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, has 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 groups - 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 popular group. Meladze plans to give the new group, which will include the winners of the reality project, 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, village of Zbruchivka, 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 VIA group 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 girl 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).
Surprisingly, the latest lineup of the VIA-Gra group lasted the longest in the history of the female band. The lineup of Misha Romanova, Anastasia Kozhevnikova and Erica Hertz lasted together for more than five years. But recently information appeared on the Internet that the lead singer of the group decided to leave it.
Misha Romanova (real name Natalya Mogilyanets) is finally leaving the female pop group VIA-Gra, but the producers have already managed to find a replacement for her.
New soloist of Viagra instead of Misha: what happened
Misha Romanova made an official statement that she is indeed no longer the lead singer of the group “VIA-Gra”, and a replacement has already been found for her, however, the lineup has not been updated on the group’s website, and fans are confused and eager to find out who is new member.
Back in 2014, the media reported that there was a conflict among the girls in the team, despite the fact that Misha Romanova was quarreling with Nastya and Erica, that is, both participants were negatively disposed towards the girl.
But despite all this, the group’s producer denied all this news, telling the media that the girls are friends not only at work, but also in life, and there can be no conflicts between them.
Apparently, these were really just rumors, because during the 5 years of collaboration, the general public was not aware of a single scandal among the members of the pop group.
New soloist of Viagra instead of Misha: the reason for Romanova’s departure
Fans of the female pop group were stunned by the news of Romanova's departure. There are many versions about Misha’s departure, but the girl herself said on her Instagram that she has changed her priorities in life, and now love comes first for her, which is why she is leaving the team.
“The most important calling of a woman is love. And sometimes she needs a firm decision. For some time, the artist in me gave in to the woman... Therefore, I am leaving the group, but leaving a piece of my soul in it,” the girl wrote.
"Those were years filled with wonderful music a brilliant person, adored producer Konstantin Meladze. Thank you, Kostya, for this chance, for your faith and support, for the wonderful songs that warm the hearts of many listeners! Erica and Nastya, we were a team, one whole, I will miss you very, very much! This page from life will forever remain in my memory,” she concluded.
But fans are sure that Romanovskaya simply decided to pursue her solo career, since it was for this reason that all the ex-members of VIA-Gra left.
New soloist of Viagra instead of Misha: who's new
Information has appeared in the media that a replacement has already been found for Romanova and VIA-Gra will not turn into a dupe. New soloist Olga Meganskaya from St. Petersburg became “Via-Gry”.
VIA-Gra fans learned about this the day before yesterday at the group’s concert at Casino Iveria at the Republic center in Tbilisi (Georgia). Instead of Misha, a new girl appeared on the stage.
It is known that in the near future “VIA-Gra” will perform with a new lineup: on March 30 in Moscow, and on March 31 in Kyiv at the Alaska restaurant.
The Viagra project has existed for 17 years, and during this time it has included many stunningly beautiful soloists. Let's remember the brightest of them.
What happened to the former soloists of Viagra? They are all still successful and wonderful! See for yourself.
Alena Vinnitskaya, 42 years old
Alena Vinnitskaya became one of the first soloists of the Viagra group. In her youth, the girl was a fan of the Kino group. Influenced by the work of Viktor Tsoi, she began writing songs and organized her own group, “The Last Unicorn.” In 2000, Alena was invited to the musical group “Viagra”, where she sang in a duet with Nadezhda Granovskaya. After the very first video, the group became popular, but Alena chose to leave the project and start solo career.
Now Alena lives in Ukraine, gives concerts and hosts an entertainment program on television. IN personal life She’s doing well: the singer has been happily married to producer Sergei Alekseev for more than 20 years.
Nadezhda Meikher-Granovskaya, 35 years old
According to the recollections of the group's producer, Konstantin Meladze, at the beginning of her career, Nadezhda Granovskaya looked like Mowgli. The girl, who grew up in the Ukrainian village of Zbruchevka, was wild and could not put together two words, but her sex appeal and extraordinary acting talent allowed her to become one of the brightest soloists of the group. According to producer Dmitry Kostyuk:
“Nadya... was born for the stage. In life she is modest, reserved, she can sit quietly in a corner, you won’t even notice her. But as soon as he steps on stage, he fills the entire space.”
