Fabryka Zirok
Ukrainian music television series
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Fabryka Zirok (Ukrainian: Фабрика зірок – Star Factory) is a Ukrainian televised talent show, which began in 2007 that features a group of young male and female candidates, aged 16 or older, across the country.
Dmitry Shepelev (season 2)
Andriy Domansky & Masha Efrosinina (season 3 & Superfinal)
Erika (season 4)
Oleksandr Pedan (season 4)
| Fabryka Zirok | |
|---|---|
Fabryka Zirok title card | |
| Ukrainian | Фабрика зірок |
| Created by | John de Mol |
| Presented by | Andriy Domansky (season 1) Dmitry Shepelev (season 2) Andriy Domansky & Masha Efrosinina (season 3 & Superfinal) Erika (season 4) Oleksandr Pedan (season 4) |
| Country of origin | Ukraine |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | Varies |
| Original release | |
| Network | Novyi Kanal |
| Release | 7 October 2007 – 23 May 2010 |
The show became a huge success and a must-watch event for its fans. It is the Ukrainian adaptation of the French television show Star Academy, which is produced by Endemol. Fabryka Zirok is produced by Dutch company Endemol and Ukrainian Novyi Kanal. The show is based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo.
The show basically revolves over 16 contestants that go live in an isolated penthouse apartment, with one of the contestants getting eliminated every week. The contestants get to showcase their talents in a weekly concert in which the contestants get to perform on stage with various designs, dancers, solo performances, a cappella on piano and sharing the stage with the most popular singers in Ukraine and the CIS. The contestants were required to be aged 16 or older at the time of the contest.
Teachers
- Vocals: Olena Grebenyok[1]
- Choreography: Olena Kolyadenko
- Acting Instructor: Roman Viktyok
- Fitness: Lilya Podkopayeva
- Stylist: Angela Litsiya, Volodimir Tarasyok
- Psychiatrist: Vadim Kolesnikov
Series overview
| Series | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | Host | Headmaster | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Olha Tsybulska Oleksandr Bodianskyi |
Khrystyna Kim | Vitalii Halai | Yuliia Borza | Dasha Astafieva | Yevhen Tolochnyi | Andriy Domanskiy Vasylysa Frolova |
Yurii Nikitin | Novyi Kanal |
| 2 | 2008 | Volodymyr Dantes Vadym Oliinyk |
Alisa Tarabarova | Borys Aprel | Vlad Darwin | Rehina Todorienko | Max Barskih | Dmitriy Shepelev | Natalia Mohylevska | |
| 3 | 2009 | Stas Shurins | Oleksii Matias | Kolya Serga | Borysenko Brothers | Yeva Bushmina | Erika | Andriy Domanskyi Masha Efrosynina |
Konstantin Meladze | |
| 4 | 2011 | Yuliia Rudnieva | Yevhen Bilozierov | Sonia Sukhorukova | Dasha Doris | Serhii Klimientiev | Anton Klimik | Erika Oleksandr Pedan |
Serhiy Kuzin | |
| 5 | 2026 | Volodymyr Dantes Dasha Kubyk |
Alan Badoev | Sweet.tv |
All Stars
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | Host | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oleksii Matias | Erika | Dmytro Kadnay | Stas Shurins | Volodymyr Dantes | Borysenko Brothers | Andriy Domanskyi Masha Efrosynina |
Novyi Kanal |
- Winners
Olha Tsybulska (1st season)[2]
Volodymyr Dantes (2nd season)
Vadym Oliinyk (2nd season)
Stas Shurins (3rd season)
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Seasons & Contestants
