On Russian stage every second – if not every first! – a performer originally from Ukraine. Moreover, this tradition, started in the good old days Soviet times, continues to this day.
Joseph Kobzon
Joseph Kobzon
The most significant contribution to the Soviet, and now to the Russian stage, is, of course, Joseph Davydovich Kobzon. The singer was born in the city of Chasov Yar, Donetsk region; subsequently the Kobzon family lived in Lvov, Kramatorsk and Dnepropetrovsk, where Joseph graduated from the local mining technical school. Kobzon received his musical education at the Odessa Conservatory.
In the 50s of the last century, Joseph Davydovich left for Moscow, where he has lived since then. But he doesn’t forget his homeland, and it pays him back: Kobzon has the title people's artist Ukraine, and in Donetsk in 2003 they even erected a lifetime monument to him.
Lyudmila Senchina
Lyudmila Senchina
Cinderella Russian stage was born in the village of Kudryavtsy, Bratsk district, Nikolaev region. From there the family moved to Krivoy Rog, where Lucy graduated from school. Senchina received her musical education in Leningrad, at the Rimsky-Korsakov School, but she believes that her singing talent was given to her by her native place: “In Ukraine, everyone sings, cleanly and beautifully, especially in the villages.”
Alexander Serov
Alexander Serov
Another native of the Nikolaev region is Alexander Serov, his small homeland- Kovalevka village. And, according to him, he still loves the village - “with soul and heart.” Serov received his musical education in Nikolaev, where he also directed the VIA "Singing Young Boys", and after moving to Chernivtsi - the VIA "Cheremosh".
By the standards of show business, success came to Serov quite late, after 30 years, when he burst onto the Soviet stage with the songs of Igor Krutoy. Alexander Nikolaevich, despite the fact that he has long and firmly settled in Moscow, does not forget Ukrainian, which he likes to demonstrate at concerts. With age, he feels nostalgia more and more, but does not let it run wild: “I try to get away from memories of the past, they suck in and can lead to depression.”
Lolita Milyavskaya
Lolita Milyavskaya
The singer was born in Mukachevo, graduated from school in Kyiv, graduated from the Institute of Culture in Tambov, and first appeared on stage in Odessa. True, then she did not sing, but spoke - the genre in which she initially performed was called “conversational miniature.” There, in the city by the sea, her creative and family union with Alexander Tsekalo took shape. The cabaret duo "Academy" moved to Moscow to try their luck in the early 90s, where its soloists eventually made a career - first together, then separately.
Lolita comes to Kyiv infrequently, only for concerts, although the two closest people to her live here - mother Alla Dmitrievna and daughter Eva.
Natasha Koroleva
Natasha Koroleva
Natasha Koroleva (then Poryvay) has the most pleasant memories of her childhood in Kiev. It did not take place in the most prestigious area - on Borshchagovka, where the future singer first went to kindergarten and then to school. Neighbors still remember that Natasha always sang, even if no one asked her to do so. Studied future star not very well (they say that mathematics and physics were the hardest for her) and after the 8th grade she entered the Circus School.
On stage from the age of 3: she made her debut with the song “Cruiser Aurora”, performed with the Great Children’s Choir of Radio and Television of Ukraine. At the age of 16, Natasha went to Moscow to audition for the popular composer Igor Nikolaev, for whom she for many years became a wife and muse. Now the singer comes to Kyiv only to visit.
Anastasia Stotskaya
Anastasia Stotskaya
She was born in Kyiv in the family of a resuscitator and an artist. When Nastya turned five years old, her parents decided that it was time to teach her something. Mom took Nastya to music school and a dance club - the future star danced for five years in the famous children's ensemble "Kiyanochka" at the Kiev Teacher's House.
The parents wanted their daughter to become a doctor, but she categorically cannot stand the sight of blood, so she followed her brother, actor Pavel Maykov, to the RATI. She became famous after the musical "Chicago" and victory at the "New Wave" competition in Jurmala. She comes to Kyiv quite often - she visits her relatives, last year she took part in the show “Star Plus Star” on the “1+1” channel.
