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Biography, life story of Nike Borzov

It all started with the blessing of my parents. Nike's father was a musician and very timely instilled in his son a love of cult characters: The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Led Zeppelin, etc. Mom also had no special objections to music lessons. The first and last major incident occurred between the parents and Nike, when the latter, being 17 years old, one fine day left home.

However, he was soon discovered by alarmed parents who rushed to search in the apartment of one girl in a state of wild hangover. And then my mother uttered the historical phrase: “Do what you want, but live at home.” And Nike did not fail to take advantage of this offer. To begin with, he organized the punk group "Infection", which existed until 1992 and recorded 2 albums with them: "Onanism" and "Hole for the Navel". In parallel with this, he took an active part in various projects, both his own and those of others ("Mesopotamia", "Platonic Prostitution", "Buffet", "Died", "Special Nurses", "Norman Bates Fan Club", etc. ), and is also known to this day as a full-fledged member of the notorious team “Khuy Zabey”.

Despite such vigorous activity, Nike managed to record three solo albums by 1999. The super hit "Horse" was banned on many FM radio stations. At one time, a heated argument even broke out over this song between Mikhail Kozyrev (program director of Nashe Radio) and Dmitry Dibrov (currently the host of the TV show Anthropology). The first argued that “The Horse” should not be allowed on the air, the second ardently defended its right to exist. And the culprit was the phrase “a horse carrying cocaine” used in the lyrics of the song. Nike was immediately credited with promoting drugs, although the musician’s own comments fully explain the meaning: “...A person drives himself into a certain framework, comes up with a certain order of things for himself, which he is subsequently unable to change. He has responsibilities: a family that needs to be supported, a job that you need to go to in order to support your family, a dacha where you need to spud something every week, a car that you need to tinker with in order to go to this very dacha, etc. It turns out that a person is a workhorse, a horse-man, pulling a cart with her happiness, “a horse carrying cocaine.”

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Nike signed a contract with the Snegiri Music company and on January 25, 2000, the new album “Superman”, the fourth in a row, was released. Work on the album began in early 1999 at the Mosfilm tone studio. Dmitry Slansky and Alexander Solich (the rhythm section of the “Moral Code”), musicians from Mikhail Pletnev’s orchestra and the lead singer of the group “Army” Ruslana (backing vocals) took part in the recording as guest musicians. The album was produced by Oleg Nesterov, Mikhail Gabolaev, sound producer Brigitte Angerhausen, who mixed some of the compositions, and partly by Nike himself. The work turned out to be experimental and took place in various recording studios (from the Mosfilm studio to the basement of the children's music school in Vidnoe). When recording some songs, Nike himself performed all the guitar, drums and keyboard parts, and musicians from Mikhail Pletnev’s orchestra worked with him on the title song “Superman”. The song “Three Words” deserves a separate discussion.

Nike himself was resolutely against including this song in the new album; he saved it for his next parallel project, “Comanche.” Finally agreeing, Nike set a condition for the producers: the song should sound as “crooked and unkempt” as possible. To do this, everything had to be done topsy-turvy - the electric guitar was recorded without electricity and the first string, the bass was passed through a guitar, not a bass, “combo,” and the drum track was obtained by “reproducing” the most “crooked” fragment, which Nike himself tapped. To record “Three Words,” a single copy of the cult Italian electric organola “Farfisa” was used, which had been gathering dust in the cinema orchestra for 30 years and was known to a wide audience from the films “Operation Y” and “Prisoner of the Caucasus.” The last “touch” was invented when Nike was driving somewhere in the car. The cassette with the final version of “Three Words” was put into the radio, and suddenly it sounded a little faster than it should have. The ideal pace had been found. The song was sent to Moscow and regional radio stations, the reactions of which varied significantly: cautious Moscow was silent, while the regions were delighted, the song was put into hot rotation, “Three Words” entered the “tens” of radio charts. The Riga radio station Super FM, which is known as the discoverer of many of today's stars, was the first to introduce the fashion for the song "Three Words" in the Baltics. Thus, “Three Words” supported both “East” and “West” at the same time, and after them the “Center”. Very soon the song “Three Words” became truly popular - on the street, in cafes, in the subway and, of course, at concerts, people sing it in chorus from beginning to end.

