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{{Short description|Russian boy band}}
{{Expand Russian|topic=cult|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image           = MBAND на Девичник Teens.jpg
| caption         = The current formation of the band at the concert "Devichnik Teens" in Izvestia Hall
| landscape       = yes
| origin          = [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]
| genre           = {{flatlist|
*[[Pop music|Pop]]
*[[Pop-rap]]
*[[Dance-pop]]
}}
| years_active    = 2014–2020
| label           = {{flatlist|
*[[Velvet Music]] (2014–2017)
*Meladze Music (2017–2020)}}
| current_members =
| past_members    = [[Vladislav Ramm]] (2014–2015)<br />Anatoly Tsoi<br />(2014–2020)<br />Artyom Pindyura<br />(2014–2020)<br />Nikita Kiosse<br />(2014–2020)
| website         = {{URL|http://mband.ru/}}
}}
'''MBAND''' is a Russian boy band, founded by producer and composer [[Konstantin Meladze]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vokrug.tv/product/show/mband/|work=VokrugTV|title=MBAND}}</ref>

The group was established on November 22, 2014 after the grand final of the singing competition "I Want to Meladze". The band's first single, "She will be back", has become one of the most played songs in Russia in 2015.

The MBAND additionally won awards such as [[Golden Gramophone Award]], [[Pesnya goda|Song of the Year]], "[[RU.TV]] Award", and "Real Music Box Prize". In 2015, the group won the [[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Russian Act]] and was awarded "Discovery of the Year in Popular Music" at the [[Russian National Music Award|Russian National Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2015-12-11|title=Вручена Первая российская национальная музыкальная премия|url=https://www.intermedia.ru/news/288392|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-08-02|website=Intermedia News Russia|language=Russian}}</ref> They were also presented as "Russian musical breakthrough of the year" at the [[2015 Kids' Choice Awards|2015 American Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]].

On April 28, 2016, the musical comedy film ''Fix Everything'' starring the group was released in Russia, which also starred [[Nikolay Baskov]] and other Russian actors.

==History==
===Show "I want to Meladze"===
After the successful reality show "I Want to VIA Gra" which sought new members for the girl group [[Nu Virgos]], [[Konstantin Meladze]] made a decision to start a project to search for participants of a new boy band under his leadership. April 30, 2014, it was announced the start of the casting for young people from the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS countries]]. The show premiered in Russia ([[NTV (Russia)|NTV]]), Belarus ([[Obshchenatsional'noe Televidenie|ONT]]) and Kazakhstan (Seventh) on September 6, 2014, and in Ukraine ([[Ukraine (TV channel)|Ukraine]]) on September 7, 2014. At the initial stages of the show the participants were chosen by the jury. Its chairman was Konstantin Meladze himself, in addition, [[Anna Sedokova]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Анна Седокова рассказала о сложных эмоциях, пережитых на шоу "Хочу к Меладзе"|url=http://www.woman.ru/stars/life/article/143969/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> [[Polina Gagarina]] and [[Eva Polna]] entered the women's jury, [[Sergey Lazarev]], [[Vladimir Presnyakov Jr.]] and [[Timati]] joined the men's jury. November 22, 2014, in the Grand Final, the winners were chosen by the audience through SMS-voting. By its results, the four defeated Anatoliy Tsoi, Artem Pindyura, Nikita Kiosse and [[Vladislav Ramm]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Стали известны имена победителей шоу "Хочу к Меладзе"|url=http://www.woman.ru/stars/events/article/143919/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref>

===History of the established group===
In December 2014, the collective, named MBAND, presented its debut video for the song "Ona vernyotsa".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://muzgazeta.com/pop/201445326/m-band-prezentoval-debyutnyj-klip-na-pesnyu-ona-vernetsya.html|title=M-Band презентовали дебютный клип на песню "Она вернётся"|author=Анастасия Ильичёва|date=2014-12-09|publisher=muzGazeta|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://7days.ru/news/pervaya-muzhskaya-gruppa-konstantina-meladze-predstavila-debyutnyy-klip.htm|title=Первая мужская группа Константина Меладзе представила дебютный клип|date=2014-12-11|publisher=Семь Дней|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref> For the first time the composition was presented during the Grand Final of the show "I Want to Meladze", and officially as a single was released on November 24, 2014. Music for it was written by [[Konstantin Meladze]], the lyrics of the song are the joint work of Konstantin and Artem Pindyura. For five months, the video clip, shot by Sergei Solodky, scored over 10 million views on [[YouTube|YouTube's]] video service.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX8p_V8u0Hg|title=MBAND — Она вернётся|author=ELLO|website=[[YouTube]]|date=2014-12-09|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> The single "Ona vernyotsa" also became successful: for two weeks it was at the top of the [[Golden Gramophone Award]] hit parade,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://rusradio.ru/air/grammofon/8418327/|title=Еженедельный хит-парад Золотой Граммофон 17.04.2015 на Русском Радио онлайн|publisher=rusradio.ru|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> subsequently receiving the award of this prize, led the Russian radiochart [[Tophit]], and a similar Kiev radio chat.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://lk.tophit.ru/airplay_week.shtml?week_st=1427749200|title=tophit.ru: Weekly General Airplay Top Hit 100|publisher=lk.tophit.ru|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref>

