Konstantin Meladze announced the renewal of the team. The producer continued to cooperate with Erica Herceg, who has been working in the team for five years, but replaced Anastasia Kozhevnikova and Natalya Mogilenets with new performers - Olga Meganskaya and Ulyana Sinetskaya.

The girls in the updated line-up have already recorded the hit "I fell in love with a monster."

In 2013, we recall, literally a week after the announcement of the closure of VIA Gra, Konstantin Meladze announced the launch of a new TV project, I Want V VIA Gro. The ex-soloists of VIA Gra Alena Vinnitskaya, Nadezhda Granovskaya, Anna Sedokova, Albina Dzhanabaeva, Meseda Bagaudinova and Santa Dimopoulos became mentors for those who wanted to get into the group of girls. In the final, the trio was determined, which lasted until this year: Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erika Herceg.

Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erica Herze

And even earlier in the group, 16 beautiful girls succeeded each other for years. All of them were incredibly beautiful. But, unfortunately, not everyone stayed in the group for a long time, and now only true fans can remember them. Let's remember together.

Alena Vinnitskaya

As part of the group: 2001-2003.

The very first member of the group. It was from the duet of Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya that the VIA Gra group was born. Alena (according to Olga's passport) was already a famous singer and songwriter then. Inspired by the work of Viktor Tsoi, Alena created the group "The Last Unicorn" in 1993. Then the girl switched to radio and television and in a short time achieved some success and became recognizable. Producer Dmitry Kostyuk invited her to a casting for a new girl group. Later, two more girls joined Alena, but the casting did not pass. The producers even planned to close the project, without having time to open it. Fortunately, Nadezhda Granovskaya arrived at that time, who conquered the producers with her charisma. It was decided: only two would sing in the group - Alena and Nadya. After successful start Alena suddenly announced her desire to start solo career and left the group.

She has released several studio albums and to this day she records songs and works with many musicians. In 2014, Alena was in a serious depression, she even had to seek help from psychiatrists. Fortunately, now the artist is doing well: she is still in demand in the musical field, married to blues musician Sergei Alekseev. By the way, the couple has been together since 1993.

Nadezhda Meikher-Granovskaya

As part of the group: 2001-2006 (break until 2011).

Luxurious "black" is included in the so-called "golden composition" of the group and stands at the origins of its occurrence. Nadezhda got into the group due to a coincidence. Valery Meladze performed on tour in the girl’s hometown of Khmelnitsky, and the concert organizer let slip that the singer was casting in new group. The enterprising girl made a professional photo session and sent it to the Meladze brothers. It was difficult to resist her beauty, and soon Nadia received an invitation to the casting. But in order to get into the squad, she had to part with a few kilograms - that was the condition of the producers. For two years, VIAgra performed as part of Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya. And in 2002, Nadia was going on maternity leave, and the producers were forced to urgently look for a temporary replacement for her.

However, the young mother did not sit on maternity leave for a long time - a month after the birth of her son, she again went on stage. In 2006, the singer left the group for the second time, and in 2009 she returned again. In 2011, Nadezhda finally left the group. Now Granovskaya is not only a singer, but also a successful businesswoman. She owns a fashion boutique, works on her own projects, and teaches master classes. She is married to businessman Mikhail Urzhumtsev, from whom she gave birth to two more children - daughters Anna and Maria.

Tatyana Naynik

Photo: frame from the clip “Stop! Stop! Stop!"

As part of the group: during 2002.

Tatyana briefly graced the group with her presence - she was taken only to replace Nadezhda Granovskaya, who had gone on maternity leave. But the girl seriously counted on a long-term career in the group. The former model managed to appear in only two clips - “Stop! Stop! Stop!" and "Good morning, dad." After Granovskaya left her maternity leave, the producers decided that two brunettes in the group were too much and destroyed the stereotype: a brunette, a blonde and a redhead. Tatyana was asked to leave the project.

After VIA Gra, the girl gave several controversial interviews about her departure from the girls' team. But Tatyana did not worry for a long time: she created her own group Maybe - though not as successful as VIA Gra. In 2008, information appeared in the media that the singer was diagnosed with a "depressive disorder", which was accompanied by panic attacks. Nainik had to go through a difficult period: the death of his father, a terrible diagnosis of cancer in his mother, an attack by hooligans. She spent a lot of money on treatment. At the same time, only Anna Sedokova supported her from her former colleagues at that moment.

