Samotsvety is a SovietVIA band formed in 1971, in Moscow. It became one of the more successful and better known VIA bands, recording a number of hits and serving as a springboard to fame for several Russian musicians, including Dmitry Malikov, Vladimir Presnyakov Sr., and Alexander Barykin.
History
The band Samotsvety, was founded by Yuriy Malikov, a Recognized National Artist of Russia and the father of Dmitry Malikov. The group produced a string of hits in the 1970s, including "Moy adres Sovetskii Soyuz", "Tam, za oblakami", "Vsya zhizn vperedi", "Ne povtoriayetsia takoye nikogda", "Vse chto v zhizni yest u menia", "Shkonliy bal", and "Ne zemlie zhivet liubov", among others. The year 1975 was a turning point for the band. It was the year they recorded "Esli budem my vdvoyem", which became a massive hit and topped the charts in the former Soviet Union. The same year, an album released in Berlin, Germany called "Famous world bands" featured this Samotsvety song alongside hits by the Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Shocking Blue. In 1975 Samotsvety also acquired two musical talents that would remain with them through the years, the husband-and-wife team of Vladimir Presnyakov, Sr. and Elena Presnyakova. The band broke up in the late 1980s when many VIAs were going away as a result of changes in both government censorship and popular tastes. However, in 1996, Yuriy Malikov decided to celebrate the 25-year anniversary of the band by bringing together many of the ex-members for an episode of the television series "Zolotoy shlyager". The unexpected popularity of the program when it aired made Malikov decide to reconstitute the band. The band successfully resumed its musical career, touring with a program that combined old hits with new releases. The band's new songs included "Proshlogodniye glaza", "Regtaim na Titanike", and "Sneg Rozhdestva".
Discography
1973 — ВИА Самоцветы 1974 — У нас молодых 1981 — Путь к сердцу 1985 — Прогноз погоды 1995 — Там за облаками 1996 — Всё, что в жизни есть у меня 1996 — Двадцать лет спустя 1997 — Мы стали другими 2003 — Звёздные имена 2004 — Любовное настроение 2008 — Самоцветы GRAND Collection 2009 — Самоцветы 2011 — Самоцветы в окружении звёзд
