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, very young singers attacked the music charts. 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 group "Yin-Yang"), 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 will turn 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 fond memories of childhood, carefree youth or blooming 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 the title “ National artist Russia (RSFSR, USSR)” is not awarded to everyone.

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 three leaders who were popular at the beginning of their career ladder and are not losing ground to this day.

The most popular singers

In music circles, various ratings are often compiled. Every music program, radio station, TV channel, print publication and website considers it its duty to compile a list of the most popular musicians.

So, today the popular singers of Russia are the following representatives of the music 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 life. So that the listener does not forget about the artist, even when he sabbatical, you need to make sure they talk about it. 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.

The singer was born into a large family in the Ukrainian village of Marshintsy. Because of the passport officer, who mistakenly wrote August 9 in her passport, Sofia celebrates her birthday twice. He considers his first vocal teacher to be his father, who himself loved to sing and had an absolute musical ear and a beautiful voice.

His flawless figure Rotaru is obliged regular hikes to the pool, exercise equipment and proper nutrition.

Of course, Sofia’s ideal appearance is not only her natural abilities, but also work on herself. The star owes her flawless figure to regular trips to the pool, exercise equipment and proper nutrition. The singer loves going to the sauna and massage therapists' offices. This allows her not only to be beautiful physical fitness and move well, but also endure a two-hour concert. Rotaru admits that he practically does not add salt to his dishes, does not eat fatty foods and eats a lot of plant foods. Concerning plastic surgery, the singer assures that she has never resorted to it and uses exclusively proven methods and folk recipes.

ALLA PUGACHEVA

"The Woman Who Sings" and the real Diva Russian show business She first appeared on stage at the age of five, and today she has an enviable career behind her. In 2010, the singer announced the end touring activities and still keeps his word. She only appears at social events and television shows, gives interviews and voices over films.

Alla Pugacheva, like any woman, has her own secrets of beauty and youth. The secret to her thick and luxurious hair is... her wig. Yes, yes, the singer wears a wig; her hair has not been so beautiful for a long time (this information is confirmed by the fact that at one of her concerts Pugacheva simply tore off her wig right on stage). Alla maintains her figure with a salt-free diet and a complete refusal of bread.

IRINA ALLEGROVA

Irina was born into the family of a theater director and actress. The first years of their life the family lived in Rostov-on-Don, after which they moved to Baku. On initial stage During her career, Allegrova voiced Indian films and then began performing on stage.

The singer found a solution in proper nutrition - her diet is dominated by vegetables, fruits, seafood and honey.

Irina has tried many diets throughout her life, even taking Thai diet pills. But none of this helped her lose overweight. The singer found a solution in proper nutrition - her diet is dominated by vegetables, fruits, seafood and honey. Irina relieves stress with culinary therapy. The singer regularly swims in the pool, visits a massage therapist, a sauna and does aerotherapy. All this helps the star keep her body and figure in good shape.

VALERIA

Alla Perfilova, better known as Valeria (now this is the name that appears in her passport), was born in the city of Atkarsk. Valeria studied variety art from Joseph Kobzon and Gelena Velikanova.

As the singer herself says, with her amazing appearance she owes it to yoga, morning jogging, healthy image life, proper nutrition, cheerfulness and natural ingredients in cosmetic products. For example, Valeria not only often visits beauty salons, but also uses village sour cream as a face mask. To care for the area around the eyes, the singer applies cotton pads with cool rose water. She also prefers natural scrubs. Here is one of the recipes: 1 tsp. honey, a pinch of sugar, olive or flaxseed oil. This scrub is perfect for hand care.

NATASHA KOROLEVA

The Honored Artist of Russia first appeared on stage at the age of three as part of a large children's choir radio and television of Ukraine. Having already matured, she recorded the song “Yellow Tulips” and literally immediately became a star.

The Queen is an ardent opponent of plastic surgery, although she resorts to Botox injections.

