Do you know how and when the Factory group was formed? The first lineup, do you remember the names of the participants? If not, we recommend reading the article from beginning to end. It contains all the necessary information about the popular girl group.
Group "Factory" (first composition): history of the creation of the group
In 2002, Channel One launched a new show for our country. It was called "Star Factory". What tasks were set for the project? Firstly, the producers of the program began searching for bright and talented performers. And the second task was to make the participants Russian pop stars.
The boys and girls who successfully passed the casting were accommodated in a country mansion. For several months their lives were closely monitored by cameras. The best choreographers, vocal teachers, stylists and makeup artists worked with them. Every week reporting concerts were held, one participant left the show.
As part of the project, the “Factory” group was created. The first cast (Maria Alalykina, Irina Toneva, Savelyeva Alexandra and Casanova Sati) managed to achieve considerable success. The girls recorded several fiery songs, including “Oh, Yes” and “About Love”. The team made it to the finals and took 2nd place, losing only to “Roots”.
Performances
Having left the walls of the “star house”, the girls did not disperse to their hometowns. They continued to collaborate with producer Igor Matvienko.
When did the fourth soloist of the “Factory” group leave the team? The first lineup did not last long. In February 2013, the beauties delighted fans with a video for the song “About Love.” The “manufacturers” also took part in candid photo shoots for men’s magazines (Penguin, FHM and Maxim).
The group “Factory” toured the country for several months. The composition (the first) underwent changes in August 2003. Maria Alalykina left the team. She had a good reason for this - problems with her studies at the university. Due to her busy work schedule, the blonde simply could not attend lectures. 
How is the life of the ex-soloist of “Factory” today? Several years ago, a girl married a successful businessman, went with him to Dagestan and converted to Islam. Now I call her Maryam. In this marriage a daughter was born. Alalykina lived with her husband for 7 years. Then he found another woman. Maria had to return to her parents and ask for their forgiveness. Currently, the girl makes a living by translating texts for Muslim websites.
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Career development: 2004-2012
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.
In 2005, the group presented to the audience such songs as “It’s not my fault” and “He”. As a result, these compositions became real hits. The girls from “Factory” surpassed the soloists from “Brilliant” in popularity. 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 (from different years).
Changes
What cities has the “Factory” group visited with concerts? The fans perceived the (first) lineup as something single, indivisible. However, in 2010, changes occurred in the team again. Temperamental brunette Sati Casanova announced her departure. This news greatly upset Factory fans. Irina Toneva and Alexandra Savelyeva also did not want to part with their colleague. The girls performed together for almost 8 years. During this time, they became friends and began to treat each other like sisters. But Sati expressed a desire to develop a solo career. This is her decision.
Producer Igor Matvienko announced a casting for the third soloist. He "examined" hundreds of girls. As a result, his choice fell on a former member of the Hi-Fi group, Katya Lee. The girl suited all parameters - in terms of appearance, level music education, voice timbre.
At first, fans of “Factory” did not perceive Katya as a full-fledged member of the team. On social networks and on various Internet forums, they demanded the return of their favorite, Sati Casanova. But over time, passions subsided. Listeners are accustomed to the fact that Ekaterina Lee is part of the Factory. The oriental beauty has established herself as a true professional. And many could envy her hard work and photogenicity.
In February 2014, Ekaterina Lee left the Factory. The girl decided to end her artistic career and start building her personal life. In the same month, fans of the group were presented new soloist- Alexandra Popova. At one time, this tall and slender girl was able to reach the finals of the show “I want to VIA Gro" With the participation of Popova, the Factory group recorded two new songs - “Secret” and “Fell in Love”. In September 2015, the beauty posed for the men's magazine Maxim.
In conclusion
Now you know what path the “Factory” group has taken to fame and recognition from listeners. The first and current compositions were discussed in the article.