Now Tatyana is married to Alexander Terekhov (son of actress Margarita Terekhova), she is raising her daughter Vera.

Anna Sedokova

Photo: frame from the clip "Kill my girlfriend"

As part of the group: 2002-2004.

Anna is still called the star of the famous girl trio. Sedokova went to fame for a long time: from childhood she was engaged in dancing and music, graduated from music school and then the Institute of Culture. Combining the work of a TV presenter and a model, the girl tried to pass the very first casting in the group. But because of young age(Anna was 17 years old) future star was denied. In 2002, the producers reconsidered their decision and invited Sedokova to the group. In 2004, she left the group due to pregnancy.

When Anna announced her decision to leave the team, the fans rebelled. The newcomer Svetlana Loboda was practically boycotted and refused to accept her as a replacement for her beloved Sedokova. But Anna decided to devote herself to her family and her future solo career. By the way, about the family. The star was officially married twice: to football player Valentin Belkevich, to whom she gave her daughter Alina, and then to businessman Maxim Chernyavsky. Married to her second husband, Anna gave birth to a second daughter, Monica.

Anna also tries herself in the cinema. She played roles in the comedy "Pregnant" with Dmitry Dyuzhev.

In April 2017, the singer gave birth to a son, Hector. She decided not to disclose the name of the father of the child.

Vera Brezhneva

Photo: frame from the video "Ocean and Three Rivers"

As part of the group: 2003-2007.

Another representative of the "gold composition" along with Anna Sedokova and Nadezhda Granovskaya. Vera Galushka (such maiden name singer) in childhood was not particularly beautiful, she grew up a quiet and modest girl. And who would have thought that someday she would become one of the sexiest Russian pop stars!

And Vera herself did not think about fame and music. She dreamed of a career as an economist, studied excellently, and was actively involved in sports. By chance, the girl ended up at the group's concert as a spectator and answered the call of the soloists to perform the song with them on stage. But any girl could take the stage! But it was Vera who made up her mind. And this decision turned out to be fateful. The producers noticed her and invited her to the casting. They were just puzzled by the search for a replacement for Alena Vinnitskaya, who was leaving the group. Already in 2003, the same composition appeared to the fans, which entered the history of the group as “golden”: Vera Brezhneva, Anna Sedokova and Nadezhda Granovskaya.

The singer left the group in 2007 to pursue solo career and try your hand at cinema. Brezhneva recorded several hits, starred in the comedies Love in the Big City and Jungle.

Currently, Vera is raising two children: daughters Sonya, born in marriage to Vitaly Voichenko, and Sarah, who appeared in marriage with businessman Mikhail Kiperman.

In 2015, Brezhnev secretly married Konstantin Meladze. The celebration took place in Italy.

Svetlana Loboda

As part of a group: during 2004 (four months).

Svetlana also did not stay long in the group. The girl had a responsible role - to replace Anna Sedokova. But the fans took the decision of the producers with hostility. Haters condemned Loboda's behavior. According to fans, if Anna could present herself seductively and sexually, then Svetlana went too far with eroticism. At the same time, Loboda did not despair and, having left the group, began a solo career. As you can see, quite successful. Especially successfully her work develops over the course of recent years. At least the hits "Your Eyes" and "Superstar" sing all around.

Currently, the singer is raising her daughter Evangelina, born in a civil marriage with dancer and choreographer Andrei Tsar. And in May 2018, Svetlana gave birth to her second daughter, Tilda. The name of the girl's father is a closely guarded secret.

Albina Dzhanabaeva

As part of the group: 2004-2012.

Albina became the new redhead in the group. It was she who replaced Svetlana Loboda, who was originally supposed to replace Anna Sedokova. Backing vocalist Valeria Meladze joined the trio in 2004 and stayed for a long time - right up to 2012! By the way, Dzhanabaeva agreed to act as part of VIA Gra only the second time. But after that, the singer immediately began a very eventful life: in addition to touring and recording studio albums, she studied psychology, was the face of a fashion brand women's clothing and took care of raising her son. In 2012, she began her solo career and starred in Kirill Serebrennikov's film Treason.

