The key facts

  • The most in-demand artists at New Year corporate parties are named as Kirkorov, Leps, Kadysheva, Mikhailov and Kurtukova
  • Demand has grown for artists popular in the 1990s and 2000s: Shura, Tatyana Bulanova, the group '140 Beats per Minute'
  • The highest fees for artists are offered in the pre-New Year period

Who topped the list

The most in-demand artists at the upcoming New Year corporate parties in Russia turned out to be Philipp Kirkorov, Grigory Leps, Nadezhda Kadysheva, Stas Mikhailov and Tatyana Kurtukova. A source in the music industry told RIA Novosti about this; the report was prepared by Gazeta.Ru.

Demand for 1990s and 2000s artists

According to the source, demand has grown for performers who were popular in the 1990s and 2000s. These include Shura, Tatyana Bulanova and the group '140 Beats per Minute'. He also recalled that the highest fees for artists are offered precisely in the pre-New Year period.

Context: corporate parties as a source of large fees

The topic of private performances has regularly made the news in recent months. On September 26 it was reported, that actress and stand-up comedian Yekaterina Varnava may return to Moscow for the large fees from corporate parties: the price for clients in Russia is 2.8 million rubles for 5–6 hours of work. On August 13 it became known, that one of the founders of the Belarusian band 'Lyapis Trubetskoy', Sergei Mikhalok, began taking bookings for private events of Russians. In addition, it was previously reported, that Andrei Gubin turned down a corporate party for $100 thousand.