Where did it all begin?
The Quest Pistols Show has its origins in the Quest ballet. They were noticed on the project "Chance" from the TV channel "Inter", when they, a little immodest, presented to the audience not just a song, but a real April Fool's performance-prank. It was a cover (reinterpretation) of a song by the Dutch band Shocking Blue called Long and Lonesome Road. They have already defined their style: it is "aggressive-intelligent-pop".
And away we go ... The composition "I'm tired" instantly appeared on the first steps of the music charts, photos of the musicians in glossy magazines, interviews between rehearsals, the creation of the debut album ... And then the stunning news: the collapse of the team. To be or not to be? To be, only in a completely different role: now they are not a group, but a show.
And the composition is not the same: they were joined by the charismatic Brazilian Washington Salles from Rio (Brazil), who has repeatedly won in dance battles and competitions (Version Freemotion, Juste Debout.etc.), the “alien” girl Mariam and a very young Ivan Krishtoforenko.
"I let go of the old to create the new"
So said frontman Anton Savlepov in his video message to his fans. One by one, new projects began to be born, namely: the boy band "KBDM" and the project group "Agon", a new "turn in life", "a book from the top shelf of the library of domestic pop music."
Nikita Goryuk creates a solo project "Zveroboy". He believes that the Quest Pistols Show gave a good hardening (it’s not for nothing that the group’s name contains the word “quest”), and this word will be the key one in his project, because the Quest Pistols group has come a long way. Judge for yourself. She has 3 full albums to her credit:
The answer to the question why Quest Pistols broke up has been received. I wonder what other metamorphoses await the unpredictable ex-band QP? Wait and see. But one thing will remain unchanged: their formula for success. Inspiration multiplied by responsibility + constant search and charisma of each musician without exception will result in popularity for more than one year.
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The Ukrainian pop group (QP) turned all ideas about how to make a show upside down. No one influenced her and? Moreover, it was not created by the efforts of the producers. At first, it consists of Anton Savlepov (leader of the group), Nikita Goryuk and Konstantin Borovsky (great director).Biography of Anton Savlepov - leader of Quest Pistols
Anton was born on June 14, 1988 in the small village of Kovsharovka, Kharkov region. Since childhood, he loved Michael Jackson, even grew the same long hair, trying to somehow be like an idol.
Anton studied perfectly, so all his relatives and friends predicted a wonderful academic future for him, but dancing still took its toll. At the age of 16, he participated in a break dance festival, in fact, where he met his current colleague, Nikita, whom he often visited.
The guy fell in love with Ukraine at first sight, so he soon moved to live in Kyiv. Experiencing a craving for dancing, he enters the university as a choreographer. That's just not the fate of him to finish his studies. A year later, he began performing in the Quest Pistols group, and had to put his studies on the back burner. In addition to vocals and dancing, the soloist is fond of drawing, tattoos and rare bikes, he even moves on his scooter.
Biography of Nikita Goryuk
Nikita was born on September 23, 1985 and lived in the Far East, in a border town between the Russian Federation and China.
He is fond of figure skating, and all his childhood he dreamed of a world title.
It was only after moving to Kyiv that he turned his attention to dancing. After all, they not only helped him to earn money by dancing on the Maidan, but also to become an independent person. Actually, thanks to them, he met the future founder and ideological inspirer of the Quest Pistols group - Yuri Bardash.
Biography of Konstantin Borovsky
Konstantin was born on February 14, 1981 in Chernigov, where he studied ballroom and folk dances until the age of sixteen. In addition to dancing, he loves homemade and vegetarian cuisine, tattoos. And, it would seem, nothing new could happen in his life, as his family was about to move to the capital of Ukraine. There Kostya's interests changed radically. Now he is interested in breakdancing. Actually, he helps the guy start his vocal career in the pop group Quest Pistols.
Creative activity Quest Pistols
The first debut song of the guys is the composition "I'm tired", which sounded April 1, 2007. Especially for her, the guys thought out simple dance moves so that the listener could not only sing along, but also dance. An incendiary melody, easy-to-remember words, and a special manner of performance are the key to great success. As a result, the song gave many people joy, good mood, smile. This is also evidenced by the fact that the hit has become the absolute leader in terms of the number of downloads and views (about 60,000 thousand viewer votes) in such a short period of time. In May of the same year, the first clip "I'm tired" appeared. Five months later, namely in October 2007, the first album called "For You" was released. It included 15 tracks, including the debut hit "I'm Tired", "Glamour Days" and "I'm Tired (Remix)". The album not only managed to take pride of place in the rankings, but also exceeded all levels in terms of the number of discs sold. As for the opinions of critics, they all left only positive reviews. 
