Who were magicians and mediums before they “discovered” their paranormal abilities? Yes, it is quite ordinary people: doctors, stylists, event hosts. Express Gazeta talks about the earthly past of the participants in the “Battle of Psychics”.

On September 28, the 20th anniversary season starts on the TNT channel. The creators are already intriguing the public with announcements on the Internet: they say that during the “Trunk” test, the entire film crew left the set, and “something” happened to Mr. X in the person of Anastasia Volochkova. “Oh, how exciting!” - the fans freeze. “These mummers again,” sigh the skeptics.

Who will appear on the screen is still a mystery: maybe we are waiting for witches in the 10th generation, or maybe cleaners who discovered their gift after the tragedy - by the way, there were quite a few of them on the show. Express Gazeta tells how the stars of “Battle” turned from people of ordinary professions into psychics.

Timofey Rudenko, “Battle of Psychics - 19”: comedian and KVN player

The winner of the last “Battle” began to pave the way to glory through humor. As a student, Timofey played in KVN as part of the “Carrot Seeds” team, then tried his hand at Comedy Battle, but without success - as he himself says, “I made a mistake with the format.” The jokes for Rudenko ended with the death of his father - after the tragedy, the young man began to hear voices, which doctors assessed as schizophrenia, and Timofey himself - as a gift.

“I played in KVN and suddenly became a psychic. It's really startling, but it's true. It’s not my fault that I didn’t start witchcraft at the age of 5 and I’m not a witch with 40 years of experience. Things turned out differently in my life. I didn’t think about esotericism before, but life has changed,” responds to skeptical comments from the public about his “rebirth”

By the way, before receiving the “blue hand”, releasing his own book and reaping other laurels as a TV star, the young man made money with his hands for some time - in his native Novosibirsk he made monuments at the Gusinobrodsky cemetery.

Winner of the 19th season of the “Battle of Psychics”. Photo: press service

Konstantin Getsati, “Battle of Psychics - 18”: urologist

He is Taimuraz Gatsayev, he is the son of an economist and a surgeon, he is also a urologist by training. In 2011, Getsati graduated from the Medical Academy in Vladikavkaz, after which he completed graduate school in Moscow and got a job in a clinic in the capital. At work - only traditional methods, no spells or treatment by laying on of hands. Although Konstantin’s power is still connected with medicine, the man felt it in himself during a pathological anatomy lesson, “communicating” with the bodies of the dead.

Participant of the show “Battle of Psychics” Konstantin Getsati. Photo: frame from the program

Julia Wang, “Battle of Psychics - 15”: stylist

At the show, the blonde was shrouded in a dense mystical flair: breaking through the foggy “I am the spirit of chaos” or “I remember all my 150 lives” and finding out specific details of Julia’s biography seemed impossible. Katya Gordon came to the rescue: the singing human rights activist recognized her stylist.

“I personally know Julia Wang. She was my hairdresser. Believe me, she has no abilities, except that she was engaged in expelling demons with perhydrol,” Katya assured.

Now Julia herself will not argue with her. The former “spirit of chaos” became a thin young man named Thomas, threw all her energy into developing a business selling fragrances and said “goodbye” to magic.

Alexander Litvin, “Battle of Psychics - 6”: military doctor

“Alexander Litvin’s research interest extends to patterns of inheritance and changes that can be recorded in the epigenome and influence the subsequent fate of a person,” says the official website of the winner of the sixth “Battle of Psychics.” In the past, a man's activities were described much more in simple words: worked as a paramedic and military doctor, and after retirement - as a customs inspector, where he sometimes caught criminals with the help of extrasensory sense.

Tatyana Larina, “Battle of Psychics - 15”: singer

In 2010, the blonde received a diploma from St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Culture and became a professional singer. The vocals, however, did not tire Tatiana for long - there was a period in her life of working as a fashion model abroad. But the scene didn’t let me go: upon returning home, Larina met the composer at a party in the capital, “sang” with him, recorded an album, then a duet with Zara. Since 2011, the public no longer applauds Tatyana - now she demonstrates not mastery of notes, but the skill of a witch and the ability to “clean” people for 20 thousand rubles.

Sergey Pakhomov “Battle of Psychics - 16”: artist, editor

Who wouldn’t challenge the cliche “It’s just an actor!” Pakhok before his enchanting and maddening appearance in the show “Battle of Psychics” starred in the films “Green Elephant”, “Five Bottles of Vodka”, “Head”. In addition to acting, Sergei Pakhomov’s track record includes the titles “artist”, “musician” and “art director of glossy publications”.

