Biography
The Ukrainian women's pop group, which appeared in 2000, was spent for a long time in the Ukrainian-Russian show business and confidently moves forward. The project was experiencing a heyday period when stadiums and thousands of concert halls were collected at the peak of popularity, and the lulls. But every time, "VIA GRU" tried to write off to the archive, the new composition of the group rebelled as Phoenix from the ash, and gave a new hit, which once again proving that the last page was not written yet.The history of creation and composition
The history of the project "VIA Gra" began in "zero" thanks to the producer from Ukraine Dmitry Kostuk, the owner of the rating music channel "Biz-TV". The British group Spice Girls and Russian "brilliant" inspired him to create a female ensemble. For the promotion of the team, the Kostyuk invited the musical producer "Biz-TV" Konstantin Meladze, who took the same position in the "VIA GR". The official date of the basis of the Group is considered to be 2000.
After the release of the debut english album, the producers received a warning from Viagra manufacturers. The case could end with legal proceedings, so Sony Music, who recorded the record, indicated the trio as Nu Virgos.
The first participant of "VIA GRA" was the Ukrainian performer of Alena Vinnitskaya, TV presenter on the Kostyka Channel. The declared casting was involved in the project of Julia Miroshnichenko and Marina Modina. But Miroshnichenko, and Modina, and MOODINA, shot on the song "Attempt number 5".
The search for bright soloists was crowned with success - there was a second "Viagryanka" Nadezhda Granovskaya. The costume and Meladze had to temporarily refuse to create a trio in favor of the duet. This was the first composition of the group.
The premiere of the debut song "Attempt No. 5" took place at the beginning of the fall of 2000 on the TV channel Dmitry Kostyka. The composition caused Furore and instantly became a hit and a visit card "VIA GRA". The single took the top steps of the charts and won the Golden Gramophone Prize, "Before Hit" and "Golden Firebird".
In December 2000, there were already 7 songs in the duet repertoire. The first concert of the Kostyat and Meladze's brainchild at the end of the same year in the "Ice Palace" of Dnepropetrovsk. On the hits "Right me", "Bomb" and "I will not return" video clips appeared.
In the summer of next year, the producers signed a contract with the famous Sony Music Entertainment Sound Recording British Company.
"VIA Gra" toured according to the CIS countries, and in September their discography replenished the debut album, called, like the first hit of the team. It entered the 11 songs and 2 remix. The presentation was held in October in the club "Luxor" in Moscow.
In early 2002 it became known that Nadezhda Granovskaya is pregnant. The producers declared the casting and replaced the hope of the model Tatyana Nyign. But the costume and Meladze, remembering the initial intent to create a trio, found another participant - Anna Sedokov.
In May, the updated composition presented a clip "Stop! Stop! Stop! ", Who served seeds of mountains. The vocal parties of the hit for the first time went to the saddle. In July, the trio visited the Slavic Bazaar.
In September 2002, a clip appeared on the composition "Good Morning, Dad!". The fans of "VIA GRA" were delighted with the hope of Granovskaya, who returned to the scene a month after the birth of the Son. In the video, the trio turned into a quartet, but soon the producers, having considered that there are many brunettes, they said goodbye to Niker. Tatiana did not remain in debt and carried the entire submender group in the media.
In December of the same year, Granovskaya and Sedokov became the guests of the Oscar Show program on Muz-TV, where Oscar Kucher was performed.
Under the final of the 2002, Vinnitskaya was announced about the departure of the trio, and the producers found a replacement for her - faith Brezhnev. In November, the new composition has already rehearsed, and in January 2003, Alena Vinnitskaya said goodbye to the "VIA Gray", starting the solo career.
In February, the team presented the song "Do not leave me, Favorite!" And the clip is on it. Anna Sedokova, Granovskaya and Brezhnev turned out to be on the second roles to the soloist Trio. Single is called the best musical product "VIA GRA". Hit lasted in the top of 7 months. Later, in 2009, the video clip recognized as the best over the decade.
In April 2003, VIA Gra presented a fan album "Stop! Shot! ". For six months after the release of Melomanna, half a million copies, and the creators were awarded the "gold disk". In May, the girls presented a new song "Kill my girlfriend", the video to which was leading on MTV Russia.
Speech "VIA GRA" with the hit "Good Morning, Dad!" In the "Olympic" musical critics called the most "thermonuclear" in the history of the star team.
In September 2003, the premiere of the song "Via Graz" with Valery Meladze took place. "The ocean and three rivers" headed the Radioctor of Russia, and in October, the trio went on tour in Tokyo.
