City 312 is a musical group that performs songs in the style of pop-rock. The most recognizable track of the group is the song "Stay", which brought the guys a lot of prestigious awards.
The awards that the Gorod 312 group received, for the soloists themselves, is another confirmation that their efforts on stage are appreciated.
History of creation and composition of the musical group
City 312 Group was founded in early 2001 in Kyrgyzstan. Music lovers were immediately interested in the question: why City 312?
The soloist of the musical group replied that the name was based on the telephone code of the capital Bishkek.
To date, the musical group consists of the permanent vocalist Aya (real name - Svetlana Nazarenko), guitarist Masha Ileeva, keyboardist Dima Prytula, guitarist Sasha Ilchuk, drummer Nick (Leonid Nikonov) and bassist Lenya Prytula.
Svetlana Nazarenko has always been in the center of attention. She is in her own way the “face” of a musical group.
Svetlana is not just an amateur singer, she has a diploma of graduation from the conservatory in vocal class. The singer has a good voice. Thanks to this, she can perform powerful songs in the style of rock and jazz without much difficulty.
Interestingly, Nazarenko tries not to spread information about his personal life on the Internet. At her conferences, which she gave to journalists, the girl asked not to ask about who her husband is and what she does in her free time.
However, it is known that Nazarenko is married and has an adult daughter.
Maria Ileeva was a professional dancer. She is a choreographer by training. Masha admits that her passion for the guitar appeared in her teenage years. And by the way, since that period, the girl has not been able to give up her hobby.
The girl is fond of skiing. Until 2017, she was married to the group's keyboardist Dmitry Pritula. The couple had a daughter named Olivia.
Dmitry Prytula is not just a keyboard player. He also acts as a screenwriter for a musical group.
For City 312 he wrote several songs. Dmitry stands at the very origins of the formation of the group. He graduated from the conducting and choir faculty, the main hobby, in addition to music, calls cooking.
Leonid, like Dmitry, also stands at the very origins of the birth of City 312. In addition to the fact that he perfectly knows how to play the bass guitar, he composed several tracks for his musical group.
Drummer Nick, not really Nick. His name sounds like Leonid. "Nick" is the drummer's creative pseudonym, which he had to take in order not to be confused with another member of the group.
A gifted young man was invited from the Salvador team. Nick admitted that he does not regret for a second that he became part of the City 312 team.
There is another professional in the team. His name is Alexander and he takes the place of the guitarist. Interestingly, Sasha did not like the guitar and attending a music school as a child. He dreamed of a career as a dentist.
However, when he turned 16, plans changed dramatically. He even entered the conservatory and graduated with honors. Alexander became a part of the musical group in 2010.
The young team received the first portion of popularity back in 2001. Of course, the guys could have gone unnoticed, if not for the excellent vocal abilities of Svetlana.
By the way, she was already known in the city of Kyrgyzstan. Until the formation of City 312, she realized herself as a solo singer.
The soloists of the musical group, realizing that Kyrgyzstan had already been conquered, made a decision to go to the very heart of the Russian Federation - Moscow.
Fans from Kyrgyzstan were sympathetic to the decision of their favorite group. But Moscow was not as affectionate as it should have been. The first thing they heard in a foreign city was: “What the hell are you doing? There are not people here, but wolves.
But, the soloists of the musical group did not want to go back. Nevertheless, Moscow is a city of opportunities and prospects. The main thing is to shine in the right place, demonstrating your talent and the abilities of the formed group.
At the beginning, the soloists of the musical group Gorod 312 distribute their works on radio and television.
Some of the work fell into the hands of the producers, but their work did not differ in anything extraordinary, so not every producer was ready to give his strength and knowledge to the group's development.
In the same difficult period for the group, one of the participants decided to leave City 312. In his place, the soloists took the provocative Masha.
After several years of hard work in Moscow, the musical group achieved its first successes. In 2003 she became a laureate of the first Russian festival "Rainbow of Talents".