A few words from Nike himself about his own songs from this album. “A mess in my head” - “...A man’s story about his dream, about what is happening to him... Together with mine in this song is the voice of the legendary Che Guevara.” “Riding on a Star” - “This song has two meanings. The first: a person has the right to personal freedom, freedom of action. And the second

will be clear if you translate the phrase from the song "...mi torno diabolo esta..." from Spanish into Russian..." "Superman" - "I wanted to present this character not just as a hero, but a hero with a soul who I'm tired of daily exploits and would like to stay with my loved one." "Three words" - "A mirror song for those who still wear sweatpants to a disco with the goal of getting drunk and punching someone in the face. The hero Vova is the grown-up hero of jokes Vovochka." "In the future of the moon" - "...One of the oldest songs, written in the early 90s. The song is somewhat surreal, but in fact it talks about freedom of choice." "Artist" - "...dedicated to all people who love to draw. In essence, it is as ironic as “Three Words.” “Riddle” - “The most autobiographical song of all. Some personal experience of relationships in life with another person...”. “The Last Song” - “The last one, not because it’s the last one on the album, in the last century, and so on. The song of a person who loves, but is forced to move into another astral “state.” One of my most lyrical songs.”

Nike's latest (now not the last) album is special. Connoisseurs will finally receive a product that, without exaggeration, can be classified as “International” music. The album is also supplemented with several bonus tracks: a remix of the song “Three Words”, authored by dj Groove, a remix of the “Khuy Zabey” team for the song “Superman” and two versions of Vladislav Afanasov’s remix of the song “Riding on a Star”.

This name was awarded to him by his original parents, who were also directly related to music. Creative career N. Borzova began in 1986 with the organization of the punk group INFECTION, which existed until 1992 and recorded two albums: “Onanism” and “Hole for the Navel.”

In 1989, Nike became a member of the notorious team X... FORGET, with whom he periodically plays and records new material and to this day. In addition, over the entire period of his creativity, Nike Borzov took part in a lot of different kinds of projects, both his own and others: “Mesopotamia”, “Platonic Prostitution”, “Buufeet”, “Died”, “Special Nurses”, “Norman Bates Fan” Club", etc. Nike began his solo career in 1992 with the recording of the album "Immersion", followed by the album "Closed" in 1994. The year 1996 was marked by the anniversary album “Take your bitch in your arms,” released in honor of the tenth anniversary of the group INFECTION: the parts of all instruments and vocals were recorded in it by Borzov due to the absence of musicians from the said group in the country.



In 1997, the album "Immersion" was re-released under the title "Immersion. Version 2". In addition to already known songs, it includes three completely new and previously unreleased tracks: “For the Sake of Love,” “I Asked the Ash Tree” (Tariverdiev / Kirshon) and “How are you?” (together with the English techno group JESUS ​​TRANSFORMER). In the same year, the album "Closed" was re-released. From February 1996 to March 1997, the third solo album, “Puzzle,” was recorded. The hit from this album, “Horse,” was banned on many radio stations due to the use of the word “cocaine” in its lyrics.

In 1999, Nike signed a contract with Snegiri Music to release 5 albums. Work on the fourth album - "Superman" - began in January 1999 at the Mosfilm tone studio and ended almost a year later. Dmitry Slansky and Alexander Solich (rhythm section of the MORAL CODE), musicians from Mikhail Pletnev's orchestra and lead singer of the ARMY group Ruslana (backing vocals) took part in the recording as guest musicians. The album was produced by Oleg Nesterov, Mikhail Gabolaev and, partly, Nike himself. Five songs were mixed by German tone engineer Brigitte Angerhausen, a permanent partner of the Snegiri company, and the rest by sound engineer Vladimir Ovchinnikov. The work took place in several recording studios (from the Mosfilm studio and the private Megapolis studio to the basement of the children's music school in Vidnoye). In some songs, Nike himself performed all the guitar, drums and keyboard parts. The recording used a single copy of the cult Italian electric organola "Farfisa", which had been collecting dust for 30 years in the Cinematography Orchestra and known to a wide audience from the films "Operation Y" and "Prisoner of the Caucasus".

