Via Gra group - composition, photos, videos, listen to songs. Complete history of the composition of the Viagra group

On the eve of the airing of the 1+1 channel show “I want to go to VIA Gro!” Lady.TSN remembered all its participants for 13 years.

Alena Vinnitskaya. "Number one"

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Alena Vinnitskaya

Alena is Vinnitskaya’s stage name; according to her passport, her name is Olga. In 1993, under the influence of the work of Viktor Tsoi, she created the group “The Last Unicorn”, after the collapse of which she was a presenter on the BIZ-TV channel.

She sang at VIA Gre from 2001 to 2003. She starred in the videos “Attempt number five”, “Hug me”, “Bomb”, “I won’t come back”, “Stop! Stop! Stop!”, “Good morning, dad”. She left VIA Gra to start a solo career, which she is now doing successfully. She is the only glam pop-rock performer in Ukraine and writes her own songs.

Nadezhda Granovskaya. "Long-liver"

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Nadezhda Granovskaya

She managed to stay in the group from 2001 to 2006. And, according to the figurative expression of one of the producers of the project, Dmitry Kostyuk, she played the role of the “main Viagra” - Granovskaya’s incredible sexuality had a stunning (both literally and figuratively!) effect on men. After leaving VIA Gra, she became Meikher-Granovskaya. But over time, the second part of the surname was lost somewhere, and now Nadezhda is simply Meikher.

Tatiana Naynik. "Victim"

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Tatyana Naynik

Before VIA Gra, she was a graduate of St. Petersburg University. A. I. Herzen worked as a model for six years, her photographs were published in such well-known publications as Shape, Elle, Top ten. Replaced Nadezhda Granovskaya while she was on maternity leave. She starred in the videos "Stop! Stop! Stop!" and "Good morning, dad."

She left the group after Granovskaya returned. The reasons for leaving were not widely discussed. According to one version, the producers did not need a quartet (there are too many of them in show business), so one of the participants had to be sacrificed. The choice fell on Naynik. Today Tatyana sings in Russian group"Maybe", it was created according to the "VIA Gra" principle - sexy girls on stage in varying degrees of "undress", but the popularity of the latest "Maybe" is still very far away.

Anna Sedokova. "Slave of Love"

She grew up in a single-parent family: her father left when Anya was five years old, she and her brother were raised by their mother, a teacher. Ukrainian language, who worked day and night to provide for the children. Sedokova studied music and dancing almost from the cradle - from the age of six she danced in folk ensemble"Svitanok", graduated with honors from a music school, and after finishing general education she entered the Institute of Culture.

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Anna Sedokova

Before VIA Gra, she worked as a model and was a presenter on radio and television. She took part in the first castings at VIA Gro, but did not make it through the selection due to her young age: Anna was only seventeen years old at that time. The producers remembered her when in 2002 they decided to turn the duet into a trio. She left VIA Gro for the sake of love - Sedokova married football player Valentin Belkevich and gave birth to his daughter Alina. However, the first marriage, as well as the second, with businessman Maxim Chernyavsky, was short-lived - they say that despite the birth of the second daughter Monica, Anna is now free again. Under the pseudonym Annabelle she tried to start a solo career, took part in projects on Russian and Ukrainian television, and acted for men's magazines, but viewers still remember Sedokova primarily as the ex-soloist of VIA Gra.

Vera Brezhneva. Dumpling turned into sex-symbol

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Vera Brezhneva

Perhaps the most striking transformation - from a doll to a butterfly, or rather, from Galushka to a real sex symbol - happened in VIA Gre with Vera Brezhneva. Girl from large family, who was considered a shy girl at school, “ugly” and “bespectacled,” in a short time became one of the most attractive and seductive girls on the Russian and Ukrainian stage. Vera sang in VIA Gre, intermittently, from 2002 to 2007. Today she not only makes a solo career, but also acts in films, hosts television shows and takes first place in numerous ratings of “the most beautiful” and “the sexiest”.

Svetlana Loboda. "At VIA Gru"– for a bet"

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Svetlana Loboda

Before "VIA Gra" she sang in the groups "Cappuccino" and "Ketch", performed main party in the musical "Equator", tried to start a solo career, inventing the image of an incognito singer who never takes off her dark glasses and calling herself Alicia Gorn in the Western style.

She became a soloist of "VIA Gra" on a bet. At stake was a red convertible, which was to become Svetlana’s property, but only if she not only got into the group, but also stayed in it for six months. I soon learned that a casting was being held for one of Konstantin Meladze’s projects. That we're talking about Loboda found out about VIA Gre when, out of five hundred applicants who competed in vocals, dance and acting, twenty remained, including her. "Mercedes wheels are in my pocket!" – Svetlana thought and tripled her efforts. However, already on the first tour of the group, Loboda concluded: “The group is big car For big money"Her partners were so tired at concerts that they fell asleep in hotel rooms, literally not having time to get to bed. Then disagreements began with the producers, and Svetlana had to leave. And since she didn’t last six months, the red convertible remained a dream.

Albina Dzhanabaeva. "The second redhead"

After the departure of Anna Sedokova, VIA Gra needed a new “red-haired” soloist, and she became a graduate of the Gnessin Music College, backing vocalist Valeria Meladze Albina Dzhanabaeva. Since the day before Albina gave birth to Valeria’s son Kostya, her invitation to VIA Gro was perceived ambiguously by many: some considered it a reward, others considered it a way to alienate her mistress, as they say, out of sight, out of mind.”

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Albina Dzhanabaeva

The soloists of VIA-Gra, who had the opportunity to work with Dzhanabaeva, Tatyana Kotova and Meseda Bagaudinova, do not characterize her with the most the best side- they are called harsh and unrestrained, they claim that Albina could cause a scandal over any, even the most insignificant, reason, and took out her anger on service personnel– make-up artists, costume designers, stage workers.