October 13, 2002 – many remember this date as launch of the first Russian music show of its kind “ Star Factory"! Their reporting concerts kept viewers glued to the screens every Friday, their songs purred millions of fans under their breath, and their tours across the country filled stadiums. Let's remember all the participants in the first " Star factories“and we’ll find out what happened to the people’s favorites, how and with what they live today. I warn you right away that this is only the first part, so look forward to the continuation tomorrow!
Maria Alalykina (32)
An inconspicuous nine-story building on the outskirts Moscow strikingly different from the apartments where the current members of the group live “ Factory" Masha lives a secluded life, and her mother answers calls from journalists in a tired voice Svetlana. “We are tired of attention and constant calls,” the woman admitted. – Masha He won’t communicate with you, and I don’t have time. There's a lot to do. And anyway, my dinner is burning.” Maria does not contact the press, and her life is more like the life of a recluse, which is surprising, because at a young age she won beauty contests (“ Beauty of Russia") and her photographs were published in a popular men's magazine.
Maria Alalykina was a versatile person and tried herself not only in music, but also in dancing (for some time she danced in the show ballet " Todes"). Only she quickly became bored, uninterested, and she was looking for something big. Even in the project " Star Factory“The girl’s euphoria quickly disappeared. She wanted to convey her thoughts to the public through songs. But instead, she sang what they said, in the composition in which they ordered. In addition, Masha I had serious problems with my studies. They threatened to expel her from the university. Therefore, she made a firm decision to leave the group - two months after its creation, having managed to star in a single video for the song “ About love" Soon Masha married a businessman Alexey Zuenko, gave birth to a daughter Katya, returned to university and re-entered the jazz college. It would seem that life is getting better. Moreover, the changes affected not only family life Maria. She became a Muslim! There were rumors that it was her husband who influenced the girl in this decision. Herself Alalykina She said more than once that she converted to Islam of her own free will. Moreover, in one interview she said that faith helped her improve relationships with her parents.
Unfortunately, happiness and harmony did not reign in her family for long. The year on the calendar was 2008, when Maria introduced her husband to her ill-fated friend. In the photo Maria, to your surprise, on the right, and in the arms of your husband is that same homewrecker. Later in the Internet Diary Maria an entry will appear: “...My best friend, together with my beloved (former, if you dare talk about love in the past) were seen by me tenderly walking by the hand. I introduced them personally two months earlier in Sevastopol. And she helped them become closer spiritually. Still love both. But it’s hard to get used to the idea...” During that difficult period Alalykin fired from work linguistic center at MSLU, which she herself finished at one time. According to Masha, the reason for this was the scarf she wore to class.
Now Maria or Maryam, as she calls herself, keeps her diary in “ LiveJournal"and does translations for Muslim websites. She knows 6 languages: 5 European and Arabic. From colleagues on " Star Factory» supports communication only with Sati Casanova(32) and regularly congratulates her on all Muslim holidays.
Mikhail Grebenshchikov (39)
Who doesn't remember this fiery guy? It was impossible to stand still from his songs, and your feet in “orange boots” just started dancing. Graduate Voronezh Assembly College and a student of the local journalism department, who served in the border troops, DJ “ Russian radio", a collector of beer mugs, a self-employed entrepreneur and a man who put his whole life into building an unforgettable image of a crazy funny guy - all this Mikhail Grebenshchikov! Among the participants of the first " Star factories“He had a rare zest for life and seemed to really enjoy every day he spent on the reality show. And the audience loved it too Mikhail – the artist was the leader in online voting for a long time and eventually won third place. But we got ahead Mikhail not at all the more talented and independent soloists - in such a fight he would probably defeat anyone. Producer's projects set the dashing guy up " Roots" and "Factory».
As before, Michael– this is a person who makes an action out of every step in his life, a performance out of two, and a meaningful artistic gesture out of running in place. It doesn’t matter what he’s actually doing: sitting in an Indian costume at a youth culture festival in Vladivostok, stars as a referee in a Russian TV series or advises dousing yourself with dill water on Channel One. Brand " Mikhail Grebenshchikov"stands firmly on his feet. Now he himself can produce “manufacturers”, argue with his former producer Igor Matvienko(55) and even teach young talents.