Valery Meladze
Valery Meladze
Unlike previous Kiev stars, the last romantic of the Russian stage, as Valeria is often called, was born and raised in Batumi, Georgia. But Ukraine played far from a role in his life and in the life of his brother Konstantin. last role. The Meladze brothers graduated from the Nikolaev Shipbuilding Institute, where they created music group"Dialogue". Solo debut Valeria took place in 1993 in Kyiv - at the Roksolana flower festival, after which he signed the first contract in his life.
He lives in Moscow, but often visits Kyiv with his brother Konstantin, who loves this city very much and has no plans to move to the Russian capital. At least for now.
Stas Kostyushkin
Stas Kostyushkin
But the largest diaspora on the Russian stage is, of course, Odessa. This city, as one of its natives, lead singer of the group “Tea for Two” Stas Kostyushkin, assures, supplies talent not only for itself and Ukraine and Russia, but also for the whole world - America, Israel, Australia. “Probably,” says Stas, “there is something in the spirit of the Black Sea, and in the very atmosphere of this city, in its air, about which Utesov once sang: “Here is the air that I breathed in as a child, and plenty of it.” I couldn't breathe."
True, Kostyushkin did not live long in Odessa: when he was only a year old, his parents moved to Leningrad. But they still came to their grandparents every year to warm up and swim in the sea. Stas always wanted to be like his Odessa grandfather, military journalist Mikhail Iosifovich Shulman. In his honor, he named the Stanley Shulman Band, with which he began performing, deciding to make a solo career.
Larisa Dolina
Larisa Dolina
Despite the fact that Larisa Alexandrovna’s passport says “Baku City” in the “Place of Birth” column, she considers herself a native Odessa resident, since she moved to this city at the age of three. In Odessa, Dolina graduated from a music school with a degree in cello, and subsequently sang in the pop orchestra “We are Odessans.” Higher music education the singer received already in Moscow - in music school named after the Gnessins.
Despite the fact that the singer’s Odessa childhood was not the most fabulous - according to her recollections, she was malnourished and lived in a damp semi-basement for several years after moving, hometown Larisa Alexandrovna loves it, often visits it and, at the first opportunity, inserts songs about it into her performances.
Vera Brezhneva
Vera Brezhneva
Vera Brezhneva is our last – in time! – a gift to Russian show business. When at the Golden Gramophone award ceremony the presenter mistakenly called her a Kievite, Vera corrected him: “I’m not a Kievite, but a Makeyevka, which is much cooler these days.” Graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk Institute of Engineers railway transport, by profession - economist.
From 2003 to 2007, Brezhneva sang in the VIA-Gra group, and was part of its so-called “golden lineup”. Lives in Kyiv. But since today there are rare concerts and projects on Russian television without the participation of the singer, she spends most of her time in Moscow.
Taisiya Kondratyeva
13.12.2016, 16:00
Both ours and yours
Without Tabu continues to write about Ukrainian performers and groups who do not hesitate to earn money by performing in the aggressor country - Russia.
We have already published a list of. They hit him like this famous personalities and teams like Ivan Dorn, Loboda, Pur:pur, SunSay (Andrey Zaporozhets), Mushrooms, Max Barskikh and Vera Brezhneva. What does it have to do with those who moved to Russia? Ani Lorak, Taisiya Povaliy and Django we took it out of brackets, and "VIA Gro", Konstantin Meladze and Elku considered to be conditionally “Ukrainian” artists who have long established themselves on the Russian stage.
As we wrote earlier, in the tour schedule Potap and Nastya Kamensky There are now no Russian sites - probably the extensive criticism has had an effect. Although, the duet sometimes appears at Russian national concerts.
Veterans of the stage act according to the same scheme - Sofia Rotaru, Irina Bilyk, Olga Polyakova and Verka Serduchka - they don't tour in Russia, but occasionally appear at the anniversaries of their Russian friends, award presentations and New Year's programs. In addition, the same Andrei Danilko admitted in an interview with journalists that he performs at closed corporate events and private parties.
