Childhood and family of Maria Alalykina: dances and music
Masha was born in ordinary family, lived in the residential area of Alla Dukhova.Back in 2001, Maria became the winner of the “Beauty of Russia” competition. As she said in an interview, this came as a surprise to her. Before participating in the competition, the girl decided for herself that she would be able to appear on television; we can say that she set such a goal for herself. Another dream of Masha was to sing from the stage.
Maria Alalykina converted to Islam. Interview
She posted the photo, having previously scanned it, as a participant in the competition. About six months later, when she went to the website, she saw that her name was among the finalists based on the results of online voting. Maria was surprised to learn that she had been chosen as the girl of the week. Even going to the finals, she did not know who her competitors were. Masha perceived her victory then as something extremely important. She was waiting, what would happen next, what would follow such a brilliant victory? Giving an interview after the award, she said that her dream is happiness in her personal life and a successful career.
A few months later, photographs of the girl appeared in a number of magazines, including FHM magazine.
Maria Alalykina at the Star Factory
In 2002, Maria was chosen from many applicants for the first “Star Factory”, hosted by Yana Churikova. She came there by chance, one might say, in company with her younger sister Margarita. However, because of her young age, her sister was not accepted, but Masha was accepted.The singer had a character that did not allow her to do anything for a long time. Very quickly she got bored with everything, she lost interest and began to look for something else. Masha thought that once she got to the “Factory” she would be able to fulfill her old dream of singing on stage. The girl wanted the audience to hear her songs, wanted to engage in personal creativity, to convey her thoughts to people. However, in reality everything turned out not to be as the girl imagined.
The producers of this project decided to create a group. Thus, Alalykina did not get the opportunity to perform on her own. Having not been in the first cast for even six months, Maria decided to leave the project. Over these few months, she managed to star in a single video. Its title is “About Love”. Many believed that Maria was the most beautiful singer of the first line-up.
Maria Alalykina after “Factory”
During the time spent at the Factory, Masha fell far behind at the university. She practically never appeared there. In addition, there have been changes in the singer’s personal life.How did singer Masha Alalykina from “Factory” trade the spotlight for Salafis?
Later in the interview, the girl said that she was disappointed in “Factory”, since the project did not allow each of the participants to open up personally. Another reason for leaving is the threat of expulsion from the university. Initially, when going to the project, Alalykina thought that she would be able to somehow combine performances and studies, because she was not the only one. But it turned out that this was not easy, in addition, the dean’s office was opposed to having such a student study at the university who skips most classes. At some point, Masha realized that the doors to her were beginning to close. past life, where my favorite university was.
Work and rehearsals in the group seemed to her like some kind of continuous holiday, far from reality. She had to make a very difficult choice. By leaving the team, she surprised many. A considerable number of people thought that she had done a stupid thing, because success, fame, and financial independence lay ahead. We can say that she left at the height of her possible career.
Producer Igor Matvienko agreed to help Maria and promised to issue the necessary certificates for the university. But Alalykina made it clear to everyone that her decision was deliberate and made finally. Despite the fact that leaving the group was a violation of the contract signed by the singer, they did not forcefully keep her, they took her decision seriously and with understanding.
The teachers happily accepted the girl’s return to school and helped her catch up on the missed program.
Personal life of Maria Alalykina
There was a lot of gossip in the media about the reasons for Maria leaving the group. It was even assumed that she was pregnant. However, these were all rumors. Soon she got married. Her husband was a successful businessman. After he converted to Islam, Mary also changed her faith. Since then, her name has been Maryam. A daughter was born in the marriage. Everything was fine in the family, and the girl felt happy. Seven years later, changes occurred in her life - her husband married her close friend, and Alalykina returned to her parents.Graduate of the “Star Factory” Maria Alalykina.
Maryam worked at the linguistic center at Leningrad State Medical University. According to the girl, she was asked to leave work because of her not quite standard appearance, after all, having become a Muslim, she always wore a headscarf and a floor-length skirt. However, Leningrad State Medical University claimed that Alalykina resigned of her own free will. In 2007, the girl made an unsuccessful attempt to return to the stage. She wanted to get to " New wave" The composition that Maryam recorded for the competition was not accepted.
Maria Alalykina today
Lately, Alalykina has been translating for a number of Muslim websites. In addition to five European languages, she also speaks Arabic. In addition, she runs a “Live Journal” on the Internet, where you can read many personal reflections former singer on the topic of religion. Maryam does not regret that she once left the project and changed her life and faith. If you judge her life by her posts on the Internet, we can say that she found what she wanted.The Fabrika group, popular for many years, and a fairly stable line-up of soloists, have been delighting their fans for many years. In 2002, in front of millions of television viewers famous producer Igor Matvienko managed to create a mega popular group, consisting of charming, sweet-voiced girls.