Nadezhda left the team several times and returned again. In 2011, she finally left the group and devoted herself to solo projects. I must say that Nadezhda is very creative person: she studied academic vocals for three years, released a collection of poems, and also presented her original play “Historia de Un Amor” on October 1, 2017. The singer is the mother of three children: she gave birth to a son, Igor, at the dawn of her career from a Ukrainian businessman. Two daughters, Anna and Maria, appeared in marriage with Mikhail Urzhumtsev after Nadezhda left the team.
Anna Sedokova, 34 years old
Although Anna Sedokova was the lead singer of Viagra for only two years and left the band more than 10 years ago, she is still considered the soul of the group and its quintessence. Ambitious Anna Since childhood, she has been involved in music and dancing, and upon joining the group, she immediately won the hearts of its fans. However, two years later she married football player Valentin Belkevich, became pregnant and decided to leave Viagra, causing massive discontent among fans.
From Belkevich Anna gave birth to a daughter, Alina, but the marriage soon broke up. A few years later, Sedokova married businessman Maxim Chernyavsky and gave birth to a second daughter, Monica, but this time she divorced her husband. In April 2017, Anna's son Hector was born, whose father was businessman Artem Komarov. A few months after the birth of the child, his parents separated.
Anna continues to be actively involved in her career: recording songs and making videos. In 2011, together with Dmitry Dyuzhev, she starred in the film “Pregnant”.
Tatyana Naynik, 39 years old
Tatyana replaced Nadezhda Granovskaya in the group when she was on maternity leave, and only managed to appear in two videos: “Stop! Stop! Stop!" and “Good morning, dad!” After leaving Viagra, Tatyana organized the group Maybe, which, however, did not achieve success and quickly broke up. For some time, Naynik worked as a model, and then misfortunes befell her family one after another: first Tatyana’s father died, then her beloved dog died, after which the girl was attacked by hooligans and, in addition, her mother was diagnosed with cancer. Tatiana’s psyche could not withstand so many terrible shocks:
“I was overcome with overwhelming fear. I convulsed on the floor, my body felt like it was on fire. I screamed, wheezed, cried..."
The girl was taken by ambulance to the hospital, where she was diagnosed with anxiety-depressive disorder, accompanied by panic attacks and cramps. The treatment lasted more than 7 years, and in order to pay for it, Tatyana had to sell her jewelry and two apartments.
In 2014, Naynik married actor Alexander Terekhov, the son of Margarita Terekhova. In 2015, their daughter Vera was born. Now Tatyana is raising her.
Vera Brezhneva, 35 years old
When Vera Brezhneva was still in school, no one could have thought that this shy girl with glasses would someday become a pop star and sex symbol. And Vera herself did not dream of the stage at all; After graduating from school, she entered the Faculty of Economics and hoped to become an accountant. Somehow fate brought her to a concert of the Viagra group, where the girl responded to the call of the soloists to sing with them on stage. The producers liked Vera’s performance, in addition, they were just looking for a replacement for Alena Vinnitskaya, who was leaving the team, so the blonde from Dnepropetrovsk was invited to the casting. So Vera got into the group and, along with Anna Sedokova and Nadezhda Granovskaya, entered the so-called “golden composition” of Viagra. According to producer Dmitry Kostyuk, Vera was the most flexible of the group’s soloists and resignedly endured all the hardships of touring life.
In 2007, Vera left the group and began a solo career, which is developing very successfully. She recorded several popular songs and also acted in films.
Vera has two daughters, born in two marriages: 17-year-old Sonya and 8-year-old Sarah. In October 2015, Vera’s wedding with producer Konstantin Meladze took place in Italy.
Svetlana Loboda, 35 years old
Svetlana Loboda was taken into the group when Anna Sedokova left. Fans were hostile to the new girl; she was too different from Sedokov. In addition, Svetlana had disagreements with the producers, so, without working at Viagra for even a year, she left the team. This did not stop her from making a fairly successful solo career, and Svetlana was recently declared “Singer of the Year” in Russia.
Svetlana’s personal life did not work out. The marriage with Andrew the Tsar broke up, but he left behind his daughter Evangelina. On this moment the singer devotes all her time to her upbringing and creativity.
Albina Dzhanabaeva, 38 years old
Albina Dzhanabaeva was the permanent soloist of Viagra for 8 years: from 2004 to 2012, until the closure of the group. Even before she joined the team, Albina gave birth to a son, Konstantin. For a long time she hid the name of the child’s father, but in the end it became known that he was Valery Meladze, who was married at that time.