With ostentatious reluctance, she refused to perform in Moscow and DJ Anastasia Topolskaya- “favorite person” of People’s Deputy Sergei Leshchenko. The deputy's lover wrote on social networks that criticism of her Moscow sets made her feel a little Ani Lorak.
Without Taboo, I tried to feel what it was like to “be Ani Lorak”, and, after analyzing open sources, has compiled an additional list of Ukrainian artists who still allow themselves to earn money by performing in the aggressor country.
1. Dmitry MONATIK. You may not know who this is, but among the 30+ category, this young man is held in high esteem. Ukrainian singer and dancer, participant in the popular show "X Factor" and coach of the very popular program "The Voice Children". According to M1 TV channel, MONATIK - Ukrainian "singer of the year"(yes, the times of Pavel Zibrov, Ivo Bobul and Alexander Ponomarev are over). At the end of December, Dmitry will “whirl” the audience in Sochi, and at the beginning of 2017 he will perform in Yekaterinburg, Ufa and Chelyabinsk.
2. Anna Sedakova. Ex-soloist of "VIA Gra", like others former members groups (Loboda, Vera Brezhneva), also frequent guest in Russia. For example, in October she “took Kazan” - her fans posted photos from the concert on the social network (below - ed.).
Anna Sedakova becomes Taisiya Povaliy
3. Nikita Alekseev. Participant in the "Voice of the Country" show, winner of the M1 Music Awards 2016 in the "Breakthrough of the Year" category. In 2015, the young artist became famous thanks to the remake of the 90s hit from Irina Bilyk’s repertoire “And I’m Plivu U Chovni” and his song “ drunken sun". Alekseev has already become a frequent guest at various Russian hodgepodges like "Song of the Year" or "Golden Gramophone". And in August he gave a solo concert in Krasnodar. Next year he has a concert planned in Svetlogorsk.
Be on time everywhere like Alekseev
4. Quest Pistols. Shocking Ukrainian group in 2016, she visited at least four Russian cities with concerts, and in March 2017 they planned to “take” Kazan (perhaps inspired by Sedakova’s successful performance).
Updated lineup
5. Time and Glass. This pop group is Potap’s production project and, although the showman himself now avoids concerts in the Russian Federation, he still sends his charges to earn money. In the summer, this duo had a concert in a Moscow club, and recently the guys went to receive an award from Russian radio.
The Ukrainian stage has always been famous for its extraordinary talents, and the female half is undoubtedly its adornment. Possessors of beautiful clear voices, dazzling appearance and unique charm - popular singers of Ukraine delight their fans. And whether it’s an established star or a young, aspiring starlet, everyone has their own unique flair. It doesn’t matter what language they sing in, international English and Russian, or melodic Ukrainian, their singing caresses the ears of true music lovers. Let's talk about some of them.
Eurovision winners
They brought Ukraine international recognition at the prestigious European song competition. And if last year’s winner Jamala is on everyone’s lips, then the first winner, Ruslana, has been forgotten a little. But her victory deafeningly announced Ukrainian stage to the whole world. Ruslana is a singer whose performance was watched by more than one and a half billion viewers. In twenty-five countries, her songs took pride of place. Ruslana is a singer whose tours took place all over the world, for example, she performed at the opening Olympic Games in Beijing. And the singer’s external characteristics did not go unnoticed; recently the L’Oreal company invited her to become a new “face”. In collaboration with the Dj team, Ruslana developed her own unique style of performance and music. Of course, at the Eurovision Song Contest, Ukrainian singers took other places of honor , just look at the second place taken by Ani Lorak.
Millionaire singer Kamalia
Among Ukrainian singers there is an undoubted talent and at the same time a dream come true - Kamaliya Zahur, real name Natalya Shmarenkova. Since childhood, her parents noticed musical inclinations in her, and from then on her ascent to the Olympus of fame began. At just sixteen years old, she became a laureate of the Chervona Ruta, then there were tours to Poland, filming of her first video, and victories in festivals. Real success came after three victories at the all-Ukrainian “Song Opening Days”. Being a beauty, Kamaliya also won beauty contests. It was not for nothing that a Pakistani millionaire noticed her; they got married in 2003 and have two children. Singer Kamalia Zahoor also tested herself as an actress - she starred in several films.