In the photo the ill-fated sheepskin coat
True, sometimes scandals shake him. One of them took place in February of this year, when Mikhail accused of stealing a sheepskin coat made of wolf fur. Grebenshchikova, like other celebrities, was invited to the opening of a fur salon and, according to him, was given this sheepskin coat as a gift. The artist even thanked the salon owners into the microphone for such a generous donation. But before he could cross the threshold of the store, security stopped him and demanded that he take off his sheepskin coat. When Michael After all, he left in his new clothes, the owners of the store contacted its administrator and demanded that the valuable item be returned, otherwise they would contact the police. Michael laughed it off and returned their “gift” to the salon.
As you know, he is now a music creative producer in children's vocational school creative development Alla Pugacheva (66) Future Star. Grebenshchikov is also an employee Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, and he is a frequent guest at parties in the capital, where he spins his DJ sets. And you probably remember the twins who appeared in the video Mikhail Grebenshchikov. He subsequently married one of them and now has two lovely daughters.
Jam Sheriff (40)
In the project " Star Factory» Jam Sheriff(full name Jam Sherif Musa) attracted attention not only with his extraordinary appearance, but also with his talent. In 2005 the name Jema again sparkled in the media, as his duet with Elena Terleeva(30) won the first semi-final " Eurovision" Their track No more war showed how " Star Factory"popular among the people. After all Jam And Lena, having completed their participation in the project, almost did not appear on television and nevertheless received more audience votes than Anastasia Stotskaya(32) and (33). Few people know, but before " Star factories» Jam Sheriff worked as a consultant in a private Moscow clinic.
2005 was for Jam Sherif intense: he participated in the television reality show " The Last Hero“However, he failed to take away the cash trophy.
Now Jam turned to directing and thoroughly began his education in this field. “My outlet is directing, because I see words and music in pictures and feel my own stories,” said the artist. He recently graduated First national television school and received a second diploma higher education specialty " TV director».
Director's path Sheriff It's going more or less successfully. His thesis « Moscow - my love"in the comedy genre was nominated as best foreign film at the prestigious short film festival in Australia.
Pavel Artemyev (32)
Even those who were not a fan of the project remember his curly hair and charming burr. Star Factory». Pavel Artemiev became one of the most popular “manufacturers”, and his name was replicated by all Russian media. Let me remind you that the group “ Roots"took first place in the final of the popular music show Channel One and throughout many years gathered halls and stadiums throughout the country. From the very beginning, Pavel understood that participation in the group was a temporary stage, so he did not stay in the team for long. After he left in 2010, he said: "It was a great experience, but I never saw myself being in this band at 40."
Now Paul continues to make music. He gives solo concerts, the last of them, by the way, took place not so long ago, on September 10, in a Moscow bar “ Music Pub».
Pavel Artemiev I decided not to focus only on music. He also tries himself theater stage, although he does not have a professional education, enter an acting university Paul no plans yet. Artemiev believes that each of his performances, each role in a film is his university, the practice that hones his facets as an artist. Today Paul plays in performances of the Moscow theater " Practice"and is the ideological leader and lead singer of the group Artemiev. Pavel Artemiev and his group are frequent guests at all kinds of festivals and clubs Moscow And St. Petersburg.
Fans of the charming Pavel there is a separate reason for joy: Channel One has launched the series “ Tatyana's night", Where Artemiev plays one of the main roles.
Yulia Buzhilova (32)
Yulia Buzhilova, participant of the first " Star factories", called new Linda(38) and compared with Renata Litvinova(48). The producers predicted a great future for her, and her fans avidly listened to her music.
Today, the girl who once successfully appeared on TV is not listed either in the charts or in the yellow press. She disappeared as suddenly as she appeared.