From the very beginning, critics were loyal to the young female group, calling them “a Slavic girl band” and describing its music as “almost folk with recognizable folklore elements, devoid of the vulgarity of pop remakes.”
Factory Group 2018. New line-up, relevant for today.
About all the members of the Fabrika group
The history of the group began on the reality show “Star Factory,” whose performances were broadcast during prime time on the country’s main TV channel. The producers had two tasks: to find talented and bright performers and to make them Russian pop stars. The guys and girls who successfully passed the casting settled in a country mansion. For several months they were under the watchful eye of cameras. The best vocal teachers, choreographers, makeup artists and stylists worked with them. Each week at the reporting concert, one participant left the show. But Maria Alalykina, Alexandra Savelyeva, Irina Toneva and Sati Kazanova managed to reach the finals. It was within the framework of the project that their hits “Oh, Yes” and “About Love” were first performed.
After the end of the show as part of the promotional tour, they gave more than 200 concerts, which further increased their growing popularity. The song “About Love” lasted in the country’s charts for more than 26 weeks and was awarded the “Stopudovy Hit” award.
On November 5, 2003, the debut album of the Factory group, “Factory Girls,” was released, consisting of 12 songs. The second album “We are so different” appeared on the shelves in 2008. Both critics and the public constantly noted the attractive appearance of the participants, and the girls themselves repeatedly participated in photo sessions for men's magazines.
The peak of popularity occurred in 2003-2008. But when the “factory” fever ended, the Fabrika group retained its lineup and continued to actively tour, record new singles and take part in large-scale concerts and events. The team has repeatedly received the Golden Gramophone statuette award, prestigious awards“Glamour” and “Stopudovy Hit”, and the Factory’s soloists regularly appeared on official lists of the most beautiful representatives of the fair sex. Thanks to the successful start at the Star Factory, the group has been on stage for more than fifteen years, and even the departed soloists were able to build successful solo careers and not go beyond the horizon of fame.
Factory group 2002:The soloists did not exist in this lineup for long, but were able to reach the finals of the show and take 2nd place, losing only to the boy band “Roots”.
- Alexandra Savelyeva;
IRINA TONEVA
Irina was born in 1977 on July 27 in the small military town of Krasnoznamensk near Moscow. The girl showed an early talent for music, so her parents enrolled her in music school. When the physical education teacher noted Ira’s excellent plasticity, sports and ballroom dancing were added to the list of hobbies.
IN graduating classes Irina became seriously interested in chemistry, so after school she went to study as a chemical technologist at the Moscow University of Design and Technology. The music did not let go, and Irina’s second “alma mater” became the famous Gnesinka (pop vocal department). Later she performed as a soloist in a military orchestra, and in the fall of 2002 she found herself at the first “Star Factory”. Among her most striking performances on reality shows, one can note her victory in the confrontation with Vitas and her duet with Pavel Artemyev on the composition “You Understand,” which instantly appeared in the rotation of most radio stations.
Despite the increasing frequency of line-up changes, Irina is still devoted to the Factory group. But still she pays attention to others creative directions. After graduating from school in 2013 acting German Sidakov, she began to appear on the silver screen (the films “Cinderella”, “Snow Angel”, “Women on the Edge” and “Hello, I’m your dad!”). The debut of her career as an actress was the experimental theatrical production“The Tale of Sonechka”, in which she played Marina Tsvetaeva and two other male roles.
SASHA SAVELIEVA
Alexandra was born in Moscow on December 25, 1983. Her father was a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences, so the family did not think that Sasha would connect her life with music. As a child, the girl practiced figure skating under the guidance of the famous coach Irina Moiseeva and was even enrolled in the Olympic reserve group. At the age of five, Sasha was enrolled in music class. She studied flute and piano and performed talentedly at the conservatories of Moscow, the Kremlin and the Palace of Congresses.
When she had to make a choice between sports and music, Alesandra chose a musical career. Simultaneously with classes at the theater and music school, there were performances with the ensemble “Kuvichki”. After school, she gave documents to the Gnessin School and the School named after. Schnittke. Both institutions were happy to accept Alexandra as their student, but she chose Gnesinka, within whose walls she organized her first musical group.
While participating in the Star Factory talent show, the girl gained real fame. In addition, Sasha Savelyeva often appears in the “One Hundred Most beautiful people Moscow”, participates in photo sessions for the popular tabloids “Playboy”, “XXL”, “Maxim”, “Penguin”. She is the author of many of the group’s compositions, and there is talk about the beginning of her solo career.
The girl’s personal life is not particularly advertised. For some time she dated figure skater Alexei Yagudin, whom she met on the project “ Ice age" In 2010, she married Kirill Safonov, who played the leading male role in the acclaimed film “Tatiana’s Day.”