Singers of the era
There are also Ukrainian singers who are a sign of an entire era. Generations have grown up listening to their songs. Sofia Rotaru is one of them. She received the nickname Bukovina Nightingale for her vocal abilities. Thanks to her talent, Sofia managed to rise from the level of a collective farm performer to all-Union, and then international recognition. Rotaru, being an ethnic Moldavian, easily sang in many languages, remaining close and understandable to any audience. Her songs are known and loved all over the world.
Irina Bilyk became an idol in the early nineties and since then has been recognized and loved throughout Ukraine and beyond. Then her songs became a real revolution, a transition from the Soviet style of performance to new trends. Irina’s success was truly dizzying; she traveled all over Ukraine several times, conquered Poland and Russia. And today Bilyk is a welcome guest at any prestigious concert. And singing is not Ira’s only advantage: she is also a poet and composer, writing songs both for herself and for famous performers.
The group “Via-Gra” is also called the present era, which captivated listeners with bright songs, beautiful voices and real shows at their performances. Its composition changed several times, but its fame only grew, conquering not only the post-Soviet space, but also global heights.
Young talents
Time does not stand still and recognized talents are replaced by new ones. Ukrainian singers fall into the hearts of listeners. More recently, Zlata Ognevich, Alyosha, Marichka Yaremchuk appeared, they delight the audience with fresh voices, colorful clips, and new styles. Many came to the stage, so to speak, “from the people.” And all-Ukrainian talent shows such as “Ukraine Has Talent”, “X-Factor”, the projects “Voice” and “Chance” became the stepping stones for such stars. They gave way to the stage for many favorite performers. Some of them are Anastasia Petrik and Aida Nikolaychuk.
Nastya Petrik
Nastya is still quite young girl, (born in 2002) but has already reached great heights. She's a winner" Junior Eurovision"in Amsterdam and "Children's New wave"in Artek, and these are only the largest achievements. And it all started with the show “Ukraine’s Got Talent.” Then her older sister Victoria was supposed to perform. The song she chose was too difficult for Vika, so the presenter invited little Nastya and the girls sang a duet. The jury liked her performance so much that later in the competition they participated as a pair. From that moment on, the little singer’s career took off. Anastasia Petrik became a winner of many competitions and festivals. She has sung duets with famous singers and has a rich repertoire. They predict a great future for her, comparing her with American singer Ella Fitzgerald.
Aida Nikolaychuk
For the beautiful Odessa native, the X-Factor show served as a launching pad. However, she managed to break through to her chance of success only after the second attempt. Having taken part in the online X Factor project, the girl qualified for the third season of the show. In the finals, it was not an easy fight that awaited her, because real talents had gone there, but audience choice were on Aida's side, and she became the winner. Now Aida has the opportunity to realize her youthful passion for music. She gives many concerts and collaborates with the recording company Sony Music. Her repertoire includes her own songs, there is even a single. Now the singer has decided to compete for the right to perform in Kyiv at Eurovision as a representative from Ukraine. Just recently there was news about Aida’s marriage, she has a son, Maxim.
And that's not all
In fact, there are many more of them: beautiful and sweet, sincere and talented singers Ukraine. You could write a whole book about them all; no article can contain everything. And it doesn’t matter whether they are famous or just beginning singers of Ukraine, they give us their creativity, promoting Ukrainian music, expecting recognition and people's love.
It turns out that these famous Russian stars pop singers come from Ukraine.
The Russian stage is rich in talent, but not everyone knows that many of these stars have Ukrainian roots! We decided to find out which of the famous Russian performers originally from Ukraine.
Christmas tree (Elizaveta Ivantsiv)
Elizaveta Ivantsiv (the real name of the singer Yolka), the future star of the Russian pop scene, was born on July 2, 1982 in western Ukraine, in Uzhgorod.
