Zemfira Talgatovna Ramazanova was born on August 26, 1976 in Ufa, and is the leader and lead vocalist of the Russian rock group Zemfira. The group was formed in 1998 and has been immensely popular in Russia and other former Soviet republics.
Yelena Terleyeva was born on March 6, 1985 in Surgut, USSR and is a Russian singer, best known for her hit Solnce, which is also the video below. As her mother was a teacher of music, Yelena Terleyeva was exposed to music at an early age. At first she played piano, but a few years later she began to sing.
Gorky Park is a Russian glam metal band, that gained mainstream popularity in USA during the Perestroyka times. Gorky Park is famous for its kitsch use of western stereotypes of Russians, such as pseudo-traditional clothing, balalaika-like guitar design and Hammer and sickle as their logo. It was the first Russian band to be aired on MTV.
Vitas was born on February 19, 1981 and is a Latvian-born Russian pop singer, composer, actor and fashion designer. He is most commonly known by his first name Vitas, and much of his music is straightforward pop influenced by techno, and occasionally classical opera.
t.A.T.u. is a Russian Grammy-winning duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999. The group consists of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova. A third Russian studio album, titled Upravleniye Otbrosami is expected for a 2008 release, while their third English studio album, Waste Management, is expected to be released as the soundtrack for the upcoming film You and I.
Catharsis is a Russian power metal band that was founded in Moscow in 1996 by guitarist Igor Polakov and vocalist Sergey Bendrikov. In 2006 Catharsis was awarded the Russian Alternative Music Prize as the Best Russian metal act.
Nogu Svelo! or cramp in the leg is a popular Russian rock band whose music can be associated with humor and parody, with often childishly simple melodies. Nogu Svelo! often experiments with many styles and have done so in the past, and the band has often paid attention to interesting instrumentation, arrangement, and good production values.
Philipp Bedrosovich Kirkorov is an Armenian-Bulgarian singer and is one of the top Russian pop singers. He is also the ex-husband of Alla Pugacheva.
Alla Borisovna Pugacheva was born on April 15, 1949 in Moscow, USSR and is perhaps the best known musical performer in Russia. Her career started in 1965 and continues to this day. She is also among the wealthiest Russia women, her estimated value being in the hundreds of millions of dollars.