"Ivanushki International" is one of the most popular groups in our country. Over their 20-year history of existence, these guys were able to win the popularity and love of millions of Russian girls. The composition of the group "Ivanushki International" changed several times. Who are its participants today? You will learn about this from the article.
History of the group's creation
The official founding date of Ivanushki International is November 10, 1994. The group did not get its name right away. At first, the guys performed as the Soyuz-Apollo trio. The first composition of the group “Ivanushki International” is Igor Sorin, Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov and Kirill Andreev. At that time, their songs were not popular, and fans did not line up in crowds in front of the entrance to the concert hall.
Six months after the formation of the trio, the sonorous name “ Ivanushki International" The poet Herman Vitke helped the guys with this. He came up with only the first part of the name, and the author of the second part is producer Igor Matvienko.
Creation
The composition of the Ivanushki International group announced above began to work. 2 years after its creation, the trio released debut album, dubbed "Of course he is." It included the songs “Ring”, “Somewhere” and “Clouds”, which later became hits and brought the group unprecedented popularity. These compositions were played in discos throughout the country.
The second album, “Your Letters,” was released in 1997. It included original compositions, as well as cover versions of songs that were popular in past years. Among them we can highlight “Little Sister”, “Alyoshka’s Love” and so on.
In 1998, the composition of the Ivanushki International group changed. Fans no longer saw photos of Andrey, Kirill and Igor on posters. Sorin decided to develop a solo career. But this did not mean that Ivanushki International ceased to exist. The composition of the group has not changed from a trio to a duet. Igor Sorin's place was taken by a short, fair-haired guy, Oleg Yakovlev. At that time, the song “Poplar Down” appeared in the group’s repertoire, which subsequently repeatedly took first place in the Russian Radio chart. At first, fans did not want to accept Oleg and demanded the return of their beloved Igor Sorin. But the sweet and handsome guy was still able to melt their hearts.
“Golden” composition of the group “Ivanushki International”
A year after the appearance of Oleg Yakovlev, the trio released the album “Fragments of Life”. The participants decided to dedicate it to the memory of Igor Sorin, who fell to his death. Some songs were written based on poems by the former soloist.
In April 1999, Andrey, Kirill and Oleg released their third disc, which was called “I’ll scream about this all night.” The song of the same name was performed by the red-haired “Ivanushka”.
Between 1999 and 2005, two more albums were released, containing new compositions and cover versions of favorite songs.
Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov
The red-haired soloist of “Ivanushek International” was born on July 26, 1970 in sunny city Sochi. His father is a surgeon, and his mother held the position of administrator of a winter theater.
At school, Andrei was seriously interested in table tennis. He took part in competitions and often took prizes. Years later, our hero even became a tennis player. But Grigoriev-Apollonov always considered music to be his main hobby. Since childhood he visited music school, where he studied piano.
Andrei has studied at the academy and worked as a fashion model and director. theatrical performances for children. In 1992, the red-haired “Ivanushka” went to the USA, where he lived for 2 years, performing in a musical on Broadway. He soon returned to Russia and became a member of a youth group.
Kirill Andreev
The dark-haired lead singer of “Ivanushki” was born on April 6, 1971 in Moscow. His father worked as a builder, and his mother received Kirill's childhood in Kuzminki. There he went to regular school, and then to a technical school. In 1989, the guy was drafted into the army. Two years later, Andreev returned home. The guy immediately signed up for the kickboxing section. Behind short term Kirill managed to create a magnificent athletic figure. This allowed him to build a successful modeling career. In 1993, Natalya Vetlitskaya introduced him to producer Igor Matvienko.
Oleg Yakovlev
The blonde from Ivanushki International was born on November 18, 1969 in the Mongolian city of Choibalsan. His parents went there on a business trip. The family returned to Russia when Oleg graduated from first grade. The Yakovlevs settled in Irkutsk. In this city, our hero went to a regular school and attended a music school several times a week (piano class).
