Na Na (boy band)

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Na-Na (NA-NAx)
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Background information
Origin Moscow, Russia
Genres Pop, dance, pop-rock
Years active1989-present
Members Vladimir Politov
Vyacheslav Zherebkin
Sergey Grigoriev
Oleg Korshunov [1]
Past members Valery Yurin
Vladimir Lyovkin
Vladimir Asimov
Pavel Sokolov
Website www.na-nax.com

Na Na (also known as Na-Na or NA-NAx) is a Russian boy band founded in 1989 by its manager Bari Alibasov. [2] Some popular songs made by them include Deserted Beach and Faina. [3]

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History

In 2000 Na-Na signed a contract with Dick Clark Productions. [4]

Members of the group were aboard Kolavia Flight 348, which burst into flames after an engine fire while taxiing for takeoff killing three people on 1 January 2011. [5]

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References

  1. Официальный сайт Олега Коршунова
  2. Опа чина опа, или Барри — 60, а нам — 18!
  3. Beumers, Birgit (2005). Pop Culture Russia!: Media, Arts, And Lifestyle. ABC-CLIO. p. 259. ISBN   9781851094592 . Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. Dick Clark To Bring Russian Pop To U.S.
  5. "Russia pop group Na-Na describe plane fire 'panic'". BBC News. 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-01.