Singer Alexei Kabanov, in an interview with journalist Alena Zhigalova, responded to rumors of an affair with artist Maria Alalykina on the Star Factory show.
Kabanov assured that there was no romance. The artist admitted that he really loves Alalykina, but did not reciprocate. “There was no such thing. And nothing like that happened at the end of the Star Factory, ”the musician shared.
Zhigalov noted that in the show the performers are presented as a couple. Kabanov suggested that they could “cut” in post-production to create an impression of romance between the artists. The singer explained that she did not watch the show herself, so she did not know how everything was shown to the audience.
In 2002, Alexei Kabanov became a member of the Star Factory television project as part of the Roots group. The team won the final of the show. In 2003 Roots represented Russia at the Eurobest international music competition in Cannes. The group placed 6th with Queen’s song “We Will Rock You”. In 2004, the group “Happy Birthday Vika!” He received the Golden Gramophone Award for his song.
Previously Kabanov said that singer Mikhail Grebenshchikov likes to joke with the participants of the Star Factory.