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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
Эпилог (Bartello Remix Radio Edit) 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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