How old is Anton from the Quest Pistols group. Quest Pistols soloist Mariam Turkmenbaeva - biography. The process of creating the “Quest Pistols Show” team

Back in 2007, the Quest Pistols burst into Russian show business and, like a tsunami, demolished everything familiar. They flooded it with their romantic pop-glam dance-rock and got us seriously hooked on their “I’m Your Drug.” And in 2014, the group members said: “Now we are not a group, but a show.” Following this, a series of changes followed: the charismatic Brazilian Washington, the alien-looking girl Mariam and the young man Ivan appeared in the team. And almost immediately after this, the most extraordinary member Nikita Goryuk left the group, which made all the fans cry all night long and write sad letters to him. And then Anton Savlepov disappeared somewhere. And from the beloved and dear group, in general, there was nothing left.

Return

They are together again! Nikita Goryuk, Anton Savlepov and Konstantin Borovsky are back and ready to rock. They promise that it will be just “Agon”. Well, we're waiting, guys!

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And you can get acquainted with the first track “Agnya” now! Listen to your own voices rather and lose yourself in a light, stylish, tube composition that will go especially well today, just before the weekend. By the way, it’s quite possible that you already know this single: it’s played everywhere – on the radio, in the minibus and on your neighbor’s speakers.

The words and music for the debut composition were written by Sasha Chemerov, the same one who created all the coolest hits of QP.

About prospects

Whether “Agon” will shoot the same way as QP once did, time will tell. Part of the old fan guard of Nikita, Anton and Konstantin expect new emotions and opuses from their idols. And the artists themselves are more than determined. Despite their already mature age, they are full of pure, downright youthful enthusiasm and are especially pleased with the name they chose for the new project:

“Having restored the original fiery composition, we intend to open fire and attack your feelings,” the guys proudly declare.

“Our “Agon” is another round in life. This is our first experience of working independently on a project of this level. We are very inspired and, despite the increased responsibility, we are determined to develop a new group so that our creative fire flares up with even greater force. Without a doubt, “Agon” is a book from the very top shelf of the library of Russian pop music. Once you open it, you will see for yourself.”

About daily matters

– Why did you decide to reunite with the old lineup?

– The idea was on the surface and the events of recent years, the departure of all the original participants, brought the situation to its implementation and, in fact, the reunion itself.

– How long have you been preparing to return?

– The preparation actually took quite a long time. This is not a spontaneous step taken as a result of several accidents, but a sequence of movements.

-Why the name of the new group “Agon”? Did you come up with it together?

– The name came out quite spontaneously. As you probably want when you come up with a name. To be honest, on a whim. That was the moment when it was decided that we all wanted to do this, and we would do it no matter what. The next question was what to name the group. Some of us said that the main thing is that the title should be “just agony” or something like that. In the end, despite other options, it turned out that this was the very name. “Agon” is a creative force, a creative element, passion and motivation, without which there is no creative process.

– Will anything change in the group’s work?

“Everything will change, because we have matured and gained experience since the founding of the group, but at the same time, something will remain unchanged - our trinity and the songs of Sasha Chemerov. If we tell you exactly what it is, you will become bored watching us.

– Will the style of the band members and the style of music change?

– Our style changes all the time, it’s the rhythm of life. But still, the style of the group itself will be more organic and sophisticated than it was before. Now this is not a project in which we, one way or another, participate, this is our conscious initiative, honest joint creativity, our ideas and our vision. This is how everything is determined - from appearance and behavior to the meaning of songs and video clips.

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Kyiv

Moscow Language of songs Russian Label Compound Daniil Matseychuk
Ivan Krishtoforenko
Washington Salles Former
participants Konstantin Borovsky (2007-2011), Nikita Goryuk (2007-2015), Anton Savlepov (2007-2016), Mariam Turkmenbaeva (2014-2019) Other
projects KBDM (group of Konstantin and Daniil)
Daniel Joy (solo project of Daniil Matseychuk)
Zveroboy (solo project of Nikita Goryuk)
Zorko (solo project of Anton Savlepov)
Agon (group of Anton, Nikita and Konstantin) Official site Media files on Wikimedia Commons

Since its creation, the group has released three studio albums: “For You” (2007), “Superklass” (2009) and “Lyubimka” (2016), as well as eighteen radio singles. The team is the winner of the MTV Europe Music Awards and the Golden Gramophone. All members of the group, both former and current, are fans of tattoos. .

