In 2003, the next “era” was formed, a composition called the “Golden composition”. Indeed, such a definition in relation to Nadezhda, Anna and Vera is quite reasonable. This year is becoming very fruitful in terms of the team’s creativity. The group began active rehearsals with Vera, and Anna Sedokova also starred in leading role in Valery Meladze’s video for the song “I can’t live without you.” A video clip is being filmed for the single “Don’t leave me, darling!”, which is considered one of best singles throughout the history of the group. On April 14, the group’s second album, “Stop! Removed! The band's second studio album can rather be called a maxi-single, since there are more remixes than the songs themselves, and the songs themselves, for the most part, were already known by the time the album was released. This is the only Russian-language album of the group for which already released songs were covered by a new lineup. In the first 6 months, over 500,000 copies of the album were sold. In the summer, the video “Kill My Girlfriend” appears. The group reaches the pinnacle of fame. She is already ready to conquer the countries of Europe and Asia with her creativity. The English-language video “Stop! Stop! Stop!”, as well as the English-language album of the group with the same name under the pseudonym “Nu Virgos” (translated as “Naked Virgins”). The first release took place in Japan. "VIA Gra" sweeps across the country like a hurricane rising sun , performing in Tokyo, taking part in various programs on MTV Asia and Fuji TV. Filming for the Japanese magazine “Playboy” is underway. In the fall of the same year, the album “Biology” was released. A duet is being formed - “VIA Gra” and Valery Meladze. for the end of 2003 - beginning of 2004, which bore fruit in the form of the songs “Ocean and Three Rivers” and “There is No More Gravity,” as well as video clips shot on them. Everything developed rapidly, VIA Gra presented more and more new singles and video clips. 2004-2005 In 2004, due to pregnancy, Anna Sedokova leaves the group. They urgently look for a replacement for her, who is found in the person of Svetlana Loboda, but the replacement turned out to be not equivalent. June 4, 2004 VIA Gra wins the Muz-TV 2004 award. A video clip for the single “Biology” is being filmed, which caused a rather mixed reaction among viewers. Still, Svetlana is not “accepted” by fans, who immediately draw analogies between her and Anna Sedokova, and also criticize her behavior. The group continues to perform in various television programs, in particular in the “Total Show”, as well as in the third musical with their participation, called “Sorochinskaya Fair”. Later, a song from this musical is released as a full-fledged single on one of the group's albums. At the same time, the former lead singer of the group, Anna Sedokova, gives several interviews in which she speaks very unflatteringly about the new lead singer, Svetlana. The same year saw the pan-European release of the album Stop! Stop! Stop!. Despite this, slight dissatisfaction with Svetlana grew and the decision was made to break up with her. Svetlana is currently studying solo career. Albina Dzhanabaeva is taken to replace Loboda, for a long time who worked as backing vocals for Valery Meladze and, as it later turns out, had an affair with him common child, who was included in the group on his recommendation. The group receives an award at the RMA-04 ceremony for the song “There is No More Attraction,” performed with Valery Meladze. The video “The World I Didn’t Know About Before You” is released. The year 2005 started with trouble. Vera Brezhneva suffered a spinal injury while skiing. However, Vera had no complications. Another duet work is being presented to the public - with the popular rap team “TNMK” in Ukraine. The clip is called “There is nothing worse.” As before, programs featuring “ VIA Gra" For example, “Raffle” with Vera, shown on Channel One, “Saturday Night”, “Full Contact”, in which the group “Brilliant”, “Big Premiere” and many, many others were defeated with a huge advantage in the musical battle. "VIA Gra" continues to excite funds mass media: filming in the magazines “Maxim”, “7 days”, publications in “Molotok” and “Komsomolskaya Pravda”.

The pop project group Viagra in 2018 is still successful, even though it has a new line-up of soloists, it tours and regularly delights fans with new hits, and is a multiple winner of the Golden Disc, Muz-TV, Golden Gramophone awards, etc. .

The girls from ViaGra recorded six studio albums, three of which received gold status in our country, and one became platinum in Thailand.