The songs “Three Words” and “Riding a Star”, which took top positions in the Russian charts, became especially famous. The hour of the song “Horse” struck in the summer of 2000, when “Bullfinches” released a maxi-single, which included the best remixes of the composition created by FISH SPECIES, RADIUS, V. Afanasov, NetSlov, Finist; the version of femenino de repende was recorded by T. Antsiferova, I. Epifanova, R. Eremeeva-Borzova and N. Gatikashvili. Especially for radio stations, the single included a version of the song without the word “cocaine”.

"Horse" immediately hit the charts; in the fall of 2000, two successful videos were shot for it. In December 2000, Borzov, at the conclusion of the “Superman” story, released a collector’s edition “SupermEND”, which included the previously unreleased composition “Quarrel” and new remakes and remixes. At the same time, Nike began work on the material for the new album, recording the song “Day as Day.” In 2001, Borzov continued his studies at the pop-jazz department of the Moscow Pedagogical State University.

In 2001, his scandalous song “Three Words” was discussed for two hours at a plenary session by deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. In response, Nike personally invited the State Duma speaker to his concert. Shortly after the concert, the Snegiri company released the VHS “Naik Borzov. SupermEND. Concert in "Gorbushka".

In the fall of 2002, his song “She is the One” was included in the rank of “the main hits of the year”, and the video filmed for it by director Gosha Taidze was in rotation on MTV-Russia.

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In 2003, he played the main role in the play “Nirvana” by Yuri Grymov, where he played Kurt Cobain. In the same year, the single “For the Sake of Love” was launched on Maximum radio and after some time took first place in the “Hit Parade of Two Capitals”.

In 2004, Nike produced an album by his then-wife Ruslana Borzova, and also worked on a project called “Mutant Beavers,” defining the group’s genre as “neo-punk with trance elements.”

On November 18, 2005, at the Moscow club “Young Guard” there was a performance by the group “One rythmical ritual” - a joint project of artist Vadim Stashkevich, musician and composer Nike Borzov and the Mokhsira theater studio. The theatrical and ritual performance “The Mysteries of Sagaalgan” was shown. Wrote the soundtrack for the romantic film story “Kostyanika. Summer time" (2006). The soundtrack to the film included the song “Dreams” by Nike Borzov. At the end of 2006, Borzov unfrozen the “Infection” project, and in February he shot a video for the song “Black Hole” starring Barbie Punk Rock.

In April 2007, at a concert in Orange, Nike Borzov presented the animated film “Player,” which was based on the song “Et.” And on December 1, 2007, at the Gorbushkin Dvor shopping center there was a presentation of Ruslana Borzova’s debut album “Magic,” on which Nike worked as a music producer.

In January 2008, the musician presented to the public the song “Wind,” a fast melodic composition with dark romantic lyrics, for which Mikhail Abanin immediately shot a video clip.

In November 2008, the original soundtrack was released for Hunter Thompson's audiobook “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” which Nike himself voiced together with Arkhip Akhmeleev. He took part in the creation of Nau Boom - a tribute to the group “Nautilus Pompilius”, where he performed the song “Who Else” from the album “Wings”.

Next, the Infection group presented their new album, “Be Terrified and Bow.” The album contained both new songs and several re-recorded tracks from the earlier period. After this, the group announces its breakup.

In June 2011, a video was released for the song “Chelnaper” - an atmospheric animated work by director Pavel Egorov. In October of the same year, a video was released for the song “Fresh Blood”, created in the “trash-glam” style, which combines the primary symbols of rock-n-roll music. In April 2014, Bozov released the album “Everywhere and Nowhere”, after which he began recording the collection best songs, released December 12, 2014.

In 2015 and 2016, the albums “Molecule” and the album of the group “Infection” “Zombitrans” were released. According to the singer himself, he has a unique voice: “I practically don’t even have duets. Such a timbre and voice that not everyone fits into a duet with me. Either a weak voice or a less dynamic one - they will lose in comparison with mine, according to - to anyone. This is what happens when I try to do a duet with some quietly singing performer. Cognitive dissonance immediately arises. Why do I need a performer when I myself can sing with female voices and bass voices. I sing all the backing vocals for myself - both for women and men."

