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"Group History" VIA Gra"is vast and multifaceted, it includes many events that in one way or another influenced the fate of this musical group.
Over time, the release of new songs and albums, the appearance of unusual video clips, participation in the filming of various television programs and magazines, the VIA Gra group continues to steadily move upward, improving itself and improving the quality of its creativity, adding more and more new touches to it.
Each subsequent action of the group is not similar to the previous one, it carries a certain palette of emotions and feelings, thoughts and impressions that are unique to VIA Gre and allow it to differ from most other post-Soviet pop groups working in a similar musical genre.
However, VIA Gra did not immediately reach its current heights. As you know, the path to the top is never smooth; there are many flaws and twists of fate, which in an instant can cancel out all efforts and efforts. It is worth noting that in the history of the group there are no failures of a global scale, only changes in the composition of the participants, which entailed a “change of generations” and left their unique mark on the life of the group. Therefore, we will try to talk about the main events that have occurred since the founding of the group and that continue to occur today.
What will happen next will only be known over time, but for now we can only analyze what has already happened - the history of the VIA Gra group in all its manifestations. Of course, we should start from the very beginning - the birth of the group, which occurred in 2000. On the musical stage there was a lack of something new, unusual, capable of attracting the attention of the listener with its novelty and difference from others. What was needed was a team that could equally successfully win the hearts of the most diverse audience, that could surprise with something new, create a positive mood and, at the same time, awaken in a person a variety of spiritual and lyrical feelings.
The idea of creating such a project came to the mind of the future producer, Dmitry Kostyuk. The starting lineup of the group, the one from which it all began, was two Ukrainian girls, Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya. The story of their arrival in the group turned out to be different. Alena, at that time working for the Ukrainian television company Biz-TV, was invited to participate in the group by Dmitry Kostyuk himself. Another producer was Konstantin Meladze. It was he, together with Dmitry, who was lucky enough to open Nadezhda for the group. The starting point that persuaded him to decide to accept Nadezhda into the team was her amateur photo shoot.
This was followed by a casting, which Nadya passed brilliantly and the producers did not have the slightest doubt that she was needed to pair with Alena. All that remained was to come up with a name for the new team. “VIA Gra” - that’s what this project was called. There are several versions about why the group was named that way. On the one hand, VIA is an abbreviation that stands for “Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble”, and “Gra” is translated from Ukrainian language like "game". On the other hand, many believe that the name is a derivative of the surnames of the vocalists, in which “VI” is the beginning of the surname “Vinnitskaya”, “A” is the first letter of Alena’s name, and “Gra” is, accordingly, the beginning of the surname of Alena’s partner in group, Nadezhda Granovskaya. There is also a version that “Gra” stands for “Voice, Joy, Artistry.” But the real reason was that all sorts of decodings somehow formed the word “VIA Gra”, which has the same name as pills that increase sexual potency in men, which was fully facilitated by the external image and sex appeal of the vocalists. It is not known for certain how the name of the group is deciphered. It doesn’t matter, everyone can see what they like in the title.
So, the group was named, formed and ready to begin its creative activity. The first step on the path to the current heights was the group's debut video, which marked the beginning of a triumphant march up the ladder of fame. The video was made for the song “Attempt No. 5”. Its first show took place on September 3, 2000 on the Biz-TV channel. After this, interest in the group began to grow sharply; it was necessary to expand the repertoire to reach new positions. “Attempt No. 5” created a slight sensation and immediately became a kind of “ business card” of the collective, it was replicated on pirated discs, it occupied the top positions of various music charts, immediately competing on an equal footing with the hits of that time. When compiling collections of the best songs, the compilers also did not ignore the debut work of the group “VIA Gra”. The song "Attempt No. 5" was included in music collections radio “Hit FM”, “Auto Hit”, “ Greatest Hits Biz-TV" and many others. For the video itself, VIA Gra became the winner of the Golden Weight Award. For example, in 2001, on November 18, the team won the Golden Gramophone award for the same “Attempt No. 5”. As an example, even these two awards are enough to understand that the group’s debut was a success. The composition still leaves its mark on the group - it is regularly performed during concert performances, continuing to remind listeners of the times when everything was just beginning. Without stopping there, instantly consolidating the success, a second video clip appears, filmed for the song “Hug Me.” Together with “Attempt No. 5,” it provides the group with a certain springboard, one might say, ground under its feet, for further actions.
Throughout 2000, the group formed its repertoire and by mid-December it included seven songs. The time has come to organize your own concerts. The debut performance is in Dnepropetrovsk, on the stage of the local “ Ice Palace", which took place on December 20, 2000. About four thousand spectators attended the concert.
Having made a very bright debut, demonstrating part of its enormous potential, in 2001 the VIA Gra group carried out more diversified activities, attracting everyone most of fans. She is invited to participate in awards, concert programs, filming in reputable media publications. The video series is replenished with two more clips - “I won’t return” and “Bomb”. The rapid breakthrough of 2000, from which “VIA Gra” took its start, is ending; it is systematically moving forward into rational progress, covering more and more new areas of activity in which a musical project can be affected.
The group gains nationwide fame and popularity.
From the beginning of spring to the end of summer, the team receives various awards, including a prize from the radio “Hit FM”, as part of the “Stopudovy Hit” ceremony; “Golden feather” at the “Golden Firebird” ceremony, in the nominations “Best song” and “Discovery of the year”, as well as “Golden weight” and “Golden gramophone”, received by the group for their first hit - “Attempt No. 5”.
The group took part in the filming of the musical “The Night Before Christmas”.
On August 31, 2001, VIA Gra entered into a contract with Sony Music for the release of five albums. At the same time, the group continued to successfully tour with its solo concerts throughout the CIS countries.
The following year, 2002, the VIA Gra group was shocked by some changes. Started new stage in its evolutionary development. The structure was changed - from a duet the team turned into a trio. It all started with the fact that Nadezhda Granovskaya was preparing to become a mother, and accordingly, it was necessary to put an end to her busy touring activities for a while. In order to make up for the temporary loss of Nadezhda, a casting was urgently announced. The producers decided to increase the number of participants to three people, which was successfully done. The group invited ex-TV presenter Anna Sedokova, who worked on the O-TV and Novy Kanal channels, as well as a model from St. Petersburg, Tatyana Naynik. Without allowing the updates to “take root,” the group continued “right off the bat.” A magnificent video was shot for the song “Stop! Stop! Stop!". He showed that the group was moving in the right direction and the fact that Anna Sedokova was in the group was extremely beneficial.
May 23 in Moscow concert hall The Rossiya group was awarded the Ovation Prize. There was no point in stopping at the achieved milestones; everyone was looking forward to the continuation.
On September 12, 2002, filming of the video for the song “Good Morning, Dad!” ended. This event was marked by the return to duty of Nadezhda Granovskaya, who less than a month ago gave birth to a son, who was named Igor. Some time after filming the video, Tatyana leaves the group. The team continues to successfully act in various television programs ah, for example, in “The Domino Principle” and “Total Show”. Previously, on the MTV channel alone, “VIA Gra” took part in the programs “VIP-Caprice”, “Banzai!”, “12 Evil Spectators”, “Stilissimo”, “Paparazzi”. It is impossible not to note their participation in the second musical - “Cinderella”, in which the participants played three princesses and sang together with Verka Serduchka.