The first major performance of the band was the appearance on the annual large-scale concert "Big Love Show 2015", organized on February 14, 2015 by the radio station "Love Radio".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vsenovosti24.ru/big-love-show/|title=Big Love Show — так быстро ушёл праздник…|author=Сергей Шилин|date=2015-02-20|publisher=Российские новости|accessdate=2015-03-19}}</ref> After that, the band began to actively tour.<ref>{{Cite news|title=На первом концерте группы MBAND солистов чуть не разорвали фанаты|url=http://www.woman.ru/stars/events/article/144458/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> In March 2015, the second single entitled "Give Me" was released.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Группа M-Band презентовали свою вторую песню|last=bigmir)net|url=http://ivona.bigmir.net/showbiz/stars/409098-Gruppa-M-Band-prezentovali-svoju-vtoruju-pesnju|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> At the end of the same month, the results of the "Kids' Choice Awards 2015" award were summed up, where the band won the category "Russian musical breakthrough of the year",<ref name="kca">{{cite news|url=http://www.ellegirl.ru/articles/kids-choice-awards-2015-rossiyskie-pobediteli|title=Kids' Choice Awards 2015: российские победители|date=2015-04-02|publisher=ELLE Girl|accessdate=2015-04-09}}</ref> and at the award "RU.TV 2015" in May, the team won the nomination "The Real Arrival".<ref name=":2">{{cite news|url=http://ru.tv/press/497139/|title=РУССКАЯ МУЗЫКАЛЬНАЯ ПРЕМИЯ телеканала RU.TV состоялась: звёздные лауреаты награждены драгоценными самоварами |publisher=RU.TV|accessdate=2015-05-26}}</ref> In addition, the group was nominated in the category "Breakthrough of the Year" for the "Muz-TV 2015".<ref>{{Cite news|title="Звёздный десант» в Астане: что делали артисты в преддверии «Премии МУЗ-ТВ 2015. Гравитация"|url=http://www.woman.ru/premiamuztv/premiamuztv-news/article/151234/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> At the gala concert of the same prize, held June 7, the team, according to the version of the portal "Woman.ru", was recognized as "Favorite Artist of the Year".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Группа Mband получила специальный приз от Woman.ru на «Премии МУЗ-ТВ 2015. Гравитация»|url=http://www.woman.ru/premiamuztv/premiamuztv-news/article/151289/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> On June 8, the boy band won the "Discovery of the Year" nomination at the 6th annual "Fashion People Awards-2015" award ceremony.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Fashion People Awards-2015: звёздные гости и триумфаторы модной премии|url=http://www.woman.ru/fashion/celebrities/article/151320/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref>

May 29, 2015, the group on the air of the radio station "Love Radio" presented a new single "Look at me", and on June 23, 2015 on the air of the channel [[RU.TV]] the team presented its video for this song. It is noteworthy that Konstantin Meladze took part in the shooting of the video, playing the role of gardener in it,<ref>{{Cite news|title=Константин Меладзе стал актёром|url=http://www.woman.ru/stars/events/article/151592/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> as well as singer [[Nyusha]] as the girl to whom the song was directed.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Солисты MBAND влюбились в певицу Нюшу|url=http://www.woman.ru/stars/events/article/151669/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> In addition, on June 23, the [[iTunes Store]] released a gift album dedicated to the jubilee of [[Valery Meladze]], in which the band presented the perpetual song "Sdelai eto pryam seichas".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Что звёзды подарили Валерию Меладзе на 50-летие|url=http://www.woman.ru/stars/medley1/article/151683/|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ru/album/vm-ot-vm/id1005188842?l=en|title=ВМ от VM by Various Artists on Apple Music|date=23 June 2015|publisher=iTunes|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> October 10, 2015 the band gave their first solo concert at the Moscow club Bud Arena, which was broadcast on the channel [[STS (TV channel)|STS Love]] on December 31, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ellegirl.ru/articles/vstrechay-novyiy-god-vmeste-s-mband|title=Встречай Новый год вместе с MBAND! {{!}} ElleGirl|publisher=www.ellegirl.ru|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> November 12, 2015, it became known that Vladislav Ramm was suspended from work and left the group.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dp.ru/a/2015/11/13/Konstantin_Meladze_prokom/|title=Константин Меладзе прокомментировал уход Владислава Рамма из MBAND|publisher=www.dp.ru|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref>

