The singer was born in a large family, in the Ukrainian village of Marshintsy. Because of the passport officer, who mistakenly wrote down August 9 in her passport, Sofia celebrates her birthday twice. He considers his father to be his first vocal teacher, who himself was very fond of singing, had an absolute ear for music and a beautiful voice.
Rotaru owes her impeccable figure to regular trips to the pool, exercise on simulators and proper nutrition.
Of course, Sofia's ideal appearance is not only natural data, but also work on herself. The star owes her impeccable figure to regular trips to the pool, exercise on simulators and proper nutrition. The singer loves to go to the sauna and massage rooms. This allows her not only to be in excellent physical shape and move well, but also to withstand a two-hour concert. Rotaru admits that he practically does not salt dishes, does not eat fatty food and eats a lot of plant foods. As for plastic surgery, the singer assures that she has never resorted to it and uses only 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, today she has an enviable career behind her. In 2010, the singer announced the termination of touring activities and still keeps her word. She only appears at social events and TV shows, gives interviews and voices films.
Alla Pugacheva, like any woman, has her own secrets of beauty and youth. The secret of her thick and luxurious hair is ... in the 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 rejection of bread.
IRINA ALLEGROVA
Irina was born in the family of a theater director and actress. The first years of his life the family lived in Rostov-on-Don, after which they moved to Baku. At the initial stage of her career, Allegrova voiced Indian films, and then began performing on stage.
The singer found a way out in proper nutrition - her diet is dominated by vegetables, fruits, seafood and honey.
Irina has tried many diets in her life, she even took Thai diet pills. But none of this helped her lose those extra pounds. The singer found a way out 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 is engaged in aerotherapy. All this helps the star to keep the body and figure in good shape.
VALERIA
Alla Perfilova, better known as Valeria (now this name appears in her passport), was born in the city of Atkarsk. Valeria studied pop art with Joseph Kobzon and Helena 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. So, for example, Valeria not only often visits beauty salons, but also uses rustic 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 linseed oil. This scrub is great 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 in 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 diets, but she eats in small portions and controls the use of flour and sweets. Natalia also resorted to the procedure of hirudotherapy (healing with leeches).
NYUSHA
The still young singer Nyusha (Anna Shurochkina) never professionally studied vocals, she did not graduate from music schools. She began performing at the age of 11, and at 17 she came up with a pseudonym for herself, which is still with her today. Now the girl's songs occupy a leading position in the Russian charts, and she herself has repeatedly become the winner 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 never to get out of the schedule. The girl drinks a lot of clean water, and uses natural masks and moisturizers for her skin. The good figure of the singer is the result of training with a personal trainer and a set of daily exercises. Nyusha does not sit on diets and can afford various goodies (the main secret is not to eat in the evening).
ANNA PLETNEVA
The former soloist of the Lyceum group, and now the soloist 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 got into Lyceum after the dismissal of Lena Perova and was a permanent member of the group for eight years, and after that she created the Vintage team together with Alexei Romanov, a former member of the A-mega group.
After the birth of her child, the singer diligently practiced dancing and singing to get her body in shape.
After the birth of her child, the singer diligently practiced dancing and singing to get her body in shape. But Anna's diet does not correspond to dietary standards: according to her, she eats when she has to and what she has to. True, there is still one secret: after eating, the girl just stands against the wall for 20 minutes. This trick was taught to Anna by her father, believing that food is better absorbed this way. The singer neglects plastic surgery, but does not condemn those who resorted to them. The star loves naturalness more and uses only high-quality cosmetics.
YULIA NACHALOV
The ex-wife of the Russian football player Yevgeny Aldonin from childhood showed the ability to sing, which was noticed by her father (by the way, a musician and composer). Her father began to study vocals with Yulia at the age of 2, and at the age of five, the girl began to sing on the professional stage. After winning the TV contest "Morning Star", the singer was noticed by prestigious music and public programs, starting to invite her to the central channels.