In 2003 there were changes again. Alena Vinnitskaya decided to start her own solo career. Accordingly, there is another casting, painful elections, as a result of which Vera Brezhneva ends up in the group. The next “era” is being formed, a line-up that is often called the golden line-up among fans of the group. Indeed, such a definition in relation to Vera, Anna and Nadezhda is quite reasonable. This year is becoming very fruitful in terms of the team’s creativity. At the beginning, a video clip for the song “Don’t leave me, darling!” is shot. This is followed by the release of the group's second album, Stop! Removed!
Events continue to pour in as if from a cornucopia.
In the summer, the video “Kill My Girlfriend” appears. The group rose to the pinnacle of fame, where it remains to this day. 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 band with the same name. 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 “Play Boy” is underway. In the fall of the same year, the album “Biology” was released. A magnificent duet is being formed - “VIA Gra” and Valery Meladze. Collaborative work, which at the end of 2003 - beginning of 2004 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 put up more and more masterpieces for judgement. And then an event happened that plunged the ranks of fans into a slight shock.
In 2004, Anna Sedokova left 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 a little unequal, despite the fact that on June 4, 2004, VIA Gra won the Muz-TV 2004 award, a video clip for the song “Biology” was shot. . Still, Svetlana is “not accepted” by fans who immediately draw analogies between her and Anna Sedokova. 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”. By the way, this musical also gave birth to one of the group’s potential hits, “Oh Spoke Pure Water,” which conveys a unique Ukrainian flavor during Russian performances.
In the same year, 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. In Loboda's place they take Albina Dzhanabaeva, who worked for a long time as backing vocals for Valery Meladze and got into the group on his recommendation. The team still works with this composition, Vera, Nadezhda, Albina.
The current lineup, like the previous ones, started very sharply, immediately receiving an award at the RMA-04 ceremony for the song “There is no more attraction,” performed with Valery Meladze. A magnificent, soulful 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. Fortunately, the fans' fears did not materialize. 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 than being like everyone else.” As before, programs with the participation of VIA Gra are being released. For example, “The Draw” with Vera, shown on ORT in 2005, “Saturday Night”, “Full Contact”, in which the group “Brilliant” was defeated with a huge advantage in the musical battle, the Big Premiere and many, many others. “VIA Gra” continues to excite the media: filming in the magazines “Maxim”, “7 Days”, publications in “Molotok” and “Komsomolskaya Pravda”. The list is updated regularly, so there is no need to list everything. We can safely say one thing - the VIA Gra group is a phenomenon with a lot of positive aspects, distinguishing it from other musical groups. It is able to conquer new heights, amaze and amaze with its novelty. There are still a lot of plans and ideas in the creative plans, so we can safely say that subsequent pages of the group’s history will be no worse than the previous ones.
After all, there is no limit to perfection."
Another version of the history of the Viagra group (version: http://persona.rin.ru)
It all started with the fact that on September 3, the premiere of the group’s debut video, the video “Attempt? 5,” took place on the air of the BIZ-TV television company. After this, events began to develop at maximum speed, exceeding even the wildest expectations of the team’s producers Dmitry Kostyuk and Konstantin Meladze. Already on September 12 (!), the first pirated recording of the band’s debut song appeared. And by the end of the first month of the group’s existence, a lot of “yellow” materials appeared in the press, and on music layouts - cassettes with the illegally published composition “Attempt? 5”. The calm Ukrainian show business was excited by the “Riddle named VIA GRA” (quote from the title of one of the publications about the group).
The team's first hit quickly won the top positions on the charts and was published in many popular Russian and Ukrainian collections. “Attempt? 5” was released on the compilations Hit FM (Moscow), XXL “Dance”, Auto HIT, “Best hits of BIZ-TV. Part 2” and others.
Refuting rumors that this will all end, by the beginning of winter another video for a bright dance composition"Hold me." Interest in the group concentrates, thickens and almost materializes. She is invited to concerts and interviews. The sufferers are still being turned away. The intrigued public is generating countless assumptions about the girls, producers and the future of the team.
By the end of 2000, the group’s repertoire already included 7 songs, with which VIA GRA began to tour. The first concert of the group took place on December 20 in Dnepropetrovsk on the stage of the Ice Palace in the presence of 4 thousand spectators. To date, the group has given more than 70 concerts in Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
2001
During the first year of its existence, VIA GRA received several prestigious awards. The group took part in the “Stop-Blowing Hit” award ceremony from HIT FM radio (Moscow), which took place on June 2, 2001 in the Kremlin, and won the prestigious “golden weight” for the hit “Attempt N5”.
The team performed at the 10th anniversary of the annual all-Ukrainian festival "Tavria Games" and received a "golden feather" at the "Golden Firebird" award ceremony in the categories "Discovery of the Year" and "Best Song".
On April 14, 2001, VIA GRA performed in St. Petersburg in big concert"MUZ-TV Hit Parade" The show was broadcast in 250 cities of Russia.
On April 23, the group became a nominee for the “Ukrainian Pop Star” project, held as part of the “Star of Ukraine” campaign, and received the corresponding diploma.
On November 17 and 18, the group "VIA GRA" became the first Ukrainian group to be awarded the prestigious Golden Gramophone award. The team received it for the hit “Attempt N5”.
The group members took part in photo shoots for many magazines. Among them are “XXL” (Moscow), “OM” (Moscow), “Afisha” (Moscow), “Women’s Magazine” (Kyiv), etc. The producers of the group decided to refuse photography for the magazine “PlayBoy” (Moscow). Alena and Nadezhda took part in the filming of the popular television programs "V.I.P. - Caprice", "Banzai!", "12 Evil Spectators", "Stilissimo", "Papaprazzi" (MTV); SV-show (1+1); project "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka"
2002
For the sexiest group in the entire post-Soviet space, the Year of the Horse became a year of great changes and transformations. In the spring the duo turned into a trio. The impetus for changes in the composition was the desire of Nadezhda Granovskaya to become a mother and temporarily leave the group. To fill the vacancy that appeared, the producers of the team - Dmitry Kostyuk and Konstantin Meladze - organized a strict selection of applicants, as a result of which two reached the finals: ex-TV presenter Anya and St. Petersburg model Tanya.
The newly-minted trio immediately got to work, recording new song called "Stop! Stop! Stop!" and starred in a memorable video for it. On May 23, at the Moscow State Central Concert Hall "Russia" the girls took part in the Ovation award ceremony.
On August 15, Nadya gave birth to a cute boy. The boy, very similar to his mother, was born with a weight of 2700 grams and a height of 52 centimeters. The child was named Igor. On September 12, filming of the group’s new video for the song “Good morning, dad!” ended. The main sensation new job was participation in the filming of Nadezhda Granovskaya! The return of the sexy brunette to the team was highly anticipated by the group's fans, its producers, and the executives of Sony Music, with which the group signed a five-year contract a year ago. Some time after filming the video, Tanya left the team to take part in a large-scale television project.