Having received a diploma of graduation from Irkutsk theater school, Oleg went to Moscow. In the capital, Yakovlev submitted a document to GITIS. By assignment, he ended up on a course with Armen Dzhigarkhanyan.
In 1998, the producer of the trio “Ivanushki International” became interested in him. The composition of the group changed at that time. Oleg fit all the parameters: fair-haired, short, with in a pleasant voice And musical education.
Career continuation
In 2005, Andrey, Oleg and Kirill completed work on creating the album “10 Years in the Universe”. The sales volume of the disc did not meet the expectations of the producer and the musicians themselves. Unfortunately, the career of “Ivanushki” began to decline. But there is nothing surprising here. After all, on Russian stage Many groups have appeared whose soloists are young, handsome and talented guys.
In 2010 it was released documentary, which tells about the history of the emergence of Ivanushki International, as well as the group’s path to success. The picture illuminated only creative moments. And the details of the personal lives of the soloists were revealed in the program “Star Relatives”, aired on Channel One.
By 2012, the group’s creative treasury included 13 released albums, dozens of hits and hundreds of concerts. Photographs of Andrey, Oleg and Kirill adorned the pages of popular magazines. But in the same year, Yakovlev announced his retirement and the start of a solo career.
“Ivanushki International”: new line-up of the group
Fans were very upset about the departure of Oleg Yakovlev. But that is his decision. In 2012, the composition of the Ivanushki International group changed again. Kirill Turichenko is the name of the new soloist. He was born on January 13, 1983 in Odessa. WITH early years the guy attended a music and drama school. In 2002, Kirill got a job at the Odessa Comedy Theater. Turichenko was involved in more than 500 performances and musicals.
In 2006, his solo career began. The guy participated in Eurovision and performed at various festivals. In his native Ukraine, he released several solo albums and starred in a dozen videos. In 2012 he moved to Moscow and was invited to join the group “Ivanushki International”. He took the place of Oleg Yakovlev, who voluntarily terminated the contract.
Finally
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Doctors were unable to save Oleg Yakovlev, who a few days ago was hospitalized with double pneumonia. He was in intensive care, but specialists were unable to help the singer. His death was announced by the artist’s common-law wife, Alexandra Kutsevol.
The ex-soloist of the group “Ivanushki International” Oleg Yakovlev died in one of the capital’s hospitals. The musician was 47 years old. The day before, Oleg was admitted to the hospital with double pneumonia. Yakovlev was in intensive care in critical condition. The singer was then connected to a ventilator. The tragic news of Oleg’s death was reported by his chosen one Alexandra Kutsevol.
“He died in intensive care. Yesterday evening we went to see him, and in the morning, at 7 am, I received a call from the hospital. Doctors reported that the lungs had failed. So far they have not announced the exact cause of death. Maybe it was the heart. We will definitely organize a farewell to Oleg for his friends and fans. We don’t understand anything yet,” noted Alexandra.
In addition, Yakovlev’s common-law wife left a post on the social network in which she said a touching goodbye to her beloved.
“Today at 7:05, the main man of my life, my angel, my happiness, passed away. How can I live without you now? Fly, Oleg! “I’m always with you,” Alexandra wrote on her Instagram page.
As told by Sasha, Oleg for a long time He was treated at home because his cough did not go away. The singer did not even think that he was seriously ill. According to common-law spouse, everything happened unexpectedly. In addition, as it became known, the artist was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. Doctors later determined that the cause of death was pulmonary edema. Friends and fans cannot believe what happened and leave words of condolences to the musician’s loved ones.
Yakovlev’s former colleague from the Ivanushki International team, Kirill Andreev, said that he learned the tragic news at 7 a.m. while he was at a church service.
“Olezhka passed away at seven in the morning. I contacted Sasha, and she told me. I saw him last time a month and a half ago, there was a very warm meeting. We discussed it new song and a clip. The news that he was in intensive care for about a week came as a real shock to me. We had 15 years life together on the road. A family member has died. Our big one, creative family", noted Kirill.
