Composition of the Via Gra group. The most beautiful girls from the Viagra group: a list of soloists, names and photos. History of the group

The pop project group Viagra of 2018 is still successful, although having again a new lineup of soloists, it tours and regularly pleases fans with new hits, is a multiple winner of the Golden Disc, Muz-TV, Golden Gramophone, etc. .

The girls from ViaGra have recorded six studio albums, three of which have received gold status in our country, and one has gone platinum in Thailand.

Viagra group -Ulyana Sinetskaya, Erika Herceg and Olga Meganskaya .

ALL COMPOSITIONS OF THE VIAGRA GROUP

The history of the popular female team of the Viagra group began on September 3, 2000. It was then that the premiere of the debut video “Attempt No. 5” took place on the air of the Ukrainian television company “Biz-TV”, which instantly flew into the top positions of the main charts. After that, the group experienced rapid ups and downs more than once, repeatedly changed its line-up, its soloists began successful solo careers and gave birth to children. But, despite this, the popularity of Viagra did not decrease.

In 1999, Ukrainian businessman and owner of the Biz-TV channel Vladimir Kostyuk, inspired by the success of the Russian "Brilliant" and Western "Spice Girls", decided to launch a similar Ukrainian project. He called Konstantin Meladze for the role of a music producer. One of the first approved soloists was Alena Vinnitskaya, who previously worked as a host on Biz-TV. Thanks to the casting, Meladze and Kostyuk found two more girls: Marina Modina and Yulia Miroshnichenko. But in the process of working on Attempt No. 5, it was decided to leave Alena alone and freeze the project for a while, continuing to search for suitable soloists.

When Nadezhda Granovskaya appeared on the horizon, it was decided to retrain the trio into a duet, in which Vinnitskaya got the role of the leading soloist. Initially, the group was supposed to be called "Silver". There are several versions about where the name "Viagra" came from. According to one of them, VIA is a vocal and instrumental ensemble, "gra" in Ukrainian means a game. Some believe that Viagra is a derivative of the names and surnames of the vocalists (Vi-Vinnitskaya, A- Alena, Gra- Granovskaya). But the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "Viagra" is the famous drug that increases male potency. By the way, bringing out the V.I.A. "Gra" into the English-language music market, Sony Music management received a pre-trial claim from tablet manufacturers. Therefore, in the West, the group is known under the pseudonym Nu Virgos.

Initially, critics considered Viagra to be a one-hit group and predicted its short-lived fame. But the dance composition “Hug Me” following after “Attempt No. 5” further thickened the interest around the team. Girls began to be invited to interviews and concerts. By the end of 2000, their repertoire included seven songs. The first solo concert of the group took place on the stage of the Ice Palace in Dnepropetrovsk on December 20th. It was attended by 4 thousand spectators.

During its work, the group changed 16 lineups. Almost all former soloists connected their lives with show business and were able to build successful careers.

The composition of the Viagra group for 2000-2003:

Alena Vinnitskaya;

Alena (Olga) Vinnitskaya was born on December 27, 1974 in the capital of Ukraine. Almost immediately after graduation, she met her future husband, who at that time performed in the Seven team. Over time, together they changed the name of the group to "The Last Unicorn", where Vinnitskaya became the author of the music and words of the songs they performed.

From 1997 to 2000, Vinnitskaya successfully combined the professions of a VJ and a reporter on music TV channels and a DJ on radio stations. On Biz-TV, she hosted the Ukrainian Twenty, which was also broadcast on the Russian MTV. It was there that she met Kostyuk, who invited her to join the Viagra group. With the participation of Alena, they shot 6 clips, released their debut album, starred in two musicals and recorded several non-album songs.

On January 20, 2003, the girl left the band and began her solo career, performing pop-rock compositions. Among the notable works in this field, it is worth highlighting the compositions "Let's Forget Everything", which became a hit in all Ukrainian charts, and the single "Tormented Heart", which made it possible to feel the full depth of Alena's author's lyrics.

In 2004, Alena performed with the world-famous group The Cardigans at the Palace of Sports, the largest concert venue in Ukraine, and released her first album, Dawn. The girl is still actively performing, recording new albums and is active in social activities.

Nadya Meikher was born in the village of Zbruchovka on April 10, 1982. From the age of 11, she attended a folk dance circle and performed at various events. After school, Nadezhda entered the faculty of choreography and musical dance at the Khmelnytsky Pedagogical School.