She sang at VIA Gre from 2004 to 2012, and at the same time studied at the Moscow Psychological and Pedagogical University at the Faculty of Psychology. After the official closure of the group, its producer Konstantin Meladze announced the start of Dzhanabaeva’s solo career.

Christina Kots-Gottlieb. The shortest stay at VIA Gre"

Christina Kots-Gottlieb was born in Donetsk. She was involved in dancing and sports - she is a master of sports in rhythmic gymnastics. Winner of the titles "Miss Donetsk", "Miss Donbass 2003", "Miss international Black Sea 2003", "Miss Donbass 2004".

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Christina Kotz-Gottlieb

After Nadezhda Granovskaya left the group and Vera Brezhneva announced her departure, the producers became preoccupied with searching for a new sexy blonde. The contract with Christina was concluded for five years, but in fact she was the lead singer of the group from January to April 2006. After filming the video “Deceive, but stay,” she was fired from VIA Gra. Moreover, according to Christina herself, the producers did not even inform her about this - they simply stopped responding to phone calls. Kotz-Gottlieb was about to start solo career, even starred in Bogdan Titomir’s video “Do as I do!”, but then returned to her modeling career, becoming the face of the KOLTSO model agency. She took part in the Miss Ukraine Universe 2009 competition, where she won an unconditional victory.

Olga Koryagina. Designer

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Olga Koryagina

A native of Nikolaev, she joined the group in 2006, when Nadezhda Granovskaya once again announced her departure from VIA Gra. She managed to star in two videos of the group – “L.M.L” and “Flower and Knife”. Upon learning of her pregnancy, Olga announced her departure from the group and soon married the father of the unborn child, businessman Andrei Romanovsky. After the birth of the child, producer Maxim Fadeev offered Koryagina to return to show business, but she refused. Today he designs fashionable clothes.

Meseda Bagaudinova. Girl from "Dream"

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Meseda Bagaudinova

The producers of "VIA Gra" have always sympathized with girls with a bright oriental appearance, so in April 2007 Olga Koryagina was replaced by a singer of Avar (on her father's side) and Ukrainian-Belarusian (on her mother's) origin Meseda Bagaudinova. At the beginning of her musical career, Meseda was a soloist of the “Dreams” group, quite famous in the south of Russia, but at that time she could not even dream of the glory of “VIA Gra”. Meseda spent a year and a half at VIA Gre, and was forced to leave after Nadezhda Granovskaya announced her return to the group. Bagaudinova returned to the “Dreams” group.

Tatiana Kotova. "False pregnancy"

Winner of the title "Miss Russia 2006", represented Russia at the competitions "Miss World 2007" and "Miss Universe 2007". By education, Tatyana is an economist and anti-crisis manager. She joined VIA Gro in 2008 after Vera Brezhneva left. She starred in the videos "My emancipation", "Antigeisha" and "Crazy".

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Tatyana Kotova

In 2010, the media suddenly began vying with each other to write that Kotova would soon leave VIA Gro due to pregnancy. The rumors turned out to be exactly half true: Tatyana really left the group, but her pregnancy turned out to be false. The singer herself, when asked about the reasons for leaving, answered this way: “We can’t admire the sun around the clock. I got my share of the sun’s rays at VIA Gre, now it’s time to collect the stars. I’m offered to work on television and act in films, I want to realize my Creative skills to the end, because there is no limit to perfection."

Eva Bushmina. "Girl-accident".

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Eva Bushmina

Star Factory graduate Eva Bushmina replaced Tatyana Kotova in VIA Gre. Eva spent a total of about three years in the group. They say that in order not to “fly out” of the group, like other unlucky participants, she increased her breasts by two sizes - from one to three. In VIA Gre, Bushmina had a reputation as an “accident girl”, with whom something constantly happened, since Eva is a big fan of extreme sports and thrills. After the collapse of the group, despite the birth of her daughter (her father is the son of the ex-Minister of Economy of Ukraine Vladimir Lanovoy), he pursues a solo career.

Santa Dimopoulos. Destroyer

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Santa Dimopoulos

It was with her arrival in the group that it became clear that the history of VIA Gra in its previous form was coming to an end. Despite numerous advantages - bright appearance, sex appeal and sports training(Santa is a master of sports in dancing) – new soloist became just another and, alas, unsuccessful attempt replace the irreplaceable Granovskaya. In 2012, after spending time in the group less than a year, Dimopoulos announced her departure from her and the start of a solo career, as a result of which “VIA Gra” turned into the duet “Albina Dzhanabaeva and Eva Bushmina,” which soon broke up.

Taisiya Kondratyeva

Konstantin Meladze announced the renewal of the team. The producer continued to collaborate 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.

Girls in updated composition They have already recorded the hit “I Fell in Love with a Monster.”

In 2013, we recall that 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 Gra”. Ex-soloists of “VIA Gra” Alena Vinnitskaya, Nadezhda Granovskaya, Anna Sedokova, Albina Dzhanabaeva, Meseda Bagaudinova and Santa Dimopoulos became mentors to those wishing to join the group of girls. In the final, the trio was determined, which existed until this year: Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erica Herceg.

Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erica Herze

And even earlier, in the group, 16 beautiful girls replaced each other throughout for long years. They were all incredibly beautiful. But, unfortunately, not everyone stayed in the group for long, and now only true fans can remember them. Let's remember together.

Alena Vinnitskaya

Member 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 group “VIA Gra” was born. Alena (according to her passport Olga) was already famous singer and songwriter. 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 short term achieved some success and became recognizable. She was invited to the casting for a new girl group by producer Dmitry Kostyuk. Later, two more girls joined Alena, but did not pass the casting. The producers even planned to close the project without having time to open it. Luckily, Nadezhda Granovskaya arrived at that time and captivated the producers with her charisma. It was decided that only two people would sing in the group - Alena and Nadya. After a successful start, Alena suddenly announced her desire to start a solo career and left the group.

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

Nadezhda Meikher-Granovskaya

Member of the group: 2001−2006 (break until 2011).

