“I almost fainted”: Zhenya Ogurtsova from “Ranetki” got married after a scandalous divorce

Anna Rudneva, 30 years old

After the end of the series, Anya married twice and gave birth to two children. Anna’s first husband was the actor of the once popular TV series “My Fair Nanny,” Pavel Serdyuk, with whom she gave birth to a daughter, Sofia. After her divorce from Pavel, Anya married a second time. The wife of the former “Ranetka” is Dmitry Belin, and together they are raising their son Timofey.

Now Anya works part-time as a vocal teacher, sometimes hosts events and sings old hits. In 2014, Anna founded her own label.

History of the group[ | ]

Based on the results of the casting, the initial composition of the group was assembled - Alina Petrova[1], Lena Galperina, Anya Rudneva, Zhenya Ogurtsova, Lera Kozlova, Natasha Shchelkova. At the end of 2005, Lena Tretyakova joined them, replacing Alina Petrova, who left the group. Lena Galperina also left the group. Since August 10, 2005, the Ranetki group officially exists under the Megaliner label. On November 1, 2008, Lera Kozlova left the group. She was replaced by a new participant - Anna Baidavletova, a participant in the competition “STS Lights Up a Superstar - 2” as part of the Nine Lives group. On November 21, 2011, Anna Rudneva gave her last concert as part of the group. The girl decided to leave the group in which she had worked for more than six years. In 2020, Anna Rudneva and Natasha Shchelkova released a song called “We Lost Time.”

Natalya Shchelkova (Melnichenko), 29 years old

Natalya married the producer of the series “Ranetki”, Sergei Melnichenko. In this marriage she gave birth to two daughters, Rasskaz and Iva, and a son, Igor. Natasha, together with her Ranetki colleague, Anna Rudneva, tried to resurrect the group, performing everyone’s favorite hits together. In 2020, Melnichenko released several remixes of the group’s old songs. Now Anna and Natalya continue to tour with concerts.

Discography[ | ]

Studio albums[ | ]

• "Ranetki" (2006)
• "It's Our Time" (2009)
• “I’ll Never Forget” (2010)
• "Bring back rock and roll!!!" (2011)
• “Bring back Ranetok!!!” (re-release of “Bring Back Rock and Roll!!!”) (2012)

Soundtracks[ | ]

• “Original soundtrack” (for the TV series “Ranetki”) (2008)

Singles[ | ]

Evgenia Ogurtsova, 29 years old

Even during the time of her popularity, the girl married musician Pavel Averin, whose marriage did not last long. In her second marriage, Zhenya gave birth to a son, Mark, but this union also ended in divorce. Evgenia, together with other members of the group, talks about her current life on the YouTube channel “Kuraga”. Zhenya is active on her social networks, which allows us to consider her a successful blogger.

Music and TV series

The girls released their debut album in 2006. The album was named after the group and consisted of 15 tracks. Critics and fans warmly greeted this release, and the management of Muz-TV even presented Ranetki with an award for the best album of the year. At the same time, the debut album received platinum status.

The hits of the first album were “Winter-Winter”, “She’s Alone”, “About You” and “Angels” - videos were shot for the last three tracks, one of which was also included on the disc with the songs.

The girls were noticed and invited to write two songs for the popular Russian TV series “Kadetstvo”. The written compositions turned out so well that the producers asked “Ranetok” to perform them directly in the series.

But the story didn’t end there either - everyone liked the girl band’s performance so much that it was soon decided to launch a personal series for them, the first of 340 episodes of which was released in March 2008. This was a significant moment in the biography of the group, because after the release of the series Everyone remembered the names and surnames of the singers.

In 2009, Ranetki released their second album, “Our Time Has Come,” consisting of 13 tracks. The album was warmly received by fans, but critics noted the lack of development in the band's work in relation to the first album.

Still from the TV series "Ranetki"

Like the debut album, this one received platinum status, and video clips were released for the hits “Last Chance”, “They Will Not Change Us”, “If You Are Always There” and “Something Like This”.

The next album came out a year later. It was called “I will never forget” and was presented by the girls during their next solo concert in the capital of Russia. This time, critics sneered at the simplicity of the lyrics, nevertheless, praising the musical component.

Of the 13 compositions, videos were shot for 4: “I won’t forget you”, “Taxes on love”, “Without you”, “You don’t understand who I am”.

In 2011, a spin-off of “Ranetok” called “The Last Chord” (in which the girls themselves appeared), as well as the group’s fourth album, was released. At least in “Bring back rock and roll!!!” “Ranetki” tried to give some compositions a more modern sound, but this did not bring success. Even fans noticed that, despite the five-year difference between the first and last album, there was no difference in the sound of the tracks themselves.

