Biography
Arseny Borodin is known to fans of the Chelsea group and the Star Factory competition. The name of the popular musician is also associated with the “Main Stage” and “New Wave” song competitions. Now the artist has a solo career and is tearing up the Internet with provocative videos.
Arseny Borodin was born on December 13, 1988 in the city of Barnaul, Altai Territory. Arseny's father, a well-known musician, arranger and composer in Barnaul, developed musical abilities in his son from childhood. Yuri Gennadievich, according to Arseny, instilled in him a love of good music and often played recordings of classic Western rock.
Singer Arseny Borodin
In addition to music, the young talent mastered choreography and acting. From the age of six, Arseny studied at the Accent song theater and at the same time studied at the Segment Lyceum. Arseny Borodin took to the stage early. The young musician was often asked to perform at a party or in a nightclub. The guy participated in various music competitions. Received the title “Mr. Hit 2005” in his hometown.
Music
In 2006, an 11th grade student at the Lyceum, Arseny Borodin, decided to take part in the television project “Star Factory-6,” headed by producer Viktor Drobysh. More than a thousand applicants competed in vocals, choreography, and stagecraft. Arseniy became one of 17 participants who passed the qualifying round.
According to the terms of the Star Factory competition, the contestants moved into the Star House. The young people lived together for several weeks, rehearsed, and attended choreography and plastic arts classes. At the end of each competition week, television broadcast a reporting concert, after which three participants were eliminated from the music competition. Arseny passed all the tests and reached the final of “Star Factory-6”. According to the results of SMS voting, the young musician took second place.
Chelsea Group
At “Star Factory-6” a new pop-rock group “Chelsea” was formed, produced by Viktor Drobysh. The team included members of the “Factory” Roman Arkhipov, Denis Petrov, Alexey Korzin and Arseny Borodin. The group with its original lineup performed at the second reporting concert of the Star Factory-6 competition. The song “Someone else’s Bride,” sung then, became the first hit of the new group. She remained at the top of the Russian radio charts for more than 20 weeks. The next song of the Chelsea group, “The Most Favorite,” became a real hit and won the Golden Gramophone.
Arseny Borodin and the Chelsea group
In total, the Chelsea group released 3 albums: Chelsea (2006), Age Point (2009), I Love (2016). The last album was created without the participation of Arseny Borodin. The Chelsea group's videos have long been extremely popular among viewers of music channels and Internet users. The group toured all over Russia with concerts and visited many countries around the world. In 2011, Chelsea, together with other finalists of the “Star Factory” from different years, took part in the competition “Star Factory. Return" and took second place.
Further musical career
The desire to move away from the pop genre led Arseny to Finland, where he met with producers who had worked with the bands The Rasmus, Sunrise Avenue and HIM. As a result of their collaboration, Borodin released his first English-language single, “Deadman's Kiss,” the video for which became very popular on YouTube. However, there was no talk of Chelsea breaking up, the singer just wanted to try himself in a new genre.
Arseny Borodin became a participant in the New Wave 2013 competition
In 2013, Borodin again declared himself as a solo artist by participating in the New Wave competition. Arseny’s song “If I” was very popular with listeners and received the audience award, as did the video for it. Arseny Borodin - “If I” After a successful performance at the competition, Arseny assembled his own group and began working on their first album. The genre in which Borodin’s team worked was radically different from the image with which fans were accustomed to associate the “Factory” graduate. Arseny, who adored the band Metallica since childhood, decided to direct his creativity towards heavy music.
In the fall of 2020, Borodin became a participant in the second season of the vocal show “Main Stage” on the Russia-1 channel (analogous to the British program The X Factor). Arseny successfully passed the casting and joined Valery Leontyev's team. The musician admitted that, as a professional, he had no room for error, and therefore participation in the show was not easy. As a result, Arseny received the coveted 1st place. In the winter of the same year, the musician had his first solo concert.
Arseny Borodin in the project “Main Stage” Meanwhile, the Chelsea group, still with the participation of Borodin, continues to perform and record songs, sometimes together with famous singers - Ani Lorak, Yulianna Karaulova, Emin Agalarov and others
Music
Arseniy signed a contract with Drobysh until 2013. After graduation, the musician began a solo career. The artist went to Finland to master new musical trends and find his creative path. Acquaintance with producer Tony Kimpimaki played an important role in Borodin’s solo career. The result of the union was the rock song “Deadman's Kiss,” which collected almost 800 thousand views on YouTube.
