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Никаких тормозов sixseven67
Sixseven677 is a Russian dance handle with an extra seven on the end: not the Greek hip-hop sixseven67 (Allazw, semesters, Thessaloniki) and not the viral “6-7” gesture. The project has no interviews, city or face in the press; the credits on Koroleva list Ivan Nikolaevich Somov as composer and lyricist. That is a release line, not a stage biography: the passport is not unpacked in public, and you cannot invent a wife or children out of Queen. Since May 2026 the singles have come in a burst on Studiya Soyuz — an old Moscow digital-distribution label, not a club myth of the 2000s.
The storefront opens with Na meli (5 September 2026): the current first slot, dance about someone stuck on a sandbank. Earlier came Nikakikh tormozov (20 May, 2:45) and Krasnyy samokat (5 June, 3:26) — stray lists often hang them on a shortened sixseven67, though the copyright is still Soyuz. Then Ty moy kayf, Koroleva, Fobiya and the pop single Guantanamera: the Cuban standard recut for a dancefloor, not a campfire. The catalogue’s character is acceleration, a scooter, a queen, a phobia and a shoal: young electronic pop that does not brake and does not say who is driving.
Sixseven677 is a Russian dance handle with an extra seven on the end: not the Greek hip-hop sixseven67 (Allazw, semesters, Thessaloniki) and not the viral “6-7” gesture. The project has no interviews, city or face in the press; the credits on Koroleva list Ivan Nikolaevich Somov as composer and lyricist. That is a release line, not a stage biography: the passport is not unpacked in public, and you cannot invent a wife or children out of Queen. Since May 2026 the singles have come in a burst on Studiya Soyuz — an old Moscow digital-distribution label, not a club myth of the 2000s.
The storefront opens with Na meli (5 September 2026): the current first slot, dance about someone stuck on a sandbank. Earlier came Nikakikh tormozov (20 May, 2:45) and Krasnyy samokat (5 June, 3:26) — stray lists often hang them on a shortened sixseven67, though the copyright is still Soyuz. Then Ty moy kayf, Koroleva, Fobiya and the pop single Guantanamera: the Cuban standard recut for a dancefloor, not a campfire. The catalogue’s character is acceleration, a scooter, a queen, a phobia and a shoal: young electronic pop that does not brake and does not say who is driving.
The nickname itself is the plot twist. A hollow twin, Sixseven67 without the third seven, sits nearby with only Ty moy kayf. Aggregators trim the name to sixseven67 and the card collides with the Greek who has sung since 2020 in another language. Three sevens are the only clear marker: Sixseven677, capital S, dance, Russian lyrics, Soyuz. If the line says Allazw or First Semester, it is not him.
There is no private life in the sources: no tour, no scandal, no shelter, no wardrobe. In four months — seven singles, no album, no features, no TV, but a borrowed Cuban melody and a scooter in the title. Sixseven677 sounds like a digital dancer assembled from 6 and 7 plus one more 7 so as not to sit on someone else’s nick. If you want no-brakes and the red scooter, look for the third seven and Na meli, not Greek Latin letters.
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Латте с корицей 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 from childhood and graduated from the Kirovohrad Music College. During his studies he formed the rock band Galactic News, later renamed Vakula's Band; the group performed at festivals and on the TV show Rock Polygon, but disbanded due to financial difficulties.
In 1993 Balan founded the techno-pop project Aqua Vita (Latin for "living water"). The debut album Unspoken Words (1994) took the band to the final of Chervona Ruta 1995. After vocalist Iryna Filatova joined, the group became one of Ukraine's most popular dance projects of the late 1990s. Collaboration with the Territory A agency and the album And Now Everything Is Different (1997) brought mass success; hits Tekhnotronutyy, Kapelukh, Khmary rozstantut, Poplach and Pole azartu were heard across the country.
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 from childhood and graduated from the Kirovohrad Music College. During his studies he formed the rock band Galactic News, later renamed Vakula's Band; the group performed at festivals and on the TV show Rock Polygon, but disbanded due to financial difficulties.
In 1993 Balan founded the techno-pop project Aqua Vita (Latin for "living water"). The debut album Unspoken Words (1994) took the band to the final of Chervona Ruta 1995. After vocalist Iryna Filatova joined, the group became one of Ukraine's most popular dance projects of the late 1990s. Collaboration with the Territory A agency and the album And Now Everything Is Different (1997) brought mass success; hits Tekhnotronutyy, Kapelukh, Khmary rozstantut, Poplach and Pole azartu were heard across the country.
After the main lineup disbanded in 2000, Balan continued as a composer and arranger, writing songs for other artists. The album Vyuga was released in 2002. In 2011 he revived Aqua Vita with vocalist Olena Titarenko and received the Smaraghodova Lyra award in the Music category. Since 2021 he has been releasing solo albums and singles as Igor Balan.
Since 2023 his daughter Alisa Balan has performed alongside him in Aqua Vita. The musician continues to tour and release new music — recent solo works include the albums I Like You (2021), See You Soon (2024), Kholodno and I Remember You (2025), and Zagulayu do utra (2026).
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