabor performs in various clubs in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod, London, New York, Dublin, etc.

"Hands up!". The group appeared in 1993, when radio DJs of the Samara “Europe Plus” Sergei Zhukov and Alexey Potekhin recorded several songs and gave them to friends at the “Maximum” radio station... Soon they played “Student”, “Ay-Yay-Yay”, “My Baby” " and "I'm 18 already" were danced by schoolgirls all over the country.

The team broke up in 2006 and the guys have not disclosed the reasons for this to this day. Alexey Potekhin started producing young performers. Married twice, has a daughter.

Sergei Zhukov continued to perform, first solo, and then again under the name “Hands Up!” The performer is married for the second time and is the father of four children.

"Russian size". The team presented listeners with dozens of dance hits: “Angel of the Day”, “Star of Separation”, “Spring”, “Like this”... Soon the group began to constantly change soloists and producers, and a conflict arose between the founding fathers.

Now Dmitry Kopotilov, the author of the group’s main hits, continues to perform under the “Russian Size” brand. The musician is married and has a son.

The current group of Viktor Bondaryuk was called “Project Size”, and now is called “140 beats per minute”. The musician is married to the actress of the TV series “Kitchen” Irina Temicheva.

"Ivanushki International"The boy band is the favorite of schoolgirls in the 90s. The group still exists, but Kirill Andreev and Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov remain from the original lineup.

In March 1998, Igor Sorin decided to start solo career, and in September of the same year, the musician died, according to investigators, after falling from a sixth-floor balcony.

Igor’s place in the group was taken by Oleg Yakovlev, who left the team in 2013 also for a solo project. Last summer, the performer died of cardiac arrest due to bilateral pneumonia and cirrhosis of the liver.

And this is what the 2017 version of Ivanushki International looks like.

"Demo". The group with vocalist Sasha Zvereva "shot" in 1999 with the hit "Sun in Hands."

Zvereva performed under the name of the group until 2011. Now the girl lives in Los Angeles, designs and raises three children.

"Brilliant" were one of the most popular "girl" groups of the 90s. Its first lineup was Olga Orlova, Polina Iodis, Irina Lukyanova and Zhanna Friske, with Orlova singing mainly, while the rest danced and performed backing vocals.

At the end of 1998, Polina Iodis left the group, took up extreme sports, and hosted the “Affordable Extreme” program on the MTV Russia channel. Since 2010, the girl has lived in Bali and surfed.

In March 2003, Irina Lukyanova left the team, devoting herself to her family and her soon-to-be-born daughter, Anya. Perhaps everyone knows about the sad fate of Zhanna Friske.

After leaving the group, Olga Orlova performed with solo projects, acted in films, played in the theater, and other performers have performed and continue to perform under the “Brilliant” brand for a long time.

"Virus!". Famous hits The group had songs “Handles”, “Everything will pass”, “I’ll ask you”, “Happiness” and others. The first line-up of the group was Olga Lucky Kozina - vocalist, author of words and music, as well as keyboardists Yuri Stupnik and Andrey Gudas.

In 2011, Olga Lucky presented to the public her new music project"The CATS", but on this moment and the group "Virus!" actively tours and releases new songs.

"Visitors from the future". The duet group of Eva Polna and Yuri Usachev produced the hit “Run from Me” in 1998, which broke all popularity records.

In the spring of 2009, Eva Polna announced the breakup of the group and the start of her solo career. In addition to music, she is interested in fashion and is raising two daughters, Evelina and Amalia.

Back in 2002, Yuri Usachev became the general producer of the recording company Gramophone Records. Now he devotes himself to new projects "Art-house", "My-Ti" and "Zventa Sventana", tours as a DJ, and collaborates as a sound producer with the stars of Russian show business. His wife - famous performer Tina Kuznetsov

Reflex. A dance pop project, which for a long time included only Irina Nelson, who was joined by dancers and backing vocalists Alena Torganova and Denis Davidovsky in early 2000.