Ranetki group

A year later, a re-release of “Bring Back Ranetok!!!” was released, which, in addition to 13 original compositions, contained 2 more new ones. Also by this time, videos were shot for the songs “Without You,” “You Are Not Alone,” and “I Will Not Forget You.”

On the back of the reissue of the fourth record it was reported that the next Ranetok album would be released in March 2013. But this did not happen. In 2013, the girls were connected only by their participation in the series of the same name, which lasted until June 2014.

Elena Tretyakova, 31 years old

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Since 2012, Lena has developed her solo career and managed to release many singles. In 2013, she began practicing yoga due to health problems and subsequently became a certified yoga teacher. Lena does not like to talk about her personal life, so at the moment all that is known is that she is not married and has no children. The former “Ranetka” actively maintains her blog on Instagram, where she often talks about losing weight and a healthy lifestyle.

"Ranetki"

• Lera Novikova
  (Valeria Kozlova) is a girl with a tough temperament, constantly looking for adventure. Amorous, charming, self-confident, cheerful, Lera can also be frivolous and straightforward. An incorrigible optimist, drummer and lead singer of the Ranetki group, studies music in England for some time, but then returns back.

• Natasha Lipatova-Lagutkina
  (Natalia Milnichenko) is the lead guitarist of the group, in the series she has a rather difficult character, she is categorical, emotional, sometimes selfish, but at heart she is a very romantic and vulnerable girl. At the beginning of the series, she is in love with her childhood friend Anton (Arthur Sopelnik), which is why she often conflicts with Anya, who is also in love with him. Then she meets the artist Yura, with whom she also falls in love. Then she learns that Yura has AIDS. Upon learning of his death, Natasha is speechless, but then regains it. When it turned out that Yura is alive and has another girlfriend, Natasha acts surprisingly wisely - she remains his friend and wishes them happiness.

• Anya Prokopyeva
  (Anna Rudneva) is a rhythm guitarist, an impressionable, understanding, romantic and soft girl. In the first season, he is very worried about the breakup of his parents. In the first season she is in love with Anton, later with Matvey, in the third she meets Styopa Beluta, but seeing that he loves Nyuta, she gives in to them.

• Lena Kulyomina
  (Elena Tretyakova) - in the series, as in life, Lena is a sensible, serious and responsible girl, an athlete. He lives with his grandfather Pyotr Nikanorovich Kulemin, since his parents work and live in Switzerland. Lena has a difficult relationship with physical teacher Stepnov, but they overcome difficulties and “officially” meet in the third season.

• Zhenya Alyokhina
  (Evgenia Ogurtsova) is the group’s keyboard player, an excellent student, a very smart and diligent girl, flexible and soft, but often “rebels.” In the third season, she conflicts with her parents because they are against her entering the Snegin School, but then she makes peace with them.

• Nyuta (Anya) Morozova-Shinskaya
  (Anna Baidavletova) is a girl from an orphanage, kind, purposeful, stubborn, shy. At first a fan of the group “Ranetki”, later she learned to play drums and took the place of Lera who left. Because of this, she was often beaten by children from the orphanage. Then Nyuta was adopted by Borzova and Shinsky, and she, along with the rest of the “Ranetki”, entered the Snegin Music School.

Nyuta Baydavletova, 27 years old

After the series, Nyuta took up a solo career and released several songs. Friendship with the famous blogger Katya Klap brought her to YouTube, where she started running her own channel. Having organized a creative duet with Lera Kozlova, they released the single “My Boy”. Now Anya continues to blog only on Instagram; new videos have not been released on her YouTube channel for a year.

Former members

Alina Petrova was the first to leave the group. Unfortunately, there is practically no information about her. What is known is that she played the role of bass guitarist.

The second to leave was Lena Galperina, about whom nothing is also known. At the moment, there is only information that she was a vocalist.

The departure of Lera Kozlova was a big tragedy for fans, since the change of drummer occurred just at the peak of the group’s popularity. The real reason why the girl left the project is not known, but there is a version that there were love differences with the producer. After leaving, the girl began a solo career. After releasing several singles, in 2011 she announced that she was ceasing activities. However, three years later he released a new song and in May 2015 he joined the 5sta Family group.

