Singers from Russia are not popular worldwide, but in Russian-speaking countries their success exceeds that of many Western stars. The secret is simple - they understand the tastes and preferences of the Russian-speaking audience like no one else. So, we present to you 10 most popular singers in Russia. Pay attention to the 10 most popular singers of 2015.
Like a hurricane that sweeps away absolutely everything in its path, the singer Zemfira burst into our lives. Deafening, unbridled, harsh vocals, caustic words, and at the same time the image of a charming girl. All this could not help but attract attention to her. Zemfira bewitched us with the mirror shine of her eyes from under her dark hair.
Signs is a Russian folk-rock singer, soloist and founder of the group " " She is naturally very a pleasant voice with a wide range. Pelageya sings Russian folk songs.
An amazing choice for such a young girl, considering that now folklore not at the peak of popularity among her peers.
Famous Russian singer. She writes lyrics and composes music for them. The beginning of it musical career was the victory in the project “ Star Factory - 4" Now she is already a judge on the show “ X factor" Irina often calls herself “ Man with cleavage”, because I’m used to solving problems with male persistence and pressure.
Tall brunette with kind eyes. The incredibly charismatic singer Slava won the hearts of millions after her first appearance on stage. A bright and unique image, a sparkling sense of humor, all this instantly raised the ratings of television and radio programs, as soon as she appeared there.
To date, she has received national recognition. Winner of one of the most significant music awards in Russia - the Golden Gramophone, which she received in 2005 for the song “ Cool».
The rise of his career began with a victory in music competition « New wave 2003
" Her songs " Veins of the River”, “Cool”, “You Say”, “Give Me Five Minutes", took leading positions in all charts for a long time. As a child, Anastasia danced, played the piano, trumpet and even wooden spoons?
The singer's real name is Marina Maksimova. Born in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. Her older brother and friends with whom she spent a lot of time and gave her the nickname - “ " At the age of 14, Marina graduated music school in piano and immediately began writing songs.
Subsequently, they were included in her debut album. While still at school, she participated in many city music competitions. The singer made her first attempts to record her own songs together with the group " Pro-Z" These were the songs " Passerby", "Alien" and "Start" The latter was very popular on local radio and became a hit in Kazan.
After the release of the song " Oh my god, what a man", Natalie's star has risen again in the firmament of Russian show business. However, according to the singer, she never felt forgotten. All these years she has been touring and participating in various shows. However, we still miss her tender and lyrical song “ Wind was blowing from sea", with which many have warm memories.
Elvira's story resembles a plot classic fairy tale about Cinderella. Elvira Tugusheva was born in Saratov. Since childhood, she dreamed of performing at big stage. Her first song " All is decided"was widely circulated on the Internet. Now Elvira’s songs are played on almost all television and music radio channels in the country. She received the award Fashion People Awards" in category " opening of the year».
Often, in show business, a young and charismatic performer can capture the hearts of an audience of all ages at once. Her songs are greeted with joy by young audiences, and the older generation rejoices at the opportunity to make a nostalgic journey into the past with their help. Nyusha is included in the ranking of the 10 most beautiful women in Russia in 2015.
« I could describe my life in one sentence: the race for popularity"- the singer once said. Become a winner at any cost. Always remaining the most beautiful, talented, charming and attractive was the main goal of her life.
She is not only a singer and figure skater, but also an actress. Your first hit " To the seas"she recorded together with the singer Arash.
Russian singers are not only talented and successful, but also beautiful. A selection of the most beautiful Russian singers.
Nobody in the world knows Soviet and Russian pop musicians. Especially in the West. However, musicians from Russia in different time entered the Western charts.
All attempts to promote and impose our popular music on the Western public have failed. Russian pop music is very secondary and backward - both technologically and stylistically.
But it has already become a good tradition to tell the Russian public lies about the successes of certain performers in the West. It's getting really funny.
