Premier Ministr

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Premier Ministr (Rus: Премьер Министр) is a Russian so-called boy band. The idea behind the band is to form a boyband, not especially for teenagers. Four men came together to form Premier Ministr in 1997. Their first real success came in 2000 with the remake of a very popular Russian tune, "Oriental Song". It became a huge hit in Russia.

In 2001 one of the members, Dmitry Lansky, left the group for a solo career and was replaced. Premier Ministr now comprises Jean Grigoriev-Milimerov (Moscow, December 5, 1979), Peter Jason (Moscow, September 9 1979), Vyacheslav Bodolika (Ungeny, Moldavia, June 18, 1977) and Marat Chanyshev (Moscow, March 25, 1975).

In 2002 Russian television invited the group to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest. They translated their name into Prime Minister, and sung "Northern Girl", which reached the top-10 at the Contest in Tallinn. There were two videos made for Northern Girl - the English & Russian versions, called "Девочка С Севера" (Girl From The North).