The Queen is an ardent opponent of plastic surgery, although she resorts to Botox injections. Natasha has her own beauty salon, so her appearance is the work of top-class professionals working in her salon. As for an attractive figure, it’s all about tennis. The singer works out with a personal trainer three times a week. Natasha admitted that she cannot go on a diet, but she eats in small portions and controls the consumption of flour and sweets. Natalya also resorted to the procedure of hirudotherapy (healing with leeches).

Nyusha

The very young singer Nyusha (Anna Shurochkina) had never studied vocals professionally and never graduated from music schools. She began performing at the age of 11, and at 17 she came up with a pseudonym, which is still with her today. Now the girl’s songs occupy leading positions in the Russian charts, and she herself has more than once become a laureate of prestigious music awards.

Nyusha monitors her appearance and health as much as possible. She does not smoke, drinks alcohol in moderation and only on holidays. The singer believes that the key to attractiveness and health is healthy sleep and a good rest, so he tries to never go behind schedule. The girl drinks a lot clean water, and uses natural masks and moisturizers for the skin. Good body singers is the result of training with a personal trainer and a set of daily exercises. Nyusha does not go on a diet and can afford various goodies ( main secret- do not eat in the evening).

ANNA PLETNEV

The former lead singer of the Lyceum group, and now the lead singer of the Russian pop group Vintage, is a native Muscovite. At school, Anna studied choreography and music, and also danced in the children's ballet Ostankino. She came to the Lyceum after the dismissal of Lena Perova and was a permanent member of the group for eight years, and then created the Vintage group together with former member of the A-Mega group Alexei Romanov.

After the birth of the child, the singer diligently practiced dancing and singing to get her body in shape.

After the birth of the child, the singer diligently practiced dancing and singing to get her body in shape. But Anna’s diet does not in any way correspond to the standards of nutrition: according to her admission, she eats when she has to and whatever she has to. True, there is still one secret: after eating, the girl simply stands against the wall for 20 minutes. Her dad taught Anna this trick, believing that this way food is better absorbed. Plastic surgeries the singer disdains, but does not condemn, those who resorted to them. The star loves naturalness more and uses only high-quality cosmetics.

YULIA NACHALOVA

The ex-wife of Russian football player Evgeniy Aldonina has shown singing abilities since childhood, which were noticed by her father (by the way, a musician and composer). Her father began singing vocals with Yulia at the age of 2, and at the age of five the girl began singing on the professional stage. After winning the television competition " morning Star“The singer was noticed by prestigious music and social programs, who began inviting her to the central channels.

Yulia adheres to the correct daily routine and plays sports. She is not a supporter fasting days, diets and hunger strikes, because after such experiments he feels bad. For your birthday and New Year the singer does not limit herself to food at all and can eat whatever she wants. In one of the interviews, Yulia admitted that she does not trust folk recipes, but she simply adores high-quality cosmetics and various mixtures for home use. She always tries to use thermal water and is not afraid to undergo therapeutic and rejuvenating acupuncture procedures. Nachalova does not like to sunbathe either in the sun or in a solarium, as her skin is prone to burns.

ALEXANDRA SAVELIEVA

The 30-year-old lead singer of the Factory group studied as a child figure skating and visited music school flute and piano class. Teachers predicted a sports future for Sasha, but the girl preferred music. Success came to her after participating in the first episode of the show “Star Factory” and founding the “Factory” group.

Teachers predicted a sports future for Sasha, but the girl preferred music.

Sasha has repeatedly been included in the list of the most beautiful girls Russia. At the same time, she does not try to meet any beauty standards, feels confident in her weight and rejoices at every kilogram she gains. The girl does not go on a diet, because she believes that nutrition should be balanced, but she eats often and in small portions. Loves dark chocolate with salt. For beautiful and youthful skin, Sasha takes fish oil capsules, also makes natural face masks and does not forget to apply creams with sunscreen. In the morning, the singer washes her face with ice water, and in the evenings she carefully removes her makeup. Sasha also doesn’t forget about sports: she loves swimming, exercises and does myostimulation.

VERA BREZHNEVA

As a teenager, Vera Brezhneva was fond of sports, many types at once. She studied foreign languages and dreamed of becoming a lawyer. But it didn’t work out, so I got a degree in economics. The singer was a member of VIA Gra for 5 years, after which she began her solo career.