Borzov of the 2019 format is very different from the musician who fought for “Horse” with the censors of radio stations. Nike changed his image, hairstyle, and his compositions became more romantic and positive. The musician has his own account on Instagram, through which users can communicate with their idol and follow his life. Borzov actively publishes photos, sharing his plans and ideas about new projects.

The outrageousness was replaced by elegance, and the unbridledness was replaced by thoughtfulness. The singer still does not hesitate to express his own opinion in his characteristic manner. He adheres to the direction in music to which his soul lies, and delights fans with new compositions. Borzov has a daily schedule of tours and performances. Today he remains a sought-after rock musician and collaborates with various groups, including the Murakami group.

The musician's height is 180 cm, weight 78 kg.

Personal life

He was married to Ruslana Eremeeva, a singer who runs her own vocal school. The couple had a daughter, Victoria. After the divorce, he takes part in raising his daughter.

The musician easily won the sympathy of the fair sex, and his character and love of freedom ran counter to his wife’s perception of ideals family life. The Borzovs have separated, but they support friendly relations for the sake of my daughter.

Nike spends time with the heiress and takes care of her. After the divorce, he managed to maintain a trusting and friendly relationship with his ex-wife. Now Ruslana is immersed in managing her own vocal school in Moscow.

Nike Borzov is a vocalist, composer and popular Russian rock musician, known for the hits “Horse”, “Riding a Star”, “About a Fool”. Borzov gathers full clubs, arranges concerts at popular venues in the capital and small towns.

Childhood and youth

It seems that unusual name Nike is a pseudonym. Some media outlets claimed that the musician’s name is Nikolai Barashko. In an interview, the musician repeatedly commented on rumors, assuring that his data in his passport remains unchanged from the moment he received the document. The musician said that his parents did not give him a name until he was three years old. All this time the child was called “baby.” By the age of three, the father decided to name his son Nike. Music critics suggest that the name was coined by analogy with or Nick Rock and Roll.

Nike Borzov was born on May 23, 1972 in the village of Vidnoye, Moscow Region, into the family of a well-known rock musician in narrow circles. The boy received creative inclinations at birth, and from childhood he set his social circle in a certain way. My father instilled a taste for music.

The boy often came into confrontation with his family, showing love of freedom and perseverance. He never did anything he didn't like or found boring. Thus, studying was an activity that was not considered attractive. But creativity filled Borzov’s life. Young Nike spent all his free time with friends, listening or playing music.


He was a difficult teenager and after yet another showdown with his parent, he simply left home. The son was found with a friend a few days later. The young man was overcome by a hangover. To avoid a repetition of the situation, Nike was given freedom, and the guy built for himself new system priorities, forgetting about school.

At the age of 14 he created his first rock band. “Infection” was provocative and shocking, the defiant slogan of a rebel. The team existed for 4 years, after which Nike took up a solo career. Despite the short-term collaboration, the band's musicians released 2 albums, which gave them their first success. Borzov managed to serve in the army, work with various rock bands and change direction in music. After leaving punk, he switched to the psychedelic rock genre.

Music

Nike Borzov had a small number of fans who had known him since the existence of “Infection,” so the musician could count on support while doing solo work. The first album released was a record called “Immersion”, released in 1992.


It was followed in 1994 by the album “Closed”. Nike's compositions were romantic and soulful, written in a melancholic style. In 1996, Borzov released an album in honor of the tenth anniversary of “Infection”, doing it without the band’s musicians. Among other songs there was a composition called “Horse”.

The song was included in radio rotation in 1997. The non-trivial plot, the use of the name of narcotic drugs and the hidden background caused discussion among critics and listeners. By little horse, Nike meant a person locked in a “home-work” mutual guarantee, where he is governed by obligations and a rare opportunity to find happiness.

Nike Borzov's song “Horse”

After the broadcast of the song was banned due to the use of the word “cocaine,” the author made an adjustment. The composition was allowed on radio stations. In 2000, Nike Borzov became performer of the year according to Maximum radio and Izvestia publication.

In 2001, the musician provided his composition “Quarrel” as the soundtrack to the film Down House. Critics increasingly showed affection for the composer. Borzov began performing solo concerts in the capital, gathering large venues, and tickets for his performances quickly sold out.

Nike Borzov's song “Riding on a Star”

In 2002, the album “Splinter” was released, and, having stopped touring, the musician suspended his vigorous activity for some time. He played a role in the play "Nirvana" and released the single "For Love."