The luxurious “black one” is part of the so-called “golden composition” of the group and stands at the origins of its origins. Nadezhda got into the group thanks to coincidence. Valery Meladze performed on tour in the girl’s hometown of Khmelnitsky, and the concert organizer let it slip that the singer was casting in new group. The enterprising girl made professional photo shoot and sent it to the Meladze brothers. It was difficult to resist her beauty, and soon Nadya received an invitation to the casting. But to get into the lineup, she had to part with several kilograms - this was the condition of the producers. For two years, VIAGRA performed with Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya. And in 2002, Nadya went on maternity leave, and the producers were forced to urgently look for a temporary replacement for her.

However, the young mother did not stay on maternity leave for long - a month after the birth of her son, she again appeared on stage. In 2006, the singer left the group for the second time, and returned again in 2009. 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 original projects, and conducts master classes. Married to businessman Mikhail Urzhumtsev, with whom she gave birth to two more children - daughters Anna and Maria.

Tatyana Naynik

Photo: still from the video “Stop! Stop! Stop!"

As part of the group: during 2002.

Tatyana briefly graced the group with her presence - she was hired only to replace Nadezhda Granovskaya, who had gone on maternity leave. But the girl seriously counted on a long-lasting career as part of the group. The former model managed to appear in only two videos – “Stop! Stop! Stop!" and “Good morning, dad.” After Granovskaya returned from maternity leave, the producers decided that two brunettes in the group was too much and destroyed the existing 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 girl’s team. But Tatyana did not worry for a long time: she created her own group Maybe - although 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. Naynik had to go through a difficult period: the death of his father, terrible diagnosis“cancer” in mother, attack by hooligans. She spent a lot of money on treatment. Moreover, at this moment from former colleagues she was supported only by Anna Sedokova.

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

Anna Sedokova

Photo: still from the video “Kill my friend”

Member of the group: 2002−2004.

Anna is still called the star of the famous girl trio. Sedokova's path to fame took a long time: she studied dancing and music since childhood, graduated from a music school, and then from an institute of culture. Combining the work of a TV presenter and model, the girl tried out for the very first casting for the group. But due to her young age (Anna was 17 years old) future star was refused. 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, fans rebelled. They practically declared a boycott on the new girl Svetlana Loboda and refused to accept her as a replacement for the beloved Sedokova. But Anna decided to devote herself to her family and future solo career. By the way, about family. The star was officially married twice: to football player Valentin Belkevich, to whom she gave 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 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 child's father.

Vera Brezhneva

Photo: still from the video “Ocean and Three Rivers”

Member of the group: 2003−2007.

Another representative of the “golden cast” along with Anna Sedokova and Nadezhda Granovskaya. Vera Galushka (such maiden name singer) was not particularly beautiful as a child; she grew up as a quiet and modest girl. And who would have thought that one day she would become one of the sexiest stars Russian stage!

And Vera herself did not think about fame and music. She dreamed of a career as an economist, studied with excellent marks, and was actively involved in sports. By chance, the girl found herself at the group’s concert as a spectator and responded to the soloists’ call to perform a song with them on stage. But any girl could go on stage! But it was Vera who decided. And this decision turned out to be fateful. The producers noticed her and invited her to the casting. They were just puzzled by finding a replacement for Alena Vinnitskaya, who was leaving the group. Already in 2003, fans were presented with the same lineup that went down in the history of the group as “golden”: Vera Brezhneva, Anna Sedokova and Nadezhda Granovskaya.

The singer left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career and try her hand at film. Brezhnev recorded several hits, played leading roles in the comedies “Love in big city" and "Jungle".

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

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

Svetlana Loboda

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

Svetlana also did not stay in the group for long. The girl had a responsible role to play - to replace Anna Sedokova. But fans were hostile to the producers’ decision. Haters condemned Loboda's behavior. According to fans, if Anna could present herself seductively and sexy, 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, it is quite successful. Her work develops especially successfully throughout recent years. At least the hits “Your Eyes” and “Superstar” are humming 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 kept strictly secret.

Albina Dzhanabaeva

Member 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 until 2012! By the way, Dzhanabaeva agreed to perform as part of VIA Gra only the second time. But after that, the singer immediately began to feel very rich life: in addition to touring and recording studio albums, she studied to become a psychologist, was a face fashion brand women's clothing and raised her son. In 2012, she began her solo career and starred in the leading role in Kirill Serebrennikov’s film “Betrayal.”

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

Christina Kotz-Gottlieb

Photo: frame from the video “Lie, 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 appear in only one video, “Deceive, but stay.” The girl worked in the group for only a few months - from January to April.

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

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

Olga Koryagina

Member of the group: 2006−2007.

Olga became another replacement for Nadezhda Granovskaya, who had gone on maternity leave again. The bright brunette can be seen in two videos – “Flower and Knife” and “L.M.L”. In 2007, the girl married businessman Andrei Romanovsky and decided to leave the group due to pregnancy.

In 2016, Romanovskaya made her debut on television. She replaced Lena Letuchaya and became the face of the famous Revizorro program. Having worked in a new capacity for literally several months, Olga nevertheless decided to return to musical career and became one of the lead singers of the Queens group.

She is currently married and has a son, Maxim.

Meseda Bagaudinova

Member of the group: 2007−2009.

Olga Koryagina (Romanovskaya) was replaced by an oriental beauty with graceful facial features, Meseda Bagautdinova. Her exotic beauty instantly captivated the group's fans, and, fortunately for the producers, she was warmly welcomed as new member. Meseda already had a wealth of experience in concert activities - she performed in the international trio “Dreams”, which toured both Russia and 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.

Which soloist popular group except Vera Brezhneva pulled out happy ticket, and who is much less fortunate?

