Maria Rzhevskaya – pop singer, participant in the show “Star Factory-2”. Maria was born on March 27, 1987 in the family of former artists of the Sovremennik Theater Viktor Rzhevsky and Ekaterina Larina. My father left the theater and took up construction, and my mother became a housewife. After the divorce, Ekaterina married a programmer.
Together with her older sister Ksenia, Maria began playing music, swimming and tennis as a child. Then I became interested in billiards. In addition to the sisters, the family also raised two younger brothers, Fedor and Victor. While studying in the 9th grade, Maria accidentally got into the casting of the Star Factory competition. The girl came to the audition with her older sister Ksenia Larina.
For Ksyusha, participation in the show became cherished dream after the girl saw the first episode of the program, which took place under the guidance of the producer in 2002. But, to the surprise of the sisters, only the youngest Maria made it to the show.
"Star Factory"
The second season of the program started in 2003. The producer and composer recruited 16 people into the team, among whom Dmitry Astashenok, and.
Every day, the “manufacturers” attended classes in vocals, acting, stage movement, dancing, as well as fitness and basic psychology. A video diary was broadcast on 5 channels several times a day, in which recordings from 30 surveillance cameras were broadcast from the “Factory” house, where the participants were constantly present.
Maria Rzhevskaya at the Star Factory Every Friday the musicians performed at reporting concert, and on Monday a panel of teachers decided which contestants would be eliminated from the show. Maria Rzhevskaya reached the final, but did not make it into the top three winners. The first places in the competition went to Polina Gagarina, Elena Terleeva and Elena Temnikova. Maria Rzhevskaya’s songs “When I become a cat”, “Why did I wait for you” nevertheless ended up in rotation on Russian radio stations and received high places in ratings. For greater figurative persuasiveness, the girl even grew fangs, which looked somewhat intimidating.
After the end of the project, Maxim Fadeev continued his collaboration with Maria Rzhevskaya. Two videos were created for popular “factory” hits: “When I become a cat” and “Bye-bye”. The singer's singles were included in music collection"Star Factory 2". But soon a scandal occurred between the singer and the producer, and Maria was forced to leave her mentor’s studio. Besides famous hits Maria also recorded the songs “Top Top”, Showreel, Nature boy, and the soundtrack to the film Narenji.
Maria’s sister Ksenia also managed to get on the show, only in the fourth program, to the producer. To maintain the intrigue, Ksenia was offered to take a creative pseudonym - maiden name mother. After the program, Ksenia took up jazz vocals, studied at the Faculty of Philology and began singing in musicals at the Dialogue Theater. Together with her sister, Maria performed the song “You are me,” which was included in the repertoire of both artists.
After "Star Factory"
Participation in the show was not in vain for creative biography Maria Rzhevskaya. Having failed to achieve recognition on the stage, the girl took up the acting profession. The actress received invitations from American film directors several times and starred in several short films on stories about the world of vampires.
In 2014, the original film by British director Timothy Reynard, Let the Die Be Cast: Initium, starring Maria Rzhevskaya, was released. leading role. In the credits, instead of her father's surname, Maria indicated the pseudonym under which she works in Lately, – Maria Kaya.
Maria Kaya - pseudonym of Maria Rzhevskaya In addition to filming abroad, the girl, immediately after filming at the Factory, appeared in an episode of the Russian TV series 33 square meters"with and starring. In 2015, with the participation of Maria Kaya, the film Heart Aspirations was released, for which the actress herself recorded the soundtrack.
Personal life
On the “Star Factory” project, many fateful acquaintances took place between the participants. Maria Rzhevskaya was no exception. The girl met her future husband at the project - director of the ARS company Vyacheslav Kormiltsev, whose immediate boss was Igor Krutoy.