Later, Andrei Grigoriev-Appolonov wrote a post of condolences on the social network. “Oleg Yakovlev died. My Yasha... Our “little” Olezhka... Fly, little bullfinch, your voice and songs are in our hearts forever,” wrote former colleague Oleg.
Some relatives and friends of Yakovlev suggest that the cause of his deteriorating health was bad habits petsa. Oleg smoked from the age of 20, and in Lately he visited doctors more and more often.
It turned out that the musician was being cremated. Sasha promised to inform about the farewell date separately.
“We won’t forget you, Olezhka. Kind and bright, everything is so fast and so little,” noted Ksenia Novikova.
“Oleg, Olezhka Yakovlev, why are you doing this to me, why did you leave me?! My fragile, bright friend... I’m sorry... I don’t know how to cope with such losses,” wrote Otar Kushanashvili, posting a photo of the singer.
It is known that Oleg Yakovlev joined the Ivanushki International team in 1998, replacing Igor Sorin. The lead singer performed with the group for 15 years, but later decided to start solo career. As it turned out, Alexandra Kutsevol, with whom he lived in a civil marriage, was very supportive of her lover at that time. Common-law wife was involved in Yakovlev’s management and helped him promote new songs and videos.
In 1995 famous producer Igor Matvienko presented to the public his next project - the group “Ivanushki International”. The format was a win-win - three cute, lively guys singing simple but sincere songs of love. The guys really worked together, so over the course of their many years of career there were only a few members in the group.
- Kirill Andreev
- Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov
- Igor Sorin
- Oleg Yakovlev
- Kirill Turichenko
In the nineties, “Ivanushki” thundered throughout the country, filling stadiums. They always attracted attention with their sincerity and charm, and at the same time they were far from dirty gossip and unnecessary shocking.
Regular participants.
The first line-up of the group is Kirill Andreev, Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov, Igor Sorin. It is with this composition that the main hits of “Ivanushki” are associated:
- "Clouds";
- "Somewhere";
- "Doll";
- "Poplar fluff".
It was with these guys that the biography of the group began, but only Kirill and Andrey walked this path from the very beginning to the present day.
Kirill Andreev
Many fans of the group can’t even believe that Kirill Andreev will soon turn 50 years old, because to this day he maintains the image of a handsome young man who makes girls fall in love with him at first sight.
Kirill was born in 1971 and grew up in Moscow, where he graduated from the Radio Mechanical College, after which he went to serve in the artillery troops of the Russian Armed Forces. However, even then it was clear that Andreev was unlikely to connect his life with his education. Everything was decided by the guy’s appearance: tall height, athletic build and beautiful facial features. That is why it is not at all surprising that Kirill entered the Model School and immediately began receiving dozens of offers. The young man began to build a career as a model, went to castings, was actively involved in sports, and tried his hand at vocals. A few years later, he decided to improve his skills and went to study at a US modeling school, after which there were even more offers for cooperation.
In the 90s, he managed to work with many stars of that time - Svetlana Vladimirskaya, Lama Vaikule, Natalya Vetlitskaya. By the way, it was Natalya who introduced Kirill to Igor Matvienko, and this meeting became fateful: Andreev was invited to the first line-up of the new boys-band.
Over the years of work in the group, Kirill became one of the most recognizable people in Russian show business. In parallel with musical career he participated in dozens of different projects on stage and television, worked as a TV presenter, and developed his solo project.
In 2000, Andreev married Lolita Alikulova, the couple is raising a son, who was also named Kirill.
Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov
For a couple of decades now, this guy has been called nothing more than “the red one from Ivanushki.” From the very beginning of the group's work, Andrei actually resembled the Sun - a shock of red hair, freckles, a dazzling smile and a sea of charm. A jokester and a merry fellow, Grigoriev-Apollonov always charged with his energy and to this day evokes only positivity.