Maria's creative career ended unexpectedly abruptly. One of the most promising participants of the “Factory” suddenly disappeared from the stage. Many fans are still wondering where the girl disappeared and what she is doing now.
Maria was born on April 27, 1983 in Moscow. She always strived for publicity and creativity, and was fond of singing and dancing. In 2001, Masha won the “Beauty of Russia” competition. Alalykina came to the “Star Factory” by accident, coming there with her younger sister. Surprisingly, her sister could not pass the selection due to her age, but Masha easily became a full participant in the project and came under the tutelage of experienced and famous producers and musicians.
The whole country followed the development of the girl’s career. Bright, self-confident, with a strong character, she easily became everyone's favorite. And her affair with a project participant and future lead singer of the group “Roots” attracted even more attention to Maria.
After the final, the participants went on a tour around the country. Their performances attracted full houses, but the girl suddenly disappeared. As it turned out later, she was not satisfied with the format in which she had to work. Popularity, stage, appearances on magazine covers are good, but unloved songs and costumes, a career in a group and not solo - this was not what Maria dreamed of. In addition, she began to have problems with the university, which refused to certify a student who missed entire semesters. My parents prioritized my studies and insisted on leaving the group.
At first, Maria thought that she was leaving show business only for a while. But then she met her first lover, a successful and wealthy lawyer Alexei Zuenko, and decided to concentrate on family life. Following her husband, she converted to Islam and changed her name to Maryam, wearing a hijab after the wedding. Now performing in revealing outfits in front of an audience, a large part of which consisted of men, became unacceptable for her.
During the marriage, Maria gave birth to a daughter, but her husband left her for her close friend. The family broke up. Currently, there are many rumors floating around her life. Some argue that she lives in her parents' house, and the child is raised by her father. According to others, she married a Muslim again and left the metropolis for a small village near Dagestan. One thing is certain - the girl is engaged in Russian-Arabic translations, and also works with texts from three more European languages. TO musical career she's not going back.
Sataney was born in the Kabardino-Balkarian village of Verkhniy Kurkuzhin on October 2, 1982. In addition to her, three more daughters grew up in the family. Sati was the eldest and helped her parents look after her younger sisters. The future soloist of “Factory” studied at a village school, and when she turned 12, she moved with her family to Nalchik. There she studied vocals at an art school, and later entered the school for academic vocals. Sati was actively involved in creativity, participated in various concerts, and became a laureate of the Nalchik Dawns competition. For some time she worked as a singer in a restaurant, which angered her father.
Soon Sati set off to conquer the capital. She entered the Academy. Gnessins and received an incomplete higher education majoring in pop singing. Her parents were not able to help the girl financially, so she had to combine her studies with her work as a vocalist in the musical show “Voyage of Dreams,” which was held in one of the casinos.
This was followed by participation in the “Star Factory”. Due to the group's popularity and constant touring, Sati was unable to obtain a diploma. In 2014, she corrected this biographical fact by graduating from GITIS with a degree in actor.
The girl’s performances as part of the Factory group ended in May 2010. A solo career also began under the leadership of Igor Matvienko. Soon her first single, “Seven Eighths,” was released. Next came the songs “Buenos Aires”, “Otherworldly”, “Feeling of Lightness”, “Fool”, “Until Dawn”, “My Happiness Sleeps”, etc.
In 2011, Sati became the host of Anton Makarsky in the program “The Phantom of the Opera,” in which Russian pop stars performed works of world classics. Then she tried herself as a restaurateur, opening the Kilim establishment, specializing in Azerbaijani, Uzbek and Arabic cuisine. The restaurant existed for less than a year, bringing only losses to Sati. In 2015, the musical community finally recognized Casanova as a solo singer. The girl won the Audience Award from music award"Sound track" and received two "Golden Gramophones".
The personal life of Sati Casanova often becomes the object of gossip. She was credited with having affairs with Joseph Kobzon's son Andrei, businessman Arthur Shachnev, head of Russian Radio Roman Emelyanov, billionaire Timur Kulibayev, and entrepreneur Alexander Shenkman. The girl rarely comments on rumors. According to her, she is looking for a man like her father, who will be noble and generous, but will not limit her freedom.
Factory composition 2003-2010:In February 2003, a video for the famous composition of the group “About Love” was released, and the group is still in full composition appeared in the popular men's magazines Penguin, Maxim and FHM. In August 2003, Masha Alalykina learned of her expulsion from the institute and left the group after a tour.
After her departure, the quartet turns into a trio:
- Alexandra Savelyeva;
- Alexandra Savelyeva;
- Katya Lee.