Albina is married to Valery Meladze and has two sons, Konstantin and Luka.

Christina Kots-Gotlieb

Photo: frame from the clip "Deceive, but stay"

As part of the group: from January to April 2006.

The former beauty queen and holder of the titles "Miss Donetsk" and "Miss Donbass" managed to light up only in one clip "Deceive, but stay." In the group, the girl worked for only a few months - from January to April.

Christina returned to her modeling career and continued to take part in beauty contests - so, she received another title in 2009, becoming Miss Ukraine Universe.

Soon Kots-Gotlieb joined the Queens group, which previously featured other ex-soloists of VIA Gra: Olga Romanovskaya, Santa Dimopoulos and Tatyana Kotova.

Olga Koryagina

As part of the group: 2006-2007.

Olga became another replacement for the one who again left for maternity leave Nadezhda Granovskaya. A bright brunette can be seen in two clips - “Flower and Knife” and “L.M.L”. In 2007, the girl married businessman Andrei Romanovsky and, due to pregnancy, decided to leave the group.

In 2016, Romanovskaya made her television debut. She replaced Lena Flying and became the face of the famous Revizorro program. Having worked in a new capacity for just a few months, Olga nevertheless decided to return to musical career and became one of the soloists of the Queens group.

She is currently married and has a son, Maxim.

Meseda Bagaudinova

As part of the group: 2007-2009.

Olga Koryagina (Romanovskaya) was replaced by an oriental beauty with graceful features Meseda Bagautdinova. Her exotic beauty instantly captivated the fans of the group, and, fortunately for the producers, she was warmly welcomed as new member. Meseda already had rich experience concert activity- she performed in the international trio "Dreams", which traveled on tour both in Russia and around the world.

After Granovskaya returned to VIA Gro, Meseda left the group. She was even offered a place in another girl's team - "Brilliant". But Meseda was in a position, so she refused.

The Ukrainian pop trio "VIA Gra" is the most striking musical project of the 2000s, the success of which could not be surpassed by any women's group, which subsequently appeared in the domestic show business.

History of creation

The idea of ​​​​creating a group belongs to the Ukrainian businessman, owner of the music channel "Biz-TV" Dmitry Kostyuk. Inspired by the success of the Spice Girls, he invited the composer Konstantin Meladze, well known for his creative alliance with his brother Valery, to launch his own women's project.

The first participant was Alena Vinnitskaya, who then worked as a host on Biz-TV. Two more girls were picked up for her and a trial clip was shot. But the result did not impress the producers, and they continued to search for new participants.

During a tour in Zhytomyr, Valery Meladze met Nadezhda Granovskaya and recommended that his brother pay attention to her. The girl was approved immediately after the first viewing, and the work began to boil. Initially, the group was supposed to be called "Silver", but, looking at the sexy Nadia, the producers decided to call the team "VIA Gra".

Another version says that the name of the group is composed of the names of the first line-up. "VI" is the first letters of the surname "Vinnitskaya", "A" - from "Alena", "Gra" - Granovskaya. Also "Gra" can mean "Voice, Joy, Artistry".

The main stages of creativity

In the summer of 2000, a video was shot for the song "Attempt No. 5", which made an incredible sensation. After recording six more songs and shooting a video for the song "Hug Me", the producers and the group began touring.

VIA Gra - Attempt No. 5

On December 20, 2000, the first concert of the newly minted group took place in Dnepropetrovsk, which was a resounding success. Girls began to be invited to television and radio, and their performances were invariably accompanied by an enthusiastic reaction from the public. In the fall of 2001, the group's first album, Attempt No. 5, was released and a contract was signed with Sony Music to record five more. Alena and Nadia starred in New Year's musical for the Inter channel with the participation of the leading stars of show business, which further added to their popularity.