In 2000, the girl was cast in the Viagra group, but already in 2002 she left the team due to pregnancy. However, maternity leave did not last long, and a month after giving birth, Nadia returned to the group. The repeated departure of Nadezhda occurred in 2006. Then she decided to start a career as a TV presenter.

But in 2009, Granovskaya again became a member of the team. In 2013, she was on the jury of the reality show “I Want to Viagra”. In 2016, Nadezhda presented her play "Historia de Un Amor" and opened a boutique "Meiher by Meiher" in Kyiv, where she presented her clothing collection.

For 2002:

After Nadezhda Granovskaya went on maternity leave, the producers decided to turn the duet into a trio and announced an urgent casting. So the new composition of the Viagra group was replenished with Tatyana Naynik and Anna Sedokova.

Tanya was born in St. Petersburg on April 6, 1978. Since childhood, she dreamed of becoming an artist, but after graduating from school she entered the psychological and pedagogical faculty of Herzen University. In 1996, Nainik got into the modeling business. Her photos have appeared in popular fashion publications such as major publications such as Elle, Shape and Top Ten.

In the Viagra group, Tatyana Naynik was put in place of Granovskaya. Together with her participation, the songs "Good Morning, dad", "Kill my girlfriend" were recorded. After the return of Granovskaya-Meikher, the girls performed as a quartet for some time and the four of them starred on the cover of the Russian magazine Maxim. But in the same year, Tatyana left the team, not avoiding problems with the leadership.

After leaving, the girl starred in a full-length European movie in the styles of art house and horror (unfortunately, the pictures did not go beyond the European box office) and the comedy television series "Matchmakers". Now she collaborates with various charitable and public organizations and is a soloist and producer of her own group Maybe, created immediately after leaving Viagra and successfully functioning to this day.

The girl was born on December 16, 1982 in Kyiv. She graduated with honors from both general education and music school. She studied at the Kiev National University, also graduating with honors. At the age of 15 she worked as a model, later - leading in clubs and on TV.

Anna tried to get into Viagra back in 2000, but due to the fact that she was not yet 18 years old, she failed to pass the casting. In the new composition of the group, she immediately became the leader and front vocalist. It was with her that the group became the No. 1 female pop group in the domestic show business.

In 2004, Anna Sedokova left the group, got married and had a daughter. In 2006, she posed for Playboy magazine and began performing on stage under the pseudonym Annabelle. At the moment, Sedokova's career is developing quite successfully. She regularly releases new singles, acts as a host, is nominated and receives various awards and awards for her songs. In addition, Anya is raising two children, and at the end of 2016 she announced her third pregnancy.

In 2003-2004:

Vera Brezhneva (Galushka)

Born in a poor large family in Dneprodzerzhinsk on February 3, 1982. She first performed with Viagra in 2002 as a wish from the audience. In 2003, she successfully passed the casting and took the place of the departed Alena Vinnitskaya. It is the composition of "Brezhnev-Sedokov-Granovskaya" that critics call "golden".

In 2007, Vera left the group and began her solo career as a singer and actress. Her compositions "Rose Petals" (together with Dan Balan), "Love Will Save the World", "Real Life" occupied the top of the charts. The films "Love in the City" and "The Jungle" were also successful, where she played the main roles.

In addition to creative activity, Brezhnev is the founder of the Ray of Faith Foundation, which helps children with oncohematological diseases, and the UN Ambassador for the UNAIDS program.

Viagra in 2004:

She came to the place of Anna Sedokova. Sveta was born in Kyiv on October 18, 1982. She graduated from a music school in academic vocal, piano and conducting classes. She toured extensively from a young age. After school, she entered the pop vocal department at the Variety and Circus Academy in Kyiv.

At the same time, she performed as part of the popular Ukrainian band "Cappuccino", who performed with the hits "Feelings" and "Fairy Tale". After leaving Cappuccino, she participated in the first Ukrainian musical show Equator, where she played the role of the savage Mirana. In 2003 Svetlana Loboda founded her own creative team "Ketch". It was then that Dmitry Kostyuk noticed her.

Together with Loboda, the team shot the video "Biology" and took part in the New Year's musical "Sorochinsky Fair" on the Inter channel. After staying in the Viagra group for about six months, Svetlana decided to leave. In 2009 she represented Ukraine at Eurovision, in 2010 she founded her own brand "LOBODA", in 2012 she became a coach in the show "Voice. Children".

