The 1990s were marked not only by an unstable economic and political situation, but also the emergence of new stars Russian stage . It was then that we heard the loud hits of Linda, Irina Saltykova, Lada Dance and other pop singers.
We invite you to remember most famous singers that time and see what they look like now.
Natalia Vetlitskaya
Dmitry Malikov and Zhenya Belousov admired her and dedicated songs to her. We remember her as the sexiest singing blonde of the 90s. Her songs "Look Into Your Eyes" and "Playboy" everyone knew. In 2004, Natalia left the stage. Now she is 51 years old, she lives in Spain and looks just amazing.
Lika Star
Lika Star was one of the first Russian girls to appear on the cover Playboy magazine. In her debut video for the song "Lone moon" Gosha Kutsenko and Masha Tsigal were filmed, and Fyodor Bondarchuk was the director. The singer's career was short-lived. Early 2000s she moved to Italy. AT this moment Lika is 43 years old, and she wishes not to remember her turbulent past.
Irina Saltykova
Irina became popular after the release of the video "Grey Eyes". She later starred in the movie "Brother-2" and released 5 albums. Currently former singer 50 years old, she is a successful businesswoman. And Saltykova still looks great!
Lada Dance
Her songs are still played in discos, although the woman has not sung or recorded albums for a long time. After her singing career went into decline, Lada began acting in films in the form of luxurious bitches and femme fatale. Now Lada is 47, she looks great and continues to "live high."
Marina Khlebnikova
Everyone knew the song in the 90s "cup of coffee". And no wonder, because the album with the same name became the fourth on the basis of sales in 1997. The following albums were not so successful, so Marina left the stage. Khlebnikova is 51 years old She runs her own business.
Isolda Ishkhanishvili
most famous member of the group "Lyceum". In the early 2000s, she left not only the group, but also the stage. Currently, it can often be seen on secular parties, and on Instagram, all fans can follow her life.
Alena Apina
In the 90s, the beauty wore short skirts, high boots and preferred bright makeup. Can you tell that she is 52 years old?
Tatyana Ovsienko
In the 90s soloist of the group "Mirage" was similar to most of the stars of those years. But in 1996, she cut her hair like a boy, and many girls began to imitate her style. She is currently 50: she does not look her age at all.
Linda
Linda stood out among the singers of the 90s: black lipstick, black hair hanging over her face, piercings. She did not sing about unrequited love and unfaithful men. Now Linda is 39, she still gives concerts and regularly surprises the audience.
Olga Orlova
The soloist of "Brilliant" sang her first hit at the age of 18. After she left the group and gave birth to a child. Olga returned to the stage in the 2000s. Now, still the same tender and fragile, she starred in TV shows and plays in movies.
Despite the fact that more than 20 years have passed, the stars of the 90s look just as awesome. How do you remember these singers? Tell us about it in the comments!
In the 1990s 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, their posters were hung with teenagers' rooms. But time runs, teenagers are coming, the musicians themselves are changing ...
spice girls. The English female 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 around the world, the 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 roles.
Ace of Base. The band'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 collective.
In 2009, lead singer Jenny Berggren left the band. The remaining members 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” along 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. Most famous bought after release Album Tragic Kingdom in 1995, with a hit from which "Don't speak" was played on every radio station.
The group still exists, although its members have become more stylish, and vocalist Gwen Stefani has completely built successful career fashion designer.
Roxette. The Swedish pop-rock band, led by Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson, in the late 80s and early 90s literally conquered musical Olympus around the world with their romantic ballads.
In 2000, the vocalist was diagnosed with brain cancer and operated on. The work of the team was suspended, but the participants recorded solo records.
In 2013-2016, the musicians actively toured the planet, last performance took place on February 8, 2016 at the Grand Arena in Cape Town, South Africa, after which the doctors recommended Marie to stop her concert activity.
Pet Shop Boys. British synthpop duo formed in 1981 in London.
Is one of the most commercially successful and fruitful bands in the UK, recording dance music: over the past thirty years they have released more than forty singles (of which 20 hit the top ten of the British charts). Until now, they perform and record albums.
take that. Another English pop-rock band that differed from other "boy" bands of the 1990s in that the members composed their own songs. Already in 1996, the group broke up.
successful solo career managed to build only Robbie Williams. In 2010, the team reunited and even released an album a little later, but in the end, only a trio remained from the original line-up.