Over the 17-odd years of the existence of the VIA Gra group, its composition has changed many times. The number of participants in the group was also inconsistent: from a duet to a quartet. For many, VIA Gra turned out to be an excellent launching pad for a career in show business. One of the most bright stars groups, Vera Brezhneva, On February 3, 2018, I turned 36 years old. Today she is one of the most sought-after Russian pop singers. What happened to the fate of the other brightest members of the popular group - in the material of the site

Vera Brezhneva

Attention VIA Gra producers Vera Galushka attracted me to her when at one of the concerts she volunteered from the audience to sing with the group. After this performance, she was invited to the casting. Vera took the pseudonym “Brezhneva” and sang in “VIA Gre” for four years, from 2003 to 2007.

In 2007, the singer left the group and began working on a solo career. More Vera Brezhneva TV presenter and actress. The most famous films with her participation are the “Love in the City” and “Jungle” trilogy, and in the New Year’s movie “Yolki” the singer plays herself.

Brezhnev is actively involved in charity work. Her foundation “Ray of Faith” helps children with oncohematological diseases. Since 2014, Brezhnev has been the UN Ambassador on the rights and discrimination of HIV-infected women living in the territory of Central Asia and Eastern Europe (UNAIDS program). Vera has two daughters - Sonya And Sarah. Since 2015, the singer has been married to a producer Konstantin Meladze.

Alena Vinnitskaya

The lead singer of the first Via Gra lineup left the group in 2003 and began pursuing a solo career in Ukraine. She has released eight albums, twenty-three videos and soundtracks for three feature films. On the personal front, the singer is also doing well. Alena Vinnitskaya married to a producer Sergei Alekseev.

Anna Sedokova

To the first composition of the group Anna Sedokova I didn't get in because of my age. The producer did not dare to take a 17-year-old girl into the team with the provocative name. But in 2002, Anna joins the group and attracts all attention to herself. It is believed that the composition of the group with Sedokova was the most successful and sexiest in the entire history of the group.

After leaving, Anna Sedkova begins a solo career. She also managed to work as a TV presenter on Russian and Ukrainian TV, and in 2008 she played the main role in the comedy “Pregnant”. In March 2010, Sedokova’s book “The Art of Seduction” was published. Anna is currently single. She has three children - daughters Alina And Monica and son Hector.

Svetlana Loboda

Soloist of "VIA Gra" Svetlana Loboda was in 2004 and only four months, but during this time she managed to star in one of the group’s most famous videos for the song “Biology” and New Year's musical"Sorochinskaya Fair". After leaving the group, Svetlana almost immediately released her first single and began to actively develop her solo career. The singer also managed to open her own tourist agency and create a line of youth clothing “F*ck the macho”.

In 2009, Loboda represented Ukraine at Eurovision. In 2010 the brand appeared "LOBODA", that's what it's called now music project. In 2012, Svetlana Loboda was awarded the title “Honored Artist of Ukraine.” Now the singer is single and has a daughter. Evangelina.

Albina Dzhanabaeva

Before VIA Gra Albina Dzhanabaeva worked as a backing vocalist for Valeria Meladze. Immediately after Anna Sedokova left the group, Dzhanabaeva was invited to take her place, but she refused because she had just given birth to a son. Kostya. Later, the singer replaced Svetlana Loboda in the group.

Even before leaving the group in 2012, Albina Dzhanabaeva combined her solo career with work at VIA Gre. Later she worked on television and played the main role in the film Kirill Serebrennikov“Betrayal” and became one of the six mentors of the show “I Want V VIA Gru”.

Throughout her participation in the group, Dzhanabaeva managed to hide the secret of who the father of her son was. In 2009, a scandal broke out in connection with Valery Meladze’s divorce from his wife. He then officially declared that Kostya was his son. Since 2014, Albina Dzhanabaeva has been married to Meladze. The couple has two sons - Konstantin and Luke.

Olga Romanovskaya

After leaving the group in 2007, Olga Romanovskaya (she was a participant“VIA Gra” for about a year) also decided to build a solo career, but it’s difficult to call it successful. Later, Olga tried to realize herself in other areas. She released the Romanovska clothing line. In 2016, the singer replaced Elena Letuchaya and became the host of the “Revizorro” program, but soon left the project.
Olga is married to a Ukrainian businessman Andrey Romanovsky. The couple is raising a son Maxima.

Meseda Bagaudinova

In 2009 Meseda, who joined VIA Gro in 2007, left the group due to the return of Nadezhda Granovskaya. Bagaudinova’s solo career after leaving VIA Gra is also difficult to call successful; in eight years she released only seven songs. In 2013, she was a mentor in the show “I Want V VIA Gru”.

Meseda is currently single. She has a son Aspar.

Tatyana Kotova

Miss Russia Tatyana Kotova She was a soloist of VIA Gra for two years, from 2008 to 2010. After leaving the group, she pursued an acting and vocal career. Twice she became the cover girl for popular men's magazines MAXIM and XXL. Now Tatyana Kotova is working on a solo album.

Eva Bushmina

Yana Shvets took a pseudonym "Eva Bushmina" at the Ukrainian “Star Factory”. She performed at VIA Gre from 2010 to 2012. After leaving, Eva actively began to pursue a solo career. During this time, she managed to release an album and shoot twelve videos. Eva Bushmina is married to the son of the former Minister of Economy of Ukraine Dmitry Lanov. The couple has a daughter Edita.

Nadezhda Granovskaya

Real name Hopes – Meicher. VIA Gra producer Konstantin Meladze advised her to take a pseudonym. The singer left the group three times. Granovskaya left the very first cast of VIA Gra in 2002, when she was pregnant with her son. Igor. A month after giving birth, she returned to the team and sang in VIA Gre until 2006. In 2009, Granovskaya again became the lead singer of the group. In 2011, Nadezhda was pregnant again, this time she finally left the team.

In between her participation in the group, Granovskaya built a career as a presenter on Ukrainian TV. After the birth of my daughter Anna she returned to television, but as a mentor in the show “I Want V VIA Gru.” Her trio eventually won the show and are now the new members of the group.