In the fall, Alena, Nadya and Anya took part in the filming of a new screensaver for one of the highest-rated charts on Russian MTV - “Ukrainian Twenty”. Girls in “second skin” overalls, according to the script, robbed a bank, rode around on huge motorcycles, used firearms, a power saw and charm for personal gain.
This year, VIA GRA soloists Anya, Nadya and Alena played the roles of crowned heads for the musical "Cinderella", the next New Year's project of the all-Ukrainian TV channel "Inter". The girls reincarnated as foreign princesses, seducing Baskov’s character to the best of their ability and mentality.
Last year, Anya, Nadya and Alena took part in several television projects. They became the heroines of the programs “Cossacks-Robbers”, “The Domino Principle”, “Total Show” and others. The beauties appeared on the covers of the super popular men's magazines "XXL", "Maxim" and once again refused to undress for "Playboy".
2003
New Year is the best reason to start new life. Our favorite women's team took advantage of this and at the beginning of January they immediately amazed the public with a wholesale portion of super news. First and most importantly, Vera appeared in the group. No religious fanaticism, it’s just the name of the stunning blonde who recently became the soloist of VIA Gra. In addition to his extraordinary appearance, stage talents and beautiful name, young star has the intriguing surname Brezhnev. Vera replaced Alena Vinnitskaya, who left the trio for a solo career.
The renewed and even brighter VIA GRa has thousands of grandiose plans. Some of them have already been implemented. With the participation of Vera, the debut album of the group “Attempt? 5” was rewritten, and work on a new record is almost finished.
Signing a contract with Sony Music:
On August 31, 2001, a contract was signed in Moscow between Sony Music and the VIA GRA group. This is the first international contract of Sony Music Entertainment (RUS), since the charming group is a completely Ukrainian product: all its members are citizens of Ukraine and live in its capital - Kyiv. Thus, in the Sony Music catalog you can now find 5 Russian-speaking artists.
September 27 on the Columbia label, which releases albums by such famous performers How: Ricky Martin, Celine Dion, Destiny's Child, Aerosmith, Jessica Simpson and many others, the debut album of the VIA GRA group entitled "Attempt? 5" was released. It included 11 songs: "Spell", "Attempt? 5", a comic description of adventures main character in a love hexahedron, which by the end of the song is replenished with friend Masha and her several clones, “I won’t return”, a very lyrical, sad and unusual composition in melody, “Meet my mother, they say that the biggest stupidities in the world are done with serious expressions faces. If you listen to this thing seriously, it will really be a big mistake. Because it is superLight. And in general, the range of positive emotions from a light smile to a cheerful laugh is guaranteed to you, “What have I done,” “Bomb,” a protest song, which in itself is already interesting because such feelings are not typical for the post-Soviet stage. Let’s blow up this world with music and fresh energy before it dies of boredom “Would you let me go”, a sensual declaration of love In love! No matter what they say, “Now or never”, in this song there is absolute freedom, as in a dream. So why not take advantage of it? If you can change everything around now, why wait? Let’s urgently begin the positive deconstruction of objective reality,” Hug me,” another confirmation of the rapidly advancing matriarchy and no less inevitably approaching female polygamy. “Thank you for the summer,” autumn inspires not only Pushkin, especially if the summer was spent in the good company of your own dreams, “Every day,” with a creative approach, everyday life becomes no less romantic than the day of the first kiss.
By mid-March 2003, Sony Music Entertainment (RUS) plans to release the group's second album. The future long-play does not yet have a name, but several songs from it have already become super hits. The new material has a more serious theme and is intended for a more adult audience than the previous one. This is evidenced by those compositions from the disc that have already become super hits, “Good morning, dad!”, “Don’t leave me,” “Stop! Stop! Stop!”.
8 November 2010, 13:54The starting lineup of the group, the very one from which it all began became two Ukrainian girls, Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya. The story of their arrival in the group turned out to be different. Alena, at that time working for the Ukrainian television company Biz-TV, was invited to participate in the group by Dmitry Kostyuk himself. Another producer was Konstantin Meladze. It was he, together with Dmitry, who was lucky enough to open Nadezhda for the group. The starting point that persuaded him to decide to accept Nadezhda into the team was her amateur photo shoot. 
There are several versions about why the group was named that way. On the one hand, VIA is an abbreviation that stands for “Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble”, and “Gra” is translated from Ukrainian as “game”. On the other hand, many believe that the name is a derivative of the surnames of the vocalists, in which “VI” is the beginning of the surname “Vinnitskaya”, “A” is the first letter of Alena’s name, and “Gra” is, accordingly, the beginning of the surname of Alena’s partner in group, Nadezhda Granovskaya. There is also a version that “Gra” stands for “Voice, Joy, Artistry.” But the real reason was that all sorts of decodings somehow formed the word “VIA Gra”, which has the same name as pills that increase sexual potency in men, which was fully facilitated by the external image and sex appeal of the vocalists. In 2002, the VIA Gra group was shocked by some changes. A new stage in its evolutionary development has begun. The structure was changed - from a duet the team turned into a trio. It all started with the fact that Nadezhda Granovskaya was preparing to become a mother, and accordingly, it was necessary to put an end to her busy touring activities for a while. In order to make up for the temporary loss of Nadezhda, a casting was urgently announced. The producers decided to increase the number of participants to three people, which was successfully done. An ex-TV presenter was invited to the group Anna Sedokova, who worked on the O-TV and Novy Kanal channels, as well as a model from St. Petersburg, Tatyana Naynik. 
Without allowing the updates to “take root,” the group continued “right off the bat.” A magnificent video was shot for the song “Stop! Stop! Stop!". He showed that the group was moving in the right direction and the fact that Anna Sedokova was in the group was extremely beneficial. 
On September 12, 2002, filming of the video for the song “Good Morning, Dad!” ended. This event was marked by the return to duty of Nadezhda Granovskaya, who less than a month ago gave birth to a son, who was named Igor. Some time after filming the video, Tatyana leaves the group. Golden composition In 2003 there were changes again. Alena Vinnitskaya decided to start her own solo career. Accordingly, again casting, painful elections, as a result of which one gets into the group Vera Brezhneva. The next “era” is being formed, a line-up that is often called the golden line-up among fans of the group. Indeed, such a definition in relation to Vera, Anna and Nadezhda is quite reasonable. This year is becoming very fruitful in terms of the team’s creativity. 
At the beginning, a video clip for the song “Don’t leave me, darling!” is shot. This is followed by the release of the group's second album, “Stop! Removed! 
In 2004, Anna Sedokova left 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 a little unequal, despite the fact that on June 4, 2004, VIA Gra won the Muz-TV 2004 award, a video clip for the song “Biology” was shot. . Still, Svetlana is “not accepted” by fans who immediately draw analogies between her and Anna Sedokova. 
Despite this, slight dissatisfaction with Svetlana grew and the decision was made to break up with her. Currently, Svetlana is engaged in a solo career. 
They take Loboda's place Albina Dzhanabaeva, who worked for a long time as backing vocals for Valery Meladze and joined the group on his recommendation. And everyone would just like to breathe easy, but suddenly Nadya Granovskaya leaves. 2005 And the group is urgently looking for a replacement. In a hurry they take Christina Kotz-Gottlieb. Albina becomes the center - as the strongest vocalist. The group looks like this: 
Christina also didn’t “get used to it.” I had to urgently hire a girl who was Meladze’s backup dancer. The girl is modest and diligent. Her name is Olga Koryagina.
