M-Band: the composition of the group of Konstantin Meladze

In 2014, Konstantin Meladze’s show “I Want to VIA Gru” was the leader in terms of the number of views on the Internet. This is not surprising. The project has already received its loyal audience after the first season, in which talented modern musicians under the direction of Konstantin Meladze “blinded” the new “VIA Gro”. Now it’s the turn of the boy band.

How was the M-Band team created

In June 2014, Konstantin Meladze launched the twin brother of a previous project called “I Want to Meladze”. The TV version of the show consisted of 12 issues. Castings and auditions of the contestants started in June 2014 in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

The format of the current reality was not much different from its predecessor, with the exception of competitors and team coaches. This time, only representatives of the strong half of humanity were lucky. It was the young guys who were supposed to form the M-Band. The composition of the group was initially negotiated. It was supposed to be a trio, but in the process of the show, everything could change, because the producer was entitled to influence the selection of the future team.

In addition to Konstantin Meladze, the jury included Anna Sedokova, Polina Gagarina, Eva Polna, Vladimir Presnyakov, Sergey Lazarev and Timati. The inimitable Vera Brezhneva acted as the host, her co-host was Igor Vernik.

In November 2014, the final song battle between the participants took place. The wards of Anna Sedokova and Sergey Lazarev reached the final. The fate of the contestants was decided by the audience in SMS voting.

M-Band: line-up

The wards of Sergei Lazarev - Nikita Kyosse, Vladislav Ramm, Artyom Pindyura and Anatoly Tsoi, became winners of the project “I want to Meladze”. The guys showed remarkable vocal data, a positive attitude and ability to work in a team. Konstantin Meladze became the producer of the boy band M-Band. The composition of the group, the composer decided not to change - the guys perfectly "sang" during the competition.

During the reality show, little was known about the members of the collective. But as soon as they turned into young stars, the press decided to find out the biography of the participants.

Nikita Kyosse is a sixteen-year-old member of the collective, originally from Ryazan. He has already appeared on such shows as “Junior Eurovision”, “New Wave for Children” and in the Ukrainian project “Voice. Children".

Vladislav Ramm was born in Kemerovo. At the age of 18 he was already married. He appeared on the show with an armful of balloons, which he presented to Vera Brezhneva.

Artem Pindyura has the experience of a solo hip-hop artist. Before the project, he even managed to work in the cinema. He is 24 years old, he comes from Kiev. Before coming to the casting, he broke up with the girl and his goal on the show was one thing: to prove that he was worthy of becoming a singer.

Anatoly Tsoi, a participant from Kazakhstan, is the most experienced and mature performer. The guy is 25 years old. He participated in the Second World Delphic Games, where he won bronze in the "Pop Vocal" nomination.

During the filming, the participants of the show initially worked with different mentors, but Konstantin Meladze assembled them into one team under the leadership of Sergey Lazarev. And so the M-Band was formed. The composition of the group turned out to be very colorful. The participants are completely different, but nonetheless they like to work together. Of course, each of them dreamed of a solo career, but cooperation with Konstantin Meladze is the chance that is given in life only once.

M-Band: songs and clips

In December, the guys released their first single entitled “She Will Return”. The composition immediately appeared on top of many radio charts in the country. After a while, a video was released for this single.

In the discography of the young team there are many covers for already known hits and several compositions written specifically for the M-Band. Meladze’s group, whose composition turned out to be very talented, differs from many production projects in that the guys write their songs together with Konstantin.

Nominations and awards

The guys have already become winners of the award Kids Choice Awards in the nomination “Russian musical breakthrough of the year”. Their video clip “She Will Return” has been leading for several weeks on various music charts on domestic music channels. Also, the guys were nominees for the ru.tv and Muz-TV awards.