For a long time, the viewer perceived the “Factory” group as something indivisible and unified, but in 2010 Sati Casanova left the group. A casting call was announced for the vacant position. As a result, Igor Matvienko focused his attention on former member of the Hi-Fi group Katya Lee. At first, fans of the first group of “Factory” did not perceive Katya as a new full-fledged member of the team and demanded that Sati be returned. Over time, Ekaterina Lee proved that she is a true professional and rightfully took her place.
Katya Li, like Sati, was born in Kabardino-Balkaria (city of Tyrnyauz). She was born on December 7, 1984. Catherine’s ancestors include not only Koreans, but also Poles, Turks, Russians and even Don Cossacks. The girl devoted herself to creativity from childhood. She attended a vocal studio and participated in countless regional, republican and all-Russian competitions.
After graduating from school, she moved to St. Petersburg. Ekaterina told her parents that she was going to study as a linguist, but she herself applied to the pop and jazz department of the University of Culture and Art. She managed to get in only on the second attempt, and to earn a living, Ekaterina took part in evening performances in one of the best restaurants in the city. It was there that the leader of the Hi-Fi group noticed her. She existed in this team for exactly 4 years. Afterwards she decided to try herself as solo singer, but her attempt was crowned with success.
Together with the group “Factory”, as previously written, Katya performed for 4 years. She named the reason for her departure as a spinal injury sustained in a fall from a horse during the filming of the video “Don’t Be Born Beautiful.” After completing her artistic career, the girl decided to start building her personal life.
Members of the Factory group from 2014 to 2018:- Alexandra Savelyeva;
ALEXANDRA POPOVA
Immediately after the departure of Catherine Lee, fans were introduced to new soloist– Sasha Popova, previously known as a finalist of the show “I want to go to VIAgra.”
Alexandra was born in the Ukrainian city of Krasny Luch on June 28, 1991. Her singing career began at the age of three, when she took part in one of the performances of her older sister, who studied vocals and dances. Sasha's childhood passed in theater club, at various competitions, concerts, main city Christmas trees, etc. Creative success combined with excellent performance at school. The girl lost her mother very early, so she dedicates all her victories to her memory.
Alexandra received the profession of dentist. At the university she was a real activist, promoting healthy image and collected a number of awards for achievements in creativity.
Dreaming about big stage, Alexandra Popova came to Konstantin Meladze’s reality show “I want to join VIAgra” and immediately attracted the attention of the jury by performing famous hit groups "Boombox" "Watchmen". She failed to win the competition, but Igor Matvienko noticed her. Alexander Popov’s bright appearance, young age, good voice and beautiful figure fit into the role of a soloist in the Factory group.
Happiness and stability reign in the singer’s personal life. She has long been in a relationship with a young man who, following his beloved, moved from Donetsk to Moscow.
Hits of the group "Factory"
In the first two years of their existence, the girls released four video clips for their popular hits “About Love”, “Factory Girls”, “The Sea is Calling”, “Fish”.
Next comes the song “Oh, Mom, I’m in Love,” a more popular version of the earlier song “Oh, Yes.” Maria Alalykina leaves the group, but the composition of the Factory "Toneva, Savelyeva, Casanova" achieves the greatest popularity and attracts maximum attention to the group.
This was followed by a joint with “ Ivanushkami International"clip "Beyond the Horizon", singles "5 minutes" and "Let go of love". In 2005, the compositions “Innocent Me”, “He” were presented to the public, and in 2006 - “Romance” and “Raspberry”. The trio surpasses the more experienced girl band “Brilliant” in popularity.
In 2007, the Fabrika group received its fourth Golden Gramophone for the single “Light the Lights.” 2008 - the time of hits “We are so different”, “Call me, call”, “Mon Cupid”. Enough material is collected in the team’s luggage, and not only new album, but also the collection “The Best and Favorite”. In 2009, the singles “And I Want to Love So Much” and “Fortune Teller” were released.
In 2010, Ekaterina Lee made her debut in the video “I’ll Kiss You,” and a video was also shot for the song “Ali Baba,” recorded together with Arash. In 2011, the trio participated in the “Star Factory. Return”, and the listener’s attention is attracted by the composition “Stops”. In 2012-2013, the singles “Movies about Love”, “She is Me”, “Don’t Be Born Beautiful” were released.
In 2014, with the participation of Alexandra Popova, the Fabrika group recorded two new songs - “Fell in Love” and “Secret”, and at the anniversary “Golden Gramophone” received an award for the song “Lelik”.
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Biography, life story of the Factory group
"Factory" is a Russian female pop group.Creative path
The group "Factory" was born in October 2002 on television project"Star Factory". Producer Igor Matvienko created, right in front of millions of viewers, an excellent team of sweet-voiced and charming girls, who, according to the voting results, took an honorable second place in the project. At first, Maria Alalykina was also a member of the Factory, but very soon she got married and gave up music.