Kirkorov traveled to Monte Carlo for The World Music Awards - a show of the best-selling performers in their countries, but it is quite difficult to find a person in Russia who has Kirkorov's album. Pugacheva, as you know, in 1997 took only 15 place out of 25 at the useless Eurovision.
For some reason Sergey Lazarev sings in English, that’s all human brain unable to cope. Joseph Prigogine, who became an obsession with pushing Valeria to the West, once said in a paid article in a British newspaper that his wife had sold 100 million albums in Russia.
The rapper Timati had the biggest success when the Swiss DJ Antoine remixed Timati's song Welcome to St. Tropez. The song topped the charts all over the world, except for the UK and the US. In Switzerland, the song took sixth place at the end of the year. This is our peak pop singers behind Lately.
Which of our musicians actually achieved high places in the Western (and this, in a musical sense, primarily the USA and Great Britain) charts and is generally more or less known in the West.
1. Composer Aram Khachaturian - 1972
One of the recordings of the music of his ballet “Spartacus” called Spartacus, which Khachaturian made together with the London symphony orchestra, entered the British albums chart in 1972, reached number 16 and stayed there for 15 weeks.
By the way, his music is so popular in the world that it was even used in such famous films like Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, James Cameron's Aliens and Tinto Brass's Caligula.
2. Boris Grebenshchikov - 1989
His album Radio Silence, released in England and the USA, took 198th place on the Billboard200, despite the fact that it was recorded with the then super-popular group Eurythmics. The video shows BG's performance on David Letterman's popular TV show.
3. Gorky Park-1990
The success of Gorky Park in the USA cannot be exaggerated. They did not conquer America. Just look at their achievements on the charts. On the Billboard Hot 100 they only scored with the single Try To Find Me (81st place and 6 weeks on the chart), and on the Billboard 200 with the album Gorky Park (80th place and 21 weeks on the chart).
But Gorky Park generally sold well - 300 thousand copies sold in America alone - this is a very good result. The group achieved much greater success in Scandinavia. Gorky Park in Norway reached 9th place, and the single Bang - 5th. In Denmark, the album Moscow Calling It even went platinum.
4. Alsou-2000
With the song Before You Love Me "under Britney Spears" she got to 27th place for only a week, during the period when they were trying to promote it in Europe after 2nd place at Eurovision.
5. PPK-2001
The Rostov trance project PPK, with the release of a separate single ResuRection (Eduard Artemyev’s melody from the film “Sibiriyada” by Andrei Konchalovsky with the voice of Yuri Gagarin), debuted in the UK immediately in third place!
The song became the first track from Russia to be in hot rotation on BBC Radio One. ResuRection was then released in other countries, where it also charted successfully - number 5 in the Netherlands, number 9 in Belgium, and number 15 in France and number 36 in Australia.
6. Tattoo-2003
In 2002, the English version of their album “200 in the opposite direction” was released and “Tatu” generally became the most popular Russian group in the world. The girls did not become stars of the first magnitude, and their success was not that long, but they sold about 10 million of their records abroad. This is an unattainable result for Russian performers.
The English-language album now has gold status in four countries and platinum in Europe as a whole, the song “All the Things She Said” occupied the first line of the British chart for several weeks, and a cover of The Smiths was performed in the TV series “Gossip Girl” in 2009.
7. Leonid Agutin - 2007
The author of “Barefoot Boy” and husband of Angelika Varum graduated from the Moscow Jazz School and from his youth was interested not only in pop music, but also in a variety of acoustic guitar music - from jazz to flamenco. In the early 2000s, Agutin began playing concerts, and then recorded the album “Cosmopolitan Life” together with Al di Meola, an American virtuoso of the genre. In Germany the album had more than good sales.
8. Eduard Khil - 2009
A well-known, sad and beautiful story, as a result of which the great pop singer known throughout the world as “Mr. Trololo”. On November 26, 2009, user RealPapaPit posted on YouTube the vocalization “I’m very happy, because I’m finally returning home” - today this video has 19 million 700 thousand views.
