The singer was born into a large family in the Ukrainian village of Marshintsy. Because of the passport officer, who mistakenly wrote August 9 in her passport, Sofia celebrates her birthday twice. He considers his first vocal teacher to be his father, who himself loved to sing and had an absolute ear for music and a beautiful voice.
Rotaru owes her impeccable figure to regular trips to the pool, exercise equipment and proper nutrition.
Of course, Sofia’s ideal appearance is not only her natural abilities, but also work on herself. The star owes her flawless figure to regular trips to the pool, exercise equipment and proper nutrition. The singer loves going to the sauna and massage therapists' offices. This allows her not only to be in excellent physical shape and move well, but also to endure a two-hour concert. Rotaru admits that he practically does not add salt to his dishes, does not eat fatty foods and eats a lot of plant foods. As for plastic surgery, the singer assures that she has never resorted to it and uses exclusively proven methods and folk recipes.
ALLA PUGACHEVA
“The Woman Who Sings” and the real Diva of Russian show business first appeared on stage at the age of five, and today she has an enviable career behind her. In 2010, the singer announced the end of her touring activities and still keeps her word. She only appears at social events and television shows, gives interviews and voices over films.
Alla Pugacheva, like any woman, has her own secrets of beauty and youth. The secret to her thick and luxurious hair is... her wig. Yes, yes, the singer wears a wig, her hair has not been so beautiful for a long time (this information is confirmed by the fact that at one of her concerts Pugacheva simply tore off her wig right on stage). Alla maintains her figure with a salt-free diet and a complete refusal of bread.
IRINA ALLEGROVA
Irina was born into the family of a theater director and actress. The first years of their life the family lived in Rostov-on-Don, after which they moved to Baku. At the initial stage of her career, Allegrova provided voice acting for Indian films, and then began performing on stage.
The singer found a solution in proper nutrition - her diet is dominated by vegetables, fruits, seafood and honey.
Irina has tried many diets throughout her life, even taking Thai diet pills. But none of this helped her lose those extra pounds. The singer found a solution in proper nutrition - her diet is dominated by vegetables, fruits, seafood and honey. Irina relieves stress with culinary therapy. The singer regularly swims in the pool, visits a massage therapist, a sauna and does aerotherapy. All this helps the star keep her body and figure in good shape.
VALERIA
Alla Perfilova, better known as Valeria (now this is the name that appears in her passport), was born in the city of Atkarsk. Valeria studied variety art from Joseph Kobzon and Gelena Velikanova.
As the singer herself says, she owes her stunning appearance to yoga, morning jogging, a healthy lifestyle, proper nutrition, cheerfulness and natural ingredients in cosmetic products. For example, Valeria not only often visits beauty salons, but also uses village sour cream as a face mask. To care for the area around the eyes, the singer applies cotton pads with cool rose water. She also prefers natural scrubs. Here is one of the recipes: 1 tsp. honey, a pinch of sugar, olive or flaxseed oil. This scrub is perfect for hand care.
NATASHA KOROLEVA
The Honored Artist of Russia first appeared on stage at the age of three as part of a large children's choir of radio and television of Ukraine. Having already matured, she recorded the song “Yellow Tulips” and literally immediately became a star.
The Queen is an ardent opponent of plastic surgery, although she resorts to Botox injections.
The Queen is an ardent opponent of plastic surgery, although she resorts to Botox injections. Natasha has her own beauty salon, so her appearance is the work of top-class professionals working in her salon. As for an attractive figure, it’s all about tennis. The singer works out with a personal trainer three times a week. Natasha admitted that she cannot go on a diet, but she eats in small portions and controls the consumption of flour and sweets. Natalya also resorted to the procedure of hirudotherapy (healing with leeches).
Nyusha
The very young singer Nyusha (Anna Shurochkina) had never studied vocals professionally and never graduated from music schools. She began performing at the age of 11, and at 17 she came up with a pseudonym, which is still with her today. Now the girl’s songs occupy leading positions in the Russian charts, and she herself has more than once become a laureate of prestigious music awards.