The girls got off to a very good start. As part of the “Final in Your City” tour, they performed more than 200 concerts. In the first two years of work, they released four videos - “About Love”, “The Sea is Calling”, “Factory Girls”, “Fish”. The song “About Love” lasted 26 weeks in the charts. They also received the “Stopudovy Hit” award. Over time, the group’s activities were awarded several Golden Gramophone awards.
The debut album of the group “Factory Girls” (which included 12 songs) appeared on the shelves on November 5, 2003. “We prepared for this event for a long time: we recorded songs in the studio in the spring, summer and autumn in short breaks between tours. Now our dream has come true - the album is ready. This is the main joy for us and for our fans.", - they said, and .
The girls' second album was released in 2008. The disc entitled “We are so different” turned out to be extremely successful. In the same year, “Factory” released the collection “The Best and Favorite”.
From the very first day of the group’s creation, critics and the public noted that all participants in the project were excellent beauties. The girls took part in photo shoots for men's magazines several times.
The peak of "Factory"'s popularity occurred in 2003-2007. However, even after the “factory” fever ended, the girls did not lose their favorite job and loyal fans. The singers continued to actively tour and take part in various events, shoot videos and record new singles.
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In the spring of 2010, she left the “Factory” - the singer decided to take up solo activities. Her place is taken by Ekaterina Lee. In 2014, she left the group due to health reasons. A couple of weeks later, the place of the third “manufacturer” is taken by Alexandra Popova.
Participants
Zodiac sign: Libra.
Place of birth: Kabardino-Balkarian Republic, village. Verkhny Kurkuzhin, Baksan district.
Place of residence: Moscow.
Education (+title educational institution): incomplete higher education, Russian Academy music named after Gnesins.
Who and where she worked: lead singer of the group “Factory” (2002-2010), singer, TV presenter.
Interests, hobbies: Internet, books.
How he spends his free time: with friends or reading a book.
Hair color: dark.
Favorite color: pink, black also suits her very well.
Favorite flowers: roses.
Favorite school subject: no.
Favorite sport: preference.
Favorite clothes: anything feminine, sexy, tight.
Idols: the singer's secret.
Favorite game: “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.”
Favorite dish: Caesar salad, sushi.
Favorite writer (book): Dovlatov, .
Favorite drink: dry white wine.
Favorite movie actor (movie): the movie “Michael.”
Place I would like to visit: Venice.
How much is needed for “complete happiness”: a lot, a lot.
When it was (is) very scary: when you were alone for a long time.
My deepest dream: to become a real artist.
Personal motto: if you really, really want something, you will definitely achieve it.
She dances great, she sings great, she is beautiful and smart, she is the most beloved member of the Factory group (according to statistics), and she is also very kind. Sometimes it seems that she has no flaws, but who knows... “When people work on stage for a long time, they understand each other not just in half a word or half a glance, but at the level of the seventh sense, at the level of intuition. You perform and with your back you feel where your partner is moving on the stage. It's a thrill. This is what we strive for!”.
Zodiac sign: Cancer.
Place of birth: Krasnoznamensk.
Place of residence: Krasnoznamensk, Moscow region.
Education (+name of educational institution): University of Design and Technology, chemist-technologist for leather and fur. State Moscow School of Pop and Jazz Arts, vocal department.
Marital status: not married.
Interests, hobbies: dancing, collecting “relaxation” music.
How he spends his free time: goes to nightclubs to dance and watch cool dancers.
Eye color: green.
Hair color: red, highlighted (natural – light brown).
Favorite flowers: many.
Favorite clothes: sportswear, jeans.
Idols: no.
Favorite game: from television shows- “Star Factory”.
Favorite dish: boiled oatmeal with sunflower oil and sugar, fried champignons with cheese.
Favorite writer (book): Coelho “The Alchemist” and books by Richard Bach.
Favorite movie actor (movie): Titanic.
Favorite Music: A-ha, George Benson, Diana Schur, from dance music– disco house.
Place I would like to visit: Fiji Island, where the movie “The Beach” was filmed.
How much is needed for “complete happiness”: and so happy.
When it was (is) very scary: it can be scary when self-doubt appears.
My deepest dream: a house right by the sea, on the sand.
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius.
Place of birth: Moscow.
Place of residence: Moscow.
Education (+name of educational institution): State Medical University named after. Gnesins, department for training leaders of folk choirs and folk ensembles.
Who and where she worked: lead singer of the group “Factory” (since 2002).
Marital status: married to an actor.
Interests, hobbies: composing music.
How he spends his free time: meets with friends, in winter - alpine skiing, skating, in summer - swimming in the sea, tennis, ping-pong, and also goes to the gym.
Hair color: light.
Favorite color: many.
Favorite flowers: roses.
Favorite perfume: Kenzo.
Favorite school subject: singing.
Favorite sport: alpine skiing, swimming.
