"Open Kids" - young pop stars. Their videos are gaining millions of views on YouTube, and the songs sound stylish and fiery. But how did they become so popular? And where do the Open Kids live?
Sudden start
The idea to create a children's music group came to mind Yuriy Petrov, the founder of the famous Ukrainian school of art Open Art Studio. Of the many children studying under his supervision, Yuri chose the five most, in his opinion, talented, charming and bright girls. These are Anya Bobrovskaya, Julia Gamaliy, Lina Romanovskaya, Lera Didkovskaya and Vika Wernick. According to the girls themselves, the news that they were chosen as members of the new group literally fell on his head.
Persistent training began, hours of vocals, practicing dance moves. Thanks to experienced teachers, the girls soon presented their debut: the single Show Girls and the video for it. The release date - October 11, 2012 - is considered the birthday of the team. In the same year, “Open Kids” sang with the famous singer Dmitry Monatic. The result of their collaboration was the track "Important". Girls sing in Russian and English. Little fans of the group are interested in the question, where do the "Open Kids" live. In fact, all members of the collective live in Kiev.
Explosion of popularity
From 2013 to 2015, the girls presented five more singles: "For Dessert", Stop People !, Milky Way, "On Joy." The video for the track "For Dessert" was shot in Germany. In the fall of 2015, the fans of the team were upset by the news about the departure of Vicky Wernick. However, then a real breakthrough of the group followed - the song "Don't Dance". This is a rhythmic track, from the first minute exciting with its musical energy. According to the results of the vote of Europa Plus TV viewers, it was “Open Kids” that got the video’s rotation on the channel. Then he also migrated to Russian Music Box and RU.TV. Subsequently, in Kiev, where the "Open Kids" live, their first concert was held.
New member
After leaving the group, Vicki Wernick started casting to find a worthy replacement. As a result, Anna Muzafarova was chosen from all the applicants. The girl already had a solid experience of participating in music competitions: she tried her hand at the Russian and Ukrainian versions of the show "Voice. Children." Anya also dreamed of representing Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2013 and managed to get into the qualifying round, but took only fourteenth place. Now luck finally smiled at her - of the thousands of girls, it was she who became the vocalist of the star group and joined rehearsals in Kiev, where the Open Kids group lives. It is in no way inferior in level of charisma to the other participants in the quintet.
In 2016, the group, presenting the lyric song “Seems”, began a journey through the cities of Russia and Ukraine, where “Open Kids” live, as part of their first concert tour. Then the girls surprised the fans with the triumphant duet “Steeper than all” with the originals of the Quest Pistols Show. The clip in the spirit of “Classical musical” with a workshop of choreography and well-coordinated work of the participants did not go unnoticed. As a result, little celebrities received the MusicBox Real Award as a teen project of the year. On November 24, in Kiev, where the Open Kids girls live, the Ukrainian M1 Music Awards ceremony was held. The group was nominated as "Project of the Year", but, alas, the victory went to another team.
At the end of 2016, Open Kids again returned to Russia as part of the second concert tour. Its spectacular conclusion was a grandiose show in the Moscow Crocus City Hall.
Simple joys of young stars
Girls say they try not to forget about school and not grow up too fast. They love spending time with families, playing with their pets and going to the movies. Focusing on their idols - Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Rihanna, the girls follow their own style and dress in the leading youth stores. “It’s a pity that there is no H&M in Kiev,” little fashionistas complain. They dream to become famous all over the world. Well, judging by their hard work, the dream of “Open Kids” is quite feasible.