Ruki Vverh! (russian: Руки Вверх, meaning "Hands Up!") is the name of Russian pop and dance musician
Sergey Zhukov. They were originally a duo which consisted of Zhukov and
Aleksey Potekhin. The duo came to prominence in the 1990s.
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Discography
Covers and sampling
*"
Pesenka" has been covered or heavily sampled by other acts that went on to have international hits with them, including
A Touch of Class's "
Around the World (La La La La La)" in 2000,
beFour's "
Magic Melody" in 2007, Beat Ink's "Around the World" in 2008,
Chris Webby's "La La La" in 2009,
Auburn featuring
Iyaz
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's "La La La" in 2010 and
Ava Max
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's "
My Head & My Heart
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" in 2020.
*"18 Mne Uzhe" has been covered by
Estonia
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n pop group Hellad Velled as "18", which became a hit. Also Russian pop group
Reflex
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made another cover of the song.
*"Kroshka Moya" has been parodied by the Ukrainian Russophone comedy group Lyudi v Belom in a
German language
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version titled "Meine Kleine" under the fake name Hände Hoch (Хенде Хох, meaning "Hands Up" in German).
References
External links
Official site
Official site of band member Sergey Zhukov
Unofficial site of "Ruki Vverh!" and Sergey Zhukov
Russian dance musicians
Russian pop music groups
Eurodance groups
Musical groups established in 1996
Winners of the Golden Gramophone Award
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