Julia adheres to the correct daily routine, goes in for sports. She is not a supporter of fasting days, diets and hunger strikes, because 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, Julia admitted that she does not trust folk recipes, but she simply loves high-quality cosmetics and various mixtures for home use. She always tries to use thermal water, 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 SAVELYEVA
The 30-year-old soloist of the Fabrika group was engaged in figure skating as a child and attended a music school in flute and piano. The teachers predicted a sporting future for Sasha, but the girl preferred music. Success came to her after participating in the first edition of the Star Factory show and founding the Factory group.
The teachers predicted a sporting 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, she feels confident in her weight and enjoys every kilogram gained. The girl does not go on diets, as she believes that nutrition should be balanced, but she eats often and in small portions. Likes bitter chocolate with salt. For the beauty and youthfulness of the 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-cold water, and in the evenings she carefully removes her makeup. Sasha does not forget about sports either: she loves to swim, is engaged in simulators and myostimulation.
VERA BREZHNEVA
As a teenager, Vera Brezhneva was fond of sports, and many types at once. She studied foreign languages and dreamed of becoming a lawyer. But it didn’t work out, so she got a degree in economics. The singer was a member of VIA Gra for 5 years, after which she began a solo career.
As Brezhnev herself admits, she has no special beauty secrets. Mandatory procedures for her are morning and evening cleansing of the face and the use of a moisturizer. Every week she visits a beautician to make an anti-stress mask or deep clean her face. Vera does not use anti-cellulite products, but she likes coffee and salt peels, as well as a contrast shower. The singer trusts her hair only to professionals. The main secrets of beauty, as she herself admits, could be called sports and diet - moreover, with the help of the latter, the singer not only loses weight, but also gets better when she considers it necessary.
Jasmine
real name - Sarah Manakhimova, b. October 12, 1977 U, Derbent, Dagestan ASSR, 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 the music competition "New wave", television festival "Song of the year", National Television Award for Popular Music "Muz-TV Award".
(born December 13, 1983, Moscow, USSR) - Russian singer, performer of traditional Russian songs in modern processing, finalist of the competition "People's Artist-3". Often acts in different countries as an "ambassador" of Russian culture.
(born January 31, 1981, Voronezh) - Russian singer, actress. Took part in the 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 "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 soloist of the group "Brilliant" (2003-2007). Films with her participation: "Club", "Dad of All Trades", "Taming of the Shrew", "Rzhevsky against Napoleon", etc.
(born December 25, 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer, soloist of the Fabrika pop group, formed in 2002 on the Star Factory-1 project. Graduate of GMU them. Gnesins (department for the training of leaders of folk choirs and folklore ensembles).
(born August 30, 1985, Vytegra, Vologda region) - Russian singer, actress and TV presenter. Films: "The Bachelors", "Young and Happy", "Swan Paradise", "Three from Above", "The Crime Will Be Solved", "Love in the Big City", "In Love and Unarmed", "Heavenly Relatives".
barbarian
(real name Elena Susova; born July 30, 1973 in Balashikha) is a 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 first solo album, which was called so - "Barbara" - the performer released 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 ASSR, 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 composition" of the Ukrainian female pop group VIA Gra.
(better known under 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, songwriter.
(born September 3, 1985, Sholokhovsky settlement, 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 a solo career, and also starred in the TV series "Happiness is somewhere nearby."
I suggest you take a look at the following Top 17the most beautiful Russian singers, which presents the singers of the national stage. When compiling this rating, I took into account external data, photogenicity, charisma, not paying attention to the merits of men in the professional field.
