Artist Biographies
On stage and off it: stories of the artists you listen to, plus the tracks that make you want to explore more.
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Vyshe etazhom
Vyshe etazhom (“One Floor Higher”) is a 2026 Russian-language pop project whose name already promises a level above the ordinary chat and courtyard: not merely “nearby,” but one fl
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Dom na Gromkosti
Dom na Gromkosti (“House at Full Volume”) is a Russian-language rock project whose name already sets the scene: not a quiet living room, but walls turned up loud, where the persona
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Vishnevyi Zakat
Vishnevy Zakat (Вишневый Закат, “Cherry Sunset”) is a Russian music project whose name sets the mood at once: warm color, short summer days, and light melancholy at the edge of eve
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DJ PROSTEER
DJ PROSTEER is a music project with a sharp stage name that blends DJ craft and electronic production. There is little glossy public biography: the brand is built through releases
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Shkred
Shkred (Egor Shkred, real name Egor Bogdanovich; also Egoryk) is a Belarusian blogger and pop/hip-hop artist, born 7 August 1996 in Vitebsk. Childhood in a dorm outside the city, m
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a8p4s
a8p4s (а8р4s) is a Russian-language pop project from Vitebsk: short singles about pain, silence and a female “I” that won’t stay quiet. Open sources name Pavel Ageev behind the nic
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Alan Walker
Alan Walker (Alan Olav Walker, born 24 August 1997 in Northampton) is a British-Norwegian DJ and producer based in Bergen. He grew up on YouTube tutorials, gaming culture, and cine
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NOT BAND!
NOT BAND! is a St. Petersburg vocal project with an ironic name: not a classic guitar “band,” but a choir and studio collective. A resident of the Brusnitsyn cultural quarter (Kozh
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Trident
TRiDENT is a Japanese girls rock trio: ASAKA (vocals, guitar), SERINA (bass, backing vocals) and NAGISA (drums). They began in a high-school light-music club as Girls Rock Band Rev
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Ensemble Khmel
Ensemble Khmel is a Russian folk-song group founded in 2006. On streaming platforms it is listed as Ansambl “Khmel”: the repertoire centers on traditional songs in modern arrangeme
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Alla Vesna
Alla Vesna is a Russian-language pop project with a short digital catalog from summer 2026. On streaming platforms the artist is listed as a separate Latin-letter profile: the sing
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Match
Match is a Russian-language pop project with a very short digital start. On streaming platforms the artist is listed as a separate profile, and the key release is the single Noch (
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YARina
YaRina is a Russian-language ethno-pop project with a styled name (Cyrillic “Ya” + Latin “R”). On storefronts, don’t confuse her with Ecuadorian Yarina, Ukrainian Yaryna Kvasniy, t
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Nataliia Matsak
Natalia Matsak is a Ukrainian house-pop artist who, from spring 2026, built a dense digital catalog of short singles. Her voice stays close to the listener — conversational, melodi
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QANO
QANO (also By KAVA / Oleksandr Lukianchenko) is a Ukrainian pop and electronic producer of the new generation: the path started with TikTok remixes and quickly grew into his own vi
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5UTRA
5UTRA (5УТРА) is a Russian pop duo of spouses Anna and Nikita Belyakov from Omsk. Wider fame came with hits “Davay sbezhim (Iskorki),” “Bez tebya ya tonu v etom more,” and “Ne pred
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ANTONIO-V
ANTONIO-V (listed on Apple Music as Antonio V) is a Hip-Hop/Rap artist with a compact streaming catalogue. Not to be confused with DJ Antonio, Marco Antonio Solís, or classical com
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AN
AN (listed on Apple Music as An) is a Russian-language hip-hop and pop artist with a compact streaming catalogue. Not to be confused with the many other projects sharing the name:
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CHURSANOV
CHURSANOV is a Ukrainian artist, sound producer, and songwriter based in Kharkiv. He started behind the boards — writing, mixing, and mastering — before stepping forward as a perfo
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KVADRAT
KVADRAT is a Russian pop artist leaning into indie-pop, disco and summer dance sound. The focus is short singles about the city, night, the beach and light melancholy. Do not confu
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MILA MILA
Mila Mila (MILA MILA) is a Ukrainian pop singer whose releases have been actively appearing on streaming platforms in 2026. She should not be confused with singer Mila Nitich — Mil
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LNGSHOT
LNGSHOT (롱샷, pronounced “long shot”) is a South Korean K-pop boy band formed in 2025 under MORE VISION, the label founded by Jay Park. The group should not be confused with The Lon
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Jay Park
Jay Park (Park Jae-beom, 박재범) is a Korean-American singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, and entrepreneur. He was born on April 25, 1987, in Edmonds, Washington, grew up in the Sea
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Maya Lyubimova
Maya Lyubimova is a Russian pop singer known for bright singles and frequent collaborations with the show group Stop Kard. She should not be confused with singer Anastasia Lyubimov
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Sozvezdie Chuvstv
Sozvezdie Chuvstv is a Russian pop artist whose arrangements carry a club and EDM edge. The project name evokes a world of emotions and feelings; little public biographical informa