IN 2009 year, the second album is released, which includes ten songs.
in winter 2011 the third album is already being released, and Anton also began to talk about leaving the group. However, a week later, the leader changed his mind and returned back. Reporters were told that this was some kind of prank. In the same year, some amendments did take place in their composition. Danil Matseychuk joined them, and Konstantin Borovsky left.
Biography of Daniil Matseychuk
Daniil was born on September 20, 1988 in the very heart of Ukraine - the city of Kyiv. He, like the rest of the group, leads a healthy lifestyle. That's just to join the team, it took him some time to learn the movements and repertoire. And it is not known how he would have coped if Anton had not helped to master all the subtleties of choreography. At one time, Daniel helped Anton by letting him live at his place, now it's the other way around.
IN 2012 year, the fourth, the last to date, album, which includes six songs, is released.
IN 2013 year, Daniel left the group and joined Konstantin. Together they created their own musical group with a similar name, their own clothing brand, as well as a club project.
At the very end of the current at the time of publication, 2014, a new track from Quest Pistols is released - Santa Lucia, which, like many tracks of this group, is widely recognized among young people.
For all their years of existence, the guys have matured, changed, overcome many obstacles in their path and - most importantly - were able to reach the top. Now they have many years of experience, millions of people who will always remember their compositions, dance moves and everything else. What will happen to the group next, only time will tell, but if other songs do appear, the public will only be happy to hear them.
Mariam Turkmenbayeva became famous thanks to the television project "Everybody Dance". This show was broadcast on Ukrainian TV channels. Mariam was awarded 3rd place. The girl has been studying dancing for 17 years, from the age of twelve she began to engage in hip-hop dance.
Mariam's biography is full of tours, participation in many dance projects. The real name of the dancer Turkmenbayeva, according to her passport, is Maria Alexandrovna. According to the zodiac sign Aries, since she was born on April 12. The day is significant, the day of cosmonautics, which is probably why the flight on stage in a dance was chosen. Year of birth 1990. She was born in Sevastopol, in the same city from the age of 10 she became interested in dancing. The girl inherited from her parents, professional athletes, flexibility and endurance.
The height of the girl is 165 cm, and the weight is about 45-48 kg.
New creative stage
As a teenager, Maryam participates in her hometown in a group of dancers called "We" led by Daria Stiletskaya. From the age of 16 she was a member of the Olimp club. The club was headed by Alexander Bosov. Later he moved to Kyiv. In the capital, she was attracted by the Quest show ballet with Yuri Bardash. The girl is engaged in a lot, and her talent has not gone unnoticed. Maryam receives many invitations to film music videos.
Television and dance projects
Inspired by a prize-winning place in the “Everybody Dance” project, the dancer went from the United States of America to New York and Los Angeles to study with the best choreographers on the planet. The training lasts 4 years, and at the next television show project “Battle of the Seasons. Everyone dances ”in 2012 in their native Ukraine, Mariam and Evgeny Kot win the victory. The girl was awarded the title of the best dancer of Ukraine. Show “Everybody dance. The Return of the Heroes” was also not without her participation.
Participation in a dance group
Maryam is the lead singer of Quest Pistols. But this is already now, at first she was accepted as the main choreographer, and only later she was invited as a full-fledged member of the group performing on stage. The first popularity, recognition comes, the first fans are acquired.
Many viewers remember the clip of the group "Quest Pistols Show" with the uncomplicated name "Heat". Dances for this video were staged by Mariam Turkmenbayeva. There was another sensational clip with the participation of a dancer in the group for the song "Wet".
The process of creating the "Quest Pistols Show" team
Three choreographers created their own, unlike any other, team with a name that, translated into Russian, means "pistols in search." Their concert performances surprised the audience, but the unusual outrageous style of the guys found their fans, the group gained popularity. A few years later, they broke up, but not for long, the composition changed, but the style and manner of performing concert numbers remained the same. Maryam Turkenbayeva, having entered the team, decorated and diversified the male community. To date, the group has gained popularity not only in their homeland, but also in Russia.