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 on November 24, 2001 in a plane crash. Albums La Bouche and solo recordings of the singer are still popular, regularly reissued and remixed.
Bad Boy Blue. During its history, the Eurodisco group has released about 30 hit singles that have hit the charts in many countries of the world, including the USA.
Currently, the Bad Boys Blue group is John McInerney, who quarreled with other members, and two backing vocalists - 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 Eurodance style, whose most famous composition"Coco Jamboo" in the mid-90s was not heard only by the lazy.
The group stopped releasing new material back in the late 90s, now it is active creative life leads only her vocalist Lay Zee.
Mo Do. Fabio Frittelli - italian singer and a disc jockey, whose most famous single was "Eins, Zwei, Polizei", which sounded at all discos in Europe and Russia.
On February 6, 2013, Fabio Frittelli was found lifeless at 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 Eurodance musician of Nigerian origin. Perhaps his most famous work was the composition "It's My Life", which almost became calling card Dr. Alban
Alban created his record label Dr. Records, under whose label all Dr. Alban, starting with "Born In Africa". Continues to release albums and singles.
Aqua. 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 disbanded in the early 2000s and reunited in 2007, and in 2013 even released new album. After that, the group again scattered and gathered, now the team with a changed composition occasionally tours retro festivals.
Europe. The Swedish rock band, founded by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum, achieved notoriety 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, which charted in Sweden at number two.
Backstreet Boys. The American boy band was formed on April 20, 1993, and since the debut album of the same name in 1996, they have sold about 130 million copies of their records.
Since then, the group has scattered and reassembled, its members being 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 frontman of the group - 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 held a two-minute reunion on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards.
"Lyceum". The main hit of the pop group, "Autumn", sounded in 1995. In addition to her, the history of "Lyceum" has dozens of songs that conquered the top lines in music ratings.
Anastasia Makarevich has been the only permanent member of the team since its foundation in 1991. The group still exists and records new songs.
"Red mold". Russian-Ukrainian group created by musician Pavel Yatsyna, who single-handedly recorded the first four albums. The team is known for performing songs using profanity, as well as verses, ditties, fairy tales, musical parodies, poems and anecdotes.
Now the team still exists and is touring for the eighth line-up. 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 band rode the wave of success with the version Soviet song"Granite stone". Clothing, shoes and accessories became the hallmark of the group: boots, jackets and umbrellas stylized as a ladybug.
Vocalist Vladimir Volenko survived a difficult operation, after which, together with his wife, he began to record songs on religious topics. The group also records regular albums, and also gives regular concerts.
Balagan Limited. Hit group "What do you want?" only the lazy did not hear. The band has 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 line-up. Old musicians after a whole year failed attempts to defend the name began to be called by his first hit - "What do you want?".
"Arrows". The pop group was created by the 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 the video "You left me", in which the popular actor Ivar Kalninsh starred.
In the early 2000s, due to frequent line-up changes, the group's popularity began to decline. Information about the breakup of the group varies. Some call 2004, others - 2009. Some girls managed to build solo careers.
"Bachelor party". Russian hip hop the trio was formed in 1991 by producer Alexei Adamov. The very first albums of "Bachelor Party" "Sex without interruption" and "Let's talk about sex", released by the studio "Soyuz" 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 Barbitura group, whose focus was electronic music.
"Shao? Bao!" Ukrainian group in 1997 she recorded the song "Kupyl mother konyk (and konyk without a leg)", which became the hallmark of a trio of young musicians from Dnepropetrovsk.
The group changed line-ups, but, alas, "konyk" remained their only hit.
In the mid-nineties and early 2000s, there were many pop idols in our country. What is the work of Andrey Gubin or the Ladybug group worth. Many of their hits will be remembered for a lifetime. They still have fans, despite the fact that the performers of the famous hits themselves have long disappeared from sight. Woman's Day found out what happened to the twenty most popular artists that time.
Tramp boy
He was a favorite of schoolgirls, and cassettes with his hits were swept away like hot cakes. Him angelic appearance and the voice broke more than one girl's heart, but such songs as "The Tramp Boy" or "Winter-Cold" sounded throughout the country.
Everything changed in 2007, when Gubin suddenly disappeared from television screens. It was said that the singer had problems with alcohol due to unrequited love to the girl. And someone even claimed that he had left Russia. To clarify the situation, you need to go back far into the past.