17. Alexey Chumakov(born March 12, 1981, Samarkand, Uzbek SSR, USSR) - Russian singer and musician of Bulgarian-Armenian origin. Competition finalist "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", "Just to love", "Engagement", singles: "Love that no longer exists", "Just 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", "Real", "Nega", "Ocean", "Contrary". Official site: 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", "You alone", "Sudden love", "One in a Million", "Romantic Journey". Official site: http://baskov.ru/
13. Irakli Pirtskhalava(born September 13, 1977, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer and radio host, former participant " Star factories. Albums: "London-Paris", "I'm with you", "Take a step". Official site: http://iraklimusic.com/
12. Philip Kirkorov(born April 30, 1967, Varna, NRB) - 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", "Stop hit", "Silver galosh", winner of the annual festival "Song of the year". At the film festival "Kinotavr" in 2002 became the winner in the nomination "Best Actor" for a role in a musical "Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka". Discography: "Oh, mother, shikadam!", "Stranger", "Duets", "DruGOY", etc. Official website: http://www.kirkorov.ru/
11.Vasily Kireev(born April 7, 1987 in Saratov) - soloist 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 soloist 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 soloist of the group " Roots"(in 2002-2010) and the winner of the first Star Factory. Official site: 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 group soloist HiFi. 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-soloist of the group "Smash!!". Albums: "Evolution", "Lone Star", "Let the Heart Decide", "I Will Give It All To You". Official site: http://vladtopalov.ru/
7. Stanislav Piekha(born August 13, 1980, Leningrad) - Russian singer and poet. Winner of music awards and prizes: MTV Russia Music Awards / "Best Composition" "Soundtrack" - "Duet of the Year"- “You are sad” (duet with Valeria), Muz-TV Award 2008 - "Best duet"“She is not yours” (duet with Grigory Leps), “In the palm of your hand is a line”. God of Ether Award: Radiohit- duet "She is not yours" 2009, "Radio favorite" 2010. Golden Gramophone 2011"The best duet" "Me and you" (duet with Slava). Albums: "Albums", "One Star", "Otherwise", "TBA". Official site: http://stas-pjeha.ru/
6. Alexander Berdnikov(born March 21, 1981, Ashgabat) - Russian singer, member of the group "Roots", 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 busy in the musical Notre Dame de Paris. He played one of the main roles - Captain Phoebus de Chateauper. He starred in the 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 site: http://www.makarsky.ru/
4. Sergey Lazarev(born April 1, 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer and voice actor, former soloist of the group "Smash!!", theater actor, film actor. The repertoire is predominantly in 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 he was a soloist of the popular Ukrainian boy band "Lomi Lom / Lomy Lom". Then he started his solo career. Since 2000 he has been living 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 Viktor Belan; born December 24, 1981, Moskovsky settlement, Karachay-Cherkess Autonomous Okrug, USSR) - Russian singer. Represented Russia at the song contest "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 Honored Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria (2006), Honored Artist of Chechnya (2007), Honored Artist of Ingushetia (2007) and People's Artist of Kabardino-Balkaria (2008). Discography: "I am a night hooligan", "On the bank of the sky", "Time-river", "Against the rules", "Believe", "Dreamer". In autumn 2012 the album "Vitya Belan" is expected. Official site: http://bilandima.ru/
Roman Litvinov, better known as Mujuice, is perhaps the most prominent electronic music performer in Russia in the last decade. The artist has more than a dozen full-length releases, the smaller part of which was recorded with live vocals.
The last such album was Amore e morte, released last year. The release was 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 with studying at a music school in the "Pipe" class, and now is 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 the accompaniment is an additional highlight, which in some songs is played by a trumpet.
3. Medzhikul
The absence of the St. Petersburg group "Medzhikul" in the rotation of radio and TV is quite possibly a temporary phenomenon. Their debut album “All About Martha” has everything to please almost any listener: you can dance both incendiary and slow dances to the songs of “Medzhikul”, they want to sing along, while the music itself is very far from the pop music that has set its teeth on edge .
"Medzhikul" is perhaps the first band in Russia that performs music in the rhythm and blues genre of the 70s - the so-called Motown Sound. 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 downhole mat-rock, now performing indie rock with elements of pop music. The group has six full-fledged releases, each of which, probably, forever settled in the memory of my smartphone.