Then, in 2014, Nadezhda took part in the show “One to One,” and in the same year she began her solo career. In 2016, in Kyiv, Nadezhda Granovskaya released her original play “Historia de Un Amor”

Nadezhda Granovskaya is married to Russian businessman Mikhail Urzhumtsev, the couple is raising a son, Nadezhda Igor and two daughters Anna and Maria.

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“The history of the VIA Gra group is vast and multifaceted; it includes many events that in one way or another influenced the fate of this musical group.

Over time, the release of new songs and albums, the appearance of unusual video clips, participation in the filming of various television programs and magazines, the VIA Gra group continues to steadily move upward, improving itself and improving the quality of its creativity, adding more and more new touches to it.

Each subsequent action of the group is not similar to the previous one, it carries a certain palette of emotions and feelings, thoughts and impressions that are unique to VIA Gre and allow it to differ from most other post-Soviet pop groups working in a similar musical genre.
However, VIA Gra did not immediately reach its current heights. As you know, the path to the top is never smooth; there are many flaws and twists of fate, which in an instant can cancel out all efforts and efforts. It is worth noting that in the history of the group there are no failures of a global scale, only changes in the composition of the participants, which entailed a “change of generations” and left their unique mark on the life of the group. Therefore, we will try to talk about the main events that have occurred since the founding of the group and that continue to occur today.
What will happen next will only be known over time, but for now we can only analyze what has already happened - the history of the VIA Gra group in all its manifestations. Of course, we should start from the very beginning - the birth of the group, which occurred in 2000. On musical stage there was a lack of something new, unusual, capable of attracting the attention of the listener with its novelty and difference from others. What was needed was a team that could equally successfully win the hearts of the most diverse audience, that could surprise with something new, create a positive mood and, at the same time, awaken a variety of spiritual and lyrical feelings in a person.

The idea of ​​creating such a project came to the mind of the future producer, Dmitry Kostyuk. The starting lineup of the group, the one from which it all began, was two Ukrainian girls, Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya. The story of their arrival in the group turned out to be different. Alena, who at that time worked for the Ukrainian television company Biz-TV, was invited to participate in the group by Dmitry Kostyuk himself. Another producer was Konstantin Meladze. It was he, together with Dmitry, who was lucky enough to open Nadezhda for the group. The starting point that persuaded him to decide to accept Nadezhda into the team was her amateur photo shoot.

Next came the casting, which Nadya passed brilliantly and the producers did not have the slightest doubt that she was needed to pair with Alena. All that remained was to come up with a name for the new team. “VIA Gra” - that’s what this project was called. There are several versions about why the group was named that way. On the one hand, VIA is an abbreviation that stands for “Vocal-Instrumental Ensemble”, and “Gra” is translated from Ukrainian as “game”. On the other hand, many believe that the name is a derivative of the surnames of the vocalists, in which “VI” is the beginning of the surname “Vinnitskaya”, “A” is the first letter of Alena’s name, and “Gra” is, accordingly, the beginning of the surname of Alena’s partner in group, Nadezhda Granovskaya. There is also a version that “Gra” stands for “Voice, Joy, Artistry.” But the real reason was that all sorts of decodings somehow formed the word “VIA Gra”, which has the same name as pills that increase sexual potency in men, which was fully facilitated by the external image and sex appeal of the vocalists. It is not known for certain how the name of the group is deciphered. It doesn’t matter, everyone can see what they like in the title.

So, the group was named, formed and ready to begin its creative activity. The first step on the path to the current heights was the group's debut video, which marked the beginning of a triumphant march up the ladder of fame. The video was made for the song “Attempt No. 5”. Its first show took place on September 3, 2000 on the Biz-TV channel. After this, interest in the group began to grow sharply; it was necessary to expand the repertoire to reach new positions. “Attempt No. 5” created a slight sensation and immediately became a kind of “ business card” of the collective, it was replicated on pirated discs, it occupied the top positions of various music charts, immediately competing on an equal footing with the hits of that time. When compiling collections of the best songs, the compilers also did not ignore the debut work of the group “VIA Gra”. The song “Attempt No. 5” was included in the music collections of the radio “Hit FM”, “Auto Hit”, “ Greatest Hits Biz-TV" and many others. For the video itself, VIA Gra won the Golden Weight Award. For example, in 2001, on November 18, the team won the Golden Gramophone award for the same “Attempt No. 5”. As an example, even these two awards are enough to understand that the group’s debut was a success. The composition still leaves its mark on the group - it is regularly performed during concert performances, continuing to remind listeners of the times when everything was just beginning. Without stopping there, instantly consolidating the success, a second video clip appears, filmed for the song “Hug Me.” Together with “Attempt No. 5,” it provides the group with a certain springboard, one might say, ground under its feet, for further actions.

Throughout 2000, the group formed its repertoire and by mid-December it included seven songs. The time has come to organize your own concerts. The debut performance was in Dnepropetrovsk, on the stage of the local Ice Palace, which took place on December 20, 2000. About four thousand spectators attended the concert.
Having made a very bright debut, demonstrating part of its enormous potential, in 2001 the VIA Gra group carried out more diversified activities, attracting everyone most fans. She is invited to participate in awards, concert programs, and filming in reputable media publications. The video series is replenished with two more clips - “I won’t return” and “Bomb”. The rapid breakthrough of 2000, from which VIA Gra took off, is ending; it is systematically moving forward into rational progress, covering more and more new areas of activity in which a musical project can be affected.

The group gains nationwide fame and popularity.
From the beginning of spring to the end of summer, the team receives various awards, including a prize from the radio “Hit FM”, as part of the “Stopudovy Hit” ceremony; “Golden feather” at the “Golden Firebird” ceremony, in the categories “ Best Song" and "Discovery of the Year", as well as "Golden Weight" and "Golden Gramophone", received by the group for their first hit - "Attempt No. 5".

The group took part in the filming of the musical “The Night Before Christmas”.