First album
His musical career began in the late eighties, not without the support of his father, Viktor Viktorovich Gubin, a former researcher and cartoonist, and by that time the vice-president of the Russian Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange, the owner of several recording studios.
Andrei's first professional album was released only in 1995, after Gubin met famous musician Leonid Agutin. This album was called the debut song of the singer - "The Tramp Boy" and very quickly conquered the tops of all popularity ratings.
sudden disappearance
Nevertheless, after his unprecedented rise in the second half of the nineties, Andrei suddenly disappeared from sight. The peak of his popularity came in 2000, when Andrei made tours not only in the cities of Russia, but also in the United States, Israel, Germany, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. After that, Gubin no longer gave new concerts, although he released another new album and a collection of his best songs.
Father's death
recession creative activity Andrei is undoubtedly associated with the deteriorating health of his father, who not only helped his son get into the world of show business, but also constantly supported him, largely guiding his career as a singer. After all, Andrei, according to the reviews of his colleagues, was distinguished by a very gentle character and needed paternal control.
The death of Viktor Viktorovich in 2007 led to the virtual cessation of his son's creative activity. For some time, by inertia, fans were interested in the ups and downs of their hero, and then slowly began to forget him.
Disease
Then rumors spread that Andrei was diagnosed with a disease of the nervous system, which caused constant severe pain in the area of the face. Doctors helped to overcome the spiritual crisis. He says that he was treated twice in the neurosis clinic.
Now
Today Andrei is already over 40. The ex-idol leads a reclusive life in Moscow, has noticeably recovered, but still dreams of returning to the stage.
“I look bad now, so I don’t perform. If I get into shape, I will definitely perform, but I'm not ready yet, - says the singer. “I write music all the time, I compose poetry, but for myself, I train my soul.”
Alexander Aivazov
Popularity
Alexander Aivazov is known to the general public as Sasha Aivazov as a pop singer of the 90s, who then sang a hit about "Lilies" and "Moon Butterfly". A popular but critically underestimated singer, Sasha Aivazov became famous back in 1989. Then his first hit sounded - "Lily". The image of a romantic teenager singing sincere and simple love songs was confirmed by the first two albums: “Don't be sad” and “Where are you?”.
The superhit “I beg you, don’t cry” becomes, as it were, a farewell to the singer’s teenage period. The song brings the matured Aivazov all-Russian popularity, which is soon confirmed by the third album. It comes out at the end of 1996, and in it Sasha already acts as a composer. "Moon Butterfly", "Time River", "It's Just a Game" are the undisputed hits of the latest release.
In general, the disc turns out to be very successful due to hit melodies, lightness, excitement of performance and a very colorful synthesis of flamenco, rockabilly and pop music. Yes, and the matured and matured Alexander himself appears in the guise of a kind of macho, attractive to fans, in no way resembling the lyrically touching Sasha of past years.
In 1998, fashionable "remixers", in particular Roman Ryabtsev, DJ Valdai, make dance versions of "Moon Butterfly". The artist himself has a noticeable creative crisis- finding your own style in "Moon Butterfly", Aivazov again embarked on experiments. And eventually turned into an ordinary pop singer, only unlike many colleagues who no longer promote themselves on television and radio.
His new hit "I'll Solve You", which appeared in the fall of 1998, also did not impress. And in 1999, Alexander Aivazov, alas, who did not develop the success of "Moon Butterfly", unfortunately for the fans, leaves the charts.
Alcoholism
The artist never hid: with alcohol, he rarely happens on “you”. Aivazov liked to sit with friends over a little white bottle and almost never refused a glass or two at social events. Gradually, the habit grew into a serious addiction. The singer, who was under a degree, completely forgot about his former popularity and almost lost his family.
A year ago, Sasha's wife, Irina, left three year old son Nikita. She was tired of enduring her husband's drunkenness. To regain his wife's trust, the 41-year-old singer went to a drug treatment clinic for treatment.
“I drank to the point that every day I lie under droppers,” Alexander said then. - I myself am to blame for everything! But if Ira sends a lawyer, I will not sign any documents. I do not want to divorce her, I will fight for love. I realized everything and I want to fix everything. If she forgives me, I will never touch alcohol again in my life.
Rehabilitation at the Marshak Narcological Clinic
In the hospital, Aivazov courageously fought his addiction. All so that his beloved wife and son are near. The thought that he would eventually lose his family was unthinkable to him.
