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From USA - Slash & his band playing "Anastasia" |
From USA - Creedence Clearwater Revival |
Slash "Anastasia" / Marvin Gaye / Creedence Clearwater
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Other Russian pop stars Alena Kabaeva slideshow 1.78 MB
| Vera Brezhneva, Albina Dzhanabayeva and Olga Koryagina. Slide-show |
Polish Anya with different hair-dues in America |
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| VIA “Gra” (“NU VIRGOS” in Western Europe) For years the phenomenon of this extra-popular outfit cannot be discovered neither by critics, nor by the media, nor by the trio’s enormous army of followers. Nevertheless the puzzle of their success is quite simple. NU VIRGOS (a.k.a. V.I.A. «GRA» in Ukraine, Russia and other ex-USSR territories) it’s the talent, beauty, amazing energy and magnetism of the vocalists Vera Brezhneva, Albina Dzhanabayeva and Olga Koryagina. From the very birth NU VIRGOS were doomed to be nothing but success. Their first TV appearance received an avalanche of acclaim, emotions and rumors. They found themselves instantly popular. The group’s debut video entitled “Popytka No. 5” (Endeavor No. 5) saw the light of day on September, 3, 2000. Only 9 days later, on September, 12, the first bootleg of NU VIRGOS’ debut song was already available at music markets and by the end of the first month of the group’s career a vast of gutter press publications appeared. One by one the new audio and video smashes followed. After “Popytka No. 5” more videos were out on the screens: “Obnimi menya” (Hold me closer), “Bomba” (Bomb), “Ya ne vernus” (I won’t be back). Within 2001 NU VIRGOS collected some of their first prestigious awards: “A Hundred Pood Hit” from HIT FM Radio, “Golden Gramophone” from “Russian Radio” all in addition to winning the “Golden Firebird” prize at the Ukrainian annual festival “Tavriyskiye Igry”. 2002 saw the group becoming a trio instead of being a duet and changing their musical direction. In spring the ladies appeared in their new video “Stop! Stop! Stop!” whose success was so stunning that enabled NU VIRGOS to take part in the “Ovation” Music Award Ceremony held at the Moscow’s State Central Concert Hall “Rossiya”. In September a new video was out for public view – this time “Good morning, papa!”, and closer to that year’s end the ladies from NU VIRGOS also displayed themselves as actresses having played the roles of crowned heads in a TV musical called “Zolyshka” (Cinderella). The beginning of 2003 coincided with a new phase of NU VIRGOS’ popularity following the release of one of the group’s best efforts – marvelous and dramatic “Ne ostavlyay menya lyubibiy” (Don’t ever leave me, my darling), that also participated in OGAE SC 2003 and got the 8th place. With each and every new release NU VIRGOS were becoming better and better, climbing higher and higher, although at times it seemed there was no more room upwards. By the end of 2003 their popularity reached such proportions that, having completed their new “Biologiya” (Biology) album, they commenced taking international music heights by storm. Their first English-language album “Stop! Stop! Stop!” saw the light of day in Israel, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Scandinavian countries instantly becoming real sought-for items for all NU VIRGOS followers. More videos appeared on TV – melodically and lyrically strong “Okean I tri reki” (Ocean and three rivers) and “Prityazhenya bolshe net” (No attraction anymore) (both in duet with singer Valeriy Meladze) shortly followed by the sexually-provoking “Biologiya”. In summer of 2004 NU VIRGOS were awarded the Russia’s most prestigious music award “MUZ TV 2004” and completed a widely hailed world tour spanning the territories like South East Asia, Israel and America. The year 2005 was marked by the launch of the Russian version of the legendary act’s official web-site as well as by the release of three new videos: “Take you back”, “I don’t want a man” and “Brillianty” (Diamonds). Additionally NU VIRGOS picked up their second in a row MUZ TV’s “The Best Pop Act” award. In January 2006 NU VIRGOS were officially represented as a participant at MIDEM 2006 – the world’s largest music market held in Cannes, France. Despite the heavy touring this year the group have offered two more publicly and critically acclaimed videos: “Obmani no ostansya” (Tell me lie) and “L.M.L.” and completed a long-awaited new English album, their second after “Stop! Stop! Stop!”. (source) |
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