Kombinaciya (Комбинация) | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Kombinacia, Kombinatsia, Kombinatsiya |
| Origin | Saratov, Soviet Union |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1988 – present |
| Labels | Gala |
| Members | Tatyana Ivanova Ekaterina Bolotova Alena Antonova Natalya Pushkareva Lilia Tereshchenko |
| Past members | Alena Apina, Svetlana Kashina |
| Website | http://www.kombinaciya.com |
Kombinaciya (Russian: Комбинация) is a Soviet and Russian female pop band. The name means "combination," but the Russian word is a double entendre which also refers to a woman's frilly slip,[1] and at the group's 1988 performance in Moscow they were forced to perform under a different name because "Kombinaciya" was considered too suggestive a band title. As former band member Svetlana Kostyko recalled: "A group with this name just had to make a sensation." ("группа с таким названием просто должна была произвести фурор.").[2]
- ^ Seplow, Stephen (2 May 1993), "Democracy Plus Music Spells Chaos — Death Threats, Pirated Records, Bogus Bands Mark Industry In Russia", Seattle Times, retrieved 10 December 2009
- ^ Osipov, Dmitry (September 23, 2004), Зося Костыко: По местам боевой славы... (Zosia Kostyko: Battle road to glory...), archived from the original on 2007-10-16, retrieved 10 December 2009