Every morning in the hospital, he started with a jog on fresh air through the hospital park and from yoga classes in the ward. Then a lot of rehabilitation procedures were carried out with him, conversations with a psychologist. In the end, everything worked out! Sasha stopped drinking and managed to save his family. Now he lives happily and is engaged in creativity. True, his popularity has gone forever.
Group Demo
Peak of popularity
Any school disco of the late nineties could not do without the hits of the Demo group. Alexandra Zvereva, the soloist of the group, never had outstanding vocal abilities. But this was not required of her.
Parting with the producer
In 2002, Zvereva and her producer Vadim Polyakov terminated the contract with ARS. Demo clips began to disappear from the air of music channels. And then the soloist announced that she was expecting a baby, and since then we have not heard anything about Demo.
Demo now
It turned out that the Demo group still exists, only in a different line-up. Well, Sasha Zvereva from time to time records solo songs, and also sews clothes for her brand.
“We did not stop touring, I traveled around cities and countries, even on recent months pregnancy, says mother Sasha Zvereva twice. – Over the years, Demo has released 7 albums. The group is not worried about being off the air: the tour continues, there is money for life. My main income is my man, and Demo is more of a hobby. We live apart, we have a club of fans and we believe that people will separate the wheat from the chaff and understand what is done artificially to make money, and what is done from the heart.”
shura
Success and recognition
Once Shura, aka Alexander Medvedev, amazed the public with his own image and was one of the most discussed personalities on the national stage. The bright blonde with no teeth was more likely to yell songs than sing, and behaved, to put it mildly, strangely.
However, this only helped many to believe that he had talent. Popularity became too heavy a psychological burden for Shura, he became addicted to drugs, which almost became fatal for him.
Terrible disease and drug addiction
The singer fell ill with cancer, but managed to overcome both ailments by undergoing chemotherapy and treatment for drug addiction. Of course, I had to move away from the past image. But look like normal person Shura obviously didn't want to.
Return
The singer inserted artificial teeth for himself, several times lay under the scalpel of plastic surgeons and returned to the stage in an even more strange way - openly homosexual. Nevertheless, he has his audience to this day.
Tatyana Ovsienko
Former popularity
Previously, not a single big concert, not a single solemn ceremony took place without performances by Tanya Ovsienko. But today, she is completely forgotten.
Once upon a time, the famous singer Tatyana Ovsienko had everything: money, career, fame. But one day she traded all this for the happy smile of a child. At one time, in pursuit of millions, the singer did not think about children until one moment.
Foster-son
One day, fate gave her an amazing meeting. Once Tatyana gave a concert in an orphanage and drew attention to little boy, Igor. Later, the singer was told that the parents abandoned the child when he was diagnosed with a neglected heart defect. According to the teachers, Igor was not a tenant, he needed the most complicated operation, but the orphanage had no money for it.
And then Tatyana seemed to light up, she realized that she could save this child. She immediately went to one of the best Moscow clinics, agreed on an operation, paid fabulous money for it, and Igor was successfully operated on. When the boy recovered from the operation, Tatyana took him to her home.
Ovsienko issued guardianship to him, and Igor officially became her son. In order to cook cereal for the baby and change diapers, Tatyana abandoned her job and lived with her unloved husband Vladimir Dubovnitsky for 18 years so as not to injure the child's psyche with a divorce. She would probably still share a bed with him if he had not found another and announced that he was leaving.
New love
Now Tatyana is preparing for a new marriage. Her chosen one was businessman Alexander Merkulov. The proposal was made quite a long time ago, but the celebration had to be postponed: the fact is that Merkulov spent 3.5 years in a pre-trial detention center under investigation. All this time, Tatyana morally supported her beloved, wrote letters, carried gear, and also gave 20 concerts a month to earn money for lawyers. In early June, Alexander was found not guilty. The 47-year-old singer met him at the courthouse. And now nothing prevents the lovers from getting married. The wedding is tentatively scheduled for the fall.
Irina Saltykova
Successful in everything
Not all women who sold clothes and cosmetics in tents in the 90s became famous singers and owners of their own serious business. Irina Saltykova succeeded in both - in turn.
Since childhood, Irina has been purposeful and independent child. In addition to school, she was engaged in a circle of cutting and sewing, was fond of knitting, went to training in rhythmic gymnastics.
Unsuccessful marriage
In 1986, a fateful meeting took place in Irina's life with her future husband Viktor Saltykov. Victor was struck by the beauty and charm of Irina. They got married, and a year later their daughter Alice was born.