In 2004, Nike Borzov focused on producing the album of his wife Ruslana and collaborated with the musical group “Beavers-Mutants”. 2005 was marked by the launch of the “One rythmical ritual” project, on which Borzov worked together with the artist Vadim Stashkevich and the Mokhsira theater-studio. In 2006, Nike released a collection of the best songs of the rock group “Infection”.

Nike Borzov's song “Player”

Borzov’s music inspired animators Svetlana Adrianova and Svetlana Elchaninova to create the animated project “The Player,” which Nike Borzov presented in 2007. He shot videos, recorded new songs, and created a soundtrack for the audiobook “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” which he voiced himself.

The performer decided to start reviving the group “Infection,” but the team quickly disbanded because it did not correspond to the platforms of the proposed format. “Infection” made music of too high quality for small clubs, and unsuitable for concert halls and stadiums.

Nike Borzov's song “About a Fool”

In 2010, Borzov’s new solo album “From the Inside” was released. Nike released the film “The Observer,” in which he talked about what several people did recent years. Currently, the musician continues creative activity, performing at group rock concerts and organizing solo events. Being a fan, for the 55th anniversary of his idol, Borzov recorded a song dedicated to him, “This is not love.”

Personal life

Nike Borzov is a public figure. His biography is known to journalists, but the musician manages to hide his personal life. It is known about his marriage to Ruslana. In union with the vocalist, Borzov had a daughter, Victoria. The couple has no more children together.


The musician easily won the sympathy of the fair sex, and his character and love of freedom ran counter to his wife’s perception of the ideals of family life. The Borzovs separated, but maintain friendly relations for the sake of their daughter.

Nike spends time with the heiress and takes care of her. After the divorce, he managed to maintain a trusting and friendly relationship with his ex-wife. Now Ruslana is immersed in managing her own vocal school in Moscow.

Nike Borzov now

Borzov of the 2018 format is very different from the musician who fought for “Horse” with the censors of radio stations. Nike changed his image, hairstyle, and his compositions became more romantic and positive. The musician has his own online account "Instagram", through which users can communicate with the idol and follow his life. Borzov actively publishes photos, sharing his plans and ideas about new projects.


The outrageousness was replaced by elegance, and the unbridledness was replaced by thoughtfulness. The singer still does not hesitate to express his own opinion in his characteristic manner. He adheres to the direction in music to which his soul lies, and delights fans with new compositions. Borzov has a daily schedule of tours and performances. Today he remains a sought-after rock musician and collaborates with various groups, including the Murakami group.

The musician's height is 180 cm, weight 78 kg.

Discography

  • 1992 - “Immersion”
  • 1994 - “Closed”
  • 1997 - “Puzzle”
  • 2000 - “Superman”
  • 2002 - “Splinter”
  • 2010 - “From Inside”
  • 2014 - “Everywhere and Nowhere”
  • 2014 - “Nike Borzov. Favorites"
  • 2015 - “Molecule”
  • 2016 - “Molecule, Vol.2”
  • 2018 - “Acid God”

Other names: BORZOV, BORZOV, Nike, BORZOV Nike, N. Borsov, Naik Borzov, Nayk Borzov, Nike Borzov, Nike Borzov, N. Borzov, Nikolay Barashko, Nikolay Vladimirovich Barashko

Participant: Killer Honda, Infection

Nike Borzov (real name Nikolai Vladimirovich Barashko) is a rock musician, singer and songwriter. Born in Moscow on May 23, 1972.

Nike’s father was also a musician and from childhood instilled in his son good taste: they listened to The Beatles, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Led Zeppelin, etc. At the age of 14, Nike organized his own punk band called “Infection,” which lasted until 1992. During this time, the team recorded two studio albums: “Onanism” and “Hole for the Navel.”

Borzov then served in the army for two years, but according to him, it was a waste of time, since he learned nothing there.

Real popularity came to Borzov after he left “Infection” and changed his style from punk to psychedelic rock. With the start of Nike’s solo career in 1992, his first album, called “Immersion,” was released. Two years later, another record was released - "Closed". And in 1996, when the group “Infection” turned ten years old, Borzov, without the group’s musicians, recorded the album “Take Your Bitch in Your Arms,” where he played all the instruments.