It was the close relationship with Vyacheslav that became the stumbling block between the girl and producer Max Fadeev. Soon Maria gave birth to a daughter, Eliza Frederica, and Vyacheslav Kormiltsev became the singer’s husband. Since then, the artist’s personal life has been stable. Together with her husband, Maria left her homeland and settled in London, where she still works in the theater.
Maria Rzhevskaya now
In 2016, in the film “The Fate of the Factories,” which dealt with the established careers of the show’s participants, an episode about Maria Rzhevskaya was filmed. Now Maria Kaya is engaged in singing, the girl regularly gives concerts in clubs. In 2017, Masha first tried her hand at interior design, for which she graduated from Parsons Fashion design in Paris.
Maria spends a lot of time with her daughter. The artist does not have her own account on Instagram, but new photos can be seen in official group Maria’s fans on the VKontakte network and on Twitter pages and
23 Feb 2018
Not long ago, the TV project “Star Factory” was very popular among viewers, many of us actively discussed it and shared our impressions of the new participants.
“Factory” gave us many talented performers who delighted us with their creativity for a long time. However, not everyone is lucky enough to take a place in the sun. And not all of those who climbed the musical Olympus, were able to stay on top of it.
Today we will try to remember one-day stars who have long since shone and disappeared from stages and television screens.
Alexa
Viewers remembered this charming singer from her participation in the fourth season of the Star Factory project. Back in 2004, Alexandra Chvikova was only 16. She captivated everyone with her image of a little innocent girl. Sasha appeared on stage with soft toys what became her business card.
After some time, she disappeared from sight, but soon tried to return to the stage. She failed. The public didn't like her new image minx: short skirts and bright makeup.
Anastasia Kochetkova
This participant of “Star Factory-4” captivated the audience with the image of a daring tomboy. Aggressive behavior and slight hoarseness were liked by the public. Nastya even became a member of the group “Banda”, where she was the only girl.
Soon she met the director Rezo Gigineishvili and married him. Marriage cut short her career, and attempts to return were unsuccessful. Now Anastasia lives ordinary life.
Yulia Mikhalchik
Artistry and strong voice have become distinctive feature this young singer. For the sake of participating in “Star Factory-3”, she even dropped out of university. Hard work and diligence helped the artist build successful career. Mikhalchik’s songs “With Ice”, “Well Hello, Peter” or “White Swan” began to be ordered at karaoke.
However, after the birth of her son, Julia disappeared from the scene. The singer chose her family over her own career. Maybe it's for the better.
Anton Zatsepin
The blue-eyed guy quickly became the idol of millions of girls, quickly bursting into the world of show business. The finalist of “Star Factory-4” released the hits “Shorter”, “Books about Love” and “Wide River”. In 2004, one of his songs even took first place in the hit parade. "Russian Radio" entitled "Golden Gramophone Award".
Then Anton got married and had a daughter. The career break negatively affected his popularity. Now the artist is trying to return past glory, but fails.
Alexandra Balakireva
The little red-haired girl distinguished herself in the “Star Factory-5” project, which gave her hope for a career as a singer. It was there that she met Victoria Dainenko. But become really famous Alexandra failed. Now she can be seen with Victoria, but she is like a shadow that follows on the heels of a celebrity.
Alexander Kireev
Sasha is a classic example of a fly-by-night star. As a member of Star Factory 3, he gained popularity. Teenagers bought posters and notebooks with his image and danced to songs performed by him.
However, his success did not last long. After the end of the project, Kireev disappeared from view and never appeared on stage again.
Elena Kukarskaya
The management of the “Star Factory” didn’t particularly like the extraordinary blonde, but she herself Alla Pugacheva insisted on the approval of her candidacy. And she made the right decision - Elena delighted the audience with the incendiary hits “Po Little”, “Zhu-zhu” or “Pianist”. She later performed with Soso Pavliashvili, Valery Syutkin, Vitas, Professor Lebedinsky and the Prime Minister group.