Line-up for 2004-2006:

She was born on April 9, 1979 in Volgograd. At the age of 17 she entered the Gnessin School. After graduating, she sang in the Korean musical production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, singing the part of Snow White.

After that she worked as a backing vocalist for Valery Meladze. Initially, it was Albina who received an offer to take the vacant position of Anna Sedokova. But at that time, the girl had just given birth to a son, so she refused. After Loboda left, she nevertheless joined the musical group.

Albina worked in the group for more than 8 years, simultaneously having time to star in the film "Treason" directed by Kirill Serebrennikov and taking third place in the show "Dancing with the Stars". On January 1, 2013, Konstantin Meladze announced the collapse of VIA Gra and invited Albina to build a solo career under his wing. In 2013, she was a member of the jury (later a mentor) in the show “I Want V Viagra”. She has released several solo singles.

Group for 2006:

She was born in Donetsk on May 2, 1983. Graduated with honors from an economic university. From the age of 15, she participated in numerous beauty contests, developed a modeling career, won the title of Miss Donbass-2003.

After the second departure of Nadezhda Granovskaya, she successfully passed the casting and took her place. She participated in the filming of the video “Deceive, but stay”, but after 3 months she left the band. In 2009, she won the Ukrainian national contest "Miss Ukraine Universe". In 2014 she released a solo video for the song "Trust your heart".

Soloists 2006-2007:

Olga Koryakina (Romanovskaya)

Born in Nikolaev in 1986. At the age of 15, she won the Miss Black Sea Region 2001 contest, worked in one of the modeling agencies. In 2004 she became the owner of the title "Miss Koblevo". Participated in the casting together with Christina Kots-Gotlieb, but lost. After Christina did not fit into the trio, the producers decided to give Olga a second chance.

During her stay in the group, Olga starred in the clips “Flower and Knife”, “L.M.L.”, participated in the recording of the album “L.M.L.” in English. In March 2007, she announced her pregnancy and left the group. Olga's solo career began under her husband's surname. At the 8th month of pregnancy, Olga recorded the song "Lullaby".

She tried to cooperate with Maxim Fadeev, but they could not work together. In 2012, she received an offer to become one of six mentors in the reality show “I Want V VIA Gru”, but the girl refused.

On December 2, 2015, the singer presented her debut album Hold Me Tight. From April to October 2016, she tried herself as the host of the popular Revizorro program instead of Elena Letuchaya.

Participants for 2007-2008:

Bagaudinova Meseda.

She was born on October 30, 1983 in the city of Grozny. Since 2002, she has performed in the international group Dreams. On April 1, 2007, Bagaudinova came to Viagra, where she replaced Olga Koryakina. She performed in the team for a year and a half.

With her participation, a video clip "Kisses" and three more videos were shot. With the return of Nadezhda Granovskaya, she left the group. She recorded the solo composition "Smoke", but suspended her career due to marriage and the birth of her son Aspar. In 2013, she became one of the mentors at I Want to Viagra. In 2013-2014 she presented the singles “Just Freeze”, “Intersection”, “I Believe”.

Singers 2008-2010:

Was born in the village. Sholokhovsky September 3, 1985. Even in her youth, she began to take part in beauty contests. In December 2006, she won the title of "Miss Russia", gaining more than 50% of the audience's votes.

She joined the Viagra group on March 17, 2008. With the participation of Kotova, the clips “I am not afraid”, “American wife”, “My emancipation” were shot and the singles “Anti-Geisha” and “Crazy” were recorded. On April 22, 2010, she announced her resignation. Now the singer has several solo compositions ("He", "Red on Red", "Hop-Hop", "Dissolve", "I'll Say Yes", etc.), with which she performs at large venues and group concerts .

Girls 2010-2011 of the year:

Bushmina Eva.

Yana Shvets (Bushmina)

Born in Sverdlovsk on April 2, 1989. She studied at the same time with Nastya Kamensky at the vocal faculty at the Variety and Circus Academy. Later she was the TV presenter of the Guten Morgen program on M1, was a soloist in the Lucky group, danced in the show ballet The Best, and participated in the Ukrainian Star Factory.

In March 2010, she announced an early exit from the Factory-Superfinal project and a transition to Viagra. In the same year, according to the Life-Star portal, she entered the Top 10 open of the year. Yana, like Albina Dzhanabaeva, successfully performed as part of Viagra until its closure.