Personal life
Her boyfriend is dance partner Evgeny Kot. The young couple met long before the television project, where they both took part. After the show, a bright feeling arises between them, which continues to this day. Now Mariam is 26 years old, she is still not married, there are no children yet.
Contacts
Fans of Maryam's talent can find interesting photos in the Vkontakte group, where videos of the girl's performances, her clips, and master classes are posted. The address of the group and the VK page, where you can find out the latest news from the life of Mariam Turkmenbayeva, are easy to find through a search engine. It contains not only informative information, here you can chat with your dance floor star, express your admiration for her, talk about what outrages fans, ask your favorite questions. It is enough to type her name.
Hobbies
Mariam loves cinema, most of all she is attracted to reflection films. She is a big dreamer and believes in the best, and therefore she is trying to make her life and the life of her loved ones much better. Mariam loves everything related to Indian culture.
People find answers to many questions by entering the word "Wikipedia" in a search engine. According to her, Instagram is one of the social networks where you can introduce your friends to your photos and videos. And Maryam is no exception. Many unexpected photos and statements of the dancer are on her pages in all communication networks. The girl is very sociable, this is facilitated by the name that she was called at birth. The name Maria refers to an open woman with a cheerful and easy character.
Instagram Mariam Turkmenbayeva (mariam_tu): www.instagram.com
Sings or not
Regarding whether Maryam sings in the group or only dances, we can say that Turkmenbayeva is a creative person who does not like to stand in one place for a long time. Dancing is her passion and her love since childhood, it has become her profession and the meaning of life. But sing? Certainly! She is a woman. In addition, Maryam knows how to cook, has a sense of humor. All members of the group, which included the famous finalist of show projects with dances, refused meat food. They are vegetarians and adherents of a healthy lifestyle.
Video
Today, the songs and composition of the Quest Pistols Show group are known to everyone who is at least a little interested in modern domestic show business.
But in 2007, no one could have thought that the April Fool's performance-prank of three young and outrageous dancers with the composition "I'm tired" would grow into a mega project - the Quest Pistols Show group, which regularly changes its concept, but does not lose popularity.
Group Quest Pistols Show 2018. New composition, relevant for today.
About all members of the Quest Pistols Show group
The history of the group began in 2004. It was then that choreographers Anton Savlepov, Konstantin Borovsky and Nikita Goryuk founded the Quest Pistols dance group. They defined their style as "aggressive-intelligent-pop". The guys performed quite successfully in front of the Kyiv public, but there was no talk of real popularity yet. Then the producer Yuri Bardash sent Anton and Nikita to vocal lessons, and Borovsky was assigned the role of rapper.
The breakthrough occurred on April 1, 2007, on the Chance project, broadcast by the Inter TV channel, a cover of Long and Lonesome Road by the Dutch band Shocking Blue sounded. The performance instantly received 60 thousand messages in support, and the composition "I'm tired" occupied the first positions of the main domestic charts for a long time.
In September of the same year, in Belgium, the Pistols performed the "Dance Against Poison" program in support of a healthy lifestyle. Many do not believe, but "quests" do not consume alcohol and nicotine, and actively promote vegetarianism. They also don't listen to club music and don't go to savory establishments.
The success of the guys from Quest Pistols was overwhelming. They did not have time to give interviews, and their photos constantly flashed in Russian and Ukrainian glossy tabloids. In 2011, fans were alarmed by the unpleasant news that Anton Savlepov was leaving the team, but this information was soon refuted. Around the same time, Konstantin Borovsky announced a change in status and a transition from soloists to curators, and another participant joined the guys - Daniel Joy (Daniil Matseychuk).
In 2013, Kostya Borovsky and Matseychuk left QP to create the boy band KBDM. Despite the fact that critics spoke of a creative crisis, the Quick Pistols continued to tour as a couple, and soon an incognito masked participant joined them.
Initially conceived as a trio, the group has grown to five members in 2014. Washington Salles, as well as Ivan Krishtoforenko and Mariam Turkmenbayeva joined the team. Soon Daniil Matseychuk returned to the team. But the main laurels still belonged to the trio of founders: Goryuk, Savlepov and Borovsky, and the newcomers remained behind the scenes for some time. And only when an updated title appeared and the group received a new name Quest Pistols Show, information began to appear about a change in concept and sound.