At the peak of success, Nadezhda suddenly found out that she was pregnant and decided to leave the group. This event has become complete surprise for Kostyuk and Meladze. They urgently began to look for a similar participant, and soon St. Petersburg model Tatyana Naynik took the place of Granovskaya. She lacked neither Nadia's charisma nor vocal abilities, so it was decided to strengthen the line-up with the young charming Anya Sedokova, who had a beautiful voice and a luxurious figure. The audience favorably accepted the video for the song “Stop. Stop. Stop ”with new soloists, and the group continued to exist safely.

However, six months later, Granovskaya, barely recovering from childbirth, came to Meladze and tearfully asked to take her back. For a while they performed as a foursome, but later Nainik took up a solo career.

VIA Gra - Stop! Stop! Stop!

Soon it was the turn of Alena Vinnitskaya to leave the group. The girl was much older than the rest of the participants and felt uncomfortable. And the singer's husband, musician Sergei Bolshoy, was not happy with her participation in Viagra.

Alena quickly picked up a replacement in the person of a resident of Dneprodzerzhinsk Vera Galushko, who was ready for anything to break out of poverty. In record time, the girl has turned from a simple provincial girl into a luxurious sexy beauty that can turn any man's head. Vera came up with the sonorous pseudonym Brezhnev and shot with her participation a video for the song "Don't Leave Me, Darling", which became an absolute hit in 2003.

In the same year, the second album of the group “Stop! Shot”, in support of which a grandiose tour was organized. The success of the album exceeded all expectations of the producers, and it was decided to go global. With the release of the English version of Stop! Stop! Stop!”, the group went on a tour of the countries of the East (Japan, China, Thailand, Hong Kong), which was a resounding success.

The group entered the Western market under the name "Nu Virgos" (which means "Nude Maidens" in translation) in order to avoid lawsuits from the manufacturer of the drug "Viagra".

Satisfied producers were already making plans to conquer Europe and America, when in April 2004 Sedokova unexpectedly announced her pregnancy and left the group a month later. Her departure cost the producers several tens of millions of dollars. The casting was urgently announced, and Ani's place was soon taken by the wayward Svetlana Loboda, who never managed to find mutual language neither with the participants, nor with the producers.

Four months later, the girl left the group, and Valery Meladze's protege Albina Dzhanabaeva came in her place (as it turned out later, his mother illegitimate son Bones). The girl was much inferior to the rest of the participants in appearance and the notorious sex appeal, but, having enlisted the support of Valery, she began to restore her own order in the group.

VIA Gra - Biology

In 2005, serious problems began in the team. His popularity with the departure of Sedakova sharply declined, and soon Vera and Nadia asked for "freedom". Konstantin Meladze did not interfere with them, and he himself was already thinking of closing the project.

Kostyuk still managed to persuade his colleague to continue working, and soon a real leapfrog of the participants began. Over the next seven years, six soloists changed: first, Christina Kots-Gotlieb, then Olga Koryagina, and, finally, Meseda Bagaudinova came to Granovskaya's place. They were looking for a girl to replace Brezhneva for almost a year, all this time VIA Gra was a duet. Finally, in March 2008, the singer Tatyana Kotova joined the group, then Granovskaya returned to the group to replace the departed Bagaudinova. In March 2010, Kotova's place was taken by Eva Bushmina, and a year and a half later, Nadezhda, who again expressed her desire to leave the group, was replaced by Santa Dimopoulos.

After a year in the team, Santa got married. "VIA Gra" again turned into a duet. At the end of 2012, the producer of the group announced the closure of the project. But, as it turned out, the news was a carefully planned PR campaign. Meladze, who by that time had already broken up with Kostyuk, decided to recruit a completely new line-up. For this he organized television show“I want to Meladze”, whose mentors and jury members were former participants.

Winners of the show "I want to VIA Gro"

Three girls reached the final - Misha Romanova, Erika Herceg and Nastya Kozhevnikova, who became the new VIA Groy. At first, the girls loudly declared themselves with the songs “Truce” and “I have another”, but over time, interest in them faded. They never managed to repeat the phenomenal success of the “golden” composition of ViaGra, which shone on the stage in the mid-2000s.