In 2011-2012:

Eva Bushmina;

She was born in Kyiv on May 21, 1987. From an early age she was engaged in sports dancing, at 17 she entered the Faculty of Law. In 2011, she became the absolute world champion in fitness in Thailand in the Women's Model Physique nomination. In the same year she received a law degree, but decided to connect her life with creativity.

Her first team was the Ukrainian group "Seventh Heaven", then there was participation in the third Ukrainian Star Factory. In December 2011, she took the place of the newly departed Nadezhda Granovskaya in the Viagra group, but already in early October 2012 she decided to pursue a solo career.

"Viagra" for 2013 beginning of 2018:

Anastasia was born in Yuzhnoukrainsk on March 26, 1993. As a child, she studied at a music school, sang in a choir and studied acting and choreography.

Having passed the preliminary auditions for the show “I Want to Viagra”, Nastya also successfully performed in the first round. A little later, she seemed to be paired with Misha and Erica. Initially, Albina Dzhanabaeva acted as their mentor.

But after the girls, having cut their concert dresses before the performance, almost flew out of the project, Granovskaya's hope was sluggish under their patronage. According to the results of the audience voting, the trio won. In the final, they presented a new song "Truce", which later became their hallmark.

Natalya Mogilets (Misha Romanova) was born on August 3, 1990. in Kherson. At the age of 5, Natasha was very frightened and began to stutter. Doctors advised to give the girl to vocal lessons, where it turned out that when singing, the defect instantly disappears.

So Natasha began to dream of a career as a singer and participate in various competitions. In 2007, together with Nikolai Bortnik (Max Barskikh), they arrived in Kyiv and passed the exams at the Academy of Variety and Circus Art.

In the same year, Natalia began her solo career under the pseudonym Misha Romanova, and in 2013 she was cast on the show “I Want V Viagra”.

Erica Herceg was born in the village of Malaya Dobron on July 5, 1988. As a child, Erica sang in the Hungarian church choir, and later entered the Faculty of Management and Economics at the Ferenc Rakoczy II Institute.

At the age of 17, the girl weighed more than 80 kg. But in 8 months she was able to lose 30 kg, and correcting minor flaws with the help of plastic surgery, in 2012 she received a highly paid contract for advertising French underwear.

That same year, she appeared nude in the November issue of Playboy. Now he sings as part of the Viagra group.

In September 2013, Konstantin Meladze launched a new reality project “I Want to VIA Gru”, with the help of which girls could be cast in a revived group. Anastasia, Misha and Erika became the winners and presented a new composition of the pop trio.

From April 2018:

Olya Meganskaya

Olga Meganskaya

Date of birth of Olga Meganskaya 1992, was born in the city of Yaroslavl. From early childhood, Olya devoted herself to music, loved this business and even graduated from a music school, which is quite natural in these circumstances.

However, she preferred to get a higher education as a "teacher of history and English." But Meganskaya did not stop improving herself on this, having entered the pop department of culture and art, which is located at the Leningrad College.

Olya loves our little brothers very much, so she doesn’t eat animal meat, and not at all naturally. An ardent opponent of the natural fly. Of course, he has pages on Instagram and VK. Before becoming the new soloist of the Viagra group, Olya tried to get into other musical projects, but not so successfully.

The new composition of the Viagra group since September 2018:

Olya Meganskaya
Ulyana Sinetskaya

Ulyana Sinetskaya

Ulyana Sinetskaya was born in the spring of March 29, 1995, in a very small Yugorsk, which is located in the Tyumen region, its northern part. From the age of five she attended a music school, even then the girl's parents recognized her talent for music. Then the family moved to Yekaterinburg, where Ulyana continued to devote herself to creativity.

Since 2014, the aspiring singer began her career growth. Participation in the show "Voice", getting into the project "New Star Factory", was in the team "CASH" and now she has become a member of the "Viagra" group. From the first days, work in the group began to boil - photo shoots of all the soloists, recording of new tracks that promise to be amazing according to the producer of the pop trio.

So the young age, the girl is only 23 years old, the new soloist is not a hindrance, Ulyana Sinetskaya started her work right off the bat, we are waiting for her success.