A year later, in parallel with the release of the next album “Puzzle,” the song “Horse” was included in the rotation of radio stations, which aroused scandalous interest because the word “cocaine” was used in the text. After this tech was banned from being broadcast, the word “cocaine” in the text was replaced with various sounds and words, for example, “plasticine.” This became a win-win production move, since in this way the public’s interest in “forbidden” and encrypted topics was fueled.

In 2000, Nike Borzov released his fourth studio album, “Superman.” Videos were shot for the songs “Riding on a Star” and “Three Words,” and these compositions appeared not only on radio stations, but also on the country’s television channels, which brought Borzov wide fame and popularity. At the end of 2000, Russian media named Nike Borzov performer of the year.

The following year, Borzov’s song “Quarrel” was used as the soundtrack to the film “Down House” by Roman Kachanov.

At the same time, in 2001, Borzov recorded the song “Day as Day,” the video for which settled for a long time in the charts of the music television channels “Muz-TV” and “MTV-Russia”.

After completing work on the album “Splinter” in 2002, the singer disappeared for several years - he was busy with his family and other projects: for example, he played Kurt Cobain in Yuri Grymov’s production of “Nirvana”.

In November 2005, the “ONE RHYTHMICAL RITUAL” team performed at the capital’s “Young Guard” club. It was a joint project of Nike Borzov, artist Vadim Stashkevich and the Mokhsira theater studio. The theatrical and ritual performance “The Mysteries of Sagaalgan” was staged on stage.

And in November 2012, in the capital’s club “16 tons”, Borzov presented the first single “Panic Attack” from the upcoming album, scheduled for release in 2013.

Borzov Nike
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Biography

Nike Borzov was born on May 23, 1972 in the city of Vidnoye, Moscow region, Leninsky district. Already in 1986, at the age of 14, Nike organized his own group. The legendary Moscow group “Infection” became the first trash-punk project in the Soviet Union.
In the period until 1990, Infection recorded six home albums, most of which are lost. During the existence of the group, two full-length studio albums were recorded: “Onanism” in 1990 and “Hole for the Navel” in 1992. After which the group broke up. In parallel with “Infection,” Nike is busy with several projects. Basically, this is a group widely known among connoisseurs of authentic Russian obscene chanson “Khuy Zabey”, which has recorded about 20 albums in the history of its existence.

In 1992, Nike Borzov’s solo career began - his first album “Immersion” was released.

In 1994, a second album entitled “Closed” was released.

In 1996, the Infection group turns ten years old. Then, without musicians, Nike recorded the “Infections” album “Take your bitch in your arms” in two days, in which he himself plays all the instruments. The tracks of this album included the song “Horse” for the first time.

In 1997, the third solo album “Puzzle” appeared, which also included the track “Horse”. From that moment on, the scandalous history of the song began: it was banned for rotation on many domestic radio stations due to the presence of the word “cocaine” in the text.

In 1999, Nike Borzov signed a contract with the Snegiri Music company.

In 1999, director Evgeny Zvezdakov shot a video for the composition “Three Words”. Following the ironic “Three Words” comes the romantic composition “Riding on a Star”, filmed by Andrei Airapetov.

In January 2000, the album “Superman” was released. It is with this album that the general public begins to become acquainted with his work. Incredibly quickly, this acquaintance turns into ardent love and lasting affection.

In the spring of 2000, a video filmed by director Gleb Orlov for “The Last Song” was released. “Three Words”, “Riding on a Star” and “The Last Song”, included in the album “Superman”, become unconditional hits in Russia. Since 2000, Nike has become a participant in the largest music festivals in the territory of the former Soviet Union- “Maxidrom” and “Invasion”.

In the summer of 2000, Nike re-recorded the song “Horse”, and in June a maxi-single of the same name was released on Snegiri. In the fall of 2000, two entire animated videos were shot for this song. Guy Khanov and Boris Taloverov are filming the original “Horse”, and Andrey Vradiy and Andrey Airapetov are remixing the group “Species of Fish”. The latter premiered in February 2001 on one of the largest portals on the Russian Internet - www.rambler.ru, and in just two weeks the clip attracted a record number of viewers for the Russian network. During this time, the video was downloaded more than 40,000 times.

