Vesyolye Rebyata
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Beat, pop rock, soft rock, rock and roll, post-punk, Euro disco, traditional pop, new wave, alternative dance |
| Years active | 1966–present |
| Labels | Melody, Balkanton, Bomba Music |
| Associated acts | David Tukhmanov, Vyacheslav Dobrynin |
| Website | www |
| Members | Pavel Slobodkin |
| Past members | Anatoly Alyoshin, Jury Andreev, Alexander Barykin, Lyudmila Barykina, Leonid Berger, Nina Brodskaja, Alexander Buinov, Alexey Glyzin, Alexander Gradsky, Alexander Dobronravov, Alexander Dobrynin, Alexander Lerman, Vyacheslav Malezhik, Robert Mushkambarjan, Alla Pugachyova, Svetlana Rezanova, Vladimir Fazylov, Viktor Chaika, Jury Chernavsky |
Vesyolye Rebyata (Russian: Весёлые Ребята, which means "jolly fellows") is a Soviet VIA band formed in 1966, in Moscow. It became one of the most successful and best known VIA bands of all time. Its debut album sold 15,795,000 copies and its membership included at various times such popular Soviet era singers as Alla Pugachova, Alexander Gradsky, and Alexander Barykin. As of 2006, the band had sold a record-shattering 179,850,000 records.
Vesyolye Rebyata was a VIA band created in 1966 by the Soviet pianist and composer Pavel Slobodkin. Two years later, the band won the All-Soviet competition for best youthful song performance and in 1969, they won the All-Soviet competition for best song.
In 1970, the Soviet recording monopolist Melodia (Melody) released the band's first record, which sold a remarkable 15,795,000 copies. Hits from this initial record included "People meet" (Russian: Люди встречаются), "You don't care" (Russian: Тебе всё равно), "With each other's hand" (Russian: Взявшись за руки вдвоём), "Portrait by Picasso" (Russian: Портрет работы Пабло Пикассо), "How beautiful is this world" (Russian: Как прекрасен этот мир), "Song, my song" (Russian: Песня, моя песня).
In 1971, Vesyolye Rebyata gave a series of concerts in Czechoslovakia, performing in the concert hall Lucerne in Prague.
In 1973, the band recorded one of the best known albums, "Love - a huge country" (Russian: Любовь — огромная страна). In 1974, Slobodkin invited a young female vocalist named Alla Pugacheva to perform with the band. In 1975, Pugacheva won the Golden Orpheus award in Bulgaria with the song Arlekino that launched her now legendary music career in the Soviet Union. In 1976, the band toured East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria and won a number of musical awards in those countries.
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