They say that the singer was even offered an international tour - but he refused. Both Gawker and The New York Times wrote about Gil's death.
9. Pussy Riot-2012
This is the only group here that has not been on the Western charts, but it cannot be ignored. From a musical point of view, this is a comical story. A group whose songs no one had really heard anywhere became the most famous musical group from Russia recently. Suffice it to say that in the West the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is known as the Pussy Riot Church.
Soon after the arrest of Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Maria Alekhina and Ekaterina Samutsevich, musicians around the world began to carry out actions in their support - ranging from Madonna and Paul McCartney to Mike Patton and The Knife and Die Antwoord.
10. Anna Netrebko - 2007 - present
The opera singer was able to achieve real world fame, including the United States. A special success she enjoys it in Austria, where she received citizenship. Also lives in New York. Her records are constantly on the charts classical music, but in some countries they also appear on general music charts. Especially in Austria and Germany. Thus, 15 of Netrebko’s albums entered the Austrian chart .
Bonus: The most famous Russian music video in the world
Bloody viral hit "Bad Motherfucker" from Russian group Biting Elbows, shot in first person and therefore more reminiscent of an action video game than music video. The clip was publicly celebrated by Samuel L. Jackson and Darren Aronofsky. 24.6 million views on Youtube.
, .This time I made Top 25 the most beautiful Russian singers, which presents singers national stage, as well as one Opera singer. When compiling this rating, I took into account external data, photogenicity, without paying attention to the awards and merits of the girls in the professional field.
25.Nyusha(at birth - Anna Shurochkina; pseudonym is also used Nyusha; born August 15, 1990, Moscow) - Russian singer.
24.Jasmine(real name - Sara Manakhimova, born October 12, 1977 U, Derbent, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, 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 a music competition "New wave", television festival "Song of the year", National Television Awards for Popular Music "Muz-TV Award".
22. (born December 13, 1983, Moscow, USSR) - Russian singer, performer of traditional Russian songs in modern adaptation, finalist of the competition « National artist-3". Often performs 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 "The 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 group “Brilliant” (2003-2007). Films with her participation: “Club”, “Daddy 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 groups “Podium” and “Tootsie”, and is now building solo career. From 2009 to 2010 she was the presenter and face of the TV channel World Fashion Channel.
18. (born December 25, 1983, Moscow, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian singer, lead singer of the pop group “Factory”, formed in 2002 on the “Star Factory-1” project. Graduate of State Medical University named after. Gnessins (department for training managers folk choirs and folklore ensembles).
17. (born August 30, 1985, Vytegra, Vologda region) - Russian singer, actress and TV presenter. Films: “Bachelors”, “Young and Happy”, “Swan Paradise”, “Three on Top”, “The Crime Will Be Solved”, “Love in big city", "In love and unarmed", "Heavenly relatives".
16. Valeria(real name Alla Perfilova; born April 17, 1968, city of Atkarsk, Saratov region) - Russian singer, Honored Artist of Russia (2005).
15. Zara(real name Zarifa Ivanov; born July 26, 1983, Leningrad, RSFSR) - pop singer and actress of Yazidi 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 languages. She is the author of some of her own songs, and also had some experience in writing songs for other performers.
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, lead singer of the Russian pop group “Vintage”. Former lead singer of the Russian pop group “Lyceum” (1997-2005).
9. Varvara(real name Elena Susova; born July 30, 1973 in Balashikha) - Russian singer. Honored Artist of Russia (2010). She graduated from the Gnessin School and GITIS. Performed as part of the troupe State Theater variety performances. First solo album, which was called “Varvara”, the performer released in 2001. She also released the albums “Closer” (2003) and “Dreams” (2005).