Since 2012, Irina has been combining a solo career with working in a group as the main soloist. Married for a second marriage since 1993, she has a son Anton from her first marriage, who has already made the performer a grandmother.

On March 25, 2016, group member Alena Torganova announced her departure from the group, having worked in the team for fifteen years.

"Inveterate swindlers." The performers of the hits “Quit Smoking”, “Everything and Everything”, “Love”, “Love Me, Love” performed together for the first time on December 8, 1996. Now Sergey “Amoralov” Surovenko and Vyacheslav “Tom-Chaos Junior” Zinurov remain in the team from the original composition.

Igor “Garik” Bogomazov worked in the group from 1996 to 2011, and after leaving he hardly communicates with journalists and is not involved in creativity. According to him, his wife insisted on leaving show business, with whom he eventually divorced. According to media reports, now Igor is too passionate about alcohol.

"Tea for Two". The duet of composer and singer Denis Klyaver and poet, singer, entrepreneur and actor Stas Kostyushkin existed from 1994 to 2012.

Now Denis Klyaver is engaged in a solo career. He is married to his third marriage, the father of two sons, and in addition, in 2010, he officially recognized the fact of his paternity of Eva Polna’s daughter Evelyn.

Stas Kostyushkin launched new project"A-Dessa". Also married to his third marriage, father of three sons.

Plasma. The group consisting of Roman Chernitsyn and Maxim Postelny was one of the first to begin performing songs exclusively in English language for Russian-speaking audience.

The band still exists, although they have released only four albums so far. Roman Chernitsyn was married to Irina Dubtsova, who bore him a son, Artem.

Prime Minister. The Russian pop group, formed in 1997, during its golden times included Vyacheslav Bodolika, Peter Jason, Zhan Grigoriev-Milimerov and Dmitry Lansky.

At the end of 2005, due to disagreements with the producer, Jean, Peter, Vyacheslav and Marat began working independently, but since they did not own the rights to the name “Prime Minister”, they were forced to call themselves “PM Group”. And their former producer dialed new line-up groups under the same brand.

At the beginning of 2014, Vyacheslav Bodolika left the PM Group and went to Spain.

Each of us can easily name several popular musical groups and solo performers of the 90s, whose songs were listened to by everyone back then. Many years have passed since then, only a few remain on the stage, and then we invite you to find out how fate turned out famous groups those years.

Spice Girls. The English girl pop group was formed in London in 1994, and two years later their debut single "Wannabe" conquered 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 musical project, but three years later the new team broke up.

Scooter. A German musical group 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. Swedish pop rock band, whose leaders are Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson in the late 80s - early 90s, 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.

They are one of the UK's most commercially successful and prolific dance music recording acts: 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.

Only Robbie Williams managed to build a successful solo career. 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, Bad Boys Blue consists of John McInerney, who had fallen out with the other members, and two backing singers - Sylvia McInerney, John's wife, and Edith Miracle. 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 the Eurodance style, whose most famous composition “Coco Jamboo” was heard by everyone in the mid-90s.

Release new material the group stopped in the late 90s, is now active creative life it is led only by its vocalist Lay Zee.Mo-Do.

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 a new album in 2013. After this, the group scattered and reunited again, and now the group, with a changed lineup, occasionally tours retro festivals.

Europe. The 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 studio album War of Kings was released, 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 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 recruited a new lineup. 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 group became especially popular in 1999 after the release of the song and video “You Left Me,” in which popular actor Ivar Kalnins starred.

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.

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...

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 musical project, but three years later the new team broke up.

Scooter. A German musical group 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.

The group still exists, although its members have become more stylish, and vocalist Gwen Stefani has built a successful career as a fashion designer.

Roxette. The Swedish pop-rock band, led by Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, literally conquered the musical Olympus of the whole world with their romantic ballads in the late 80s and early 90s.

In 2000, the vocalist was diagnosed with brain cancer and operated on. The band's work was suspended, but the members recorded solo records.

