Fabrika Zvyozd

This article is about the Russian TV show. For other topics, see Star Factory.
Fabrika Zvyozd
Fabrika Zvyozd's "Star House" in 2006.
RussianФабрика звёзд
GenreTalent show
Created byEndemol
Based onOperación Triunfo
Creative directorsIgor Matvienko (1; 5; 8-9)
Maxim Fadeev (2; 5; 9)
Alexander Shulgin (3)
Igor Krutoy (4; 8-9)
Alla Pugacheva (5)
Viktor Drobysh (6; 8-10)
Valery Meladze (7)
Konstantin Meladze (7-9)
Natalia Mohylevska (9)
Presented byYana Churikova (1-9)
Ksenia Sobchak (10)
Opening themeKruto ty popal na TV
ComposerIgor Matvienko
Country of originRussia
Original languageRussian
No. of seasons10
Production
Executive producersLina Alifulina (1-5)
Yuriy Aksyuta (5-7)
Yulia Sumacheva (10)
Original release
NetworkPervyi Kanal (1-9)
Muz-TV (10)
ReleaseOctober 13, 2002 (2002-10-13) –
December 16, 2017 (2017-12-16)
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Fabrika Zvyozd (Russian: Фабрика звёзд, literally "Factory of stars"), sometimes known internationally as Star Factory, is a popular Russian television talent show that aired on Channel One from 2002 until 2007. It was the Russian version of the Endemol format Operación Triunfo. In 2011, the show announced that it would be returning with an eighth, All-Star season and in 2012 for the ninth season with the format Star Factory: Russia vs. Ukraine. The programme then went on a hiatus for five years before relaunching the tenth season in 2017 broadcast on Muz-TV. Nine out of ten seasons were hosted by Yana Churikova and one by Ksenia Sobchak.

Fabrika Zvyozd, meaning Star Factory, stayed true to its name in Russia; many of the contestants, nicknamed as "fabrikanty" (Russian: фабриканты), have established successful careers in the Russian-language music world. The show's alumni include Polina Gagarina, Fabrika, Zara, Irina Dubtsova, Timati, Yulia Savicheva, Natalia Podolskaya, Dmitry Koldun, Anastasia Prikhodko, and Elena Temnikova. The show also had a tight connection with the Eurovision Song Contest. In total, seven of the past fabrikanty sang at the contest at some stage between 2004 and 2019.

Throughout its run, Fabrika Zvyozd had a high television rating. In 2006, the show was so popular that producers decided to prolong the season by one whole month mid-season. This decision was regarded controversial, because contestants had to stay inside the house against their wishes for an extra month.[1] The 2017 series was less successful in its ratings and finished its final with a market share of 1.3%.[2]

Fabrika Zvyozd gained a cult status in Russia.[3][4] It was the first real Russian reality music competition and the first reality show on Channel One Russia.[5] Although it was axed in 2007 in favour of Interzvezda,[6] which was later cancelled in its production phase, the show and its contestants stayed popular long after its axing. In 2017, Channel One Russia featured a special two-week special of Segodnya vecherom about Fabrika Zvyozd, celebrating the show's fifteenth anniversary.[7] The episodes mostly focused on the contestants’ fate after the show.

In 2020, the show became popular on the internet due to the lockdown in Russia as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In August 2020, Channel One Russia made a four-hour long special broadcast on Fabrika Zvyozd on the television programme Segodnya vecherom, hosted by Maksim Galkin and Yana Churikova.[8] In this programme, a large share of the successful contestants were re-invited to look back on their memories of the time they were on the show. Next to that, Channel One rebroadcast a selection of some of the best performances in the show's history in primetime slots.[9] The broadcasts solely focused on the first seven series, neglecting the revival version that was produced by Muz-TV.

On 9 January 2022, the producer of the tenth season of the show, Yulia Sumacheva, confirmed that the show is set to return in 2022.[10]


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  6. ^ ""ФАБРИКУ ЗВЕЗД" ЗАМЕНИТ "INTERZVEZDA"?". Dni.ru. Dni. 14 September 2007.
  7. ^ "«Фабрика звезд». Сегодня вечером. Выпуск от 28.01.2017". 1tv.ru. Channel One Russia. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ Novimova, Anastasiya; Bogomolov, Igor. "Галкин, Матвиенко, Фадеев и Меладзе вспомнят блистательную "Фабрику звезд"". Telprogramma.pro. Teleprogramma PRO. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
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