Andrey was born in Moscow in 1970. Since childhood, his life has been connected with creativity: music school in piano class, then studying at Russian Academy theatrical arts, work as a fashion model, presenter, actor in small enterprises. After winning one of the competitions, Grigoriev-Apollonov left for the USA for 2 years: the artist was invited to participate in the popular Broadway musical “Metro”. However, in 1994, the singer returned to Russia and received an offer to join the Ivanushki International project. Since then, Grigoriev-Appolonov has been a permanent member of the team, without whom it is impossible to imagine this group. Despite many years busy schedule concerts and work on albums, Andrey actively works on television. For more than 15 years he has been known as a talented presenter. IN different years Grigoriev-Appolonov hosted such programs as “12 Evil Spectators” (MTV), “Polundra” (CTC), “Cosmopolitan. Video version" (TNT), " Good night, kids" (Russia-1). Lately, Andrei has often received offers to act in films.
The artist is married and has two sons with his wife, Marya.
Those who no longer exist
Igor Sorin
Against the background of the sparkling Andrei Grigoriev-Applonov and the seductive Kirill Andreev, the third soloist of the first cast of “Ivanushki”, Igor Sorin, always looked a little sad. And this fully reflects the singer’s character - vulnerable, thoughtful, melancholic.
Igor Sorin ( real name- Rayberg) was born in Moscow and was immersed in creativity from childhood. Igor differs from the other members of the group in his most academic musical education - the singer graduated from Gnesinka. It was he who wrote many of the group’s hits, and also created music in other directions. Together with Andrei Grigoriev-Appolnov, Igor participated in the New York musical “Metro,” where the artists became friends. Therefore, their joint participation in Russian pop group was quite logical. However, Igor only lasted for three years: at the beginning of 1998, he announced his departure from the team. This happened at the peak of the popularity of Ivanushki, but for Sorin personal beliefs were always more important.
Igor was no different tall and outstanding external data, but his internal energy conquered at first sight. That's why tragic death 28-year-old Sorin was a real shock for thousands of the artist’s fans: several girls passed away after their idol. On September 1, 1998, Igor fell out of a studio window on the 6th floor. Three days later, after numerous operations, the singer died. Conversations and speculation about the causes of the tragedy still do not subside. Some talk about an accident, others about suicide (it was found suicide note Sorina). There are also more serious versions:
- mental disorder,
- drug addiction,
- murder,
- the influence of a destructive religious sect.
Be that as it may, the memory of Igor Sorin is alive to this day, and the composition of “Ivanushki International” with his participation is called golden.
Oleg Yakovlev
After Igor Sorin left Ivanushki in the winter of 1998, his peer Oleg Yakovlev was accepted into the team.
Oleg was born in Mongolia, but spent his childhood in the USSR. Future artist He graduated from music school, after which he entered GITIS. He was equally good at acting and singing. Just one small role - in the video for the song “Doll” - became a turning point for Oleg. After that, he was invited to “Ivanushki” as a soloist. Many constantly compared Yakovlev with Sorin, trying to find common features in appearance and manner of performance. Unfortunately, only one thing truly united the singers - their early death.
In 2017, Oleg Yakovlev died as a result of a serious illness - cirrhosis of the liver, complicated by pneumonia. And again, fans of “Ivanushki” had to go through a huge tragedy, because Oleg was a very bright, charming and talented performer.
New line-up
Today, Ivanushki International, of course, is not as popular as it was in the late nineties. They can rightfully be called “veterans” of the scene, because as before, any performance of the group draws audiences. Fans of “Ivanushki” grew up listening to their songs and to this day enjoy listening to their favorite hits.
Kirill Andreev and Andrey Grigoriev-Appolonov remain the permanent soloists of the group, and last year they were joined by another performer - Kirill Turichenko.
Kirill was born in Odessa in 1979 and since childhood participated in all kinds of creative competitions. Turichenko is unusually prolific as creative figure. He has roles in musicals, theatrical performances, participation in dozens musical projects. That's why Ukrainian talent became the best candidate for new line-up"Ivanushek International", with whom legendary group continues to delight its fans to this day.
