Music Groups Of The Beginning Of 2000, What Happened To Them: Hands Up, Demo, Tattoo, Virus, Arrows, Reflex

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

10 cult bands of the early 2000s that were crazy for millions

At the beginning of the 2000s, many distinctive pop groups appeared in Russian show business, whose hits hit the top of the charts in record time. Successful and bright musicians had armies of fans who thought that their idols would always be popular. However, today we do not hear anything about many once famous groups, because new young stars have replaced yesterday's idols. We decided to recall the brightest groups of the early 2000s and find out what their soloists are doing today.

Content

• 1 Hands Up!
• 2 Demo
• 3 Tattoo
• 4 Virus
• 5 Arrows
• 6 Reflex
• 7 Roots
• 8 Factory
• 9 Factor-2
• 10 Guests from the Future

Hands up

Pop group "Hands Up!" until 2006 consisted of Sergei Zhukov and Alexei Potekhin

Group "Hands up!" consisted of Sergei Zhukov and Alexei Potekhin, who became famous in 1995 with their hits "Baby" and "Student". The musicians began to actively tour Russia and abroad, winning the love of millions of fans. In 2006, it was announced that the group would be disbanding. According to Sergei Zhukov, the reason was strong competition in show business and disagreements with Alexei Potekhin. After the breakup of the group, the soloists took up solo projects, and Sergei Zhukov even wrote a book. He soon started using the title Hands Up! in his solo work. The artist is still actively touring and releasing new hits, and the army of his fans is growing.

Sergey Zhukov is a soloist of the Russian pop group "Hands Up!"

Demo

The main hit of the group "Demo" is the song "Solnyshko"

The pop group "Demo" was created in 1999. Soloist Alexandra Zvereva and dancers Maria Zheleznyakova and Danila Polyakov took part in the project. The main hit of the group was the song "Sun", which was so popular that it was distributed everywhere. The dancers in the collective changed, but Zvereva toured with "Demo" not only in Russia, but also abroad. In 2003, the popularity of the group began to fall, and in 2012, Alexandra Zvereva decided to take up a solo project and left the team. Today the Demo group continues to perform, but there is no question of its former popularity. The vocalist of the project is Daria Pobedonostseva, and Sasha Zvereva now lives in the USA, is engaged in fashion design and has three children.

The previously known group still exists, but its main vocalist is Daria Pobedonostseva

Tattoo

Tatu is considered the most successful Russian pop group, whose fame has gone far beyond the post-Soviet space

The creators of the Tatu group, formed in 1999, did everything to support the scandalous image of the two soloists - Yulia Volkova and Lena Katina starred in provocative videos with a hint of lesbian relationships. The producers were right - Tatu's popularity went far beyond the borders of Russia. The group's singles topped the charts in the UK, Australia, Germany, USA and other countries. In 2004, the soloists decided to stop working with their producer, and a year later they released a platinum album. In 2009 the group ceased to exist, tk. the girls decided to pursue a solo career. However, none of them managed to repeat the success of Tatu.

In 2009, the soloists of the Tatu group decided to start solo musical activities

Virus

The soloist and creator of the "Virus" group is Olya Kozina, better known to the public as Olga Laki

The creator, soloist and songwriter of the "Virus" group was Olya Kozina, known as Olga Laki. The group also included musicians Yuri Stupnik and Andrei Gudas. Their first single "Don't Look for Me" was released in 1999 and quickly reached the top of the charts. The popular group is actively touring not only in Russia but also abroad. A year after the premiere of the debut single, due to the surging popularity, the producers of the group decided to create a second line-up that would resemble the first. Subsequently, this became the reason for the termination of cooperation of the original members of the group with producers. Today "Virus" continues to tour and release new singles, but their popularity is not comparable to that which was at the beginning of the 2000s.