Angelica Varum
Angelika Varum - popular Russian pop singer and songwriter. Varum holds the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and is a member International Union figures pop art. Maria Varum (real name popular singer) was born in Ukrainian Lvov,
Ani Lorak
Ani Lorak was born in Kitsman, Chernivtsi region, September 27, 1978. Today Ani Lorak is “ best singer Russia” according to Russian Prize“MUZ-TV. Gravity.” And it’s not surprising, because Lorak appears at almost every event in Russia, gives solo concerts, shines at parties, for which she has already received “Samovars” more than once.
Trio from “VIA Gra”
The girls from the trio are all from Ukraine. Anastasia Kozhevnikova is a native of Yuzhnoukrainsk, Misha Romanova is from Kherson, and Erica Herceg is from the Ukrainian village of Malaya Dobran.
Lolita Milyavskaya
The outrageous pop singer was born in Mukachevo, and first appeared on stage in Odessa. There her famous union with Alexander Tsekalo began.
In Kyiv she still has two people dear to her heart - her mother and daughter.
Natasha Koroleva
The artist spent her childhood in Kyiv, about which she has the warmest memories.
At the age of 16, she decided to go to an audition for Igor Nikolaev, with whom fate connected her for a long time.
Vera Brezhneva
Vera was born in the Dnepropetrovsk region and now lives in Kyiv. But in lately She increasingly appears in Russian projects, so she spends a lot of time in Moscow.
Stas Kostyushkin
The Russian singer and poet was born in Odessa, but at the age of one he moved with his parents to what was then Leningrad.
Despite this, he often visited his grandparents and claims that there is something special in Odessa, so he happily returns there again and again.
Anna Sedokova
Pop singer, known to us from the “golden” composition of the group “ VIA Gra", was born in Kyiv, where her parents moved from Tomsk. Therefore, it is not strange that fate connected Anna’s life so tightly with Russia.
Anastasia Stotskaya
The Russian pop singer and actress was born in Kyiv, but all of her creative life associated mainly with Russia.
Anastasia now often visits Kyiv, visiting relatives and friends.
Joseph Kobzon
The pop singer was born in the Donetsk region, after which his family lived in Dnieper, Kramatorsk and Lvov, and he received his musical education in Odessa.
In the middle of the last century, the singer moved to Moscow, where he lives to this day. By the way, Kobzon has the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.
Taisiya Povaliy
Soviet and Ukrainian singer was born in the Kyiv region. In the early 2000s, she became popular outside of Ukraine, and in 2011 she received the Order of Friendship for Development Russian culture and connections between Russia and Ukraine.
Tatiana Ovsienko
It turns out that the Honored Artist of Russia was born in Kyiv and even graduated from the Kiev College of Hotel Management, after which she worked as an administrator.
But fate is an amazing thing: Tatyana Ovsienko became famous as a wonderful Russian singer.
Alexander Serov
People's Artist Russian Federation born in the village of Kovalevka, Nikolaev region.
He received his musical education in Nikolaev, and later moved to Chernivtsi, where he directed the VIA Cheremosh.
Serov has been living in Moscow for a long time, but with age he remembers his homeland more and more often.
Svetlana Loboda
Although Svetlana was born in Kyiv and initially connected her career with Ukraine, she is now a frequent guest on popular Russian programs and performs in all post-Soviet countries.
Lyudmila Senchina
Senchina was born in the Nikolaev region, but received her musical education in Leningrad.
The People's Artist of Russia believes that her talent as a singer developed in her homeland: “In Ukraine, everyone sings.”
Alina Grosu
Most recently, the Ukrainian singer boasted about how she was working on Russian project. Now the artist is taking part in the filming of the Russian music program“Property of the Republic”, dedicated to Leps. Filming of the program took place at the Ostankino television center. As Alina herself enthusiastically reported, she is in the company of “brilliant people - songwriters Leps, who supported Putin’s policies.”
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