And so it would seem... Everything is fine. We are working. Not so! New Olga Koryagina is leaving the ViaGra team. Married Albina and Vera worked as a duet for a short time and the producers found the perfect Mesedou.
All of the above changes in composition overwhelmed Vera Brezhnev and she left the team. Meseda and Albina perform beautifully as a duet... In March 2008, the producers take on a new soloist - the winner of the Miss Russia 2006 contest. Tatyana Kotova. In January 2009, there was a change in the team. Meseda Bagaudinova had to part with the group due to the fact that the soloist of the first line-up of the group and the main old-timer of the group, Nadezhda Meikher, returned to the group. On March 22, 2010, Tatyana Kotova finally left the group of her own free will. The producers of the group invited a finalist to replace Tatyana Ukrainian project"Star Factory 3" - Eva Bushmina.
Now the soloists of the VIA Gra group are Nadezhda Meikher-Granovskaya, Albina Dzhanabaeva and Eva Bushmina. During the entire period of performances, many participants passed through the project and all of them eventually connected their future lives with show business in one way or another. Alena Vinnitskaya successfully made her solo career in Ukraine. Tatyana Naynik producer and member of the trio Maybe. Anna Sedokova and Svetlana Loboda They are actively trying to promote themselves solo in Russia and Ukraine. Christina Kotz-Gottlieb is engaged in modeling business. Olga Romanovskaya (Koryagina) she shot a video for the song “Lullaby” and after the birth of her child she never returned to the big stage, but she opened her own branded boutique in Odessa. Left the group in August 2007 Vera Brezhneva decided to try her hand at television and hosted the program “Magic 10”, and later made a successful solo career. Meseda Bagaudinova plans to do a solo project. Tatyana Kotova Immediately after leaving the team, she began filming in one of the new Russian TV series and released the solo song “On”. The author of the lyrics and composer of all the group's songs is Konstantin Meladze. He, together with Dmitry Kostyuk, plays a producing role. 
Updated 08/11/10 15:09: Ex-soloist of the group “VIA Gra” Olga Romanovskaya exposed herself at the anniversary concert
On the eve of the airing of the 1+1 channel show “I want to go to VIA Gro!” Lady.TSN remembered all its participants for 13 years.
Alena Vinnitskaya. "Number one"
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Alena Vinnitskaya
Alena is Vinnitskaya’s stage name; according to her passport, her name is Olga. In 1993, under the influence of the work of Viktor Tsoi, she created the group “The Last Unicorn”, after the collapse of which she was a presenter on the BIZ-TV channel.
She sang at VIA Gre from 2001 to 2003. She starred in the videos “Attempt number five”, “Hug me”, “Bomb”, “I won’t come back”, “Stop! Stop! Stop!”, “Good morning, dad”. She left VIA Gra to start a solo career, which she is now doing successfully. She is the only glam pop-rock performer in Ukraine and writes her own songs.
Nadezhda Granovskaya. "Long-liver"
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Nadezhda Granovskaya
She managed to stay in the group from 2001 to 2006. And, according to the figurative expression of one of the producers of the project, Dmitry Kostyuk, she played the role of “the main Viagra” - Granovskaya’s incredible sexuality had a stunning effect on men (both directly and figuratively!) impact. After leaving VIA Gra, she became Meikher-Granovskaya. But over time, the second part of the surname was lost somewhere, and now Nadezhda is simply Meikher.
Tatiana Naynik. "Sacrifice"
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Tatyana Naynik
Before VIA Gra, she was a graduate of St. Petersburg University. A. I. Herzen worked as a model for six years, her photographs were published in such well-known publications as Shape, Elle, Top ten. Replaced Nadezhda Granovskaya while she was on maternity leave. She starred in the videos "Stop! Stop! Stop!" and "Good morning, dad."
She left the group after Granovskaya returned. The reasons for leaving were not widely discussed. According to one version, the producers did not need a quartet (there are too many of them in show business), so one of the participants had to be sacrificed. The choice fell on Naynik. Today Tatyana sings in Russian group"Maybe", it was created according to the "VIA Gra" principle - sexy girls on stage in varying degrees of "undress", but the popularity of the latest "Maybe" is still very far away.
Anna Sedokova. "Slave of Love"
She grew up in a single-parent family: her father left when Anya was five years old, she and her brother were raised by their mother, a Ukrainian language teacher who worked day and night to provide for the children. Sedokova studied music and dancing almost from the cradle - from the age of six she danced in folk ensemble"Svitanok", graduated with honors from a music school, and after graduating from general education she entered the Institute of Culture.
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Anna Sedokova
Before VIA Gra, she worked as a model and was a presenter on radio and television. She took part in the first castings at VIA Gro, but did not make it through the selection due to her young age: Anna was only seventeen years old at that time. The producers remembered her when in 2002 they decided to turn the duet into a trio. She left VIA Gro for the sake of love - Sedokova married football player Valentin Belkevich and gave birth to his daughter Alina. However, the first marriage, as well as the second, with businessman Maxim Chernyavsky, was short-lived - they say that despite the birth of the second daughter Monica, Anna is now free again. Under the pseudonym Annabelle, she tried to start a solo career, took part in projects on Russian and Ukrainian television, and acted for men's magazines, but viewers still remember Sedokova primarily as the ex-soloist of VIA Gra.
Vera Brezhneva. Dumpling turned into sex-symbol
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Vera Brezhneva
Perhaps the most striking transformation - from a doll to a butterfly, or rather, from Galushka to a real sex symbol - happened in VIA Gre with Vera Brezhneva. A girl from a large family, considered at school to be shy, “ugly” and “bespectacled”, for short time became one of the most attractive and seductive girls in Russian and Ukrainian stage. Vera sang in VIA Gre, intermittently, from 2002 to 2007. Today she not only makes a solo career, but also acts in films, hosts television shows and takes first place in numerous ratings of “the most beautiful” and “the sexiest”.
Svetlana Loboda. "At VIA Gru"– for a bet"
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Svetlana Loboda
Before "VIA Gra" she sang in the groups "Cappuccino" and "Ketch", performed main party in the musical "Equator", tried to start a solo career, inventing the image of an incognito singer who never takes off her dark glasses and calling herself Alicia Gorn in the Western style.
She became a soloist of "VIA Gra" on a bet. At stake was a red convertible, which was to become Svetlana’s property, but only if she not only got into the group, but also stayed in it for six months. I soon learned that a casting was being held for one of Konstantin Meladze’s projects. About what we're talking about Loboda found out about VIA Gre when, out of five hundred applicants who competed in vocals, dance and acting, twenty remained, including her. "Mercedes wheels are in my pocket!" – Svetlana thought and tripled her efforts. However, already on the first tour of the group, Loboda concluded: “The group is big car for big money." Her partners were so tired at concerts that they fell asleep in hotel rooms, literally not having time to get to bed. Then disagreements began with the producers, and Svetlana had to leave. And since she didn’t last six months, the red convertible remained a dream.