Compound

Current composition

• Daniil Matseychuk(born September 20, Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) - dancer and model. He was a member of the “Quest” ballet, where he met the first members of the group. In 2011, the group’s producer Yuri Bardash invited Daniil to perform at the “Big Love Show” instead of Anton, who wanted to leave the group. After Konstantin left in the same year, he became an official member of the group. In 2013 he left the team, teaming up with Borovsky and creating a music group and the clothing brand of the same name “KBDM”. He returned to the group in September 2015. He performs solo under the pseudonym Daniel Joy.
• Washington Salles(born August 11, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) - dancer and choreographer. Has been dancing since the age of 14. In 2005, he moved to France, where he staged the play “Zona Branca”, which toured the cities of the Netherlands, Brazil and Tunisia. In 2006, he worked on the play “Geracao Hip-Hop”. He moved to Russia in 2007, collaborated with many celebrities, such as: the group “SEREBRO”, Vlad Topalov, Yulia Nachalova, Yulia Beretta and Irakli. He also works in the modeling business, representing such brands as: Zolla, Adidas and Vladofootwear Jerkin.
• Ivan Krishtoforenko(born November 12, Khimki, RSFSR, USSR) - dancer and choreographer. He started dancing at the age of 4. At the age of 8, he paid special attention to hip-hop, becoming a seven-time champion of Moscow and a three-time champion of Russia in hip-hop. From 1999 to 2005 he was a member of the Vanilla Ice team. Graduated from culinary college. Winner of various music competitions. He joined the group in 2015 after rebranding.
• Mariam Turkmenbaeva(born April 12, Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) - dancer and choreographer. Born into a family of athletes. She was a member of the ballet “Quest”. Winner and prize-winner of various music competitions. She worked in the group as a backup dancer and choreographer, and became a full member after rebranding.

Former members

• Konstantin Borovsky(born February 14, Chernigov, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) - dancer, philologist, stylist and designer. From the age of 16 he was engaged in ballroom and folk dancing, but after moving to Kyiv, he took up breakdancing. Thanks to this, his vocal career in the Quest Pistols began. In 2011, he left the team and gave up his creative career, but in 2013 he teamed up with Matseychuk, who replaced him in Quest Pistols, to create a musical group and a clothing collection of the same name “KBDM”. Since 2016, lead singer of the group “Agon”. Creative pseudonym - Crutch.
• Nikita Goryuk(born September 23, RSFSR, USSR) - dancer and singer, born in Khabarovsk. Since childhood, he has been involved in figure skating and dreamed of becoming a world champion. Met with Lera Kozlova. He performs solo under the pseudonym Zveroboy. Since 2016, lead singer of the group “Agon”. Nikita is also called Bumper. In 2017 he began his solo career.
• Anton Savlepov(born June 14, Kovsharovka, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) - singer and dancer. Anton was an excellent student and his parents hoped for his academic future, but as a teenager he became interested in dancing. He considers Michael Jackson his idol. In 2011, he planned to leave Quest Pistols, but changed his mind. In 2013, he began performing under the pseudonym Zorko. In 2016 he left Quest Pistols and, together with Goryuk and Borovsky, created the group “Agon”.

Lineup chronology

History of the group

2007-2011

The group originates from the dance ballet Quest, three of whose members, Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk and Konstantin Borovsky, decide to perform in a new role as pop stars and record a cover of the song “Long and lonesome road” by the group “Shocking Blue” under the name "I'm tired". Their first performance, which took place on April 1, 2007, was well received by the public - TV viewers cast 60,000 votes for their song, making the Quest Pistols famous. The video for the song was released in May 2007 and immediately entered the rotation of music TV channels.

Quest Pistols presented their debut album “For You” on November 29, 2007. The disc was certified platinum for sales and received positive reviews.

On November 26, 2009, the group’s second studio album, “Superklass,” was released, which included 10 tracks, 2 of which had videos filmed.

2011-2013

In 2011, Konstantin Borovsky left the group, and Daniil Matseychuk took his place. The new line-up released such video works as: “You Lost Weight” (feat. Lolita), “Different”, “Let’s Forget Everything” and “Romeo”.

In 2013, Daniil Matseychuk left the group. Later, he, together with the ex-soloist of the group Konstantin Borovsky, organized the music group “KBDM” and the clothing brand of the same name.