Popular Russian musical group.
Since its founding, the Ivanushki International group has released 13 albums and 20 video clips. The birthday of this group is considered to be November 10, 1995. “Ivanushek” was invented by composer Hermann Witke, and Igor Matvienko added “International” to give the name a little international flavor.
The group shot their first video in 1995, it was called “”. It was a video for a cover version of the song by the group “Rondo”. In 1996, the group’s first debut album, “Of Course He,” was released. Videos were shot for two songs from it - “” and “”. Russian music award The "Golden Gramophone" was awarded to the group for their composition "Somewhere", and the song "Clouds" became the song of the year 1996.
A year later, at the beginning of 1997, the next album, “Of course it’s a remix,” was released. This album includes new hit“Ivanushek” - the song “” and remixes of existing compositions. In 1997, another album of the group was released, including 11 songs and a sound letter from the participants. In the same year, after recording the album “Your Letters,” Igor Sorin left the group and was replaced by Oleg Yakovlev. He makes his debut in the video “Doll”. The composition becomes the song of the year 1997 and receives the Golden Gramophone award along with the composition “Clouds”, released a year earlier.
1998 became a landmark year for the team. The guys come out with one of best songs- " ". It immediately gets into rotation and takes first place in the Russian Radio chart, receives the Golden Gramophone and becomes the song of the year in 1998. A video is shot for it, directed by Oleg Gusev. The group shot a video for another song in 1998 - “”, this was already the sixth video of the group.
In 2000, three albums were released at once: “Mix album”, “Ivanushki.Best Ru” - not an official album and “Wait for me...”. The composition “” becomes the song of the year 2000. Director Gleb Orlov shot a video for this composition. In the same year, two new videos were shot - for the songs “” and “”. “Ivanushki” receives the Golden Gramophone award for the song “Why do you girls love blonds.”
The two-part disc “Ivanushki in Moscow” was recorded in 2001, and the songs of the year were their hits “Boat” and “”. Director Andrei Boltenko also shot a video for the song “Droplets of Light”, and for the song “Boat”, the group received another “Golden Gramophone” award. A year later it comes out new album"Oleg. Andrey. Kirill". Songs from it receive awards at the annual Song of the Year competition (“” and “”), and the Gramophone goes to the composition “Golden Clouds”. Philip Yankovsky shot a video for the song “Beznadega tochka ru”, and Dmitry Zakharov for the song “Golden Clouds”.
In 2003, the song “” received the Stopudovy Hit Award, and the composition “” became the song of the year. Fyodor Bondarchuk shot a video for this song, it became the 16th in the group’s repertoire. In 2005, the next album “10 Years in the Universe” was released with new songs: “Bouquet of Lilacs”, “I Love”, “Ticket to the Movies”, “”, remakes of songs from previous years and covers of “Ivanushki” songs. In the same year, “Ivanushki” shot a video for the song “Beyond the Horizon.” The group has not released new songs for some time, but continues to shoot videos.
In 2004, the video “I Love” was released, in 2005 - “Beyond the Horizon”, in 2006 “”, in 2007 “”. In 2008, an album entitled “The Whole History of Ivanushki” was released. Five years later, “Ivanushki” gathered to celebrate the group’s 15th anniversary. The holiday took place in Crocus City Hall.
In February 2013, fans of the group learned that Oleg Yakovlev intended to leave the group, and his place would be taken by the young Ukrainian performer Kirill Turichenko.
VIDEO: Ivanushki International group is 20 years old
This year marks the 20th anniversary of creation popular group Ivanushki International.
The Ivanushki International group is 20 years old!
The team, founded in 1995 by producer Igor Matvienko, began with a tour of Moscow schools. And a year later, all of Russia and the CIS republics already knew about the group.
The composition of the group underwent changes, but its constant members were Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov And Kirill Andreev.
In Andrey Malakhov's program "Let them talk" dedicated to the anniversary group, Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov told how he began his career in show business on the catwalk - he worked as a model. He also showed his family.