8. Vera Brezhneva(real name Vera Kiperman; better known by her pseudonym; born February 3, 1982, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Dnepropetrovsk region) - Ukrainian singer, actress, TV presenter, former member pop groups 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"Factory" (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 Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, 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 lineup” 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 model, ex-soloist of the Hi-Fi group.
2. (born September 27, 1978, Leningrad, USSR) - Russian singer, musician, composer, lyricist.
1. (born September 3, 1985, Sholokhovsky village, 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 her solo career and also starred in the TV series “Happiness is Somewhere Nearby.”
Man cannot live without music, his structure is so strange. Music and songs are always in our heads and souls throughout life. Who in Russia contributes to what we hear and what we listen to? Let's talk about “women who sing...”.
The youngest singers
The Russian stage today is “staffed”, and new young stars appear on it less and less often. Although, it is worth noting that our singers look so good on stage and screens that it is difficult to guess their age.
But just a couple of years ago, the music charts were completely under attack. young singers. Largely thanks to the “Star Factory,” girls who were far from even reaching adulthood began to appear more and more often at concerts and on the radio. The Forge of Stars gave the stage Yulia Savichev, Victoria Daineko, Polina Gagarin and many other beautiful and talented singers. Today these girls have already achieved a lot: they have their own albums, awards, participation in the most prestigious competitions and charts. But, alas, age takes its toll, and they no longer make it into the top three of the “Youngest Singers of Russia 2015” rating.
Of course, it is indecent to find out and announce a woman’s age, so let’s talk only about three representatives of the fair sex with good vocal abilities. One can still not hide the age of these singers, but, on the contrary, be proud that the girls became famous at their age:
3. Yulia Parshuta (former member of the Yin-Yang group), a native of the resort city of Sochi. This year she turned 27 years old.
2. Nyusha (Anna Vladimirovna Shurochkina), place of birth in Moscow, will celebrate her 25th anniversary in August of this year.
3. Nyuta Ranetka (Anna Dmitrievna Baidavletova) comes from Stavropol. This November, the talented and cheerful girl turns 23 years old.
Honored and beloved singers of Russia
Everything comes and goes, but art and music live forever. Just as music, songs and singers whom we have known and loved for a very long time live in our hearts. For many, they evoke warm memories of childhood, carefree youth or blossoming youth. Their songs are stories of love, sadness, joy and destinies.
Folk singers of Russia represent entire eras both in the country’s musical chronicle and in the life of almost every citizen. There may be plenty of merits, awards and victories in various tops, but not everyone is awarded the title “People’s Artist of Russia (RSFSR, USSR)”.
1. Pugacheva A. B. received this title in 1985, 1980 and 1991.
2. Rotaru S.M. - in 1988
3. Allegrova I. A. - in 2010
4. Zykina L.G. - in 1973
5. Tolkunova V. V - in 1987
The most persistent
Musical preferences change with each new generation. Once upon a time they loved romances, then rock and roll, pop music, chanson, rap, and so on ad infinitum. It is very difficult to always be on the crest of a musical wave. But there are Russian singers whom we have known for a very long time, they grow creatively and change before the eyes of their beloved listeners.
Valeria recorded her first album in 1992. By the way, several years ago she received the title “People’s Artist”. To date, the singer has 15 albums (56 singles).
Angelika Varum released her first album in 1991; to date, 13 albums have been released.
Kristina Orbakaite released her first album in 1994, since then more than 150 songs and 10 albums have been released. Christina also participates in musicals, theatrical productions and acts in films.
Of course, these are not all Russian singers who have been delighting listeners with their singles for a long time. These are just the top three that were popular at the beginning career ladder and have not given up their position to this day.
The most popular singers
In music circles, various ratings are often compiled. Every music program, radio station, television channel, printed edition and the website considers it its duty to compile a list of the most popular musicians.