Pet Shop Boys. British synthpop duo formed in 1981 in London.

Take That. Another English pop rock group that differed from other boy bands of the 1990s in that the members wrote their own songs. Already in 1996, the group broke up.

Only Robbie Williams managed to build a successful solo career. 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.

Mr. President. A German dance group in the Eurodance style, whose most famous composition “Coco Jamboo” was not heard only by the lazy in the mid-90s.

The group stopped releasing new material in the late 90s; now only its vocalist Lay Zee leads an active creative life.

Mo-Do. Fabio Frittelli is an Italian singer and 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 practically became Dr.’s calling card. 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.

Europe. The 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 studio album War of Kings was released, 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, has pursued a solo career, as a result of which the band has not released 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.

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.

"Shao? Bao!" In 1997, the Ukrainian group recorded the song “Kupyla mama konyka (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.

Spice Girls

The Spice Girls are the most famous girl group with millions of fans around the world. Its participants combine intelligence and beauty, kindness and fun, inexhaustible energy and a sense of style. The Spice Girls, whose lineup took some time to form, burst onto the UK scene back in 1996. Her calling card was her special style and the phrase Girl Power. Literally after a year of the girls’ work, the whole world started talking about them, comparing them with the legendary Beatles.

The lineup of the Spice Girls was different at first

Interestingly, the composition of the Spice Girls was different at first. Bob and Chris Herbert, father and son, decided to create a girl group, as they confidently ruled the stages men's groups. Experts immediately predicted failure for them, but that was not the case. Around 1993, a casting was announced, which attracted about seven hundred applicants. After the auditions, the producers chose four girls: Victoria Adams, Melanie Chissom, Michelle Stevenson and Melanie Brown. Geri Halliwell was invited to play the role of the fifth vocalist. However, the Spice Girls, whose lineup is given above, had a different name: Touch. The girls got to know each other, learned to sing together, danced, and prepared for future performances. However, the team immediately did not like the fact that the producers gave them ready-made songs and choreographed dances. They wanted to do everything themselves. Michelle left after seven months and was replaced by Abigail Keys, who also left the group a month later. So among the “peppercorns” appeared seventeen-year-old Emma Lee Bunton, who was recommended by a singing teacher. So, this was the beginning of a new stage for the group, which was still not called the Spice Girls. The composition was formed, and the new name was invented by Geri and Melanie C. In 1994, the girls quit, but came together again to conquer the world with their own creations.

The lead singers of the Spice Girls became the wards of the famous producer Simon Fuller, who concluded several lucrative contracts for them and literally pulled them to the star Olympus. In June 1996, the British channel MTV aired the Wannabe video, which reached the top of the charts within a month and stayed there for seven weeks. Then everything was like in a fairy tale: interest in the group increases sharply, it is in demand and popular. Concerts, new songs and videos, tours around Europe and the world were accompanied by receiving various awards. In 1998, America fell at the feet of the peppercorns.

Hard work, and maybe star fever participants, affected their well-coordinated team. Fab Five became a four-piece as Geri Halliwell, aka Ginger Spice, left. For fans of the Spice Girls, whose line-up was impoverished, it was a tragedy: young girls took their own lives and cried all night long. But the group did not disappear from the stage, but delighted fans with new hits and amazing shows.

However, over time, girls began to get married and become mothers. There was less and less time left for the group, especially since some participants began to think about solo career(Mel B and Mel C). Posh Spice (aka Vicky Adams) became a model and designer, and Emma became a TV presenter. It would seem that the triumphant march of the Spice Girls was over, but during the London Olympics in 2012, they performed in front of the audience with the same lineup. Fans immediately started talking about the reunion of the “peppercorns”. Why not?

Backstreet Boys

This American pop group of just guys was formed back in 1993. Then the band members themselves: AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and Kevin Richardson were not yet out of their teens. Perhaps this was one of the factors in the wild popularity of the group among teenagers, especially women. Backstreet boys were included in the Guinness Book of Records, because by all indicators they were the most successful boy band of all time.

