Anton Belyaev
In 2013, in the qualifying round of “The Voice”, Anton Belyaev performed the song “Wicked Game” while playing the piano. All mentors turned to the musician – he preferred Leonid Agutin. In the project, the artist made it to the semi-finals.
Belyaev’s band Therr Maitz began performing in large concert halls after “The Voice”. In 2015, the musician was nominated for GQ magazine’s “Man of the Year” award, and a year later the publication included him in its list of “100 Most Stylish Men”.
Later, Belyaev became the composer of the film “Ice” and launched the LABoratory show with the participation of stars, and he himself became one of the mentors of “The Voice”. Additionally, the musician is a member of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, which awards the Grammy Awards, and also teaches at the Moscow Film School.
Straw
Shaman (real name Yaroslav Dronov) was a participant in the third season of The Voice, which aired from September 5 to December 26, 2014. The artist was 22 years old at the beginning of the exhibition. At the “blind auditions” she performed the song “You Know”, got into Pelageya’s team, reached the final and took second place. Moreover, even before “The Voice”, he tried himself in the “Factor A” project, where he reached the finals and came third.
In 2017-2018, Dronov gained popularity on the Internet thanks to covers – his re-cover of Maxim Fadeev’s hit “Dancing on Glass” received more than 50 million views on YouTube. The singer took the pseudonym Shaman in 2020 and became a superstar thanks to the patriotic songs “I’m Russian” and “Let’s Rise” with the start of the Northern Military District.
In an interview with the site in 2022 kp.ru The singer explained her desire to become a mentor of the show “The Voice”:
“I think it will be an interesting experience. I have something to share with up-and-coming artists.
Yang Ge
In the fall of 2017, actor, director and singer Yang Ge passed the “blind auditions” with the song “Come Together” by The Beatles – only Dima Bilan returned to him. The participant managed to make it to the final and finished fourth.
In 2018, Yang Ge released a video for the track “Nun” and an EP called “Man is not from the Earth”, and was also awarded awards at the Moscow International Film Festival for his directorial debut with the film “Nu”. He later directed the films “Trinity” (2019) and “You Can’t Stay Out” (2020). Yang Ge participated in the German program “The Voice” in 2023.
Nargiz
Singer Nargiz Zakirova conquered the jury of the second season of “The Voice” in 2013 and performed the Scorpions’ hit “I still love you” at the “blind auditions” – everyone turned to her. She came second in Leonid Agutin’s team.
A year later, Nargiz signed a contract with Maxim Fadeev, and in 2016 they recorded the joint hit “Together”. In 2019, due to a dispute, the producer terminated his contract with Zakirova and banned her from performing her songs. Later he collaborated with the artist Viktor Drobysh. He is banned from visiting the Russian Federation in 2022 for 50 years.
voiced
Hip-hop artist Zvonky (real name Andrey Lyskov) was eliminated in the second round of the third season of “The Voice.” A year later, the musician signed a contract with the Velvet Music label and in 2018 released the album “The World of My Illusions” – the title song “Voices” became a hit. On YouTube, the video for this track has collected 62 million views.
Anton Tokarev
Anton Tokarev joined Sergei Shnurov’s team in the eighth season of “The Voice” and placed second in the finals. At one stage of the project, he made a cover of the song “The Seventh Petal” by the band Hi-Fi. Tokarev’s version became a hit and conquered the charts – it was nominated for music awards in 2023, and the artist performed with it in a packed stadium before the match of the Russian football team. The musician also recorded “Next to the Stars”, “Clear Light”, “Uber”, “Three Ways”, “Alive” and other compositions.
sevara
In 2012, the then famous and successful Uzbek singer Sevara Nazarkhan took part in the project “Voice” on Channel One. She joined Agutin’s team and left the show after the third stage. After the end of the series “Voice”, the artist participated in a number of programs on Russian television: “Tower”, “Lunch Time!”, “The Same”, “Dancing with the Stars” and others. In 2013, Sevara released the album “Letters” in Russian, and in 2014 she released the romance “It’s Not Me” with music by composer Igor Nikolaev and poetry by poet Pavel Zhagun. Olympic figure skating champions Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov skated in this composition at the Beijing Olympics. The song was also performed in the movie “Cheburashka”.