In November of the same year, "Viagryanka" in their "gold composition" recorded the album "Biology", presenting it in the metropolitan new Manege. For 5 months, a group gave 100 concerts in the cities of the CIS, Middle Abroad, Germany and Israel. The lack of an advertising campaign did not prevent "biology" to become a sales leader and get a "golden disk".
February 2004 was marked by the "golden" hit "VIA Gra" "Most more", which became the most popular composition of the decade in surveys of the magazine "Poshisha" and the Russian Billboard.
In the spring of "VIA GRU" from behind the pregnancy, Sedokova left, which caused a shock of the collective admirers. On the replacement of Anna, the leadership found Svetlana Lobod, but soon the managers were convinced of the fallacy of their decision. Critics and fans spoke about the sunset of the favorite group. Foreign tour fell out, foreign spectators went "to the saddle", announced on the bills, and saw the ledge. According to the costume, the damage from replacement costs the loss of tens of millions of rubles.
Lobod replaced Albin Dzhanabayev, who had previously worked as a back-vocalist Valeria Meladze. But the "VIA GRON" fans announced the inconsistency of the participants in the sexual image of the team.
The troubles of "VIA GRA" continued in 2005, when Brezhnev injured the spine, skiing. The new song "Diamonds" by the public presented a duet. The 5-year-old group contract with Sony Music Label did not extend by the end.
In early 2006, Granovskaya refused to work in Via Gre, producers announced the creative crisis and the possible finish of the project. But the group remained afloat, the model of Christina Kots-Gotlib came to replace the hope, soon it was replaced by a student Olga Koryagina. The new composition recorded the video clips of "deception, but remain", "flower and knife" and L.M.L.
In April 2007, Koryagin chose a family life, a vacant place was taken by Mela Bagaudine from Grozny. In the summer, Vera Brezhnev left, in February 2008, Tatiana Kotova came. In a new composition, the trio recorded the song My Emancipation.
In early 2009, Bagaudinova left, freeing the place of the hoping of the granovskaya returned to "VIA GRAN", now Meikher. The renovated composition presented Muzomanans of Hits "Anti-Geisha" and "Crazy." In March, Tatiana Kotova, giving a farewell to the scandalous interview, left "VIA GRU". The team was replenished with vocalist Eva Bushmin.
In 2010, the group was nominated for the antipremia of "Disappointment of the Year". In the future, it was waiting for a calm for almost a year.
In 2011, rumors broke out about the decay of "VIA GRA", the project left Dmitry Kostyuk. In March, the girls held a jubilee concert in the Crocus City Hall, which was broadcast on the first channel at the beginning of summer. On the eve of this event, the organizers of the holiday promised to collect on the same scene of all former soloists, but some viewers did not see.
For example, Sedokova refused to perform due to the conflict that occurred earlier, apparently, for the same reason did not receive an invitation and Tatyana Kotov. It was touched by Svetlana Lobod, but she did not attend the holiday because of the prohibition of doctors, since it was in the last month of pregnancy. At that evening, men appeared on stage: except for musicians, Grigory Leps and Valery Meladze joined soloists.
In July, the trio performed on the "new wave", and at the same time, Konstantin Meladze denied rumors about decay. In November, Nadezhda Meikher left the band and gave birth to a second child. Her place for a couple of months was occupied by Santa Dimopoulos.
Together with the new soloist "VIA Gra" records the song "Hello, Mom" and soon represents a touching clip to the composition. The author became Konstantin Meladze, the roller shot the famous Ukrainian clipmaker Alan Badoev. Girls quickly worked, but without a new criticism did not cost. Lolita Milyavskaya called Santa "too raw to exit the scene."
For a leaf with vocalists, the music market reacted the second premium "Disappointment of the Year". Flushing the names and names of the new "viagryankas" is pretty tired of fans. At the same time, documentaries devoted to the long-term work of the team were published on television.
At the end of 2012, Meladze announced the closure of the project from January 1, 2013.
"I want V VIA GRU"
In September 2013, a reality show "I want V VIA" started on four CIS TV channels, in which girls of the post-Soviet countries participated. Menthers of applicants were 6 ex-participants of VIA Gra, the leading show - Vera Brezhnev, and the director of the project - Alan Badoev.Castingi passed in four countries. At the end of October 2013, the final of the show took place, and the three winners was determined by SMS voting of the audience. Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Eric Herceg became new "viagryankami". In the finals of the project, the trio presented the song "Acermier".
The group has repeatedly criticized, skeptics assured that the success of the "gold composition" does not repeat. But the renewed "VIA Gra" won the leading positions of charts and hit parades, and the songs of "oxygen", "I had another" and "it was beautiful" did not leave the rotation of the radio stations of the CIS countries. The repertoire of the trio included 17 old hits "VIA GRA", in which the arrangement is changed.