Favorite clothes: jeans.
Idols: no.
The most memorable event in life: “Star Factory”.
Favorite game: “How to become a millionaire.”
Favorite dish: Ukrainian borscht.
Favorite writer (book): Paulo Coelho “The Alchemist”, Richard Bach “Illusions”.
Favorite drink: Coca-Cola.
Favorite movie actor (movie): , .
Favorite music: soul, r’n’b.
Places I would like to visit: New York and Paris.
How much is needed for “complete happiness”: more of everything.
When it was (is) very scary: I was never scared of anything.
My deepest dream: to become a professional in my field.
Personal motto: just forward.
Beauty - this is how you can describe it in one word at the first meeting, and then you will understand that she is not only beautiful, but also very smart, talented and has many qualities. She is one of the hundred most beautiful girls Moscow in 2003 and she is the face of 2001. “Do you know how they woke us up? They turned on some terrible song at the highest volume and turned on the bright lights. Here, like it or not, you will wake up. In the morning we all looked like fur seals.".
Name: Alexandra Popova.
Zodiac sign: Cancer.
Place of birth: Krasny Luch (Lugansk region).
Education (+name of educational institution): Donetsk Medical University named after (specialization - dentist).
Who and where she worked: the Factory group (since 2014).
Marital status: not married.
Hair color: dark brown.
Name: Maria Alalykina.
Zodiac sign: Taurus.
Place of birth: Moscow.
Education (+name of educational institution): college named after (guitar class), Moscow Linguistic University.
Who and where she worked: group “Factory” (2003-2004).
Marital status: married.
Hair color: light.
Name: Ekaterina Lee.
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius.
Place of birth: Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria.
Education (+name of educational institution): St. Petersburg state university culture and arts (pop and jazz department).
Who and where she worked: group (2006-2008, 2009-2010), group “Factory” (2010-2014).
Marital status: not married.
Hair color: brunette.
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15 years ago the first “Star Factory” burst onto the airwaves, which had resounding success. The project participants received a lucky ticket to the top of show business. True, not all “manufacturers” were able to gain a permanent foothold on the big stage. Some became famous artists, while others disappeared from view forever. The editors of Woman’s Day found out the fates of the finalists of all seasons of the reality show.
Very soon the legendary competition will appear on screens again. The MUZ-TV channel has already announced casting for a television program with a slightly changed name - “ New factory stars!
Absolutely anyone from 15 to 29 years old gets a chance to become famous like Polina Gagarina, Elena Temnikova or Natalya Podolskaya. The list of “Factory” finalists from past years who were able to gain fame and popularity is quite extensive, which greatly increases the excitement on the eve of the upcoming show.
The main requirement of the project editors: participants must be able to sing, write lyrics and melodies. Only 16 contestants will fight for a place in the sun. In the meantime, the editors of Woman’s Day remembered the fates of the finalists of all past seasons of the reality show.
“Star Factory” by Igor Matvienko
First place – group “Roots”
The guys from the “Roots” group, who took first place, were predicted to have a bright future. At first, they really kept the bar and were in great demand: they toured Russia, recorded soundtracks for films and TV series. But by 2010, popularity began to decline and the group broke up, and popular hits are heard only at school discos.
Lesha Kabanov and Sasha Berdnikov today are exemplary family men, Pasha Artemyev continues to make music and even created his own indie group ARTEMIEV, and Sasha Astashenok managed to appear in films, although he did not have any particularly significant roles.
Second place – group “Factory”
But the girl band “Factory”, which took second place, managed to break through to fame. The debut album “Factory Girls” went on sale in 2004. The entire circulation was sold out in a few days. Irina, Alexandra and Sati continued to record new compositions and star in videos. A year later, such songs as “It’s not my fault” and “He” were released. The compositions instantly became real hits. Even producer Igor Matvienko did not expect such success. During their career, the “factory girls” released 3 studio albums, 22 singles and 16 videos. They gave hundreds of concerts in major cities of Russia and the CIS countries. They have six Golden Gramophone awards to their name.
Until now, the “factory girls” delight fans with regular performances, however, only Alexandra Savelyeva and Irina Toneva remain from the old lineup. Sati Casanova left the group in 2010, and her place was taken by former member Hi-Fi group Katya Lee.
As for the girls’ personal lives, everything is in perfect order. Irina Toneva married 27-year-old dancer from Ukraine Alexey Brizh, and Alexandra Savelyeva is very happily married to actor Kirill Safonov, but Sati Casanova has not yet settled her personal life.
Third place – Mikhail Grebenshchikov
Third place in the project was taken by Mikhail Grebenshchikov, about whom nothing has been heard for a very long time. After “Star Factory,” the singer released only a couple of songs that were successful, but despite this, things didn’t go any further.