There are only three people in the group, the main instrumental backbone is drums, bass, guitar and vocals. Other instruments are used in HSV recordings, but this minimum set is enough to perform songs at concerts. If you like perky and romantic guitar music, don't understand English lyrics and have no prejudices about high male vocals, then Harajiev Smokes Virginia! you will like it.
5 Motorama
Rostov-on-Don gave fans of hip-hop "Casta", and fans of modern independent music - a couple of Vlad and Irina Parshin, who stood at the origins of the Motorama projects, "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 twi-pop. Simple progressions and melodies, 4/4 time signature and minimalist 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 on VKontakte. The members don't try to trump with a variety of style tags and don't compare themselves to genre hegemons. The band's style is really hard to describe without resorting to boring musical terms. In simple words, "Thank you" is a perky and sometimes experimental guitar rock with intelligent lyrics in their native language.
7. BCH
BCC is a project of the Moscow musician Viktor Isaev. It all started with the album "Mignon", released in 2014, unusual both in form and content. High-quality R&B and soul are not very common in Russian music, and BCC not only became a good alternative to James Blake, but also released an original experimental release. "Mignon" is the album where very un-Russian music is combined with the most Russian lyrics - poems of poets of the Silver Age.
The latest release of the BCC "Hellenic Secret" was already recorded with the author's texts. 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. The 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 shoegaze music boom of the 80s and 90s went unnoticed, so this genre is still not popular with a wide audience. Pinkshinyultrablast do not count on success with the Russian listener: they give concerts abroad much more often than in Russia.
9. On-The-Go
A group from Togliatti that started in their hometown with downhole dance-rock and later changed both genre and place of residence. After moving to the capital of Togliatti, he took Xuman Records under his wing, and the very first release of In The Wind marked the beginning of the group's work in a new style. Now On-The-Go is a Moscow-based indie-pop band that doesn't sound Russian at all.
10. Sirotkin
Moscow bard Sergei Sirotkin proves year after year that in Russia one 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 - only a guitar and a young man with a beautiful voice.
This time I made Top 25 the most beautiful Russian singers, which presents the singers of the national stage, as well as one opera singer. When compiling this rating, I took into account external data, photogenicity, not paying attention to the awards and merits of girls in the professional field.
25.Nyusha(at birth - Anna Shurochkina; a pseudonym is also used Nyusha; born August 15, 1990, Moscow) is a Russian singer.
24.Jasmine(real name - Sarah Manakhimova, born October 12, 1977 U, Derbent, Dagestan ASSR, 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 the music competition "New wave", television festival "Song of the year", National Television Award for Popular Music "Muz-TV Award".
22. (born December 13, 1983, Moscow, USSR) - Russian singer, performer of traditional Russian songs in modern processing, finalist of the competition "People's Artist-3". Often acts in different countries as an "ambassador" of Russian culture.
21. (born January 31, 1981, Voronezh) - Russian singer, actress. Took part in the 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 "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 soloist of the group "Brilliant" (2003-2007). Films with her participation: "Club", "Dad 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 Podium and Tootsie groups, and is now building a solo career. From 2009 to 2010 she was the host and face of the TV channel World Fashion Channel.
18. (born December 25, 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer, soloist of the Fabrika pop group, formed in 2002 on the Star Factory-1 project. Graduate of GMU them. Gnesins (department for the training of leaders of folk choirs and folklore ensembles).
17. (born August 30, 1985, Vytegra, Vologda region) - Russian singer, actress and TV presenter. Films: "The Bachelors", "Young and Happy", "Swan Paradise", "Three from Above", "The Crime Will Be Solved", "Love in the Big City", "In Love and Unarmed", "Heavenly Relatives".
16. Valeria(real name Alla Perfilova; born April 17, 1968, Atkarsk, Saratov Region) - Russian singer, Honored Artist of Russia (2005).
15. Zara(real name Zarifa Ivanova; born July 26, 1983, Leningrad, RSFSR) - pop singer and actress of Yezidi 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. She is the author of some of her songs, and also had some experience in writing songs for other artists.
