Самоцветы

Soviet and Russian vocal and instrumental ensemble (VIA) (music band). The creator and permanent leader is People's Artist of Russia Yuri Malikov ([a=Юрий Маликов]).

The group's current line-up includes:
Yuri Malikov ([a=Юрий Маликов]) - artistic director and member of the band (bass guitar, backing vocals) from 1971 to the present.
Georgy Vlasenko ([a=Георгий Власенко]) - is a graduate of the Kharkov Institute of Arts in the class of choral conducting. He was engaged in recording music for films at the [url=https://www.discogs.com/ru/label/1638297]киностудия "Мосфильм"[/url]. From 1981 he worked in the group of [a=Стас Намин] "[a=Цветы]" From 1987 to 1995 he worked in the ensembles of [a=Лайма Вайкуле] and [a=Михаил Муромов]. In "[a=Самоцветы]" he worked from 1985 to 1987. He returned to the team in 1995.
Alexander Nefyodov ([a=Александр Нефедов]) - is a professional singer, has been working in the ensemble "[a=Самоцветы]" since 1980. Came to "[a=Самоцветы]" from VIA "[a=Поющие Гитары]" in 1980 as a vocalist and guitarist. During the suspension of the concert activity of "[a=Самоцветы]" he pursued a solo career. In 1995 he returned to "[a=Самоцветы]".
Elena Presnyakova ([a=Елена Преснякова]) - is the soloist-vocalist of the group from the autumn of 1975 to the present. In 1975, together with her husband [a=Владимир Пресняков (Старший)], she was invited by [a=Юрий Маликов] to [a=Самоцветы], where she still works.
Oleg Sleptsov ([a=Олег Слепцов]) - Graduated from the music school at the [l=Moscow Conservatory] in the piano class, the Gnessin Musical College, the Academy of Arts and postgraduate studies in the class of pop vocals. In 1991, he created the TV Pop Show ([a=Теле-Поп-Шоу]) group, and at the same time worked in the team of [a=Дмитрий Маликов]. Since 1981 he has been working as a soloist of the VIA "[a=Самоцветы]".

In 2006, [a=Юрий Маликов], together with [a=Инна Маликова], created the [a=Новые Самоцветы] team.