2014-2015

From June 2013 to April 2014, the group toured with two soloists - Anton Savlepov and Nikita Goryuk, as well as a mysterious masked participant, but already in April 2014 the lineup was replenished with new heroes. They were Ivan Krishtoforenko, Washington Salles and Mariam Turkmenbaeva.

On October 7, the premiere of the video for the song “Santa Lucia” took place (a cover of Igor Siliverstov’s song, which appeared in 1991).

On November 15, 2014, the premiere of the dance show Quest Pistols Show took place, with which the musicians went on a world tour in January 2015. The concept of this show became the basis of the group’s dance philosophy, which subsequently led the group to the format of a show project and changing the name to “Quest Pistols Show”.

On March 8, 2015, an EP entitled “Soundtrack” was released. The album released new songs by the group, which defined its modern sound - dance, club house music.

At the beginning of September 2015, Daniil Matseychuk returned to the group.

On November 13, the premiere of the video clip for the song “Alien” took place, where the vocal part was performed by Mariam Turkmenbaeva.

2015 - present

On September 30, 2015, Nikita Goryuk left the group. Following him, on January 3, 2016, the last frontman Anton Savlepov left the band. Around the same time, the original trio of Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk and Konstantin Borovsky decided to get back together and appeared before the public as the group “Agon”.

On April 15, the premiere of the video clip for the song “Dissimilar” took place. This video presented the updated composition of the group: Daniil Matseychuk, Mariam Turkmenbaeva, Ivan Krishtoforenko and Washington Salles.

On September 1, the group presented a video for the song “Coolest of All” together with the teenage pop group Open Kids. On November 4, a large solo “Different Concert” took place, where the group presented the first album in the updated line-up “Lyubimka”, and on the same day the premiere took place on iTunes. Later, a new single of the same name from the album was presented.

The group's golden lineup recently joined the group to record the "Alien" video.

Eurovision

The group applied for Eurovision once from Russia and twice from Ukraine. At first, the group wanted to go to Eurovision 2009 in Moscow and represent Ukraine, but the group was not among the participants in the qualifying competition from Ukraine. She also tried to pass the Russian selection with the song “White Dragonfly of Love,” but due to a violation of the rules (the song could not be performed until October 2008), Quest Pistols were not allowed to participate in the Russian selection competition, which caused regret both for the group itself and for the author this song.

In 2010, the group tried for the second time to get to Eurovision in Oslo with the song “I am your drug,” but again did not make it to the list of finalists. In 2011, Quest Pistols applied for the third time to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in Baku from Ukraine, but this idea was also unsuccessful.

Video clips

Year	Clip	Compound	Director	Album
	"I'm tired"	Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk, Konstantin Borovsky	Evgeniy Opanasyuk	"For you"
	"Days of Glamor"		Philip Lee
	"For you"
	"Cell"		Vladimir Yakimenko	-
	"White Dragonfly of love"		Yuri Bardash	"Superclass"
	"He's nearby"
	"I'm your drug"			-
	“Revolution” (feat. Artur Pirozhkov)
	"You are so Beautiful"
	“You've lost weight” (feat. Lolita)	Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk, Daniil Matseychuk
	"Different"		Philip Lee
	"Let's forget everything"		Yuri Bardash
	"Romeo"
	"Babyboy"	Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk
	"Heat"
	"Beat" (feat. Secret Q)
	"Santa Lucia"	Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk, Ivan Krishtoforenko,
	“Wet” (feat. Monatik)			no album
	"Alien"	Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk, Daniil Matseychuk, Ivan Krishtoforenko, Washington Salles, Mariam Turkmenbaeva		"Favorite"
	"Dissimilar"	Daniil Matseychuk, Ivan Krishtoforenko,
	“Coolest of all” (feat. Open Kids)		Denis Stulnikov
	"Favorite"		Yuri Bardash
	"Oh man!" (feat. Medzhikul)			TVA
	"I'll Kill" (feat.Constantine)		Aisultan Seytov
	"Drink water"		Unknown
	"Barefoot Boy"	Daniil Matseychuk, Ivan Krishtoforenko, Washington Salles	Vlad Fishez

Discography

Notes

1. Quest Pistols: "Vegetarianism is more than just a diet"(English) . vegjournal.ru. Retrieved September 27, 2017.

Until 2014, the popular group was called Quest Pistols. Later the word Show was added to the name at the end.