The song was not successful among TV viewers from Russia. With the song “If I”, Arseny Borodin won the audience award at the “New Wave” competition in Jurmala.
After solo success in music, Arseny Borodin was going to start a solo career in rock style. But tragedy befell Arseny’s family. The musician's brother died. Arseny was heartbroken. In addition, the brother was supposed to become a drummer in the singer’s new project, so the musician would not even be able to lose himself in his work.
For a while, Arseny Borodin left the country and ended up in Germany. Here Arseny passed the casting for the German project “The Voice”. The problem of the next stages was ignorance of the language. The artist was required to learn German before the next tour in order to be able to perform. This demand made Arseny think about how much he needed it. As a result, the musician decided to return back to Russia.
In 2020, Arseny participated in the Russia 1 channel “Main Stage” competition. Despite the jury's ambiguous attitude towards the participation of an accomplished artist in the competition, Borodin's performance was highly appreciated by the audience.
In the finals of the competition, he performed superbly together with the popular singer Nyusha. The duet performed the song “Choose a Miracle” from the singer’s repertoire. Arseny Borodin won first place in the Main Stage competition. The victory was announced by the chairman of the jury, singer Valery Leontyev.
Solo singer
Today Senya Borodin is an independent artist. In search of “his” music, he went to Finland, where he met producers such as Milos Rosas and Toni Kimpimaki, known for their work with Max C, Sunrise Avenue and The Rasmus.
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As a result of collaboration, Arseny Borodin's first single, “Deadman's Kiss,” was created, for which the first music video in the artist’s solo career was shot in the summer of 2012. Senya’s second song, called “If I...”, authored by himself and singer Dakota, was performed for the first time at New Wave 2013 and brought the artist victory in the Audience Award nomination.
Personal life
The biography and personal life of the popular young performer arouse keen interest among fans. Arseny’s first love affair began on the “Star Factory-6” project with contestant Yulia Lysenko. Since the report from the project was conducted online, viewers could worry about the feelings of the young participants to their heart’s content. The couple broke up after three years of romantic relationship. Julia is married and has two children. Doesn't communicate with Arseny.
Arseny Borodin and Yulia Lysenko
The next girl whose name is associated with Arseny Borodin is Maria Anokhina. The model, TV presenter, and socialite showed off in photos on social networks with the young performer. Maria is a frequent guest on the pages of glossy magazines, in advertising and music videos. Relations with Borodin did not last long. Maria Anokhina became the wife of radio host Maxim Orlov. In 2020, the couple had a girl.
At the moment, the musician’s heart is not free. Arseny is dating blogger Nastya Ivleeva. The couple lives in the artist’s Moscow apartment and, according to Arseny, is not thinking about marriage yet. The young people met in a St. Petersburg nightclub where Nastya worked. After moving to Moscow, the girl graduated from the Ostankino television school. For the sake of an invitation to television, the girl gathered an audience on social networks. Nastya Ivleva’s video reports are watched by 2.7 million subscribers on Instagram. Recently, a girl was invited to host the television program “Heads or Tails. Reboot".
Arseny Borodin and Nastya Ivleeva
The musician himself, who runs Instagram under the nickname IT'S ONLY ROCK'N'ROLL orme, has 50 thousand subscribers.
Arseny Borodin: “Nastya Ivleeva received much more than me. I started drinking and became depressed."
Arseny Borodin // Photo: Legion-Media
Now Nastya Ivleeva is called the First Lady of the Runet: she hosts her own show, stars in TV series and commercials. But four years ago the girl was unknown to the viewer. Back in 2011, Ivleeva worked at a club where Arseny came to relax with his colleagues from the Chelsea group. This is how the couple met.
“I liked her immediately, and it’s not about her appearance. A very artistic girl. I have this trick - to reveal to people their talent. I immediately told her: “Are you really doing what you want? Stop wasting your life on nonsense. Go to Moscow, you will definitely become one of the people there. I’ll help you with your work, I’ll put you in touch with the right people,” Borodin promised.
Ivleeva hesitated for a long time to move, but when she finally arrived in the capital, Arseny kept his word. Nastya asked him to help find a position in the club, but said that she dreams of being a presenter. At first, the future Agent-girl worked in the Soho establishment and in a teahouse.
“I didn’t help her with money, everyone has to experience their own “Doshirak” in the kitchen - and this is not an exaggeration. Nastya lived with a friend, renting a one-room apartment for two in Perovo, and really ate noodles,” the singer shared.
