On October 13, 2002, the first program "Star Factory" was shown on the screens of the country. More than ten years have passed, but the graduates of this project are known and loved to this day. In total, during this time, Channel One went on seven seasons of the show, which released new stars to life and two super-seasons, where graduates of different "factories" met.
The first "Star Factory"
The first "Star Factory" became a phenomenon in Russian show business and instantly gained popularity, primarily among the teenage audience. Young people got bored with the same performers moving from one channel to another, young people wanted to see new faces. 16 people were selected under the guidance of music producer Igor Matvienko. They were settled in the "Star House" and began to turn into Russian pop stars. Not everyone withstood the "star" imprisonment with dignity, scandals were not complete. But in the end, Russia got new idols.
The first place in the project was taken by the group "Roots", which included Pavel Artemiev, Alexander Astashenok, Alexander Berdnikov and Alexey Kabanov. The second place went to the Fabrika group, which consisted of some girls - Maria Alalykina, Irina Toneva, Sati Kazanova and Alexander Savelyev. The third place was taken by Mikhail Grebenshchikov. Subsequently, the composition of the groups has undergone changes, but they all still work on the stage.
Since the project "Star Factory" was a novelty, it was almost necessary to bring the participants to the casting. Many were mistrustful, auditions were even held in music schools.
"Star Factory" Year 2003
In 2003, at the peak of the popularity of the first show, two Star Factories came out in a row. The second producer was Max Fadeev. Under his wing, Julia Savicheva, Irakli Pirtskhalava, Pierre Narcissus, Elena Temnikova, Elena Terleeva and the winner of the second season - Polina Gagarina, who soon left Fadeev and spent a long time in independent swimming, took the stage on stage.
The producer of the third season was Alexander Shulgin, Valeria's former mentor and husband. The winner of the third "Factory" Nikita Malinin did not stay at the top of fame for long and quickly faded into the background. The factory projects "KGB" and "Tutsi" have disintegrated. In solo swimming, only Yulia Mikhalchik, Alexander Kireev, Svetlana Svetikova and Irina Ortman continue to hold on.
"Star Factory". Year 2004
In 2004, two factories also came out. Igor Krutoy became the leader of the fourth. It was he who gave a start in life to such performers as Irina Dubtsova (winner), Dominik Joker, Stas Piekha, Timati and others.
The fifth "Factory" was, one might say, triumphant. Not only was Alla Pugacheva herself its artistic director, but there were also two producers - Max Fadeev and Igor Matvienko. The first place was won by Victoria Daineko, the second was Ruslan Masyukov, the third was shared by Natalia Podolskaya and Mikhail Veselov. In addition, well-known and working graduates of the "fifth convocation" - Alexandra Balakireva (group "KuBa"), Yuliana Karaulova (group 5sta family), Elena Kukarskaya, Irson Kudikova, etc.
"Star Factory-4" was first dubbed "Celebrity Children's Factory" - the grandson of Edita Piekha, daughter of Vladimir Kuzmin independently passed the casting and added intrigue to the project.
Star Factory - 6
After a short break, in 2006 the sixth "Factory" was released under the leadership of Viktor Drobysh. Dmitry Koldun, who represented Belarus at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest, became the winners. In addition, famous alumni of this season are the Chelsea group, Zara and others.
Star Factory - 7
In 2007, the last "Star Factory" was released, giving us new stars. This time it was led by the Meladze brothers. Anastasia Prikhodko became the winner of the project, Mark Tishman took second place, two groups - "BiS" and "Yin-Yang" took the third place, the latter soon disintegrated.
Other "factory" projects
In 2011, the show “Star Factory. Return . Well-known graduates of all factories, except for the second and third, took part in it. Of the twelve participants, Victoria Daineko, a pupil of Igor Matvienko, won.
In the summer of 2012, a new "factory" project was released, where graduates of Russian and Ukrainian shows competed among themselves. Dmitry Koldun, Polina Gagarina, Vlad Sokolovsky, Joker and Victoria Daineko performed from Russia. From Ukraine - "Dio Films", Max Barskikh, Erika, Eva Bushmina and Stas Shurins. As a result of the competition, the Russian national team won.
