This is now a group of "Ivanushki International» is perceived as part of the history of Russia, rather, show business. A sort of museum piece, which, although still fresh, piping hot, not yet had time to pick up dust from a long stay, but nevertheless already part of the past, irrecoverable and gradually departing further and further. And at the turn of the century "Ivanushki" legislators were largely musical fashion, rulers girlish thoughts and hearts from Kaliningrad to the Amur River, one of the main suppliers in the rotation hits radio and television stations. How time flies ...

Keeping up with Backstreet Boys

No, of course, no direct comparisons of "Ivanushki International» with mega and notorious American "boys'" group Backstreet Boys no exercise is not going: still too different scale of popularity, different levels of quality of the music material and certainly completely different, disparate income is .  It's about something else: the group Backstreet Boys was formed in April 1993, but until 1997 it really few people have heard .  Group "Ivanushki International» was formed in November 1994 .  That is quite understandable urge to explain the formation of the first Russian group as a simple copy of a popular western-style in this case does not work .  Then can only suggest that Igor Matvienko, the founder and longtime producer team, competently and promptly caught the global trend of show business - increase in need for boysbendah, in groups, in which the beautiful young people will be the rhythmic melodies to sing is not necessarily strong, but not without pleasantness voices on topics that touch the soul of the fair sex in the age of from 7 to 21 years .  And in the case of "Ivan" professional insight Matvienko has once again confirmed .

In general, a "boys'" format of the team from the first day and were chosen performers, but later said that the alleged project was originally conceived as a very serious attempt to experiment to reconcile these different components, as the mood of the old Soviet songs, the motives of Russian folk music and the outer shell modern dance music .  However, the initial rate for boysbend finds himself at the first careful acquaintance with the personalities of soloists .  Of the four members of the group (including replacing Sorin Oleg Yakovlev) only Igor Sorin was a musical education, he graduated from the State Musical Comedy School Gnesin .  All others in the group were taken, so to speak, for "beautiful eyes" .  Andrei Grigoryev-Appolonova and Kirill Andreev invited because of model looks, both worked at that time male model, and Oleg Yakovlev later fell to the court because of his creativity (acting department GITIS behind) and its similarity to the invoice departed from the band in the early 98- On Sorin .  No serious musical project with the contingent can not build, he boysbend in Russia boysbend .

From glory to the honorable retirement: not such a short way

In the creative same plane began a career band "Ivanushki International» with cover versions (but calling a spade, Russian names with perepevok) romantic hits various Soviet musical groups come from the 1970s-80s: the song "Raspberry" and "Floors "as well as the first truly marked the band's songs," The Universe "(original song was performed band" Rondo "and its soloist Alexander Ivanov). The first solo album, "Of course he remixed», consisted mainly as you might guess from the name, of remixes, but it has got its own songs, including future superhit "Doll." A similar situation will continue for the next group of records, "Your Letter" (1997) - part of cover versions, partly not yet fully polished original material.

A certain twist, albeit not as significant in the direction of the group was outlined in 1998, after leaving the band decided to start a solo career Igor Sorin .  Most likely, there is no direct relationship: just to the point Matvienko and its creative-producer group has decided finally to how it should work groups and themselves "Ivanushki International» .  Therefore, it is natural that there was a definite breakthrough in popularity - from gaining strength team "Ivanushki International» in 1998 turned into one of the main forces of show business, and it's great to help in this major summer hit of the year "Poplar fluff" .  Released in 1999 the album "That's what I'll scream all night" was the culmination of "Ivanushkina" era: the next two or three years, the group could easily work with existing baggage, issue one clip on TV, on tour with their favorite admirers songs run one - two new songs on the radio in a year .  The subsequent album, "Wait for me" and "Oleg, Andrew, Cyril" for some time supported the popularity of the team .  But since 2003 "Ivanushki International» as the project began to exhaust itself, are increasingly going back to its glorious past, .  What are they, in fact, engaged in until now, every year more and less active .

Alexander Babitsky

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