Nyusha monitors her appearance and health as much as possible. She does not smoke, drinks alcohol in moderation and only on holidays. The singer considers healthy sleep and good rest to be the key to attractiveness and health, so she tries to never go behind schedule. The girl drinks a lot of clean water and uses natural masks and moisturizers for her skin. The singer’s good figure is the result of training with a personal trainer and a set of daily exercises. Nyusha does not go on a diet and can afford various delicacies (the main secret is not to eat in the evening).
ANNA PLETNEV
The former lead singer of the Lyceum group, and now the lead singer of the Russian pop group Vintage, is a native Muscovite. At school, Anna studied choreography and music, and also danced in the children's ballet Ostankino. She joined the Lyceum after the dismissal of Lena Perova and was a permanent member of the group for eight years, and then created the Vintage group together with former member of the A-Mega group Alexei Romanov.
After the birth of the child, the singer diligently practiced dancing and singing to get her body in shape.
After the birth of the child, the singer diligently practiced dancing and singing to get her body in shape. But Anna’s diet does not in any way correspond to the standards of nutrition: according to her admission, she eats when she has to and whatever she has to. True, there is still one secret: after eating, the girl simply stands against the wall for 20 minutes. Her dad taught Anna this trick, believing that this way food is better absorbed. The singer disdains plastic surgery, but does not condemn those who resort to it. The star loves naturalness more and uses only high-quality cosmetics.
YULIA NACHALOVA
The ex-wife of Russian football player Evgeniy Aldonina has shown singing abilities since childhood, which were noticed by her father (by the way, a musician and composer). Her father began singing vocals with Yulia at the age of 2, and at the age of five the girl began singing on the professional stage. After winning the TV competition “Morning Star”, the singer was noticed by prestigious music and social programs, who began inviting her to the central channels.
Yulia adheres to the correct daily routine and plays sports. She is not a supporter of fasting days, diets and hunger strikes, since after such experiments she feels bad. On her birthday and New Year, the singer does not limit herself to food at all and can eat whatever she wants. In one of the interviews, Yulia admitted that she does not trust folk recipes, but she simply adores high-quality cosmetics and various mixtures for home use. She always tries to use thermal water and is not afraid to undergo therapeutic and rejuvenating acupuncture procedures. Nachalova does not like to sunbathe either in the sun or in a solarium, as her skin is prone to burns.
ALEXANDRA SAVELIEVA
The 30-year-old lead singer of the Factory group was involved in figure skating as a child and attended a music school where she studied flute and piano. Teachers predicted a sports future for Sasha, but the girl preferred music. Success came to her after participating in the first episode of the show “Star Factory” and founding the “Factory” group.
Teachers predicted a sports future for Sasha, but the girl preferred music.
Sasha has repeatedly been included in the list of the most beautiful girls in Russia. At the same time, she does not try to meet any beauty standards, feels confident in her weight and rejoices at every kilogram she gains. The girl does not go on a diet, because she believes that nutrition should be balanced, but she eats often and in small portions. Loves dark chocolate with salt. For beautiful and youthful skin, Sasha takes fish oil capsules, and also makes natural face masks and does not forget to apply creams with sunscreen. In the morning, the singer washes her face with ice water, and in the evenings she carefully removes her makeup. Sasha also doesn’t forget about sports: she loves swimming, exercises and does myostimulation.
VERA BREZHNEVA
As a teenager, Vera Brezhneva was fond of sports, many types at once. She studied foreign languages and dreamed of becoming a lawyer. But it didn’t work out, so I got a degree in economics. The singer was a member of VIA Gra for 5 years, after which she began her solo career.
As Brezhneva herself admits, she has no special beauty secrets. Mandatory procedures for her are morning and evening facial cleansing and the use of moisturizer. Every week she makes sure to visit a cosmetologist to make an anti-stress mask or perform a deep facial cleansing. Vera does not use anti-cellulite products, but she likes coffee and salt peels, as well as contrast showers. The singer trusts her hair only to professionals. The main secrets of beauty, as she herself admits, could be called exercise and diet - and, with the help of the latter, the singer not only loses weight, but also gains weight when she considers it necessary.