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Magicians, sorcerers, clairvoyants, fortune tellers and all other people with unusual abilities are collected in secret place. The organizers are trying to prevent the presence of onlookers and create a suitable atmosphere for potential heroes of the new season. Tension is growing in the air, psychics cannot always communicate peacefully, some literally have to be separated. Others avoid physical contact or open aggression, but promise to curse each other.

The time has come for the first test: you need to understand what is hidden behind the thick dark screen. A stuffed pig's head was placed there, but the participants in the experiment suggest the most incredible options in an attempt to guess the correct answer. Some of the applicants for the place of participant correctly describe the image or what details, while others are incredibly far in their fantasies.

The next test is also unchanged: in a spacious hangar, cars are arranged in two rows, and in one of them there is a person hidden who needs to be found. This time it is not the Safronov brothers who are in the trunk, but the owners of the cars. After each psychic, the car and the volunteer locked in it change.

The selection of applicants continues so that only those worthy get into the main draw and fight for the honorary title and hand statuette. As the season progresses, the lucky ones will have to test themselves and prove to both specialists and spectators that their talents are real.

September 2017 will delight us with the new season of the “Battle of Psychics.” For the 18th time, sorcerers, witches, clairvoyants, and shamans will compete for the cup and the honorary title of the best magician in the country.

Yesterday, September 23, the first episode of the season started, thanks to this, you can now find out the names of the participants.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photos: Briefly about the project participants

It is planned to select 12 people per season, but it is not known for sure whether the project administration will decide to add new participants, as, for example, in the last season. The psychics involved in the project were selected from all over Russia, although it is possible that some of the participants will come from abroad; many show a desire to become the strongest magician. Many viewers expect to see the Estonian witch Marilyn Kerro again, but there is no need to hope, the clairvoyant herself stated that she will not take part.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Nikita Turchin

Perhaps we should start getting acquainted with the candidates with the youngest participant - Nikita Turchin. At the time of participation, his age is 17 years old, he is interested in acting, is engaged in journalism, acts in various television shows, claims that he recently discovered a magical gift in himself, how true this is will become clear during the tests. Nikita was born in Ufa, wants to express himself in the project.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Sofya Egorova

About many participants, nothing is still known or not much is known; details will be revealed during the course of the project. Sonya Egorova is a young fashion model, born in 1989. How she discovered her magical gift is unknown. Zodiac sign: Leo, lives in Moscow.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Konstantin Getsati

He considers himself a descendant of the ancient Alan magicians. The real name of the seer is Taimuraz. In ordinary life, he is a urologist, the family business continues, which began with his great-grandfather, who treated with prayers and herbs. As Konstantin himself reports, he discovered his abilities in pathological anatomy classes, when the spirits of dissected people shared the stories of their deaths with him. Getsati learned his abilities from his descendants, who taught him to communicate with the souls of the dead.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Zhan Alibekov

Psychic - who participated in other projects, but always wanted to get to the “Battle of Psychics”. Formerly a lawyer. Even as a child, he discovered his abilities, saw the future of people, and warned many about death. At first they were afraid of him, they called him “the son of the devil,” but then the opinion of Jean changed for the better.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Marina Zueva

Marina Zueva was born in Volgograd, her psychic abilities felt it at the age of 10, when the day after ten years her sister Tanya died and her spirit often came to Marina. During tests, he causes a furor among spectators, whispers words that no one can understand in a strange voice, and actively receives visitors.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Dana Baidosova

Nothing is known about this clairvoyant yet except her name. It is known that she and Zhan Alibekov are brother and sister, Zhan hears the voices of the dead, and Dana communicates with unborn children, they work together.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Alexander Kinzhinov

This participant comes from the Saratov region, the village of Naumovka, where he lives in this moment. Alexander does not believe in spirits and brownies; he got into the battle of psychics thanks to his mother, who sent an application in his place and has been a fan of the show since the first season. The young man does not take money for sessions, considers it his hobby, and can predict what has happened and what will happen.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Rustam Zartdinov