Hits of the Viagra group

Since the successful start of the project, thanks to the compositions "Attempt No. 5", "Bomb", "I'm not coming back", the group has managed to record six studio albums:

In 2001 - "Attempt No. 5";
In 2003 - "Stop! Taken" (Russian and Japanese edition);
In 2003 - "Biology";
In 2004 - “Stop! Stop! Stop!" (international edition);
In 2007 - "L.M.L".

In 2002, the group presented new clips “Stop! Stop! Stop!" and Good morning. In the second video, fans again saw Nadezhda Granovskaya, who had left the group before, which led to a new surge in the popularity of Viagra.

In February 2003, a video for "Don't Leave Me, Darling" was released. The composition took the top of many charts and is still considered one of the best in the history of the group. It was the time of the "golden composition" and his successful duets with Valery Meladze. Hits were released one after another: "Ocean and Three Rivers", "Attraction No More", "Kill My Girlfriend", "Diamonds".

Then the team began to storm. The "golden composition" broke up. Participants constantly replaced each other. But the compositions “Flower and Knife” recorded with Olga Koryakina, “Kisses” - with Meseda Bagaudinova, “Antigeisha”, “Crazy” - with Tatyana Kotova, “A Day Without You”, “Get Out”, “Hello, Mom!” - with Eva Bushmina, they did not allow the group to lose the status of the sexiest pop trio of the Russian stage.

The new composition of Viagra, like most of the previous ones, has been criticized more than once. Many were sure that the success of the previous participants could not be repeated. Despite this, the group confidently wins high charts, receives music awards, and their songs “Truce”, “Oxygen”, “I Got Another”, “So Strong” do not stop rotating on radio stations. Over time, the group's repertoire included 17 past hits with modified arrangements.

The girls from ViaGra have recorded six studio albums, three of which have received gold status in our country, and one has gone platinum in Thailand.

Viagra group -Ulyana Sinetskaya, Erika Herceg and Olga Meganskaya .

ALL COMPOSITIONS OF THE VIAGRA GROUP

During its work, the group changed 16 lineups. Almost all former soloists connected their lives with show business and were able to build successful careers.

The composition of the Viagra group for 2000-2003:

Alena Vinnitskaya;

For 2002:

In 2003-2004:

Vera Brezhneva (Galushka)

In addition to creative activity, Brezhnev is the founder of the Ray of Faith Foundation, which helps children with oncohematological diseases, and the UN Ambassador for the UNAIDS program.

Viagra in 2004:

Line-up for 2004-2006:

Group for 2006:

Soloists 2006-2007:

Olga Koryakina (Romanovskaya)

On December 2, 2015, the singer presented her debut album Hold Me Tight. From April to October 2016, she tried herself as the host of the popular Revizorro program instead of Elena Letuchaya.

Participants for 2007-2008:

Bagaudinova Meseda.

Singers 2008-2010:

Girls 2010-2011 of the year:

Bushmina Eva.

Yana Shvets (Bushmina)

In 2011-2012:

Eva Bushmina;

"Viagra" for 2013 beginning of 2018:

Anastasia was born in Yuzhnoukrainsk on March 26, 1993. As a child, she studied at a music school, sang in a choir and studied acting and choreography.

In the same year, Natalia began her solo career under the pseudonym Misha Romanova, and in 2013 she was cast on the show “I Want V Viagra”.

That same year, she appeared nude in the November issue of Playboy. Now he sings as part of the Viagra group.

From April 2018:

Olya Meganskaya

Olga Meganskaya

The new composition of the Viagra group since September 2018:

Olya Meganskaya
Ulyana Sinetskaya

Ulyana Sinetskaya

So the young age, the girl is only 23 years old, the new soloist is not a hindrance, Ulyana Sinetskaya started her work right off the bat, we are waiting for her success.

Hits of the Viagra group

Since the successful start of the project, thanks to the compositions "Attempt No. 5", "Bomb", "I'm not coming back", the group has managed to record six studio albums:

In 2001 - "Attempt No. 5";
In 2003 - "Stop! Taken" (Russian and Japanese edition);
In 2003 - "Biology";
In 2004 - “Stop! Stop! Stop!" (international edition);
In 2007 - "L.M.L".

