Composition of “Tea for Two”: general information
Even those who have never been familiar with their work will be able to understand how many people sing in the group. The name speaks for itself. Stas and Denis are a duet that harmoniously complements each other. Both of them are creative personalities. One writes the music, and the second comes up with the lyrics.
It must be said that it was not in vain that the producers relied on this composition of “Tea for Two”. The guys not only sing great, but also move well. They are also real athletes who are always a pleasure to watch.
Group breakup
In 2001 new success came. The guys wrote a heartfelt composition “My Affectionate”. A video was shot for the song. The famous video director Alexey Boltenko became an assistant in working on it. The new hit blew up all the country's radio charts and became a participant in numerous television charts. A year later, the fifth album of the duet appeared with a title consonant with the song.
Many celebrities worked with the group. In 2002, the author of their video “Blizzard” was Ilya Oleinikov. In 2005, the guys starred in the musical “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” in the roles of robbers. In 2012, the group performed with Olga Polyakova, TV presenter and soloist. Together they performed the song “Hug Me” and shot a video for it.
Singers also mastered other types of activities. They founded the art agency “Tea for Two” to organize holidays. Later, a producer appeared, promoting beginners and recording compositions of already established musicians. The duo received seven Golden Gramophones. The awards were given to the compositions “Desired”, “24 hours”, “So that you were mine”, “White dress”. In total, eleven records have been released, more than a hundred songs have been written.
Information about the collapse of the creative tandem began to appear in 2009. The group ceased to exist three years later. The singers themselves stated this. They did not voice the reasons for the breakup of the duo. There were also no comments on the speculation that appeared.
Composition of “Tea for Two”: names
Denis Klyaver and Stas Kostyushkin sang in a duet for several years. The duet “Tea for Two,” the composition of which never changed, was able to conquer thousands of women’s hearts. Beautiful ladies went crazy from the velvety voices of Stas and Denis, as well as from their athletic figures. Almost every fan dreamed of becoming their bride or wife. The composition of the “Tea for Two” group was chosen just perfectly. Both guys are handsome, but their types are different. And it is right. After all, some people like clean-shaven, well-groomed men, like Stas Kostyushkin, while others prefer guys with facial hair, like Denis Klyaver.
The history of the duet[edit | edit code]
1990s[edit | edit code]
Denis Ilyich Klyaver, the son of actor and TV presenter Ilya Oleinikov, and Stanislav Mikhailovich Kostyushkin, the son of jazzman Mikhail Iosifovich Kostyushkin, met at the Zazerkalye theater, where Stas Kostyushkin worked as an actor and sang, then they decided to create a group.[1]
Denis’s father, Ilya Oleynikov, suggested the idea of creating a duet:
In general, dad never insisted on anything, did not interfere in my life, only if for a specific reason. When I first saw Stas Kostyushkin, I listened to our songs and suddenly said: “Why don’t you do a duet?” I was nineteen years old then, I didn’t even think about it, we were just fooling around, inventing something, playing. But my father thought and suggested.
— Denis Klyaver[2]
Ilya Oleynikov lent them $88,000, first 64, then another 24.[3]
Stas and Denis made their debut as a vocal duet on December 20, 1994 at the Leningrad Youth Palace, at the opening of a branch of the Europe Plus radio station. Stas was 23 years old, at that time he was a student at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, Denis was 19 years old, he was a student at the Mussorgsky Music School.
The group took part in various music competitions. The duet did not have a name, but in 1995, for the competition, Viktor Reznikov was asked to come up with a name; they wanted to call themselves “Pilots,” but the director of the Viktor Reznikov competition, Alexander Revzin, insisted on the name “Tea for Two.”[4][5][6] . The duo later took part in the Yalta-Moscow-Transit competition, hosted by Lolita Milyavskaya and Alexander Tsekalo; the competition was shown on the ORT channel, the Big Apple of New York and others[7]. The group “Tea for Two” performed in St. Petersburg clubs.[1]
The group's first producer was musician Sergei Kuryokhin, a friend of Mikhail Kostyushkin[8], the first song was called “Pilot”.[4]
Soon Mikhail Shufutinsky invited the team on tour, where the duo earned their first money, which was spent on filming their debut video.
But the real breakthrough in the group’s creativity was the collaboration with Laima Vaikule. Cooperation with her continued for two years. During this time, the artists gained the skills to turn a concert into a truly spectacular event. As a result, the duo played up each of their concerts, each of their performances and presented them to the audience as a small performance.