Albina Dzhanabaeva. "The second redhead"
After the departure of Anna Sedokova, VIA Gra needed a new “red-haired” soloist, and the graduate became her music school named after the Gnessins, backing vocalist Valeria Meladze Albina Dzhanabaeva. Since the day before Albina gave birth to Valeria’s son Kostya, her invitation to VIA Gro was perceived ambiguously by many: some considered it a reward, others considered it a way to alienate her mistress, as they say, out of sight, out of mind.”
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Albina Dzhanabaeva
The soloists of VIA-Gra, who had the opportunity to work with Dzhanabaeva, Tatyana Kotova and Meseda Bagaudinova, do not characterize her with the most the best side- they call her harsh and unrestrained, they claim that Albina could cause a scandal over any, even the most insignificant, reason, and took her anger out on the service staff - make-up artists, costume designers, stage workers.
She sang at VIA Gre from 2004 to 2012, and at the same time studied at the Moscow Psychological and Pedagogical University at the Faculty of Psychology. After the official closure of the group, its producer Konstantin Meladze announced the start of Dzhanabaeva’s solo career.
Christina Kots-Gottlieb. The shortest stay at VIA Gre"
Christina Kots-Gottlieb was born in Donetsk. She was involved in dancing and sports - she is a master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics. Winner of the titles "Miss Donetsk", "Miss Donbass-2003", "Miss international Black Sea 2003", "Miss Donbass-2004".
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Christina Kotz-Gottlieb
After Nadezhda Granovskaya left the group and Vera Brezhneva announced her departure, the producers became preoccupied with searching for a new sexy blonde. The contract with Christina was concluded for five years, but in fact she was the lead singer of the group from January to April 2006. After filming the video “Deceive, but stay,” she was fired from VIA Gra. Moreover, according to Christina herself, the producers didn’t even tell her about this - they simply stopped answering phone calls. Kots-Gottlieb was planning to pursue a solo career, even starring in Bogdan Titomir’s video “Do as I do!”, but then returned to her modeling career, becoming the face of the KOLTSO model agency. She took part in the Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 competition, where she won an unconditional victory.
Olga Koryagina. Designer
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Olga Koryagina
A native of Nikolaev, she joined the group in 2006, when Nadezhda Granovskaya once again announced her departure from VIA Gra. She managed to star in two videos of the group – “L.M.L” and “Flower and Knife”. Upon learning of her pregnancy, Olga announced her departure from the group and soon married the father of the unborn child, businessman Andrei Romanovsky. After the birth of the child, producer Maxim Fadeev offered Koryagina to return to show business, but she refused. Today he designs fashionable clothes.
Meseda Bagaudinova. Girl from "Dream"
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Meseda Bagaudinova
The producers of "VIA Gra" have always sympathized with girls with a bright oriental appearance, so in April 2007 Olga Koryagina was replaced by a singer of Avar (on her father's side) and Ukrainian-Belarusian (on her mother's) origin Meseda Bagaudinova. At the beginning of her musical career, Meseda was a soloist of the “Dreams” group, quite famous in the south of Russia, but at that time she could not even dream of the glory of “VIA Gra”. Meseda spent a year and a half at VIA Gre, and was forced to leave after Nadezhda Granovskaya announced her return to the group. Bagaudinova returned to the “Dreams” group.
Tatiana Kotova. "False pregnancy"
Winner of the title "Miss Russia 2006", represented Russia at the competitions "Miss World 2007" and "Miss Universe 2007". By education, Tatyana is an economist and anti-crisis manager. She joined VIA Gro in 2008 after Vera Brezhneva left. She starred in the videos "My emancipation", "Antigeisha" and "Crazy".
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Tatyana Kotova
In 2010, the media suddenly began vying with each other to write that Kotova would soon leave VIA Gro due to pregnancy. The rumors turned out to be exactly half true: Tatyana really left the group, but her pregnancy turned out to be false. The singer herself, when asked about the reasons for leaving, answered this way: “We can’t admire the sun around the clock. I got my share of the sun’s rays at VIA Gre, now it’s time to collect the stars. I’m offered to work on television and act in films, I want to realize my creativity to the end, because there is no limit to perfection."
Eva Bushmina. "Girl-accident".
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Eva Bushmina
Star Factory graduate Eva Bushmina replaced Tatyana Kotova in VIA Gre. Eva spent a total of about three years in the group. They say that in order not to “fly out” of the group, like other unlucky participants, she increased her breasts by two sizes - from one to three. In VIA Gre, Bushmina had a reputation as an “accident girl”, with whom something constantly happened, since Eva is a big fan of extreme sports and thrills. After the collapse of the group, despite the birth of her daughter (her father is the son of the ex-Minister of Economy of Ukraine Vladimir Lanovoy), he pursues a solo career.
Santa Dimopoulos. Destroyer
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Santa Dimopoulos
It was with her arrival in the group that it became clear that the history of VIA Gra in its previous form was coming to an end. Despite numerous advantages - bright appearance, sex appeal and sports training (Santa is a master of sports in dancing) - new soloist became just another and, alas, unsuccessful attempt to replace the irreplaceable Granovskaya. In 2012, after spending less than a year in the group, Dimopoulos announced her departure from it and the start of a solo career, as a result of which VIA Gra turned into the duet Albina Dzhanabaeva and Eva Bushmina, which soon broke up.
Taisiya Kondratyeva
Thu, 17/04/2014 - 14:21
On January 1, 2013, the hottest female group under the provocative name “VIA Gra” broke up. Over the years of its existence on the Russian pop scene, the hottest group has changed many lineups. Among the members of the group, only the attractiveness of the girls who came to it remained unchanged. Let's remember all the members of the team and rank their sexuality.