Currently, the Virus group is actively touring and releasing new singles

Arrows

The song "You left me" and "At the party of best friends" became the calling card of "Shooter"

The Strelki group was created in 1997, and the singles You Left Me and At the Best Friends' Party became its calling cards. The distinctive line-up of the seven-girl group has been compared to the popular Spice girls. The group was incredibly successful, but in the early 2000s it lost its popularity due to frequent lineup changes. And in 2012 the team ceased to exist. Three years later, Strelka announced the reunification of the group in the golden composition: Ekaterina Kravtsova, Salome Rosiver, Svetlana Bobkina, Maria Bibilova. And after Salome Rosivere left the collective, the group remained in the form of a trio, which performs to this day, but can only dream of its former glory.

In August 2015, Strelka reunited in the gold squad

Reflex

Group "Reflex" - winner of 17 national music awards

Founded in 1999, the Reflex group exploded the charts with their singles "Go crazy" and "I'll always wait for you." Irina Nelson was the first and only participant in the project, but later DJ Grigory Rozov, dancers Denis Davidovsky and Olga Kosheleva joined her. The composition of the group has undergone changes throughout its existence, and in 2007 its founder Irina Nelson left Reflex. To the delight of fans, after 5 years, the singer triumphantly returned to the project and today she is again its only participant. Irina Nelson continues to release singles and shoot videos, but the singer no longer has her former popularity.

Since 2016 Irina Nelson is the only member of the Reflex group

Roots

"Roots" - a pop-rock group that won the talent show "Star Factory" in the first season

The group "Roots" was created in 2002 from the participants of the first season of the popular music competition "Star Factory". The collective, consisting of four singers, toured extensively, and their singles "Crying Birch" and "You Know Her" were sung by millions of fans. In 2010, Pavel Artemiev left "Roots", followed by Alexander Astashenok. Only Alexei Kabanov and Alexander Berdnikov remained loyal to the group, to whom Dmitry Pakulichev soon joined. Today the trio continues to perform on stage, but their insane popularity is a thing of the past.

From the original composition of the group, only Alexey Kabanov and Alexander Berdnikov remained loyal to her

Factory

"Factory" - a pop group formed during the "Star Factory-1" project and took second place in it

In the first season of Star Factory, a female pop group called Factory was also created. The girl band included Irina Toneva, Sati Kazanova, Alexandra Savelyeva and Maria Alalykina, who quickly left the group. The girls immediately won the love of the audience and became incredibly popular. Their single "About Love" lasted 26 weeks in the charts. In 2010, Sati Casanova left the team, who decided to pursue a solo career. And in 2019, Sasha Savelyeva followed her example. Only Ira Toneva remained faithful to the "Factory", who, despite her solo project, continues to sing in the group. She was joined by Antonina Klimenko and Alexandra Popova.

Ira Toneva is the only member of the Star Factory who has remained faithful to the Fabrika group

Factor-2

"Factor-2" is a Russian-speaking group formed in 1999 by Ilya Podstrelov

The Factor-2 group consisted of two vocalists: Ilya Podstrelov and Vladimir Panchenko. Podstrelov created the group in 1999, but it began to gain popularity only in 2005. Then the musicians lived in Germany, but this did not prevent them from giving concerts throughout Russia. In 2012, the duo broke up. Andrey Kamaev joined Ilya Podstrelnikov and they still perform songs of the "Factor-2" group in Russia. Vladimir and Denis Panchenko are doing the same in Germany.

Since 2012, Ilya Podstrelov has been performing with the group's concerts in Russia, and Vladimir Panchenko in Germany

Visitors from the future

"Guests from the Future" is a Russian pop group that emerged in 1996 in St. Petersburg

The pop group "Guests from the Future" was created in 1996 by Yuri Usachev and Yevgeny Arsentiev, but two years later the singer Eva Polna came to replace the latter. The group became popular three years after its founding. It was then that the album "Run From Me" was released. In 2009, Eva Polna announced that Yuri Usachev was leaving the group, but remained its sound producer. The singer assured that the group would continue to exist, but the concerts of "Guests from the Future" were discontinued, and Eva Polna took up a solo project.

Eva Polna announced the beginning of her solo career in 2009

The songs of popular musical groups of the early 2000s were heard by millions of their fans, and the stars themselves regularly appeared on screens and were filmed for gloss. Unfortunately, the popularity of all these bands did not last long. The excitement around them subsided, the groups disbanded, and many musicians took up solo work. Here are just a few of them managed to repeat their past success.