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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = A-Studio
| image = A`Studio, Плющев, Ясногородская.jpg
|caption = Baigali (left) and Keti (center)
| landscape = yes
| alias = А-Студио
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| genre = [[pop music|Pop]], [[rock music|rock]], [[Russian pop]], [[new wave music|new wave]], [[soft rock]], [[funk]], [[R&B]]
| years_active = 1982-1988(Alma-Ata Studio), 1988-present (A-Studio)
| label = Melody Records(1988-1993) Soyuz Records (1994-1997) ORT-Records (1998-2000) NOX Music (2001-2004) Ark Records (UK) (2004) Veter Entertainment (Prof-Music Records) (2005-2009) Real Records (2010 - present)
| website = {{url|astudio.ru}}
| current_members = [[Keti Topuria]] Baigali Serkebayev Vladimir Mikloshich Fedor "Federico" Dossumov
| past_members = Baglan Sadvakasov Tamerlan Sadvakasov Najib Vildanov [[Batyrkhan Shukenov (singer)|Batyrkhan Shukenov]] Bulat Syzdykov Sagnay Abdullin Polina Griffith
}}

'''A-Studio''' is a Kazakh-based [[pop music|pop]] [[music group]] originally consisting of [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]] musicians Baigali Serkebayev (keyboard), Vladimir Mikloshich (bass), Baglan Sadvakasov (solo guitar) and frontman Batyrkhan Shukenov (vocal and sax). The band was created in 1982 in [[Almaty]], then called Alma-Ata, hence called "Alma-Ata Studio". Later, the name was changed to "A-Studio". Currently the group's members are [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] frontwoman [[Keti Topuria]], Baigali Serkebayev, Vladimir Mikloshich and Fedor "Federico" Dossumov.

In 1989, the A-Studio song "Julia" ("Джулия") caught the attention of Russian singers [[Philipp Kirkorov]] and [[Alla Pugacheva]].<ref>[http://www.mkset.ru/news/music/9288/ "Лидер «А-Студио» напомнил Пугачевой о молодости"], [http://www.mkset.ru/news/music/9288/ МКС: МедиаКорСеть], 2 September 2008. Retrieved on 16 July 2010.</ref> Pugacheva invited them to her annual "Christmas Meeting" in 1990 and introduced them as the best band in the country (at that time, the [[Soviet Union|USSR]]). The song, as well as the band, immediately became popular across the USSR.

In 2000, Shukenov left the band to pursue a solo career, while A-Studio introduced a new vocalist, Polina Griffith. The band released several singles of songs with Griffith on vocals, including "S.O.S", which reached #64 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>[http://acharts.us/uk_singles_top_75/2006/27 "UK Singles Top 75 (July 2, 2006)"], [http://acharts.us/ aCharts.us]. Retrieved on 16 July 2010.</ref> and gained popularity in Europe and the USA.

In August 2004, Griffith left the band to pursue solo work. As a result, a new vocalist, [[Keti Topuria]], originally from [[Tbilisi]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], joined A-Studio. Together, they released popularly acclaimed singles such as "Uletayu" ("Flying Away"), "Ty" ("You"), "Noch'-Podruga" ("Night-Friend"). "Uletayu" hit the charts across the former Soviet Union, bringing the band a new wave of popularity. However, this successful new beginning was clouded by the death of Baglan Sadvakasov on 2 August 2006 as the result of a car accident.<ref>[http://english.newslab.ru/news/197816 "'A-Studio'" soloist killed in traffic accident"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311023312/http://english.newslab.ru/news/197816 |date=March 11, 2007 }}, [http://english.newslab.ru/ Newslab: Siberian News Online] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814002106/http://english.newslab.ru/ |date=August 14, 2006 }}, 3 August 2006.</ref> His place in the band was taken by his son, 17-year-old Tamerlan Sadvakasov. Later, as the younger Sadvakasov left the band to pursue education, Fedor "Federico" Dossumov became the solo-guitarist for A-Studio.
At different times during the late 1990s, A-Studio worked with Greg Walsh, famous UK sound-producer.<ref>[http://www.gwalsh.co.uk/ "Greg Walsh - Skylight Productions: Biography"], 20 January 2009. Retrieved on 16 July 2010.</ref>
Since 1988, A-Studio has released 13 [[albums]], including 10 [[studio albums]], 2 [[live albums]] and 1 [[compilation album]].<ref>[http://www.astudio.ru/musicplayer/astudioplayer.html ASTUDIO mp3 Player] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124084108/http://www.astudio.ru/musicplayer/astudioplayer.html |date=November 24, 2010 }}</ref> These include:

* "Put' Bez Ostanovok" (Путь Без Остановок, Road Without Stops, 1988)
* "Dzhuliya" (Джулия, Julia, 1990)
* "A-Studio" (А-Студио, 1993)
* "Soldat Lyubvi" (Солдат Любви, Soldier of Love, 1994)
* "A-Studio Live" (1995)
* "Nelyubimaya" (Нелюбимая,Unloved, 1996)
* "The Best" (1997)
* "Greshnaya Strast'" (Грешная Страсть, Sinful Passion, 1998)
* "Takie Dela" (Такие Дела, This Is It, 2001)
* "Uletayu" (Улетаю, Flying Away, 2005)
* "905" (2007)
* "Total" (2008)
* "Volny" (Волны, Waves, 2010)

Their latest [[single (music)|single]], "Fashion Girl", was [[Release (music)|released]] in mid-2010 and is included in the album "Volny". It achieved modest [[popularity]] in [[Russia]] and former [[Soviet Union]] countries. The [[music video]] shot for the song was finished on November 8, 2010, according to their official [[website]]. In the video, the members of the group are trying to construct a [[female robot]] in a [[laboratory]], set in a 1960s-1970s setting. The director of the [[Video clip|clip]] is German Glinski, a [[Ukrainians|Ukrainian]] [[video designer]]. The single reached No. 23 on the Russian singles chart.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|A`Studio}}
* http://www.astudio.ru/
* [http://www.shanson.net/site/artist.php?act=show&entid=13215 Brief history of the band in Russian]
* http://www.lizmedia.ru/press/astudio/004.htm
* http://www.laurentpons.com/astudiodisc.htm
* http://polinagriffith.com/

[[Category:Russian pop music groups]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani pop musicians]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani dance]]

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