The composition of the Quest Pistols Show group changed almost every year.

Currently the Quest Pistols Show team includes:

Good day.

Musical - dance show - group Quest Pistols Show (Quest Pistols Show) is now popular in the fall. This is evidenced by their invitation and presence at the Comedy Club.

Every new song from the group is a potential hit. A positive, bright and very unique group (like its members).

The composition of the group at the moment (beginning of May 2016) is as follows:

The composition of the Quest Pistols Show group is constantly updated. Some leave, others appear. Now the group with a new lineup has released the video “Dissimilar.”

And the new composition is as follows -

Currently the group includes: the winner of the super final of the show Dance All!, Ukrainian with Kazakh roots Mariam Turkmenbaeva, winner and finalist of the world's largest dance battles WDC Japan, Juste Debout France, Redbull mix battle Japan, HDE Europe, Cercle Underground France and many others Washington Salles, the absolute champion of the CIS in freestyle, an outstanding master of modern jazz and hip-hop, who conquered Europe, Ivan Krishtoforenko, and the former lead singer of the Quest Pistols, Daniil Matseychuk, who again joined the lineup.

All the guys are very different. But they are all united by a love of dancing.

Look how cool they dance!

The composition of this Ukrainian group changes periodically. I would also like to note that the word show appeared in the name of the group after 2014; until then, the name consisted of two words.

So, the group's team currently includes:

1) Mariam Turkmenbaeva;

2) Nikita Goryuk;

3) Also in the group is Ivan Krishtoforenko;

4) Washington Sales;

5) Anton Sovlepov.

Not a bad group, consisting of professional dancers who somehow decided to start singing and, in fact, they did very well.

Currently the composition is:

Left the group:

By the way, Konstantin and Daniil created the group KBDM

Quest Pistols Show (there was no last show console until 2014)

There are regular participants. And there are those who left this project. Below you can get acquainted with those who are composing and releasing tracks at the moment:

• Anton Savlepov
• Nikita Goryuk
• Washington Salles
• Ivan Krishtoforenko
• Mariam Turkmenbaeva

This is the composition of this group at the moment.

For 2016, the composition of the Quest Pistols Show group looks like this:

The soloist is Mariam Turkmenbaeva (since 2014), real name is Maria;



Washington Salles - born in Brazil, in the group since 2014;



Ivan Krishtoforenko - born in Russia, has been a member of the group since 2014;



Ivan Krishtoforenko - born in the capital of Ukraine, previously left the group, but is now back in its composition.



This is the current lineup of the group at the moment. Nikita Goryuk left the group, who had been in it since 2007 as part of the original trio. Also at the beginning of 2016, two more of its original founding members left the group.

History of the group.

Initially, the Quest Pistols group had three members - Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk and Konstantin Borovsky. The group performed with this composition from 2007 to 2011. 4 years after the appearance of the group (in 2011), Konstantin left and was replaced by Daniil Matseychuk. However, in 2013 the group remains composed of two soloists - Anton and Nikita.

Today's composition of the group.

At the end of 2014, the Quest Pistols group is changing its format to the Quest Pistols Show and will create a large-scale dance project, inviting three new and charismatic world-famous participants - Washington Salles, Ivan Krishtoforenko and the incomparable Mariam Turkmenbaeva. The full cast of the Quest Pistols Show project consists of about 30 dancers.

Anton



Nikita



Mariam



Washington



Ivan



Quest Pistols 2015 lineup:

Mariam Turkmenbaeva, originally from Sevastopol, dances professionally.

Anton Savlepov.

Nikita Goryuk.

Ivan Krishtoforenko is a professional hip-hopper.

Washington Salles - came from Rio de Janeiro, he is a black participant in the Quest Pistols Show.

Now the group is called Quest Pistols Show, since their main focus is on creating a dance show. Since January 2015, the group has been going on tour with their show; details can be found on the official website.

Today, the songs and composition of the Quest Pistols Show group are known to every person even slightly interested in modern domestic show business.

But in 2007, no one could have thought that the April Fool’s prank performance of three young and outrageous dancers with the composition “I’m tired” would develop into a mega project - the Quest Pistols Show group regularly changes its concept, but does not lose popularity.

Group Quest Pistols Show 2018. New composition, relevant for today.

