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23-530: Throughout its two decades of activity, the group released two albums; Devushki fabrichnye (2003) and My takie raznye (2008). Among their most successful singles are "Pro lyubov", "Devushki fabrichnye", "Ne vinovataya ya", "Ne rodis' krasivoy" and "Sekret". In 2002, Irina Toneva , Sati Kazanova , Alexandra Savelyeva and Maria Alalykina all auditioned as soloists for the first season of the Russian music reality show Fabrika Zvyozd . All four were chosen to be among

46-579: A foreign agent by the Russian government . He first became famous as an impersonator and is known for his talent at parody and his duets with the famous Russian pop singer Alla Pugacheva and Ani Lorak . Galkin was the host of the Russian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? from 2001 to 2008. In 2010, Galkin was one of the few comedians performing an impression, albeit 'light-hearted', of President Vladimir Putin , on Russia's Channel One TV channel. On New Year's Eve in 2013, Galkin and

69-508: A Russian musician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Maxim Galkin This is an accepted version of this page Maxim Alexandrovich Galkin ( Russian : Макси́м Алекса́ндрович Га́лкин ; born 18 June 1976) is a Russian and Israeli comedian, television presenter and singer. Galkin left Russia in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently listed as

92-400: A children's talent show on TV "Best of all", and did so at least until mid-2017. Galkin is Jewish, from his mother's side. Since 2001, Galkin had been romantically involved with the famed Soviet and Russian singer Alla Pugacheva . On December 24, 2011, the couple married, despite the significant age gap. On September 18, 2013 Galkin and Pugacheva became the biological parents of twins via

115-498: A surrogate mother – Elizaveta and Harry. In August 2022, Russian media reports suggested that his wife and children may have returned to Russia, and in September 2022, Russia listed him as a foreign agent . Since then, every post he uploads on Instagram has a 24-word disclaimer stating that he is a foreign agent. Russian media also puts an asterisk to his name stating that he is a foreign agent. Galkin has been openly critical about

138-448: A television reunion at Segodnya vecherom , Toneva, Savelyeva and Kazanova said that they had no contact with Alalykina and had not seen her in over a decade. Matvienko added that Alalykina was a "person that was not ready for the show business". After Alalykina's departure, Fabrika became a trio, as Matvienko decided against finding a replacement. Instead, the recording of Fabrika's first album continued without Alalykina. In November 2003,

161-459: A top 40 radio hit. The music video for the song attracted over 100 million views, becoming one of the most-watched Russian music videos in 2013 on YouTube. During the recording of the music video in July 2013, Lee injured her spine, leading the group to go on a hiatus for the rest of the year. Savelyeva started her solo career the same year. In February 2014, Lee announced her departure from the group. She

184-726: The Commonwealth of Independent States . Their 2004 single "Lyolik" won a Golden Gramophone Award . Their May 2004 single "Rybka" reached no. 7 at the Russian TopHit radio charts. In 2005, the group released their single "Ne vinovataya ya", for which they also recorded the music video together with Bondarchuk. The song and music video acquired a large commercial success in Russia, remaining their third-most aired single on Russian radio. The group slightly reduced their output in 2007, but eventually recorded their second album My takie raznye , which

207-672: The Russian invasion of Ukraine. He accused the Russian authorities of hypocrisy and lies with respect to war crimes that Russia has committed in firing rockets at the Ukrainian city of Odesa , its siege and destruction of Mariupol and its atrocities in Bucha . He spoke up negatively about the Russian gay propaganda law , comparing it to a ' witch-hunt ', which is created only for political PR and public distraction from more important issues. However, he does not deem it necessary to legalize same-sex marriage and LGBT adoption because it can provoke

230-553: The Russian-language version of magazines " FHM " and "Maxim". In 2013 she joined the Herman Sidakov School of Acting and on March 29, 2014, she made her theatrical debut in the title role in the experimental play "A Tale of Sonechka. In 2016, she started a solo career (project TONEVA, style of music: indie-pop with elements of electro and synth-pop ), but stays in the group " Fabrika ". This article about

253-402: The first season of the contest " Fabrika zvezd " ("Star Factory") and came in 2nd place as a member of the group " Fabrika ". Toneva's popularity came from the song "You Know," sung in a duet with the future lead singer of the band " Korni " Pavel Artemyev . In 2005, she took part in a reality show "Сердце Африки" (The Heart of Africa). Repeatedly included in the ratings of the sexiest women in

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276-412: The group released their debut album Devushki fabrichnye , which has been noted as one of the best Russian albums released in the 2000s. Subsequently, the group released their eponymous single "Devushki fabrichnye", which became one of their biggest hits to date. Continuing their large commercial output, Fabrika released three commercial singles in 2004. Next to that, the group continued touring throughout