Alena Vinnitskaya
Years in the group
2000–2003
Who was
She started writing poetry at the age of 5, and as a child she started a serious business - she made dolls with her own hands, and then sold tickets to relatives for puppet shows. She began her musical career in adolescence - after listening to the group “Kino”, she learned to play the guitar, sing her own songs and make rock in the full sense. Immediately before joining VIA Gra, she sewed handbags, worked as a secretary in an insurance company, and was a VJ and radio host. First musical group, created by Vinnitskaya, was called equally savory and romantic - “The Last Unicorn”. (6 points)
Role in the team
Vinnitskaya was the very first participant of VIA Gra, to which producer Dmitry Kostyuk chose two more girls at the casting - Yulia and Marina. However, with this composition, the project remained on paper, Yulia and Marina were left out, and Nadezhda Granovskaya was paired with Alena. This is where the legend actually begins. Alena was responsible for the vocal parts, Nadezhda was nice to watch - the classic division of labor in music production. The first album, “Attempt No. 5,” which seems from the perspective of 2014 to be a pure classic, is entirely the responsibility of this duo. Although it is generally accepted that Brezhneva, Sedokova and Granovskaya are the golden cast of “VIA Gra”, we would venture to argue: the pop singer was first given battle by these women and precisely on this album, there is not a single insignificant thing here, all the songs are like pearls in Cleopatra’s box - on selection! (7 points)
Who now
Already 11 years have passed since Vinnitskaya, who calls herself the only glam pop-rock performer in Ukraine, has nothing to do with the sex band that made her famous. And it’s worth saying that the artist’s solo career is developing very successfully: 8 albums, not bad (compared to the work of Anna Sedokova, absolutely gorgeous) singles, participation in the soundtrack to “The Hunt for Piranha”, not a single stain on her reputation, nothing to be ashamed of. Recently, Vinnitskaya has expanded in breadth: she creates a capsule collection for the Gwen Stefani brand, calls on Ukrainians to unite (while quoting Akhmatova: “But we lie down in it and become it, that’s why we call this land ours”), cancels tours in Crimea and participates in various charitable programs. (6 points)
Sex factor
It is extremely rare to be naked so that the average man has time to check out all the charms, but certain conclusions can be drawn from what he sees. She knows how to present herself beautifully, but even if you crack it, Granovskaya clearly has a better situation with her data. Advocates of bodily purity may be confused by the tattoo on Alena’s shoulder, on the other hand, for some it is an extra positive argument. (6 points)
Nadezhda Granovskaya
Years in the group
2000–2002, 2002–2006, 2009–2011
Who was
A hot thing from the Ukrainian village of Zbruchovka, who in her youth sent her nude photographs to Konstantin Meladze and, naturally, passed the casting. We are all people, and who wouldn’t take it? Having moved to Kyiv, at first I only communicated with producers and Alena Vinnitskaya. Meladze Sr. would later call her Mowgli in female guise, since she could not really express herself in either Russian or Ukrainian at that time; she spoke Surzhik. (3 points)
Role in the team
Producer Kostyuk called Nadezhda Meikher “the main Viagra”, paying tribute to her seductive habit, Konstantin Meladze gave new surname Granovskaya for a successful combination with the name of the project - and it was she who was destined to eventually become the de facto face of the group, its mascot and long-liver. She is a three-time soloist of VIA Gra, although after each departure she said that this was for good. In total, Granovskaya, who spent about eight years on the Kyiv pop plantation, eventually outlived Vinnitskaya, Sedokova and other girls up to Bushmina. The situation for such a cynical conveyor belt of girls' souls as VIA Gra is truly unique: as they say, from Ilyich to Ilyich without a heart attack or paralysis. (10 points)
Who now
The author of the collection of intimate poems “Momentary Attraction” (“And in a pause over personal admiration, you won’t notice my departure; I look in the mirror with contempt and think what a freak you are...”) recently starred in a Ukrainian romantic comedy, and continues to participate in the transformation show “One to One”, where she gets used to the images of Gurchenko, Leontiev and prepares for a solo career - this will be, according to the artist, something “with retro motifs, in the spirit of the 60s and with elements of Italy.” (3 points)
Sex factor
One fact that immediately puts everything in its place: she has been wearing a bra since she was nine years old. (8 points)
Tatyana Naynik
Years in the group
2002
Who was
A native of St. Petersburg, a model and a graduate of a dog training school, who at one time dreamed of becoming a veterinarian. As a child, she did rhythmic gymnastics and ballet, was thin and considered herself an ugly duckling. She got into the modeling business with the help of her grandmother, who noticed an advertisement for a beauty contest and sent her granddaughter there to show business - again thanks to photographs sent to Konstantin Meladze. Naynik claims that she was invited to the team twice: the first time she did not go, considering the name vulgar and the songs incomprehensible. (4 points)
Role in the team
Against the general background, Naynik seems to be an artist of the second row - this is a figure completely lost among her companions. She only had the chance to stay in the zone of special male attention for six months: they hired Tatyana to replace Granovskaya, who had gone on maternity leave, and when she wanted to return, the replacement was asked to reel in her fishing rods. As part of the group, busty Daphne appeared in the videos for “Stop! Stop! Stop!" and “Good Morning, Dad!”, and in addition, she took part in the deluxe edition of the album “Attempt No. 5”. You can’t accomplish much in six months, of course, but in any case this cannot be called a full-fledged contribution to the development of VIA Gra. (4 points)
Who now
Immediately after VIA Gra, she spent a long time recovering her nerves with a psychotherapist and still complains about the bloody regime of the Georgian tyrant Meladze. In minutes peace of mind managed to finish her pedagogical education in St. Petersburg, and now she produces and at the same time sings in the girl group Maybe. He puts all his time, money and soul into this project. (3 points)
Sex factor
Tatyana has a lot of passion, but in six months you can try it out by eye and feel her curves Russian men They hardly made it in time. The producers of the group probably liked the hairy-eyed dark woman (otherwise why the hell would they have hired her), but after filming for Maxim magazine they claimed that she was the only one in the group that had to be photoshopped. (5 points)
Anna Sedokova
Years in the group
2002–2004
Who was
In the case of Sedokova, her life path before joining the group is practically no different from her companions: she loves music since childhood, a diligent student at school, straight A's, her mother is not overjoyed. In later life, working as a model, TV presenter and VJ - Anna seemed to have decided to try all types of vacancies from the “Arts and Entertainment” section of recruiting sites. Even as a child, I firmly knew that I would grow up and certainly become an artist - and so it happened. (7 points)
Role in the team
I got into the group only the second time, without first passing the selection for minors. It’s hard to imagine the history of the team without the red-haired Sedokova - this meeting seemed to be organized in heaven, everything came together in the most correct way. Largely thanks to Sedokova, that same lineup with Granovskaya and Brezhneva was recognized as the strongest, golden, diamond and sexiest in the entire history of the project. To understand exactly what contribution Sedokova made, just listen to a couple of songs at random from the album “Stop! Removed,” which is celebrating its anniversary today, talents will be revealed wide open, take away those who are ready. (9 points)
Who now
The author of the book “The Art of Seduction” has a charming Twitter and a breathtaking Instagram, lives in Los Angeles, participates in Russian and Ukrainian TV shows, releases his own clothing line, records some songs and shoots some videos. She was married twice - to football player Belkevich and the main character of the show “The Bachelor” Maxim Chernyavsky. In musical terms, alas, everything is extremely deplorable: the only more or less memorable composition can be called the duet with Misha Krupin “Unsafe”, but otherwise it is inferior to almost all of its comrades in the group, who have gone on a solo binge. However, Anna herself is optimistic and encourages her ill-wishers on the microblog: “I (as you think) am just a stupid girl with boobs, that’s why I got a red medal in school and a red diploma in music, higher education, several business projects that bring pleasure and income, a team of 20 people who loves me very much.” (5 points)