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Kody vody
Kody Vody (Codes of Water) is a Russian music project whose releases appeared on streaming platforms in 2026. The sound is described as cyber-ethno or cyber-folk: Slavic motifs, fa
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Nata_shi
Nata_shi is the stage name of Ukrainian pop singer and songwriter Nataliya Tsapar. The artist develops a solo music project in contemporary pop with a lyrical, intimate sound and a
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DiMax
DiMax is a Russian music project listed in streaming catalogs as «Группа DiMax». The sound blends chanson, pop and light dance-pop touches: emotional vocals, memorable melodies and
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Jinyoung
Jinyoung is the stage name of South Korean singer, actor, and songwriter Park Jinyoung (박진영), born on September 22, 1994, in Jinhae-gu, Changwon. He dreamed of the stage from child
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NOVAH
Nova (노바) is the stage name of Russian singer, rapper, and dancer Maria Pavlovna Emelyanova, born on October 10, 2002, in Moscow. She practiced dance sports from age four, then bec
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Igor Balan
Igor Volodymyrovych Balan is a Ukrainian singer, composer, arranger and songwriter. He was born on February 19, 1972 in Mala Vyska, Kirovohrad Oblast. He studied at music school fr
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TOMAS BLACK
Tomas Black (TØMAS BLACK) is a Russian DJ, music producer and arranger from Krasnodar. The stage name of Yevgeny Roshchin. He has been active in electronic music since 2013: perfor
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AI MOVA
AI MOVA is a Ukrainian pop music project whose name combines artificial intelligence and “mova” — language, voice, and a modern sound. It is a digital artist with no public “star”
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Maxim Borodin
Maksym Leonidovych Borodin is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. He was born on September 7, 1985 in Vilniansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. He graduated from the P. I. Maiboroda Zaporizhz
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Laud
LAUD (Vladyslav Karashchuk) is a Kyiv-based R&B / soul vocalist and songwriter for whom the stage is less a “star biography” than a space for voice: soft urban pop, night-time mood
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MONATIK
MONATIK (Dmytro Monatik) is a Ukrainian pop singer, dancer, choreographer, and songwriter from Lutsk. His breakthrough was sealed by hits “Kruzhit,” “Vitamin D,” and “LOVE IT rhyth
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Diadia Zhora
Dyadya Zhora is the stage name of Ukrainian showman, comedian, host, producer, and singer Vadym Rostyslavovych Mychkovskyi. He was born on September 22, 1975, in Khmelnytskyi. The
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Sugar
Shugar is the stage name of Ukrainian singer, songwriter, and blogger Oleh Vasylyovich Shkarpeta. He was born on August 31, 1995, in Khmelnytskyi, graduated from Khmelnytskyi Unive
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Olya Polyakova
Olya Polyakova (full name Olha Yuriivna Polyakova) is a Ukrainian singer, actress, TV host, and entertainer. She was born on January 17, 1979, in Vinnytsia. She studied music from
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Parfeniuk
Parfeniuk (real name Ilya Andriyovych Parfenyuk) is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, and influencer. He was born on November 13, 2001, in Kaniv, Cherkasy region. He loved music from
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NЮ
NYU is the stage name of Russian singer, actor, and musician Yuriy Andreevich Nikolaenko. He was born on May 17, 1989, in Norilsk. From childhood he studied at music school — singi
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Sergey Kazakov
Sergey Vladimirovich Kazakov was born August 20, 1966, in Saratov — a school class that oddly also held future oligarch Roman Abramovich and actor Igor Yatsko. In 1987 he graduated
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NaidI
NaydI (НайдИ) is the stage name of Russian pop singer, songwriter, and composer Nadezhda Semikasheva. The moniker sounds like both a call and a play on words: “find” — and the list
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Devyatnadtsat strochek
Devyatnadtsat Strochek (“Nineteen Lines”) is a Russian-language indie/pop project with a name that works like a formula: not a surname or a nickname, but a counter for a short text
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Svetlana Roshchupkina
Svetlana Roshchupkina is a Russian singer, songwriter, and blogger; in parallel she runs a club-pop alter ego, Lana Rosmi. Under her own name — heartfelt tracks about feelings, bou
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Tatiana Medvedeva
Tatiana Medvedeva is a Russian-language pop songwriter with a diary voice: short singles about love, hurt, family, and the right to say “no.” There is almost no glossy public dossi
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Hilton
KHILTON (ХИЛТОН) is a Russian-language pop project (not Paris Hilton or Tyler Hilton) that entered digital catalogs on 30 July 2026 with the EP Pervyy Albom (“First Album”). The al
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LOBODA
LOBODA (Svitlana Serhiivna Loboda) is a Ukrainian pop singer and songwriter, born on 18 October 1982 in Irpin. Music school (piano, conducting, classical vocals), pop-and-circus ac
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ROODNYA
ROODNYA is a Russian-language Christian pop project with a short digital start in 2026. On streaming platforms the artist is listed as a separate profile under Christian Pop. The k
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Ded Zakhar
Ded Zakhar (listed on streaming as DED ZAKHAR) is a Russian-language pop project with a short digital start in 2026. The key release is the album SVOI: seven tracks where modern pr
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