Jasmine
real name - Sara Manakhimova, b. October 12, 1977 U, Derbent, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian pop singer, actress, model, TV presenter. Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan.
(born March 27, 1987) - Russian-Ukrainian singer, songwriter and composer, actress, winner "Star Factory-2", laureate of a music competition "New wave", television festival "Song of the year", National Television Awards for Popular Music "Muz-TV Award".
(born December 13, 1983, Moscow, USSR) - Russian singer, performer of traditional Russian songs in modern adaptation, finalist of the competition "People's Artist-3". He often acts in different countries as an “ambassador” of Russian culture.
(born January 31, 1981, Voronezh) - Russian singer, actress. Took part in an international vocal competition "Big Apple-95", where she won the Grand Prix. Since then, her popularity has grown: she was the host of the program "Saturday evening" and channel "Star". In 2000 she starred in the musical "Formula of Joy", in 2001 - in the film "The Hero of Her Novel", in 2004 - in the series "Bomb for the Bride".
(born March 1, 1980, Moscow) - Russian figure skater, actress, TV presenter and pop singer; former lead singer of the group “Brilliant” (2003-2007). Films with her participation: “Club”, “Daddy of All Trades”, “Taming of the Shrew”, “Rzhevsky against Napoleon”, etc.
(born December 25, 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer, lead singer of the pop group “Factory”, formed in 2002 on the “Star Factory-1” project. Graduate of State Medical University named after. Gnessins (department for training leaders of folk choirs and folk ensembles).
(born August 30, 1985, Vytegra, Vologda region) - Russian singer, actress and TV presenter. Films: “Bachelors”, “Young and Happy”, “Swan Paradise”, “Three on Top”, “The Crime Will Be Solved”, “Love in the City”, “In Love and Unarmed”, “Heavenly Relatives”.
Varvara
(real name Elena Susova; born July 30, 1973 in Balashikha) - Russian singer. Honored Artist of Russia (2010). She graduated from the Gnessin School and GITIS. She performed as part of the troupe of the State Theater of Variety Performances. The performer released her first solo album, which was called “Varvara,” in 2001. She also released the albums “Closer” (2003) and “Dreams” (2005).
(born October 2, 1982, Verkhny Kurkuzhin, Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) - Russian singer, former soloist of the Russian women's group "Fabrika" (from December 2002 to May 2010).
(born April 23, 1988 in Sochi) - singer gr. "Yin-Yang", actress of the youth series "Give Youth".
Alsou
(maiden name - Safina; born June 27, 1983, Bugulma, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) - Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2000), People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2010). UNESCO Artist for Peace (2011). In May 2000 she represented Russia at a music competition "Eurovision", where she took second place.
(born December 16, 1982, Kyiv) -pop singer of Russian origin, TV presenter, actress. Former soloist of the “golden lineup” of the Ukrainian female pop group VIA Gra.
(better known by the stage names Tanya Tereshina, Tanya and Tanya; born May 3, 1979, Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic) - Russian singer and fashion model, ex-soloist of the Hi-Fi group.
(born September 27, 1978, Leningrad, USSR) - Russian singer, musician, composer, lyricist.
(born September 3, 1985, Sholokhovsky village, Rostov region, USSR) - Russian singer, title holder"Miss Russia 2006" , former soloist of the Russian-Ukrainian female pop group “VIA Gra” (2008-2010). After leaving the group, she began her solo career and also starred in the TV series “Happiness is Somewhere Nearby.”
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 of new music and did not become 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 at a music school in the “Trumpet” class, and is 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. Their debut album “Everything about Marfa” has everything to please almost any listener: you can dance both fiery and slow dances to the songs of “Medzhikul”, 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. The St. Petersburgers skillfully combine the features of this genre with modern musical techniques and funny lyrics in Russian, as a result of which 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 love 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 the full text of the annotation 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 truly difficult to describe without resorting to boring musical terms. In simple words, “Spasibo” is a playful and sometimes experimental guitar rock with intelligent lyrics in the 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. High-quality R&B and soul are not a very common occurrence in Russian music, and BTSH 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 their hometown with 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 a popular performer simply by 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.
