Recently, shows have become very popular, giving ordinary people a chance to show their talents. It turns out that many talented singers began by participating in the transfer of Yuri Nikolaev.
10. Julia Nachalova
The girl was born in Voronezh. Parents noticed that the girl had a good ear when she was only two years old. Then her father began to develop this talent. From the age of five, Julia performed on stage. Of course, she won the competition "Morning Star". The girl was then only 11 years old. She made a strong impression on the singer Irina Ponarovskaya, she even became her mentor and helped Julia in every possible way. After winning the contest, the girl was offered a leading position in a popular children's show. Parents supported the daughter. For her sake, they left their hometown and moved to Moscow. There she had many opportunities to realize herself. Nachalova released several albums, starred in films, participated in television shows. Now she is not so active in music, the last album of the singer was released in 2013.
9. Angelika Varum
Angelica spent her childhood and youth in the city of Lviv. The ability to music she showed since childhood. Like Nachalov, Varum was strongly supported by his parents. Dad and grandmother taught her to play musical instruments. Angelica, then Maria, performed in the school ensemble and made plans to conquer Moscow. The girl dreamed of studying at the Shchukin school, but she was not accepted. For several years, Varum worked as a backing vocalist. Her father had his own studio. But in 1990, Angelica, not really hoping for luck, performed at the famous television competition. From that moment, the singer’s career began to develop rapidly. Over the course of her career, the singer has released 14 albums, received several Golden Gramophone awards. Angelica and now engaged in creativity and very successfully.
8. Alexey Chumakov
The singer was born in the city of Samarkand, in Central Asia. His parents were far from music, but believing in the talent of his son, they sent him to a music school. At 11, the boy began to write songs and perform on stage. At school concerts, he not only sang, but also was the host. Alexey won the contest "Morning Star", which took place in Samarkand. But, unfortunately, Alexei could not go to Moscow. If he had such an opportunity, most likely the singer’s career would have developed completely differently. Alexey made many attempts, recorded songs, shot a clip. He could become famous only after participating in the contest "People's Artist". Now Alexey is not the most popular singer, and he knows this. “My music is not for everyone,” Alexey admits.
7. Ani Lorak
Ani Lorak - a native of Ukraine, she was born in the small town of Kitsman. The singer’s childhood was very difficult, her parents broke up before her birth. The girl’s mother could not provide children and gave them to a boarding school. From childhood, Ani was fond of music, participated in competitions. In 1995, the girl became popular thanks to the contest "Morning Star". There she performed a song in Ukrainian and won. Previously, the girl performed under the pseudonym Carolina, but at the competition there was already a participant with that name. Lorak got out of the situation in an original way, she just read the name on the contrary, from the end. The singer has achieved a lot. Albums, videos, awards, fans - all of this in her abundance. Now the singer is still popular.
6. Prokhor Chaliapin
Prokhor was born in Volgograd, in a family of ordinary people who had nothing to do with music. The boy, under pressure from his grandmother, who dreamed that he would become a famous accordion player, entered a music school. For some time Prokhor was a member of the group "Jam", later he performed with the Russian folk ensemble "Bindweed". When he moved to Moscow, he decided to try his hand at the then popular competition. “Unreal dream”, that was the name of the song that Prokhor composed himself. He did not take first place, but ended up in the finals. Third place did not bring the boy great popularity, but he believed in himself. For this, he repeatedly thanked the contest and the host, in particular. But, he became popular not so much thanks to his work, but rather scandalous antics and shocking behavior.
5. Valeria
A singer was born in the city of Atkarsk. The girl’s mom was a piano teacher. A girl from childhood was fond of music. She performed in the ensemble, sang in the choir. Then Valeria moved to Moscow, where she graduated from the Gnesins Institute. Even then, Valeria began to take the first steps towards popularity. But a turning point for her was participation in the Morning Star. She won. Believing in herself, the singer won several more contests. A lot of albums, awards and prizes, the title of "Honored Artist" and "People's Artist", and most importantly the love of many thousands of fans - Valeria received all this deservedly.
4. Vlad Topalov
The boy was born in Moscow, his parents could not live without music. It is not surprising that Vlad was sent to the children's ensemble at the age of five. At the same age, he took part in the contest "Morning Star". The boy reached the finals. For a long time he worked as part of Fidget. After he performed with Sergey Lazarev duet. Their joint activity brought both of them great popularity, but after a while the duo broke up. Vlad performed solo, but was not so popular anymore. Now he no longer records songs, but works as a presenter of the famous television program Eagle and Tails.
3. Elena Terleeva
The girl was born in the city of Surgut. Her mother instilled a love of music, she worked as a music teacher. At 15, the girl was very lucky. She took part in a regional competition. There she was noticed by the chairman of the jury of the Morning Star, he invited her to the contest. Elena won. But she felt real popularity after she took second place on another popular TV show “Star Factory”. She was popular for some time, but decided to change the genre of music. Perhaps this was not the best solution. Now Terleeva does not record songs, and her clips can be seen only in programs of the “Hits from the Past” format.
2. Sergey Lazarev
The boy was born in Moscow. Sang in children's ensembles. One of them was the Fidget Ensemble. There Sergey met Vlad Topalov. Together they performed at a television contest. Their choice was the aria from the musical Notre Dame de Paris. After that, the young men decided to perform together. Duet “Smash !!” was widely known, but Sergey’s solo career was even more successful. He has released several albums in Russian and in English. The singer took third place at the international Eurovision Song Contest. Now Sergey still pleases fans with new songs and videos.
1. Pelagia
Pelagia was born in Novosibirsk. Her singing career began at the age of 4 years. Then she first performed on stage. The girl’s friend sent a cassette with her song to the famous television show. But Pelagia sang folk songs, at the contest "Morning Star" there was no folklore block. But Yuri Nikolaev did not ignore Pelageya, he invited her to try herself in the competition of winners. Pelagia took first place. Thanks to him, the girl was noticed. She moved to Moscow when she was only 10 years old. The girl participated in various projects, competitions. A group of the same name was created. The band's latest album was released in 2012. Now Pelagia is a mentor in the show "Voice".