Rustam is not very willing, but calls himself a witcher, since childhood he was different from other children, they teased him as a witcher and therefore he has negative memories. The abilities of this psychic, like many others, manifested themselves in childhood. He simply told his relatives his versions of the future, and such details that you could not tell without the gift of clairvoyance. The child’s words came true; they feared him until he learned to control his emotions. He is the author of a technique for working with karma, and also helps people who suffer from gossip. Rustam came to the casting of the project twice - but both times were unsuccessful. It has not yet been confirmed, but the young man showed himself to be a powerful magician and clairvoyant during the casting.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Irina Maklakova

She has long been known as a witch, according to Irina - she is the fourth witch in the eighth female generation of her family. The witch interprets dreams; she received a notebook with notes about dreams from her grandmother. Even as a child, as a girl, Irina remembers how people came to her grandmother for help, and she treated them and helped them, and also taught her granddaughter herbalism. Before her death, the grandmother told her granddaughter that all the women in the family have unusual abilities.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Olesya Molchanova

A young girl lives in Khakassia, came and stayed here in the village of Cheryomushki in 2012. In addition to the magical gift, he also has the talent of an artist. Claims to have x-ray vision, helps in difficult situations and searches for missing people.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Ivan Shabanov

A 40-year-old clairvoyant from Baku was born right in the waves of the Caspian Sea. Ivan considers himself a hereditary magician, and claims that he can communicate with other world with the help of shamanic tambourines, which he has been collecting for a long time, tarot cards and a wolfhound skull, and he is helped by numerous tattoos with Scandinavian runes applied to his body.

Participants of the 18th battle of psychics list with photo: Maxim Nikitin

He takes pride of place as the most scandalous psychic of the season. Calls himself "Cyprian". Often starts fights with other psychics, sends curses and appears on filming drunk. Cyprian appeared in the clearing in a monastic robe, which caused discontent among the believing spectators, since a cassock cannot be worn without being ordained. The magician claims that he is capable of everything, from curses to protection, even to cure any disease. He has repeatedly stated that he is an exorcist and received the appropriate education in the Vatican, but many know that in order to learn exorcism you need to profess Catholicism, and Maxim himself claimed to be Orthodox.

In 2007, domestic television simply exploded with the “Battle of Psychics” project, which showed the average viewer people with paranormal abilities. Despite the fact that similar shows have been running all over the world for a long time, in Russia they did not dare to undertake such an experiment for a long time. But still, the ratings of foreign projects at some point convinced the producers of the TNT channel that this adventure was worth the candle. Now the 18th season of the show is on the screens and its popularity continues to increase.

The presenter this year was once again theater and film actor Marat Basharov. The star has held this position since 2009 and does not yet plan to end his participation in the project. The brothers Ilya, Sergei and Andrei Safronov, also known as illusionists, and actress Vera Sotnikova act as skeptics and at the same time hosts of individual competitions of each episode of the show.

Participants of the 18th season of the Battle of Psychics

The participants in each season of the “Battle of Psychics” were exclusively people who claimed to have extraordinary abilities. Some of them called themselves city shamans like Ekaterina Ryzhikova and Ivan Shabanov, some acted as witches like Elena Golunova and Ilona Novoselova, some positioned themselves as mediums like Alexander Sheps and Margarita Bakhtiyarova.

The 18th season of the project was not without new “professions”. This is how Nikita Turchin from Ufa calls himself Klyuchnik. It is not difficult to guess that in his work the seventeen-year-old psychic uses keys that previously belonged to the dead.

As Nikita himself notes, this allows him to communicate with the other world and learn a lot, because the keys are with a person all his life, accompanying him in joy and sorrow, at home and at work. And here

Maxim Nikitin positions himself as a cursed sorcerer who deals exclusively with black magic. This psychic warns that he is dangerous to his opponents and may use prohibited techniques.

Among the participants in the new season of the show “Battle of Psychics” there are those who immediately attracted the attention of the audience and from the first minutes began to be considered a contender for victory. First of all, this is the urologist Konstantin Getsati, who calls himself a medium.

The man’s real name is Taimuraz, he now lives and works in Moscow, but his ancestors are from Alanya. The handsome handsome man looks spectacular on the screen and has interesting story. According to Getzati, he first heard the voices of the dead while still a student. But whether this connection with the dead on the project will help Konstantin is not yet clear.

The second bright participant of the season can be safely called the witch Marina Zueva. The woman notes that she now lives and works in Portugal, but her homeland is the hero city of Volgograd. The supernatural gift came to Marina as a child and her first communication with spirits occurred immediately after her sister’s death.