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, soloist of the Russian pop group Vintage. Former soloist of the Russian pop group Lyceum (1997-2005).
9. barbarian(real name Elena Susova; born July 30, 1973 in Balashikha) is a 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 first solo album, which was called so - "Barbara" - the performer released in 2001. She also released the albums "Closer" (2003) and "Dreams" (2005).
8. Vera Brezhneva(real name Vera Kiperman; better known under a pseudonym; born February 3, 1982, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Dnipropetrovsk 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 Fabrika (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 ASSR, 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 composition" 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, songwriter.
1. (born September 3, 1985, Sholokhovsky settlement, 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 a solo career, and also starred in the TV series "Happiness is somewhere nearby."
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1 place. Danila Kozlovsky
For the role in Duhless 2, Danila Kozlovsky mastered surfing almost to perfection. Filming took place on Uluwatu - a favorite place for experienced surfers
on Bali. Beginners do not climb there: there are reefs nearby! In the midst of shooting, rescuers reported: a swell is moving towards us - a big wave. The group was in a hurry. Only one frame was missing - how the hero stands up to his full height on the board. It was possible, of course, to do without him, but Danila always strives for the ideal. We waited for a favorable moment - a small wave. And finally Danila went to sea. Suddenly, a small wave rose and turned into a three-meter one. In this case, the surfer must dive under it on the board. But, being on the crest of a wave, Danila continued to work - and stood up! The film crew was dumbfounded with horror as they saw him blown off the board and spinning almost instantly. "Feels like I'm in
washing machine drum during spin cycle! Kozlovsky says. “And the next wave also threw a T-shirt over my face!” All new waves began to nail the actor to the reefs. He gathered his strength and rowed to the shore - and then he saw a drowning guy, almost unconscious. Risking his life, Danila swam to him and picked him up on his surfboard. So they and the tourist, who did not calculate their strength, held out until the boat arrived. “Australian rescuers, pulling us out of the water, said: “Crazy Russian!” Danila laughs. - I answered them: “I want it again!”
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2nd place. Dima Bilan
The singer says: “I try for my parents, I feel responsible.” The future Eurovision winner grew up in a poor family. But if he asked for sneakers, dad and mom bought with the last money. Now Dima helps the family, at his own expense he sent his younger sister Anya to study in America. “He remains a simple guy, no star fever,” actress Kristina Koles told StarHit. - Somehow I call him, and he is somewhere nearby, on Krasnopresnenskaya embankment. “See the chic restaurant on the water? - I see. Cross the road, I'm on the playground. Found. Sitting on a small rocker, eating a hamburger, around six huge bags of McDonald's ... "
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3rd place. Maksim Galkin
Before filming the series “Kings Can Do Everything” (details on pages 40–41), where Maxim played a medieval duke, he had to learn horseback riding. “The Duke must definitely be able to stay in the saddle! – said Galkin “StarHit”. – Friends from the Novy Vek equestrian complex in Novaya Riga have been calling me to study for a long time, and I took advantage of the invitation. For several months I worked out for an hour or two a day. Getting in and out was easy.
The hardest part was getting the horses to obey. I talked to them and tried to persuade me not to drop them. And the stuntmen taught me how to fall correctly and effectively.”
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4th place. Philip Kirkorov
The pop king of the Russian stage is kind to his fans, always ready to help them. Once Philip was told about a 15-year-old
Daniil, who is seriously ill with viral infections and diabetes. His grandmother turned to the singer: can you visit Danya? “Doctors believe that positive emotions will help to reverse the disease, and you are his favorite singer!” Kirkorov came on tour to St. Petersburg and stayed for another day - to call on the boy in the hospital. I talked with him, presented toys, wished: “Be sure to get well soon!” Recently, the artist received a call. Delighted: Danya remembered Philip every day and rejoiced. And the doctors said that his blood sugar returned to normal. Doctors say it's a miracle!