In 2011 the composition changes again. “Ranetki” and their fans are experiencing the loss of Anna Rudneva. Her departure caused a big scandal, since the producer initially lied that her absence was due to pregnancy. But soon the girl herself refuted this, writing a very unflattering comment towards both the group and the producer individually. After Rudneva left, she took up a solo career, releasing several singles. In addition to the musical sphere, Anya has successfully arranged her personal life. The girl is married for the second time, and is raising a daughter, Sofia, from her first marriage. Currently, she and her husband are expecting the birth of their second child.

Filming the series

“Ranetki” very quickly became popular, the reason for this was the correctly selected actors and an interesting plot. But what happened behind the scenes?

• The girls were quite young and at first behaved very shyly;
• In Rnetki, a lot was transferred from the lives of the actors;
• In fact, Anya has a huge collection of sneakers and trainers;
• For a long time Elena could not transform into a sporty and slightly rude girl, because the plot required such an image;
• Natalia often cried on set, but pulled herself together thanks to the friendly team;
• Although this series was released in 2008, it remains popular to this day.

Vitaly Abdulov

This actor was born in 1970, on March 15. His hometown is Irkutsk. At first, Vitaly was offered only episodic roles in films, but over time his talent was noticed and appreciated.

The directors wrote the role of Viktor Mikhailovich, the school physical education teacher, specifically for Abdulov. That is why he agreed to participate in the filming of the series, although he wanted to take a creative break before that. The fate of his hero is not just the story of an ordinary teacher. Playing this role was not so easy, because Viktor Mikhailovich falls in love with his student Lena. Yes, and she is not indifferent to him. Vitaly Abdulov perfectly conveys all the difficult emotions experienced by an adult man who falls in love with a young girl.

Vadim Andreev

Another bright character, without whom it is impossible to imagine the series “Ranetki”. The actors and the roles they played are known to everyone. But this actor is one of the brightest and most talented.

We have seen him often in movies. Vadim knows how to play both a strict military man and “his shirt guy.” It seems that he is able to create any image. In his performance we will always see a real living person. Both on the theater stage and on the TV screen.

The actor first appeared in films in 1978, and already in 1979, after graduating from VGIK, he received the status of an actor at the Maxim Gorky Film Studio.

In the series, he plays the role of Lera's dad Andrei Novikov - a serious man who loves his daughter very much, although he does not always understand, and takes care of her in every possible way.

What is the series "Ranetki" about? Actors and roles

The series immediately won the hearts of many teenagers. After all, his storyline is close and understandable to them. It talks about first love, teenage jealousy, and the problems of creative people.

The creation of a musical group at school is the main idea around which the entire plot of the Ranetki series develops. The actors and roles for them were selected by the directors very carefully. That is why the roles of young musicians were not entrusted to anyone except the girls themselves from the group of the same name.

So who are they - the actors of the series "Ranetki"? Let's find out more about them.

The first rehearsals of "Ranetok" took place in the basement

Dmitry Popov, one of the songwriters of the first album of the group “RANETKI”, spoke about how the group was created:

“I’ve long wanted to tell how everything really happened, without embellishment, to dot all the i’s, based on the chronology of events and facts, because after some time we won’t remember much,” says one of the songwriters the first album of the group "Ranetki" Dmitry Popov.

I got into show business by organizing a sound recording company in the 90s, which was engaged in the production and sale of albums on audio media. Once, the ex-vocalist of the legendary group “Doctor Watson”, Igor Braslavsky, called me and said that he had given my disc to one person who was interested in my songs - it was Sergei Milnichenko. This is where it all began... Soloists were recruited by advertisement - In the 7th grade, I started learning to play the acoustic guitar at the Center for Extracurricular Activities in Sumsky. A year later, throughout the center there were notices about casting for a new youth rock group,” adds Dmitry Popov, the first vocalist of the Ranetki group, Elena Galperina (now Lena sings in the group “Tuki-Tuki”). — On the last day of this casting, I was asked to go with a girl who really wanted to sing in a group. Sergei Melnichenko (producer of “Ranetok”) and his assistant Elena were present at the casting. My friend started singing and playing the Time Machine song “Closing the Circle.” Sergei stopped her and asked me to play. I started playing the same song, and Sergei chose not me. On the same day, Lera Kozlova and her friend arrived at the casting. Their situation was similar. My friend was incredibly upset that Lera got into the group instead of her. So I became a vocalist, and Lera became a drummer of the Ranetki group. Alina Petrova (the first bass player) passed the casting a few days earlier and was already enrolled in the group. Zhenya Ogurtsova had known Sergei Melnichenko for a long time, and in addition, she played the keyboard very well. Therefore, there were no problems with the keyboard player. This was the first lineup of the Ranetki group: Lera Kozlova (drums), Lena Galperina (vocalist and guitarist), Alina Petrova (bass guitar) and Zhenya Ogurtsova (keys).