Collaborations with other artists

• “I didn’t understand” - VIA Gra ft. Verka Serdiuchka
• "Ocean and three rivers" - VIA Gra ft. Valeriy Meladze
• "There is no more attraction" - VIA Gra ft. Valeriy Meladze
• "There is nothing worse" - VIA Gra ft. TNMK
• "I don't want a man" - VIA Gra ft. TNMK
• “I have another one” - VIA Gra ft. Vakhtang
• "Oxygen" - VIA Gra ft. Mot

VIA Gra and Mot - Oxygen

Scandals

After Meladze's decision to reform the group and recruit new members in the TV show, a black cat ran between the producers of the group. They could not agree on the rights to the brand. Dmitry Kostyuk decided to open his own project with the same name, since in Russia the rights to the name belonged to him, and in Ukraine the VIA Gra brand was registered on Meladze. As a result, Kostyuk recruited a new line-up, which included Dasha Medovaya, Dasha Rostova and Aina Vilber. In 2015, the group ceased to exist, as Rospatent stopped the protection of Kostyuk's trademark ahead of schedule.

Discography

• Attempt #5 (2001)
• Stop! Taken! (2003)
• Stop! Stop! Stop! (2003)
• Biology (2003)
• L.M.L. (2007)

Group "VIA Gra" now

Staff turnover has not been spared and updated version VIA Gra. On March 24, 2018, the group performed with an updated line-up: the place of Misha Romanova was taken by no one famous singer Petersburg Olga Meganskaya. The replacement became known 2 days before the concert. The previous soloist left the band for personal reasons.

In September 2018, Anastasia Kozhevnikova left the group - her 5-year contract with Meladze expired, and shortly before that she married a businessman who, after the wedding, decided to help Nastya with producing solo project. In her place came a graduate of the "New Star Factory" Ulyana Sinetskaya. The group in the new composition continues to tour and break the audience applause.

The pop project group Viagra of 2018 is still successful, although having again a new line-up 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

History of the popular women's team The Viagra group began counting on September 3, 2000. It was then that the premiere took place on the air of the Ukrainian television company "Biz-TV". debut clip"Attempt No. 5", which instantly flew to 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. For the role music producer he called Konstantin Meladze. 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 collective took place on stage ice palace Dnepropetrovsk 20 December. It was attended by 4 thousand spectators.

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

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 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 Sports Palace, the largest concert venue Ukraine, and released the 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 Khmelnitsky Pedagogical College.

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 as a host 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. On the this 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 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.

Apart from 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. Graduated from music school academic vocal, piano and conducting. 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 graduation, she sang in Korean musical production"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" as 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, at the same time 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 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'm not afraid", " american wife”, “My emancipation” 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 faculty of vocals 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 early exit from the project "Factory-superfinal" and the transition to "Viagra". In the same year, according to the Life-Star portal, she entered the Top 10 open year. Yana, like Albina Dzhanabaeva, successfully performed as part of Viagra until its closure.

In 2011-2012:

• Eva Bushmina;

Born in Kyiv on May 21, 1987. early years was engaged sports dances, 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 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. AT childhood she attended 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 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 arts a.

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”.

Erika 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 corrected small flaws with the help of plastic surgery, to get a high-paying contract in 2012 to advertise French lingerie.

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 the 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 higher education I preferred to get 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.

New composition Viagra groups 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 career. 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 lines of the charts, receives music awards, and their songs "Truce", "Oxygen", "I have another", "So Strong" do not stop rotating on radio stations. Over time, the group's repertoire included 17 past hits with modified arrangements.