After that, the musical group could be increasingly seen at festivals and clubs.
The peak of the popularity of the musical group Gorod 312
After the soloists of the Gorod 312 group worked at the Real Records recording studio, the long-awaited success came to them. Thanks to Real Recordst, the guys were able to record and release their first 2 albums.
The band's debut album was released in 2005. The soloists of City 312 named their debut album "213 Roads". Unfortunately, fans and music critics took the first album rather coldly.
Some critics even expressed their opinion that such a group has no place on the Russian stage, and the guys will be quickly trampled underfoot.
And if the first album, to put it mildly, was a failure, the same cannot be said about the second disc, which was called “Out of Access Zone”. It was in this disc that such hits as “Lanterns”, “Dawn City” and “Out of Access Zone” were collected, the radio stations played daily.
By the way, the above musical compositions do not lose their popularity in our time. They create covers, they are taken for performances at music competitions.
At the beginning of 2006, the whole of Russia and the CIS countries recognized the musical group. The musical composition "I will stay" was taken as the soundtrack for the film "Night Watch" directed by Timur Bekmambetov.
Svetlana herself recalls that the chances of cooperation with Dozor were scanty. But the producers of the film, nevertheless, decided to give young musicians a chance to prove themselves.
The fact that the City 312 track was featured in the film meant for the musicians themselves that the number of their fans would increase. In the same 2016, another film is released, where "Out of Access" is chosen as the soundtrack.
The musical composition sounded in the film "Peter FM". Glory, popularity and millions of music lovers admiring their work poured down on City 312 like pouring rain.
2006 also became very fruitful for the musical group. City 312 received an award for the track "Out of Access Zone", the Golden Gramophone Award, awards from Channel One, MTV, Moskovsky Komsomolets.
In the wake of this popularity, the soloists of the group decide to present the third album, which was called "I Will Stay".
In 2009, the soloists of City 312 created a cover for the song "Turn around" together with the famous Russian rapper Vasily Vakulenko. This track was so warmly received by the audience that for a long time did not want to leave the first lines of the country's music charts.
Later, the guys also recorded a joint video clip for this track.
The main character of the video for the song "Turn around" was Artur Kirillov. Arthur is a professional sand animation artist, so he has achieved great success in this business. The track “Turn around” became the soundtrack to the film “The Irony of Fate. Continuation".
Now City 312 is increasingly writing musical compositions for various films.
The soloists of the group are so imbued with the picture that allows them to create a real masterpiece, subtly emphasizing the entire director's idea of the film.
Since 2009, the musical group has literally disappeared on tour. In addition to the fact that the soloists of the musical group traveled almost the entire country, they also managed to visit Germany, the United States of America and Belgium.
Foreign music lovers enthusiastically accepted the work of the City 312.
In early 2016, the musical group took part in the filming of the popular youth series Univer.
The soloists were satisfied with the work done: the participants filmed for the first time, played themselves, so they did not need any specific acting work. For them it was a good experience.
City 312 now
In 2016, City 312 turned 15 years old. By today's standards, this is a date that indicates that Gorod 312 can be called "veterans" of the Russian stage.
But Svetlana says that they are only climbing to the top of the musical Olympus, improving their knowledge.
The musicians celebrated their birthday at the YOTASPASE club, presenting a new program "CHBK" - it's cool to be a person. The holiday was 5+, as evidenced by the photos on Instagram.
In 2017, Svetlana, together with Igor Matvienko, worked on the musical "frame" for the film "Viking". In addition, a song in the Kyrgyz language has recently appeared in the repertoire of the musical group.
In 2019, City 312 is actively touring the Russian Federation.
If you want to learn more about the musical group, we advise you to look at the official website of the musicians. There, there is information about concerts and albums.
In addition, on the site you can get acquainted with the latest news from the life of the soloists of the Gorod 312 group.
