Olga Seryabkina about leaving the group SEREBRO: “Everything comes to an end someday”

Olga Seryabkina - singer, dancer, poetess, songwriter of Lolita Milyavskaya, Nargiz, Emin Agalarov and, of course, hits of the group SEREBRO, many of which became business card team. Olga has been in the group for more than 10 years, and it’s hard to imagine SEREBRO without her. It is not surprising that when a couple of years ago Olga began to develop her own solo project, in which she performs under the pseudonym Molly, fans of the band became worried: is she planning to leave SEREBRO? This year Olga released new song“If you don’t love me,” which she performed in a duet with Yegor Creed, and in June she presented the English-language single Fire, which successfully launched on iTunes. Having decided what it is to concentrate on solo career may still mean Seryabkina leaving for a solo voyage, HELLO.RU asked Olga a question that interests her fans directly.

Olya, tell us about your plans. Are you planning to leave SEREBRO?

A question that is quite popular now. I can say for sure that one day this will happen - one hundred percent, because everything comes to an end. But I don't know when exactly. I can say that I am not one of those people who is in a hurry. I like not to think ahead now. And I don’t have the feeling that I want to be alone. On the contrary, I really value the time I spend in the group - despite all the talk and rumors that something is wrong with us, that we have hazing... In fact, all this is nonsense. For me SEREBRO is not work, it is life. SEREBRO is a living organism and a large part of my heart. Therefore, I don’t know when my departure will happen, when I will deal exclusively solo career, and I don’t want to think about it. IN this moment I don’t tour fully as a solo artist. But I’m thinking about starting to combine them after some time. I'm interested in trying to perform both as Molly and as the lead singer of the group.

Once Maxim Fadeev noted on his Instagram that a group of three soloists is the most unstable, in such groups the composition certainly changes. How do you feel about such changes?

A team of three people is really difficult. When there are three of you, you need to take into account the opinions of all three, compromises are necessary. But everything depends on the human factor: in one version of the composition it is unstable, not strong, and in another the group can exist for quite a long time. I love our team. And it's incredibly interesting. Being a musician is absolutely creative profession, life is inevitably oversaturated with events. For me, every new round of life in SEREBRO is always an adventure, and I really love these adventures. Now we have a very well-coordinated team. The girls and I understand each other perfectly, and this is exactly the state of stability that I was talking about. The three of us are comfortable and, I hope, this state will last long enough.

It seems that in Maxim Fadeev’s music label all the artists are friends. Here at the MUZ-TV awards SEREBRO soloists you were noticeably happy for Nargiz, who received the award, and she for you. Is it corporate consciousness, or are you so close to each other?

This is not happening on purpose - we really are friends. We are friends simply because we are all united by our love for Max’s music, love for our team, and we always treat each other with warmth. Max often gathers us together for some joint barbecues or picnics when he has free time from touring. And this is for real. When Nargiz won, I was incredibly happy for her, because I know how important it is for her, because I feel this is my victory, because we are one team. Moreover, our company is now expanding, there are more and more artists, and I have already become friends with many. For example, Yura Semenyak is the lead singer of the group KET MORSI. I love him, talented musician! And Tumar from the CARTEL group. In general, we are all a great force and practically one family.
Olga Seryabkina (MOLLY)

In February you released a collection of poems. What was the impetus for their publication?

I periodically published my poems on Instagram, read comments from people who wrote: they like what I do, it’s close to them. I wanted to share this further, and at some point I decided that it was time to release a book. I admit, I’m incredibly pleased that I even had to print an additional edition, because the first one was quickly sold out. This suggests that the book needed to be released. In general, poetry for me is such a subtle art, my favorite. I like to find an exact definition of some barely noticeable inner state. At this moment, you feel as if you couldn’t take a deep breath for a long time, but suddenly you did it. When I write, I definitely need to be alone so that no one disturbs me, and this is an amazing state.

Let's get back to your solo career. The song "If you don't love me" can also be performed by the group SEREBRO. But Fire is something completely new, more reminiscent of the music of Ayo, Asa or Imany. What key will the first one be in? solo album, if it is planned?