At one of the reporting concerts of the first " Factories" song " Sleep", written Buzhilova, captivated everyone: project participants, producers, and fans. Igor Matvienko(55) then realized that he had made the right choice by inviting a young girl to the casting of a popular reality show. Buzhilova and the famous producer had known each other for a long time. After graduation Kyiv Musical College and touring Ukraine Yulia turned to him. Matvienko saw real talent and charisma in her and suggested going to " Star Factory».
Buzhilov, unlike other manufacturers, instead of cheap shocking, love scenes and constant scandals, she chose the image of a mysterious and enigmatic singer. Even on the Internet you can't find much about it.
"Manufacturer" BuzhilovaI always dreamed of being popular, but I never wanted to be a star. She wrote poetry and music herself, but for some reason she was not a producer.Matvienko, nor million rubles donatedChannel Onethe aspiring singer did not get any help after the project. Many believed thatYuleThis million came from connections, and not from talent. Be that as it may, we did not hear new songs and albums for which that same million rubles were allocated. By the way, now the producer doesn’t really know anything about his former ward.
“No one gave me a million,” she saidJulia, - They gave me a huge piece of paper with “million” written on it. I still have it somewhere at home. I joked at one time that I would go to the store with her and give her to the seller, like a food coupon in Soviet times.”
It is known that Yulia Buzhilovamarried a sound engineer and became a mother. She does not advertise her personal life. Tired of waiting for support fromIgor Matvienko,
JuliaInstead of a solo career and the love of millions of fans, she chose the love of one person and, apparently, she was right. She writes lyrics forVicky Daineko(28) and groups " Factory”, but never got around to his solo album. NowBuzhilovadreams of creating an anti-feminist movement, building the safest plane in the world and learning German, Bulgarian and Polish. And let her dreams come true!
Alexander Astashenok (33)
Alexander Astashenok remembered us as one of the participants popular group « Roots" The team existed for a long time after the end of the project " Star Factory", but the collapse was inevitable when, following the departure of the frontman Pavel Artemyev left the group and Astashenok. But don't worry Alexander Still creative, he did not see his future in music and began studying acting. Astashenok graduated from the acting department GITIS and began performing on the theater stage. Friendship from " Roots” grew into friendship in the theater. Alexander shared the stage Russian Theater with Pavel Artemyev in the production " Until death do us part...».
Astashenok greedy for roles, so he tries himself not only in the theater, but also on television. In addition to feature films (“ Still alive») Alexander He also starred in television series. If you're a fan of " Closed school", then you probably remember the secret agent whom he embodied on the screen Astashenok. His dream role is James Bond. Alexander Astashenok does not give up studying music, although now he writes it not for his solo album, but for the films in which he is starring, or for other performers, while acting as a composer and producer.
Konstantina Dudoladova (39) is not about singing and music at all, but about style and makeup. Many believed that the project " Star Factory» Konstantin, comes from Nakhodki, got in thanks to his bright appearance. Anything is possible, because this appearance has saved him more than once! Finding yourself in the capital penniless, Konstantin I had to earn my living somehow, and there was little choice. Dudoladov worked as a stripper in " Russian troika" And " Firebird", he worked part-time as a model, but his shocking antics once disrupted a show, and after that he stopped receiving invitations...
He realized that he needed to move on, since the measly $20 that he was given for his shift “at the pole” could not feed a person in an expensive metropolis. At the moment when from the project " Star Factory» ran away Zhanna Cherukhina(32), many in the social circle already knew Constantine. The organizers had to urgently look for a replacement for the vacant place. And a tall blond man with a charming smile approached like no one else. His appearance was bright, his image was memorable. But after the final show " Star factories"fans haven't heard a single track from Dudoladova and didn’t see a single video with his participation. The guy completely disappeared from the screens and from rotations.