Dmitry Popov and Sergey Milnichenko are working on the first Ranetok album.

The first rehearsal base for Ranetki was in the Park of Culture in the basement of a mansion. Often the path to the base was flooded. This was another challenge. Despite everything, we were obsessed with music and what we were creating! — When the first skeleton was collected in my arsenal, there were just two songs that could well be suitable for a girl group. It was: “SHE CAN’T SLEEP!” and the now famous and scandalous “9th CLASS,” continues Dmitry Popov. — The first name for the group was invented (I don’t remember by whom) - the group “CLIP,SA” with an emphasis on “a”. Initially, the group itself was conceived as a “hooligan” - tomboy girls with piercing, ringing voices and heavy guitars. But as the songs were written, the material began to become saturated with songs about first love, and a second direction of the group appeared, which dominates to this day. The name “CLIP, SA” did not last long and the group was renamed into the “RANETKI” group.

Two new members joined the group: guitarist Natasha Shchelkova and Anya Rudneva. This composition became the first full-fledged composition of the group.

— At the rehearsal base of the RANETKI group, we met Sergei Krylov, who, like Milnichenko, was involved with the group from the first day of its foundation, and later became the director of the RANETKI group. Krylov taught Lera to play drums, and Serega Milnichenko took care of the rest of the group. The girls practiced songs by THE BEATLES, NAZARETH, and played The Town Musicians of Bremen and the famous VENUS.

New songs have appeared in the arsenal of the RANETKI group: my favorite “ALICE” and “ABOUT YOU”. I brought my version of the song “IT’S ALL ABOUT HER...”, but Sergei didn’t like the melody - he couldn’t imagine how an arrangement could be made for that music. As a result, Anya Rudneva wrote the melody. So she and I became co-authors... By the way, this song is dedicated to “The MASTER and MARGARITE” and in my opinion it is not at all for children... Only now I myself understood how it should have been done and soon the TUKI-TUKI group will probably release a version of the original version of this song. So little by little there were enough songs for the band’s concert program and album... Ranetok’s parents did not want to sign a contract - Sergei recorded all the songs at home in a small room two and a half by three meters and not in a luxury studio, as many people think, but in an ordinary one computer with minimal available tools,” continues Popov. — I still have in my archive somewhere the first songs with Lena Galperina’s voice: “WE ARE RANETKA”, “SHE’S ONE”, “ENJOY”, “9TH GRADE”, “SHE’S NOT GOING TO SLEEP!” And …

Then, when it was necessary to sign contracts with the girls, Alina’s parents were the first to take the “pose”. Vocalist Lena Galperina did not return at all from a short-term vacation, which for the first time in a long period of rehearsals was arranged for them by Sergei Milnichenko. I remember how Seryoga ran all over Moscow looking for a new vocalist. As a result, Lera began to sing what Lena Galperina sang, and Lena Tretyakova came to play bass guitar.

Having stumbled into the sound recording studio, we ended up in the arsenal of which already included the projects “THE BROTHERS GRIMM” and Lera MASSKVA. "RANETKA" had only to do the pre-sale preparation of the disc - "mastering"; they made it in London (in my opinion, after Seryoga it might not have been made - the disc lost quality: we have a tradition of finishing everything abroad - you might think that there are only geniuses sitting there...). I say this with confidence because on the table in front of me are two records “before” and “after”... Soon the album itself was released with the same name “RANETKI”.

Well, the album needs a presentation. It took place at the “B2” club on Mayakovka... Seryoga called me and turned it off, saying that my name was on the disk. It was damn nice - for the first time some of my songs would find their audience...

There were a lot of people, we had to freeze to get inside. Scene. Dark. I see that in the dressing room of “RANETKI” they are giving their first interviews. Seryoga Milnichenko at the controls. Nervous. And then - smoke, light, and away we go... The RANETKAs were sunk so hard that it didn’t seem like much. Compared to the sound I was used to at the rehearsal base, it was so powerful that it took my breath away. Well, when they made a separate mini-show from the song “IT’S ALL ABOUT HER” with playing the tom-toms, playing the bass guitar with drumsticks, after which the girls began to change instruments, the hall exploded. I was struck by the difference between the constant hammering out of certain parts of songs at rehearsals and what I heard and saw in the hall. Then I realized – THE PROJECT WAS DONE!

The first lineup of the Ranetki group is very different from the current one.