As Brezhneva herself admits, she has no special beauty secrets. Mandatory procedures for her are morning and evening facial cleansing and the use of moisturizer. Every week she makes sure to visit a cosmetologist to make an anti-stress mask or perform a deep facial cleansing. Vera does not use anti-cellulite products, but she likes coffee and salt peels, as well as contrast showers. The singer trusts her hair only to professionals. The main secrets of beauty, as she herself admits, could be called exercise and diet - and, with the help latest singer not only loses weight, but also gains weight when he considers it necessary.

Jasmine

real name - Sara Manakhimova, b. October 12, 1977 U, Derbent, Dagestan ASSR, RSFSR, USSR) - Russian pop singer, actress, model, TV presenter. Honored Artist of the Republic of Dagestan.

(born March 27, 1987) - Russian-Ukrainian singer, songwriter and composer, actress, winner "Star Factory-2", laureate of a music competition « New wave» , television festival "Song of the year", National Television Awards for Popular Music "Muz-TV Award".

(born December 13, 1983, Moscow, USSR) - Russian singer, performer of traditional Russian songs in modern adaptation, finalist of the competition "People's Artist-3". Often performs in different countries as an “ambassador” of Russian culture.

(born January 31, 1981, Voronezh) - Russian singer, actress. Took part in the international vocal competition "Big Apple-95", where she won the Grand Prix. Since then, her popularity has grown: she was the host of the program "Saturday evening" and channel "Star". In 2000 she starred in the musical "Formula of Joy", in 2001 - in the film "The Hero of Her Novel", in 2004 - in the series "Bomb for the Bride".

(born March 1, 1980, Moscow) - Russian figure skater, actress, TV presenter and pop singer; former soloist group “Brilliant” (2003-2007). Films with her participation: “Club”, “Daddy of All Trades”, “Taming of the Shrew”, “Rzhevsky against Napoleon”, etc.

(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).

(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".

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).

(born October 2, 1982, Verkhniy 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).

(born April 23, 1988 in Sochi) - singer gr. "Yin-Yang", actress of the youth series "Give Youth".

Alsou

(maiden name- Safina; born June 27, 1983, Bugulma, Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) - Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan (2000), People's Artist Republic of Tatarstan (2010). UNESCO Artist for Peace (2011). In May 2000 she represented Russia at music competition "Eurovision", where she took second place.

(born December 16, 1982, Kyiv) -pop singer of Russian origin, TV presenter, actress. Former soloist of the “golden line-up” of the Ukrainian female pop group VIA Gra.

(better known by the stage names Tanya Tereshina, Tanya and Tanya; born May 3, 1979, Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic) - Russian singer and fashion model, ex-soloist of the Hi-Fi group.

(born September 27, 1978, Leningrad, USSR) - Russian singer, musician, composer, lyricist.

(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.”

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 good tradition telling 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 The Music Awards are 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, Sergei Lazarev sings in English, something the human brain simply cannot handle. 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.

Most big success was with the rapper Timati when the Swiss DJ Antoine made a remix of 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 really achieved high places in the Western (and this, in a musical sense, is 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. Much more success the group achieved 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" 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

Author " barefoot boy"And Angelika Varum’s husband graduated from the Moscow Jazz School and from his youth was fond of not only pop music, but also 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, due to which the great pop singer is known in 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 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. She enjoys particular success 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

The bloody viral hit “Bad Motherfucker” from the Russian group Biting Elbows, filmed 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.

The singer did what no one could do. got into the “daughter” of the main US chart with a song in Russian. In 2007, the track was placed at number 41 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. “I Will” had a chance to get into the Billboard Hot 100, if not for the rule according to which songs not released in the United States fly past the “Hot 100” in the cradle of show business.

Valeria - Wild!

In 2009, the singer’s single very unexpectedly hit the Billboard Hot Dance Club. The chart shows the popularity of songs in American nightclubs.