I suggest you read my next Top 17the most beautiful Russian singers, which features Russian pop singers. When compiling this rating, I took into account external data, photogenicity, charisma, without paying attention to the merits of men in the professional sphere.
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 pop singer. 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 of the 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 participant in " 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 of the annual festival "Song of the year". At the film festival "Kinotavr" in 2002 he became the winner in the category "Best Actor" 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 lead singer of the 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 of the musical project "Star Factory".
5. Anton Makarsky(born November 26, 1975, Penza, USSR) - Russian theater and film actor, 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. He starred in a video for the Russian version of the main musical theme 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 began his 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 the 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 a People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria (2008). Discography: “I am a night hooligan”, “On the shore 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/
Nobody in the world knows Soviet and Russian pop musicians. Especially in the West. Nevertheless, musicians from Russia entered the Western charts at different times.
But it has already become a good tradition to tell the Russian public lies about the successes of certain performers in the West. It's getting really funny.
Kirkorov traveled to Monte Carlo for The World Music Awards, a show of the best-selling performers in their countries, but it is quite difficult to find a person in Russia who has Kirkorov’s album. Pugacheva, as you know, in 1997 took only 15 place out of 25 at the useless Eurovision.
For some reason, Sergei Lazarev sings in English, something the human brain simply cannot handle. Joseph Prigogine, who became an obsession with pushing Valeria to the West, once said in a paid article in a British newspaper that his wife had sold 100 million albums in Russia.
The rapper Timati had the biggest success when the Swiss DJ Antoine remixed Timati's song Welcome to St. Tropez. The song topped the charts all over the world, except for the UK and the US. In Switzerland, the song took sixth place at the end of the year. This is the peak for our pop singers in recent times.
Which of our musicians actually achieved high places in the Western (and this, in a musical sense, primarily the USA and Great Britain) charts and is generally more or less known in the West.
1. Composer Aram Khachaturian - 1972
One of the recordings of the music from his ballet “Spartacus,” called Spartacus, which Khachaturian made together with the London Symphony Orchestra, entered the British album chart in 1972, reached number 16 and stayed there for 15 weeks.
By the way, his music is so popular in the world that it was even used in such famous films as “2001: A Space Odyssey” by Stanley Kubrick, “Aliens” by James Cameron and “Caligula” by Tinto Brass.
2. Boris Grebenshchikov - 1989
His album Radio Silence, released in England and the USA, took 198th place on the Billboard200, despite the fact that it was recorded with the then super-popular group Eurythmics. The video shows BG's performance on David Letterman's popular TV show.
3. Gorky Park-1990
The success of Gorky Park in the USA cannot be exaggerated. They did not conquer America. Just look at their achievements on the charts. On the Billboard Hot 100 they only scored with the single Try To Find Me (81st place and 6 weeks on the chart), and on the Billboard 200 with the album Gorky Park (80th place and 21 weeks on the chart).
But Gorky Park generally sold well - 300 thousand copies sold in America alone - this is a very good result. The group achieved much greater success in Scandinavia. Gorky Park in Norway reached 9th place, and the single Bang - 5th. In Denmark, the album Moscow Calling It even went platinum.
4. Alsou-2000
With the song Before You Love Me “under Britney Spears” she got to 27th place for only a week, during the period when they were trying to promote it in Europe after 2nd place at Eurovision.
5. PPK-2001
The Rostov trance project PPK, with the release of a separate single ResuRection (Eduard Artemyev’s melody from the film “Sibiriyada” by Andrei Konchalovsky with the voice of Yuri Gagarin), debuted in the UK immediately in third place!
The song became the first track from Russia to be in hot rotation on BBC Radio One. ResuRection was then released in other countries, where it also charted successfully - No. 5 in the Netherlands, No. 9 in Belgium, and No. 15 in France and No. 36 in Australia.
