Vintage (band)
| Company type | Music group |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founder | Anna Pletnyova, Alexey Romanof |
| Headquarters | Russia |
| Products | Pop music albums and singles |
Vintage () represents a Russian pop ensemble established in 2006 by vocalist Anna Pletnyova alongside instrumentalist Alexey Romanof.
Their discography comprises five full-length albums and sixteen singles that received radio promotion, with six tracks reaching the pinnacle of Russian radio rankings.
The band boasts numerous accolades and nominations from prestigious music ceremonies such as the MTV Russia Music Awards, Muz-TV Award, Golden Gramophone Award, and RU.TV Award. Since 2008, Vintage has regularly been honored with the Song of the Year distinction. Additionally, in both 2011 and 2012, they secured the title of best group at the ZD Awards, as determined by a survey conducted by Moskovskij Komsomolets.
2006 - 2007: Formation and Debut Album
The group came into existence in mid-2006, founded by former "High School" lead singer Anna Pletneva and ex-"A-Mega" frontman Alexei Romanov. Initially operating under the name "Chelsea," they soon transitioned to the moniker "Vintage."
2007: Debut Release
In August, Vintage produced the music video for "Good-bye." Their inaugural album, titled Криминальная любовь ("Criminal Love"), was officially launched on November 22.
2008
The music video for "Bad Girl," featuring a collaboration with actress Elena Korikova, premiered on April 19. Later that year, in October, member Mia departed from the lineup and was succeeded by Svetlana Ivanova.
2009
Vintage embarked on a tour covering cities such as Moscow, Ulyanovsk, Riga, Minsk, Samara, and Kaliningrad. On March 15, they unveiled the video for "Eva," a tribute to singer Eva Polna. The fourth single from their forthcoming album Lunatic Girls was released on August 31. Their sophomore album, SEX, appeared in October and entered the Russian album charts at position twelve.
2010–2011
On April 16, they introduced "Микки" ("Mikki"), a single honoring Michael Jackson, accompanied by video versions in both Russian and English. The track "Роман" ("Roman") was distributed to major Russian radio stations on September 11. Later in 2011, they released "Derevya" ("Trees"), which preceded their third studio album Anechka ("Anny").
Band members
- Current
- Anna Pletnyova (2006–2016, 2018–present; )
- Alexey Romanof (2006–2017, 2018–present; )
- Former
- Mia (2006–2008; )
- Svetlana Ivanova (2008–2011; )
- Yevgenia Polikarpova (2016–2017; )
- Anna Kornilova (2016–2017; )
- Anastasia Kreskina (2016–2017; )
- Anastasia Kazaku (2016–2017; )
Studio albums
- «Криминальная любовь/Kriminaĺnaja lübov'» "Criminal Love" (CD; Velvet Music; 2007)
- «SEX» (CD; Velvet Music; 2009)
- «Анечка/Anečka» "Anny" (CD; Velvet Music; 2011)
- «Very Dance» (CD; Velvet Music; 2013)
- «Decamerone» (CD; Velvet Music; 2014)
- Навсегда/Forever (2020)
Singles
- «Mamma Mia» (radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2006)
- «10 поцелуев/10 pocelujev (новогодняя версия)» "10 Kisses (Christmas Version)" (radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2006)
- «Мама Мия (Radio Edit)» "Mama Mia (Radio Edit)" (radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2007)
- «Целься/Ceĺsä» "Aim" (radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2007)
- «Всего хорошего/Vsego horošego» "All the best" (CD, radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2007)
- «Плохая девочка/Plohaja devočka» "Bad girl" (CD, radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2008)
- «Одиночество любви/Odinočestvo lübvi» "Loneliness of Love" (radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2008)
- «Ева/Eva» "Eve" (CD, radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2009)
- «Девочки-лунатики/Devočki-lunatiki» "Lunatic Girls" (CD, radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2009)
- «Victoria» (Radio airplay, 2009)
- «Микки/Mikki» "Mickey" (CD, Radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2010)
- «Роман/Roman» "Roman" (CD, Radio airplay; Velvet Music; 2010)
- «С Новым Годом/S novym godom» "Happy new year" (with Irakli, Vladimir Plesnyakov, A-Studio, Nyusha, Aleksey Chumakov, Yulia Kovalchuk) (2010)
- «Мама Америка/Mama-Amerika» "Mama America" (2011)
- «Деревья/Derevja» "Trees" (2011)
- «Москва/Moskva» "Moscow" (2012)
- «Нанана/Nanana» "Nanana" (2012)
- «Свежая вода/Svežaja voda» "Fresh water" (2012)
- «Знак Водолея/Znak Vodoleja» "The sign of Aquarius" (2013)
- «Когда Рядом Ты/Kogda rädom ty» "When I'm next to you" (2014)
- «Дыши/Dyši» "Breathe" (2015)
- «Я верю в в любовь/Ja verü v lübov'» "I Believe In Love" (2015)
- «Город, где сбываются мечты/Gorod, gde sbyvajutsä mečty» "A city where dreams come true" (2015)
- «Сны/Sny» "Dreams" (2016)
- «Немного рекламы/Nemnogo reklamy» "A Little Advertising" (2016)
- «Из Токио/Iz Tokio» "From Tokyo" (2020)
- «Новая Жизнь/Novaja žizń» "New Life" (2020)