In addition, Andrei’s first woman, whom they knew at school and who was 5 years older than him, attended the program.
Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov on the podium - early 90s
Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov with his family
Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov and Kirill Andreev remembered the untimely death former soloist Ivanushki International Igor Sorine.
On the talk show "Let Them Talk" Igor Matvienko I remembered how the idea came to create the Ivanushka International group and on what principle the participants were selected.
Ivanushki International with Igor Matvienko
Kirill Andreev told the story of how his wife ended up in the sect.
In Andrei Malakhov’s program, Ivanushki told where he went, who at one time replaced Igor Sorin.
The group members remembered how it all began and what songs ensured the success of Ivanushki.
They also spoke in detail about the new member of the team Kirill Turichenko- he is known to many from popular Ukrainian television projects.
There was a lot of talk on the show famous songs Ivanushki International group.
Brothers Ivanushka - “Let them talk” (11/19/2015)
"Ivanushki International" is a Russian musical group founded in 1995 by producer Igor Matvienko.
Before the group, Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov and Kirill Andreev worked as models: Andrey - at the Sochi Fashion Theater, and Kirill - at the Slava Zaitsev Fashion Theater.
Both starred in video clips: Kirill had roles in the video “My Boy” by Svetlana Vladimirskaya and “I’m Lost Without You” by Laima Vaikule, and Andrei appeared on the screen as an extra in the video of the group “Lube” for the song “Don’t Play the Fool” , America".
On the set of this video, in 1992, Andrei met the future producer and composer of Ivanushki International, Igor Matvienko, but Igor Igorevich took Andrei into the group much later - in 1995, after he saw him at the Sochi Fashion Theater and realized that Andrey is the leader of the theater team.
The group's first concert took place in Moscow, in a house on Trekhgorny Val. During that period, the group, on the initiative of Igor Matvienko, repeatedly performed in Moscow schools for free.
Initially, the group did not have its own name, and they performed under various pseudonyms (“Soyuz-Apollo”, etc.). Only six months later the final name “Ivanushki International” appeared. Conceptually, Igor Matvienko wanted to combine the best traditions of Russian folk music, Soviet stage and popular foreign dance styles(disco, trance, etc.). This concept was reflected in the name of the group.
In 1996, Ivanushki released their first studio album"Of course he is."
The entire album, with the exception of the song “Sunflower,” was recorded in the Mosfilm tone studio. The band members sang in the toilet not far from the studio, where, according to Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov, there are “excellent acoustics.” It included three cover versions of songs by bands and performers of the late 80s (“Universe”, originally performed by Alexander Ivanov and the group “Rondo”, “Etazhi” and “Malina” performed by Oleg Katsura and the group “Class”). The album also includes songs with lyrics by group member Igor Sorin. Songs “Somewhere” and “Sunflower”. The song “Clouds,” the lyrics of which were written by Alexander Shaganov, originally had different music, and Yuri Shatunov was supposed to perform the song. The video clip for the song performed by Ivanushki International was filmed in 1996 on the unfinished St. Petersburg dam.
At the end of 1997, the group released their next album, “Of Course He Remix”. The creators of the remixes were the sound designer and co-producer of the group Igor Polonsky, keyboardist of the group " Moral Code» Konstantin Smirnov and Dj Maxim Milyutenko. In addition to remixes of existing songs, “Ivanushki” also released their future hit - the song “Doll” (4 soloists starred in the video for this song - Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov, Kirill Andreev, Igor Sorin and Oleg Yakovlev) and a cover version of the song group "Lyube" "Dusya aggregate".
The second numbered album, “Your Letters,” which was released on November 15, 1997, included 11 songs.
As in the first two albums, the third was not without cover versions of hits of past years (“Aleshkina Love”, “Little Sister”, “Girl-Girl”). In addition to music tracks, the album includes an audio letter from the band members.
In March 1998, changes occurred in the group's composition. Igor Sorin leaves her, having decided to take up solo career. His place is finally taken by Oleg Yakovlev. Oleg Yakovlev’s debut took place in the video “Doll”.