In 1996, the duo first took part in the Song of the Year festival with the song Cheryomukha.
In 1998, the duo took part in the television game “Dovgan Show”, but unfortunately, they were defeated in the final. During one of the tests - “The Mystery of Baba Yaga”, presenter Yuri Ovelko told Baba Yaga, today our guest is the musical group Chai together
, to which she said, “Tea Dovgan”...
In 1999, “Tea for Two” gave its first big solo concert in St. Petersburg.
2000s[edit | edit code]
Since 2000, the group's songs began to be played on radio stations.[4]
In 2000, they founded the art agency “Tea for Two,” which organizes and conducts holidays.[9]
In 2008, “Tea for Two production” opened, a sound production center that was involved in the management of performers and the creation and recording of songs. For example: Mary Club, they shot a video for the song Heart Broken.[10]
“Tea for Two production” produced tracks for Zhanna Friske, Zemfira, Tatyana Ovsienko and others.
They wrote more than a hundred songs, released 11 albums and shot 14 videos.
2010s[edit | edit code]
In 2011, Denis and Stas intended to dissolve the duet.
The group officially disbanded in 2012.
Denis Klyaver is pursuing a solo career, and Stas Kostyushkin launched a new project “A-Dessa”.
Brief biography of the soloists of the group “Tea for Two”
Stanislav Kostyushkin
He was born on August 20, 1971 in Odessa. His musical talent began to manifest itself from an early age. Having received a certificate of secondary education, the guy went to Leningrad. In 1989, Kostyushkin became a graduate of the Music College named after. N. Rimsky-Korsakov. He also has studied at the Amsterdam and St. Petersburg Conservatories.
Denis Klyaver
Born in St. Petersburg on April 6, 1975. Denis has been writing music since he was 12 years old. He has studied at a music school and college named after him. Mussorgsky. At the age of 18, he did not go to university, but joined the army. Immediately upon returning from service (in 1993), Klyaver began developing his musical career.
Where is “Tea for Two” participant Denis Klyaver now?
Denis Klyaver, ex-participant of “Tea for Two,” was born in St. Petersburg in 1975. Since childhood, the boy was interested in music, but took his first serious steps in the creative field only after meeting Kostyushkin.
Denis Klyaver then and now
In addition to his solo musical career, which he successfully launched in 2013, Denis is actively involved in business: he has a restoration workshop and collects unique retro cars.
Klyaver's solo career
In 2013, Klyaver released his first album and received a prestigious music award for the song “Not like everyone else.” The hit immediately fell in love with fans of his work. In 2020, he was awarded the third Golden Gramophone.
Denis with his wife and son Daniel
Now the musician continues to actively record songs and shoot videos for them. The performer is satisfied with his lifestyle. It was his solo career that allowed him to competently distribute time between work and household responsibilities.
History of the creation and collapse of the group
In 1994, the duet “Tea for Two” was created. The composition of the group is already known to you. At that time, the guys did not have any producer. Stas and Denis independently organized “Tea for Two,” recorded several songs and waited for the right moment to make themselves known. And soon they had such an opportunity.
In 1995, the Yalta-Moscow-Transit competition was held. The newly formed group performed there. Everyone was delighted: the audience, the jury members and other musicians. Laima Vaikule herself drew attention to the guys. She offered the talented duo close cooperation. Denis and Stas could not refuse such a wonderful offer. The guys collaborated with Vaikule for two years. During this period, they learned to turn their concerts into a real show.
In April 2000, the “Tea for Two” group was taken under the wing of the production company. Since then, the duo began an active touring life, filming in videos and magazines.
For several years, the group has delighted its fans with bright videos and heart-tugging songs. But in 2011, rumors appeared about the imminent breakup of the duo. Denis and Stas did not want to comment on such rumors. Fans of their work tried to believe in the best. However, in 2012 the group ceased to exist. Each of the guys began to build a solo career.
The reasons for the duo's breakup still remain unknown. Colleagues said that Klyaver and Kostyushkin often quarreled over fees, songs and tour schedules. It was obvious: the two stars of Russian showbiz were becoming cramped within the same team.
What was the group “Tea for Two” like: the names of the soloists and photos of the lineup
In the early 90s, Stas Kostyushkin and Denis Klyaver met in a musical theater called “Through the Looking Glass”. The young people were distinguished by talent and charisma, one wrote lyrics well, the other composed beautiful music.
Young performers “Tea for Two”
None of them thought about creating a group until Klyaver’s father, Ilya Oleinikov, invited the guys to perform together. Their first debut took place in 1994, and 5 years later they gave their first solo concert in the northern capital.