Today, the team prioritizes a high-quality visual image, vivid images and choreography honed to perfection. The opposite images of the participants create the impression of a dance battle, but despite the unusual format, the new tracks turn out to be very harmonious and memorable.
To date, Quest Pistols has three full-length albums in its luggage
- In 2007 - "For you";
- In 2009 - "Superklass",
- In 2017 - "Lubimka".
The team is the owner of the Golden Gramophone and MTV Europe Music Awards. "QP" has repeatedly submitted an application for participation in the Eurovision Song Contest: once from Russia and twice from Ukraine. In 2009, the selection failed due to the fact that the composition "White Dragonfly of Love" was already being broadcast on radio and TV in violation of the rules. In 2010, the group applied for participation in Eurovision in Oslo with the song "I am your drug", but the guys failed to get into the list of finalists. In 2011, another unsuccessful attempt was made.
The composition of the group Quest Pistols show 2007-2011:Nikita Goryuk;
Anton Savlepov;
Kostya Borovsky.
Nikita Goryuk (stage name - Bumper)
The young man was born in a small border town in the Far East on September 23, 1985. As a child, he was fond of figure skating and dreamed of winning the world title. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics. After moving to Kyiv, he focused his attention on dancing, thanks to which he was able to get acquainted with the ideological inspirer and producer of Quest Pistols, Yuriy Bardash.
Off stage, acquaintances describe Nikita as a talented, kind and helpful guy. He loves his mother very much. She loves to cook vegetarian dishes. There is a daughter, Marisa, who was born when the singer was only 15 years old.
Konstantin Borovsky (Crutch)
Konstantin was born in Chernigov on February 14, 1981. Before moving to Kyiv at the age of 16, he was engaged in ballroom and folk dancing, but in the capital he was captured by such a popular trend as breakdance. Actually, thanks to this hobby, his vocal career in Quest Pistols began.
Konstantin has a diploma in philology, knows several languages, but does not regret at all that he devoted his life to dancing. In addition to the craving for choreography, Kostya also discovered the talents of a designer and stylist. In Quest Pistols, it was he who designed the scenery and costumes for soloists and ballet, and was engaged in staging dances. The band's official website is also his creation.
In the fall of 2011, Borovsky announced his decision to leave his career as a vocalist and fully focus on the activities of the director-producer. But after a while, the young man left the team, together with Daniil Matseychuk, launching a new project "KBDM".
At the moment, Konstantin is engaged in the promotion of his brand BRVSKI, plans to act as an expert in the popular reality show "Super Model in Ukrainian" and performs together with the "Agon" group, which united the founders of "QP".
Anton Savlepov
Anton was the youngest member of the first cast of the Quest Pistols Show. He was born in 1988 on June 14 in the small village of Kovsharovka near Kharkov. As a teenager, he loved Michael Jackson very much, and in order to be like an idol, he even grew his hair the same long.
At school, Anton was an excellent student, so his relatives predicted a serious academic career for him. But the young man became seriously interested in dancing and met Nikita Goryuk at the break dance festival. At the same time, he entered the National University of Culture and Art in Kiev at the choreographic faculty, but due to the creative breakthrough of "Fast Pistols", classes and sessions had to be shelved.
In 2013, Savlepov, under the pseudonym Zorko, released a solo disc of the same name. In the Quest Pistols Show group, he performed until the beginning of 2016. Then the leading soloists began to leave the band one by one, and newcomers began to take their place.
Anton was invited many times to various TV shows, including the popular program Big Difference. In 2016, together with Konstantin Meladze, Andrey Danilko and Yulia Sanina, Savlepov tried on the role of a jury member of the 7th season of the X-Factor talent show. He also managed to star in the humorous musical "Like Cossacks" and the romantic comedy "Wedding by Exchange".
Like all members of the first QP line-up, Anton is fond of vegetarianism, tattoos and drawing. The guy also likes rare bikes, yoga and Indian culture.
After leaving the Quest Pistols show, Savlepov, Borovsky and Goryuk united again, founding the Agon pop group and recreating the first line-up of QP, beloved by everyone. Talented guys have already recorded several new songs, including "Every man for himself" and "Let go."
