Little Big is one of the brightest and most provocative rave bands on the Russian stage. The soloists of the musical group perform tracks exclusively in English, motivating this by their desire to be popular abroad.
The group's clips for the first day after being posted on the Internet gained millions of views. The secret lies in the fact that the musicians know exactly what the modern listener needs. Each video is the lion's share of sarcasm, irony and a vivid plot.
Ilya Prusikin (leader and soloist of the group) says: "I want our musical group to receive worldwide recognition." The soloist of the group is often accused of plagiarism.
However, this does not prevent the guys from recording popular compositions and touring with concert programs in major cities.
History of creation and composition
The history of the creation of the Little Big group began with the fact that the video blogger Ilyich (Ilya Prusikin) decided to make a joke on April 1st. Together with friends, Ilya posted a video clip for the musical composition Every Day I'm Drinking.
The video has become popular. It got a lot of views. One part of the audience supported the creativity of the musicians. They saw “kind” sarcasm and humor in the video.
Another part of the audience criticized the Every Day I'm Drinking video and said that the authors of the video defame the honor of the Russian Federation.
Ilya Prusikin is the permanent leader and author of most of the works of the Little Big group. The future star was born in Transbaikalia in 1985. But in the future, Ilya's family moved closer to the cultural capital of Russia - St. Petersburg.
From early childhood, Ilya was a creative and extraordinary person. He was a member of KVN, and also graduated from a music school in piano. Prusikin's musical career began in 2003. Then the young man was a member of the emo rock band Tenkor, then Like A Virgin, St. Bastards and Constructorr.
The appearance of the band Little Big
Ilya tried himself in different musical directions. As a result, he found himself only in 2013, when he created the Little Big group. Of course, the group could not take place. The appearance of a musical group is nothing more than a coincidence. But no one denies the fact that musicians have a natural acting talent.
The video, which the musicians posted on the Internet, attracted considerable attention to the new group. The musical group was invited to perform on the same stage with Die Antwoord. Then the Little Big group was just "opening up". But this is a good start and the first experience of performing on a big stage in front of a huge audience.
But at the time of the performance, the group had only one song ready. A few weeks before the event, the soloists recorded 6 more tracks. Later, the musicians performed at the A2 club, where their tracks were received very warmly. Now the group Little Big began to talk much more often.
The team includes: frontman Ilya Ilyich Prusikin, sound producer, DJ Sergey Gokk Makarov, soloists Olympia Ivleva, Sofya Tayurskaya and vocalist Anton Lissov (Mr. Clown).
A feature of the Little Big group is that the soloists of the group do not correspond to modern fashion trends with their external data. Someone is overweight, but does not have silicone. Some are too big and some are too petite. This approach made it possible for the musicians to stand out and make fun of the trendsetters of beauty and fashion.
Creativity of the group Little Big
Since the musicians already had their own audience, fans were eagerly awaiting the release of their debut album. A year after the creation of the group, the soloists presented the album With Russia From Love, on which 12 tracks were recorded.
Listeners especially liked such compositions: Every Day I'm Drinking, Russian Hooligans, What A Fucking Day, Freedom, Stoned Monkey.
Video clips of the group began to appear on the Internet, which rapidly gained views. The musical group began to be invited to perform in European countries.
The musicians visited with their concerts in France, Belgium and Germany. Their performances were very popular with the younger generation.
In the fall of 2015, the band released a video for the track Give Me Your Money. In parallel - the pilot episode of the mini-series in English American Russians.
Expected award from the Berlin Music Video Awards
A year later, the video clip took an honorable 3rd place at the Berlin Music Video Awards. Ilya expected just such a turn of events.
At the end of 2015, Little Big released a new album, Funeral Rave. And the new disc included 9 musical compositions.
In the same year, this album took 8th position on the Russian iTunes chart and 5th on Google Play.
The leader of the musical group, Ilya, noted: “It is interesting that we have never promoted our group for money. We just made quality music and became one of the best bands in Russia.”
In fact, there are few rave groups in Russia and beyond. Perhaps this is the reason for the popularity of the musical group.
In the spring of 2017, the musicians released a provocative clip Lolly Bomb. The essence of the music video is that the actor is very similar to Kim Jong-un, tending to his bomb.
According to Ilya, with this video the guys wanted to show a hot topic and say in such a way that they are not afraid of any bombs.
This clip has been viewed by more than 10 million users. At the end of the year, the musicians received the prestigious Global Film Festival Awards in the Best Music Video nomination. In 2017, Little Big recorded several tracks with foreign bands.
For 7 years of creative activity, the musicians managed to gain popularity in their native country and European countries. It is always interesting to watch the musical group and clips.
Little Big group now
At the moment, the group is at the peak of popularity. The album Antipositive was released in 2018. In March, the first part was released, and in October, the second. Music critics noted that the musicians' tracks were "heavier". The compositions began to appear notes of rock, metal and hard rock.
In honor of supporting the new album, the musicians went on a big tour.
Listeners from different cities heard musical compositions not only by the Little Big band, but also by the groups AK 47, Real People, Mon Ami, Punks Not Dead performed by the soloists of the Little Big band.
The main hit of the new album was the track Skibidi, for which the musicians recorded a video clip. In a few weeks, the video has gained more than 30 million views. It also sounded on one of the federal channels of Russia.
In 2019, the team posted on the Internet the I'M OK video and the work with the participation of the Ruki Vverkh group, Boys Laughing. At the moment, he has gained about 43 million views.
The musicians continue to engage in creative work, and also tour the countries of Europe and the CIS. You can find out about concerts and the latest news from the official page on Instagram.
Little Big represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020
On March 2, 2020, it became known that the popular band Little Big will represent Russia at the international Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
The leader of the group, Ilya Prusikin, said that he did not expect such an honor to fall to the team. This year the song contest will be held in the Netherlands.
Many are interested in Prusikin, with which song the group will go to the competition. Ilya replies: “The song will be new. You didn't hear her. But I will say one thing for sure - the track will have a Brazilian touch. In general, we do not change our traditions.”
Little Big in 2021
In March 2021, it turned out that the team would not take part in the international Eurovision Song Contest 2021. At the same time, the presentation of the new video clip Sex Machine took place. The authors of the video are Ilya Prusikin and Alina Pyazok. In a few days, the video clip has gained more than 3 million views. The news was warmly received by the fans.
The Little Big team broke the silence with the presentation of the single We Are Little Big. Fans were surprised by the sound of the record. Some "fans" compared idols with the Rammstein group.
At the beginning of June 2021, Anna Sedokova's discography was replenished with a new mini-album. The disc was called "Egoist". The compilation was topped by 5 tracks.
Anna said that not a single sad track was included in the plastic. According to the artist, summer is not the time for sadness. She called on the fairer sex to conquer the world with her smile.
Before the fans had time to move away after the presentation of the full-length studio album, Little Big was pleased with the release of a new track and a video for it. On June 21, the premiere of the video "Oh yes at the rave" took place. The video clip is made in the best traditions of one of the most creative groups of Russian show business. Ilya commented: “We promised the fans a Russian folk rave? Here you are…”