Viagra group -Ulyana Sinetskaya, Erica Herceg and Olga Meganskaya .

ALL COMPOSITIONS OF THE VIAGRA GROUP

History of the popular women's team Viagra group started counting on September 3, 2000. It was then that the premiere took place on the air of the Ukrainian television company “Biz-TV” debut video“Attempt No. 5,” which instantly flew to the top positions of the main charts. After this, the group experienced rapid ups and downs more than once, changed its lineup several times, its soloists began successful solo careers and gave birth to children. But despite this, the popularity of Viagra did not decrease.

In 1999, Ukrainian businessman and owner of the Biz-TV channel Vladimir Kostyuk, inspired by the success of the Russian “Brilliant” and Western “Spice Girls”, decided to launch a similar Ukrainian project. For the role music producer he called Konstantin Meladze. One of the first approved soloists was Alena Vinnitskaya, who had previously worked as a presenter on Biz-TV. Thanks to the casting, Meladze and Kostyuk found two more girls: Marina Modina and Yulia Miroshnichenko. But in the process of working on “Attempt No. 5,” it was decided to leave Alena alone and freeze the project for a while, continuing the search for suitable soloists.

When Nadezhda Granovskaya appeared on the horizon, it was decided to retrain the trio into a duet, in which Vinnitskaya got the role of the leading soloist. Initially the group was to be called "Silver". There are several versions about where the name “Viagra” came from. According to one of them, VIA is a vocal-instrumental ensemble, “gra” in Ukrainian means game. Some believe that “Viagra” is a derivative of the surnames and names of vocalists (Vi-Vinnitskaya, A-Alena, Gra-Granovskaya). But the first thing that comes to mind when hearing the word “Viagra” is a famous drug that increases male potency. By the way, bringing out the team V.I.A. "Gra" to the English-language music market, Sony Music management received a pre-trial claim from the tablet manufacturers. Therefore, in the West the group is known under the pseudonym Nu Virgos.

Initially, critics considered Viagra a one-hit wonder and predicted its short-lived fame. But the dance composition “Hug Me” that followed “Attempt No. 5” further increased the interest around the group. Girls began to be invited to interviews and concerts. By the end of 2000, their repertoire already included seven songs. First solo concert team took place on the stage of the Ice Palace in Dnepropetrovsk on December 20. It was attended by 4 thousand spectators.

During its work, the group changed 16 lineups. Almost all former soloists connected their lives with show business and were able to build successful careers.

• Alena Vinnitskaya;

Alena (Olga) Vinnitskaya was born on December 27, 1974 in the capital of Ukraine. Almost immediately after graduating from school, I met my future husband, who at that time performed in the group “Seven”. Over time, they together changed the name of the group to “The Last Unicorn”, where Vinnitskaya became the author of the music and lyrics of the songs they performed.

From 1997 to 2000, Vinnitskaya successfully combined the professions of a VJ and reporter on music television channels and a DJ on radio stations. On Biz-TV she hosted the Ukrainian Twenty, which was also broadcast on the Russian MTV. It was there that she met Kostyuk, who invited her to the Viagra group. With Alena’s participation, they shot 6 videos, released a debut album, starred in two musicals and recorded several non-album songs.

On January 20, 2003, the girl left the group and began a solo career, performing pop-rock compositions. Among the notable works in this field, it is worth highlighting the compositions “Let's Forget Everything,” which became a shock hit on all Ukrainian charts, and the single “Tormented Heart,” which made it possible to feel the full depth of Alena’s original lyrics.

In 2004 Alena performed with the world famous group"The Cardigans" in the Sports Palace, the largest concert venue Ukraine, and released her first album “Dawn”. The girl still actively performs, records new albums and is active in social activities.

Nadya Meikher was born in the village of Zbruchovka on April 10, 1982. From the age of 11, she attended a folk dance club and performed at various events. After school, Nadezhda entered the choreography department and musical dance to the Khmelnytsky Pedagogical School.