"If You Don't Love Me" Max and I wrote a few years ago. I remember I was flying to Chita and it was then that I wrote one verse and chorus - “If you don’t love me, then I don’t either, if you forget me, then I will too.” I showed the lines to Max, and for a long time we didn’t understand what to do with this song. I don't agree that this song is in the SEREBRO style - in my opinion, it's just the opposite. We didn't think it was right for the band, so we didn't release it. The song just lay there and waited in the wings. The text of the chorus is similar to a children's rhyme. That’s what Maxim told me: “You wrote a children’s song.” And this song was lying “on the shelf”, and then we somehow met on tour with Yegor Creed, I intuitively gave him a demo, and, apparently, Yegor realized that he should not miss this song.

I can say one more thing about the Fire track: it’s a confession to a man. I really like the song, I like to confess to people how I feel. At this moment some kind of magic happens, I call this state deep sea - deep sea. I like to confess my feelings to a person, I like to talk about everything openly. Even though there have been situations in my life where I have been hurt because I have an open heart, I still believe that this is the best and most indescribable state - when you can talk about what you feel.

Returning to the topic of the solo album, I won’t hide: I’m really working on it and on songs - both for the SEREBRO group and for the MOLLY project. At the same time, a solo album is not an end in itself for me. You can have 155 albums, but they will be just a number that will mean nothing to anyone, or you can write one, but people will listen to each song separately and all the songs together for at least another 100 years. So, this is exactly the kind of album I want. That's why I need more time. I already have a lot of songs that are ready for an album, but I’m in no hurry. I want something whole to come out, and it shouldn’t be thoughtless. I am against empty, empty songs. I am against action for the sake of action, without meaning.

The most popular question, but it’s impossible without it: what’s going on in your personal life?

I had very different periods in personal life. Now is the time when I like someone, but he doesn’t know about it. Usually I take the initiative myself: if I like someone, I go forward, and the man, as a rule, is the first to know about it. I'm not arrogant, but active. And now I like the person, but he doesn’t know about it, maybe he doesn’t even know, and I don’t want him to know. This is very different from how I behaved before. In general, this is my kind of game. She inspires me and let it be that way for now. I want this person to notice me and take the first step, if it is mutual. Maxim Fadeev and Olga Seryabkina

You are surrounded by fans and fellow musicians, but you have said more than once that Maxim Fadeev is for you special person, more than a producer. What did you mean?

He is mine best friend. At the same time, I separate friendship and work. When Maxim makes a remark to me or voices some request, I always make sure that he does not repeat it twice. Max is an absolute authority for me, and I don’t see anything wrong with that. It’s just great love, respect for the person who did everything for me. There were situations when I acted differently - not as he told me, but then every time I regretted it, thinking that I should have done as he advised. Max can always count on me in any situation - this applies to both work and human communication. We are friends, we have been working for more than 10 years, and, so to speak, we live our great creative family, and that means a lot.

I hope that I will never let Max down. And what I say now, I also openly say to him. He changed my life. Every time I write a song with him as a co-writer, I approach it with the same reverence as the first time. It still seems incredible to me, and I am very grateful for the opportunity he gave, for what we create together and for the fact that he always hears me. I am very grateful to him for raising me to be a person who thinks and feels music.

Producer Maxim Fadeev said that there have been personnel changes in the SEREBRO group - Polina Favorskaya is leaving the team. The reason for leaving the group was the desire to devote myself to studying meditative practices.

On the singer’s Instagram, you can often find posts in which the artist talks about philosophical topics: about the meaning of life, love, partings, happiness... Recently, the beauty went to Cambodia and, upon returning home, decided that she would start getting to know herself. Polina also spoke about her departure in a photo blog, writing a large and emotional post.

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“This post is not my next philosophical outburst. This is my very important statement. I hope you will feel it to your very heart, because that is what I am addressing now. Our life is a long road, with incredible adventures on a way. She is always unpredictable, and everything seems to be clear and understandable, what and where, but every time she presents you with more and more unexpected turns or forks.

And it’s so cool that it’s you who chooses which direction to move next. Silver blood entered me as unexpectedly and incredibly as if I had been told that tomorrow I would fly into space. What did I experience the moment I heard a voice on the phone that said to me: “Polina, we want you to sing in the group SEREBRO?” It's impossible to put into words. I'll just tell you that, at that moment, I was the most happy man in the Universe! And then I realized what really happened to me. I probably found myself in the most “hellish” period of our group. I still can’t imagine how I survived all the bullying from fans... But thanks to this, now there’s very little that can unsettle me and throw me off course.