The rating of the 18th season of “Battle of Psychics” turned out to be expectedly high. Viewers love this show and watch it live and in the recording, they actively discuss certain tests, root for certain participants. It’s difficult to judge whether the 18th season of “Battle” will be the loudest and most scandalous, but viewers are already in love with the project and will, in any case, watch it from beginning to end.

18th season of the TNT channel project The fight of extrasensories You can watch it online on this page. All episodes are accompanied brief descriptions. You can also see the list of participants for the new season here.

In the eighteenth season, the main contender for victory was announced from the very beginning - Konstantin Getsati, the first in the history of “battles” to complete the “trunk” task three times. Alexei Pokhabov's serious student Sonya, the modest map fortuneteller Kinzhinov, and a colorful couple from Kazakhstan tried unsuccessfully to compete with him. Rustam, a well-known participant on social networks, showed himself interestingly, but the aspiring media star Turchin failed to cope with the task of sparking some kind of bright scandal.

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The following participants qualified for the eighteenth season of the battle:

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  A doctor originally from North Ossetia, today living in Moscow. Previously known as Taimuraz Getsayev. Born 07/10/1987.
  Instagram of Konstantin.
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  Sonya is a graduate of the GITIS production department; she is positioned as a telepath during the battle; her date of birth is 08/17/1989.
  Sony's Instagram.
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  Tarot reader from Balakovo, Saratov region. Birthday: 05/13/1990.
  Alexandra's VKontakte page.
• Zhan Alibekov with his sister Dana
  Famous Kazakh showman, presenter and participant in many mystical television projects. His last name is correctly spelled "Auelbekov", but he prefers the spelling that is more familiar to the Russian language. Born 10/29/1982. He participates in the 18th season of the battle together with his sister Dana (05/02/1988).
  Jean's VKontakte pages: old, new.
  Dana VKontakte.
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  Participant from Portugal, exorcist, birthday 06/18/1966.
  Marina VKontakte.
• 
  A famous Moscow modernist artist, who also tried himself as an actor and TV presenter. He took part in the project "Dom-2" as Vilen Shabanyan. Date of birth: 03/19/1976.
  Ivan VKontakte.
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  A participant who received the nickname “lady with a dog” on the project. Birthday: 02/26/1975.
  Irina VKontakte.
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  A young participant from Ufa with acting experience, positioned as a “key holder” in the new season. Date of birth: 05/13/2000.
  Nikita's VKontakte page.
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  Irina is already known to viewers of Channel One as the witch from the 1st season of the Black and White project. Date of birth: 03/28/1956.
  Irina VKontakte.
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  A participant from Tashkent, who was pushed to come to the battle of psychics by heated discussions in in social networks. Born 04/10/1991.
  Rustam's VKontakte page.
• 
  Artist from Khakassia, born 05/26/1984.
  Olesya VKontakte (under a pseudonym).
• 
  Formerly a representative of the black team in "Black and White", Maxim now took part in the battle of psychics in the guise of an evil sorcerer in a priest's cassock. He was born on March 26, 1972.
  Maxim's VKontakte page.

Series 1 (issue 290)

09/23/2017. In the first episode, viewers saw how the casting of candidates for participation in the 18th season of the battle of psychics took place. The traditional “screen”, this time with a pig’s head on a tray, then the “trunk”, which Konstantin Getsati handled best of all, and Nikita, Ivan and Rustam also successfully completed it. And after the "trunk" - the "Mr. X" test, played by singer Yulia Samoilova.

Series 2 (issue 291)

09/30/2017. In the second issue there was one voluminous task - searching for a person in a seven-story hospital using a test tube with his blood, which only Sonya Egorova and Kostya Getsati can fully cope with. And at the end - a small test from the host Marat Basharov, where the participants had to determine what was happening using a muffled recording of an exorcism session with the participation of Anneliese Michel (Anna-Elizabeth Michel). In this task, the most accurate answers were given by Sonya, Konstantin and Marina; Alexander, Nikita and Maxim also gave good answers. As always, there were no eliminations in the second series.

Series 3 (issue 292)

10/07/2017. In the first part - the search for the child of the project guest among six possible candidates. Four of them are coping - Konstantin, Ivan, Marina and Sonya. And the second task is the now traditional “bad apartment”, in which its Muscovite owner Tatyana Aleksakhina constantly encounters manifestations of ghosts. The best answers were given by Sophia and Kostya. Following the results of the third issue, the first black envelope was presented to Maxim Nikitin, and Konstantin Getsati in white.

