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Вію Вія Toad Forge
Toad Forge is a Ukrainian music project operating at the intersection of pop, tech house, and atmospheric electronics. It is not a stage alias tied to a major media persona, but a standalone digital brand built around compact releases, mood videos, short-form content, and track atmosphere rather than a classic celebrity biography. The project name is instantly memorable and fits naturally into the modern Ukrainian dance-pop landscape.
Toad Forge's sound is built on dense yet airy production: soft synths, rhythmic groove, Ukrainian lyrical imagery, and a light folk or club aesthetic. Some tracks lean toward pop with catchy hooks; others move into tech house with dance-floor energy. Production is often linked to Javvani Prod, giving the releases a cohesive, contemporary sonic identity.
Toad Forge is a Ukrainian music project operating at the intersection of pop, tech house, and atmospheric electronics. It is not a stage alias tied to a major media persona, but a standalone digital brand built around compact releases, mood videos, short-form content, and track atmosphere rather than a classic celebrity biography. The project name is instantly memorable and fits naturally into the modern Ukrainian dance-pop landscape.
Toad Forge's sound is built on dense yet airy production: soft synths, rhythmic groove, Ukrainian lyrical imagery, and a light folk or club aesthetic. Some tracks lean toward pop with catchy hooks; others move into tech house with dance-floor energy. Production is often linked to Javvani Prod, giving the releases a cohesive, contemporary sonic identity.
Key tracks include "Hlyboka Voda," "Viiu Viia," "Halya," and "Tikatana." "Hlyboka Voda" became a notable TikTok and social media hit, while "Halya" arrived as a tech house video with a bold club feel. "Tikatana" is positioned as an atmospheric Ukrainian beat to simply unwind to, and "Viiu Viia" works as a mood track focused on emotion and detailed sound design.
In 2026, Toad Forge released the album Hlyboka Voda, bringing together the project's strongest directions — from pop melody to electronic beats. Releases are available on streaming platforms and social media, where the project grows through short videos and viral fragments. Toad Forge represents a new kind of artist: a music project that expands through platforms rather than a traditional media path.
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По Барам (Dj Den Krasin Remix Radio) ANNA ASTI
ANNA ASTI (real name Anna Anatolyevna Dzyuba) is a Ukrainian and Russian singer. She was born on June 24, 1990 in Cherkasy. She dreamed of the stage from childhood, performing at school events and in drama club. In 2007 she began writing her own songs, and in 2010 producer Artem Umrikhin (Artik) invited her to the duo Artik & Asti after hearing her recordings online.
From 2010 to 2021 Anna Asti was the vocalist of Artik & Asti — one of Russia's most popular pop duos. Hits including Moya poslednyaya nadezhda, Nedelimy, Grustnyy dens (with Artem Kacher) and albums including #RayOdinNaDvoikh, Zdes' i seychas and 7 gathered millions of streams. In 2015 the album Zdes' i seychas was named Album of the Year by Yandex Music. In November 2021 the singer left the duo and began her solo career.
ANNA ASTI (real name Anna Anatolyevna Dzyuba) is a Ukrainian and Russian singer. She was born on June 24, 1990 in Cherkasy. She dreamed of the stage from childhood, performing at school events and in drama club. In 2007 she began writing her own songs, and in 2010 producer Artem Umrikhin (Artik) invited her to the duo Artik & Asti after hearing her recordings online.
From 2010 to 2021 Anna Asti was the vocalist of Artik & Asti — one of Russia's most popular pop duos. Hits including Moya poslednyaya nadezhda, Nedelimy, Grustnyy dens (with Artem Kacher) and albums including #RayOdinNaDvoikh, Zdes' i seychas and 7 gathered millions of streams. In 2015 the album Zdes' i seychas was named Album of the Year by Yandex Music. In November 2021 the singer left the duo and began her solo career.
In 2022 she released her debut solo single Feniks and the album of the same name with hits Po baram and Khobbi (a duet with Philipp Kirkorov). This was followed by Noch'yu na kukhne and a cover of Zvenit yanvarskaya vyuga. Her second album Tsaritsa (2023) brought the hits Veryu v tebya and Tsaritsa; she became one of the most streamed artists on Russian platforms. In 2025 her third studio album Vysshiye sily was released.
ANNA ASTI tours actively, stages large solo shows and receives music awards including the Golden Gramophone. She works with Fenix Music. She has been married to entrepreneur Stanislav Yurkin since 2020.
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