Korni is a Russia

Russia

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n pop rock

Pop rock

Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...

 band. They rose to fame when they won best band on the show Star Factory-1

Star Factory

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. The Band members include: Pavel Artemyev (bass guitar), Alexandr Astashenok (guitar), Alexand Brednicov (vocal), and Alexey Cabanov (keyboards).

History

Korni was created by Pavel Artemyev and Igor Matvienko. The band started with the single "We Will Rock You

We Will Rock You

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", which is a cover of the same name originally from the band Queen

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. The album Na veka (На века, For centuries) was in a europop style alongside with blues and rap

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. Their following album Dnevniki (Дневники, Diaries) contained more of an alternative rock

Alternative rock

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 and house style.

Singles

• "S dnem rozhdeniya Vika" - used in the Russian version OST of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
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• "Devchonki, rokery i odin dj" - from album Na veka.
• "Naperegonki s vetrom" - used in the OST to television film "Kadetstvo"
• "Ty uznaesh ee" - used in the OST of comedy film "Schastlivy vmeste"
• "Plakala Bereza" - from album Na veka
• "25 etazh" - from album Dnevniki