Their marriage did not last long. According to the singer, this was due to Victor's addiction to alcohol. After parting with her husband, Irina went into business, but the profits were barely enough to live on, and then Saltykova decided to return to the stage and start a solo career.
Solo career
After the release of the video "Grey Eyes", Irina was known by the whole country. She was immediately dubbed a sex symbol and a new rising star. With each new song the singer only strengthened her popularity.
She has six albums in total, and the third, "Alice", she dedicated to her daughter. Actor career Irina was also quite successful: having played in the films "Brother-1, -2", she received critical acclaim.
Business
Now Irina is successfully running a business, she has a beauty and style house "Irina Saltykova", her own boutique and beauty salon. Little is known about the singer's personal life: she has a beloved man, but who he is, the singer keeps a secret. Songs remained in her life as a pleasant hobby.
Natalia Vetlitskaya
unexpected departure
For many years, the ex-soloist of the popular band Mirage managed to occupy the niche of a sexy singing blonde in the domestic show business. And the shots with her skirt lifted from the Playboy video became one of the symbols of the nineties. Natasha released a couple of albums that were literally swept off the shelves by fans, and then suddenly disappeared from the public eye.
With what they just did not associate the departure of the pop diva from the stage. She left the world of show business in silence, without giving a farewell concert and without explaining herself to the public. The disappearance of Natalia Vetlitskaya, who turned 50 in the fall of 2014, was her conscious decision.
The birth of a daughter
Vetlitskaya decided to radically change her life after the birth of her daughter Ulyana in 2004. According to a source close to the singer, she wanted to terminate her pregnancy. She was persuaded to leave the child by producer Viktor Yudin, who became last years her right hand and close friend. The name of the father of the child, Vetlitskaya, has not been made public to this day.
New life in Spain
In addition, after the birth of her daughter, the pop diva decided to leave not only the stage, but also Russia. When Ulyana was four years old, they permanently moved to live in sunny Spain.
Today, Natasha tries not to get into the field of view of journalists, she is raising her daughter and does not like to comment on her past. Although her personal life also had a lot interesting events- for example, a ten-day marriage to Yevgeny Belousov, an affair with the domestic oligarch Kerimov (who, as journalists said, gave her an airplane). But if earlier Vetlitskaya chose exclusively the rich and famous, today she is married to her yoga mentor.
Sergei Chumakov
Good start
Sergey's songs became popular in the early 90s. They bribed the audience with special energy. Surely everyone sang in karaoke "Do not offend, groom, a young girl." It all started in Moscow back in 1972.
A simple Moscow boy who graduated from a mechanical and construction technical school did not even dream of becoming a star. However, fate gave him a ticket to the world of music. It all happened thanks to a chance acquaintance with the poet Alexander Shaganov in 1988.
He became the producer of the young talented performer. In addition, Alexander had the necessary acquaintances on television. Thanks to this, Sergey got into the Morning Star competition, although he always sang only by ear. The first songs were generally rehearsed to the accordion. Of course, he had a desire to master musical notation but he was too hooligan guy. He was expelled from the music school for bad behavior.
Popularity
Since the beginning of 1991, Sergei has been successfully recording new hits, giving concerts and going on tour. A few years later, the young singer quarrels with producer Shaganov and leaves him.
Igor Azarov becomes Sergey's new producer. The album "Walk-walk" is released. The singer begins to work in the style of Western music of the 50s and 60s. Notable performers such as Elvis Presley, Paul Anka, Luis Prima influenced his works. During this period, the singer, who was losing popularity, even made peace with Alexander Shaganov. The third album "Like the First Time" included several songs on his poems. However, Chumakov's attempt to perform western music crashed. The album completely failed, and Chumakov disappeared from the screens.
Leaving the stage
It was rumored that Alla Pugacheva helped Chumakov both get on stage and leave it. Like, the song “Do not offend, groom”, which glorified Chumakov, was originally intended for the then favorite of the Diva, Sergei Chelobanov. For this, Pugacheva was offended and "closed" Chumakov's path to show business.