November 8, 2010, 13:54

The starting lineup of the group thus, from which it all began, were two Ukrainian girls, Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya. The history of their arrival in the group turned out to be different. Alena, at that time working for the Ukrainian television company Biz-TV, was invited by Dmitry Kostyuk himself to participate in the group. Another producer was Konstantin Meladze. It was he, together with Dmitry, who was lucky enough to open Nadezhda for the group. The starting point that persuaded him to decide to accept Nadezhda as a member was her amateur photo session.

There are several versions about why the group was named that way. On the one hand, VIA is an abbreviation that stands for "Vocal and Instrumental Ensemble", and "Gra" is translated from Ukrainian as "game". On the other hand, many believe that the name is a derivative of the surnames of the vocalists, in which "VI" - the beginning of the surname "Vinnitskaya", "A" - the first letter of the name Alena, and "Gra" - respectively, the beginning of the surname of Alena's partner in group, Nadezhda Granovskaya. There is also a version that "Gra" stands for "Voice, Joy, Artistry." But the real reason was that all sorts of transcripts somehow formed the word "VIA Gra", which has the same name with pills that increase sexual potency in men, which was facilitated by the external image and sex appeal of the vocalists. In 2002, the VIA Gra group was shocked by some changes. A new stage in its evolutionary development has begun. The structure was changed - from a duet the team turned into a trio. It all started with the fact that Nadezhda Granovskaya was preparing to become a mother, respectively, on a busy touring activity, it was necessary to put an end to it for a while. In order to make up for the temporary loss of Hope, a casting was urgently announced. The producers decided to increase the number of participants to three people, which was successfully done. The ex-TV presenter was invited to the group Anna Sedokova, who worked on the O-TV and Novy Kanal channels, as well as a model from St. Petersburg - Tatyana Naynik. Without letting the updates "take root", the group continued "right off the bat". A great video was shot for the song “Stop! Stop! Stop!". He showed that the group was moving in the right direction and the fact that Anna Sedokova was in the group was extremely beneficial. On September 12, 2002, the shooting of the video for the song "Good Morning, Dad!" ended. This event was marked by the return to service of Nadezhda Granovskaya, who less than a month ago gave birth to a son, who was named Igor. After a certain period of time after the filming of the video, Tatyana leaves the group. golden composition In 2003, again, there were changes. Alena Vinnitskaya decided to start her own solo career. Accordingly, again casting, painful choices, as a result of which Vera Brezhneva. Another "epoch" is being formed, the line-up, which in the camp of the group's fans is often called the golden line-up. Indeed, such a definition in relation to Vera, Anna and Nadezhda is fully justified. This year is becoming very fruitful in terms of creativity of the team. At the beginning, a video clip for the song "Don't leave me, my love!" is being shot. This is followed by the release of the band's second album, Stop! Taken!"
In 2004, Anna Sedokova leaves the group. On an emergency basis, they are looking for a replacement for her, which is found in the person of Svetlana Loboda, but the replacement turned out to be a little unequal, despite the fact that on June 4, 2004 VIA Gra wins the Muz-TV 2004 award, a video clip for the song "Biology" is being shot . Nevertheless, Svetlana is “not accepted” by fans who immediately draw analogies between her and Anna Sedokova.
Despite this, slight dissatisfaction with Svetlana grew and it was decided to part with her. Svetlana is currently pursuing a solo career.
In place of Loboda they take Albina Dzhanabaeva, who worked for a long time on backing vocals with Valery Meladze and got into the group on his recommendation. And now everyone should breathe easy, but suddenly Nadya Granovskaya leaves. 2005 year. And the group is urgently looking for a replacement. In a hurry, they take Christina Kotz-Gotlieb. Albina becomes the center - as the strongest vocalist. The group looks like this:
Christina didn't fit in either. I had to urgently take the girl who was on Meladze's backup dancers. The girl is modest and diligent. Her name is Olga Koryagina.
And it would seem... All is well. We are working. It wasn't there! New Olga Koryagina leaves the ViaGra team. Married Albina and Vera did not work for long as a duet, and the producers found a wonderful Meseda.
All of the above line-up changes finished off Vera Brezhnev and she left the team. Meseda and Albina perform wonderfully as a duet... In March 2008, the producers hired a new soloist - the winner of the Miss Russia 2006 contest Tatyana Kotova. In January 2009, there was a reshuffle in the team. Meseda Bagaudinova had to part with the team due to the fact that the soloist of the first line-up of the group and the main old-timer of the team, Nadezhda Meikher, returned to the team. On March 22, 2010, Tatyana Kotova finally left the group of her own free will. To replace Tatyana, the producers of the team invited the finalist of the Ukrainian project "Zirok Factory 3" - Eva Bushmina.
Now the soloists of the VIA Gra group are Nadezhda Meikher-Granovskaya, Albina Dzhanabaeva and Eva Bushmina. For all the time of performances, many participants have passed through the project, and all of them eventually connect their future life with show business in one way or another. Alena Vinnitskaya successfully made her solo career in Ukraine. Tatiana Nainik Producer and member of the Maybe trio. Anna Sedokova and Svetlana Loboda actively trying to unwind solo in Russia and Ukraine. Christina Kotz-Gotlieb is in the modeling business. Olga Romanovskaya (Koryagina) she shot a video for the song "Lullaby" and after the birth of a child she never returned to the big stage, but she opened her own boutique in Odessa. Left the group in August 2007 Vera Brezhneva decided to try her hand at television and hosted the Magic 10 program, and later made a successful solo career. Meseda Bagaudinova plans to do a solo project. Tatyana Kotova immediately after leaving the band, she began filming in one of the new Russian TV series and released the solo song "He". The author of the texts and the composer of all the songs of the group is Konstantin Meladze. He, together with Dmitry Kostyuk, performs a producer role. Updated on 08/11/10 15:09: The ex-soloist of the group "VIA Gra" Olga Romanovskaya was naked at the anniversary concert