In 2014, Meladze divorced his wife Inna and married Albina. They had a second son, who was named Luka. Albina devotes a lot of time to her family and children, but at the same time does not forget about her career. She records songs, shoots videos, and also plays a role in the enterprise “Bad Habits.”
Olga Koryagina (Romanovskaya), 31 years old
Olga joined the project in 2006. She starred in the videos “Flower and Knife” and “L.M.L.”, and then left the team due to changes in her personal life. The girl married businessman Andrei Romanovsky and gave birth to two sons. In the early years family life Olga devoted herself entirely to household chores and raising children. She leads healthy image life, practices boxing and pole dancing. The ex-soloist of Viagra passed on her love for sports to her sons.
In 2016, Olga tried herself as a host of the “Revizorro” program, but worked in it for only a few months. Then she became one of the lead singers of the Queens group, which was organized former soloists"Viagra", but soon left her.
Meseda Bagaudinova, 34 years old
Meseda came to the team to replace Olga Romanovskaya, but after 1.5 years she was forced to leave it due to the return of Nadezhda Granovskaya, since there cannot be two “darkies” in the group. Meseda tried to make a solo career, but did not achieve much success. In 2011, she married a businessman named Alan, gave birth to a son a year later, and divorced her husband in 2015.
IN Lately Meseda became very similar to Angelina Jolie. Fans suspect that she has enlarged her lips.
Tatyana Kotova managed to become famous even before she joined the project: in 2006 she was awarded the title “Miss Russia”, Tatyana also took part in the “Miss Universe” and “Miss World” competitions. She got into Viagra after Vera Brezhneva left and immediately fit into the team, but after 2 years, unexpectedly for everyone, she announced her departure and began performing solo.
In 2016, Tatyana joined Queens band, which was organized by the ex-soloists of the Viagra group, but soon left it.
The VIA Gra group is a real pop phenomenon. Its composition is constantly changing (in 17 years, 16 girls have appeared in the team), but this does not diminish its popularity!
In the initial cast of VIA Gra there were only two girls: blonde Alena and brunette Nadya.
Alena Vinnitskaya was the first to leave the group. According to the singer herself, she has outgrown the level girl group and decided to take up more serious music.
However, the skills to seduce men have not gone away. From time to time, Alena pampers her fans by publishing very racy pictures on Instagram.
Although now Nadezhda has nothing to do with VIA Groy, she still attracts the gaze of men like a magnet.
In April 2002, Nadezhda became pregnant and was forced to leave the team for a while. It was then that VIA Gra turned into a trio - red-haired Anna Sedokova appeared in the group.
It’s not without reason that Anna Sedokova is considered a member of the group’s “golden lineup”; pictures from her Instagram confirm this.
The pregnant Nadya herself was temporarily replaced by Tatyana Naynik. Although Tanya stayed in the group for only a few months, she managed to be remembered by fans thanks to the video for the song “Stop! Stop! Stop!".
Tatyana's Instagram is dominated by family photos, and piquant pictures appear only as rare exceptions.
In 2003, Vera Brezhneva replaced Alena Vinnitskaya at VIA Gro. Perhaps it was she who became the most famous of all the members of this group.
After 4 years, Vera left the group and successfully pursued a solo career. However, her name is still associated with VIA Groi.
In 2004, Sedokova was replaced by Svetlana Loboda. She was unable to settle into the group and stayed there for only 4 months.
And here Solo career Svetlana turned out to be mega-successful, and now her songs are heard on all radio stations.
The next redhead was Albina Dzhanabaeva. A huge period of the group’s creativity is associated with her name. It's no joke, Albina stayed there for 9 years!
Fans of hot shots will find Albina's Instagram boring. Her modest image is not at all associated with that of VIA Gre.
When Nadezhda Granovskaya left the group for the second time, Christina Kots-Gottlieb took her place. The newcomer did not stay in the team and left after 3 months...
3 years after leaving VIA Gra, Christina took part in the Miss Universe 2009 competition and managed to win! On our own behalf, we will say that it is completely deserved.
Christina was replaced by Olga Koryagina. She also didn't stay long and only stayed on the team for a year.
Being part of the team was not in vain for Christina - her Instagram is very hot!
