The future is already on the red carpet: how a robot at "New Wave" got Baskov talking, evaluated the stars, and won Kirkorov's heart.

      Philipp Kirkorov came to "New Wave" for bright meetings, but he hardly expected to want to leave with a robot.

      In Tatarstan, where the international competition for young performers is held for the second year in a row, the pop king met a special digital hero.

      The pop king was so taken with his technological interlocutor that during their conversation, he suggested changing the competition venue to his own home.

      "I want to take you home with me!" the artist declared.

      In response to the pop king's offer, the robot replied in a star-like manner: it promised to think about it and then made an impeccable compliment to Kirkorov: "Philipp Bedrosovich, you are the king!"

      Thus, the main technological acquaintance of "New Wave" almost ended with the most unexpected star transfer of the year.

      Kirkorov's unusual interlocutor is named GERA PHARM. At "New Wave," the robot worked as the creative director of a well-known Russian pharmaceutical company, co-hosting with Ivan Chuykov, serving as a personal fitness motivator, and an AI assistant for stars in matters of fitness and maintaining shape.

      One of the central star activities on the Red Carpet of the international competition was the "Wheel of Fortune SEDJARO."

      Each sector of the wheel was made in one of the colors corresponding to the color coding of dosages of a popular weight-loss drug released by the company GERO-FARM.

      Behind the sectors were thematic gifts, interactive tasks, and the hottest topics for conversation.

      TV host Ivan Chuykov and his AI co-host offered stars to spin the "Wheel," asking tricky questions about fitness, ideal shape, nutrition, and lifestyle. Thus, the usual interview on the Red Carpet turned into an unpredictable game where none of the guests knew in advance what question they would get.

      In the sector "Dinner from the Chef," star players were invited to imagine Philipp Kirkorov in a completely unexpected role — as a personal chef.

      When asked, "What would you ask Philipp Kirkorov to cook for you?", Artem Min'kov, a finalist of "New Wave" and son of Alexander Marshal, admitted that he would like to try the pop king's signature pasta.

      "I know that Philipp Bedrosovich loves pasta, and I would be interested to see how he prepares it!" the contestant shared.

      The "Bonus Wave" sector, which fell to Nikolai Baskov, became an occasion for frank conversations about the appearance of star colleagues.

      Ivan Chuykov asked the artist to name three celebrities with perfect figures. However, Baskov did not limit himself to three names and compiled his own male ranking. It included, among others, Philipp Kirkorov, Dima Bilan, Stas Kostyushkin, and Khabib.

      Nikolai himself looked so striking on the Red Carpet that the robot couldn't help but compliment him: "Who allowed you to look so good?"

      But even after such a high assessment from the AI expert, the singer refused to consider himself among those with ideal parameters.

      One of the hosts of "New Wave," Vladimir Marconi, along with his wife Ksenia, also decided to take a bold experiment and named star colleagues who, in their opinion, could benefit from personal training with the GERO-FARM robot. The list of those who should "pump up" a bit included singer Akmal and rapper Djigan.

      Very quickly, the artists stopped perceiving AI co-host Ivan Chuykov exclusively as a technological object. They talked to the robot, joked, took photos, and danced, treating it as another star of the international competition.

      The soloists of the group "Disco Avaria" staged an unequal humorous fight with Gera Pharm right in the middle of the Red Carpet. And Sasha Cheba — a world star of tectonics and one of the guests of "New Wave" — challenged the robot to a real dance battle.

      Photo: Alena Teleasheva