One of the most popular musical groups of the early 2000s can rightfully be considered the Russian group Disco Crash. This group quickly “burst” into show business in the early 1990s and immediately won the hearts of millions of fans of driving dance music.
Many of the band's lyrics were known by heart. The hits of the group for a long time occupied a leading position in the music charts of Russia and neighboring countries. The team has received many awards and prizes. The group is the winner of the festival "Song of the Year". In the arsenal of musicians there are awards: "Golden Gramophone", "Muz-TV", "MTV-Russia", etc.
The history of the creation of the team Disco Crash
The creation of the Disco Crash group began with a strong friendship between two students of the Ivanovo Power Engineering University - Alexei Ryzhov and Nikolai Timofeev. The guys were fond of music and, having a wonderful sense of humor, played in the KVN team for their educational institution. Even during their studies, they were invited to the popular clubs of the city to "twist" discos. The audience liked DJ sets of novice musicians, the guys began to be recognized on the street. But for them, such fame was only the beginning of the journey - they dreamed of the stage and big concerts. And the dream soon came true.
Once in one of the nightclubs in Ivanovo, where the guys worked as DJs, the electricity suddenly went out. A commotion began, but then a voice was heard from behind the remote control: “Calmly, because Disco Crash is with you.” Alexey Ryzhov shouted these words in the hope that the youth would not disperse. The words of the young man became known throughout the country. A week later, the guys were invited to the local radio as the hosts of the program, which they decided to call "Disco Crash".
There, the guys did not stop joking, they reviewed musical novelties. And from time to time they presented to the audience their remixes of popular songs of domestic stars. Later, they broadcast on the Europe Plus Ivanovo radio station, as well as on the Echo radio channel.
The guys began to perform at various events, give small concerts in Ivanovo and other small towns, but focused on Moscow.
In 1992, a third member appeared in the group - actor Oleg Zhukov. The musicians were actively working on new tracks, and their work did not go unnoticed. A year later they performed in the clubs of the capital.
The development of creativity and the peak of popularity
Hard work and talent paid off. And in 1997, the group presented its first album, Dance with Me, to fans. It included the famous and beloved hit "Malinka", which the musicians sang together with the ex-soloist of the "Combination" Tatyana Okhomush. The album was sold in a million copies, and the guys began to collect concert halls and became regulars in the popular metropolitan "parties". Soon another member joined the team. The group took the singer Alexei Serov.
In 1999, after releasing his second studio album "Song about you and me". The Disco Crash group began to cooperate with the Soyuz recording company. Most of the group's songs were included in popular collections of dance hits, such as Soyuz 22, Soyuz 23, Move your booty, etc.
By rehashing the famous hit by Lyapis Trubetskoy “You threw it”, the musicians became megastars on all the country's music channels. They were offered cooperation by the producers, and many singers dreamed of a joint project. At the peak of fame in 2000, the guys released the next album, "Maniacs", which was named the album of the year.
In 2002, a misfortune happened in the group. The team lost the brightest and most positive member - Oleg Zhukov. After a long struggle with a serious illness, the guy died. For some time, the group stopped all tours and stopped performing concerts. The guys did not appear in public, grieving the death of a friend and colleague. Artists resumed creative activity only a few months later.
New achievements
From 2003 to 2005 the Disco Crash group received music awards: "Best Russian Performers", "Best Group", "Best Dance Project". They also received the Golden Gramophone and MUZ-TV awards and a diploma from the Song of the Year festival.
In 2006, the musicians decided to honor the memory of the deceased member of the group Oleg Zhukov and released a new album, Four Guys, in his honor. In the same year, the team was awarded the Sounds of Gold prize for the promotion and development of Russian music.
Then there were regular victories, wild popularity and universal recognition. In 2012, changes took place in the group - the unchanged member Nikolai Timofeev left the team. And in his place came a new soloist - Anna Khokhlova.
The musician had long planned to start a solo project, and the disagreements between the guys only accelerated this process. After Timofeev left, the conflicts did not stop, because the contract forbade the musician to perform songs from the Disco Crash group, the lyrics of which belonged to Alexei Ryzhov, at solo performances.
The following year, the participants were busy with lawsuits, each defending their own interests. After ending the legal proceedings, the group continued to work actively and released a new album in 2014. This was followed by joint work with Philip Kirkorov "Bright I" (2016), the group "Bread" "Mohair" (2017).
In 2018, a new dance hit "Dreamer" was released, recorded together with Nikolai Baskov, which captivated the hearts of listeners. To support the Russian football team, the group released the track Welcome to Russia.
Disco Crash: Filming
In addition to musical activities, the Disco Crash group often starred in films. In 2003, the Ukrainian TV channel Inter offered the musicians to star in the film The Snow Queen, where they played a gang of robbers. In 2008, they voiced the cartoon "Asterix at the Olympic Games".
They starred in the films Pregnant and All Inclusive in 2011. On New Year's Eve, the second part of the film "The New Adventures of Aladdin" was released, where the musicians acted as robbers. In 2013, shooting took place in the new comedy project SashaTanya.