In December 2000, Nike Borzov released a collectible reissue of “SupermEND” at Snegiri. It is supplemented by the song “Horse”, the previously unreleased composition “Quarrel”, new remixes and several versions of already known songs. At the end of 2000, authoritative Russian media: OM magazine, Izvestia newspaper and Maximum radio named Nike Borzov performer of the year.

In 2001, the song “Quarrel” was included in the soundtrack to the film Down House by Roman Kachanov. The video for it was shot by the leading actor in the film “Down House,” the son of the famous Russian director Sergei Bondarchuk, actor and director, Fyodor Bondarchuk.

March 2001. Concert of Nike Borzov “SupermEND” of the year in the famous Moscow concert hall“Gorbushka” became the final one for the “SupermanEND” tour and put an end to the history of the 2000 “Superman” trilogy. It included the album “Superman”, the maxi-single “Horse”, and the expanded re-release of “SupermanEND”. In addition to songs from these three records, the concert featured little-known songs from Nike’s early solo albums, as well as the song “Dead Mane” by the group “Infection” in a duet with Arkhip Akhmeleev. Shortly before the concert, the song “Three Words” was discussed by deputies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation at a plenary session for two hours. In response, Nike personally invited the State Duma speaker to his concert. Shortly after the concert, the Snegiri company released the VHS “Naik Borzov. SupermEND. Concert in "Gorbushka". In the film by Felix Zelinsky, in addition to concert filming, the viewer can expect inventive animation by Andrei Vradiy and Andrei Airapetov, as well as two videos by Nike Borzov - “Horse No. 2” (remix of “Species of Fish”) and “The Last Song”. At this time, work was already underway on the new album “Splinter”, the veil over which was first of all lifted by the maxi-single “NUS in Am”. As a b-side, it included the song “Day as Day” and Gleb ORLOV’s video for this song. As a result, “Day as Day” was not included in the album, but the clip settled for a long time in the charts of the Muz-TV and MTV-Russia television channels.

In the fall of 2002, when the song “She is the One” became one of the “main hits of the year”, and the video shot for it by director Gosha Taidze was in rotation on MTV-Russia, Nike finished work on the new album, a few days before began producing records by recording the track “Kingsize” in a duet with Dolphin.

In November 2002, Nike Borzov presented the album “Splinter,” which was recognized by many critics as the record of the year and a much more adult and serious creation of Nike. In support of the album, Nike went on a large-scale “Splinter Tour”, the end point of which was a large solo concert in Moscow.

On November 11, 2003, the premiere of Yuri Grymov’s play “Nirvana” took place, in which Nike played the role of Kurt Cobain. Nirvana became an absolute sensation in Moscow theater life. The performances were constantly sold out until April 2004. On February 7 and 8, 2004, Nirvana toured in St. Petersburg.

In December 2003, Nike Borzov’s radio single “For the Sake of Love” launched and soon took first place in the “Hit Parade of Two Capitals” radio “Maximum”. On December 29, the premiere of the first Russian mash-video “Sharp Horse” took place on the MTV-Russia TV channel in the Expresso program. Producer and director of MTV-Russia Alexey Muravyov and DJ Grove combined songs, video clips and recordings of concert performances of “Horse” by Nike Borzov and “Metko” by the group “Guests from the Future”.

In 2004, Nike Borzov worked as a producer on the album of his wife, Ruslana Borzova, as well as on his new project “Mutant Beavers,” defining the group’s music as “neo-punk with elements of trance.”

On November 18, 2005, the premiere of the joint project of artist Vadim Stashkevich, musician and composer Nike Borzov and the theater-studio “Mokhsira” - “Mysteries of Sagaalgan” took place at the Moscow club “Young Guard”.

On November 26, 2005, a presentation of “DVD 10” by Nike Borzov took place at the Moscow club “APELSIN”. The disc contains 10 video clips created during cooperation with the Snegiri-Music company. At the end of 2005, the Mutant Beavers project came to an end.

On March 14, 2006, the premiere of the romantic film story “BONE. Summer time" . The soundtrack to the film included the song “Dreams” by Nike Borzov.

