Smash!! was a Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n pop duo founded in 2001 and consisting of Sergey Lazarev

Sergey Lazarev

Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the dark-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006...

 and Vlad Topalov

Vlad Topalov

Vladislav Mikhailovich Topalov better known like just Vlad Topalov is a singer, dancer and actor born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the blond-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006...

. They sang mainly in English, and released their music in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. They were most popular among teenagers in Russia and Southeast Asia. The band split up in 2006.

Beginnings

Sergey and Vlad were signed in 2001 with the music label Universal Music Russia

Universal Music Group

Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...

, under the name "Smash!!". In January 2002 the duet shot a music video for their first single Should Have Loved You More. In August of the same year, they won the New Wave contest in Jūrmala

Jurmala

Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...

, Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

. They'd originally worked together as part of the children's group Neposedi

Neposedi

Neposedi is a children's music group formed in Moscow, Russia in 1991 by Elena Pindzhoyan and Yuri Nikolaev. The title refers to children who are unable to sit indifferently in the same place; who are fidgety....

, alongside Lena Katina

Lena Katina

Elena Sergeevna Katina , born October 4, 1984, better known as Lena Katina, is a Russian singer and songwriter who is best known for her work with Russian duo t.A.T.u. She started her career at the age of eight, joining the Russian children's act Avenue, then not long after Neposedi...

 and Yulia Volkova, the two girls that would eventually become t.A.T.u.

T.A.T.u.

t.A.T.u. was a duo formed in Moscow, Russia in 1999 by Ivan Shapovalov. The group consisted of Lena Katina and Yulia Volkova.Their debut single "Ya Soshla S Uma" was released in December 2000. The single had a huge success in Russia and Eastern Europe...

.

Discography

Album Information
Freeway Freeway (album) Freeway was the debut album by Russian pop duo Smash!!. It was released in Eastern Europe in 2003 and Southeast Asia in 2004. It is primarily composed of English songs, with "East meets West"-style ballads and pop songs.-Original release:... Released: 2003 Singles: "Should Have Loved You More", "Belle", "Talk To Me", "Freeway", "Obsession", "Faith Faith (George Michael song) "Faith" is a #1 song, written and performed by George Michael, released as a single on Columbia Records, from his 1987 Faith album. According to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year in the United States in 1988.... "
2Nite 2Nite 2Nite is the second album by the Russian pop duo Smash!!. The album was released in Eastern Europe in late 2004, with primarily English songs with east meets west style ballads and pop songs.-Track listing:# "Obsession"# "This Could Lead To Something"... Released: December 1, 2004 Singles: "Obsession", "Faith Faith (George Michael song) "Faith" is a #1 song, written and performed by George Michael, released as a single on Columbia Records, from his 1987 Faith album. According to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year in the United States in 1988.... "
Evolution Released: 2005

Singles

Year	Song	Album
January 2002	Should Have Loved You More	Freeway
October 2002	Belle (Song) Belle (song) "Belle" is a 1997 song performed by the Francophone singers Patrick Fiori, Daniel Lavoie and Garou, from the musical Notre Dame de Paris. Released as a single in 1998, it was a hit in France and Belgium, topping the charts for many months...	Freeway
March 2003	Talk To Me	Freeway
September 2003	Freeway	Freeway
May 2004 (September 2004 in India)	Obsession	2Nite
2004	Faith Faith (George Michael song) "Faith" is a #1 song, written and performed by George Michael, released as a single on Columbia Records, from his 1987 Faith album. According to Billboard magazine, it was the top-selling single of the year in the United States in 1988....	2Nite
2005	The Dream	Evolution