“Alla Pugacheva kindly invited me to sing in her Christmas Meetings,” says Chumakov. - Immediately after that, offers of tours rained down on me. As for the song, I didn't know that Shaganov first wrote it for Chelobanov and that Chelobanov had already sung it. Therefore, when Pugacheva told me: “Sergey, don’t sing this song again,” he was indignant. After all, the song became popular in my performance. I answered Alla Borisovna: “How can I not sing? What should I answer people: what did you forbid me to sing or have I lost my memory? And he continued to perform it. But I do not think that I disappeared from the screens because of this. I just couldn’t pay such huge money for broadcasts, as Pugacheva or Kirkorov did.”
Return
Today, Sergei is happily married to a woman who supports him in everything. He noticeably prettier and is again eager to fight. He started recording songs and is even preparing to release a new album in the near future.
Group "Ladybug"
famous hit
The project, created by the singer, composer and arranger Vladimir Volenko, became widely known in the mid-nineties. Then the album "Granite pebble" was released.
In 1997, "Ladybug" becomes one of the first projects of the new large audio and production company ORT-records, headed by general producer Joseph Prigogine. On the label of this company, two more discs of the group "My Queen" and "Woman of Dreams" are released. In 1999, another success of the project was Leonid Azbel's song "And the ship goes up the Volga", which immediately falls into the category of the second hit after "Granite Pebble". A disc with this track, as well as several songs by Elena Vaenga written for " ladybug”, published by Grand Records.
Line-up change
In 2000, the composition of the group changed radically, and Inna Anzorova was replaced by Natalya Poleshchuk, who, for her excessive love for sweets, Vladimir Volenko immediately assigns the pseudonym Shokoladkina. In 2004, a daughter, Dasha, was born in the family of Vladimir Volenko and Natalya Shokoladkina, and in 2008, Vladimir Jr. Therefore, during this period, the group rarely appears in the media space, but continues to actively give concerts. The last bright creative solution became the wedding duet "The First Dance of the Young", where the Volenko couple involved their own children in the video shooting.
End of popularity
In recent years, the group has not been on television, but BK continues to perform and record albums.
Here is how Vladimir comments on the situation: “I am not an oligarch, not a “gay” and not a Jew. I am simple Russian citizen, a talented and hardworking musician, but today this is not enough. Today, to be in the public eye, you must either have millions of investments, or belong to a certain clan. You can also be on a contract with some serious company, where they will immediately let you know that the channel or producer is everything, and you are nothing. I, as a person and as an artist, preferred independence, therefore, today we are not on the blue screens. But it doesn't bother me."
As for earnings, the group has enough to live on, but, unfortunately, not enough for development. However, Vladimir does not really regret his fate. He is happily married and has two children.
Group " Tender May»
From the orphanage to the stars, or the Orenburg orphan
"Tender May" is a cult musical group of the late 80s - early 90s. The first teenage group in the USSR was born in boarding school No. 2 in the city of Orenburg. Musical director was the author of all songs Sergei Kuznetsov, who led the musical circle in the orphanage. And the visiting card of the group (in which several line-ups will later change) and the idol of millions of fans is 15-year-old orphanage Yura Shatunov.
“Thanks to the fact that I spent my childhood in an orphanage, I was able to save myself and not go astray. Because in the orphanage they don’t like greedy people, they don’t like sneaks, that is, they don’t like weak people. There, in order to live in a team, you need to adhere to certain laws. Otherwise, you will be kicked out of the group. And the same thing happened in adult life. But I was already ready for it. I cannot communicate with people from the point of view - "you are nobody, but I am a star." First of all, you need to think that this person today may be nobody, but in a year he can become much cooler than you. Although if they come across unpleasant people, then I just don’t talk to them, no matter how high they stand. I say: “Sorry, but I can’t, I don’t want to. I don't feel comfortable being around you."
The first album "White Roses" was recorded in February 1988 on a household tape recorder and sold by Kuznetsov to a recording kiosk for 30 rubles. A few months later, the recording came to Andrey Razin (at that time the administrator of the Mirage group), who pulled off an incredible combination for those times and moved Shatunov, Kuznetsov and several other orphanage boys to Moscow, where he organized a studio for gifted children "LM". In January 1989, the clip “White Roses” was shown for the first time on the Central Television in “Morning Post”, after which a real all-Union boom began - the songs of “Tender May” sounded everywhere, and millions of fans simply went crazy for the blue-eyed young prince with a charming dimple on his cheek . The group collected the largest concert venues throughout the country and set a record for the number of concerts per day (sometimes there were 5-6 per day).