6. Tattoo-2003
In 2002, the English version of their album “200 in the opposite direction” was released and “Tatu” generally became the most popular Russian group in the world. The girls did not become stars of the first magnitude, and their success was not that long, but they sold about 10 million of their records abroad. This is an unattainable result for Russian performers.
The English-language album now has gold status in four countries and platinum in Europe as a whole, the song “All the Things She Said” occupied the first line of the British chart for several weeks, and a cover of The Smiths was performed in the TV series “Gossip Girl” in 2009.
7. Leonid Agutin - 2007
The author of “Barefoot Boy” and husband of Angelika Varum graduated from the Moscow Jazz School and from his youth was interested not only in pop music, but also in a variety of acoustic guitar music - from jazz to flamenco. In the early 2000s, Agutin began playing concerts, and then recorded the album “Cosmopolitan Life” together with Al di Meola, an American virtuoso of the genre. In Germany the album had more than good sales.
8. Eduard Khil - 2009
A well-known, sad and beautiful story, due to which the great pop singer is known in the world as “Mr. Trololo”. On November 26, 2009, user RealPapaPit posted on YouTube the vocalization “I’m very happy, because I’m finally returning home” - today this video has 19 million 700 thousand views.
They say that the singer was even offered an international tour - but he refused. Both Gawker and The New York Times wrote about Gil's death.
9. Pussy Riot-2012
This is the only group here that has not been on the Western charts, but it cannot be ignored. From a musical point of view, this is a comical story. The group, whose songs no one had ever really heard anywhere, became the most famous musical group from Russia in recent times. Suffice it to say that in the West the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is known as the Pussy Riot Church.
Soon after the arrest of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich, musicians around the world began to carry out actions in their support - ranging from Madonna and Paul McCartney to Mike Patton and The Knife and Die Antwoord.
10. Anna Netrebko - 2007 - present
The opera singer was able to achieve real world fame, including the United States. She enjoys particular success in Austria, where she received citizenship. Also lives in New York. Her recordings are constantly on the classical music charts, but in some countries they also appear on the general music charts. Especially in Austria and Germany. Thus, 15 of Netrebko’s albums entered the Austrian chart .
Bonus: The most famous Russian music video in the world
The bloody viral hit “Bad Motherfucker” from the Russian group Biting Elbows, filmed in first person and therefore more reminiscent of an action video game than a music video. The clip was publicly celebrated by Samuel L. Jackson and Darren Aronofsky. 24.6 million views on Youtube.
, .This time I made Top 25 the most beautiful Russian singers, which features Russian pop singers, as well as one opera singer. When compiling this rating, I took into account external data, photogenicity, without paying attention to the awards and merits of the girls in the professional field.
25.Nyusha(at birth - Anna Shurochkina; pseudonym is also used Nyusha; born August 15, 1990, Moscow) - Russian singer.
24.Jasmine(real name - Sara Manakhimova, born October 12, 1977 U, Derbent, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian pop singer, actress, model, TV presenter. Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan.
23. (born March 27, 1987) - Russian-Ukrainian singer, songwriter and composer, actress, winner "Star Factory-2", laureate of a music competition "New wave", television festival "Song of the year", National Television Awards for Popular Music "Muz-TV Award".
22. (born December 13, 1983, Moscow, USSR) - Russian singer, performer of traditional Russian songs in modern adaptation, finalist of the competition "People's Artist-3". He often acts in different countries as an “ambassador” of Russian culture.
21. (born January 31, 1981, Voronezh) - Russian singer, actress. Took part in an international vocal competition "Big Apple-95", where she won the Grand Prix. Since then, her popularity has grown: she was the host of the program "Saturday evening" and channel "Star". In 2000 she starred in the musical "Formula of Joy", in 2001 - in the film "The Hero of Her Novel", in 2004 - in the series "Bomb for the Bride".