About all the members of the Quest Pistols Show group

The history of the group began in 2004. It was then that choreographers Anton Savlepov, Konstantin Borovsky and Nikita Goryuk founded the dance group Quest Pistols. They defined their style as “aggressive-intelligent-pop”. The guys performed quite successfully in front of the Kyiv public, but there was no talk of real popularity yet. Then producer Yuri Bardash sent Anton and Nikita to vocal lessons, and Borovsky was assigned the role of rapper.

The breakthrough occurred on April 1, 2007, on the “Chance” project, broadcast by the Inter TV channel, when a cover of “Long and Lonesome Road” by the Dutch group “Shocking Blue” was performed. The performance instantly received 60 thousand messages of support, and the composition “I’m tired” occupied the first positions of the main domestic charts for a long time.

In September of the same year, in Belgium, the Pistols performed the “Dance Against Poison” program in support of a healthy lifestyle. Many people don’t believe it, but “quests” do not drink alcohol or nicotine, and actively promote vegetarianism. They also do not listen to club music and do not visit bars.

The success of the guys from Quest Pistols was stunning. They did not have time to give interviews, and their photos constantly flashed in Russian and Ukrainian glossy tabloids. In 2011, fans were alarmed by the unpleasant news that Anton Savlepov was leaving the team, but this information was soon refuted. Around the same time, Konstantin Borovsky announced a change of status and transition from soloists to curators, and another participant joined the guys - Daniel Joy (Daniil Matseychuk).

In 2013, Kostya Borovsky and Matseychuk left QP to create the boy band KBDM. Despite the fact that critics started talking about a creative crisis, “Fast Pistols” continued to tour together, and soon they were joined by an incognito participant in a mask.

Originally conceived as a trio, the group grew to five members in 2014. Washington Salles, as well as Ivan Krishtoforenko and Mariam Turkmenbaeva joined the team. Soon Daniil Matseychuk returned to the team. But the main laurels still belonged to the three founders: Goryuk, Savlepov and Borovsky, and the newcomers remained behind the scenes for some time. And only when the updated title appeared and the group received a new name Quest Pistols Show, information began to appear about a change in concept and sound.

Today the team prioritizes high-quality visual images, vivid images and choreography honed to perfection. The opposing images of the participants create the impression of a dance battle, but despite the unusual format, the new tracks turn out to be very harmonious and memorable.

To date, Quest Pistols has three full-length albums in its baggage.

• In 2007 - “For You”;
• In 2009 - “Superklass”,
• In 2017 - “Favorite”.

The team is the winner of the Golden Gramophone and MTV Europe Music Awards. QP have applied to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest several times: once from Russia and twice from Ukraine. In 2009, it was not possible to pass the selection due to the fact that the composition “White Dragonfly of Love”, in violation of the rules, was already being broadcast on radio and TV. In 2010, the group applied to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo with the song “I am your drug”, but the guys failed to make it to the list of finalists. In 2011, another unsuccessful attempt was made.

Composition of the group Quest Pistols show 2007-2011:

Nikita Goryuk;
Anton Savlepov;
Kostya Borovsky.

Nikita Goryuk (stage name - Bumper)

The young man was born in a small border town in the Far East on September 23, 1985. As a child, he was fond of figure skating and dreamed of winning the world title. Graduated from the Faculty of Economics. Having moved to Kyiv, he focused his attention on dancing, thanks to which he was able to meet the ideological inspirer and producer of the Quest Pistols, Yuri Bardash.

Outside the stage, friends describe Nikita as a talented, kind and sympathetic guy. He loves his mother very much. Loves to cook vegetarian dishes. There is a daughter, Marisa, who was born when the singer was only 15 years old.

Konstantin Borovsky (Crutch)

Konstantin was born in Chernigov on February 14, 1981. Before moving to Kyiv at the age of 16, he was engaged in ballroom and folk dancing, but in the capital he was captured by such a popular movement as break dancing. Actually, thanks to this hobby, his vocal career in the Quest Pistols began.

Konstantin has a degree in philology, knows several languages, but does not regret at all that he devoted his life to dancing. In addition to his passion for choreography, Kostya also discovered his talents as a designer and stylist. At Quest Pistols, it was he who designed the sets and costumes for the soloists and ballet, and choreographed the dances. The official website of the group is also his creation.

In the fall of 2011, Borovsky announced his decision to leave his career as a vocalist and completely focus on his work as a stage director. But after some time, the young man left the team, together with Daniil Matseychuk, launching a new project “KBDM”.