The track debuted at #48 and was a national event. Not about the stunning success itself popular singer Almost all Russian publications wrote in Russia. To make it clear what kind of musical Chomolungma Valeria conquered, the publications specified that the single “ American dream“Britney Spears was then ranked 45th. Over time, the track managed to reach number 25 and stay on the chart for more than 10 weeks.

Serebro

The group has several tracks that appeared in various international charts. "Mama Lover" entered the Japan Hot 100 (Japan's national chart) at number 49. And Mi Mi Mi - up to 88th line. The English version of “Mama Lyuba” also appeared in Mexico, reaching 19th place on the Mexico Airplay (radio chart). Residents of the Netherlands liked Mi Mi Mi more: in the Netherlands Digital Songs (download chart), the single peaked at number 8. But most of all Serebro is loved in Italy. Four songs of the group appeared in the download chart: Mama Lover, Mi Mi Mi, Kiss and Gun.

Yulia Kova

Singer Yulia Kova made her debut quite successfully on the international market. In 2008, her single Beep Beep peaked at number 27 on the Hot Dance Club Songs. And the song Sorry appeared on the Japan Hot 100, peaking at number 88. In Japan, the singer enjoyed such success that it was even planned to release a specialized version of the album “This Is Me.” But due to disagreements with the record company, the release was canceled.

Timati - Welcome to St. Tropez (feat. DJ Antoine)

The 2009 single reached number 1 on Billboard Luxembourg Digital Songs, number 2 on the German chart (the video was in hot rotation on local MTV), number 7 in Austria and France, and number 9 on Billboard Global Dance. Songs. 145 million views on YouTube!

"PPK" - Resurrection

The Russian electronic band first conquered the Internet, and then the national charts in Great Britain.

In 2001, the track “Resurrection” was included in the rotation of BBC Radio One. Perhaps thanks to this, the single soon reached third place in the UK Singles Charts. The track was based on a motif from the soundtrack Soviet film“Sibiriyada”, written by Eduard Artemyev.

“Gorky Park” - Try to Find Me

Now let’s remember about the artifact of ancient times that broke out from behind the Iron Curtain immediately after it rusted. The group's self-titled debut disc sold 300 thousand copies in the United States. This was in 1989. In "hot" numbers, it peaked at number 80 and spent two weeks overall on the Billboard 200. Only one song managed to make it onto the Billboard Hot 100. Try To Find Me reached number 81. The group was relatively successful in Norway and Denmark.

In the wake of interest in Russia at that time, many producers tried to find someone and promote them, but it didn’t work out very well. One can only recall the group “Aquarium”, whose long play Radio Silence was on the 198th place on Billboard in the same 1989.

Alsou - Before You Love Me

After a successful performance at Eurovision, the singer began to be promoted as the Russian Britney Spears. But something in the singer’s PR team did something wrong, and her single Before You Love Me was able to debut in 2001 on the UK Singles Chart only in 27th place and stay on the chart for only three weeks. Although it is worth admitting that the track was no different from the endless pop bubble gum that stormed the American and English charts at that time.

Leonid Rudenko - Everybody

The DJ's career began after he was rejected by the Russian record companies, began sending my notes via e-mail managers of Western labels. Soon he signed his first contract.

In 2009, the single Everybody entered the UK national chart. Having debuted in 24th place, he left the top 100 after just three weeks. The single later ranked second on the Upfront Club Chart's list of the top 100 tracks of the year.

t.A.T.u.

Three singles entered the UK chart: Not Gonna Get Us, All About Us and All the Things She Said, thanks to which she became number one Russian group, which reached the top of this chart. The song was in the lead for four weeks.

The group also achieved success in the USA. The debut English-language album, for example, ended up in 13th place on the Billboard 200.

But most of all t.A.T.u. loved in Japan. Here the record 200 km/h in the Wrong Lane sold 1.8 million copies. At that time, these were record sales among foreign artists. By the way, after the breakup of the group, one of the ex-members again submitted to Billboard. The remix of Lena Katina's single Never Forget managed to reach the top of the magazine's dance chart.

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 and 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 of 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 starred 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, 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).