20. (born March 1, 1980, Moscow) - Russian figure skater, actress, TV presenter and pop singer; former lead singer of the group “Brilliant” (2003-2007). Films with her participation: “Club”, “Daddy of All Trades”, “Taming of the Shrew”, “Rzhevsky against Napoleon”, etc.
19. (born May 10, 1986 in Astrakhan) - model, singer, TV presenter. She worked in the groups “Podium” and “Tootsie”, and is now building a solo career. From 2009 to 2010 she was the presenter and face of the TV channel World Fashion Channel.
18. (born December 25, 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer, lead singer of the pop group "Factory", formed in 2002 on the project "Star Factory-1". Graduate of State Medical University named after. Gnessins (department for training leaders of folk choirs and folk ensembles).
17. (born August 30, 1985, Vytegra, Vologda region) - Russian singer, actress and TV presenter. Films: “Bachelors”, “Young and Happy”, “Swan Paradise”, “Three on Top”, “The Crime Will Be Solved”, “Love in the City”, “In Love and Unarmed”, “Heavenly Relatives”.
16. Valeria(real name Alla Perfilova; born April 17, 1968, city of Atkarsk, Saratov region) - Russian singer, Honored Artist of Russia (2005).
15. Zara(real name Zarifa Ivanov; born July 26, 1983, Leningrad, RSFSR) - pop singer and actress of Yazidi origin. Project participant "Star Factory-6", where she took 3rd place.
14. Sogdiana(real name - Oksana Nechitailo; born February 17, 1984, Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR) - singer from Uzbekistan. Performs songs in Russian, Uzbek, French, English, Chechen languages. She is the author of some of her own songs, and has also had some experience in writing songs for other performers.
13. (born November 12, 1982, Volzhsky) - Russian singer, TV presenter, former soloist of the Russian female pop group “Brilliant” (2001-2007), after leaving the group she began a solo career.
12. (born September 18, 1971, Krasnodar, USSR) - Russian opera singer, soprano. People's Artist of Russia.
10. (born August 21, 1977, Moscow, USSR) - Russian singer, lead singer of the Russian pop group “Vintage”. Former lead singer of the Russian pop group “Lyceum” (1997-2005).
9. Varvara(real name Elena Susova; born July 30, 1973 in Balashikha) - Russian singer. Honored Artist of Russia (2010). She graduated from the Gnessin School and GITIS. She performed as part of the troupe of the State Theater of Variety Performances. The performer released her first solo album, which was called “Varvara,” in 2001. She also released the albums “Closer” (2003) and “Dreams” (2005).
8. Vera Brezhneva(real name Vera Kiperman; better known by her pseudonym; born February 3, 1982, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Dnepropetrovsk region) - Ukrainian singer, actress, TV presenter, former member of the pop group VIA Gra (2003-2007)
7. (born October 2, 1982, Verkhny Kurkuzhin, Kabardino-Balkarian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) - Russian singer, former soloist of the Russian women's group "Factory" (from December 2002 to May 2010).
6. (born April 23, 1988 in Sochi) - singer gr. "Yin-Yang", actress of the youth series "Give Youth".
5. Alsou(maiden name - Safina; born June 27, 1983, Bugulma, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) - Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2000), People's Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2010). UNESCO Artist for Peace (2011). In May 2000 she represented Russia at a music competition "Eurovision", where she took second place.
4. (born December 16, 1982, Kyiv) - pop singer of Russian origin, TV presenter, actress. Former soloist of the “golden lineup” of the Ukrainian female pop group VIA Gra.
3. (better known by the stage names Tanya Tereshina, Tanya and Tanya; born May 3, 1979, Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic) - Russian singer and fashion model, ex-soloist of the Hi-Fi group.
2. (born September 27, 1978, Leningrad, USSR) - Russian singer, musician, composer, lyricist.
1. (born September 3, 1985, Sholokhovsky village, Rostov region, USSR) - Russian singer, title holder "Miss Russia 2006", former soloist of the Russian-Ukrainian female pop group “VIA Gra” (2008-2010). After leaving the group, she began her solo career and also starred in the TV series “Happiness is Somewhere Nearby.”