At the moment, Konstantin is promoting his brand BRVSKI, plans to act as an expert in the popular reality show “Super Model in Ukrainian” and performs together with the group “Agon”, which united the founders of “QP”.

Anton Savlepov

Anton was the youngest member of the first cast of the Quest Pistols Show. He was born in 1988 on June 14 in the small village of Kovsharovka near Kharkov. As a teenager, he loved Michael Jackson very much, and in order to be like his idol, he even grew his hair the same long.

At school, Anton was an excellent student, so his family predicted a serious academic career for him. But the young man became seriously interested in dancing and met Nikita Goryuk at a breakdancing festival. At the same time, he entered the National University of Culture and Art in Kiev at the choreography department, but due to the creative breakthrough of “Fast Pistols,” classes and sessions had to be put on hold.

In 2013, Savlepov, under the pseudonym Zorko, released a solo disc of the same name. He performed in the Quest Pistols Show group until the beginning of 2016. Then the leading soloists, one after another, began to leave the team, and newcomers began to take their place.

Anton was invited many times to various television shows, including the popular program “Big Difference.” In 2016, together with Konstantin Meladze, Andrey Danilko and Yulia Sanina, Savlepov took on the role of a jury member of the 7th season of the talent show “X-Factor”. He also managed to star in the humorous musical “Like the Cossacks” and the romantic comedy “Exchange Wedding.”

Like all members of the first QP lineup, Anton is interested in vegetarianism, tattoos and drawing. The guy also likes rare stories, yoga and Indian culture.

After leaving the Quest Pistols show, Savlepov, Borovsky and Goryuk teamed up again, founding the pop group "Agon" and recreating the beloved first line-up "QP". The talented guys have already recorded several new compositions, including “Everyone for Himself” and “Let Go.”

Composition for 2011-2013:

Nikita Goryuk;
Anton Savlepov;
Daniil Matseychuk.

DANIEL MATSEICHUK

Daniil Matseychuk replaced Konstantin Borovsky, who left the group. The young man was born in Kyiv in 1988 on September 20. Before joining the team, he worked as a dancer and model.

Daniil had known the guys from Quest Pistols Show for a long time. They were friends, and for some time Artem Savlepov even lived with Matseychuk. Therefore, when the team needed a new injection, the trio, without hesitation, called a good old friend. Moreover, like all the participants, the young man was a supporter of vegetarianism and a healthy lifestyle.

Daniil stayed with the group for several years. In 2013, he, together with Konstantin Borovsky, created the creative association “KBDM”, which includes not only a music group, but also his own clothing brand, and the club project KBDM DJ’s. Matseychuk does not like to talk about his personal life. For a long time he hid his beloved girl, but recently it became known that the couple was living together.

Segment for 2013-2015:

June 2013-April 2014 Quest Pistols, with only two soloists - Nikita Goryuk and Anton Savlepov. They were soon joined by a mysterious masked participant. And in the spring of 2014, three more new members joined the group, and its composition began to look like this:

• Anton Savlepov;
• Nikita Goryuk;
• Washington Salles;
• Ivan Krishtoforenko;
• Mariam Turkmenbaeva.

IVAN KRISHTOFORENKO

Ivan was born on November 12, 1989 in Khimki (Moscow region). He started dancing at the age of 4, when his parents enrolled him in a folk dance club. But already at the age of eight he realized that his calling was hip-hop.

From 1999 to 2005, Ivan mastered dance skills in the Vanilla Ice group. Graduated from culinary college. Then he entered the University of Culture to major in choreography. At the age of 17, he began participating in various dance battles.

He is a 7-time Champion of Moscow and 3-time Champion of Russia in hip-hop, won the Union Street Dance and Russian Dancing Awards 2009. Finalist of the World Cup (in the hip-hop category) and winner of the dance show “Battle for Respect-2” on Muz-TV.

At the age of 21, he became the host of the “Dancing for Children” program and taught at the Moscow dance school Model-357. Now he has his own dance studio (Studio 26) and hosts a dance program on the “Live” channel.

Ivan’s career in Quest Pistols began as a backup dancer, but after changing the concept and renaming it Quest Pistols Show, he became a full-fledged member of the team.

MARIAM (MARY) TURKMENBAYEVA

The girl was born on April 12, 1990 in Sevastopol. Her parents were professional athletes. It was from them that she inherited endurance and flexibility. At the age of 10, Maria joined the Sevastopol dance group “We”. At the age of 16 she came to the Olympus club.