In 2000, the girl passed the casting for the Viagra group, but already in 2002 she left the team due to pregnancy. However, maternity leave did not last long, and a month after giving birth, Nadya returned to the group. Nadezhda's repeated departure occurred in 2006. Then she decided to start a career as a TV presenter.

But in 2009, Granovskaya again became a member of the team. In 2013, she was on the jury of the reality show “I Want Viagra.” In 2016, Nadezhda presented her play “Historia de Un Amor” and opened the “Meiher by Meiher” boutique in Kyiv, where she presented her clothing collection.

After Nadezhda Granovskaya went on maternity leave, the producers decided to turn the duo into a trio and announced an urgent casting. So the new composition of the Viagra group was replenished with Tatyana Naynik and Anna Sedokova.

Tanya was born in St. Petersburg on April 6, 1978. Since childhood, she dreamed of becoming an artist, but after graduating from school she entered the psychological and pedagogical faculty of Herzen University. In 1996, Nainik ended up in model business. Her photos have appeared in such popular fashion publications as major publications such as Elle, Shape and Top Ten.

Tatyana Naynik was recruited into the Viagra group to replace Granovskaya. Together with her participation, the songs “Good Morning, Dad” and “Kill My Girlfriend” were recorded. After Granovskaya-Meicher returned, the girls performed as a quartet for some time and the four of them appeared on the cover of the Russian magazine Maxim. But in the same year, Tatyana left the team, not avoiding problems with management.

After leaving, the girl starred in full-length European films in the art-house and horror styles (unfortunately, the films did not go beyond European distribution) and the comedy television series “Matchmakers.” She currently collaborates with various charities and public organizations and is the soloist and producer of her own group “Maybe”, created immediately after leaving Viagra and successfully functioning to this day.

The girl was born on December 16, 1982 in Kyiv. She graduated with honors from both general education and music school. She studied at the Kiev National University, also graduating with honors. At the age of 15 she worked as a model, and later as a presenter in clubs and on TV.

Anna tried to get into the Viagra team back in 2000, but due to the fact that she was not yet 18 years old, she failed to pass the casting. In the new lineup of the group, she immediately became the leader and front vocalist. It was under her that the group became the No. 1 female pop group in the domestic show business.

In 2004, Anna Sedokova left the group, got married and gave birth to a daughter. In 2006, she starred for Playboy magazine and began performing on stage under the pseudonym Annabelle. On this moment Sedokova’s career is developing quite successfully. She regularly releases new singles, acts as a presenter, is nominated and receives various prizes and awards for her songs. In addition, Anya is raising two children, and at the end of 2016 she announced her third pregnancy.

Vera Brezhneva (Galushka)

She was born into a poor large family in Dneprodzerzhinsk on February 3, 1982. She first performed with Viagra in 2002 as a participant from the audience. In 2003, she successfully passed the casting and took the place of the departed Alena Vinnitskaya. It is the composition of “Brezhnev-Sedokova-Granovskaya” that critics call “golden”.

In 2007, Vera left the group and began a solo career as a singer and actress. Her compositions “Rose Petals” (together with Dan Balan), “Love will save the world”, “ Real life" occupied the top of the charts. The films “Love in big city" and "The Jungle", where she played the main roles.

Besides creative activity Brezhnev is the founder of the Ray of Faith Foundation, which helps children with oncohematological diseases, and the UN Ambassador for the UNAIDS program.

She came to replace Anna Sedokova. Sveta was born in Kyiv on October 18, 1982. She graduated from a music school with classes in academic vocals, piano and conducting. WITH young age toured extensively. After school I entered the department pop vocals to the Variety and Circus Academy of Kyiv.

At the same time she performed as part of the popular Ukrainian group “Cappuccino”, which performed with the hits “Feelings” and “Fairy Tale”. After leaving Cappuccino, she took part in the first Ukrainian musical show Equator, where she played the role of the savage Mirana. In 2003, Svetlana Loboda founded her own creative team"Ketch." It was then that Dmitry Kostyuk noticed her.