Misha has matured and no longer sings about “loaves, they’re rolls.” But now Grebenshchikov is an employee of the Ministry of Arts and a teacher at Alla Pugacheva’s children’s school.
“Star Factory” by Maxim Fadeev
First place – Polina Gagarina
Everyone dreams of repeating the success of Polina Gagarina. The singer took first place at the second “Star Factory”, made a brilliant solo career, took second place at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2015, became a mentor in the popular show “The Voice” on Channel One and, finally, became a happy wife and mother of two children .
In addition to everything listed above, Polina also changed dramatically in appearance and became simply beautiful. At the beginning of her career, the artist looked completely different, and then, unexpectedly for everyone, she lost weight, changed her image and began to prefer other outfits, which only benefited her. Today Gagarin is a true icon style.
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Second place – Elena Terleeva
After completing her participation in the “Factory” show, Elena Terleeva threw herself into her studies: she intensively studied vocals, choreography and managed to work in jazz bands. After graduating from a music university in 2005, Elena met composer Alex Prusov and began preparing her first solo project, which included the songs “Between Me and You” and “Drop.”
Even the Moscow government appreciated the creativity of the aspiring star and awarded him the title “Golden Voice of Russia.” In 2005, Terleeva managed to become one of the contenders to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. And two years later, she pleased fans with new hits: “Sun” and “Love Me”, for the first of which the singer received many awards: an award from the Golden Gramophone, laureate at the Song of the Year - 2007 competition.
Despite significant success, the girl was not completely satisfied with her life, because she always dreamed of performing in the jazz genre, but such music is not in great demand in Russia. For some time, Maxim Fadeev continued to promote the performer, but their joint collaboration was no longer so successful. Elena released several more songs, but her performances no longer caused the same sensation.
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Third place – Elena Temnikova
The creative destiny of Elena Temnikova was more enviable than that of her namesake. Largely thanks to the provocative Serebro group, created under the leadership of Max Fadeev. In addition to Elena Temnikova, the ensemble included Marina Lizorkina and Olya Seryabkina. In May 2007, the girl group’s first single, “Song#1,” was released on the Monolith Records label. It was with this composition that the Serebro trio went to Eurovision. As a result, the group representing Russia took 3rd place at the competition in Helsinki. In April 2009, Serebro’s debut album, “Opium Roz,” went on sale.
Both the release and the tour that followed in support of it turned out to be successful, but already in December information appeared that Temnikova was leaving the project. The reason for this was the singer’s conflict with Max Fadeev: the producer was dissatisfied with the romance between Lena and his younger brother Artem. However, then the artist still remained in the group. As part of Serebro, she released the album “Mama Lover” in 2011. The most famous songs from it were “Mama Lyuba” and “Mi Mi Mi”. At the beginning of 2014, Elena Temnikova, due to emerging health problems, terminated her contract with Fadeev ahead of schedule, paying a large penalty.
After leaving Serebro, the singer took up solo career. In November 2014, she recorded the song “Addiction”, and in 2015 – the singles “Towards” and “Let’s Fly Away”. Last song– “Jealousy” – appeared in February 2016. In parallel with musical creativity Lena is trying her hand at television, creating designer jewelry for the Marmalato chain of stores.
"Star Factory" by Alexander Shulgin
First place – Nikita Malinin
Many participants in “Star Factory 3” did not like Nikita Malinin. They were sure that the guy got into the project thanks to famous father. From issue to issue, he never ceased to prove his singing talent. As a result, Nikita not only reached the finals, but also took first place. And several of his songs: “Kitten”, “Flash in the Night”, “Spring” became real hits. But Malinin’s popularity ended along with the project.
Rumor has it that the whole point is the producer of “Factory”, who immediately after the end of the broadcast ceased to be interested in his charges. Although, judging by Instagram, Nikita still sings, performs, gives concerts and records new tracks, but apparently she can’t get on the big stage.
Second place – Alexander Kireev
Alexander Kireev took second place at the Star Factory in 2003. After the end of the show, the young man, together with Dmitry Golubev and Ruslan Barsukov, created the KGB group. At that time, such hits as “Masha + Sasha” and “Five Days of Love” were born, which won the “Bomb of the Year” and “Stopudovy Hit” awards. However, after some time the team broke up.
Now Kireev is better known as a composer of songs by Natalia Podolskaya. Sasha also hosted a program on the Carousel channel. He is also a member of the Russian Authors' Society and is involved in production activities.
Third place – Yulia Mikhalchik
To participate in “Star Factory - 3,” Yulia dropped out of university, but the game was worth the candle, because she managed to take third place on the project, thereby earning three videos, one album and a husband in the form of the show’s producer, Alexander Shulgin, from the judges as a gift! With which, by the way, nothing worked out for her.