Later she moved to Kyiv and became a member of the Quest Pistols show ballet under the direction of Yuri Bardash. She took part in several seasons of the show “Everybody Dance”, where in 2008 she took 3rd place, and in 2012, together with Evgeny Kot, she became a gold medalist. She studied dance art in the United States for 4 years.

As part of the group, she first took the position of chief choreographer (clips “Heat” and “Wet”), and a little later became a vocalist.

WASHINGTON SALLES

Washington Salles was born on August 11, 1987 in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). She has been dancing since she was 14 years old. At the moment he is one of the top choreographers and dancers not only in Russia, but also in Europe. The main styles I chose were: House, Jerkin, Hip-Hop and break dance.

In 2005, he lived in France and worked on the play Zona Branca (White Zone) at the Chateauvallon theater. With this production he traveled to many cities in the Netherlands, Brazil and Tunisia. In 2006, he was busy as a choreographer in the Brazilian play Geracao Hip-Hop.

Came to Russia in 2007. Participated and became a finalist in the MTV project "Dance Floor Star 3". Then he worked in the show ballet Street Jazz. He collaborated with many show business stars (Vlad Topalov, Yulia Nachalova, Yulia Beretta, Irakli, the Serebro group). He combined his activities as a dancer and choreographer with modeling, representing brands such as Zolla, Adidas, Vladofootwear Jerkin.

He has repeatedly taken part and won in famous dance battles and competitions, such as Freemotion, Version, M357 Battlezone, Street Energy, M.I.R., Juste Debout.

About the composition of the group2016-2017:

Nikita Goryuk and Anton Savlepov were the constant leaders of “Quest Pistols”, and later with the “Show” prefix, for more than eight years, but in 2015-2016, with a difference of several months, they left the team. In September 2015, Daniil Matseychuk returned to the group. Now Quest Pistols Show performs with an updated line-up:

• Daniil Matseychuk;
• Ivan Krishtoforenko;
• Mariam Turkmenbaeva;
• Washington Salles.

The public liked the new look of versatile, virtuoso dancers, and the video “Santa Lucia” instantly took the top positions of popular domestic and foreign charts. Today, the team has entered the next round of popularity, and many critics believe that a complete change in composition has become the very necessary breath of air for the Quest Pistols. With their enchanting return, “KP” proved that they are a real phenomenon of the domestic pop industry. The quartet has grandiose plans. The guys have prepared a large-scale show for Russian cities, and then they plan to conquer venues in America and Asia.

The composition of the Quest Pistols show group for 2018 consists of:

• Daniil Matseychuk
• Ivan Krishtoforenko
• Mariam Turkmenbaeva
• Washington Salles

Hits of the group Quest Pistols

The next hit after the sensational cover “I’m tired” was the composition “White Dragonfly of Love”, which collected a record number of views on the Youtube video hosting site. It’s interesting that at the very beginning of their creative career, the pop trio’s repertoire consisted of only 3-4 songs, and this was clearly not enough for full-fledged concerts. The guys found a simple way out: first, “Pistols” rocked the hall with their dance routines for about half an hour, and then performed the songs they had in stock.

By 2007, the repertoire expanded, and the debut album “For You” was released. Almost all the texts were written by the leader of the musical group “Dymna Sumish” Alexander Chemerov under the pseudonym of Izolda Chekhi. The only composition from the period 2007-2012 written by another author is “White Dragonfly of Love” by aspiring musician Nikolai Voronov. Works of later years were written by the group’s lead singer Nikita Goryuk.

The list of other famous hits of the Quest Pistols Show group includes the compositions “Days of Glamor”, “Cage”, “He’s Nearby”, “Revolution”, “I’m Your Drug” and “You’re So Beautiful”. Thanks to them, the album “For You” received gold status in Ukraine.

In 2011, the first line-up change took place and Borovsky was replaced by Daniil Matseychuk, who took part in the recording of such video works as “Different”, “Romeo”, Let’s Forget Everything” and “You’ve Lost Weight” (with Lolita Milyavskaya). Around the same moment, Anton Savlepov wanted to leave the team, but after the release of the video “You are so beautiful,” he changed his mind.