Together with Loboda, the team shot the video “Biology” and took part in New Year's musical“Sorochinskaya Fair” on the “Inter” channel. After staying in the Viagra group for about six months, Svetlana decided to leave. In 2009 she represented Ukraine at Eurovision, in 2010 she founded her own brand “LOBODA”, in 2012 she became a coach in the show “The Voice. Children".

She was born on April 9, 1979 in Volgograd. At the age of 17 she entered the Gnessin School. After graduation I sang in Korean musical production"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", performing the role of Snow White.

Afterwards she worked as a backing vocalist for Valery Meladze. Initially, it was Albina who received the offer to fill the vacant position of Anna Sedokova. But at that time the girl had just given birth to a son, so she refused. After Loboda left, she nevertheless joined the musical group.

Albina worked as a member of the group for more than 8 years, at the same time managing to star in the film “Betrayal” directed by Kirill Serebrennikov and taking third place in the show “Dancing with the Stars.” On January 1, 2013, Konstantin Meladze announced the collapse of VIA Gra and invited Albina to build a solo career under his wing. In 2013, she was a jury member (later a mentor) in the show “I Want V Viagra.” She has released several solo singles.

Born in Donetsk on May 2, 1983. Graduated from an economics university with honors. From the age of 15 she participated in numerous beauty contests, developed modeling career, won the title “Miss Donbass 2003.

After Nadezhda Granovskaya left again, she successfully passed the casting and took her place. She took part in the filming of the video “Deceive, but stay,” but left the team after 3 months. In 2009 she won the Ukrainian national competition “Miss Ukraine Universe”. In 2014 she released a solo video for the song “Trust your heart”.

Olga Koryakina (Romanovskaya)

Born in Nikolaev in 1986. At the age of 15, she won the Miss Black Sea Region 2001 competition and worked in one of the modeling agencies. In 2004 she won the title “Miss Koblevo”. She took part in the casting together with Christina Kots-Gottlieb, but lost. After Christina did not fit into the trio, the producers decided to give Olga a second chance.

During her stay in the group, Olga starred in the videos “Flower and Knife”, “L.M.L.”, participated in the recording of the album “L.M.L.” in English. In March 2007, she announced her pregnancy and departure from the group. Olga's solo career began under her husband's last name. When she was 8 months pregnant, Olga recorded the song “Lullaby.”

She tried to collaborate with Maxim Fadeev, but they could not work together. In 2012, she received an offer to become one of six mentors in the reality show “I Want V VIA Gro,” but the girl refused.

On December 2, 2015, the singer presented her debut album “Hold Me Tight.” From April to October 2016, she tried herself as the host of the popular program “Revizorro” instead of Elena Letuchaya.

• Bagaudinova Meseda.

Born on October 30, 1983 in the city of Grozny. Since 2002 she has performed in the international group “Dreams”. On April 1, 2007, Bagaudinova came to Viagra, where she replaced Olga Koryakina. She performed in the group for a year and a half.

The video clip “Kisses” and three more videos were shot with her participation. With the return of Nadezhda Granovskaya left the group. She recorded the solo composition “Smoke”, but suspended her career due to marriage and the birth of her son Aspar. In 2013, she became one of the mentors at “I Want Viagra.” In 2013-2014, she presented the singles “Just Freeze”, “Intersection”, “I Believe”.

Was born in the village. Sholokhovsky September 3, 1985. Even in her youth she began to take part in beauty contests. In December 2006 she won the title “Miss Russia”, gaining more than 50% of the audience votes.

She joined the Viagra group on March 17, 2008. With Kotova’s participation, the videos “I’m Not Afraid”, “American Wife”, “My Emancipation” were shot and the singles “Anti-Geisha” and “Crazy” were recorded. On April 22, 2010, she announced her resignation. Now the singer has several solo compositions (“He”, “Red on Red”, “Hop-Hop”, “Dissolve”, “I’ll Say Yes”, etc.), with which she performs at large venues and group concerts.

• Bushmina Eva.