On August 31, 2001, VIA Gra entered into a contract with Sony Music for the release of five albums. At the same time, the group continued to successfully tour with its solo concerts across the CIS countries.

The following year, 2002, the VIA Gra group was shocked by some changes. Has begun new stage in its evolutionary development. The structure was changed - from a duet the team turned into a trio. It all started with the fact that Nadezhda Granovskaya was preparing to become a mother, accordingly, on a busy touring activities it was necessary to put up a cross for a while. In order to make up for the temporary loss of Nadezhda, a casting was urgently announced. The producers decided to increase the number of participants to three people, which was successfully done. The group invited ex-TV presenter Anna Sedokova, who worked on the O-TV and Novy Kanal channels, as well as a model from St. Petersburg, Tatyana Naynik. Without allowing the updates to “take root,” the group continued “right off the bat.” A magnificent video was shot for the song “Stop! Stop! Stop!". He showed that the group was moving in the right direction and the fact that Anna Sedokova was in the group was extremely beneficial.

On May 23, at the Moscow Rossiya concert hall, the group was awarded the Ovation Prize. There was no point in stopping at the achieved milestones; everyone was looking forward to the continuation.

On September 12, 2002, filming of the video for the song “Good Morning, Dad!” ended. This event was marked by the return to duty of Nadezhda Granovskaya, who less than a month ago gave birth to a son, who was named Igor. Some time after filming the video, Tatyana leaves the group. The team continues to successfully star in various television programs, for example, “The Domino Principle” and “Total Show.” Previously, on the MTV channel alone, “VIA Gra” took part in the programs “VIP-Caprice”, “Banzai!”, “12 Evil Spectators”, “Stilissimo”, “Paparazzi”. It is impossible not to note their participation in the second musical - “Cinderella”, in which the participants played three princesses and sang together with Verka Serduchka.

In 2003 there were changes again. Alena Vinnitskaya decided to start her own solo career. Accordingly, there is another casting, painful elections, as a result of which Vera Brezhneva ends up in the group. The next “era” is being formed, a line-up that is often called the golden line-up among fans of the group. Indeed, such a definition in relation to Vera, Anna and Nadezhda is quite reasonable. This year is becoming very fruitful in terms of the team’s creativity. At the beginning, a video clip for the song “Don’t leave me, darling!” is shot. This is followed by the release of the group's second album, Stop! Removed!

Events continue to pour in as if from a cornucopia.
In the summer, the video “Kill My Girlfriend” appears. The group rose to the pinnacle of fame, where it remains to this day. She is already ready to conquer the countries of Europe and Asia with her creativity. The English-language video “Stop! Stop! Stop!”, as well as the band’s English-language album with same name. The first release took place in Japan. "VIA Gra" sweeps across the country like a hurricane rising sun, performing in Tokyo, taking part in various programs on MTV Asia and Fuji TV. Filming for the Japanese magazine “Play Boy” is underway. In the fall of the same year, the album “Biology” was released. A magnificent duet is being formed - “VIA Gra” and Valery Meladze. Collaborative work, which at the end of 2003 - beginning of 2004 bore fruit in the form of the songs “Ocean and Three Rivers” and “There is No More Gravity,” as well as video clips shot on them.

Everything developed rapidly, VIA Gra put up more and more masterpieces for judgement. And then an event happened that plunged the ranks of fans into a slight shock.

In 2004, Anna Sedokova left the group. They urgently look for a replacement for her, who is found in the person of Svetlana Loboda, but the replacement turned out to be a little unequal, despite the fact that on June 4, 2004, VIA Gra won the Muz-TV 2004 award, a video clip for the song “Biology” was shot. . Still, Svetlana is not “accepted” by fans who immediately draw analogies between her and Anna Sedokova. The group continues to perform in various television programs, in particular in the “Total Show”, as well as in the third musical with their participation, called “Sorochinskaya Fair”. By the way, this musical also gave birth to one of the group’s potential hits, “Oh Spoke Pure Water,” which conveys a unique Ukrainian flavor during Russian performances.
In the same year, the pan-European release of the album “Stop! Stop! Stop! Despite this, slight dissatisfaction with Svetlana grew and the decision was made to break up with her. Currently, Svetlana is engaged in a solo career. Albina Dzhanabaeva is taken to replace Loboda, for a long time who worked as backing vocals for Valery Meladze and got into the group on his recommendation. The team still works with this composition, Vera, Nadezhda, Albina.
The current lineup, like the previous ones, started very sharply, immediately receiving an award at the RMA-04 ceremony for the song “There is no more attraction,” performed with Valery Meladze. A magnificent, soulful video “The World I Didn’t Know About Before You” is released.

The year 2005 started with trouble. Vera Brezhneva suffered a spinal injury while skiing. Fortunately, the fans' fears did not materialize. Vera had no complications. Another duet work is being presented to the public - with the popular rap team “TNMK” in Ukraine. The clip is called “There is nothing worse than being like everyone else.” As before, programs with the participation of VIA Gra are being released. For example, “Raffle” with Vera, shown on ORT in 2005, “Saturday evening”, “ Full contact", at which the group "Brilliant", the Big Premiere" and many, many others were defeated with a huge advantage in the musical battle. “VIA Gra” continues to excite the media: filming in the magazines “Maxim”, “7 Days”, publications in “Molotok” and “Komsomolskaya Pravda”. The list is updated regularly, so there is no need to list everything. We can safely say one thing - the group “VIA Gra” is a phenomenon that has a lot of positive aspects that distinguish it from other musical groups. It is able to conquer new heights, amaze and amaze with its novelty. IN creative plans There are still a lot of ideas and ideas, so we can safely say that subsequent pages of the group’s history will be no worse than the previous ones.
After all, there is no limit to perfection."