Real success in the USA came to them when they released their second album called “Backstreet's Back”

The group's first album received a simple name - “Backstreet boys”. It came out in 1996. At the same time, the group embarked on a tour of Europe. The disc instantly achieved platinum status. However, in their native United States, the group was not as popular. Real success in the USA came to them only the next year, when they released their second album called “Backstreet's Back”.

In 1999, the guys released the album “Millennium,” which translated from English means “millennium.” This album is still one of the ten best-selling albums in the world. However, not everything was so smooth. In 2002, the band members broke their contract with the manager. Nick Carter embarked on a solo career, which, however, was not particularly successful. And only after a break of 3 years, in 2005, the group returned to the stage. Their single "Incomplete" instantly blew up the British charts. The group is engaged concert activities still.

5ive - British pop group (boy band) of the late 1990s - early 2000s.

Members: Jason "J" Brown - born June 13, 1976, Aldeshot, England. Abs (Abz) Breen - born June 29, 1979, Enfield/London, England. Ritchie Neville was born on August 23, 1979, Solihull/Birmingham, England. Scott Robinson - born November 22, 1979, Basildon/Essex, England. Sean Conlon was born on May 20, 1981, Leeds, England.

The group 5ive appeared in early 1997, when father and son - Chris and Bob Herbert (the authors of the idea of creating the Spice Girls) decided that it was time to create male group. They worked hard, holding over 3,000 auditions across England until they made their final choice.

The group made their debut with the successful single “Slam Dunk (Da Funk).” The success continued with the songs “When The Lights Go Out”, “Got The Feelin””, “Everybody Get Up” and “Until The Time Is Through”. Their debut album, Five, released in June 1998, cemented their position as the most popular boy group in the country. The album showed that the group can rightfully be called a successor to Take That.

At that time, 5ive occupied an intermediate position in the world of rap and dance-pop music. The second album, Invincible, was released in 1999 in the UK and in 2000 in the rest of the world. The band considers this album the best of their career. “Invincible” went double platinum in August 2000. In mid-2000, the group, together with Brian May from Queen, recorded a remix of the song “We Will Rock You.” On August 19, 2001, the group debuted high on the charts with the new single “Let’s.” Dance."

In mid-2000, the group, together with Brian May from Queen, recorded a remix of the song “We Will Rock You”

On September 27, 2001, due to disagreements with the label and internal problems, the group announced its breakup. 5ive's latest releases include the double single "Closer To Me" and a remix of "Rock The Party" featuring a Grease sample.

On September 27, 2006, exactly 5 years after the breakup, the band members announced their reunion. Active work on the material began. In a completely new style, unlike all their previous work, songs such as: 70 Days, Settle Down, Are You?, Taste It, It’s All Good, Not Coming Home. During the writing of the album, there were rumors about a nearly signed contract with the label.

On May 20, 2007, not having lasted even a year together, the group broke up again. As the band members themselves stated, the reason for the breakup was that the record company wanted them to start performing with old material, which did not suit the musicians, since they did not want to return to their roots, but wanted to grow in professionally. On the night of May 19-20, 2007, a short statement about the breakup appeared on the group's official website. In 2013, the group decided to reunite and invite Kholod to join the team.

N'Sync

Hailing from Orlando, Florida, like their rivals Backstreet Boys, N'Sync Lately became the main contenders to grace the covers of youth magazines. The dance-pop group, consisting of five charming young men, seems destined to repeat the success of the musically very similar Spice Girls. The group's attack on the pop charts began very timely. The beginning of the group's professional career can be traced to the television show Mickey Mouse Club on the Disney Channel, which featured Joshua "JC" Chasez (born August 8, 1976; favorite food: cheese) and Justin "Curly" Timberlake (born January 31, 1981; favorite food). : spaghetti and porridge) appeared together. Future pop star Britney Spears also worked there and worked there for almost three years. After the project ended, they moved to Nashville, where they took lessons from the same vocalist while working on solo projects. They also took dance lessons from Prince and Michael Jackson's former choreographer.