Yana Shvets (Bushmina)

Born in Sverdlovsk on April 2, 1989. She studied at the same time as Nastya Kamenskikh at the vocal department at the Variety and Circus Academy. Later she was a TV presenter of the program “Guten Morgen” on M1, was a soloist in the group “Lucky”, danced in the show ballet “The Best”, and participated in the Ukrainian “Star Factory”.

In March 2010, she announced an early exit from the “Factory-Superfinal” project and a transition to “Viagra”. In the same year, according to the Life-Star portal, she entered the Top 10 open year. Yana, like Albina Dzhanabaeva, successfully performed as part of Viagra until its closure.

• Eva Bushmina;

Born in Kyiv on May 21, 1987. early years was studying sports dancing, at 17 she entered the Faculty of Law. In 2011, she became the absolute world champion in fitness in Thailand in the “Female Model Physique” category. In the same year, she received a law degree, but decided to connect her life with creativity.

Her first group was the Ukrainian group “Seventh Heaven”, followed by participation in the third Ukrainian Star Factory. In December 2011, she took the place of the newly departed Nadezhda Granovskaya in the Viagra group, but already at the beginning of October 2012 she decided to pursue a solo career.

Anastasia was born in Yuzhnoukrainsk on March 26, 1993. IN childhood she studied at a music school, sang in a choir and studied acting and choreography.

Having passed the preliminary castings for the show “I Want Viagra,” Nastya also successfully performed in the first round. A little later she seemed to be paired with Misha and Erica. Initially, Albina Dzhanabaeva acted as their mentor.

But after the girls, having cut up their concert dresses before the performance, almost flew out of the project, Granovskaya’s hope for patronage over them faded. According to the results audience voting the trio won. In the final they presented new song“Truce”, which later became their calling card.

Natalya Mogilets (Misha Romanova) was born on August 3, 1990. in Kherson. At the age of 5, Natasha was very scared and began to stutter. Doctors advised sending the girl to vocal lessons, where it turned out that when she sang, the defect instantly disappeared.

So Natasha began to dream of becoming a singer and participating in various competitions. In 2007, together with Nikolai Bortnik (Max Barskikh), they came to Kyiv and passed exams at the Academy of Variety and Circus Arts.

In the same year, Natalya began her solo career under the pseudonym Misha Romanova, and in 2013 she was cast on the show “I Want V Viagra.”

Erica Herceg was born in the village of Malaya Dobron on July 5, 1988. As a child, Erika sang in a Hungarian church choir, and later entered the Faculty of Management and Economics at the Ferenc Rakoczi II Institute.

At the age of 17, the girl weighed more than 80 kg. But in 8 months she was able to lose 30 kg, correcting minor flaws with the help plastic surgery, receive a highly paid contract for advertising French lingerie in 2012.

That same year, she appeared nude in the November issue of Playboy. Now he sings as part of the group Viagra.

In September 2013, Konstantin Meladze launched a new reality project “I want to join VIA Gro”, with the help of which girls could audition for the revived group. Anastasia, Misha and Erica became the winners and presented a new composition of the pop trio.

Since April 2018:

• Olya Meganskaya

Olga Meganskaya

Olga Meganskaya’s date of birth was 1992, born in the city of Yaroslavl. From early childhood, Olya devoted herself entirely to music, loved this business and even graduated from music school, which is quite natural in the given circumstances.

However higher education preferred to get as a "history teacher and in English"But Meganskaya did not stop improving herself on this, enrolling in the pop department of culture and art, which is located at Leningrad College.

Olya loves our little brothers very much, so she doesn’t eat animal meat, and naturally none at all. An ardent opponent of natural fly. Of course, he has pages on Instagram and VK. Before becoming the new lead singer of the Viagra group, Olya tried to get into other musical projects, but not so successfully.

New line-up Viagra groups since September 2018:

• Olya Meganskaya
• Ulyana Sinetskaya

Ulyana Sinetskaya

Ulyana Sinetskaya was born in the spring of March 29, 1995, in a very small Yugorsk, which is located in the Tyumen region, its northern part. From the age of five she attended music school, and even then the girl’s parents recognized her talent for music. Then the family moved to Yekaterinburg, where Ulyana continued to devote herself entirely to creativity.