Sex factor
Anna Vladimirovna is not just the most vigorous woman among those who have ever exposed body parts in public, she, as they said in the legendary film, is sex itself. The virgin goddess has rounded features in all the grandeur of brilliant nudity. At the same time, the singer is proud that all her filming took place in a bra and underwear - nowhere, nowhere will you see a completely naked Sedokova, dammit, sadly. (9 points)
Vera Brezhneva
Years in the group
2003–2007
Who was
Another story from the category of “invested in children from childhood and received a star at the end.” Gymnastics, karate, handball, music school, participation in school competitions and performances - development was comprehensive, Vera tried to succeed in everything. The “Miss Dnepropetrovsk” competition changed the situation in life - during the selections there, the producers of “VIA Gra” noticed the beauty, and as a result she took the place of Alena Vinnitskaya. (5 points)
Role in the team
Along with Granovskaya and Sedokova, she was the main creator of the group’s success and a member of its golden lineup. It is she who is considered to be a typical “Viagra”, which turns men on with half a turn with one flutter of her eyelashes: back then, in 2003, she gave a heart for a long memory, flew down like an autumn leaf. And there was no person who would tell her “Stop! Stop! Stop!". During the 4 years of Vera’s presence in the group, the entire classical repertoire: something that no normal corporate party or bachelorette party can do without. From “Kill My Girlfriend” to “False, But Stay” through “Biology” and “Diamonds”. (7 points)
Who now
Not a career, but a wonderful miracle that everyone will envy: a huge dose of hits already in the debut album, one of the best songs new Russia“Love will save the world,” a super-successful sentimental duet with Dan Balan, honor and respect from listeners and critics, advertising contracts, leadership in all kinds of tops and ratings. The bar was set very high after leaving the group, and it will be more and more difficult to meet it. The initial application was too strong, but it’s all the more interesting to jump through your own exploits. (9 points)
Sex factor
She has been repeatedly recognized as the sexiest woman in Russia, the most stylish actress and beauty icon. Art must penetrate deeply into life, therefore it is not surprising that the “Sexy Bambina” praised by Vera for Russian-speaking citizens is herself. Presumably a very high percentage of sighted people are officially tilibonite for Vera, without fearing the devil, God, or Soviet power. (8 points)
Svetlana Loboda
Years in the group
2004
Who was
A music school, a circus academy, the first Ukrainian musical about Miklouho-Maclay “Equator” - by all indications, the traditional story of gradual entry into show business with an understanding of one’s own prospects in childhood is being hatched here. And Svetlana’s family is simple: her father works at a factory, her mother is an energy supplier, her grandmother is an opera singer, and her grandfather is a KGB officer who developed a plan to overthrow the dictator Batista in the Cuban jungle. “VIA Gra” was not the first serious experience in Loboda’s career - before that she sang as part of the “Cappuccino” trio and the self-created group “Ketch”. Loboda can be called the most prepared artist at the time of joining VIA Gra - take it and mold it without extra expenses. (7 points)
Role in the team
Now Svetlana is rarely remembered in the context of the group - she did not last so long as VIA Gra, only 4 months. In such a period of time you won’t be able to expand, you won’t be able to show off your product, you won’t even be able to make a loud scandal. So it turns out that all that can be presented in the face of eternity is the clip “Biology” and the filming of the musical “Sorochinskaya Fair”, where Valery Meladze was a devil, and the parodist Galtsev was a priest. (2 points)
Who now
Just as quickly as she was ready to immediately jump into the VIA Gra lineup, she just as quickly freed herself from her previous shackles and recorded her first solo single - less than a month has passed! Svetlana walked to real successes, for which even Lady Gaga would not be ashamed, long and hard, while simultaneously doing ordinary things: she participated in Eurovision 2009, organized social events and fought against domestic violence, coached children on the Ukrainian show “The Voice” , released her own clothing line. There were many worthy songs, but one was truly stellar - “40 degrees” released in 2012. Absolutely bomb level, jewelry precision and hand-crafted piece. Only Brezhneva can beat this; the others have nothing in their repertoire to beat. (8 points)
Sex factor
The habit is outstanding, prominent, raking hands will clearly appreciate the scale and volume. But somehow everything about Svetlana is too much - sometimes it’s scary. It was as if a golem had been brought to life by using random lines from a women's glossy magazine instead of magical formulas. (4 points)
Albina Dzhanabaeva
Years in the group
2004–2012
Who was
As a child, I wanted to become a doctor and one day I put a couple of drops of cologne in the nose of one boy, my first love, for a runny nose. Without music school And there was no need for a music school either. Having moved to Moscow at the age of 17, she studied at Gnesinka and acted in commercials and films. Albina joined the famous team directly from Korea - she was pulled out of the musical about Snow White, in which she played the main role, and in Korean. (5 points)
Role in the team
Tatyana Kotova, after leaving the group, stated that Albina was in a privileged position there because of her connection with Valery Meladze. As a matter of fact, all of Dzhanabaeva’s activities as part of VIA Gra for millions of housewives passed precisely under this sign - they took her because of Valera, they say, but she would never have made it into life. She started out as a backing vocalist, then became a full-fledged replacement for Svetlana Loboda, and made her debut in a new status in the video for “The World I Didn’t Know About Before You.” (6 points)
Who now
On at the moment This is an actress who starred with Kirill Serebrennikov, a solo singer, a TV presenter, an independent person with her own point of view on the events taking place. Dzhanabaeva worked in the group for about eight years until its official closure in January 2013 - only Nadezhda Granovskaya has comparable experience. (5 points)
Sex factor
As the yellow headlines say, which contain only the naked truth, before VIA Gra, Dzhanabaeva did not have a nose, chest or figure. In this form, even the status of the beloved woman of pop mechanic Meladze Jr. would not help him get into the group - such are the cruel laws of effective show business. In her current state, Albina Borisovna is quite willing, but her soul does not begin to sing at the sight of her. (6 points)
Christina Kotz-Gottlieb
Years in the group
2006
Who was
Master of Sports in rhythmic gymnastics, a model from a family of Volga Germans, a regular participant in Ukrainian beauty contests, “Miss Donbass 2003”, a person of flexible views and the same body. The short-lived “Viagrafia” experience became for Christina just a stunning flash of life path, but didn’t really affect anything. (5 points)
Role in the team
She lasted in the group for about 3 months - this is the shortest shift in the entire long history of the sexploitation band. Even Loboda, who was going to win a red convertible on a bet when she reached six months of experience, worked longer than Kots-Gottlieb - 4 months! They hired the German after Granovskaya left and the contract was signed for 5 years, but after the release of the video for the song “Deceive, but stay,” she was turned away. As Christina herself says, the producers simply stopped answering her phone calls. Dmitry Kostyuk would later state that the singer was blown away after the first concert and she began asking for five-figure sums: “I want to get paid like Britney Spears.” (1 point)
Who now
After leaving the group she rarely appeared in public, information about her future fate extremely scarce. In 2009, she represented Ukraine in the finals of Miss Universe 2009; at the beginning of this year, the media blockade was interrupted by the release of her debut single “Trust Your Heart”. (2 points)
Sex factor
Hair below my butt, legs from my ears, a model background - I was torn out of life by cramped, inevitable beauty. Here the picture is clear, Odessa is red: magazines with Christina on the cover should be sold under the counter in limited quantities at Soyuzpechat kiosks. (6 points)
Olga Koryagina
Years in the group
2006–2007
Who was
“Miss Black Sea Region 2001” had never been involved in singing before participating in “VIA Gra”. Born in the Ukrainian city of Nikolaev, she was as far from musical affairs as the Decembrists were from the people, she worked as a model at fashion shows and photo shoots. (3 points)