Bassist Alina never had the last name Zubitskaya. Then a rather difficult period began for RANETOK, because the main question is always “how to promote the group”? The Ranetki gave “one-off” concerts, performed proven “hits” - “Songs of the Bremen Town Musicians”, “THE BEATLES”, “NAZARETH”, the famous “Shizgara” and a few of their own songs.

Then two songs from “RANETOK” end up in the series “KADETSVO”, and then an offer comes to film a series about a school girl group. The series "RANETKI" opened a new page in the history of music - a new path to the hearts of millions, boundless love for the band members, crazy ratings for the series and the group itself. I congratulated Seryoga - we both understood that there were NO MORE COMPETITORS!

Of course, many will say: “Where would your “RANETKI” be if it weren’t for the series? In these cases, I always answer that it only makes sense to talk about what happened. After all, before and at this time there were series dedicated to singers and musicians, but none of them made such a breakthrough. The group “DAMOSHKA” appeared on the screens, also consisting of five girls, who also played and sang “live”. Sergei and I closely followed their development. Where is the “Daisies” group now?

Further, the history of the group is well known and described on numerous websites. However, I would like to clarify something.

First: I have never taken part in the promotion of the RANETKI group, I am only one of the group’s songwriters.

Second: I read on the Internet that the group “RANETKI” was created at the studio “TUKI-TUKI”. I inform you that the studio of pop and rock music “TUKI-TUKI” was created much later.

Third: the sixth "RANETKA" Elena GALPERINA never played the bass guitar, she was always the vocalist of the group "RANETKA".

Fourth: the first bassist of the group “RANETKI” Alina never had the last name Zubitskaya, she never left for America. Alina's last name is Petrova, she has never been a vocalist.

Further: we have always had an excellent relationship with Sergei Milnichenko, despite our different views on creating music. In general, our joint creativity and our attitude to music with Sergei Milnichenko is a separate article. When we start working together, our eternal arguments about music begin. We are like a cat and a dog: these are long debates until late at night, until we become hoarse, until we get irritated - all according to the “Hamburg score”. In this we are absolute opposites, but this is precisely what allows us to create unusual songs.

As for Tanya ZANOZINA, vocalist of the group “TUKI-TUKI”, I proposed her candidacy for the group “RANETKI” to Sergei instead of the departed Lera. We tried to persuade Tanya for two days, but we never got a “yes” or “no” from her. As a result, Nyuta BAIDAVLETOVA was invited to RANETKI.

Regarding the friendship between Tanya ZANOZINA and Lera KOZLOVA, this is an exaggeration. They know each other, I often saw them together on STS, perhaps they liked each other, but that’s all...

As for Lera KOZLOVA’s invitation to the “TUKI-TUKI” group, I’ll explain - after Lera left the group, Sergei, at my request, himself suggested calling Lera after some time and offering her a place in “TUKI”. We talked with Lera and her mother but did not come to a positive result.

This concludes the history of the creation of the RANETKI group. I tried to remember HOW IT HAPPENED because after some time we won’t remember much...

“Ranetki” held rehearsals in this house.

Actors of the series

Valeria Kozlova playing the role of Lera. A cool girl who is always looking for adventure. Amorous and charming, frivolous and daring. In Ranetki she plays the role of drummer and lead singer of the group. After the series, the actress starred in few other places; the girl released two solo songs, which also sank into the souls of the audience.

Anna Rudneva played Anya in Ranetki. A very soft and impressionable girl, plays the guitar. In life, Anna is more purposeful and daring, the girl has her own ambitions, and she always achieves what she wants. Elena Tretyakova aka Kulyomina. This girl is a brilliant actress. In the series, she played a rude and calm athlete, although in reality she is a sweet and calm girl who is quite vulnerable in life.

Evgenia Ogurtsova played mother-in-law Zhenya in the film. In the series, she is an incorrigible excellent student, albeit a rebel. Although in fact she is an ordinary girl: she studies normally, and she is no different from ordinary children, although she is very sweet. Actress Anna Bydavletova or based on the story Morozova. She showed herself to be a good actor; in Ranetki she played the role of a girl from an orphanage, but after that she became the vocalist of the group.

Creation of the series

General producer of STS Vyacheslav Murugov states that the Russian public is currently waiting for new original ideas about our Russian life.
The search for Russian themes led him and STS President Alexander Rodnyansky to the ideas for the series “Kadetstvo”, “Daddy’s Daughters”, and also “Ranetki”. The idea for the series arose after Vyacheslav Murugov met the members of the then little-known group “Ranetki” (Murugov took several of their songs for the “Kadetstvo” soundtrack). The plot of the series is partly autobiographical and introduces viewers to the work of the group.