The celebration of the anniversary overshadowed. Her contract with the production center ended, and the girl decided not to renew it. Now Nastya plans a solo career. . A colleague of the 30-year-old and 26-year-old was the 22-year-old, familiar to viewers from participating in the projects “, Season 3, and “. Yesterday, producer Konstantin Meladze presented the updated composition of the popular women's team.

The updated composition of the group "VIA Gra"

Already today, members of the VIA Gra group went to the studio to record a new track. “#VIAgra has started a new stage. Rehearsals, photo shoots, many performances and new hits await you soon, ”Konstantin Meladze shared in his microblog on Instagram (the spelling and punctuation of the author are given unchanged. - Note. ed.).

Ulyana Sinetskaya, Erika Herceg and Olga Meganskaya

In addition, Konstantin Meladze published a video of the first performance of the VIA Gra group in an updated line-up. It took place last Saturday on the stage of the capital's club. True, not all Internet users were delighted with the show. Many spoke negatively about the line-up change. " New girls are lost against the background of Erica, but maybe they will sing well? Let's see…” complained one fan. " Her curls spoil Ulyana ... Maybe with straightened hair she is more suitable, ”wrote another. “The composition is super! Ulyana will show herself again! Olya is beautiful too! Konstantin is well done for noticing Sinetskaya, she is unique!” - one of the fans came to the defense of Sinetskaya.

The first performance of the group "VIA Gra" in a new composition on the stage of the capital's club

Recall that the VIA Gra group has existed since 2000. For 18 years, several compositions have changed. In 2012, the group's producer Konstantin Meladze announced the collapse of VIA Gra due to the fact that the group had exhausted itself. In 2013, a completely new team was formed with the name familiar to the public. The selection of participants took place as part of a reality show. Erica Herceg, along with Misha Romanova and Nastya Kozhevnikova, under the strict guidance, won the competition and earned the right to bear the title of the new composition of the VIA Gra group.

"Golden composition" of the group "VIA Gra": Nadezhda Granovskaya, Vera Brezhneva, Anna Sedakova

By the way, at the end of March of this year, the group left. The actress said she wants to focus on her personal life. After that, Romanova disappeared from social networks and now only occasionally pleases fans with a photo in her account. Olga Meganskaya replaced Misha in the team.

Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erika Herceg

By the way, in "Valery Meladze admitted that he regrets the collapse of the "golden composition" of the group "VIA Gra": "VIA Gra" is a project forever. Mainly due to the baggage and the songs that Kostya wrote. To be honest, I am extremely offended that the former composition of VIA Gra fell apart. Kostya wrote songs that adult women could sing. It's a pity when people get tired of working in show business. This happens for various reasons - I in no way blame anyone for this. There are different circumstances."

Valeriy Meladze. Exclusive video interview "Around TV"

VIA Gra- Ukrainian Russian-speaking musical female group. One of the most popular bands of the 2000s. In total, the girls recorded 5 studio albums and more than 30 singles, won many music awards, including the Golden Disc, Golden Gramophone, Muz-TV Prize, etc. Music producer - Konstantin Meladze, general producer - Dmitry Kostyuk.