Myself Maxim Fadeev wrote songs for her. After the end of her contract with the famous producer, Kukarskaya began to appear on stage less frequently, and after the birth of her son, she stopped her musical career altogether.
Yuri Titov
The graduate of “Star Factory-4” became famous thanks to his songs “Ponaroshku” and “Forever”, which were at the top of the charts of Russian radio stations. Having enjoyed fleeting fame, Yuri was unable to gain a foothold on the stage. The guy still comes to castings for various music shows. But even there, luck passes him by.
Maria Rzhevskaya
Masha has an extraordinary appearance and a pleasant voice, which became her weapon in the fight for a place in the project. Musical career she failed to build it, so she tried to find herself in other areas.
Now she is actively acting in American arthouse films.
Tootsie
Producer Viktor Drobysh came up with the idea to gather the participants of “Star Factory-3” within one team. This is how the group “Tutsi” appeared, which initially included five girls: Irina Ortman, Maria Verber, Anastasia Krainova, Olesya Yaroslavskaya and Sofya Kuzmina.
They shot with one single hit called “The Best.” Their other songs have received terrible criticism from music experts. The group did not last long, and after that the girls stopped appearing in public.
This is how one-day stars go out. It is very difficult to get into modern show business, and to stay there is even more difficult. These talented guys shot once, but were unable to offer the public something new that could arouse their interest.
It is known that genius is only 10% talent and 90% work. It seems these artists didn't work hard enough.
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She dreamed of getting into the world of show business, and she succeeded. In 2003, the girl reached the finals of “Star Factory 2”. But the popularity of the aspiring star quickly faded. Gradually everyone forgot about Masha Rzhevskaya. How did her life turn out?
Masha Rzhevskaya: biography
She was born into a family of artists on March 27, 1987 in Moscow. Together with her older sister Ksenia, she studied music since childhood. Also among the girls' hobbies were swimming, billiards and tennis. The sisters have two younger brothers, Fedor and Victor.
Having become a ninth-grader, Masha Rzhevskaya went to the casting together with Ksenia. Recruitment was underway for “Star Factory 2” under the direction of Max Fadeev. Maria successfully passed the audition, and her sister, taking her mother’s surname, tried her luck a year later. became a participant in "Star Factory 4".
Project
Once on Max Fadeev’s team, Masha Rzhevskaya stood out from the rest. Her frantic energy, artificial fangs and bright, memorable appearance were loved by both producers and viewers.
The participants had classes every day, and fans eagerly awaited the release of the heroes’ video diary. Masha Rzhevskaya confidently reached the final, but she did not manage to get into the top three winners.
Solo songs
The convincing image of the aspiring star was a huge success. Her songs “When I become a cat” and “Why did I wait for you” received rotation on Russian radio stations. People's love gave these compositions high places in the ranking.
Scandal with the producer
Max Fadeev offered Masha Rzhevskaya long-term cooperation and filming videos for her songs. By that time, she already had several singles in Russian and English.
But something happened between the singer and the producer serious conflict. She left the studio.
Actor career
The project helped the artist reveal creative potential, she decided to try her hand at acting profession. Her career includes the following works:
- Series "33 square meters".
- Narenji (2012).
- Film Heart aspirations (2014).
- Let the Die Be Cast: Initium (2014).
In the credits of foreign projects, the actress's pseudonym is indicated - Maria Kaya.
Personal life
The "Star Factory" often brought people's destinies together. Masha Rzhevskaya found her love on the project. She met the director of the ARS company, Vyacheslav Kormiltsev, who became her husband.
Together they moved to London and are raising their daughter Maria Frederica. Their family life full of harmony and stability. Mom, actress and singer Masha Rzhevskaya works in the theater. In 2017 she graduated from Parsons Fashion design in Paris and develops interior designs.