So today popular singers Russia - the following representatives of the musical world:
Ani Lorak;
Elena Vaenga;
Polina Gagarina;
Anna Netrebko;
Vera Brezhneva;
The most scandalous singers
Russian singers do not earn their popularity through singles alone. Often, information from their personal lives leaks to the press at the suggestion of the artists themselves. So that the listener does not forget about the artist, even when he is on sabbatical, you need to make sure that they talk about him. So the stars resort to various tricks in order to raise at least a little hype around their name.
Nyusha's outfits always cause interest and long discussions. Fashion critics and reporters attend her concerts with curiosity to express their opinions about the scandalous and revealing costumes.
From her first years on the stage, Masha Rasputina was famous for her spectacular introductions. Her appearance on stage and in the hall attracted the attention of television viewers, who watched the eccentric singer with surprise and a grin.
The viewer did not know what could be seen when Lolita Milyavskaya sings on stage. She always brought sparkle to the concert program.
The plastic surgery of singer Sasha Project also became a scandalous topic.
The press brings the illness stories of artists to fans with lightning speed. Not so long ago, everyone was worried about Zhanna Friske and horrified by how the fate of Tamara Miansarova turned out.
In this article you will learn about the most famous, popular and sought-after pop artists in our country. They are very different - young or emerging, beautiful and unique, talented or not. But the public loves them, no matter what, be it a new hit or long legs.
Variety long-livers
These are the “oldest” singers in Russia. Photos of divas regularly throughout for long years appear in the yellow press, and crowds of fans are still hunting for their autographs. This list includes: Alla Pugacheva, Sofia Rotaru, Larisa Dolina, Kadysheva, Lyubov Uspenskaya, Irina Allegrova and Valeria. Of course, this is far from full list, this includes only those pop artists who are currently able to attract full houses at their concerts. Note: although Alla Pugacheva left the stage, she can return at any moment and gather a whole crowd of fans.
The most beautiful singers Russia
This list includes those pop divas who don’t even have to sing. It’s enough just to go on stage, and millions of men’s hearts will skip a beat from such unearthly (and barely covered) beauty. Well, if they are also talented, have good voice, then nothing can resist this crushing force. So, the most beautiful singers in Russia are Vera Brezhneva, Pletneva, Zhanna Friske, Nyusha, Tatyana Kotova, Tanya Tereshina (group “Yin-Yang”), Sati Kazanova, Svetlana Svetikova, Valeria, Yulia Kovalchuk, Anna Semenovich. It is these divas who not only sing well, but also invariably attract male glances. Many of these singers were filmed for men's magazines: “Playboy”, “Penthouse” and other similar publications. And this once again serves as proof of their beauty.
The most popular singers in Russia
You can be both beautiful and talented, but only the desire of the audience to see a particular singer at a concert or to get her to a corporate event or private party is a real objective indicator of the star’s demand. And demand always creates supply, and the most sought-after artists receive the highest fees. However, I would like to note the fact that Russian singers, like their foreign colleagues, often inflate the amounts they receive for their performances. There are several reasons: firstly, the thought - “what if they give just that much”, secondly, self-promotion - “look how popular I am.” And, of course, the expectation of a purely psychological effect - for many people who “book” stars for themselves, the status of the performers is important, and not at all the quality of the songs. This is what many Russian singers take advantage of, asking hundreds of thousands of dollars for a half-hour performance accompanied by a soundtrack. Alla Pugacheva is considered the most expensive: she asks €250 thousand for 5 songs, and only on condition that she does not need to travel further than 500 km from Moscow. Next comes Elena Vaenga - she asks “only” €200 thousand for a forty-minute performance. Among younger generation You can mention the singer Elka - she charges €100 thousand. Zemfira can be ordered for €150 thousand. But the entire “Brilliant” group, wholesale, will cost only €20 thousand.
As a result, we can conclude: Russian singers do not yet reach the level of fees of world celebrities. And none of our stars can yet compare with Rihanna, who earned $8 million in one evening, Beyoncé ($2 million for performing at a private party on a yacht) or Christina Aguilera ($1 million in one hour).