Solo voyage and years of oblivion
However, despite the overwhelming success and popularity, in early 1992 the group broke up. 18-year-old Shatunov is leaving Andrei Razin and is trying to build a solo career. For a while, he was even supported by Alla Borisovna Pugacheva, who invited Yura to speak at her "Christmas Meetings" in December 1992. But, despite the first solo album “You Remember” released by the PolyGram Russia recording studio in 1994 and several clips filmed, it was not easy to stay afloat. Caught in a difficult life situation, Shatunov leaves to live and work in Germany, where he studies as a sound engineer and leaves the stage for several years.
“At the age of 25-30, I began to look for myself. Then I wanted a lot at once, but I had to understand what I really really needed. And not to look at others: but these young guys, they ride on good cars, with beautiful girls etc. That is, at first you look at them and think: how great, I also want to, and then you realize that this is not cool at all, this beautiful life is not so beautiful, it’s better somehow differently. And this is the "other way" to find. At that time, I didn’t work with anyone, even as a system administrator. He worked a lot in the studio, but did not engage in his own work and his career. And now I can say with absolute certainty that that step was truly correct and true, because now I have everything and even more: a beloved wife, beloved son and daughter, I have a place to live, I have a favorite job, I have everything . I am a happy man".
The return of the idol
In the early 2000s, Shatunov nevertheless returned to Russia to continue his solo career, and released several albums one after another: “Remember May”, “Leaves are falling”, “If you want, do not be afraid”, “Record my voice”, "I believe". In September 2009, the singer went to big tour around the cities of Russia in support feature film"Tender May". And a year later, Yura took part in the filming of the series "Happy Together", where he played himself. To date, Shatunov continues to record songs and remains one of the most sought-after artists in the reserves.
“I visit Russia much more often than at home, in Germany. But this does not in the least prevent me from communicating with my family, seeing children and educating them. There is Skype, there is the Internet, there is a phone, after all. And then, there is a plane: I sat down, two hours - and at home.
Found personal happiness in Germany
With my future wife- Svetlana, a lawyer, Shatunov met in Germany in December 2000: “They often ask: do you believe in love at first sight and is this even possible? Maybe. This is exactly how it happened to me. It was enough just to look at each other - that's all.
They met for a long time and decided to get married only in January 2007, six months after Svetlana gave birth to her son Dennis. Six years later, on March 13, 2013, their second child, daughter Estella, was born in Bad Homburg. As Yuri admits, there are very few close people in his life: “There are actually few people I trust. In fact, they can be counted on the fingers of one hand. Firstly, this is Svetlana - my wife. Secondly, Arkady, my director, with whom I have been working together for more than 27 years. Well, and a couple of guys, friends, time-tested.
In September last year, Shatunov celebrated his 41st birthday, he continued to live and work in two for two countries, having Russian passport and residence permit in Germany. In Frankfurt am Main, Yuri has a house, wife and children, but in the summer they often come to rest with their whole family in Russia, in particular, in Sochi, where Shatunov has a large house, bought back in the days of Tender May.
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There were many popular singers and bands in the 90s. Many of them are still performing today, they are no less popular than then. A striking example of such a group is A-Studio. Some Russian singers of the 90s (list below) are not so popular anymore, but they continue to perform at corporate parties and small concert stages in the provinces. However, there are those that no one remembers today, and they have disappeared from the public eye.
Let's remember what the Russian singers of the 90s were like. Many artists are listed in alphabetical order. What is happening to them today, how did their destinies turn out?
Singers of the 90s - list. Russian stars - women
Now these names are almost unknown to listeners. But once these people were very popular.
Alena Apina
What were the popular singers of the 90s like? Russian listeners often start the list with Alena Apina. Many knew her as a member of the Combination group. But since 1991, the girl began to perform solo, recording the hit songs "Ksyusha" and "Accountant" in a separate performance from the "Combination" group. She was popular until the end of 1998, but after that she began to slowly fade away. Then she flickered more on television as a host of various programs and released clips less and less. In 2001, she gave birth to a daughter and plunged into the family. Now she rarely appears on television.
Today, Alena Apina can only be seen at a disco in the 90s.
Alena Sviridova
What else were famous singers 90s, Russians? The list continues Alena Sviridova. Popularity came to Alena in 1993 with the song “Winter just ended”, and the artist consolidated her success in 1994 with the song “ Pink flamingo". Alena's star began to fade in 2001-2002. Now she still releases little-known albums, spends anniversary concerts performs by invitation at various events.
