Basta, Bilan and Instasamka. Who is the most expected artist at VK Fest 2024 in Moscow?

Basta, Noggano or Vasily Vakulenko – you may know him under different names. Not a single graduation party has been without “Medlyachok” for eight years, and his cover version of “At Dawn” has been played everywhere for the last six months. In addition to a successful creative activity, Vasily acts as a presenter, producer and even a businessman with his network of restaurants.

Without the track “Winter in the heart” performed by the group “My Michelle” probably did not pass any hockey game of the season. But this is the case when the cold only makes you warmer, because from the lips of Tatiana Tkachuk the composition sounds incredibly tender. For 15 years of existence, the association has released eight albums and dozens of tracks, which are enjoyed by listeners.

“I am so lucky to live in this summer and listen to muzlo,” – that’s how the lines of one of the girl’s hits sound. She is bright, charismatic and incendiary, but do not think that complex topics Mari bypasses in her work. Many compositions are devoted to breakups, relationships with parents and personal experiences.

30 years on stage brought Eva popularity in Russia and CIS countries, first as part of the group “Guests from the Future”, and then as a solo performer. She is a winner of the “Golden Gramophone” award and the festival “Song of the Year”. And while many thousands of fans sing the lines “Eva, I loved you”, everyone realizes that she continues to do it to this day.

And let them sing “No more parties”, their songs sound exactly there. Bright and interesting representatives of modern electronic music were able to penetrate not only into playlists, but also into the heads of millions of listeners across the country. And while some “Crying at techno”, others dance to it.

We know that he is “sick with you” and believes that “the impossible is possible”. For more than 20 years, this artist does not leave the hit parades, a whole generation grew up on his music. Bilan knows, probably, the whole country, because he remains the only performer from Russia, who managed to win Eurovision.

Rap duo Alexander Gromov and Navai Bakirov gained popularity because of their dance and incendiary music. However, more and more often in the track list of the guys began to meet and lyrical, minor compositions. Their audience is getting bigger and bigger, and every month HammAli & Navai gather millions of unique listeners on different platforms.

The real name of the musician is Matvey Melnikov. He began his rap career in 2008. Popularity brought him not only daring compositions, but also lyrical songs about love. His “Absolutely Everything”, “Goosebumps” and “When a man is in love” became anthems of many couples.

The graduate of the “Star Factory”, who shone like a supernova. For more than 20 years of career, the artist released more than 200 tracks, most of which became hits. For them he received numerous awards. It seems that everyone knows that the best hangouts at his club, and the most powerful and juicy burgers – in his restaurant.

From jazz to rap – it seems that the vocal data of Kristina Sargsyan allows you to perform any composition. Widespread popularity was brought to her by the tracks “Well Well Yes”, Mama Boss, “I’m Not Funny”, “Are You Ready to Hear No?” and “In Your, My Dreams”. In recent years, the musical repertoire has changed, became deeper and more melodic, but the girl herself still conquers the audience with charisma and vocals.

At first, Ivan Rzhevsky released short videos on the platform TikTok under the pseudonym XOLIDAYBOY. Having gained popularity there, the young man began his musical career. Bright appearance, interesting timbre and years spent studying at music school, gave their fruits: now the artist has millions of auditions every month.

About the personality and creativity of Daria Zoteeva on the Internet can be found different opinions, but each of her tracks gets into the top charts and often takes leading positions. The girl’s multimillion army of subscribers follows her every appearance in the media. Any show in which Instasamka appears, collects hundreds of thousands of views.

Russian hip-hop performer Nazar Votyakov comes from Irkutsk. Even as a child, the young man was engaged in big tennis, a little later it will grow into a passion for squash. However, the main interest and professional activity will still be music. In 2012 Nazar will begin his career in this field. Now on the account of the musician five studio albums and more than 100 tracks.

Wide popularity Andrei Smelyansky, performing under the pseudonym Toxi$, has acquired only in the last year. Although he released his first track back in 2020. Confidently and brightly entering the top charts, the guy managed to record joint tracks with OG buda, Egor Krid, Gluk’oZa and Big Baby Tape. Andrei combines his creative activity with his studies.

Ufa native Almas Gataullin, performing under the pseudonym Thomas Mraz, began his musical career in 2012. One of his most famous tracks, Kimono, was released in 2015. Having overcome a long path of formation, the artist settled on the genres of neo-soul, rhythm and blues and hip-hop.