Origins
Russki Razmer (Russian Size) was formed in 1993 by Dmitry Kopotilov, the guitarist, and Viktor Bondaryuk, the drummer. Kopotilov was a small-business owner and Bondaryuk sold souvenirs. When Kopotilov and Bondaryuk met in 1990, Kopotilov suggested two of his own songs for a new project . One of the songs, "Hello, America!", was recorded in the state broadcasting studio in Saint Petersburg.
The first replicated album of Russki Razmer was recorded together with Vadim Volodin, a famous Russian sound-arranger and producer, in Moscow. Russki Razmer was an active participant in many TV music shows.
The video for the song "Batman" (from the album Yu-A-Yu) reached respectable places on the top charts. In 1995 the group's female vocalist, Angela (Anzhelika Kuznetsova, real name), left to start a solo career. A budding singer, Alexey Lebedinsky, was recruited as her replacement. The album "Davay-Davay!" was recorded in 1996 and in that same year the album Meow was released.
The album We dance? was released in 1998 and reached U.S.A. and Europe. From then on Russki Razmer actively went on foreign tours, and during the period of 1997-2005 the group performed in the U.S.A. fifteen times. The song "Angel of the Day" (from the album 650) and the video of the song also reached the charts. Since 1999 Eleonora Filimonova has been the vocalist of the group. In the beginning of 2005 Igor Lutsenko joined the group, as a replacement for Viktor Bondaryuk, who had previously left.
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