At one time, the popular project “Star Factory” produced a lot of talented artists, for whom participation in the competition became a kind of lucky ticket in to the world domestic show business. Dozens of young performers toured the country, performing hits that fans of the project still remember well. After the “Factory” someone managed to build a dizzying career, and someone disappeared from sight and began to live an ordinary life, in which there was no place left for fame, applause and articles in the press. “StarHit” decided to remember those participants of the “Star Factory”, about whom the whole country was talking at one time, but now, speaking about modern pop artists, few people will name their names.
The audience remembered this girl well when she was very young. When Alexandra Chvikova appeared in the fourth season of “Star Factory,” almost every second teenage girl in the country looked up to her. Charming singer she sang songs in a very touching manner and overall created the impression of a girl from a good family who received a sea of parental love. The plush toys with which Alexa invariably appeared both on stage and on various shoots for magazines became a kind of calling card of the young performer. The girl instantly won the hearts of numerous spectators and became an example to follow. It was during the period of Alexa's participation in vocal competition there was a fashion for velor tracksuits delicate shades, lip gloss to match your skin color and touching image romantic person. Many people remember such hits as “Moonlight Path”, “Where Are You” or “I Live by You”, performed by 16-year-old Alexandra. In a word, back in 2004 Alexa was literally wildly popular, but a couple of years later everything ended in an instant. The singer, who was considered promising and very talented, at some point simply disappeared from view. A few years later, the girl again tried to make herself known in the musical field by signing a contract with Yana Rudkovskaya. With the help of a famous producer, the girl released an album and a video for the song “Vendetta”, however, soon both this composition and the entire album were forgotten by the Russian listener. Many music critics it was assumed that the failure was associated, first of all, with a sharp change in the singer’s image. Alexa appeared before the public as a very relaxed girl in short, provocative outfits. In addition, the 26-year-old singer turned to help plastic surgeons to enlarge lips. The image chosen by Alexandra Chvikova was not to the taste of the public. Now the star of “Star Factory-4” lives an ordinary life, which he reports in detail on Instagram. Sometimes a girl even publishes short videos in which she performs world hits, and thereby finds a certain response among subscribers.
In the fourth season of the Star Factory project, the daring Anastasia Kochetkova appeared, who instantly gained popularity among television viewers. The daring style of performing songs and a unique voice with a characteristic hoarseness brought Anastasia fame and public recognition. During the three months that the television project lasted, Kochetkova more than once demonstrated strength of spirit and character. Soon the girl became part of the Banda team, which successfully recorded an album, released video clips and toured the country. In addition, Nastya was the only girl in the team, which also gave her image the features of a kind of hooligan-robber. During one of her performances, an obstinate brunette drew attention to a blue-eyed man who did not take his eyes off her. It turned out to be director Rezo Gigineishvili, who by that time had become famous for his very successful film works. The couple soon formalized their relationship, and in this marriage a girl, Masha, was born. Three years later, Anastasia and Rezo divorced, and since then practically nothing has been heard about the girl. Not so long ago, however, Kochetkova recorded the song “I am not I” and released a video for it, but she still failed to regain her former glory. Now the 26-year-old singer is raising eight year old daughter and practically never appears in public. In addition, Anastasia stopped communicating with almost all the musicians who previously could safely be called her friends.
The strong voice and piercing performance of Yulia Mikhalchik were remembered by the viewer for the girl’s participation in the third season of “Star Factory”. For the sake of participating in a popular project, the young artist even dropped out of university. The blond performer fell in love with the audience from the very first reporting concerts. The girl showed herself to be a very able-bodied and gifted singer, and instantly gained popularity with hits own composition. Many karaoke club visitors still happily order Mikhalchik’s songs “With Ice,” “Well, Hello, Peter,” or “White Swan.” After participating in the television show, Julia herself continued to actively perform at corporate events and in various concert programs or rock operas. In March 2013, the artist became a mother for the first time, giving birth to her son Alexander, and for some time she completely disappeared from view. True, a little later she nevertheless stated that she did not intend to interrupt her singing career. IN currently Little is known about the life and work of Yulia Mikhalchik. The girl stopped appearing at major events, her songs are heard less and less often on domestic radio stations, and the younger generation does not even know about her. Perhaps in the foreseeable future Mikhalchik will again loudly declare himself, but so far we have practically not heard about her.