Since 2014, the aspiring singer began career. Participation in the show "The Voice", getting into the project " New Factory stars", was in the team "CASH" and now has become a member of the group "Viagra". From the first days, work in the group began to boil - photo sessions of all the soloists, recording of new tracks, which promise to be amazing according to the producer of the pop trio.

So young age, the girl is only 23 years old, new soloist not a hindrance, Ulyana Sinetskaya started her work right off the bat, we are waiting for her success.

Hits of the group "Viagra"

Since the successful start of the project, thanks to the compositions “Attempt No. 5”, “Bomb”, “I will not return”, the group has managed to record six studio albums:

• In 2001 - “Attempt No. 5”;
• In 2003 - “Stop! Removed” (Russian and Japanese edition);
• In 2003 - “Biology”;
• In 2004 - “Stop! Stop! Stop!” (international edition);
• In 2007 - “L.M.L”.

In 2002, the group presented new videos “Stop! Stop! Stop!” and "Good morning". In the second video, fans again saw Nadezhda Granovskaya, who had previously left the group, which led to a new surge in the popularity of Viagra.

In February 2003, a video for “Don’t Leave Me, Darling” was released. The composition reached the top of many charts and is still considered one of the best in the history of the group. This was the time of the “golden lineup” and its successful duets with Valery Meladze. Hits were released one after another: “Ocean and Three Rivers”, “No More Attraction”, “Kill My Girlfriend”, “Diamonds”.

Then the team began to storm. The "Golden Squad" broke up. The participants constantly replaced each other. But the compositions “Flower and Knife” recorded with Olga Koryakina, “Kisses” - with Meseda Bagaudinova, “Antigeisha”, “Crazy” - with Tatyana Kotova, “A Day Without You”, “Get Out”, “Hello, Mom!” -with Eva Bushmina they did not allow the group to lose their status as the sexiest pop trio on the Russian stage.

The new composition of Viagra, like most of the previous ones, has been criticized more than once. Many were sure that the success of the previous participants could not be repeated. Despite this, the group confidently wins high places in the charts, receives music awards, and their songs “Truce”, “Oxygen”, “I got someone else”, “So much” do not cease to be rotated on radio stations. Over time, the group's repertoire included 17 past hits with changed arrangements.

Ukrainian female pop group "VIA Gra", created in 2000 in Kyiv, is considered one of the most successful Russian-language groups of the 2000s. "VIA Gra" recorded 5 studio albums and released more than 30 radio singles and video clips. The name of the group is an allusion to the drug Viagra and stands for VIA - vocal and instrumental ensemble; Ukrainian gra - game. Distinctive feature group is a frequent change of participants, which once again proves that "Via Gra"- commercial project. Music producer of the group - composer Konstantin Meladze.
For 2013 on TV channels 1+1 (Ukraine) And NTV (Russia) Konstantin Meladze's reality show is planned to start “I want to go to VIA Gro”, consisting of eight episodes and telling viewers how girls from all over the CIS are trying to become soloists of a popular group. New group, which will include the winners of the reality project, Meladze plans to give it a different name. At first it was reported that the project would start in the spring, but later the start of the show was postponed indefinitely.

13. Alena Vinnitskaya(born December 27, 1974, Kyiv) - Ukrainian author and performer of pop-rock songs, one of the first members of the female pop group “VIA Gra”. Lives and works in Ukraine, writes and performs songs in Russian.

12.Nadezhda Granovskaya(born April 10, 1982, Zbruchivka village, Volochyssky district, Khmelnitsky region) - Ukrainian singer, actress, TV presenter, poetess. Former soloist of the Ukrainian female pop group “VIA Gra” (2000-2006); (2009-2011).

11. Tatyana Naynik(born April 6, 1978, St. Petersburg) - lead singer and producer of the group “Maybe”. Former member of the Ukrainian female pop group “VIA Gra” (April 2002 - November 2002).