In this assessment, the group lasts until 2018, in March Misha Romanov replaced Olga Megan. In the autumn of the same year, the team said goodbye to Anastasia Kozhevnikova. Her place was taken by another vocalist - Ulyana Snetskaya.
At the beginning of 2020, Herzeg posted a photo in "Instagram", and one of the users asked a woman, in "Via Gree" is still. Erica replied that "so far yes." Such words of the soloist caused a lot of additional questions, assuming that Herzeg is going to leave the team. Soon, rumors about the care of Erika were confirmed. And a little later it became known that Olga Meganskaya also left the band.
Music
"VIA Gra" was originally conceived by producers as a group operating sexuality. Costumes, images of vocalists, provocative choreography and clips, candid photo sessions were criticized, but they answered the plan.
Not in all countries, the withdrawal style "VIA GRA" was welcomed. At concerts in Indonesia, girls forced to wear closed trouser suits. In Israel, seeing the exciting "VIA GRU" on the central television channel, the orthodox Jews rebelled.
Collected collection of hits of the team is written in pop music style and meets the requirements of mass culture. This genre corresponds to simplicity of instrumental part, rhythm and focus on vocals.
The project experience gave birth to the concept of "golden composition", proving that indispensable to eat. After the departure of Anna Sedokova, the sewn leader "VIA GRA", the popularity of the trio went to the decline. Critics and music lovers are called the latest "golden" chit in the "diamonds".
At the beginning of the summer of 2016, it became known that in February 2017 a solo concert of the trio in Moscow was planned. In November, the girls presented the song "Who are you?", The video appeared in December.
In January 2017, a solo concert "VIA GRU" in the capital was canceled. In October, the release of the "My heart is occupied" the authorship of Konstantin Meladze sounded on Love Radio. The text of the composition was written by them and Misha Romanova. The video clip is removed in November.
Scandals
Since the group consisted exclusively of women, scandalous biting them was not avoided. If we talk about the first composition, Vinnitskaya argued that he could not find a common language with Granovskaya. And in addition to the lack of mutual understanding among themselves, the girls felt not too good attitudes and from executives. This was expressed in endless tour, rides, work in the studio and constant pressure. They had to work for many hours in a row, without rest and sleep.Soloys for the group were chosen by slender, beautiful and sexy, because of this, their names often flooded in a yellow press, in the context of one or another provocative news. For example, in 2004, Albina Dzhanabayeva twisted the novel from the then married Valery Meladze, who lived for two families for 5 years and divorced Irina's wife only in 2009 to marry Janabaeva.
Konstantin, Brother Valeria, also hit the headlines of the tabloid. Journalists reported his novel with young Eva Bushmin, all this happened at the time when Meladze was married to Yane and raised three children with her.
In the media, they wrote that after Tatyana Nikine left the team, she was waiting for a series of terrible events. The vocalist lost his mother and father, then underwent outdoor beating, experienced material difficulties. Former colleagues on the stage were supported, but it did not save Tanya from a protracted depression. A miracle was helped to get out of this state - the birth of a child.
With the name of Herceg, another scandal relating to her relationship with Konstantin Meladze. This hearing "rooted" and Vera Brezhnev, removing all photos with her husband from his social network. However, all three, mixed in this story, argue that, in addition to the workflow, Herceg and Meladze does not assocbiate anything else.
"VIA Gra" now
In November 2020, Konstantin Meladze presented a new team of the team. Acquaintance of listeners with singers was held on the air of the program Ivan Urgant "Evening Urgant". The soloists of the group became Ulyana Snetskaya, already familiar to fans, as well as Ksenia Popov and Sofia Tarasova.
The updated group of beauties is now planning performances and new songs.
Discography
- 2001 - "Attempt number 5"
- 2003 - "Stop! Shot! "
- 2003 - Stop! Stop! Stop!
- 2003 - "Biology"
- 2007 - L.M.L.
- 2008 - "Emancipation"
- 2015 - "All the best in one"
Clips
- 2000 - "Attempt number 5"
- 2003 - "Ocean and three rivers"
- 2004 - "Biology"
- 2005 - "Diamonds"
- 2006 - L.M.L.
- 2007 - "Kisses"
- 2009 - "Anti-Geisha"
- 2010 - "Wound!"
- 2012 - "Hello, Mom!"
- 2014 - Oxygen
- 2016 - "Who are you?"
- 2017 - "My heart is busy"
- 2018 - "I loved the monster"
- 2019 - "1 + 1"