Blue-eyed hooligan Anton Zatsepin became famous thanks to his participation in the Star Factory-4 project. The blonde performed songs in a special manner that made him stand out from the rest of the participants, and even won third place. Anton Zatsepin remained popular for several more years, but soon lived an ordinary life, in which there was practically no place left for the stage. Perhaps anyone who watched “Star Factory” can sing Anton’s hits “Shorter”, “Books about Love” and “Wide River”, which he presented in a duet with Nadezhda Kadysheva. However, at a certain point the young artist simply disappeared. Only in 2008 Anton again reminded of himself by releasing a video for new song“I’m flying away,” but this did not help him regain his former glory. Zatsepin happily married, became the father of a charming girl, Marta, and disappeared from the charts. True, the song “Shiroka Reka” is still played from time to time on Russian Radio. By the way, in 2004 this composition took first place in the chart of this radio station “Golden Gramophone”. Last year, Anton Zatsepin once again reminded himself of himself and released a new song “You Know”. The 32-year-old artist signed a contract with the record label " Good people"and began touring with the program "Zatsepin. Return". Anton also records new songs, but music critics claim that at his concerts he gathers only those who were once interested in his work. According to critics, Zatsepin has not yet succeeded in attracting a new audience.
Alexandra Balakireva
Little red-haired Alexandra Balakireva was remembered by the audience for her strong voice and bright appearance. Her appearance at Star Factory-5 played a significant role in the career of the extravagant vocalist. It was there that the young artist won the audience's love and recognition. In addition, on a television project the girl met Victoria Daineko, communication with whom grew into a big and strong friendship. A few years after graduation television show Balakireva was unable to declare herself as an independent creative unit. For some time there was still a group “Kuba”, working in which the girl sang the famous “Cat and Mouse” and “About little boy", but in 2009 the team ceased to exist.
From time to time, Alexandra Balakireva performs at small events, but still does not release new songs. The girl's plans include recording the first solo album, but for many, the hits that Balakireva sang as a member of the “Star Factory” - “I’ll Do Anything” or “Betrothed to the Wind” – still remain famous for many. Alexandra Balakireva can most often be seen at events that are in one way or another connected with the work of her best friend Victoria Daineko.
At one time, at the casting of the Channel One project “Star Factory-3”, Alexander Kireev was noted as a bright performer. The young man performed quite touching songs about love, which were written by himself during his participation in the competition. The blue-eyed brunette quickly gained popularity and audience love. Images of Kireev were found on school notebooks, in magazine posters, on various keychains and stickers. Photo of this young performer hung on the wall of almost every third teenage girl who watched “Star Factory.” And to his songs they twirled in slow dancing lovers in children's summer camps. In a word, after the end of the popular television project, Alexander Kireev was still in the public eye for some time, but soon stopped appearing both at social events and on television screens. Only occasionally a name young artist could be heard when it came to the new songs that he wrote for his “factory” comrades. Now Kireev performs extremely rarely. Increasingly, the 34-year-old Star Factory graduate is establishing himself more as a composer than as a singer.