Composition for 2011-2013:
Nikita Goryuk;
Anton Savlepov;
Daniil Matseychuk.
DANIL MATSEYCHUK
Daniil Matseychuk replaced Konstantin Borovsky, who left the group. The young man was born in Kyiv in 1988 on September 20. Before joining the team, he worked as a dancer and model.
Daniil has known the guys from the Quest Pistols Show for a long time. They were friends, and for some time Artem Savlepov even lived with Matseychuk. Therefore, when the team needed a new infusion, the trio, without hesitation, called an old good friend. Moreover, like all the participants, the young man was a supporter of vegetarianism and a healthy lifestyle.
As part of the group, Daniel stayed for several years. In 2013, together with Konstantin Borovsky, he created the KBDM creative association, which includes not only a musical group, but also his own clothing brand, and the KBDM DJ's club project. Matseychuk does not like to talk about his personal life. For a long time he hid his girlfriend, but recently it became known that the couple lives together.
Segment for 2013-2015:
June 2013-April 2014 Quest Pistols, with only two soloists - Nikita Goryuk and Anton Savlepov. They were soon joined by a mysterious masked member. And in the spring of 2014, three more new members joined the group, and its composition began to look like this:
- Anton Savlepov;
- Nikita Goryuk;
- Washington Salles;
- Ivan Krishtoforenko;
- Mariam Turkmenbayeva.
IVAN KRYSHTOFORENKO
Ivan was born on November 12, 1989 in Khimki (Moscow region). He began dancing at the age of 4, when his parents enrolled him in a folk dance club. But already at the age of eight he realized that his vocation was hip-hop.
From 1999 to 2005, Ivan mastered dance skills in the Vanilla Ice team. Graduated from Cooking College. Then he entered the University of Culture with a degree in choreography. From the age of 17 he began to participate in various dance battles.
He is a 7-time Champion of Moscow and a 3-time Champion of Russia in hip-hop, won a victory at the Union Street Dance and Russian Dancing Awards 2009. Finalist of the World Cup (in the hip-hop nomination) and winner of the dance show "Battle for Respect-2" on Muz-TV.
At the age of 21, he became the host of the "Dancing for Children" program, taught at the Moscow dance school Model-357. Now he has his own dance studio (Studio 26) and leads a dance program on the Zhivi channel.
Ivan's career in Quest Pistols started as a backup dancer, but after changing the concept and renaming it to Quest Pistols Show, he became a full-fledged member of the team.
MARIAM (MARIA) TURKMENBAYEVA
The girl was born on April 12, 1990 in Sevastopol. Her parents were professional athletes. It was from them that she inherited endurance and flexibility. At the age of 10, Maria got into the Sevastopol dance group "We". At the age of 16 she came to the Olimp club.
Later she moved to Kyiv and became a member of the show ballet Quest Pistols under the direction of Yuri Bardash. She participated in several seasons of the show "Everybody Dance", where in 2008 she took 3rd place, and in 2012, together with Evgeny Kot, she became a gold medalist. 4 years of dance training in the United States.
As part of the group, she first took the position of chief choreographer (videos "Heat" and "Wet"), and a little later she became a vocalist.
WASHINGTON SALLES
Washington Salles was born on August 11, 1987 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Dancing since the age of 14. At the moment he is one of the top choreographers and dancers not only in Russia but also in Europe. I chose styles as the main directions: House, Jerkin, Hip-Hop and break dance.
In 2005 he lived in France and worked on the play Zona Branca (White Zone) at the Chateauvallon Theatre. With this production, he traveled to many cities in the Netherlands, Brazil and Tunisia. In 2006, he was busy as a choreographer in the Brazilian performance Geracao Hip-Hop.
Came to Russia in 2007. Participated and became a finalist in the MTV project "Dance Floor Star 3". Then he worked in the show ballet Street Jazz. He collaborated with many show business stars (Vlad Topalov, Yulia Nachalova, Yulia Beretta, Irakli, the Silver group). He combined his activities as a dancer and choreographer with the modeling business, representing such brands as Zolla, Adidas, Vladofootwear Jerkin.