Role in the team
She competed for the place of Nadezhda Granovskaya with the blonde Christina Kots-Gottlieb, after a long casting, she lost to her and, upset, went home. But Christina was never able to fully enjoy the success: after two months, the producers kicked out the proud daughter of a coal magnate and accepted the brunette Koryagina into the team. Olga, by the way, also turned out to be too temporary a phenomenon: she managed to star in the videos of “L. M. L." and “The Flower and the Knife”, and then left the group for the standard female reason - she became pregnant. It was she who was then paid the largest maternity benefits in the history of VIA Gra - $10,000. (3 points)
Who now
Fashion designer, boutique owner and author of evening dresses for finalists of Ukrainian beauty contests. She now performs on stage under the name Olga Romanovskaya, and launched her solo career only last fall. Although Max Fadeev was going to take it on six years ago, give her songs written by his brother’s wife (singer Monokini) and thus explode the music market. Didn't take it, didn't blow it up. And it didn’t work out for Olga herself either. (4 points)
Sex factor
Olga’s size, of course, is completely fine - the man will gasp, the child will grunt. She looks like Parker Posey or a grown-up version of singer Elvira Tee - this, albeit a small one, is a plus; The sight of Olga does not take your breath away - this is a minus. (5 points)
Meseda Bagaudinova
Years in the group
2007–2009
Who was
She was born in Grozny, grew up in Kislovodsk, studied in Rostov-on-Don, performed at corporate events in the Rostov Municipal Department of Internal Affairs as part of the local group “Dreams”. In short, Mrs. Bagaudinova had serious musical experience even before joining VIA Gra. (5 points)
Role in the team
The return of Granovskaya first knocked Tatyana Naynik out of the saddle, then Meseda Bagaudinova. However, the year and a half that Meseda spent in Viagra status is a very good period for the soloists of the second half of the 2000s. Meseda herself at one time came to replace Olga Koryagina, who had gone on maternity leave, and successfully closed the gap of the little black participant in the team. In her presence, VIA Gra recorded the brilliant “Kisses”, “Emancipation” and several songs of a less catchy nature. If Meseda was destined in heaven to sing “The higher the love, the lower the kisses,” together with Dzhanabaeva, and to disgrace herself no longer with any reasonable activity, then it is worth recognizing that the mission has been accomplished. (5 points)
Who now
Working in the group became a stage in Meseda’s life and allowed her to launch a solo project immediately after her dismissal. The new songs of the Avar Angelina Jolie did not bring any success, but she does not despair and believes that she has exactly the same chance of shooting as Brezhneva had in her time. Indeed, all that remains is to find an author who will write a bomb on the level of “Love will save the world” as quickly as possible. As Vadim Baykov sang in a similar situation: “I don’t have a hit, this place is vacant.” (3 points)
Sex factor
Eastern roughness, sweet curves - Meseda is capable of bringing anyone to the fall. Breathing heavily from passion, I undress, rustling. (6 points)
Tatyana Kotova
Years in the group
2008–2010
Who was
According to her diploma, she is an economist and anti-crisis manager, in fact she is “Miss Russia 2006” from a mining family, who has participated in beauty contests since childhood (the first title was “Miss Autumn 98” at the age of thirteen). Unlike her group companions, she never considered herself an ugly duckling, and even in school years signing autographs for excited boys. (4 points)
Role in the team
In March 2008, she replaced Vera Brezhneva and immediately got involved in the shooting of the video “I’m not afraid.” Next were “Emancipation”, “Antigeisha” and “Crazy” - not the last things in the work of “VIA Gra”. The passionate blonde Kotova looked next to the partners who were on her watch not like a lost sheep, but extremely dignified, which is why she spent two whole years. Even if it was impossible to see her singing even the word “mu” on the screen, you also need to be able to perform decorative and applied functions well. She left the group because of the desire to fully realize her creative abilities. (3 points)
Who now
She is on a protein diet, appears in utilitarian Russian films with titles like “What Men Do,” and began her solo career with the song “He” written by Irina Dubtsova in 2010. Four years passed, Tatyana did not stand still, other songs were performed, but you know exactly as much about them as about the mentioned composition “He”. (3 points)
Sex factor
Beautiful woman Tatyana, very beautiful. Consider that there was no one more beautiful than her at VIA Gra. Your figure is built like church candles, your gaze is like a piercing gaze of swords. In general, no complaints, just admiration. (8 points)
Eva Bushmina
Years in the group
2010–2012
Who was
The shot sparrow is not one of the shy ones; Yana Shvets decided to connect her fate with music long before VIA Gra. The native of the Lugansk region had her own solo project Lucky, and participation in the Ukrainian “Star Factory-3” under the supervision of Konstantin Meladze, and dancing in the ballet The Best, and working as a TV presenter. However, in order to make a big statement about myself, it was necessary to slightly change the name and break into VIA Gra. By this time, childhood friend Nastya Kamenskikh had already made a splash throughout the EurAsEC Customs Union along with Potap - Eva urgently needed to catch up to this level. (4 points)
Role in the team
Right while participating in the TV show “Star Factory. Super final." announced an early exit from the project and moved to VIA Gra, replacing Tatyana Kotova there. Things were approaching the end of the once glorious all-girl team, and Bushmina managed to participate in only three releases: “Get Out,” “A Day Without You” and “Hello, Mom!” It didn’t make any difference to the weather, but it didn’t spoil the overall performance either - given that the group existed in the mode of a fading sine wave, it would have been blasphemy to demand more. (5 points)
Who now
Less than two months after leaving the group, Bushmina presented a new song and herself as an independent pop unit. The most fashionable people of new Ukrainian music were involved in the debut: singer Dmitry Monatik became the author of the song “Soboy”, and the lead singer of The Maneken project Evgeniy Filatov became the sound producer. In addition to promoting her own creativity, she participated in the show “Yak dvi krapli”, where she impersonated Rihanna and Christina Aguilera. (5 points)
Sex factor
Something at the level of Kate Hudson or even higher, that is, not for everyone. However, headlines like “Eva Bushmina flashed something” flash on the Internet quite often, which means that such amateurs definitely exist in nature, there is no doubt about it. (6 points)
Santa Dimopoulos
Years in the group
2011–2012
Who was
World fitness champion from a Greek-Assyrian-Ukrainian family, law school graduate, event manager, dance teacher, model and TV presenter. In short, a multi-talented personality with an outstanding appearance. And without VIA Gra it would not have been lost, the basic parameters are too good. (7 points)
Role in the team
A graduate of the third season of the Ukrainian “Star Factory” came a year before the project was closed, replaced Nadezhda Granovskaya and took part only in the song “Hello, Mom!” (1 point)
Who now
She didn’t want to be either “one of” or “the little black one on the right” and left VIA Gra two months before the official closure of the group. At the moment, only one single, “When We Move,” has been released, which has not gained much success (unless you count the status of “Ukrainian Nicole Scherzinger” in the comments to the video posted on the Internet as such). So you have to kiss dolphins, get married for the third time and post erotic photos on Instagram, simultaneously quarreling with Anna Sedokova and sharing men with her. (2 points)
Sex factor
A dark and pumped-up athlete, a toned figure, elastic forms - Monsieur Meladze knew a lot about increments. Oriental flavor, as in the case of Meseda Bagaudinova, this is a barrel organ! (7 points)
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 band's name is an allusion to medicinal product Viagra stands for VIA - vocal and instrumental ensemble; Ukrainian gra - game. A distinctive feature of the group is the frequent change of members, 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 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, 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 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 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 of the Ukrainian project "Star Factory", former soloist of the Ukrainian group "Seventh Heaven". World Fitness Champion (2011).