Popularity and hits of “Tea for Two”
After the first concert in St. Petersburg, “Tea for Two,” they released an album, where the key composition was the song “My Affectionate.” It instantly became a hit that the whole country sang. After such success, the work of the musical group began to be followed more closely.
The band's hits were heard everywhere
Young people with attractive appearance, talent and charisma had a whole army of fans and released hits one after another. Among the most famous are “Birthday”, “And you’re still waiting”, “Desired” and many others. In 2006, Kostyushkin and Klyaver released another album with the compositions “Sorry”, “You are not alone”. These songs sounded everywhere, people of different ages listened to them and knew them by heart.
Why did the group break up?
“Tea for Two” broke up in 2012 due to the mutual desire of the performers. Despite the opinion of their major quarrel, the soloists still communicate well with each other. The official reason for the breakup was the desire to prove himself in a solo career.
The group "Tea for Two" broke up
Over the entire existence of the group, about 20 videos were shot, 11 music albums were released, and more than 100 compositions were recorded. The group was awarded the prestigious Golden Gramophone award 6 times for their songs.
What is Stas Kostyushkin doing now?
After the duo “Tea for Two” broke up in 2012, its participants no longer collaborated. Stas Kostyushkin decided to experiment with different directions and genres of music. He created a project called Shulman Band, for which he later wrote arrangements of songs that were popular in the 30s and 40s. However, his idea was not appreciated. Then Stas decided on a new experiment. We are talking about the creation of the group A-DESSA, of which he himself was the lead singer. This time everything worked out. The song Fire, written by Kostyushkin as part of a new project, became a real hit.
"Tea for two" now
After breaking up, the guys went their separate ways. Denis Klyaver went on a solo voyage. Stas Kostyushkin plunged into experiments, deciding to play with arrangements of songs popular in the 30s and 40s.
Denis Klyaver (“Tea for Two”) in 2020
The Shulman Band project failed - critics and music lovers did not appreciate the idea. Then the musician created a new project, which was called “A-Dessa”. Stas recorded and sang the song “Fire”, which was warmly received by fans and became a hit. Soon he recorded his first solo album, “Not like everyone else.”
Today, musicians continue to create and delight fans. Denis selflessly records albums; in 2020 he presented the album “Love-Silence”. He sang one of the compositions in company with Jasmine.
Stas Kostyushkin (“Tea for Two”) in 2020
Stas tried his hand at television; on the Muz-TV channel, the man tried on the role of the host of the show “Very Karaochen”. He often appears as a guest and participant in television projects, for example, he performed brilliantly in the “Exactly Exactly” program, where he turned best into Igor Kornelyuk.
In the summer of 2020, he distinguished himself with dances, which he and his colleagues staged near the Perm airport. It turned out to be an informal rehearsal before the concert - Kostyushkin explained the “trick” by the fact that there was not enough time to practice the dances.
Achievements[ | ]
- 1994 Third place at the Viktor Reznikov Composers Competition
- 1995 First place in the competition of young performers “Yalta-Moscow Transit”[11]
- 1995 First place in the competition of Russian performers “Big Apple of New York”[11]
- 2001 Song of the Year for the song “My Affectionate”
- 2001 Golden Gramophone with the song “My Affectionate”
- 2002 Golden Gramophone with the song “So that you were mine”
- 2002 Song of the Year for the song “Son”
- 2003 Golden Gramophone with the song “Desired”
- 2004 Bomb of the year, Stopudovy hit
- 2005 Golden Gramophone with the song “Birthday”
- 2006 Golden Gramophone with the song “24 Hours”
- 2010 Golden Gramophone with the song “White Dress”
Notes[ | ]
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- Odessa-Moscow: Star Trek of Stas Kostyushkin - Rambler/news
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“Tea for Two”: “At first we somehow became starstruck...” (TopHit.ru news) - Tea for two: We share money with fans - Living Room - Radio Kuzbass FM
- Soloist of “Tea for Two” Denis Klyaver: “Stas and I are like stagnant water that begins...” - Newspaper “FACTS and Comments”
- Tea for Two
- Stas Kostyushkin: “I hid my diagnosis for a long time” p. 10 - 7Dney.ru
- Art agency Tea for Two | About company
- Group "Tea for Two"
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““Tea for two”: No one needs us in St. Petersburg...” - Newspaper “MuzOBOZ” No. 32 dated 10.13.1995
