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Мій колишній PALMYRA
PALMYRA is a Kyiv indie-pop project by Anna Mykhalchuk: melancholic melodies, ethereal vocals, and a dreamlike world you enter for mood, not for glossy video fame. It’s a brand of atmosphere — nostalgia, reflection, intimate female storytelling — not a classic TV “star biography.”
The sound is deep contemporary indie / dream-pop: soft synths, acoustic and electronic layers, sometimes drum-and-bass or slowed versions for digital. Music is written with Elvin Kerimov and Dmytro Yashchuk; Anna’s lyrics hold a personal drama of relationships. Albums “Sama” (2024) and the concept record “Afrodita” (2025) map a path from toxicity toward the self and real closeness.
PALMYRA is a Kyiv indie-pop project by Anna Mykhalchuk: melancholic melodies, ethereal vocals, and a dreamlike world you enter for mood, not for glossy video fame. It’s a brand of atmosphere — nostalgia, reflection, intimate female storytelling — not a classic TV “star biography.”
The sound is deep contemporary indie / dream-pop: soft synths, acoustic and electronic layers, sometimes drum-and-bass or slowed versions for digital. Music is written with Elvin Kerimov and Dmytro Yashchuk; Anna’s lyrics hold a personal drama of relationships. Albums “Sama” (2024) and the concept record “Afrodita” (2025) map a path from toxicity toward the self and real closeness.
Key tracks differ in character: “Nepotriben” — a sticky indie hit with emotional punch; “Shibari” and “Vin” — a darker, bodily, mythic line from “Afrodita”; “Zablukala,” “Tvoi ruky” — about closeness and not running from feeling; “Layuchi kvity,” “Malenka zhinka,” “Za litakamy,” “Lito” — the early recognizable layer. Nearby sit “Arsenalna,” “Miy Kolyshniy,” “Kontrol,” “kryshtaleva.”
Growth runs through streaming, Radio Promin, Instagram/YouTube, and an indie audience that values emotion over chart formula. On Apple Music — PALMYRA (ID 1592864080, Indie Pop). Do not confuse with same-named Western or electronic acts.
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Hit of the week
KARMA (Dj Bliss Remix) Егор Крид
Egor Kreed (born Yegor Nikolayevich Bulatkin, previously performing as KReeD) is a Russian singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, blogger, and TV host. He was born on June 25, 1994, in Penza into a musical family: his mother sang, and his father played in an amateur band. From age eleven he wrote lyrics, loved hip-hop and guitar, and studied at the Gnesin Academy on the producer faculty.
He launched his solo career in 2011 with the video “Lyubov v seti,” which quickly gained millions of views. In 2012 he signed with Black Star Inc. and moved to Moscow. The breakthrough was the hit “Samaya samaya” (2014), and the debut album Kholostyak (2015) with “Nevesta” and “Budilnik” established him among the country’s leading pop and rap artists. This was followed by the albums Chto oni znayut? (2017), 58 (2020), Pussy Boy (2021), and Menshe chem tri (2024).
Egor Kreed (born Yegor Nikolayevich Bulatkin, previously performing as KReeD) is a Russian singer, rapper, songwriter, actor, blogger, and TV host. He was born on June 25, 1994, in Penza into a musical family: his mother sang, and his father played in an amateur band. From age eleven he wrote lyrics, loved hip-hop and guitar, and studied at the Gnesin Academy on the producer faculty.
He launched his solo career in 2011 with the video “Lyubov v seti,” which quickly gained millions of views. In 2012 he signed with Black Star Inc. and moved to Moscow. The breakthrough was the hit “Samaya samaya” (2014), and the debut album Kholostyak (2015) with “Nevesta” and “Budilnik” established him among the country’s leading pop and rap artists. This was followed by the albums Chto oni znayut? (2017), 58 (2020), Pussy Boy (2021), and Menshe chem tri (2024).
Key hits include “Esli ty menya ne lyubish,” “Tsvet nastroeniya chyornyy” (feat. Philipp Kirkorov), “Greshi” (feat. Klava Koka), “Serdtseedka,” “3-e Sentyabrya” (feat. Mikhail Shufutinsky), and “Otpuskayu.” In 2019 Kreed left Black Star and became an independent artist, keeping his stage name and catalog. He has won Muz-TV awards, the Golden Gramophone, MTV Europe Music Awards, and the title of Honored Artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2025).
Egor Kreed’s style blends pop, rap, and R&B with melodic hooks, modern production, and lyrics about love, relationships, and life in the public eye. He is one of the most recognizable artists on the Russian scene of the 2010s–2020s — from viral videos to stadium concerts and millions of streaming listeners.
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