Fabrika

Fabrika (Russian: Фабрика; Factory in English) is a Russian-Ukrainian pop girl group, originally from Moscow.

Long time a fully Russian group, Fabrika later acquired two Ukrainian-born members, Oleksandra Popova (2014-2021) and Mariya Honcharuk (2019-2022).

[4] In 2002, Irina Toneva, Sati Kazanova, Alexandra Savelyeva and Maria Alalykina all auditioned as soloists for the first season of the Russian music reality show Fabrika Zvyozd.

The four-piece with Savelyeva and Kazanova sang "Pro lyubov" during the reporting concert, which eventually became Fabrika's first single.

[7] In May 2003, Alalykina left Fabrika to focus on her studies and private life, where she later converted to Islam and moved to Dagestan.

The song and music video acquired a large commercial success in Russia, remaining their third-most aired single on Russian radio.

During the recording of the music video in July 2013, Lee injured her spine, leading the group to go on a hiatus for the rest of the year.

She was replaced by Ukrainian-born Oleksandra Popova, who previously auditioned for Nu Virgos, but had been eliminated during the second round of the final.

For some time, an employee of Matvienko's production company, Antonina Klimenko, took her spot until a proper replacement was found.

[23] In October 2019, Ukrainian singer Mariya Honcharuk was announced as Savelyeva's replacement, leaving Toneva to be the only original member of Fabrika.

[30] In April and May 2022, Fabrika participated in a series of concerts organised in Russia, in support of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

[39] Style-wise, they stood out from other Russian-singing all-female collectives at the time, including Blestyashchiye and Nu Virgos, who were mostly influenced by Western and American pop music.

Fabrika in 2010, from left to right: Toneva, Lee and Savelyeva.
Fabrika on 6 August 2022, performing in Yoshkar-Ola