After Olga, the place of the brunette was taken by Meseda Bagaudinova.
Now Meseda is engaged in a solo career and skillfully uses social networks to attract attention.
It was not easy for Tatyana Kotova to replace everyone's favorite Vera Brezhneva, but she adequately coped with the task assigned to her.
After VIA Gra, Tanya pursued a solo career for some time, and in November 2016 she became one of the members of the Queens trio.
The fourth blonde was Eva Bushmina (her real name is Yana Shvets).
After parting with the Konstantin project, Meladze took up a solo career. For some time she performed under the familiar name Eva Bushmina, and then became the singer of LAYAH.
The last member of the pre-reform VIA Gra lineup was the sizzling brunette Santa Dimopoulos.
As befits a vamp, Santa Dimopoulos loves to drive men crazy!
At the end of 2013, the composition of VIA Gra was completely renewed. Erica Herceg, Anastasia Kozhevnikova and Misha Romanova became the new idols of millions.
The place of the new redhead went to Misha Romanova.
On her Instagram, the girl lives up to her image and regularly pampers her fans with hot pictures.
The new brunette is Anastasia Kozhevnikova.
Of the entire cast of the updated VIA Gra, Anastasia behaves the most modestly of all.
The role of the blonde is played by the winner of the show “I Want V VIA Gru” Erica Herceg.
She is the most relaxed of the new group members!
No one imagined what the new composition of “VIAGRA” would be like when Konstantin Meladze’s show began to select new participants for the team. There were many worthy contestants; the Russian land is rich in beautiful and talented girls. And yet, three of them turned out to be the strongest - the amazing beauty of their voices, femininity and magnetic charm did their job. Recently, the new composition of VIAGRA was introduced to the people. It included three beautiful girls - Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erica Herceg.
"VIA Gra": it was, is and will be
The famous producer and composer Konstantin Meladze has been the mentor of the VIA Gra group throughout the entire period of its existence, more than 13 years. During this time, the team changed several times. The changes that took place in the group concerned not only the fate of its participants, but also reflected technological, stylistic and sociological trends in the field of show business. After all, VIA Gra has always been on the stage women's group No. 1. And it became a “school of life” for many popular stars of our time. Graduates of this school are Vera Brezhneva, Svetlana Loboda, Albina Dzhanabaeva, Nadezhda Meikher-Granovskaya, Anna Sedokova and others famous singers, TV presenters and actresses.
History of the show “I want to go to VIA Gro”
This time, producer Konstantin Meladze instructed the people to choose a new composition for VIAGRA. Millions of television viewers decided the fate of the group and created its history.
Fifteen thousand participants from four CIS countries (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Ukraine) fought for several months for the right to become one of the soloists of the popular group. Two contrasting trios were selected for the finals. The charming favorite of one of the jury members Vernik Igor - Maria Goncharuk, red-haired Yulia Lauta and sizzling brunette Diana Ivanitskaya competed with amazing and extremely talented girls from Ukraine - Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erica Herceg. Two completely different teams there was only one step left to take to victory. But there was also something that united them - the irrepressible energy of the participants, the undoubted talent of each of the girls, their amazing sexuality and femininity.
The winners have been determined!
Viewers decided the fate of the participants by SMS voting. It was difficult to guess who they would give preference to. Upon completion of voting and counting of votes, Igor Vernik opened the envelope with the names of the winners of the show. They were beautiful Ukrainians - Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erica Herceg. According to the group's producer Konstantin Meladze, the girls are very promising, creative, diversified, so they will certainly be able to absorb best traditions"VIA Gra" and increase the success of the team with a thirteen-year history of existence. He also noted that the updated group “VIAGRA” will not be exactly the same as the audience is accustomed to. New line-up will contribute to it bright colors. In addition, it was decided to slightly change the image of the team, taking into account the characteristics of its new members.
Life before and after
Compound new group"VIAGRA" has been defined, and now fans of the legendary musical group people are increasingly interested in the biographies of its new participants. Let's find out what the girls' lives were like before they came to Konstantin Meladze's show.
Brief biography of Anastasia Kozhevnikova
Nastya was born in the city of Yuzhnoukrainsk in Ukraine. Already at the age of six she took up vocals and began singing in the children's choir “Kapelki”. At the age of eight, Nastya went to music school to study piano. In parallel with studies in secondary and music schools the girl managed to do choreography and study acting at the pop song theater called “Galatea”.