I have become very strong! Thank you for that! But I couldn’t have survived all this without MY girls: Olya and Dasha, who supported me and taught me, taught me every step! How to behave on stage, how to give interviews and much more. The first performances were like a fog, I didn’t understand anything. But it was this support that helped me not to break, but to grow and become who I am now. Then, standing confidently on stage, the tour began. Touring life is a separate topic for a whole post. But I will say one thing - we went through fire, water and copper pipes, between the three of us there are thousands of memories that are now carefully stored in the form of photos and videos on our phones.<…>

And now I want to tell you that I began to feel a long time ago, probably back at the end of May, that something was wrong with me/ No, don’t think anything like that, I’m not pregnant and I’m not sick! This is probably how Bali influenced me. I began to feel that I needed to change something in my life. At first I thought that the problem was in the relationship, and Nikita and I went through a terrible period. But the main word here is survived! And I again began to delve into myself and look for what this “something wrong” was in my heart. And, having gone to Cambodia and doing meditation there every day, my heart opened to me and I understood everything. I want to know myself. Know your body and mind. Learn to listen to your heart always! Because the heart is the only true guide when you know how to use it! I want to go through various practices! I want to go to India, Tibet, Peru! But this is impossible to do in a group! For 10 days of vacation per year. With these thoughts, I spent the remaining days of my vacation, thinking about how to tell Maxim Alexandrovich about this. Will he understand me? Will you feel it? Having gathered my courage upon arrival, I told him everything... I didn’t expect that everything would go like this... I was met with such understanding! He told me that it’s very cool when such thoughts come to you at that age. And he said that I should definitely do this. My uncertainty about my own thoughts quickly disappeared, and I realized that on the right track. Yes. I'm leaving. No matter how painful it may sound. But please support me. You have no idea how difficult such a decision is. Music is my life. But now I feel that this is what needs to be done. Damn, I’m writing this and tears are dripping onto the screen. That’s it, now I’ll get ready and finish writing! I want to tell you all who supported me from my first days in the SEREBRO group how much I love you and how much I value each of you! Yours kind comments always give me strength and confidence that I am doing everything right. And I promise that I won't disappear anywhere. I will continue to share my thoughts and ideas with you, in all information channels! And there are still 2 months of touring with me ahead,” wrote Polina (Spelling and punctuation are copyrighted. — Note edit.).

“In Space” is our symbolic farewell to Polina with the SEREBRO group,

Maxim Fadeev announced the news by presenting the group’s new track.

Silver blood entered me as unexpectedly and incredibly as if I had been told that tomorrow I would fly into space. What did I experience the moment I heard a voice on the phone that said to me: “Polina, we want you to sing in the group SEREBRO”? It's impossible to put into words. I’ll just tell you that at that moment I was the happiest person in the universe! And then I realized what really happened to me. I probably found myself in the most “hellish” period of our group. I still can’t imagine how I survived all the bullying from fans... But thanks to this, now there’s very little that can unsettle me and throw me off course.

I have become very strong! Thank you for that! But I couldn’t have survived all this without my girls: Olya and Dasha, who supported me and taught me, taught me every step! How to behave on stage, how to give interviews and much more. The first performances were like a fog, I didn’t understand anything. But it was this support that helped me not to break, but to grow and become who I am now. Then, standing confidently on stage, the tour began. Touring life is a separate topic for a whole post. But I will say one thing - we went through fire, water and copper pipes, between the three of us there are thousands of memories that are now carefully stored in the form of photos and videos in our phones,” Polina begins the story.

And now I want to tell you that I began to feel a long time ago, probably back at the end of May, that something was wrong with me. No, don’t think anything like that, I’m not pregnant and I’m not sick! This is probably how Bali influenced me. I began to feel that I needed to change something in my life.

Having gone to Cambodia and doing meditation there every day, my heart opened to me and I understood everything. I want to know myself. Get to know your body and mind. Learn to listen to your heart always. Because the heart is the only true guide when you know how to use it. I want to go through various practices. I want to go to India, Tibet, Peru. But this is impossible to do in a group! For 10 days of vacation per year.

With these thoughts, I spent the remaining days of my vacation, thinking about how to tell Maxim Alexandrovich about this. Will he understand me? Will he feel it? Having gathered my courage upon arrival, I told him everything... I didn’t expect that everything would go like this... I was met with such understanding! He told me that it’s very cool when such thoughts come to you at that age. And he said that I should definitely do this. My uncertainty in my own thoughts quickly disappeared, and I realized that I was on the right path.

Yes. I'm leaving. No matter how painful it may sound. But please support me. You have no idea how difficult such a decision is. Music is my life. But now I feel that this is what needs to be done.

