VIA Gra - Popytka nomer 5

виа гра попытку 5

First video of popular Ukrainian/Russian girl group VIA Gra. When they were initially marketed outside of their home countries, the maker of the drug Viagra threatened to sue, so they adopted the name Nu Virgos for English-language releases. Initially consisting of 2 Ukrainian members, the roster of performers has changed many times over the years and have drawn from both Russia and Ukraine. The group name is a pun drawing on obviously the name of the male enhancement drug, and on the common practice in Ukraine of using the generic term for a performing group VIA to mean a vocal ensemble.

This video features the original group members, Alena Vinnitskaya and Nadezhda Granovskaya (AKA Nadezhda Meiher, Meiher being her surname by birth). Alena is the blonde, Nadia the brunette.

Regarding the Russian pop tag, please note that although Ukraine and Russia are obviously distinct countries with different political systems and cultures, the pop music of both countries as well as Belarus and some other former Soviet states is often sung in Russian and in a similar style to appeal to a wider Russian-speaking audience, so I am calling all of it Russian Pop.