The jury did not immediately notice the groovy blonde with a non-standard figure. Elena Kukarskaya managed to pass the casting, largely due to the fact that Alla Pugacheva drew attention to her. The prima donna personally insisted that the young performer be hired and given a chance to make a name for herself on the show. During her participation in the “Star Factory”, Elena performed a lot of songs that were firmly entrenched in leading positions in various charts of the country. Many people now willingly sing karaoke or dance at events to the fiery hits “Po Little”, “Zhu-Zhu” or “Pianist”. After the end of the project, the young artist came under the wing of Maxim Fadeev. The famous producer signed a long-term contract with her and wrote many songs for her. Over the course of several years, Kukarskaya performed on the same stage with such eminent artists as Soso Pavliashvili, Valery Syutkin, Vitas, Professor Lebedinsky and the Prime Minister group. True, the girl soon began to look for herself in other areas of activity. So, for example, in 2007, Elena announced herself as an aspiring actress, starring in the television series of the MUZ-TV channel “Love is not show business.” And after a couple of years, Elena admitted that she would also like to try her hand at directing. In 2009, Elena Kukarskaya’s contract with Maxim Fadeev’s production center expired, and she went on a free voyage. The girl is always willingly invited to act as a member of the jury of various beauty contests, where, in fact, she can most often be seen. Last September, Elena became a mother for the first time, giving birth to her son Fyodor. Since then, the 31-year-old artist has completely disappeared from view. True, it is possible that Kukarskaya will soon decide to re-establish herself and release another hit.
On air at the radio station Russian radio“You can still hear hits performed by Yuri Titov. The graduate of “Star Factory-4” at one time won special love from the audience and popularity thanks to the songs “Pretend” and “Forever”. Many people still remember well this modest and at the same time artistic young guy, who clearly declared himself at a popular music competition. Is it true, creative career Yuri Titova was interrupted at some point. The musician from time to time made some efforts to re-establish himself, but fame did not return to him for long. Most recently, the singer appeared at the casting music project « Main stage" Yuri relied on a jazz performance of the song that was unusual for him, but still did not make it through the selection. Backstage at the show, the music editor of the project, Andrei Sergeev, jokingly begged: “Yura, why do you need this? How long can you go to castings? “I can’t do it any other way, it’s a way of life,” Titov answered him.
Among former factory owners There are many who decided to try their hand at a different direction. Young singers willingly become composers, actors and models. This happened with Maria Rzhevskaya. The “Star Factory” graduate was once remembered by the viewer for her own style of performance and very strange appearance. The girl appeared before the public with extended fangs, thereby creating the image of a vamp girl. The hits “When I become a cat”, “Why did I wait for you” and “Bye-bye” are still well known and remembered by fans music competition, but nothing has been heard about Rzhevskaya’s new material for a long time. While the “manufacturer’s” cousin Ksenia Larina actively performs and tours around the country as an artist in musicals, Rzhevskaya herself acts in films. Maria has been involved more than once in American short films, and the premiere of a full-length film with her participation in the title role is expected soon. True, the film “Let the Die Be Cast: Initium” can be classified more as an arthouse movie. However, like the films in which Rzhevskaya played earlier.
Group "Tootsie" // Photo: ITAR-TASS / fotoimedia
Tootsie
The decision to gather a group of singing graduates of “Star Factory-3” was made in due time famous producer Victor Drobysh. It was he who initiated the creation of the “Tutsi” group, which initially included five girls: Irina Ortman, Maria Verber, Anastasia Krainova, Olesya Yaroslavskaya and Sofya Kuzmina. True, Vladimir Kuzmin’s daughter left the group even before his debut on stage. Undoubtedly, the main hit of the “Tutsi” group has always been the song “The Most-The Most.” It was she who brought the four girls love and recognition from the audience. A little later, the girls released an album of the same name, which was not as successful as expected. For several years, the voices of charming performers have been heard on various radio stations exclusively with the song “The Best.” With the same hit, singers were invited to corporate events. Already in 2006, the Tutsi group began to lose popularity. The girls performed new compositions, about which music critics spoke impartially. Many felt that the girls began to perform songs whose lyrics contained a number of jokes, as they say, below the belt. The Tutsi group failed to repeat the success of the first hit several years later, and in 2012 the group broke up. True, Irina Ortman and Lesya Yaroslavskaya are still trying to build solo career, releasing songs and videos from time to time.
