The 66-year-old artist took first place in the ranking over Irina Allegrova.
People's Artist of Russia, soloist of the ensemble "Golden Ring" Nadezhda Kadysheva earns 25 million rubles (about 250,000 euros) for a 40-minute performance. This was reported by the Telegram channel Shot.
According to the source, Kadysheva is currently the most expensive Russian celebrity. With the approach of the New Year, corporate events featuring the performer of the hit "The Wreath Floats" are becoming even more expensive, claims Shot. At the same time, there are no available dates in her schedule until January.
It is noted that previously the title of the most expensive artist belonged to Irina Allegrova. Her performance at a private event cost 16.5 million rubles. Kadysheva's participation in a corporate event at that time was valued at 1.5 million.
The discography of Russian singer Nadezhda Kadysheva includes more than 20 studio albums, as well as concert recordings and compilations. Many songs have music videos. Nadezhda Kadysheva is the performer of many hits, such as "The Stream Flows", "Village Road", "Snow Falls and Falls", "I Am Not a Sorceress", "Go Away, Grief", "Why This Summer", "Oh, My Fate, My Fate", "Lost Happiness", "The River is Wide".
The song by A. Kostyuk with lyrics by P. Chernyaev "The Stream Flows", performed by the singer, became a nationwide hit. Alexander Kostyuk wrote the music for most of the beloved songs, including such as "The River is Wide", "Everything Has Happened Before", "I Enter Love" and "Someday" (lyrics by E. Muravyov); "The Rain is Crying" (lyrics by V. Stepanov) and "Gift, Birch" (lyrics by A. Stefanov).
In 2024, the hit of the group "The Wreath Floats" (music by A. Kostyuk, lyrics by E. Muravyov) unexpectedly became popular among the youth. The chorus of the song went viral and was actively used in short videos that garnered millions of views. From October 2023 to October 2024, according to the streaming service "Zvuk", the number of streams of the artist's songs increased sevenfold. At the same time, the number of monthly listeners of the ensemble "Golden Ring" on "Yandex Music" reached 1,327,262 people. In 2025, tickets for Kadysheva's concerts are selling out so quickly that there is information about a possible stadium tour. The singer's income amid the new wave of popularity has tripled, and the fees for performances have risen to 10 million rubles per concert, although in 2023 the official income of the ensemble was 1 million rubles.
It was previously reported that Nadezhda Kadysheva and Philip Kirkorov, as well as the leader of the pop group "Hands Up!" Sergey Zhukov, refused to perform on New Year's Eve. The performers preferred to spend the festive night with their families, despite the high fees.