In April 2016, the single "[[Fix Everything]]" was released,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://4-info.ru/dosug-i-razvlecheniya/2018/kak-zovut-devushku-iz-klipa-mband-vsyo-ispravit-gde-smotret/|title=What is the name of the girl from the MBAND video Fix it? Where to watch the video?|last= |first= |date=September 20, 2018|website=4 info - Questions, answers, articles|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://klipix.ru/434-mband-vse-ispravit.html|title=MBAND - Fix Everything|last= |first= |date= |website=Klipix.ru|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bolshoyvopros.ru/questions/2011161-kak-zovut-devushku-iz-klipa-mband-vsjo-ispravit-gde-smotret-klip.html|title=What is the name of the girl from the MBAND video Fix it? Where to watch the video?|last= |first= |date= |website=bolshoyvopros|publisher= |access-date= |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Khvichia|first=Daria|date=April 22, 2016|title="Fix It Up": MBAND Group Unveils New Clip|url=https://ru.hellomagazine.com/zvezdy/novosti-o-zvezdakh/14890-vse-ispravit-gruppa-mband-predstavila-novyy-klip.html|work=HELLO!|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= |first= |date=June 8, 2016|title=# SuperNova this week clip MBAND on the track "Fix Everything" (Sasha Dith Official Remix)|url=https://www.muz1.tv/events/7062|work= muz1.tv|location= |access-date=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Svirina|first=Olga|date=April 23, 2016|title=HURRAH! WATCHING THE NEW MBAND VIDEO FOR THE SONG "FIX EVERYTHING"|url=https://www.ellegirl.ru/articles/ura-smotrim-novyiy-klip-mband-na-pesnyu-vse-ispravit/|work=Elle Girl|location= |access-date=}}</ref> which became the official soundtrack to the film of the same name with the members of the boy band in the lead roles.<ref>{{Cite news|title="Всё исправить": группа MBAND представила новый клип|url=http://ru.hellomagazine.com/zvezdy/novosti-o-zvezdakh/14890-vse-ispravit-gruppa-mband-predstavila-novyy-klip.html|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> On May 31, 2016, the socially-musical video project "Raise Your Eyes", created by MBAND group members specially for the Children's Day, was attended by children from orphanages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-szx43i7J0|title=MBAND — Подними глаза / DREAMS COME TRUE VIDEO|author=Velvet Music|website=[[YouTube]]|date=2016-05-31|accessdate=2016-06-09}}</ref> In June 2016, MBAND, together with Nyusha, starred in a 360 ° panoramic video clip "Poprobuy ... Pochustvuy", created specifically for advertising [[Coca-Cola]]. The song from the clip is a Russian version of the Coca-Cola anthem "Taste the Feeling".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Премьера! Песня и клип "Попробуй… Почувствуй"|url=http://www.coca-colarussia.ru/stories/coca-cola-new-song-and-video-by-nyusha-and-mband|work=The Coca-Cola Company|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> And in July a new clip of the boy band, "Nevynosimaya",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://muzznews.org/2016/07/mband-predstavili-klip-na-pesnyu-nevynosimaya/|title=MBAND представили клип на песню "Невыносимая" {{!}} Музыкальные новости|publisher=muzznews.org|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> was released.

In 2016, the band released two albums: "Bez filtrov"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ru/album/bez-fil-trov/id1166514600|title="Без фильтров" (MBAND) в Apple Music|date=22 November 2016 |publisher=iTunes|accessdate=2017-01-27}}</ref> and "Akustika".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ru/album/akustika/id1183414112|title="АКУСТИКА" (MBAND) в Apple Music|date=29 December 2016 |publisher=iTunes|accessdate=2017-01-27}}</ref>

In December 2016, the boy band presented a video for the song "The Ballerina", which was included in the soundtrack of the Russian dubbing of the French animated film ''[[Ballerina (2016 film)|Ballerina]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinometro.ru/video/show/name/OST_Balerina_8394|title=Группа MBAND выпустила клип на песню к "Балерине"|publisher=www.kinometro.ru|accessdate=2017-03-07}}</ref> The very same song was written back in 1995 and was originally performed by Valery Meladze.

In April 2017, the band recorded the song "Life is a cartoon", which was included in the soundtrack of the Russian dubbing of the Ukrainian animated film ''Nikita Kozhemyaka''; and the main character of the cartoon in the Russian version was voiced by Nikita Kiosse.<ref>[http://7days.ru/stars/chronic/u-solista-gruppy-mband-poyavilsya-drakon.htm У солиста группы MBAND появился дракон] 7 Days, 19 апреля 2017</ref> In May, the single "Pravilnaya devochka" was released,<ref>[http://www.europaplustv.com/news/view/id/87761 MBAND представили новую песню] europaplustv.com, 19 мая 2017</ref> and in November - "Pomedlennee".

In March 2018, the single "Nitochka" was released.

On April 16 2020, Meladze Music officially announced MBAND's disbandment and the members were starting their individual careers as solo artists.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://mband.ru/ Official website]
{{MTV Europe Music Award for Best Russian Act}}

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[[Category:Russian National Music Award winners]]
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