Another version of the history of the Viagra group (version: http://persona.rin.ru)
It all started with the premiere of debut video group - video "Attempt? 5". After this, events began to develop at maximum speed, exceeding even the wildest expectations of the team’s producers Dmitry Kostyuk and Konstantin Meladze. Already on September 12 (!), the first pirated recording of the band’s debut song appeared. And by the end of the first month of the group’s existence, a lot of “yellow” materials appeared in the press, and on music layouts - cassettes with the illegally published composition “Attempt? 5”. The calm Ukrainian show business was excited by the “Riddle named VIA GRA” (quote from the title of one of the publications about the group).

The team's first hit quickly won the top positions on the charts and was published in many popular Russian and Ukrainian collections. “Attempt? 5” was released on the compilations Hit FM (Moscow), XXL “Dance”, Auto HIT, “Best hits of BIZ-TV. Part 2” and others.
Refuting rumors that this will all end, by the beginning of winter another video for a bright dance composition"Give me a hug". Interest in the group concentrates, thickens and almost materializes. She is invited to concerts and interviews. The sufferers are still being turned away. The intrigued public is generating countless assumptions about the girls, producers and the future of the team.

By the end of 2000, the group’s repertoire already included 7 songs, with which VIA GRA began touring. The first concert of the group took place on December 20 in Dnepropetrovsk on the stage of the Ice Palace in the presence of 4 thousand spectators. To date, the group has given more than 70 concerts in Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

year 2001
During the first year of its existence, VIA GRA received several prestigious awards. The group took part in the “Stop-Blowing Hit” award ceremony from HIT FM radio (Moscow), which took place on June 2, 2001 in the Kremlin, and became the winner of the prestigious “golden weight” for the hit “Attempt N5”.

The team performed at the 10th anniversary of the annual all-Ukrainian festival "Tavria Games" and received a "golden feather" at the "Golden Firebird" award ceremony in the categories "Discovery of the Year" and "Best Song".

On April 14, 2001, “VIA GRA” performed in St. Petersburg in the big concert “MUZ-TV Hit Parade.” The show was broadcast in 250 cities of Russia.

On April 23, the group became a nominee for the “Star” project Ukrainian stage", held as part of the "Star of Ukraine" campaign, and received the corresponding diploma.

On November 17 and 18, the group "VIA GRA" became the first Ukrainian group to be awarded the prestigious Golden Gramophone award. The team received it for the hit “Attempt N5”.
The group members took part in photo shoots for many magazines. Among them are "XXL" (Moscow), "OM" (Moscow), "Afisha" (Moscow), " Women's magazine"(Kyiv), etc. The producers of the group decided to abandon photography for the magazine "PlayBoy" (Moscow). Alena and Nadezhda took part in the filming of the popular television programs "V.I.P. - Caprice", "Banzai!", "12 Evil Spectators", "Stilissimo", "Papaprazzi" (MTV); SV-show (1+1); project "Evenings on a farm near Dikanka"

2002
For the sexiest group in the entire post-Soviet space, the Year of the Horse became a year of great changes and transformations. In the spring the duo turned into a trio. The impetus for changes in the composition was the desire of Nadezhda Granovskaya to become a mother and temporarily leave the group. To fill the vacancy that appeared, the producers of the team - Dmitry Kostyuk and Konstantin Meladze - organized a strict selection of applicants, as a result of which two reached the finals: ex-TV presenter Anya and St. Petersburg model Tanya.

The newly-minted trio immediately got to work, recording a new song called “Stop! Stop! Stop!” and starred in a memorable video for it. On May 23, at the Moscow State Central Concert Hall "Russia" the girls took part in the Ovation award ceremony.

On August 15, Nadya gave birth to a cute boy. The boy, very similar to his mother, was born with a weight of 2700 grams and a height of 52 centimeters. The child was named Igor. On September 12, filming of the group’s new video for the song “Good morning, dad!” ended. The main sensation of the new work was the participation of Nadezhda Granovskaya in the filming! The return of the sexy brunette to the team was highly anticipated by the group's fans, its producers, and the executives of Sony Music, with which the group signed a five-year contract a year ago. Some time after filming the video, Tanya left the team to take part in a large-scale television project.

In the fall, Alena, Nadya and Anya took part in the filming of a new screensaver for one of the highest-rated charts on Russian MTV - “Ukrainian Twenty”. Girls in “second skin” overalls, according to the script, robbed a bank, rode around on huge motorcycles, used firearms, a power saw and charm for personal gain.

This year, VIA GRA soloists Anya, Nadya and Alena played the roles of crowned heads for the musical "Cinderella", the next New Year's project of the all-Ukrainian TV channel "Inter". The girls reincarnated as foreign princesses, seducing Baskov’s character to the best of their ability and mentality.

Last year, Anya, Nadya and Alena took part in several television projects. They became the heroines of the programs “Cossacks-Robbers”, “The Domino Principle”, “Total Show” and others. The beauties appeared on the covers of the super popular men's magazines "XXL", "Maxim" and once again refused to undress for "Playboy".

2003
New Year is the best reason to start new life. Our beloved took advantage of this women's team and in early January hit the public with a wholesale dose of super news. First and most importantly, Vera appeared in the group. No religious fanaticism, it’s just the name of the stunning blonde who recently became the soloist of VIA Gra. In addition to her extraordinary appearance, stage talent and beautiful name, the young star has the intriguing surname Brezhnev. Vera replaced Alena Vinnitskaya, who left the trio for a solo career.

The renewed and even brighter VIA GRa has thousands of grandiose plans. Some of them have already been implemented. With the participation of Vera, the debut album of the group “Attempt? 5” was rewritten, and work on a new record is almost finished.

Signing a contract with Sony Music:
On August 31, 2001, a contract was signed in Moscow between Sony Music and the VIA GRA group. This is the first international contract of Sony Music Entertainment (RUS), since the charming group is a completely Ukrainian product: all its members are citizens of Ukraine and live in its capital - Kyiv. Thus, in the Sony Music catalog you can now find 5 Russian-speaking artists.