Fate soon brought Joshua and Justin back to Orlando, and upon their return they formed a band with Pittsburgh, real name: Chris Kirkpatrick (b. October 17, 1971; dream girl: Gwen Stefani) and New York native Joey Fatone (b. 28 January, 1977; favorite food: pizza). Kirkpatrick convinced the quartet to begin working on choral harmony, and with the addition of bass vocalist Lance Bass (his real name) to the group, the group's lineup was finalized. At the end of 1997, the quintet managed to sign a contract with RCA Records. With the help of several well-known producers - including Christian Lundin, who worked with the Backstreet Boys, and, later, Denis Pop (whose clients included Robyn and Ace of Base), a team called N'Sync made several popular songs for radio and released their debut album, exclusively for Europe. Following this, the group went overseas, where it was very warmly received in Germany and the Netherlands. Triumphant return home in the spring of 1998 allowed them to feel confident enough to release their first self-titled album in America.

N`Sync was quite slow to make their way in the United States

N'Sync were quite slow to make their way in the United States, but in early autumn, a performance in an MTV special on the Disney Channel and two hits included in the Top 40 hits (I Want You Back I Tearin'Up My Heart) allowed the album to win a platinum disc. . (In Canada - already double platinum). Publications such as Rolling Stone served as the beginning of a rivalry between N"Sync and the Backstreet Boys, and, indeed, in early August, the groups were fighting for supremacy in the Top 10 charts. Moreover, N"Sync also owe their success to youth magazines such as Tiger Beat and Girls'Life, who were screaming at the top of their voices that the band would be the next big thing. They may be right. There seems to be no sign of the band's popularity fading. Janet Jackson recently invited the guys to open her October concerts, and the band's holiday album Home for will be released in November 2000 Christmas. After completing work with Jackson, N'Sync plan to continue to compete for popularity with the roaring crowd of girls. NSYNC Five good-looking boys from Orlando, Florida - Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone Fatone), Chris Kirkpatrick and Justin Timberlake - in 1996 they created the quintet "Nsync", using the last letters of their names in the name. After the release of their first (eponymous) album in 1998, they, as they say, woke up famous. The songs “I Want You Back”, “Tearing Up My Heart”, “Drive Myself Crazy” were heard from all radio outlets, the boys toured non-stop, and girls’ hearts fell at their feet. One of the hearts, according to persistent rumors, is Britney Spears, who chose Justin Timberlake, her old friend from the Disney show about Mickey Mouse, as her boyfriend.

Without letting the public “cool down,” the guys released album after album: at the end of 1998 - the Christmas “Home For Christmas”, in 2000 - the LP “No Strings Attached” (with the hits “Bye Bye Bye” from Max Martin, “This I Promis You” "Richard Marx, "That"s When I'll Stop Loving You" by Dionne Warwick), in 2001 - the album "Celebrity". The young people themselves took part in the composition of most of the songs (the hit "Space Cowboy" belongs to Chasez, he is also a co-producer not only Nsync, but also other performers). Music "Nsyns - killer dance-pop-soul. Distinctive feature- “signature” vocal harmonies and hard electronic sound. All the boys not only sing well, but also dance, and also have experience in acting. Their video clips are full of dynamics with impressive special effects. True, they also have problems: from the very beginning, all the guys were somewhat older than the average participants in “boy” groups, and therefore managers sometimes asked the traditional question in such cases: is it time for the guys to retire? But N’syns are trying hard (although this sometimes leads to intra-group discord and depression, as the tabloids are happy to report), and therefore remain afloat. Perhaps they will become the “oldest” boys in the history of show business.

Arrows

The history of creation itself women's group The arrows are quite mysterious. Currently, there are several assumptions about the formation of a women's team. Many claim that the producers of the Strelka group recruited the daughters of wealthy parents into the newly formed team, but there are others who claim that there was a huge casting among young girls who had an attractive appearance and had good vocal abilities.