Thus, singer Yulia Mikhalchik ascended to the Olympus of modern show business, but could not stay there. Sometimes the singer tries to release new compositions, but they do not become popular.
“Star Factory” by Igor Krutoy
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First place – Irina Dubtsova
Today Irina Dubtsova is known as popular singer and songwriter. In 2004, she first appeared on the musical reality show “Star Factory - 4” on Channel One. Almost immediately, the 22-year-old singer from Volgograd was remembered and loved by most television viewers. The judges also noted her talent.
A few weeks later, Ira won the project, receiving a convertible and recording a solo album as a gift. Further history Dubtsova is known for: her wedding with the lead singer of the Plazma group Roman Chernitsyn, the birth of her son Artem, divorce and growing popularity.
Second place – Anton Zatsepin
After graduation, the silver finalist of the fourth “Star Factory” recorded several successful singles: “I’m Flying Away”, “Books about Love”, “Wide River” in a duet with Nadezhda Kadysheva and even became a father. True, after the artist divorced his daughter’s mother and even concert activities also quit.
Anton justifies his disappearance from show business radars by searching for himself. The musician admits that he became interested in spiritual literature, began to practice self-development and go to church.
Third place – Stas Piekha
Stas Piekha took third place at “Star Factory - 4” and after the project managed to firmly gain a foothold on the stage. Now he has three studio albums, 16 videos, two collections of poetry and participation in many television shows.
Recently, the singer admitted that he no longer wants to sing on stage and is preparing to radically change musical direction. According to the musician, performing this genre does not give him pleasure. While the performer is not sure whether the public will properly perceive his new work.
The singer has always carefully protected his personal life from public attention. He managed to hide from the press his marriage to St. Petersburg model and DJ Natalia Gorchakova, which took place in 2013, and the birth of his son Peter. The couple recently separated, and now two-year-old Petya lives with his mother in St. Petersburg, but his father tries to visit him as often as possible.
"Star Factory" by Alla Pugacheva
First place – Victoria Daineko
The winner of the project was Victoria Daineko. But this girl needs no introduction; everyone already knows how successful her career has been. Immediately after the show, the singer began actively collaborating with producer Igor Matvienko, under whose auspices the singles “I’ll Just Leave You Right Now,” “The Film Is Not About Love,” and “Needle” were recorded.
In 2011, Vika took part in the “Star Factory” project. Return”, where she competed with project graduates from different years. Victoria won this competition as well.
Things are sad for the artist only on the personal front. Romances with singers Pasha Artemyev, Dmitry Pakulichev and Alexey Vorobyov ended a few months later, leaving the girl with nothing. But in this area too, Daineko managed to gain the upper hand.
Last April, Victoria married musician Dmitry Kleiman, and a little later the couple had a daughter, but more recently it became known that the couple decided to divorce.
Second place – Ruslan Masyukov
Ruslan Masyukov, nicknamed the Russian Enrique Iglesias, took second place. Alla Pugacheva was confident that Masyukov, like Daineko, would achieve unattainable heights in the world of domestic show business. However, a year after the final, the singer simply disappeared from view. Later it turned out that he threw all his energy into studying abroad, forgetting for a while about his solo career. Of course, Masyukov thought that he would be able to return to the stage, but there were no interesting offers from the producers.
Only the owners of the capital's clubs happily invited the guy to perform, and he happily agreed. Today Ruslan still sings for a very narrow circle. He also works as a VJ on the RuTv channel.
Third place – Natalya Podolskaya and Mikhail Veselov
Third place was shared between Natalya Podolskaya and Mikhail Veselov. After “Star Factory,” Natalya signed a contract with Viktor Drobysh and soon released her debut album. This was followed by failure at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, where the singer represented Russia. Despite careful preparation, the song that Natalya performed took only 15th place. But the red-haired beauty did not give up, having learned all the lessons from the defeat, she recorded new songs, starred in a video and went on tour around the country.
The girl also participated in many television shows, on one of which she met her future husband, singer Vladimir Presnyakov Jr., with whom she continued creative career, after the contract with Drobysh expired.
Today Natasha is a happy wife and mother of a little son Artemy. Her popularity is only growing every year, she constantly has new hits, and the public’s interest is also fueled by the artist’s participation in popular TV shows - “Ice and Fire”, “Exactly” and others.
“Star Factory” by Viktor Drobysh
First place – Dmitry Koldun
After “Factory”, Dmitry Koldun became a vocalist in the group “KGB”, whose producer was composer Viktor Drobysh. The group performed as part of the tour of the project finalists, after which the group broke up.
The winner of the project, Dmitry Koldun, periodically appears on Russian channels, but the artist’s heart belongs to his native Belarus. In 2007, the artist took his country to the final of the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, finishing in 6th place. Since then, he has been more often invited as a guest to various television programs, for example, he took part in the show “Exactly”.
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