Repeatedly took part and won the famous dance battles and competitions, such as Freemotion, Version, М357 Battlezone, Street Energy, M.I.R., Juste Debout.
About the composition of the group2016-2017:Nikita Goryuk and Anton Savlepov were the constant leaders of the Quest Pistols, and later with the prefix Show, for more than eight years, but in 2015-2016 they left the team with a difference of several months. In September 2015, Daniil Matseychuk returned to the group. Now the Quest Pistols Show are performing in a new line-up:
- Daniil Matseychuk;
- Ivan Krishtoforenko;
- Mariam Turkmenbayeva;
- Washington Salles.
The audience liked the new look of diverse, virtuoso dancers, and the video "Santa Lucia" instantly took the top positions in popular domestic and foreign charts. To date, the team has entered the next round of popularity, and many critics believe that a complete change in the composition has become the necessary breath of air for Quest Pistols. With their enchanting return, "KP" proved that they are a real phenomenon in the domestic pop industry. The quartet has grandiose plans. The guys have prepared a large-scale show for Russian cities, and then they plan to conquer the venues in America and Asia.
In terms of composition, the Quest Pistols show group for 2018 consists of:
- Daniil Matseychuk
- Ivan Krishtoforenko
- Mariam Turkmenbayeva
- Washington Salles
Hits of Quest Pistols
The next hit after the sensational cover "I'm tired" was the composition "White Dragonfly of Love", which collected a record number of views on Youtube video hosting. Interestingly, at the very beginning of the creative path, the pop trio's repertoire consisted of only 3-4 songs, and this was clearly not enough for full-fledged concerts. The guys found a simple way out: first, "Pistols" rocked the hall with their dance numbers for about half an hour, and then performed the songs they had in stock.
By 2007, the repertoire expanded, and the debut album "For You" saw the light of day. Almost all the texts were written by the leader of the musical group "Dymna Sumish" Alexander Chemerov under the pseudonym of Izolda Chetkhi. The only composition of the period 2007-2012, written by another author, is "White Dragonfly of Love" by the novice musician Nikolai Voronov. Works of later years are written by the soloist of the group Nikita Goryuk.
The list of other well-known hits of the Quest Pistols Show group includes the compositions “Days of Glamor”, “Cage”, “He's Near”, “Revolution”, “I'm Your Drug” and “You're So Beautiful”. Thanks to them, the album "For You" received gold status in Ukraine.
In 2011, the first change in the line-up took place and Daniil Matseychuk took the place of Borovsky, who took part in the recording of such video works as "Different", "Romeo", Let's Forget Everything" and "You've Lost Weight" (with Lolita Milyavskaya). Around the same moment, Anton Savlepov wanted to leave the team, but after the release of the video “You are so beautiful,” he changed his mind.
In early 2014, popular tabloids increasingly began to write that the team was in a creative crisis. At the same time, Nikita Goryuk released his solo track "White Bride". Many predicted that the group would cease to exist. But Goryuk and Savlepov continued to tour together, presenting the new single "Baby boy" to the public. And a little later they appeared to the public in a completely new role and introduced new participants. The presentation of the new line-up was marked by the release of a cover of Igor Siliverstov's 1992 composition "Santa Lucia".
On November 15, 2014, with the premiere of the Quest Pistols Show, the band went on a world tour. The concept of the show became the basis of the new philosophy of the group, which later led the Quest Pistols group to the format of a show project performing dance, club house music.
On November 13, the premiere of the video with the solo performance of Mariam Turkmenbayeva "The Alien" took place, and on December 31, returning Daniil Matseychuk (Daniel Joy) presented the clip "We Know for Sure".
In April 2016, at the premiere of the video "Dissimilar", fans saw the group in the format in which it performs to this day. On September 1, a new video “Toughest of all” was released, and in October the team performed at a large-scale solo “Unlike Concert” and presented their first album “Lubimka” with a renewed line-up.
The audience enthusiastically accepted the new compositions of the Quest Pistols show, which focuses on the quality of the choreography. And despite the fact that the vocal component still does not reach the level of the "pistols" of the first line-up, the members promise the fans to keep their former provocative and slightly vulgar style and make their live performances no less bright than before.
QUEST PISTOLS is a popular Ukrainian band that has won the hearts of millions in Russia and throughout the post-Soviet space.