Sorin's fate was tragic - on September 1, 1998, according to police officers, Igor fell from the 6th floor balcony. On September 4 he passed away.
In 1998, Ivanushki released the song “Poplar Down.”
In the summer of 1998, the video for this song was widely broadcast on Russian channels, and the song took first place in the Russian Radio chart.
In 1999, the disc “Fragments from Life” was released, dedicated to the memory of Igor Sorin. This album contains unique recordings: Igor’s poems performed by him, his first songs recorded before he became “Ivanushka”. The disc also includes songs by Ivanushki based on poems by Igor Sorin and their new, never before published, song dedicated to Igor Sorin - “I will never forget you.”
In April 1999, the group “Ivanushki International” released its new, third numbered album “I will scream about this all night” - this is the name of the title song of the disc, performed by the brightest red-haired “Ivanushka” - Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov.
This is the first album in which Oleg Yakovlev took part as a full-fledged soloist. Work on the disc was carried out from August to November 1998 in the studio of the Igor Matvienko Production Center, mixing and mastering were carried out in recording studio film concern "Mosfilm".
The next album by “Ivanushek” was the disc “Wait for Me”, followed by “Oleg, Andrey, Kirill”, released in 2002. It included such hits of the group as “Golden Clouds”, “Beznadega.ru”, “A Drop of Light”.
The album “10 Years in the Universe”, released in 2005, consists of four new hits (“Bouquet of Lilacs”, “Ticket to the Movies”, “I Love”, “For the Horizon”, a remake of “I Asked the Ash Tree”, songs from past years, covers of “Ivanushki” songs recorded by other performers (“Factory”, “Korni”, “Kuba”, etc.) and a remix of the song “ Poplar fluff» from the Vengerov&Fedoroff project.
In 2007, when the winter Olympic Games 2014 was assigned to Sochi, “Ivanushki” took part in a gala concert at Theater Square Sochi, where there was a live broadcast of the voting of members of the International Olympic Committee. After the announcement of the voting results, the group, along with other Russian pop singers sang the anthem of the new Olympic capital.
In the second half of the 2000s, the popularity of Ivanushki International began to decline rapidly. Music critics we started talking about creative crisis Igor Matvienko, who stopped writing hits. Of the “Ivanushki” songs released in 2006-2007, not one was able to repeat the success of previous hits. Most famous composition these years - “The Irony of Fate” to music from the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath.”
After 2007, the group stopped releasing new songs for several years.
In 2008, Kirill Andreev participated in the show “Circus with the Stars”. In March 2008, while preparing an illusion number for the show, he fell unsuccessfully during rehearsals, broke his arm and was forced to leave the show, but he had no intention of stopping performing in the group even while he was wearing a cast.
On November 13, 2010, Ivanushki International gathered together at CROCUS CITY HALL in honor of the group’s 15th anniversary.
On November 19, 2010, Channel One aired an episode of the show “PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC” dedicated to Igor Matvienko. The program featured 10 songs by the composer, including four songs from the “Ivanushki” repertoire. “Ivanushki” themselves sang “Poplar Down”.
The group's costume designer is Yulia Grigorieva-Apollonova, Andrei's older sister. There were many rumors about her among fans of “Ivanushki” (she was considered a make-up artist, an administrator, and the mistress of one of the participants).
In February 2013, Oleg Yakovlev announced his departure from the group, planning to go solo. He was replaced by Kirill Turichenko.
In the winter of 2014, Kirill Andreev became the torchbearer of the relay olympic flame in Saratov, and Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov in Sochi.
Current lineup Ivanushki International groups:
Andrey Grigoriev-Apollonov - vocals (since 1995)
Kirill Andreev - vocals (since 1995)
Kirill Turichenko - vocals (since 2013)
Former members Ivanushki International groups:
Igor Sorin - vocals (1995-1998) †
Oleg Yakovlev - vocals (1998-2013).
