The Russian Football Union is the official governing body of association football in the Russian Federation. With headquarters in Moscow, it organizes Russian amateur and professional football, including the men's, women's, youth, beach soccer, futsal and Paralympic national teams. The RFS sanctions referees and football tournaments for the Russian Premier League and other football leagues in Russia. RFS is headed by Aleksandr Dyukov, the CEO of Gazprom Neft.
ViRUS! is a Russian band, formed in 1999, and currently composed of Olga Lucky, Yuri Stupnik and Andrey Gudas. ViRUS! produced techno-based pop music. The band was at the peak of its popularity in 1999–2001, and disappeared from the mainstream of Russian pop music after releasing several popular songs.
Diskoteka "Avaria" are a Russian band from Ivanovo, Russia. The duo consists of Aleksey Borisovich Serov and Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov. Its former members include vocalist Anna Khokhlova, who left in September 2020, vocalist Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev, who left in July 2012, and rapper Oleg Yevgenyevich Zhukov, who died on February 9, 2002, of cancer.
Tatiana Nikolaevna Kotova is a Russian singer, actress, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the winner of the title Miss Russia 2006 and former soloist of Ukrainian female pop group Nu Virgos.
Konstantin Evgenievich Kinchev (Panfilov) (Russian: Константи́н Евге́ньевич Ки́нчев (Панфи́лов); born December 25, 1958) is a Russian rock singer, musician, frontman and the main songwriter for the Russian rock/hard rock band Alisa.
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Revva, better known by his stage name Arthur Pirozhkov, is a Russian stand-up comedian, TV host and voice actor of Ukrainian origin. A former KVN player, in 2006 Revva became a "resident" of the Russian Comedy Club show.
Irina Igorevna Nusinova, better known by her stage name Irson Kudikova, is a Russian pop singer, model, saxophonist, and music producer. She was a contestant in the Russian television music competition, Star Factory-5.
Igor Vladimirovich Sorin, was a Russian poet, musician and artist. He was part of the Russian boy band Ivanushki International, which he left in 1998, striving for a solo career. He died in September 1998 when he committed suicide by jumping out of his high-rise apartment building, dying three days later.
NikitA is a Ukrainian pop duo formed in Ukraine by Yuriy Nikitin.
Anna Vladimirovna Shurochkina, better known simply as Nyusha, is a Russian singer and songwriter. One of the most popular musicians in contemporary Russia, Nyusha has released eight number-one singles in Russia, holding the record for the greatest amount.
Elena Sergeevna Katina, better known as Lena Katina, is a Russian singer who gained fame as one half of the pop/electronica duo t.A.T.u. She started her career at the age of eight, joining the Russian children's act Avenue, soon after that joining Neposedy. In 1999, producer Ivan Shapovalov chose Katina and Julia Volkova for his project t.A.T.u. The duo would later become Russia's most successful pop music act. The group produced several hits, including "All the Things She Said", "Not Gonna Get Us", and "All About Us". Their first single, "All the Things She Said", peaked at No. 1 in nineteen countries, including the UK, Russia, and Australia.
PICK-UP is a Ukrainian alternative rock band from Kyiv, in existence since 2005. Members of the group are Kostya Leontovich, Michael Orlov, Danil Kalashnikov(drums). The group has developed a so-called "PICK-UP Sound" — a combination of many musical styles, heavy guitar sound and drive, decorated with beautiful electronic improvisations. In their songs the band raises themes of love, relationships, emotions, beliefs, and social problems. The name of the band is not just a combination of words, but the idea that their songs can lift the spirit of the people. In autumn 2009, they released the song "Bilshe Positiva", which hit the rotation of many radio stations in Ukraine, including Radio NRJ, and Europa Plus. In April 2010 the band signed with an American company iUA Music and releases EP "Closer" worldwide. While remaining an independent artist, PICK-UP organized something that is the epitome of creativity of each participant.
Basta, also known as Noggano, born on April 20, 1980, as Vasiliy Mikhaylovich Vakulenko is a Russian rapper, singer, producer, and radio host.
Kraski is a Russian-language pop / Eurodance musical band from Belarus.
Dmytro Serhiiovych Monatyk, professionally known as Monatik, is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, dancer, and composer.
Krec is a Russian rap-band from Saint Petersburg. The founder and main MC is Artem Brovkov known by his stage name Fuze.
Agon is a Ukrainian-based pop boyband from Ukraine made up of Anton Savlepov, Konstantine Borovski and Nikita Goryuk. Assembled in Kyiv in 2016 by former members of Quest Pistols Show, the group has released one album and several singles so far. In November 2017 the three most popular music videos of Agon had a total of over 20 million views on YouTube.
Oleksandr "Sasha" Chemerov is a Ukrainian rock musician, songwriter, DJ and the frontman of Ukrainian rock band Dymna Sumish and of US rock band The Gitas. Also, he was the author of the songs for the bands Quest Pistols Show and Agon, for actor, TV presenter and singer Arthur Pirozhkov and for singer Valeria Kozlova, also he was the author of lyrics for songs of English-language album of Ivan Dorn. Music videos of songs written by Sasha Chemerov had hundreds of millions of views on YouTube as of May 2020.
Tetyana Mykhaylivna Reshetnyak, known professionally as Tayanna, is a Ukrainian singer, actress, and composer.
Denis Aleksandrovich Ustimenko-Veinshtein, better known by his stage name GeeGun, is a Russian rapper and singer.