It is noteworthy that not so long ago the lead singer and longest-standing member of the group, Olga Seryabkina, hinted at leaving the group SEREBRO. When she leaves the group and what she will do, you can read.

The talk on the Internet has not yet subsided about how we will again learn about a change in the lineup. On August 28, the group’s producer announced that Polina Favorskaya would soon leave the group.

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Similar statements were made by the group’s soloists – Olga Seryabkina, Ekaterina Kishchuk and Polina herself:

Screenshot of Polina Favorskaya's Instagram

According to Polina, in early May she began to feel that something was going wrong. She delved into herself for a long time, trying to understand whether it was the deterioration of her relationship with her boyfriend Vitaly, or something else. As a result, the girl realized that she was simply tired and wanted to do something completely different. She decided that she wanted to find herself and her path by traveling, discovering the world and looking for new experiences. Naturally, this would be impossible while remaining in a band that is almost always on tour or in the process of recording new material. A short-term vacation in Bali opened Polina’s eyes.

Polina Favorskaya during her holiday in Bali

I was afraid that he wouldn't understand

According to Polina, the hardest thing was to admit my doubts not to myself, but to Maxim Fadeev, the group’s producer. However, Maxim took Polina’s words favorably, surprised by the unexpected maturity in the desires of his ward. He liked that, being so young, she decided to ask herself such complex issues and try to find yourself. Fadeev called the premiere of the group’s new track “In Space” a kind of symbolic farewell.

What's next for the group? So far there is no clear answer, neither from the group members, nor from Maxim Fadeev himself. Most likely, after several concerts, when Polina is ready to finally leave the group, a casting will take place or the participant will be replaced in some other way. According to Polina, who first gained fame after participating in the TV show “Vacations in Mexico,” it was very difficult for her when she joined the group. Most fans weren't happy new member. However, now the picture has changed. The group's fans are having a hard time with Polina's upcoming departure. Well, many still have a chance to hear the group “Serebro” in this lineup. As for what will happen to the group next, we'll see.

“This post is not my next philosophical outburst. This is my very important statement. I hope you will feel it to the very heart, because I am addressing it now,” the girl wrote on Instagram. She compared her life to a long road full of incredible and unpredictable adventures.

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“Each time she presents you with more and more unexpected turns or forks. And it’s so cool that it’s you who choose which direction to move next,” says the singer. “Yes. I’m leaving. No matter how painful it may sound. But please support me. You can’t imagine how difficult such a decision is. Music is my life,” Favorskaya addressed her fans.

Polina said that at the end of May she began to doubt that it was worth continuing creative path a team. “No, don’t think anything like that, I’m not pregnant and I’m not sick! Bali probably influenced me this way. I began to feel that I needed to change something in my life,” the soloist admitted.

She says that after a trip to Cambodia, where she meditated every day, her heart opened and she realized what she needed to do. “I want to know myself. To know my body and mind. To learn to hear my heart always! Because the heart is the only true guide when you know how to use it! I want to go through various practices! I want to go to India, Tibet, Peru!” – Polina wrote.

She noted that being in a group, it is impossible to accomplish all this. According to Favorskaya, Serebro producer Maxim Fadeev understood and accepted her choice to leave the team. “He told me that it’s very cool when such thoughts come at that age. And he said that I should definitely do it. My uncertainty in my own thoughts quickly disappeared, and I realized that I was on the right path,” the singer concluded.

The girl remembered how lucky it was for her to be in the Serebro group. “What did I experience the moment I heard a voice on the phone that said to me: “Polina, we want you to sing in the Serebro group?” It's impossible to put into words. I’ll just tell you that at that moment I was the happiest person in the Universe!” the singer admitted.

Favorskaya reminded fans what her path was like in the team - from her first steps to full-fledged touring activities. The girl thanked her creative colleagues for their support, who became mentors and friends for her.

Fans took Polina's announcement of resignation with pain in their hearts. “Oh God, not this,” “Paul, please, no,” “Darling, don’t go, girl,” “Paul, tell me it’s a joke! Please,” they write.

But there were also those who accepted the celebrity’s decision with great understanding. “Polina, you made a very wise decision, and all your fans accept it. Good luck to you. Whatever path you choose, your loved ones, family, fans, friends, everyone who loves you, they will definitely support you in your decision! The main thing is , be happy, and we will always be with you,” one of the fans wrote to their favorite singer.