On December 14, 2006, the presentation of the album “The Best INFECTION’s For Girls” by the group “Infection” took place at the Moscow club “Ikra”. In 2006, Infection turned twenty years old, while active public interest in the work of the first Russian trash-punk band was revived. Then Nike decided to publish a collection of the group's best songs from three studio albums. The presentation of the new record with the participation of the groups “Khuy Zabey”, “Time to Shit” and the revived “Infection” turned out to be a bright and unprecedented thrash festival.

On August 11, 2006, Nike posted a modest message on his personal blog: “I finished writing “Fresh Blood” at night.” Now it constantly sounds in my head. I think I’ll perform it tomorrow at the point.” The next day, the lyrics to an incredibly fresh song appeared in the magazine. Nike did not disappoint fans' expectations: it was first performed from the stage of the Tochka club on August 12, 2006. And she immediately attracted considerable attention from leading music sites. The appearance of “Fresh Blood” was noted in their reports by the portals Zvuki.ru, KM.ru, Club.ru and Tusovka.ru. At the same time, Tusovka.ru stated that “Borzov again sensed a taste for experimentation.” KM.ru noticed that the “explosive, bright” song was received with a bang by the audience. And the website Club.ru, represented by R. Sysoev, concluded: “It’s like he’s not aging. Continues to write songs that are not boring.” Almost a year has passed since its spontaneous premiere. But during this period the song seriously evolved musically. “Ever since the publication of Splinter, I’ve been looking for what I want to talk about now and how to sound,” explains Nike.” It looks like the long gestation phase has ended with an explosive renaissance - so far in the form of Fresh Blood. There is a feeling that Nike, after a long stay in an industrial zone, finally found himself on the shore of a raging ocean and took a deep breath.

On July 20, in the program “Hit Parade of Two Capitals” with Alexander Nuzhdin, the premiere of Nike’s new song took place on radio “MAXIMUM”. Starting next week, “Fresh Blood” became a member of the top twenty hit parade.

In September 2007, at a concert at the APELSIN club, Nike presented the audience with the song “Wind”, intended for the new album. This song, very close to the free elements, capable of tearing off roofs and destroying walls, burst into the hearts of fans.

October 2007 became fruitful for Infection: the group played as a headliner at the Ural Rock 2007 festival in the Yekaterinburg Teleclub.

On December 1, the Gorbushkin Dvor shopping center hosts a presentation of Ruslana Borzova’s debut album “Magic,” on which Nike worked as a music producer. In December, Infection’s song “My Country” is included in the cult collection “Like punks and all that... #8 and #9,” the presentation of which took place at the “Plan B” club. Before the New Year, “Infection” is finishing work on a DVD with a concert film “Best 4 girls”, which is based on fragments of the concert in “Ikra” in 2006, interviews with band members, archival recordings of the 90s and others rare footage.

In January 2008, Mikhail Abanin’s video for the song “Wind” was released: on January 19, the video premiered on the A1 TV channel, and the Internet version of the video soon appeared on the website of the Afisha magazine.

In February 2008, “Infection” distributed the album “Point” on the Internet for free, but was preparing to release it on CD.

On April 4, at a concert in Orange, Nike Borzov will present the animated film “The Player,” which is based on the song “Et.” Svetlana Andrianova and Svetlana Elchaninova, animators of the Re-animation project, admit that it was Nike’s music that inspired them to create this cartoon. The video is so harmoniously combined with the music that viewers accept “Player” as the official video for the song “Et”.

On April 11, the B2 club hosts the premiere of the first video in the entire history of the Infection group - a video for the song “From the mouth.”

On June 18, Infection will present the album “Point” on CD at the Gogol club, which it has been distributing for free on the Internet since February.

On July 11, the premiere of Nike Borzov’s song “Give me your sadness” took place on Radio Maximum. The song immediately entered the “Hit Parade of Two Capitals” and stayed on the chart for more than 10 weeks.

In November, Nike Borzov finishes work on the audiobook “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” by Hunter S. Thompson - Nike voiced it and wrote the original soundtrack for it. At the same time, work on a tribute to the group “Nautilus Pompilius” ends, for which Nike recorded the song “If you want” (“Who else”) from the album “Wings”.

December Nike narrated and composed the soundtrack for Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. The audiobook has already been recorded and is ready for release.