Virus (Russian band)
ViRUS! (Russian: Вирус!) is a Russian band, formed in 1999, and currently composed of Olga Laki, Yuri Stupnik (DJ Doctor) and Andrey Gudas. ViRUS! produced techno-based pop music. The band was at the peak of its popularity in 1999-2001, and disappeared from the mainstream of Russian pop music after releasing several popular songs.
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Also known as | Вирус! |
Origin | Zelenograd, Russia |
Genres | Pop, techno, electro-house, progressive trance |
Years active | 1999–present |
Website | virus-music |
Members | Olga Laki Yuri Stupnik (DJ Doctor) Andrey Gudas |
Past members | Lyudmila Shushanikova (2000—2005) Timofey Kubar (2000—2005) Vyacheslav Kazanov (2000—2001) Vladimir Kukushkin (2001—2005) |
History
Stupnik and Gudas attended the High School of Zelenograd (near Moscow) in 1998. Initially working as a duo, they were later joined by a female vocalist, fellow high school student Olga, who was then singing the House of Culture. The group were originally known as Akvarel ("Watercolor"), then Vot Tak ("That's How"). In 1998 their record was discovered by producers Igor Seliverstov and Leonid Velichkovskiy. They renamed themselves to Virus and released their first album, Do not try to find me.
The band's successful hits included "Schastye (Счастье)/Happiness/", "Poproshu tebya (Попрошу Тебя)/Ask you/", "Papa (Папа)/Father/", "Vsyo proydyot (Всё пройдёт)/Everything will pass/", and Ya lyublyu tebya, malysh (Я люблю тебя, малыш)/I love you baby/.
Virus toured in Germany, Russia, Israel, USA, Estonia, and other countries. Their song "alsou" was played on multiple radio stations. In 2005 they were involved in naming dispute involving LUCKY, DJ Doctor and DJ Chip, culminating in the rebranding of the band as ViRUS!.
Discography
- 1999: Do Not Try to Find Me (Ты меня не ищи)
- 2000: Call Me (Позови меня)
- 2000: Give Me (Дай мне)
- 2001: To The Sun Warmed (Чтобы солнце грело)
- 2002: Virus of Happiness (Вирус счастья)
- 2003: Little Brother (Братишка)
- 2005: My Hero (Мой герой)
- 2007: ALL IN ONE (all discography in on CD)
- 2009: The Best DJ REMIX 2009 (remix by popular DJ's)
- 2009: Flight to stars (Polot k zvezdam)
1999 Do not try to find me
- 1 Интро / Intro
- 2 Ты меня не ищи / Ty Menya Ne Ishchi
- 3 Все пройдет / Vse proydet
- 4 Без любви / Bez lyubvi
- 5 Игра / Igra
- 6 Помоги / Pomogi
- 7 Ручки / Ruchki
- 8 Мама / Mama
- 9 Нежное солнышко / Nezhnoe solnyshko
- 10 Письмо / Pis'mo
- 11 Я люблю / Ya lyublyu
- 12 Вирус А / Virus A
2000 Call Me
- 1 Интро / Intro
- 2 Нарисуй / Narisuy
- 3 Не верь / Ne ver'
- 4 Почему? / Pochemu?
- 5 Мишени / Misheni
- 6 Бросай скорей / Brosay skorey
- 7 Позови меня / Pozovi menya
- 8 Отпускаю / Otpuskayu
- 9 Поппури (инструментальная версия) / Poppuri (instrumental'naya versiya)
- 10 Ножки II / Nozhki II
- 11 Вирус С / Virus C
- 12 Гимн LG / Gimn LG
2000 Day Mne
- 1 Интро / Intro
- 2 Папа / Papa
- 3 Весна / Vesna
- 4 Дай мне / Day mne
- 5 Без любви / Bez lyubvi
- 6 Ручки (remix) / Ruchki (remix)
- 7 Ты меня не ищи (remix) / Ty menya ne ishchi (remix)
- 8 Ножки / Nozhki
- 9 Kап-кап / Kap-kap / Tear Drops
- 10 Я не могу / Ya ne mogu
- 11 Нежное солнышко / Nezhnoe solnyshko
- 12 Все пройдет (remix) / Vse proydet (remix)
- 13 Вирус В / Virus B
2001 To The Sun Warmed
- Попрошу тебя
- Просто рядом иди
- Девчонка
- Не для тебя она
- Над облаками
- Бросай меня
- Интро
- Вирус D
- Аутро
- Я танцую
- Прости скорей
- Непогода
2002 Virus of Happiness
- 1 Интро / Intro
- 2 Счастье / Schast'e
- 3 Без тебя / Bez tebya
- 4 Я знаю / Ya znayu
- 5 Подари мне / Podari mne
- 6 Вирус е / Virus e
- 7 Детские слезы / Detskie slezy
- 8 Корабли / Korabli
- 9 Не попрошу / Ne poproshu
- 10 Попрошу (remix) / Poproshu (remix)
- 11 Счастье (remix) / Schast'e (remix)
2003 Bratishka (Little Brother)
- 1 Братишка / Bratishka
- 2 Прогульщица / Progul'shchitsa
- 3 Лишь о тебе / Lish' o tebe
- 4 Города / Goroda
- 5 День рожденья / Den' rozhden'ya
- 6 Не нужен мне / Ne nuzhen mne
- 7 Фотография / Fotografiya
- 8 Непослушная / Neposlushnaya
- 9 Не понимаю / Ne ponimayu
- 10 Лучшая подруга / Luchshaya podruga
- 11 Не грусти / Ne grusti
- 12 Наоборот / Naoborot
- 13 Без тебя (ремикс) / Bez tebya (remiks)
- 14 Вирус F / Virus F
2005 Moi Geroi
- Одинокая / Odinokaya
- Одна минута / Odna minuta
- Даже не думай / Dazhe ne dumay
- Лето / Leto
- Не могу без тебя / Ne mogu bez tebya
- Футбол / Futbol
- Подожди / Podozhdi
- Weekend
- Лето (HOT mix) / Leto (HOT mix)
- Мой герой / Moy geroy
- Ты меня не ищи '04 / Ty menya ne ishchi '04
- Иван (feat. Цветкоff) / Ivan (feat. Tsvetkoff)
- Не лечи / Ne lechi
- Тайна / Tayna
External links
- (in Russian) Virus website
- Lyrics with English translations
- ViRUS! blog