5th place. Sergey Zhorin
Last year, the lawyer saw a Honda flying along the Garden Ring hit a girl on a pedestrian zebra and disappeared. “A 25-year-old blonde was lying unconscious. I approached, there is a pulse - alive! – says Sergey. - The ambulance was delayed. I know that it is impossible to carry a person after an accident, but there was no way out. I carefully placed the girl in the seat of my car and drove her to the nearest clinic. I found a cell phone in her bag. I called the last number she dialed - it was my mother. Reassured, gave the address of the hospital. And when he left, he paid for the services. Next day
found out that her family had taken her home. Lena escaped with a broken arm. By the way, I was late to court then. And they wrote a complaint against me to the Chamber of Lawyers.
// Photo: Press service of Sergey Lazarev
6th place. Sergey Lazarev
The singer every month deducts money from shelters for homeless animals. Daisy, a pooch living in his house, he found exactly there a year and a half ago.
“For a charity project helping homeless animals, I took a picture with a shelter pet - a funny black puppy with a white stripe on its face. And I liked him so much that I played with him for two hours. Then he gave it away: I had to go on tour, - says Sergey. - While performing, I caught myself thinking that I miss him. And when he returned, he took him home. Now this is my best alarm clock. At 8 a.m. sharp, Daisy sits up by the bed, thumps her paw on the bed, and whimpers. Of course, I immediately get up and take her for a walk.
7th place. Dmitry Nagiev
In the second season of the series "Fizruk" on TNT, the hero of Nagiyev will crush a car with an ax. During the filming, Dmitry was picked up by an understudy, who was supposed to smash the windshield of the car on a grand scale, not paying attention to the fragments. But the actor who really gets into every role chose to do the dangerous stunt himself. Nagiyev has sports skills: he is a master of sports in sambo. “Dmitry hit so hard that he broke not only the glass, but also broke the ax! – told “StarHit” on the set. - We were shocked: he played this scene without a single extra movement. The whole crew applauded!”
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8th place. Vladimir Mashkov
The actor supported the desire of his adopted son Andrei to join the army. The guy graduated from the Moscow St. George Cadet Corps No. 6, was a squad leader and received the rank of vice-senior sergeant. “I like military affairs,” 18-year-old Andrei told StarHit. “Dad was there when I entered the Ryazan Higher Airborne Command School named after Margelov.” Now Andrei serves in the intelligence unit near Vladivostok. Vladimir flew to him more than once for a short meeting and a heart-to-heart talk between men.
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9th place. Vyacheslav Malafeev
The goalkeeper of "Zenith" forgave the commentator Dmitry Guberniev, who in August 2011 allowed himself to make public insulting remarks about him. Malafeev won the trial, received moral compensation. But only in December 2013, Guberniev matured - and called the goalkeeper to apologize. “And Slava invited him to his country house,” says a friend of the football player Levan. - Dima talked with his family, congratulated him on the New Year. The men shook hands tightly. And Slava said: “To be vindictive is stupid, we are adults!”
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10th place. Denis Matsuev
Long before moving to Moscow, in his native Irkutsk, the pianist played enthusiastically in the yard football team. In the capital, this unexpectedly came in handy. “I reconciled the local punks with the musicians from the Central Music School, whom they beat,” Denis said. - They waited at the exit from the school and beat. I realized that I need to create my own football team. We played against the local punks, showed them that we are not sickly players, and then became friends.
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11th place. Nikolay Baskov
A year ago, while filming in the TV movie "Reverse Turn", Nikolai risked not getting on the "New Wave". Bad weather prevented filming of some of the episodes, and director Alena Semenova did not let the artist go. “It’s not in my rules to let people down,” Baskov says. - Persuaded the director to let me go. Igor Krutoy, who sent an SMS the day before: "Kolya, we are waiting for you!", I replied: "I'll be back soon!" Hired a private jet for the evening of the next day. After shooting, he flew to Jurmala on it, promising: “I will be in the evening!” At 17.00 the singer landed in Riga, at 19.30 he went on stage, and at 20.30 he was already flying back.