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Story
Initially, the Quest Pistols group included three soloists: Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk and Konstantin Borovsky. The guys themselves defined their style as "aggressive-intelligent-pop". The author of music and lyrics, except for the song "White Dragonfly of Love" (it was written by a young eccentric composer Nikolai Voronov), is the Polish Izolda Chetkha. Also, a costumed ballet in the person of Dima Shishkin alone performs at the group's show.
The guys from the group "Quest Pistols" started as a dance show ballet "Quest", which, having existed for three years, made a lot of noise in Ukraine. They amazed with the eccentricity and insane outrageousness of their performances, but dancing alone was not enough for them. And they sang. The founder of the ballet and producer Yuri Bardash sent Nikita and Anton to vocal lessons, and Konstantin was assigned the role of rapper. Their vocal debut took place on April 1, 2007 on the air of the popular Ukrainian TV show "CHANCE". This April Fool's trick was to the taste of the viewers, who gave the new idols six thousand votes.
In September 2007 in Belgium, the Quest Pistols supported a healthy lifestyle with the "Dance Against Poison" program. It's hard to believe, but "quests" do not smoke, do not drink alcohol, eat only healthy food and promote vegetarianism. They also do not visit nightclubs at all and do not listen to club music.
The debut clip of the Quest Pistols group - "I'm tired" was released in June 2007 and immediately appeared in the rotation of the MTV channel, subsequently becoming a real hit. Other well-known compositions of the group are "Days of Glamour", "White Dragonfly of Love", "He's Near", "Cage", "I'm Your Drug", "Revolution" and "You're So Beautiful". The debut album "For You" was released in November 2007 in Ukraine and received a gold status. In Russia, the disc went on sale in late spring 2008. Several punk-rock songs were added as a bonus to the Russian release.
In October 2008, at the MTV Ukrainian Music Awards in Donetsk, Quest Pistols won the Debut of the Year nomination. Also in the piggy bank of the group are the Golden Gramophone music awards (2008, 2009, 2011 - Ukraine), MTV Europe Music Awards 2008, MTV Russia Music Awards 2008, Soundtrack (2010) and others.
And in January 2011, the guys successfully performed in the USA (New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles). At the beginning of 2011, Anton Savlepov announced his decision to leave the Quest Pistols group, later he explained his decision, this was due to a mental crisis. But having starred in the video “You are so beautiful”, he changed his mind. In August 2011, a new member, Daniil Matseychuk, joined the group, and in September 2011, Konstantin Borovsky left the post of performer and retrained as an artistic director.
Key contributors to QP
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For the song "I'm Tired", the music from the composition "Long and Lonesome Road" (Dutch group "Shocking Blue", author - Robbie van Leeuwen), released in 1969, was officially used. Izolda Chetkha is the pseudonym of Alexander Chemerov, a member of the Ukrainian group Dymna Sumish, used by him as part of his collaboration with the Quest Pistols group. In 2011, they took part in the “Muz-TV Prize”, where they were presented in the nominations “Best Pop Group” and “Duet” (together with Artur Pirozhkov, the song “Revolution”), but were left without awards, as in the past year. In September, a new member, Daniil Matseychuk, joined the group, and Konstantin Borovsky took a place in the management of the production center Kruzheva music.
Quest Pistols SHOW 2014
Quest Pistols SHOW is not just a new concert program of the band. This is, first of all, a spectacular performance that has no analogues both on the Russian and Western stages - a great futuristic performance with which Quest Pistols go beyond the format of a musical project, establishing itself in the status of a unique pop cultural phenomenon that breaks the stereotypes of the perception of concert show.
With their innovative approach, the Quest Pistols lift the curtain on the world of interactive musical shows of the future, which people will experience as the action of a fantastic blockbuster: huge graphic projections of the band members, plastically repeating the movements of the performers; real-time cameras mounted on quadrocopters, broadcasting video from the hall to the main screen; and powerful visuals, accompanied by a unique dance performance and live performance of all the hits of the group in a new actual sound. Capturing the spirit, what he sees does not leave the person who came to the concert an outsider, but on the contrary, provokes everyone to find a dancer in himself, even if he has never danced. The Quest Pistols SHOW is a new chapter in the great history of dancing street freaks who managed to become not just pop stars, but artists who change modern culture.