Konstantin I decided to return to where I started - to style and makeup. And he achieved great success. Today Konstantin Dudoladov is the owner of a chain of salons " Eco Beauty Service DUDO", and he is also an image maker and exclusive stylist. He has a 15-year-old son, and he dreams of opening a couple of shops in Tokyo, because he believes that he sews clothes specifically for such freaks as the Japanese.
In 2002, Channel One launched an interesting music project, which kept both young people and adults glued to their televisions - “Star Factory” (first season). In front of millions of television viewers from ordinary people real show business stars were being formed. It was on this project that the well-known female pop group “Factory” was born today. For more than 15 years, she has been delighting her fans with beautiful songs that differ from other modern compositions in the presence folklore elements and lack of vulgarity.
The appearance of the team
“Star Factory” was an unusual project. It was a reality show. All participants lived in a specially prepared Star House. Every day of their life was filmed from morning to night. The most interesting points were broadcast on TV, and the week ended for the manufacturers with a reporting concert and the departure of one of the participants.
4 incredibly beautiful and talented girls held out until the very end - Ira Toneva, Sasha Savelyeva, Sati Casanova and Masha Alalykina. Igor Matvienko, who is the main producer of the show, decided to unite the participants into one group. “Factory” is the name of the team. The project for the girls was completed successfully. They won 2nd place and received songs such as “About Love”, “Oh, Yes”, “You Understand” into their creative treasury. When 1 year passed after the end of the show, Masha Alalykina left the group. For several years, contact with her was lost.
The fate of Masha Alalykina
Masha Alalykina won hearts even while participating in the “Star Factory” huge amount fans. The young girl was distinguished by her bright appearance and cheerful disposition. On the project, Masha was not shy about the cameras. She behaved freely, at ease, flirted with Alexei Kabanov, a participant in the “Star Factory”.
After the end of the project, Masha Alalykina went on tour around the country with the resulting group. At first glance it seemed that the girl liked her new life. No one expected that in August 2003 such a bright participant would leave the team.
For several years, the girls from the Factory group did not know what happened to their former colleague. More recently, it turned out that Masha Alalykina got married, converted to Islam and devoted herself entirely to her family. In 2008, the marriage was unfortunately destroyed by her beloved friend. This situation caused a lot of pain for Masha, who today goes by the name Maryam. However, the girl did not give up her former life. Former soloist groups are no longer attracted to show business. She doesn't see her future in him.
The departure of Sati Casanova
After Masha Alalykina left, the new performer was not accepted into the group. The remaining soloists from the Factory group decided to sing together. They successfully released songs, videos, and albums. The main participant was Sati Casanova. She differed from other girls in her unusual appearance, in a beautiful voice. In 2010, Sati decided to leave the group. The reason for leaving was the desire to feel freedom, abandon strict schedules, and build a solo career.
When life began from scratch, Sati Casanova could not find herself for a long time. In one of her interviews, she said that she is attracted to ethnic music, mantras, ancient melodies and chants. Today Sati Casanova has a rather varied life. She teaches yoga, acts in films, commercials, and releases touching and incendiary songs.
New members
After the departure of Sati Casanova, the vacant place in the group was taken by Katya Li, shown below in the photo. In the Factory group, this girl was not inexperienced. She was from 2006 to 2010. was listed as part of the Hi-Fi group. The girl explained her move to Factory with a desire to achieve something more in her career. In 2013, the factory girls lost this participant too. Katya Lee left the group due to an injury received during the filming of a video clip.
In 2014, Alexandra Popova came to the Factory. She participated in the project “I want to join VIA Gro.” Even at the casting, many viewers liked the girl. In front of a strict jury, she performed the song “Watchmen” by the group “Boombox” in a very interesting style. In the “I want to join VIA Gro” project, the girl, unfortunately, did not reach the final. However, her career was still successful. She fit in perfectly with the factory team and is its highlight today.
