Ex-bb

The Ex-BB band appeared in Moscow in 1989 and was first called the Ex-Bim-Bom (separated from the parody band Bim-Bom).

The initial composition of the group included: Alexander Kalinin, Gia Gagua , Alexander Ozerov and Vadim Sorokin.

The first numbers are “Sincere Aria of Othello”, “Georgian Choir ”, “Russian Tune” (“Russian Rock”). The Ex-BB group participated in humorous festivals such as Golden Ostap in St. Petersburg (1990, 1992, 1995), Odessa Humorina (1997), Sea of ​​Laughter in Riga (1997), etc.

In 2003, the concert hall “Russia” hosted the group’s first performance , after which it gained real popularity .

Members of the group repeatedly gave tours both in Russia and abroad.

“Ex-BB” is a regular participant in the TV programs “ Full House ”, “ Laughing Panorama ”, “Meeting Place”, “Funny People”.

• “Disco of the 20th century” (parodies of famous songs of the 20th century, beginning with “Sweetie-lamb” and ending with “Killed the Negro”)
• Georgian choir
• Russian Tune (Russian Rock)
• "Hit parade for 30 years" (parodies of Muslim Magomayev , Edith Piekha , Joseph Kobzon , Kol Beldy and others)
• “Sim-sim, open up” (a parody of Arkady Ukupnik and the Army Of Lovers group)
• “A terrible story” (based on the songs of Kai Metov )
• “Little Red Riding Hood” staged by the Kabuki Theater ”(based on songs based on poems by Larisa Rubalskaya ; the style of the number is a reference to the fact that Rubalskaya is a translator from Japanese)
• "Gentlemen of Fortune" (a parody of the characters of the same film , as well as Joseph Kobzon , Lev Leshchenko and others)
• “Children of Rosenbaum” (based on the songs of Alexander Rosenbaum )
• "Grandma-hedgehogs" (parodies of the songs of the group "Agatha Christie" , Alsou , Zhanna Aguzarova and others)
• “Three Tenors” (based on the songs of Igor Krutoy )
• "Valentine" (a parody of Valentin Yudashkin , as well as Alexander Buinov , Alexander Malinin , Alla Pugachev , Philip Kirkorov and Boris Moiseev )
• “How Mother Wished Me” (parodies of Nadezhda Kadysheva , as well as DeTsla , Vitas , Oleg Gazmanov , Nikolai Baskov and others)
• Disco (San Remo) (parodies of Michael Jackson , Toto Cutugno , Julio Iglesias , Al Bano , Demis Roussos , Tom Jones and others)
• “I'm not guilty” (based on the eponymous song of the Factory group , a parody of Alexander Herzen , Vladimir Lenin , Karl Marx and football player Jo )

The last time Vadim Sorokin (April 19, 1959 - March 6, 2007) participated in the Ex-BB concert three weeks before his death. He lost a lot of weight, felt bad, but continued to go on stage, and only when he became completely ill did he stay at home. He died of the consequences of eye melanoma on March 6, 2007, and was buried in Moscow at the Khovansky cemetery ^[1] .

Gagua Gia (Givi) Levanovich - “ People's Artist of the Russian Federation ”, associate professor of the department of directing theatrical performances, master of the stage of directing variety art at Moscow State University of the Culture of Arts “(MGUKI)”. After the death of Vadim Sorokin, Gia Gagua left the band Ex-BB and created his own show group called Ex-BB-Gia.

Alexander Kalinin and Alexander Ozerov created their own team - the Next-BB group, which not only continued the traditions of the Ex-BB group, but also brought a lot to the group’s work - it opened a new creative stage, taking into account the modern realities of life, changing the objects of parodies on the stage, etc.

To replenish the composition of the group, Alexander Ozerov and Alexander Kalinin attracted many new, talented and funny artists.

In 2012, the old members of the group - Alexander Kalinin, Gia Gagua and Alexander Ozerov reunited. The first broadcast took place in December of the same year on the program “Laughing is allowed” on the Russia-1 television channel.

In 2013, the Ex-BB group delighted fans with the premiere of the new song “New Year” on the eve of the New Year holidays.

In 2014, the Ex-BB group turned 25 years old.

In 2019, the Ex-BB group celebrated its 30th anniversary.

• Alexander Ozerov, Vadim Sorokin and Alexander Kalinin knew each other before working at Bim-Bom — they all studied at the Moscow Aviation Institute .
• Alexander Ozerov, who was then a member of the Bim-Bom group, was approved for the role of Lenka in the film Love and Pigeons , but for a number of reasons he could not come to shoot in Karelia. As a result, the director of the film, Vladimir Menshov, called another contender for the role of Igor Lyakh . Ozerov also came to the shooting, but in the end it was decided that Lyakh would play the role.
• The band members starred in videos for the songs of Alena Apina “Love him” ^[2] and “Sunflower glass” ^[3] .

• Alexander Kalinin
• Gia Gagua
• Alexander Ozerov Vasilievich
• Vadim Sorokin †

• Cotky Patsa
• Drinking panties
• Professor Lebedinsky
• Sergey Minaev
• Murzilki International

• Page EX-BB on the site of the Union of Humorists
• Official YouTube Group EX-BB
• Official site of the show group "Ex-BB-Gia", thin. hands. Gia Gagua