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12th place. Stas Piekha
Once, on the way to a rehearsal, the 34-year-old singer stopped at the store - he wanted to buy a bottle of water. An old grandmother, standing in front of him at the cash register,
for a long time she scooped out a trifle from the bag - she collected 24 rubles for a loaf of white bread. “I felt sorry for her, I suggested: “Let's cry!” And she refused
began to apologize that she was delaying the queue, she made excuses that she had not calculated the pension a little, - says Stas. “Then I took her by the hand and led her back to the trading floor.” After 20 minutes, they returned to the cashier with a full cart, which contained milk, cottage cheese, bread, vegetables, cheese, sugar, vegetables and fruits ... The singer paid for everything.
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13th place. Vitaly Gogunsky
In his frantic work schedule, the artist finds time for his daughter from his first marriage, 4-year-old Milana. “In my opinion, a real man is one who loves and does not hide his feelings,” Vitaly says to StarHit. - I remember how we performed with her in the show "One to One": I portrayed Leps, and Milan - Ani Lorak. And now I see my daughter, fearlessly standing on the stage in front of a thousandth audience - and from pride I have a lump in my throat, I forgot the words, tears well up in my eyes, I can’t sing ... ”The artist’s daughter can not only sing, but even compose melodies, playing along yourself on a synthesizer.
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14th place. Ivan Urgant
“Ivan was lucky to be born in a family like ours, with a dad like me, and with a grandmother like Nina Nikolaevna,” Father Andrei Urgant told StarHit. “It must be won somewhere at the top!” Despite the status of the family, Ivan was not afraid of any work. “I studied at the institute and worked in a nightclub at the same time,” he says. - I shook out ashtrays, washed glasses in a bar ... "The future showman worked as a loader, and a janitor, and a leader in
strip club, played the guitar in a Spanish restaurant.
15th place. Daniel Strakhov
Daniil sought the location of his classmate Masha Leonova for all five years of study at the Shchukin School. But she was probably the only one among the students who did not go crazy "for this handsome man." Daniil got a job as a waiter, bought her expensive silver earrings.
But neither this, nor his desperate proposal - "Masha, marry me!" - did not change her attitude towards him. And she didn’t take a gift, and she didn’t marry him. After graduation, both ended up in the theater. Gogol. And only then, according to Maria, "everything somehow happened by itself." The couple have been together for 14 years.
16th place. Sergey Bezrukov
Once the actor was called by his former class teacher from school No. 402 in Veshnyaki, asked to help the 12-year-old daughter of his classmate with money. “The girl found an inoperable brain tumor, and the drug for chemotherapy was fabulously expensive. My son didn't have that much! – tells “StarHit” the father of the actor Vitaly Sergeevich. - But he organized a charity concert in a week, invited familiar businessmen. By the end of the evening, the amount was almost collected from donations.
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17th place. Vladimir Yaglych
Traveling around Europe on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Vladimir was transported by ferry from Italy to Greece. And suddenly I noticed a man who was looking around in confusion. “I asked what happened. It turned out that he left for a short time, but during this time money and credit cards were stolen from the car, – Yaglych told StarHit. - All that remained was that the gift to my son for his 5th birthday was a toy car. He did not know how he would get home: the gas in the car was at zero. I gave him money for gas and borrowed a laptop so he could Skype his wife.”
18th place. Nikita Presnyakov
At the end of June, Nikita's 17-year-old friend Alena Krasnova went to Bulgaria with her parents. “Nikita and I contacted every day, sharing literally everything,” the girl tells StarHit. - I liked Bulgaria, but this time my father and mother noticed that I was depressed. They suggested: maybe Nikita will come to us? I answer - he can’t, he has rehearsals, preparations for the New Wave ... In the evening, Nikita and I texted. I confessed that I missed him terribly. He is too. Well, then we communicate, already about something else. And a few days later he wrote: "I'm flying"
- and your flight number. We met him at the airport. How he freed those few days, I don't know. But when I saw him, I was happy!”