299-444: The last sixteen contestants of the first season, starting on 13 October 2002. Toneva, Kazanova, Savelyeva and Alalykina all managed to reach the 8th reporting concert, where they were put into different groups. There, Toneva was paired as a duet with Pavel Artemiev, while Alalykina was paired as a duet with Alexey Kabanov. Savelyeva and Kazanova were put in a four-piece. The four-piece with Savelyeva and Kazanova sang "Pro lyubov" during

322-481: The main reason. For some time, an employee of Matvienko's production company, Antonina Klimenko, took her spot until a proper replacement was found. In October 2019, Ukrainian singer Mariya Honcharuk was announced as Savelyeva's replacement, leaving Toneva to be the only original member of Fabrika. In July 2020, Fabrika and its former members Sati Kazanova and Alexandra Savelyeva took part in a special broadcast about Fabrika Zvyozd during Segodnya vecherom . When Toneva

345-545: The reporting concert, which eventually became Fabrika's first single. Unhappy with his choices, the musical producer of the first season of Fabrika Zvyozd , Igor Matvienko , rearranged the groups, creating a girl group with Toneva, Kazanova, Savelyeva and Alalykina instead. Named Fabrika, the four-piece performed two songs during the final and eventually placed second behind Korni . In May 2003, Alalykina left Fabrika to focus on her studies and private life, where she later converted to Islam and moved to Dagestan . In 2020, during

368-472: The then popular Ukrainian comedian Volodymyr Zelenskyy performed together in a traditional New Year's program called “ Little Blue Light ” on the Russia-1 TV channel. Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov , who later became a leading Kremlin propagandist, also appeared on the show as one of the presenters and danced in the audience during Galkin and Zelenskyy's performance. After November 2016 he hosted

391-550: The time, including Blestyashchiye and Nu Virgos , who were mostly influenced by Western and American pop music. Irina Toneva Irina Ilyinichna Toneva ( Russian : Ири́на Ильи́нична То́нева ; born 27 June 1977 in Krasnoznamensk , Moscow Oblast, Soviet Union ) is a Russian singer, one of three vocalists of girl group Fabrika ( Factory in English). In 2002 she took part in first Star Factory project where Fabrika

414-508: The top 50 of the TopHit airplay charts. In 2018, their follow-up single "Vova" was less successful. In May 2018, the group re-released two of their most successful older singles; "Pro lyubov" and "Devushki fabrichnye", alongside a new single "5 minut". This was subsequently followed by "Mogla kak mogla" in June 2018. In February 2019, Savelyeva announced her departure from the group, citing pregnancy as

437-607: Was announced that Maria Goncharuk had left the group due to a disagreement with the management on the development of the group. In March 2022. the group performed for the first time with new member Ekaterina Moskaleva. In April and May 2022, Fabrika participated in a series of concerts organised in Russia, in support of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine . Fabrika's initial releases combined Russian pop music with elements of Russian folk and R&B . They were especially noted for their strong vocal capabilities. Style-wise, they stood out from other Russian-singing all-female collectives at

460-458: Was asked by Maxim Galkin about the age discrepancy between her and the other two members, she answered; "I don't remember". When further pressed for an answer, Matvienko replied: "2.5 years". This led to criticism of Galkin on social media for pressing ahead with the question. In March 2021, Popova left the group to start a solo career. She was replaced by Russian singer Valeriya Devyatova, a former member of Soprano Turetskogo. In February 2022. it

483-594: Was formed and finished second. Before taking part in Star Factory , Ira worked in a clothing factory and an orchestra. Born 27 June 1977 in Krasnoznamensk , Moscow Oblast , Soviet Union . In 1999, she graduated from the Moscow State University of Design and Technology with a degree in chemical engineering in leather and fur, and worked for several years at the Kuntsevo tannery. In 2002, she participated in

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506-516: Was released in 2008. On 13 January 2008, Fabrika performed at the Russian Winter Festival in London , England . In May 2010, Kazanova announced her departure from the group, stating that she wanted to embark on a solo career. Matvienko invited Katya Lee to take Kazanova's spot. The commercial output of the group decreased during this period, but with "Ne rodis' krasivoy", the group achieved

529-447: Was replaced by Ukrainian-born Oleksandra Popova, who previously auditioned for Nu Virgos , but had been eliminated during the second round of the final. Popova's debut was on the single "Sekret", which followed the same airplay success as "Ne rodis krasivoy". Between 2015 and 2017, Fabrika's output again decreased. In 2016 and 2017, the group released one single each year, albeit both singles – "A ya za toboy" and "Babochki", which entered

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