Alice Mon
"Singers of the 90s Russian" - a list that includes Alice Mon. For the first time, the artist felt the popularity back in 1986, writing the hit "Plantain Grass". After that, she stopped her activities on stage, but resumed it in 1997 with the song "Diamond", which brought success. After Alice disappeared again and forgot about her. Today, Alice Mon can only be seen in clubs, but she performs very rarely.
Alika Smekhova
Alika Smekhova is mostly an actress, she deserves a place in the list of "Popular Russian Singers". The list of the 90s would be incomplete without her, although she got there by accident. In 1997, she released the song "Do not interrupt", for which she shot a video. The song brought the actress additional success as a singer, since she was already widely known as an actress at that time. Alika has only 5 recorded songs, but they are little known. After the popularity of the song "Do not interrupt" passed, everyone forgot about Alik as a singer. Today she rarely sings, more and more preferring cinema and theater.
Alena Ivantsova
Alena Ivantsova is known for the only song "Rain Man", which was written by Leonid Agutin and sung by the singer in 1995. But Alena fled under the auspices of M. Shufutinsky, with whom she lost 2 years as part of the failed Taste of Honey group. After 2 years, she left M. Shufutinsky and released debut album"Rain Man". But since the main hit of the album had already outlived its popularity, the disc went unnoticed. Since 2008, Alena has become a little-known performer who performs in small nightclubs.
Andrey Gubin
Andrey Gubin became popular singer in 1995, when he released his first album, Tramp Boy, which included a major hit with the same name. The song "Vagabond Boy" was born back in 1986, but only in 1995, with the support of Leonid Agutin, it was recorded at the studio.
In 1998, A. Gubin released the second hit album "Only You", and in 2000 - the last successful album called "It was, but passed."
In 2001, 2002, Gubin released 2 more collections of songs, but they are already less popular than the previous ones.
Today, the singer can only be seen as a jury member or songwriter for other performers.
Andrey Derzhavin
Andrei Derzhavin gained great popularity in 1990 by writing the song "Don't Cry, Alice". Since at that time Andrei was still part of musical group"Stalker", a hit was recorded on an album in 1991 as a joint song with the group. However, in 1992 the group ceased to exist and A. Derzhavin continued to sing this song, only solo. In 1993, he released 2 more hits: "First Flowers" and "Someone else's wedding."
In 1996, the musician recorded the song "Cranes".
Until 1998, many more hits were written, such as "Katya-Katerina", "Natasha" and many others.
In 1998, he wrote another song and shot a video, participated in "Song of the Year". In 1999, Derzhavin shot a video for the song "The One That Leaves."
Realizing that his former popularity had passed, Andrei Derzhavin left solo swimming and joined the Time Machine, becoming an ordinary keyboard player. He combines this with individual activity as a composer. Derzhavin writes a lot of music and songs for different films and serials.
Arkady Ukupnik
Glory to Ukupnik came in 1993 with the song and album "The East is a delicate matter, Petruha." Since then he has been permanent member New Year's program"Christmas meetings of Alla Pugacheva". Now Arcadia own studio recording, he produces, writes music and poetry.
Bogdan Titomir
Bogdan Titomir began his career in 1989 as part of the Kar-Men group.
Since 1991 he has been performing solo. Bogdan Titomir was remembered for 3 events in the 90s:
1. The song "Do as I do."
2. Having once said in an interview the phrase “people hawala”, which has become winged in show business.
3. With their outrageous costumes and behavior.
What Bogdan is doing today is unknown.
Vika Tsyganova
The main success for Vika Tsyganova came in 1991, when the album Walk, Anarchy was released. Until 2000, Vika had many more hits, including in the new image of a Russian and romance singer. In the 2000s, oddly enough, Victoria did not become less popular and won herself new audience chanson fans. Together with Mikhail Krug, she recorded 8 successful songs that fans listen to to this day.
Today Vika still sings, records albums, but they are already less popular than her previous ones.
She began to devote more time to her once hobby, which has grown into a serious business. Vika creates designer clothes under the TSIGANOVA brand.
Forgotten names
Many more interesting singers It was in the 90s, which had so different fates. Below are the singers of the 90s. Russian men. The list is in alphabetical order. It included names that thundered very bright hits at one time:
- Vlad Stashevsky;
- Vladimir Shurochkin;
- Danko;
- Dolphin;
- Decl;
- DJ Groove;
- Evgeny Osin.