Fabryka Zirok 1 (2007-2008)
Source:[3]
- Olga Tsibulska Winner[2]
- Katya Velaskes
- Sasha Ilchyshyn
- Vitaliy Yarouviy
- Elizabeth Anum-Dorkhuso
- Christina Kim
- Jeka Milkovskiy
- Yulia Borza
- Vitaliy Bondarenko
- Dasha Astafieva[4]
- Arina Domsky
- Taras Chernyenko
- Dima Kadnay
- Evgen Tolochniy
- Oleksander Bodyanckiy
- Dasha Kolomiets
Fabryka Zirok 2 (2008)
- Duet Vladimir Dantes - Vadim Oleynik Winner
- Anastasia Vostokova
- Kira Shaytanova
- Regina Todorenko
- Alisa Tarabarova
- Mark Savin[7]
- Ganna Mukhina[8]
- Lina Mytsuky
- Olena Vinogradova
- Boris Aprel
- Kara Kay[7]
- Denis Dekanin
- Vlad Darvin
- Max Barskih
- Gurgen
Fabryka Zirok 3 (2009)
- Stas Shurins[9][10]
- Oleksiy Matias
- Mykolai Serga[11]
- Borysenko Brothers
- Eva Bushmina
- Erika[12]
- Sabrina Abdullah
- Iryna Kristinina
- Tetyana Vorzheva
- Vasil Nahirnyak
- Artem Mekh
- Anastasia Plis
- Vitaliy Chirva
- Santa Dimopulos
- Andriy Philipov
- Alina Astrovska
- Pavlo Lee
- Lybov Yunak
Fabryka Superfinal (2010)
Source:[13]
Selected contestants from the past 3 seasons compete to become the top superstar:
- Oleksiy Matias Winner[14]
- Maxim Barskikh
- Olga Tsibulska
- Mykola Serga
- Vitaliy Bondarenko
- Vadim Oleynik
- Stas Shurin
- Vladimir Dantes
- Elizabeth Anum-Dorkhuso
- Eva Bushmina
- Boris Aprel
- Borisenko Brothers
- Dima Kadnay
- Erika
- Regina
- Alisa Trabarova
Fabryka Zirok 4 (2011)
Producer
- Sergei Kuzin
Jury
- Masha Efrosinina
- Iryna Bilyk
- Alyona Mozgovaya[17]
- Vitaliy Drozdov
Contestants
Fabryka Zirok 5 (2026)
| Contestant | Age | Residence | Episode of elimination | Place finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nana Solis | 20 | Vyshneve | ||
| Myro | 17 | Kyiv | ||
| Nasu | 20 | Lviv | ||
| Tender Di | 24 | Kyiv | ||
| Dykyi | 23 | Kharkiv | ||
| Anna Simon | 24 | Berlin | ||
| Nebokrai | 20 | Vinnytsia | ||
| Xstatty | 21 | Kvartsytne | ||
| Jezusman | 31 | Uzhhorod | ||
| Bereza | 20 | Kamianets-Podilskyi | ||
| Disha | 18 | Bucha | ||
| Liyaa & Lesan | 21 / 25 | Kobeliaky / Bershad | ||
| Povin | 22 | Kyiv | ||
| Eric | 20 | Kharkiv | Prime Show 1 | Not selected |
| Zelenyi | 26 | Chornomorske | ||
| Savruk | 22 | Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
| Kugatessa | 31 | Kyiv |
Criticism, incidents and scandals
The Novyi Kanal (Ukrainian: Новий Канал) TV channel and Konstantin Meladze consider the appearance of a foreign performer at the Star Factory to be a miracle, and have appropriated the artist who miraculously appeared from Riga at the casting in Kyiv.[20] Despite the resonance of the case, none of the organisers and producers of the Ukrainian Star Factory project confirmed the theft of Stas Shurin from the global talent agency TUARON and its Swedish talent manager Anton Sova.[9] According to the Ukrainian music publication Muzvar, the case of the artist and the manager was included in the TOP-5 most famous cases of breakdowns in the Ukrainian music industry.[10]
Acknowledging that the artist had a manager would have meant that the artist would have lost his place in the contest and would have had legal consequences for all parties. The artist himself denied any business relationship with the Swedish talent manager Anton Sova and the global talent agency TUARON in order to keep his place in the "Star Factory-3" competition, which he eventually won.[21]