Arseny Borodin helped Nastya Ivleeva in her career // Photo: Instagram
In the spring of 2015, friendships grew into love. At the same time, Nastya experienced her first successes: she began attending Ostankino TV courses. However, after finishing them, I didn’t know what to do next. Once, while sitting in a cafe, Arseny suggested that his friend should promote an Instagram account - the girl was already quite popular on social networks thanks to her image as a party girl and a “fit girl”. The script for the first video for the future presenter was invented by Borodin.
Funny sketches brought Ivleeva not only popularity, but also income. Offers poured in as if from a cornucopia. Arseny and Nastya were invited to host the show “Heads and Tails,” but, unlike his beloved, Borodin could not cope with the new role. The singer’s chosen one traveled alone from Ukraine to Russia, becoming the star of the program. This could not but affect the couple’s relationship: they saw each other once a month.
“Nastya caught star fever. There were all these fashion bloggers around her. I was offended, because I tore everyone to the British flag for her! I gave up on myself, didn’t release any songs for a year, just worked on her. He shot one video, and Nastya played the main role in it. Of course, my earnings dropped. Nastya received much more. I started drinking, became depressed, and Nastya constantly made claims that I was not doing anything and was not helping her,” the musician recalled.
Now Arseny Borodin is dating Maria Shurochkina // Photo: Legion-Media
The only way out was to ignore the topic of the work. But almost immediately after making this decision, the romance faded away. “When Nastya returned from another trip, she admitted: “I don’t want a relationship, it’s not for me. I just want a career." I understood that she had someone, but I didn’t bother picking through her dirty laundry. She packed her things just 2.5 months after she moved in with me,” Borodin shared.
Arseny does not regret the past. He helped Ivleeva become famous without investing a single ruble in it. Using a program for editing videos and launching the project on social networks on time, Nastya achieved success. “Of course, it’s easier to say that she slept with someone, paid someone, and became a star. But Nastya is pure profit without any costs. And, of course, she is very charismatic. She doesn't play - that's who she is. By the way, I didn’t earn a single ruble from Nastya. Why did I waste time and effort on this? It was important for me to check whether I was right or wrong about her, her image, the idea itself. Now I understand that I’m right,” the musician concluded in an interview with KP.
Now both Nastya and Arseny have found love: Ivleeva has been dating rapper Eldzhey for a long time, and Borodin has been building a relationship with athlete Maria Shurochkina for six months now. However, many fans still believe that the pair of Chelsea soloist and presenter were more harmonious.
Arseny Borodin now
2020 marks the 11th anniversary of the Star Factory, which launched the stellar career of singer Arseny Borodin. Since 2013, Arseny Borodin has been leading a solo career. The scandalous video “Native”, in which the artist starred in an explicit video with his girlfriend Nastya Ivleva, caused a lot of negative feedback from the public. But the artist himself calls for viewing the video with humor.
Arseny Borodin
Arseny says that he found himself in rock music. He created new musical compositions. The songs “Music”, “Houdini”, “If I” were highly appreciated by listeners. There was no trace left of the sweet-voiced blond from the Star Factory.
In September 2020, the musician released the solo single “Baby,” which is available for purchase on iTunes.
Also in September 2020, the musician appeared as a participant in the popular music show “The Voice”. At the blind auditions, Arseny sang “Stop!” Sam Brown, but Joe Bonamassa's version. The jury liked the composition, and Dima Bilan, Pelageya, Leonid Agutin pressed the buttons. Alexander Gradsky did not appreciate Arseny’s performance, and when Pelageya began to hum the same tune, he noticed that the singer was singing clearly, but the contestant was not.
Arseny Borodin chose Dima Bilan's team. As the musician himself put it, he “went over to the dark side of rock.”
In November 2020, already in “Duels,” Arseny Borodin and Brandon Stone performed the song “Attention” by Charlie Puth. In 2020, this composition was released as a single from the musician’s second album “Voicenotes”. Charlie Puth himself performed this song live for the first time on the American show “The Voice.” During the performance, the jury, with the exception of Alexander Gradsky, danced. But after the musicians’ performance, Gradsky gave the singers two thumbs up.
Arseny won the fight, but Brandon Stone was saved by other jury members, and the musician went over to Leonid Agutin. Having received the floor, Brandon Stone noted that the choice of the song belonged to his competitor, but still thanked his opponent and mentor for the preparation.
Today fans are waiting for Arseny Borodin to perform at the Knockouts stages. It is not yet known exactly who Arseny will perform against and with what song. But the musician’s previous performances on the project showed that the singer has a good chance of making it to the quarterfinals, as well as a completely viable bid to win the season.