The Strelki group released their first video clip on November 29, 1997, for the song Mommy

The project itself was presented to the Soyuz recording studio, which recorded three more new musical compositions. However, after recording several songs record company The Union refused further cooperation with the group, since the style of performing the songs did not meet the necessary criteria. But as they say, every cloud has a silver lining. Another equally popular record company, Gala Records, became interested in the Strelka group, which offered them a new contract to record three future albums. The Strelki group released their first video clip on November 29, 1997, for the song Mommy. The song itself and the video clip were very popular in Moscow, and the song Mommy was often played by the country's leading radio stations.

In mid-February 1998, the second video clip for musical composition A party that for a long time occupied leading places in many musical hit parades In March of the same year, the Strelki group released its first album, entitled Strelki Go Forward. This album was very popular among a large young population of listeners not only in Russia, but throughout the CIS countries. The rock group Agatha Christie gave performer Hera her new song, and at one of her performances Margot did not leave indifferent Konstantin Borovoy, who both a true gentleman promised the talented group constant friendship and support.

The very difference between Strelok and other Russian female pop groups is that all the performers had completely different voices, which allows many listeners to distinguish them not only visually, but also aurally. Also, most of the performers of the musical group can boast of their higher education. For their albeit short-lived creative activity, Strelki were awarded several prestigious awards, such as the Golden Gramophone-98, the Prize from Russian Radio and participation in the final part of Song 98.

Inveterate scammers

The official date of birth of “Dirty Rotten Fraudsters” is considered to be December 8, 1996, when the group gave its first big concert in the city of Cherepovets at the “Dancing City” festival.

In St. Petersburg at the beginning of 1997, Sergey, Garik and Tom released their debut album, and then everyone learned about the dangers of smoking: with the song “Quit Smoking.” In December 1996, a video clip was shot for this song.

In St. Petersburg at the beginning of 1997, Sergey, Garik and Tom released their debut album, then everyone learned about the dangers of smoking

The group was noticed in Moscow, and the future fate of the “Fraudsters” was practically decided.

A year later, a video for the song “I’m learning to dance” appears, and after another six months, “Fraudsters” filmed their third video, “Everything and Everything,” which reached the top of all possible charts.

In Kazakhstan, the group shoots a video for the song “Hali-Gali”, and in between tours writes a third album, which is released in the summer of 1999. Before the release of “Bullshit,” the group manages to fly to Spain to film their fifth video clip, “If You’re Tired.”

In the spring of 1999, the video work for the lyrical composition “Love Me, Love” breaks all records for the number of airplays and top positions in the music charts!

From 1999 to 2001, 4 video clips were shot: “I Love”, “Don’t Tell Me Anything”, the video was filmed in Spain in the Canary Islands. Materials used in the plot of the clip creative activity“Dirty Rotten...”, filmed from 1996 to 2000. “Girls Are Different” was filmed in France, dir. A. Igudin, “And by the River” - the last video clip for today, dir. - Mironov.

The group consists of three people: Sergey Amoralov, aka Surovenko, is a soloist, the author of many lyrics for the songs of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels”. S. Amoralov has the first adult category in gymnastics and the category of candidate master of sports in sambo. Dreams of skydiving and never misses a single one football match, from time to time going out onto the field by myself to kick the ball with friends. He loves Formula 1 and constantly watches news broadcasts on TV to keep abreast of the internal political situation in the country and the world.

Tom-Chaos Jr., aka Sr., aka Vyacheslav Zinurov, is the main “inveterate” choreographer, the music and arrangements of almost all the songs of “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” are his work. Tom-Chaos has vast experience in stage work. In 1996 he took first place among St. Petersburg roller skaters. For five years he worked in the teenage show “Neon Boy” (danced and played the trumpet). His DJ past also makes itself felt: Tom has retained a reverent attitude towards vinyl.