19th place. Alexey Makarov
In just four months, Alexey managed to lose 23 kg! When Makarov starred in the role of Porthos in The Three Musketeers in 2012, his weight was almost 100 kg. After finishing filming at home, I found the jeans I wore in my freshman year and decided to try to fit into them again. Was shocked! Two days later, a treadmill was delivered to the actor's house, he installed it himself. And 4 months every other day for an hour ran at least 10
km. He sat down on a salt-free diet, refused fried food and switched to boiled food. Today, Alexei Makarov is unrecognizable. Slim, fit. Running has become a habit now.
20th place. Maxim Averin
At the IV Trans-Baikal International Film Festival in Chita, Maxim hosted the opening ceremony, showed his play “Everything Starts with Love”, but he is most proud of the fact that there is now his personal maple on the star alley. He had long dreamed of "planting a tree", but there was no time. Even in Chita, he managed to be late, appearing on the alley later than other stars. But he immediately put on an apron, took a shovel, singing “Chita-grita-chita-margarita ...”, dug a hole and lowered a seedling into it, covered the root with earth, watered from a watering can. Straightening up, he joked: “Well, now it remains to build a house and get an ostrich!”
// Photo: Press service of Evgeny Plushenko
21st place. Evgeni Plushenko
The passion of the Olympic champion in figure skating is fast driving. “My personal speed record driving a Maserati on the St. Petersburg ring road is 270 km/h,” says Evgeny. "But I'm not putting anyone at risk." The athlete graduated from extreme driving courses, so he does not lose control of the car. Plushenko loves Mercedes jeeps, and uses a minibus for family trips. And he dreams of a car race with friends around the country.
22nd place. Konstantin Khabensky
The actor 5 years ago created a charitable foundation to help children with brain cancer. However, he does not refuse to help his friends. “A few years ago, one of our dressers was diagnosed with breast cancer,” StarHit was told at the Moscow Art Theater. Chekhov, where the actor serves. - Not to say that Kostya was friendly with her - so, they talked at work. But, having learned that she did not have money for the operation, he paid for everything himself. The woman was operated on, she is still
since it works for us. God forbid, more people like Kostya!”
// Photo: Press service of Denis Klyaver
23rd place. Denis Klyaver
Two years ago, Denis publicly admitted that he is the father of Eva Polna's eldest daughter, Evelina. For six years they kept their secret, but the older the girl got, the more clearly they understood that questions about her father could hurt her - and Denis decided to open up. Yes, we have a daughter, she
definitely the fruit of our love. Look what a beauty is growing! – he told the editor of “StarHit” Andrey Malakhov. Denis continues to take care of his daughter, visits school, knows her teachers ... In addition to Evelina, his sons Timofey and Daniel are growing up, and he is also godfather three times.
24th place. Igor Petrenko
The actor admitted that he took on the image of Sherlock Holmes with fear. But the more he got used to the role, the less fears remained in life. He even tamed a tarantula, which, according to the plot, lived with the detective, and after filming he took the spider home and settled it in an aquarium. “The children were delighted: what a fluffy, beautiful, let's call him Snowflake! – says “StarHit” Igor. We feed him crickets and cockroaches. And watch him change his skin."
25th place. Pavel Priluchny
“After the birth of my son Timosha in January 2013, my husband and I took a three-month maternity leave,” actress Agatha Muceniece tells StarHit. - We were then short of funds, and Pasha, sending me and my son to my relatives, did the repairs with his own hands. Demolished unnecessary partitions with a crowbar. In the living room and hallway, he tore off the wallpaper, removed the plaster and left bare brick walls. From morning to evening, covered with orange dust, leveled them, and then covered them with transparent varnish. Friends did not even believe: “Pasha, are you all this yourself ?!”