August 21, 2010, 11:30 am

In 2003, another "epoch" is formed, the composition, which is called the "Golden composition". Indeed, such a definition in relation to Nadezhda, Anna and Vera is fully justified. This year is becoming very fruitful in terms of creativity of the team. The group began active rehearsals with Vera, and Anna Sedokova also starred in Valery Meladze's video for the song "I Can't Live Without You." A video clip is being shot for the single "Don't leave me, darling!", which is considered one of the best singles throughout the group's history. On April 14, the band's second album, Stop! Taken!" Second studio album the group is more likely to be called a maxi-single, since there are more remixes than the songs themselves, and the songs themselves were for the most part already known by the time the album was released. This is the only Russian-language album of the group, for which already released songs were covered by a new line-up. Over 500,000 copies of the album were sold in the first 6 months. In the summer, the video "Kill my girlfriend" appears. The group reaches the pinnacle of fame. She is already ready to conquer the countries of Europe and Asia with her work. The English-language video “Stop! Stop! Stop!”, as well as the English-language album of the band with the same name under the pseudonym “Nu Virgos” (translated as “Naked Maidens”). The first release took place in Japan. "VIA Gra" like a hurricane sweeps through the land of the rising sun, performing in Tokyo, taking part in various programs on the channel "MTV Asia" and "Fuji TV". Filming for the Japanese magazine Playboy. In the autumn of the same year, the album "Biology" was released. A duet is being formed - VIA Gra and Valery Meladze. Collaboration for the end of 2003 - the beginning of 2004, which bore fruit in the form of the songs "Ocean and Three Rivers" and "There is No More Attraction", as well as the video clips shot on them. Everything developed rapidly, "VIA Gra" put forward more and more new singles and video clips. 2004-2005 In 2004, due to pregnancy, 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 not equivalent. June 4, 2004 VIA Gra wins the Muz-TV 2004 award. A video clip for the single "Biology" is being shot, which caused a rather mixed reaction among the audience. Nevertheless, Svetlana is “not accepted” by fans, who immediately draw analogies between her and Anna Sedokova, as well as criticizing her behavior. The group continues to perform in various television programs, in particular in the "Total Show", as well as in the third musical with its participation, which is called "Sorochinsky Fair". Later, the song from this musical is released as a full-fledged single from one of the group's albums. At the same time former soloist group Anna Sedokova gives several interviews in which she speaks very impartially about new soloist- Svetlana. In the same year, the pan-European release of the album Stop! Stop! Stop! 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, as it turns out later, has with him common child who got into the group on his recommendation. The group receives an award at the RMA-04 ceremony for the song "There is no more attraction" performed with Valery Meladze. The clip "The World I Didn't Know Before You" is released. 2005 began with trouble. Vera Brezhneva, skiing, suffered a spinal injury. However, Vera had no complications. Another duet work appears on public display - with the TNMK rap team, popular in Ukraine. The clip is called "There is nothing worse." As before, there are programs with the participation of VIA Gra. For example, the “Rally” with Vera, “Saturday Evening”, “Full Contact”, shown on Channel One, on which the group “Brilliant”, “Big Premiere” and many, many others were defeated with a huge margin in the musical battle. "VIA Gra" continues to excite the media: filming in the magazines "Maxim", "7 Days", publications in "Hammer" and "Komsomolskaya Pravda".

The new composition of "VIA Gra"

Misha Romanova

Erica Herceg

Unlike Misha, Erika did not seriously prepare for a career as an artist, and even more so did not count on the fact that she would have to conquer Russian show business. A girl with Hungarian and Ukrainian roots, she grew up in a village almost on the very border of Ukraine and Hungary, did not speak Russian at all and weighed more than 80 kilograms in her youth! But if someone thinks that she was unlucky in some way, then not Erica.

I think everything was great. I just wanted more.

Six years ago, Erica said to herself: "Enough!" And she began to "sculpt" a new self. She went on a diet, thanks to which she lost more than 30 kilograms, and after graduating from the institute in Hungary, she moved to Kyiv and became a model. Three years ago, Erika began to learn Russian, which she now speaks almost fluently. And although he speaks it with a noticeable accent, he is in no hurry to get rid of it.

This is my personality. If I remove the accent, it won't be Erica Herceg anymore.

By the way, today Erica is the only soloist of the group whose heart is not free. For two years, she meets with a businessman whose name is kept secret. According to the girl, after winning the show "I Want V VIA Gru", she rarely sees her chosen one, but she hopes for understanding on his part. Be that as it may, despite her feelings for her beloved, Eric is not going to leave the team.

I believe that VIA Gra is my destiny.

