Avtoradio’s flagship show Murzilki LIVE is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021. The show first went on air on Avtoradio in 2001. In the 20 years that followed, Murzilki LIVE and its hosts Bragin, Gordeeva and Zakhar have received praise both from listeners and the professional community. Their work has earned several Radiomania professional awards and, thanks to this, Avtoradio now has 45 statuettes from the most prestigious and biggest radio awards in Russia.
In their time on the air, the show’s hosts Bragin, Gordeeva, and Zakhar have become celebrities in and of themselves, and their popularity has long gone beyond the airwaves. Their biographies now include collaborations with famous musicians, producers and directors, as well as tours and video shoots. Their funny and witty musical parodies—now numbering over 9,000—get hundreds of thousands of views and often trend on YouTube.
Murzilki LIVE has broadcasted live with professional musicians also performing live for more than a decade. Throughout all these years, the hosts have been singing along with their celebrity guests, which include popular artists, successful athletes and famous media personalities. Murzilki LIVE hosts these celebrity performances every evening. Because 2021 will be an anniversary for Murzilki LIVE, radio listeners can expect plenty of surprises and interesting guests.
The Avtoradio team is constantly working to make Murzilki LIVE unusual and memorable. For example, the show’s studio is sometimes set up in new locations. In 2020, the their studio was set up on a viewing platform on the 89th floor of the Federatsiya tower at the Moscow International Business Center. For one and a half month, the show aired from a height of 330 m and shared its live feed in the VR360 format.