Nastya’s childhood dream of becoming an artist on the big stage led her through life. She never missed a single opportunity or her talent. The girl took part in all kinds of music competitions, including “The First Swallows”, “Running on the Waves”, “Young Galicia” and others. But she did not achieve much success at that time. The only thing the jury paid attention to was the irrepressible energy of the young girl.
When Anastasia turned sixteen, she took part in her first casting for the show “Superzirka”. But, unfortunately, the girl was again deprived of attention. Nastya did not give up and went to the casting of the show “X-Factor”, where she also did not make it past the first round. Desperate and leaving my dream of big stage, Anastasia became a student at the Kyiv National University of Technology and Design. When she learned about the start of casting for the show “I want to join VIA Gro,” she decided to try her luck in last time. And this time luck smiled at her - she became part of the new VIAGRA! The photos you see in the article demonstrate the girl’s genuine joy! By the age of twenty, she managed to realize her first big dream, and this is a real victory!
Brief biography of Erica Herceg
Erica was born in a village called Malaya Dobran, which is located near the border of Ukraine with Hungary, near Uzhgorod.
The girl has mixed blood: her father is Hungarian, her mother is the daughter of a Ukrainian and a Hungarian. Erica's parents got married when they were very young - dad was 22, mom was 18. When the girl turned five, the family decided to have a second child. The birth was very difficult, which adversely affected the health of Erica's mother. Concerns about the well-being of the family and raising young children fell entirely on the shoulders of Nikolai, the father of the family. Erica went to a Hungarian school, where she studied only two hours a week Ukrainian language. Every day, to do this, she went 12 kilometers from home and crossed the border. When the rules for crossing country borders became stricter, the girl had to change schools.
In high school, Erica studied at the lyceum at the local church and sang in the church choir.
After receiving a certificate of secondary education, the girl went to the city of Beregovo in order to become a student at the Transcarpathian Hungarian Institute named after Ferenc Rakoczi II. While studying, Erica worked as a waitress in a local cafe.
2008 was a year of change for the girl. She lost as much as 30 kilograms in order to try her hand at modeling business. She starred in jewelry commercials and underwear.
Work in modeling agency in 2011 she brought a girl to Kyiv. There, in 2012, she received her first serious contract with a French lingerie company. In the same year, she was invited to star in one of the autumn issues of Playboy magazine. And in 2013 she was already included in the new composition of VIAGRA. At the age of 25, Erica achieves real success.
Brief biography of Misha Romanova
The third soloist of the renewed group was born in the Ukrainian city of Kherson. At birth, the parents gave their daughter the name Natalya. Her own real name- Mogilenets. Misha Romanova is a stage name that the girl came up with in memory of the two men she once loved. The girl studied at secondary school and often suffered from bullying by peers. It's hard to imagine, but as a child she stuttered badly. It started after Misha became an unwitting witness to her parents' quarrel when she was five years old. The girl remembers how hard it was for her, because she couldn’t even buy chewing gum in the store, since the sellers didn’t understand her.
On the advice of doctors, the parents sent the girl to vocal lessons. Misha's surprise and delight knew no bounds when she realized that she did not stutter when she sang. Since then, even in class, when she was called upon to answer, she did not tell the material she had learned, but “sang it.”
In 2001, the girl became a participant vocal studio DK "Neftyanik", soon took the place of a soloist, and later an assistant to the head of the studio.
The dream of becoming an artist gave her the strength to take part in all possible music competitions. She took prizes in “Little Stars”, “Carousel of Melodies”, “World of Talents”. Misha Romanova was educated at the Kiev Variety and Circus School, where she entered in 2007. At the age of 23, her dream came true - she became a real artist, soloist legendary group"Viagra".
New line-up - new song - new concert!
The group has already recorded several new songs, shot a video, and worked on tour. First collaboration girls - the composition “Truce”, for which a video has already been shot by a talented director. And on November 4, 2013, the renewed “VIAGRA” gave its first concert at the State University in Moscow. The new lineup - Erica, Nastya and Misha - captivated the audience, the girls gained thousands of fans, showing their dedicated work on stage. And this was only their first concert!
Promising
Listeners will see many more amazing works by the VIAGRA group. The new composition of the team, which was formed by the people themselves, will certainly be able to justify even the wildest expectations!
