A-Studio | |
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Background information | |
Also known as | А-Студио |
Origin | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
Genres | Pop, rock, Russian pop, new wave, soft rock, funk, R&B |
Years active | 1982-1988(Alma-Ata Studio), 1988-present (A-Studio) |
Labels | Melody Records(1988-1993) Soyuz Records (1994-1997) ORT-Records (1998-2000) NOX Music (2001-2004) Ark Records (UK) (2004) Veter Entertainment (Prof-Music Records) (2005-2009) Real Records (2010 - present) |
Members | Keti Topuria Baigali Serkebayev Vladimir Mikloshich Fedor "Federico" Dossumov |
Past members | Baglan Sadvakasov Tamerlan Sadvakasov Najib Vildanov Batyrkhan Shukenov Bulat Syzdykov Igor Lutsiv Sagnay Abdullin Polina Griffith |
Website | astudio |
A-Studio, stylized as a'studio, is a Russian-based Kazakhstani pop music group originally consisting of Baigali Serkebayev (keyboard), Vladimir Mikloshich (bass), Baglan Sadvakasov (solo guitar) and frontman Batyrkhan Shukenov (vocal and sax). The band was created in 1982 in Almaty, then called Alma-Ata, hence called "Alma-Ata Studio". Later, the name was changed to "A-Studio". Currently the group's members are Georgian frontwoman Keti Topuria, Baigali Serkebayev and Vladimir Mikloshich.
During their career, the group achieved popularity in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. In 2015, A-Studio were named best pop group of the year according to the ZD Awards.[1] The group performed a duet with Tomas N'Evergreen with the song "Falling for You".[2][3][4][5]