10. Anna Sedokova(born December 16, 1982, Kyiv) - Ukrainian pop singer, TV presenter, actress. Former soloist of the “golden lineup” of the Ukrainian female pop group “VIA Gra”.

9. Vera Brezhneva(born February 3, 1982, Dneprodzerzhinsk, Dnepropetrovsk region) - Ukrainian singer, actress, TV presenter, former member pop group VIA Gra (2003-2007).

8. Svetlana Loboda(born October 18, 1982 Kyiv, Ukraine) - Ukrainian singer, presenter, actress, designer of her own brand “F*ck" n" macho", photographer. She represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She performs under the stage name LOBODA. In May 2004, she replaced the departed Anna Sedokova in the VIA Gra group and four months later she left the group for a solo career. Honored Artist of Ukraine (2013).

7. Albina Dzhanabaeva(born April 9, 1979, Gorodishche, Volgograd region) - Russian singer, actress, TV presenter. Former soloist of the Russian-Ukrainian female pop group “VIA Gra” (2004-2012).

6.Christina Kotz-Gottlieb(born May 2, 1983, Donetsk, Ukraine) - Ukrainian fashion model, singer. Former member of the Ukrainian female pop group VIA Gra (2006). Winner of the competition "Miss Ukraine Universe 2009".

5. Olga Romanovskaya(born January 22, 1986, Nikolaev) - Ukrainian designer, singer. Former member of the female pop group “VIA Gra” (2006-2007). She was known in the group as maiden name Koryagina.

4. Meseda Bagaudinova(born October 30, 1983) - Russian singer of Avar and Ukrainian-Belarusian origin, former member of the Ukrainian women's group"VIA Gra" (2007-2009).

2.Eva Bushmina(born April 2, 1989, Sverdlovsk, Lugansk region) - Ukrainian singer, former soloist of the group “VIA Gra” (March 22, 2010 - January 2, 2013).

1. Santa Dimopoulos(born May 21, 1987, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) - Ukrainian singer, former soloist of the Ukrainian female pop group “VIA Gra” (December 2011 - October 2012), graduate of the third season Ukrainian project"Star Factory", former soloist of the Ukrainian group "Seventh Heaven". World Fitness Champion (2011).

New composition of "VIA Gra"

Misha Romanova

Erica Herceg

Unlike Misha, Erica did not seriously prepare for a career as an artist, and certainly did not expect that she would have to conquer Russian show business. A girl with Hungarian and Ukrainian roots, she grew up in a village almost on the very border of Ukraine and Hungary, did not speak Russian at all, and in her youth weighed more than 80 kilograms! But if anyone thinks that she is unlucky in some way, then it’s not Erica.

I think everything was great for me. I just wanted more.

Six years ago, Erica told herself: “Enough!” And she began to “sculpt” a new herself. She went on a diet, thanks to which she lost more than 30 kilograms, and after graduating from college in Hungary, she moved to Kyiv and became a model. Three years ago, Erica began learning Russian, which she now speaks almost fluently. And although he speaks it with a noticeable accent, he is in no hurry to get rid of it.

This is my personality. If I remove the accent, it will no longer be Erica Herceg.

By the way, today Erica is the only soloist of the group whose heart is not free. For two years she has been dating a businessman, whose name she keeps secret. According to the girl, after winning the show “I Want V VIA Gru,” she sees her chosen one extremely rarely, but hopes for understanding on his part. Be that as it may, despite her feelings for her beloved, Eric is not going to leave the team.

I believe that VIA Gra is my destiny.

Anastasia Kozhevnikova, 21 years old, Yuzhnoukrainsk

Anastasia Kozhevnikova

Anastasia's "romance" with music began in early childhood. She grew up in musical family, there was a piano at home. At the age of six, Nastya began singing in a children's choir, and at the age of eight she began performing solo. Before getting into the “I Want V VIA Gro” project, Nastya managed to take part in a large number of competitions - both regional and national, but did not achieve much success. She had almost given up hope of becoming a singer and entered university to major in management. But her mother, who always believed in her daughter’s abilities and accompanied her to all competitions, convinced her to try her hand again. Nastya went to the show not really counting on winning; according to her, she was ready to be rejected, and the most important thing for her was to hear the opinion of the group’s producer, Konstantin Meladze. But it turned out that she ended up in the final three and became one of the winners. Now Nastya, who, by her own admission, was a kind of “tomboy” in childhood and was always friends with boys, is getting used to her new status as a Russian-Ukrainian “sex symbol” and enjoying the new stage of her life. Nastya considers even the fact that she has almost no free time to be a plus and admits:

VIA Gra" is not a job, it's my life!

