Narodniy Artist
| Народный Артист | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Rossiya 1 |
| Starring |
Irina Kordyukova Adil Liyan Nagima Eskalieva |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Release | |
| Original network | Rossiya 1 |
| Original release | 2003 - 2006 |
| Finalists (With dates of elimination) | |
| Season 1 | (2003) |
 Aleksey Goman |
Winner |
| Aleksandr Panayotov |
December 13 |
 Aleksey Chumakov |
December 6 |
| Mariya Zaytseva |
November 29 |
| Oksana Kazakova |
November 22 |
| Anna Alina |
November 15 |
| Natalya Pavolotskaya |
November 7 |
 Irina Toporez |
November 1 |
| Yuliya Valeeva |
October 25 |
| Irina Chernishova | October 18 |
| Season 2 | (2004) |
 Ruslan Alehno |
Winner |
 Paulina Dmitrenko |
December 19 |
| Yuriy Ignatov |
December 11 |
| Yuliya Vdovenko |
December 4 |
| Evgeniy Anishko |
November 20 |
| Vera Karetnikova |
November 13 |
| Dilyara Vagapova |
November 6 |
| Vladislav Shlikov |
October 30 |
| Tatyana Kazyuchits |
October 23 |
| Darya Urizchenko |
October 16 |
| Season 3 | (2006) |
 Amarkhuu Borkhuu |
Winner |
| Marina Devyatova |
June 3 |
| Angelina Sergeeva |
May 27 |
| Pavla Kuchenko |
May 20 |
| Pavel Mochalov |
May 13 |
| Mariya Makovskaya |
May 6 |
| Evgeniya Ryabetsya |
April 29 |
 Ilya Zhilino |
April 22 |
| Valeriya Paskar |
April 15 |
| Ilya Mezentsev |
April 8 |
Narodniy Artist (Народный Артист, "People's Artist") is a television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Russia. The show is produced by RTR in association with FBI Music & FremantleMedia. Season 1 & 2 was hosted by Fekla Tolstaya & Ivan Urgant.
Narodniy Artist remains today the only Idol show to feature miming in their "best of" show (Финальный Концерт final'niy kontsert) where none of the contestants sang live.
Season one
Aleksey Goman won season one, with Aleksandr Panayotov coming in second.
Season two
Kiev, Ukraine and Minsk, Belarus were included in the auditions this season which resulted in almost all finalists from that season coming from one of the two countries and no auditions outside of Russia being held in the next season.
Season three
This season had auditions in:
The 125 best candidates (35 males and 90 females) advanced to Moscow in the theatre round where they were reduced to 10 finalists to perform live on television. Season three was hosted by Olga Shelest & Oskar Kuchera. On June 3, 2006, Amarkhuu Borkhuu won with 61.7% of the vote over Marina Devyatova.
The jury this season was:
- Evgeniy Fridlyand
- Maksim Dunayevsky
- Gennady Khazanov
- Alena Sviridova
Semi Final qualifyings
Season 1 Top 30
Format: 3 out of 10 making the final each week
| Date | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 20 | Yuliya Valeeva | Mariya Zaytseva | Irina Chernishova |
| September 27 | Aleksey Goman | Aleksey Chumakov | Oksana Kazakova |
| October 4 | Anna Alina | Aleksandr Panayotov | Natalya Pavolotskaya |
| October 11 (Wildcard) |
Irina Toporez (Judges choice) |
Season 2 Top 30
Format: 3 out of 10 making the final each week
| Date | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 18 | Vladislav Shlikov | Dilyara Vagapova | Tatyana Kazyuchits |
| September 25 | Evgeniy Anishko | Ruslan Alehno | Vera Karetnikova |
| October 2 | Yuriy Ignatov | Paulina Dmitrenko | Darya Urizchenko |
| October 9 (Wildcard) |
Yuliya Vdovenko (Judges Choice) |
Bottom three statistics
Season 1
| Date | Theme | Bottom Three | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 18 | Old Songs | Irina Chernishova | Natalya Pavolotskaya | Oksana Kazakova |
| October 25 | Rhythm & Melody | Yuliya Valeeva | Oksana Kazakova (2) | Mariya Zaytseva |
| November 1 | David Tukhmanov | Irina Toporez | Natalya Pavolotskaya (2) | Oksana Kazakova (3) |
| November 7 | Film Songs | Natalya Pavolotskaya (3) | Aleksandr Panayotov | Anna Alina |
| November 15 | Igor Nikolaev | Anna Alina (2) | Aleksey Chumakov | Mariya Zaytseva (2) |
| Date | Theme | Bottom Two | ||
| November 22 | Contestants Choice | Oksana Kazakova (4) | Aleksey Chumakov (2) | |
| November 29 | Igor Krutoy | Mariya Zaytseva (3) | Aleksey Chumakov (3) | |
| December 6 | Alla Pugacheva / Filipp Kirkorov |
Aleksey Chumakov (4) | ||
| December 13 | Grand Finale | Aleksandr Panayotov (2) | Aleksey Goman | |
Season 2
| Date | Bottom Three | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| October 16 | Darya Urizchenko | Paulina Dmitrenko | Tatyana Kazyuchits |
| October 23 | Tatyana Kazyuchits (2) | Vera Karetnikova | Vladislav Shlikov |
| October 30 | Vladislav Shlikov (2) | Vera Karetnikova (2) | Evgeniy Anishko |
| November 6 | Dilyara Vagapova | Yuliya Vdovenko | Vera Karetnikova (3) |
| November 13 | Vera Karetnikova (4) | Ruslan Alehno | Yuriy Ignatov |
| Date | Bottom Two | ||
| November 20 | Evgeniy Anishko (2) | Yuliya Vdoenko (2) | |
| December 4 | Yuliya Vdoenko (3) | Yuriy Ignatov (2) | |
| December 11 | Yuriy Ignatov (3) | ||
| December 19 | Paulina Dmitrenko (2) | Ruslan Alehno | |
Season 3
| Date | Bottom Three | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| April 8 | Ilya Mezentsev | ||
| April 15 | Valeriya Paskar | Ilya Zhilino | Angelina Sergeeva |
| April 22 | Ilya Zhilino (2) | Evgeniya Ryabetsya | Marina Devyatova |
| April 29 | Evgeniya Ryabetsya (2) | Mariya Makovskaya | Pavla Kuchenko |
| May 6 | Mariya Makovskaya (2) | ||
| May 13 | Pavel Mochalov | Angelina Sergeeva (2) | Pavla Kuchenko (2) |
| May 20 | Pavla Kuchenko (3) | ||
| May 27 | Angelina Sergeeva (3) | ||
| June 3 | Marina Devyatova (2) | Amarkhuu Borkhuu | |
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