The brightest songs
The Fabrika group has several dozen songs to its credit. One of the most significant compositions for performers and fans is “About Love”. This song appeared on the “Star Factory”. At the beginning of 2003, a video was shot, and at the end of the year the girls received their first “Golden Gramophone” - an award for this musical hit.
All subsequent compositions also aroused interest among fans and music lovers. The group also received the Golden Gramophone for the songs “Lelik”, “I’m Not Guilty”, “Light the Lights”, “Don’t Be Born Beautiful”. In 2018, an unusual song was released - “Vova Vova”. A video was shot for it. In it, the girls sing about their work and their boss named Vova, whose heart they want to win. It's not hard to guess which man we're talking about, because the video shows a photograph of the president. The clip received many dislikes and negative ratings.
The Factory group, like any other group, has unsuccessful works (performances, videos). However, this does not in the least prevent girls from remaining popular. The team plans to further develop and delight fans with their creativity.
The first “Star Factory” ignited the talents of many popular artists. Back in 2002, we were looking forward to the reporting concerts, hopefully sending “saving” SMS and hoping that our idol would make it to the finals. 15 years have passed since then, "" is already in full swing, the tenth in a row, and it’s time to find out what happened to the pioneers of the project.
Group "Factory"
“Star Factory-1” by Igor Matvienko gave birth to a girl quartet that still exists. True, since the founding of the group, its composition has changed three times; initially it included Irina Toneva, Sati Casanova, Alexandra Savelyeva and Maria Alalykina. By 2017, the group turned into a trio: Alexandra Popova joined Irina Toneva and Alexandra Savelyeva.
The girls not only sing: Ira is building a career in cinema and has already starred in the films “Cinderella”, “Snow Angel”, “Women on the Edge”. And Sasha can be seen on the covers of Playboy, XXL, Maxim, and there is talk about her plans for a solo career.
Sati Casanova
The ex-soloist of the Factory group left the project, but remained under the wing of Matvienko. She periodically releases new hits, hosts TV shows and appears at social events. After an unsuccessful experience as a restaurateur, the singer devoted herself to spiritual development: Founded the Culture and Life Foundation and teaches yoga.
Maria Alalykina
Unfortunately, this participant in “Star Factory-1” never achieved recognition. She sang in the “Factory” group for only two months, starred in the only video “About Love” and left the project. Afterwards the girl got married, divorced and converted to Islam. Masha is a polyglot, knows 5 European languages and Arabic, which is how she now earns money by translating texts for Muslim websites.
Mikhail Grebenshchikov
Misha became a “person-brand”: he released 3 solo albums, participated in “ The last hero", hosted shows on Channel Five, MTV, DFM radio and Megapolis. After he opened a production center, he was creative director club "Paradise" and worked for two years as a musical creative producer at the Pugacheva Pop Art Workshop, from where he quit with a scandal. Now the artist performs in clubs as a DJ.
Group "Roots"
Each reporting concert at “Star Factory-1” became a real event for the guys. Pavel Artemyev, Alexander Berdnikov, Alexey Kabanov and Alexander Astashenok were adored by the audience. “Roots” sold out stadiums and recorded soundtracks for TV series, but then their popularity began to wane. Then Artemyev and Astashenok left the team. The remaining members of “Roots” continue to delight fans with new tracks and concerts.
Sasha and Pasha found themselves in the theater. And if the first one completely devoted himself acting, then Pavel was unable to give up music and is now performing with the group ARTEMIEV.
Read how the rest of the “First Star Factory” participants are doing now. In the meantime, follow the lives of young factory owners. Watch the reporting concerts "" every Sunday on Yu and at any time on.
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.
Photo: Anatoly Lomokhov/PhotoXPress.ru
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.
Photo: Ekaterina Chesnokova/PhotoXPress.ru
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 began a 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 strength into studying abroad, forgetting for a while about 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”.
By the way, Dima is an exemplary family man. His first serious relationship with a girl from a parallel class, Victoria Khomitskaya, ended ten years later in a marriage in which baby Ian was born.
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