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New formula"VIA Gra": the group's soloists about themselves and theirs career path

Six months ago, the show “I Want V VIA Gro” ended, the winners of which - Misha Romanova, Erica Herceg and Anastasia Kozhevnikova - became the new soloists of the popular group. HELLO! talked to the girls and found out how their lives changed after the project and why they consider themselves modern Cinderellas.

New composition of "VIA Gra"

Passion and sexuality - these words instantly come to mind when talking about the VIA Gra group. And not only because the name of the group is consonant with the name of the drug for increasing male potency: all 13 soloists who changed over the 13 years of the group’s existence - as if by choice, smart and beautiful - were called upon to become the object of not only male, but also universal adoration .

In the 2000s, interest in the team of his music producer - composer Konstantin Meladze - was phenomenal, even despite the frequent change of participants. Having received the starting “capital” of fame in the group, the girls either went to solo swimming, or got married and had children, sometimes combining both. Over time, VIA Gra turned into a kind of “star factory” for performers, through which Anna Sedokova, Vera Brezhneva, and Albina Dzhanabaeva once passed through, and the status of the ex-soloist of VIA Gra became something of a mark of quality .

And yet, at the end of 2012, after several years of leapfrogs with soloists who could not repeat the success of the “golden” composition of the group - Vera Brezhneva, Anna Sedokova and Nadezhda Granovskaya, Konstantin Meladze announced the dissolution of the group.

Konstantin Meladze announced the launch of the musical TV show “I Want V VIA Gra”, the winners of which will become new participants in the new “VIA Gra”. The multi-stage telecasting ended in October last year, and three girls from Ukraine received the right to perform in the group - Misha Romanova, Erica Herceg and Anastasia Kozhevnikova. With this lineup, they have already recorded their debut composition “Truce” and shot a video for it, and now they are preparing the next premiere. Speaking about their participation in the group, Misha, Erica and Nastya burst into enthusiastic exclamations. The girls, who became very friendly during the show, admit that they want to work for the benefit of the project at least for all five years stipulated by the contract. And all three are also ambitious in a good way, so full of enthusiasm that they are ready to disappear for days at rehearsals and, it seems, have not yet fully believed in what is happening to them.

Misha Romanova, 23 years old, Kherson

Misha Romanova

Misha Romanova is sure: if you really want something, it will definitely come true. Since childhood, the girl, whose real name is Natalya Mogilevets, dreamed of becoming an artist. One serious drawback could have prevented this - she stuttered badly. As a form of therapy, doctors advised her to take up singing, and at an audition at a local cultural center, Misha was surprised to discover that she did not stutter when she sang. She started studying at vocal studio, and soon music became her passion. True, it was not possible to completely get rid of speech problems, but this does not bother Misha.

Surprisingly, I never stutter on stage.

Stubborn and purposeful, against the wishes of her parents, she decided to devote her life to music and after the ninth grade she set off to conquer Kyiv. Entered the Academy of Variety and Circus Arts, took up solo musical career, and when castings began for the show “I Want V VIA Gro”, on the advice of a friend, Ukrainian singer and composer Max Barskikh, she joined the fight for a place in the team. Today, Misha’s life, like the other two participants, consists of rehearsals, concerts, filming, dance classes and stage speech, but she is only glad for such changes - after all, she is doing what she loves. The only thing Misha is afraid of is catching star fever.

I'm afraid of losing the sincerity that I have. I want to remain human, no matter what.

Erica Herceg, 25 years old, Malaya Dobran village