Anastasia Kozhevnikova, 21 years old, Yuzhnoukrainsk

Anastasia Kozhevnikova

Anastasia's "romance" with music began in early childhood. She grew up in musical family, there was a piano at home. From the age of six, Nastya began to sing in a children's choir, and at the age of eight she began to perform solo. Before getting into the project "I want V VIA Gru", Nastya managed to take part in in large numbers competitions - both regional and national, but great success did not achieve. She has almost given up hope of becoming a singer and entered the university with a degree in management. But her mother, who always believed in her daughter's abilities and accompanied her to all competitions, convinced her to try her hand again. Nastya went to the show, not too expecting to win, according to her, she was ready to refuse, and the most important thing for her was to hear the opinion of the group's producer Konstantin Meladze. But it turned out that she was in the final three and became one of the winners. Now Nastya, who, by her own admission, was a kind of "kid" in her childhood and was always friends with boys, is getting used to her new status as a Russian-Ukrainian "sex symbol" and is enjoying a new stage in her life. Even the fact that she has almost no free time, Nastya considers it rather a plus and admits:

VIA Gra" is not a job, it's my life!

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New formula"VIA Gra": soloists of the group about themselves and their career path

Six months ago, the show "I Want V VIA Gru" ended, the winners of which - Misha Romanova, Erika Herceg and Anastasia Kozhevnikova - became the new soloists of the popular band. HELLO! talked to the girls and found out how their lives have changed after the project and why they consider themselves modern Cinderellas.

The new composition of "VIA Gra"

Passion and sexuality - these words instantly come to mind when it comes to the group "VIA Gra". And not only because the name of the group is consonant with the name of the drug to increase male potency: all 13 soloists who have changed over the 13 years of the group's existence - as a selection, clever and beautiful - were called to become an object of not only male, but also universal adoration .

In zero interest in the team of his music producer - composer Konstantin Meladze - was phenomenal, even despite the frequent change of participants. Having received the initial "capital" of fame in the group, the girls either went solo swimming, or got married and had children, sometimes combining both. Over time, VIA Gra turned into a kind of "star factory" for performers, through which Anna Sedokova, Vera Brezhneva, and Albina Dzhanabaeva once went through, and the status of the ex-soloist of VIA Gra became something of a quality mark .

And yet, at the end of 2012, after several years of leapfrog with soloists who could not repeat the success of the "golden" composition of the group - Vera Brezhneva, Anna Sedokova and Nadezhda Granovskaya, Konstantin Meladze announced the dissolution of the group.

Konstantin Meladze announced the launch of the musical TV show "I Want V VIA Gra", the winners of which will become new members of the new "VIA Gra". Multi-stage telecasting ended in October last year, and three girls from Ukraine - Misha Romanova, Erika Herceg and Anastasia Kozhevnikova - received the right to perform in the group. In this composition, they have already managed to record their debut composition "Truce" and shoot a video for it, and now they are preparing another premiere. Speaking about their participation in the group, Misha, Erika and Nastya turn to enthusiastic exclamations. The girls, who became very close friends during the show, admit that they want to work for the benefit of the project for at least all five years of the contract. And all three are ambitious in a good way, full of enthusiasm so much that they are ready to disappear for days at rehearsals and, it seems, have not yet fully believed what is happening to them.

Misha Romanova, 23 years old, Kherson city

Misha Romanova

Misha Romanova is sure: if you really want something, it will definitely come true. Since childhood, the girl, whose real name is Natalya Mogilevets, dreamed of becoming an artist. One serious drawback could prevent this - she stuttered badly. As a therapy, doctors advised her to take up singing, and at an audition at a local recreation center, Misha was surprised to find that she did not stutter when she sang. She started in vocal studio and soon music became her passion. True, it was not possible to completely get rid of problems with speech, but this does not bother Misha.

Surprisingly, I never stutter on stage.

Stubborn and purposeful, against the wishes of her parents, she decided to devote her life to music and after the ninth grade went to conquer Kyiv. Entered the Academy of Variety and Circus Arts, took up solo musical career, and when the castings began in the show "I want V VIA Gru", then on the advice of a friend, Ukrainian singer and composer Max Barsky, joined the struggle for a place in the team. Today, Misha's life, like the other two participants, consists of rehearsals, concerts, filming, dancing and stage speech, but she is only happy with such changes - she is doing what she loves. The only thing Misha is afraid of is catching star disease.

I'm afraid of losing the sincerity that I have. I want to be human no matter what.

Erika Herceg, 25 years old, the village of Malaya Dobran