Ivanushki International

Ivanushki International (written in Russian as "Иванушки International") is a Russian boy band founded in Moscow in 1994.

Ivanushki International
Иванушки International
Ivanushki International performing in Berlin, 2008
Ivanushki International performing in Berlin, 2008
Background information
OriginMoscow, Russia
GenresPop music, EDM
Years active1995–present
MembersAndrei Grigoriev-Apollonov
Kirill Andreev
Kirill Turichenko
Past membersIgor Sorin (died 1998)
Oleg Yakovlev (died 2017)
WebsiteOfficial site
Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov in 2013
Oleg Yakovlev in 2013
Kirill Andreev in 2008

The band was conceived by record producer Igor Matviyenko, and initially consisted of Andrei Grigoriev-Apollonov, Kirill Andreev, and primary vocalist Igor Sorin. They performed under several names (such as "Apollo–Soyuz") before settling on "Ivanushki International", a name meant to represent their intended blend of Russian ("Little Ivans") and international musical influences, and itself written half in Cyrillic, half in the Latin alphabet, with the second word read as in English.

Their debut album, Конечно он (Konyechno on, Of Course It's Him), was released in 1996. It included three cover versions of songs from the 1980s – "Вселенная" (Vselennaya, "The Universe"), originally performed by Alexander Ivanov, and "Рондо" (Rondo, "Roundabout"), "Этажи" (Etazhi, "Levels"), and "Малина" ("Malina", "Raspberry") by the group Class. However, it contained several original songs, including the hits "Тучи" (Tuchi, "Clouds"), "Колечко" (Kolechko, "The Ring"), "Где-то" (Gdye-to, "Somewhere"), and "Она" (Ona, "She").

A remixed version of the album followed one year later, Konyechno on remixed. Alongside the remixed versions, the album contained the new hit "Кукла" (Kukla, "Doll") and a cover version of the Lubeh song "Дуся" (Dusya).

Ivanushki's second studio album, Твои письма (Tvoi pisma, Your Letters), released later in 1997, repeated the existing formula of original material and covers of past hits.

Later that year, Igor Sorin left to pursue a solo career, and was replaced by Oleg Yakovlev, who had appeared in the music video for "Doll".

On September 1, 1998, Sorin committed suicide, jumping from the window of his high-rise apartment, and died three days later. The following year, the group released Фрагменты жизни (Fragmenti iz zhizni, Fragments of Life), their tribute to him, which contained songs he had written prior to joining Ivanushki, as well as poems he had written, and a song dedicated to him, "Я тебя никогда не забуду" (Ya tyebya nikogda nye zabudu, "I Will Never Forget You").

Ivanushki released their first full album with Yakovlev as vocalist, Об этом я буду кричать всю ночь (Ob etom ya budu krichat' vsyu noch, I'll Shout About This All Night ), in April 1999. It was followed in 2000 by Подожди меня... (Podoshdi menya, Wait for Me), after which the group released their first compilation album, Ivanushki.Best.Ru.

Although not having any studio album since 2002, Ivanushki kept on releasing singles; The latest songs of the Ivanushki International band: Tuchi Kruche recorded together with Khabib (Clouds are Cooler, Тучи Круче) (2022), Dve Zvezdi (Two stars, Две звезды) (2022).

Former member Oleg Yakovlev died on July 1, 2017, probably due to bilateral pneumonia or AIDS-related disease.[1][2]

Discography

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Studio albums
Transliterated title Original title Translation Year of release
Konyechno on Конечно он Of Course It's Him 1996
Konyechno on Remix Конечно он Remix Of Course It's Him Remix 1997
Tvoi pisma Твои письма Your Letters 1997
Ob etom ya budu krichat' vsyu noch' Об этом я буду кричать всю ночь I'll Shout All Night About That 1999
Podoshdi menya... Подожди меня... Wait for Me... 2000
Oleg, Andrei, Kirill Олег, Андрей, Кирилл Oleg Andrei Kirill 2002
Compilation albums
Transliterated title Original title Translation Year of release
Igor Sorin. Fragmenti iz zhizni Игорь Сорин. Фрагменты из жизни Igor Sorin. Fragments of Life 1999
Ivanushki.Best.Ru Ivanushki.Best.Ru Ivanushki.Best.Ru 2000
10 let vo vsyelennoi 10 лет во вселенной Ten Years in the Universe 2005
Luschee v nashei zhizni Лучшее в нашей жизни Best In Our Life 2015
25 topolinnyh let 25 Тополиных лет 25 poplar years 2021
Live albums
Transliterated title Original title Translation Year of release
Ivanushki International v Moskve Иванушки International в Москве Ivanushki International In Moscow 2001

References

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  1. ^ "Died former soloist of 'Ivanushki International' Oleg Yakovlev - Знаменитости". persona.rin.ru. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  2. ^ "Эксперт: Настоящей причиной смерти Олега Яковлева из "Иванушек" могла быть не пневмония, а хроническая болезнь. Олег Яковлев умер, что случилось: чем болел артист, где и как похоронили, новые подробности жизни и смерти певца Врачи что говорят о олеге яков". uofa.ru. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
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