Episode 4 (issue 293)

10/14/2017. IN new series One single task awaited us - the investigation of three mysterious deaths in the Bocharov family, a father and his two sons, in a private house in the city of Orel. Konstantin, Sonya and Marina Zueva give excellent answers, Shabanov and brother and sister Alibekov also give an interesting answer. At the end of the series there is another elimination on the project, this time Olesya leaves the battle. And Kostya Getsati is again chosen as the best.

Episode 5 (issue 294)

10/21/2017. The first task is three guests, and each of them has violated one biblical commandment in her life. Participants determine which of them violated what. Sonya Egorova turned out to be the best in this task. And then the story with mysterious deaths in a Tula family. The psychics were offered photographs of the sisters and the boy, and first they had to determine who was alive and who was not alive. Konstantin Getzati shined in this part of the series. The main candidate for second place, Sonya, gets into the white envelope, and the weak link this time is Rustam, he leaves the battle with nothing.

Episode 6 (issue 295)

10/28/2017. Search for a "terrorist" with an explosive simulator on a bus. Dana Alibekova, Sasha Kinzhinov and Kostya Getsati are coping successfully. Additional task from presenter Marat Basharov: to understand what is written in the 1956 newspaper hidden in an envelope - about the so-called “Zoin's Standing”. Here again Kinzhinov shines brightest of all. He, along with Getsati, ends up in a white envelope, and another participant in “Black and White” - Maklakova - ends up in a black one.

Episode 7 (issue 296)

04.11.2017. In the first task, participants understood the biography of the war criminal Antonina Makarova, known as Tonka the Machine Gunner. And then they investigated the death using spiritualistic methods. This time there were four people in the white envelope - Jean, Dana, Sonya and Kostya. And two dropped out - Volkova at will and Nikita Turchin by decision of the jury.

Episode 8 (issue 297)

11.11.2017. Psychics at the grave of Djuna Davitashvili. Most of the participants gave wonderful answers, so no one was placed in the white envelope, but Ivan Shabanov was kicked out in this episode.

Episode 9 (issue 298)

11/18/2017. Blindfolded participants, led by Alexander Makarov, undergo a test at Stalin's dacha in Sochi. Sasha Kinzhinov answers worst of all, but the jury unanimously decides to give him a second chance, and no one drops out. And Konstantin turns out to be in the white envelope.

Episode 10 (issue 299)

11/25/2017. Psychics talk about the amulets of the project guests. In the second part - an investigation into the death of rapper Yanis Angelov from Mineralnye Vody. The best are brother and sister Alibekov, and for elimination they announce a competition for two candidates - Sasha and Marina, but Marina chooses to leave herself.

Episode 11 (issue 300)

02.12.2017. First, a test with Elena Golunova in the role of Mr. X. And then the participants try to understand the story of the deceased girl from Makhachkala, Alina Guseinova, using her video. Here Sasha Kinzhinov gives the worst answer, but the jury again unanimously decides to give him a second chance, and no one drops out. And Kostya Getsati is again chosen as the best.

Episode 12 (issue 301)

09.12.2017. The only test of the semi-final: the investigation of mysterious suicides - the hangings of men on the Evseevsky farm. The jury decides to let all five into the final - Konstantin Getsati, Sonya Egorova, Alexander Kinzhinov, Zhan and Dana Alibekov. Marat announced the final vote, which lasted until 22:00 on December 16.

Episode 13 (issue 302)

12/16/2017. The finale of the 18th season of the battle of psychics. As usual, we were faced with a task to search for a person in a large area (an abandoned factory), which all the finalists except Kinzhinov completed, and then an investigation into the mysterious death of a teenage girl, Angela Timergalieva, from the Bashkir city of Dyurtyuli.

After the broadcast of the final episode, the awards ceremony took place.

Episode 14 (issue 303)

12/23/2017. Stories about the finalists and announcement of the results of the audience voting.

Results in percentage:
Konstantin Getsati - 53.17%
Sonya Egorova - 20.71%
Alexander Kinzhinov - 17.86%
Zhan and Dana Alibekov - 8.26%

Episode 15 (1st special, or issue 304)

12/30/2017. Season 18 Digest - an expanded version of some of the challenges. Namely, Kinzhinov’s passage of Mr. X, Kostya Getsati’s passage of the trunk and the task in Evseevsky, Sonya’s passage of the search at the factory, the Alibekovs’ passage of tasks with Juna and the spiritualistic seance.