The audience first heard about the "Star Factory" in 2002. The audience was waiting for the next season, cheering for new participants.
Indeed, this project at that time was the only chance for young performers to break into the world of show business. If a person did not have money, connections, but he had good vocal skills, he could try himself at the casting of “Star Factory”.
Some performers became famous only thanks to the project. Now these are successful people that the whole country knows about.
For others, fate was not so supportive. Someone got into the project, but immediately flew out. Someone became popular, but after a while, the career began to decline. They will be discussed in our article: about the “former” stars, about the forgotten participants of the “Star Factory”. You will learn how their lives have changed since participating in the show.
10. Maria Alalykina
Since childhood, a girl dreamed of a career as a singer. In 2002, she passed a casting and got to the "Star Factory". Everything did not go as Mary expected. The producers created the Factory group, Alalykina became one of the participants.
One could forget about the independent career of the singer. But the door to the world of show business was open. The group soon became popular: filmed, clip, planned a tour.
At the peak of popularity, the girl left the group. She preferred university education and marriage to wealth and fame. Maria studied as a translator. She married a Muslim, converted to Islam. After 7 years, she divorced her husband.
Now the girl is engaged in translations of Muslim sites, and also maintains a LiveJournal, many of its issues are devoted to religion.
9. Irina Ortman
Irina became addicted to music from an early age. Her father loved art and tried to instill this feeling of his daughter. The girl was engaged in music, won in local competitions. Sang in a restaurant. Then she moved to Moscow.
Soon she got on the project “Star Factory-3”, reached the finals, became a member of the Tutsi group. Their song “Most-most” was a real hit, though the only one. All subsequent attempts were a failure.
In 2010, Ortman set sail. In 2014, she released the plagiarism album. Now Irina continues to make music, only her videos are not shown on any well-known music channel, her songs do not sound on the radio. But the girl can often be seen in popular programs, as a participant and presenter.
8. Arseny Borodin
Member of the sixth season of the "Star Factory". In the hometown of Barnaul Arseny quickly became popular, he performed in clubs, was a participant in many events.
When Borodin was in 11th grade, he decided to go to Moscow, went through a casting and got on the show. He took second place, became a member of the Chelsea group. The group released several hits, even received a “Golden Gramophone”. Their hit "Alien Bride" knew the whole country.
Soon Arseny realized that he would like to try himself in a different direction. He began a solo career, participated in the New Wave contest, and became the winner of the Main Stage contest. Borodin created his own group, but he never left Chelsea.
Now he is also involved in music, participating in competitions, but he can only dream of former popularity.
7. Elena Terleeva
Elena’s mother worked as a music teacher, a girl from childhood dreamed of becoming a singer. After participating in the Morning Star, she was invited to Moscow. Terleeva performed in clubs, in addition to managing to provide for herself, she was not afraid of work.
After some time, Elena decided to take part in the casting. The girl was accepted, she became a member of the Factory of Stars-2. Terleeva took second place. She got a lot of fans, she still devoted herself to music. The song "Take the Sun" has long been popular.
In 2010, Elena decided to change her style. She traded pop music for jazz, blues, funk. Now she is touring Russia, recording songs, but there is no girl with that name among the popular contemporary performers.
6. Alexander Kireev
Even in childhood, Alexander was interested in art, he played in the school theater, sang in the church choir, and later created a group. After leaving school, he left for Moscow and entered the University of Culture and Art.
In 2003, Sasha’s dream came true, he got to the "Star Factory". He did not become a winner, but after the end of the project he teamed up with other guys. We decided to create a KGB group. The team lasted two years, after which Kireev began to perform solo.
He did not achieve much success. Now nobody remembers him at all. But Alexander became a successful entrepreneur, he has his own business.
5. Anton Zatsepin
The boy was born in a creative family, it is not surprising that from an early age he was attracted to art. In 2004, Anton impressed the jury of the Star Factory-4. He not only sang and danced, but also read his own poem. Took second place. The song “Only Gubin is taller” was played on all radio stations. Anton has a lot of fans, he soon released an album.
Now Zatsepin still cannot imagine himself without music, but the triumphal success of the famous composition could not be repeated.
4. Alexa
Another member of the fourth "Star Factory". The girl was born in Donetsk. From the age of 11 she began to engage in vocals and dances, participated in various competitions.
A few years later, Alex went through a casting, got into the project. The dream was close, but the girl began to depression. She wanted to refuse to participate and go home, but the producers refused her. Alexa dealt with herself and stayed. The girl did not become a winner, but the producer of the project, Igor Krutoy, offered her cooperation. It seemed that only success was ahead, but the conflict with Igor crossed out all her plans.
The singer released several songs, but not one of them became widely known. Now nobody remembers Alex, only her photo periodically appears in the yellow press. They say that she suffers from anorexia, and is also seriously interested in plastic surgery.
3. Nikita Malinin
It would be strange if the son of Alexander Malinin himself did not try his hand at music. But Alexander left the family when Nikita was 2 years old, his father paid little attention to him. The boy did not dream about show business, he wanted to become a policeman. His mother thought differently, she sent the boy to a music school.
In 2003, Nikita was cast at the "Star Factory-4". The young man won thanks to his talent and work, although many believe that the reason for the victory was communication. The song "Kitten" for a long time occupied the first places of various charts. Now Nikita continues to engage in musical activity, but not as successfully as before.
2. Masha Rzhevskaya
The girl got on the show when she was in 9th grade. She came to the casting with her older sister. By the will of fate, his sister did not pass, and young Mary was noticed. She reached the finals, but other participants won prizes.
After the end of the project, Maxim Fadeev invited Mary to cooperate. Her story is similar to the story of Alexa. She also quarreled with the producer, released several songs, but all to no avail.
Nevertheless, the "Factory of Stars" did not pass for Rzhevskaya for nothing, now she is engaged in music, but not so actively. The girl performs in clubs, acts in films and is engaged in interior design.
1. Mikhail Grebenshchikov
Michael came to the "Factory of Stars" with great experience. He had his own group, quite popular, he worked as a DJ for some time. Grebenshchikov did not possess exceptional vocal abilities, but he knew how to file himself. His “Hugging Dances” became a hit, brought him audience love and popularity.
After the tour of the "Factory", he was actively engaged in creativity, recorded several compositions. Mikhail became a regular participant in various shows, he could be seen in the "Big wash", "Army store" and other programs.
Now Grebenshchikov is engaged in producing activities at the school of Alla Pugacheva, occasionally performs in clubs.