The idea to make a girlish pop trio came to Dmitry Kostyuk in the late 90s. Together with Konstantin Meladze, he selected three girls - Yulia Miroshnichenko and Marina Kaschin, who became the first composition of VIA Gra. However, the first attempt was not successful. Soon after the start of work, the producers, for a number of reasons, decided to close the project.

A little later they returned to work, leaving Alena Vinnitskaya in the group. Nadezhda Granovskaya was chosen to be her partner during the casting. The duet recorded a number of songs and shot the debut video for the song "". It was at that time that the name "VIA Gra" appeared. There are several versions of the origin of the name. According to one of them, this is the "Vocal-instrumental ensemble game", according to the other - IN AND Nnitskaya A Lena and GRA novskaya (Hope).

The debut video clip was presented to the public on September 3, 2000. The video was liked by the viewers and soon became the hallmark of the team. The song soon began to collect popular music awards one by one - the Golden Gramophone, the Stopud hit, the Golden Firebird, the Golden Kettle. By the end of the same year, the first concert of VIA Gra took place, which was attended by about four thousand spectators. Soon, the musical baggage was replenished with three more clips - "", "" and "" and they started talking about the performers not only in Ukraine, but also in Russia. The girls took part in the filming of the New Year's film "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka".

In 2002, Nadezhda Granovskaya was forced to temporarily leave the band due to pregnancy, and a new soloist, Tatyana Naynik, was found in her place during the casting. However, the producers decided to expand the line-up to three participants and invited another girl - Anna Sedakova. In May of the same year, a new video clip "Stop! Stop! Stop!" The success of the song showed that the decision about the trio was justified and the listeners liked the band even more in such a composition.

On September 12, 2002, Nadezhda returns to the group, so the line-up suddenly began to consist of four members. The situation within the team gradually heated up and soon Tatyana Naynik was forced to leave the group. Subsequently, she spoke more than once in negative tones about the producers and the internal structure of VIA Gra.

Another change in the composition took place in January 2003, when Alena Vinnitskaya left and took up a solo career. Another casting was announced at the entrance of which she got into the team. Anna, Vera and Hope became "golden" composition of VIA Gra, which distinguished itself by fruitful work and huge success on the pop scene.

Already in February, another video for the song "!" This composition, according to many critics, was the best work in the history of the group. She stayed on the charts for 7 months and later, in 2009, was awarded the title of the best Russian video of the decade. In April 2003, the second album "Stop! Filmed!" appears. The disc was commercially successful and soon went gold with over half a million copies sold.

In 2007, Koryagina left the team, and Vera Brezhneva soon followed. Olga was replaced by Meseda Bagaudinova. The new duet composition shoots a video "", and a little later - "". Tatyana Kotova became another soloist. For her sake, the ending of the video "I'm not afraid" was re-shot and the audience was able to see the new participant with their own eyes. In October 2008, the band recorded the soundtrack for the film Stilyagi.

In January 2009, Nadezhda Granovskaya returned to VIA Gro, and Meseda Bagaudinova had to leave the group. The first work of the updated composition was the composition "Geisha". In August of the same year, Konstantin Meladze creates another song for the team called "". In March 2010, Tatyana Kotova leaves the group. She is replaced by Eva Bushmina. The updated composition shoots the video "!", which premiered on April 11, 2010. In March, the song "Without You" is released.

In 2010, the "Golden" line-up unites to perform at a major anniversary concert dedicated to the 10th anniversary of the group.

Since the beginning of 2011, rumors have been circulating in the press about the imminent collapse of VIA Gra. The main reason for such rumors is the fall in the popularity of the team. Of the 80 planned concerts, only 15 took place, the rest simply could not sell enough tickets.

In December 2011, Nadezhda once again leaves the team due to pregnancy. She is replaced by a member of the Ukrainian "Star Factory" - Santa Dimopoulos. In February 2012, the single "Hello, Mom!" Immediately after the release of the video for this composition, Dimopoulos leaves the band. At the end of 2013, Konstantin Meladze announced the closure of the project, but this turned out to be a PR move in support of the reality show "I Want to VIA-Gru". At the entrance of this show, the composition of the team will be completely updated. The start of the transmission is scheduled for March 8, 2013.