September 27 on the Columbia label, which releases albums by such famous artists as: Ricky Martin, Celine Dion, Destiny's Child, Aerosmith, Jessica Simpson and many others, their debut album was released VIA group GRA called "Attempt?5". It included 11 songs: “Spell”, “Attempt?5”, comic description adventure main character in a love hexahedron, which by the end of the song is replenished with friend Masha and her several clones, “I won’t return”, a very lyrical, sad and unusual composition in melody, “Meet my mother, they say that the biggest stupidities in the world are done with serious expressions faces. If you listen to this thing seriously, it will really be a big miss. Because it is superLight and has a SUPER range! positive emotions from a light smile to a cheerful laugh, you are guaranteed, “What have I done,” “Bomb,” a protest song, which in itself is already interesting because such feelings are not typical for the post-Soviet stage. Let's blow up this world with music and fresh energy before it dies of boredom! “Would you let me go”, a sensual declaration of love. In love! No matter what they say, "It's now or never" in this song --absolute freedom like in a dream. So why not take advantage of it! If you can change everything around now, why wait? We urgently begin the positive deconstruction of objective reality, “Hold Me,” another confirmation of the rapidly advancing matriarchy and no less inevitably approaching female polygamy. “Thank you for the summer”, autumn inspires not only Pushkin, especially if the summer was spent in good company your own dreams, “Every Day”, with a creative approach, everyday life becomes no less romantic than the day of the first kiss.

By mid-March 2003, Sony Music Entertainment (RUS) plans to release the group's second album. The future long-play does not yet have a name, but several songs from it have already become super hits. U fresh material more serious topic, it is designed for a more adult audience than the previous one. This is evidenced by those compositions from the disc that have already become super hits, “Good morning, dad!”, “Don’t leave me,” “Stop! Stop! Stop!”.

Over its history, VIA Gra has changed 17 lineups. Since September 2000, when the once main women's group Russian show business, 16 girls were its participants. There were periods when teams broke up two months after their formation. Today's lineup - Anastasia Kozhevnikova, Misha Romanova and Erica Herceg - has not changed for two years now and is considered the longest-living in the entire history of VIA Gra. Let's remember best years group and its hottest members.

Having celebrated her 33rd birthday on December 16, she did not pass the age limit when she took part in the very first casting at Via Gro. She was 17 years old. Then Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya were taken into the group. And only when in 2002 it was decided to turn the duo into a trio, Anna passed the casting and became the first red-haired member of the group. She spent 2 years and 1 month in the group, and all this time her voice was the “calling card” of the group. That very time is considered the “golden composition” of the group. This means that he was the most popular and creatively fruitful. It is generally accepted that it included Vera Brezhneva, Nadezhda Granovskaya and Anna Sedokova.

The redhead, like Anna Sedokova, did not get into VIA Gro the first time. For some time she was a backing vocalist for Valery Meladze, and was familiar with his brother, the group’s producer Konstantin. After Anna left, they approached her with an offer to fill the vacant position. But Albina refused: at that time she had just given birth and was busy with related chores. Then they took Svetlana Loboda. But you can’t escape fate, and after 4 months she was again asked to sing in a group, which is what Albina did. In terms of “life expectancy” in the group, Albina is the undisputed leader - her experience at VIA Gre totals 8 years and 1 month. Also, some believe that the team had a second “golden line-up”, which included Dzhanabaeva, Brezhneva and Granovskaya. It existed for a year and a half, from September 2004 to January 2006.

After graduating from the choreographic school in the late 1990s, young Nadezhda Meikher got a job as a choreographer at a theater in Khmelnitsky, Ukraine. Fate gave her a lucky chance: Valery Meladze, who came on tour, performed in this theater. She asked for his autograph, and Valery advised her to send her photographs to her brother in Kyiv. He then collected future group and was just looking for such spectacular girls. Nadezhda followed the advice, after which she received an invitation to audition. She was accepted on two conditions: to take her mother's last name - Granovskaya - and lose a few kilograms. In total, Nadezhda came and left the group 3 times and devoted 7 years and 10 months to VIA Gre. Now Meikher-Granovskaya is busy, first of all, with her family - she recently gave birth to her third child.

A native of Grozny, Meseda Bagaudinova has Dagestan and Ukrainian roots. The hot brunette joined the group in April 2007 and stayed there for a little over a year and a half. At the beginning of 2009, she had to give up her place so that Nadezhda Granovskaya could return to the team, the public’s interest in which had clearly fallen due to endless changes in the composition. Her further career in show business was ruined: she got married, gave birth to a child, gained a fair amount of kilograms, got carried away plastic surgery, and most importantly, she cut off her luxurious long hair and dyed the rest, first chestnut, and then completely light brown.

Perhaps the most underrated member of VIA Gra, Alena Vinitskaya (real name Olga), spent the first two and a half years of its existence in the group. Many fans of the band's early songs note that it was Vinnitskaya's original voice timbre and manner of performance that made VIA Gre's first glory, after which the band's strategy changed to aggressive sexuality. After leaving the group at the beginning of 2003, Alena began a solo career, while also performing as a composer. Her songs are very popular in Ukraine.

In January 2006, Nadezhda Granovskaya left the group for the second time, and it seems that it was at this moment that a tendency began to constantly change members, whose faces and names became difficult to remember. Christina Kots-Gottlieb from Donetsk joins the group. She had the shortest career in the entire history of the team - 3 months. During this time, she managed to star in the video for the song “Deceive, but stay,” in which she has a reddish hair color, almost like Albina Dzhanabaeva. At that time, there were rumors about the complete collapse of the group, which were periodically denied. Perhaps the producers really did not understand what to do with their group, whose recognition was falling every day. After leaving the group, Christina complained to the press that she found out about her dismissal when she turned on the TV and saw another girl (Olga Karjakina) in her place. In 2009, she passed the Ukrainian stage of the qualifying round of the Miss Universe contest and represented the country at this beauty contest.