Russian pop

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Russian pop music is Russian language pop music produced in Russia, CIS countries, Baltic states, Central Asia and other foreign countries in which the songs are primarily performed in Russian language, languages of the countries of the CIS, and in the other languages of the world.^[1] This is the successor to popular "variety"^[2] Soviet music with its pop idols such as Alla Pugacheva^[3] or Valery Leontiev.^[4]

The very first hit parade in the USSR was the ZD hit parade. Since the creation of the hit parade to the present day, it has identified the most popular artists, as well as popular albums and singles in Russia and other countries of the former USSR.^[5]

Modern-day mainstream Russian-language pop music is very diverse and has many ways to spread through the audience. The most famous pop stars can be seen on general television in music or talk shows, and also on music TV channels such as Music Box, MTV and Muz-TV. So, the Music Box channel presents its prize to popular artists in Russia and the CIS.^[6]

In the 1990s and 2000, Alla Pugacheva^[7] and Valery Leontyev^[8] retained their popularity in Russia and Eastern European countries. Also at this time, Lada Dance, Na Na, Blestyashchiye, Detsl, Bi-2, Zemfira, A-Studio, Vitas, t.A.T.u., Serebro, Svetlana Loboda and others became popular.^{[9][10][11][12]} In 2020, Zivert, Niletto and Danya Milokhin became popular.^[13][14][15]