At the beginning of 2014, popular tabloids increasingly began to write that the team was in a creative crisis. At the same time, Nikita Goryuk released his solo track “White Bride”. Many predicted that the group would cease to exist. But Goryuk and Savlepov continued to tour together, presenting the public with the new single “Baby boy”. And a little later they appeared to the public in a completely new role and introduced new participants. The presentation of the new line-up was marked by the release of a cover of Igor Siliverstov’s 1992 composition “Santa Lucia”.

On November 15, 2014, the band went on a world tour with the premiere of the Quest Pistols Show. The concept of the show became the basis of the group’s new philosophy, which later led the Quest Pistols group to the format of a show project performing dance, club house music.

On November 13, the premiere of a video with Mariam Turkmenbayeva’s solo performance “Alien” took place, and on December 31, the returning Daniil Matseychuk (Daniel Joy) presented the video “We Know for sure.”

In April 2016, at the premiere of the “Dissimilar” video, fans saw the group in the format in which it performs to this day. On September 1, a new video “Coolest of all” was released, and in October the band performed at a large-scale solo “Different Concert” and presented their first album “Lyubimka” with the updated lineup.

The audience enthusiastically accepted the new compositions of the Quest Pistols show, which focus on the quality of choreography. And despite the fact that the vocal component does not yet reach the level of the “pistols” of the first line-up, the participants promise fans to maintain the same provocative and slightly vulgar style and make concert performances no less vibrant than before.

Quest Pistols- a Ukrainian pop group formed from the dance ballet “Quest”, whose members were Anton Savlepov, Nikita Goryuk and Konstantin Borovsky. Their first performance was on April 1, 2007.

History of the group

April 1, 2007 is the birthday of Quest Pistols. It was on this day that Anton, Nikita and Kostya decided to try their hand at performing in the Ukrainian television program “Chance” in a new role. A cover of the song “Long and lonesome road” by the group “Shocking Blue” blew up the TV air under the title “I’m tired.” TV viewers cast 60,000 votes for their performance, making the Quest Pistols famous.

The debut video “I'm tired” was released in June 2007, and immediately got into rotation on some music TV channels. The Quest Pistols presented their debut album “For You” in Ukraine at the end of November 2007. The disc became “gold” in terms of sales and received only positive reviews. The album was presented in Russia in May 2008.

The lyrics are written by Isolda Chetha (the pseudonym of Alexander Chemerov, a member of the Ukrainian group “Dymna Sumish”, used by him as part of his collaboration with the group Quest Pistols), with the exception of the song “White Dragonfly of Love”, authored by the young musician Nikolai Voronov. The material released in 2013 was written by one of the soloists - Nikita Goryuk.

On February 10, 2011, a message was received that Anton Savlepov decided to leave the group. But a week later, Anton’s statement appeared in the press that he had changed his mind and decided to return. As the participants themselves later admitted in an interview, it was a joke.

In August 2011, the group added a 4th member. It became Daniil Matseychuk, and in September Konstantin Borovsky left Quest Pistols, who is currently engaged in artistic photography and various art projects.

On June 10, Anton Savlepov posted a video BYE BYE DANYA on his blog, dedicated to the departure of Daniil. According to the group members, Danya will continue to make music.

Discography

Video clips were shot for songs marked with an asterisk ★.

Album	Songs	Year
For you	I'm tired ★ (dir. Evgeniy Opanasyuk), Singing Live (Intro), For You ★ (dir. Philip Lee), Tomato Juice, Star (intro), Mom, After the Rain, Loser (intro), Days of Glamor ★ (dir. Philip Lee), Be with me, Magic colors, I'm tired (remix), Tomato juice, Quest Pistols Party, First, My girl	2007
Superclass	White Dragonfly of Love ★ (dir. Konstantin Borovsky), Everything Smells of You, Internet and Laptop, Cage ★ (dir. Vladimir Yakimenko), Until we meet again, Rock and Roll and Lace, Superklass, To the East, He's Near ★ (dir. .Yuri Bardash), Electrical wires	2008
Fire and tricks	I am your drug ★ (dir. Yuri Bardash), Revolution (feat. Artur Pirozhkov) ★ (dir. Yuri Bardash), You are so beautiful ★ (dir. Yuri Bardash)	2010
T.B.A.	Hot dancing, You've lost weight (feat. Lolita Milyavskaya) ★ (dir. Yuri Bardash), Different ★ (dir. Philip Lee), Bear (feat.