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Hit of the day
Ты не играй со мной Galiy
Galiy (Bogdan Galiy) is a Russian singer-songwriter working in chanson and author song. He was born on February 19, 1975, in Severny near Vorkuta (Komi ASSR), and in early childhood his family moved to Lyudinovo, Kaluga Oblast, where he spent his school and youth years. After technical college, Bogdan worked in IT, but music remained the main pursuit of his life: he writes lyrics and music himself and records songs in his home studio.
His first album, Topolinaya zima, was released in 2010 — it included twelve original compositions, including the title track from 1991 and “Daleko” (1992). Since then, Galiy has regularly released new work, often co-writing with poets Anatoliy Dolginov, Yuriy Trofimov, and Nadezhda Verkina. His music resonates with listeners who value honest, unvarnished lyrics.
Galiy (Bogdan Galiy) is a Russian singer-songwriter working in chanson and author song. He was born on February 19, 1975, in Severny near Vorkuta (Komi ASSR), and in early childhood his family moved to Lyudinovo, Kaluga Oblast, where he spent his school and youth years. After technical college, Bogdan worked in IT, but music remained the main pursuit of his life: he writes lyrics and music himself and records songs in his home studio.
His first album, Topolinaya zima, was released in 2010 — it included twelve original compositions, including the title track from 1991 and “Daleko” (1992). Since then, Galiy has regularly released new work, often co-writing with poets Anatoliy Dolginov, Yuriy Trofimov, and Nadezhda Verkina. His music resonates with listeners who value honest, unvarnished lyrics.
Well-known songs include “Bessmertnyy polk,” “Voina,” “Komandirovka,” “Ya byl,” “Na pole ratnom,” and “Kartochki lyubimykh.” Streaming platforms feature the albums Izbrannoe, My speshim k lyubimym (2018), Voina (2022), and Odnokoy dushi listopad (2023). Galiy’s songs are heard at concerts, online, and on music platforms, finding an audience among fans of Russian chanson.
Bogdan Galiy’s style is lyrical, civic-minded chanson focused on memory, love, homeland, and human destinies. His voice and lyrics sound simple and direct, like a conversation with someone close. It is the music of an author who writes for his own circle, yet finds new listeners across Russia year after year.
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Hit of the week
Мы тут временно Mihael Gudovskih
Michael Gudovskikh is a Russian singer-songwriter working at the intersection of pop, chanson, and estrada. His music is often released under the “Pravilnaya Pop Muzyka” (“Proper Pop Music”) banner — a project built on live lyrics, memorable melodies, and a direct, human conversation with the listener rather than short-lived hype.
His songs explore love and pain, family, growing up, childhood memories, fatherhood, and feminine strength. Gudovskikh writes both music and lyrics himself, so each track feels like a personal story — emotional, meaningful, and free of empty formulas. He releases music regularly and quickly finds an audience on streaming platforms and digital music services.
Michael Gudovskikh is a Russian singer-songwriter working at the intersection of pop, chanson, and estrada. His music is often released under the “Pravilnaya Pop Muzyka” (“Proper Pop Music”) banner — a project built on live lyrics, memorable melodies, and a direct, human conversation with the listener rather than short-lived hype.
His songs explore love and pain, family, growing up, childhood memories, fatherhood, and feminine strength. Gudovskikh writes both music and lyrics himself, so each track feels like a personal story — emotional, meaningful, and free of empty formulas. He releases music regularly and quickly finds an audience on streaming platforms and digital music services.
Notable releases include “Ona s kharakterom,” “Krugovorot zhizni,” “Poslushay, syn,” “Vzroslaya doch,” “Detstvo, detstvo,” “Polyubila Nastoyashchego,” “Ona spasla menya molcha,” “Granitsa rodnykh,” and “Skazhi, tsyganka.” This is music for listeners who value sincere vocals, heartfelt lyrics, and “proper” pop with a chanson sensibility. Private life here is material, not décor. In his open copy, divorce is a turning point: after it — a father who “didn’t stop being a dad,” a father’s mistakes, men who cry too, women’s strength, and childhood memory. Karmiel is not an Olympic Stadium stage, but a town from which you write into a phone and post to the feed. The listener meets daily life: a daughter grown up, a son hearing advice, love after 40 said without shame, family and pain in one verse.
Michael Gudovskikh continues to expand his catalog, release new singles, and strengthen his image as an independent artist who speaks about life simply, honestly, and from the heart.
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