Nu Virgos was the name used to promote the musical group VIA Gra outside of Ukraine and other nearby countries. The name VIA Gra is a triple wordplay: it is an allusion to the drug Viagra, also the first three letters "ВІА" ("VIA") stand for "vocal-instrumental ensemble" in Ukrainian, and "Гра" ("hra") means "game" or "play" in Ukrainian, and it is also kind of a signature of the surnames of the two first girls of the group, VI-nnytsk-A and GRA-novska, the originally used maiden name of Nadia Meiher. Nu Virgos was a Ukrainian girl group that hit the charts in Ukraine and Russia in September 2000 with their first single "Popytka No. 5". Their first success outside the Russian language area was in May 2004 with the single "Stop! Stop! Stop!", an English version of their 2002 Russian song. The group is known for their frequent lineup changes, with 13 different individuals having at one time been in the group. The group was co-created by Dmitriy Kostyuk and Konstantin Meladze. Kostyuk is the manager of the group and the co-producer of the group's albums. Meladze is the writer of the group's songs and the co-producer of the group's albums.
Ukraine has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 16 times since making its debut in 2003. Ukraine has won the contest twice: in 2004 with "Wild Dances" by Ruslana, and in 2016 with the song "1944" by Jamala, thus becoming the first Eastern European country to win the contest twice. Ukraine hosted the 2005 and 2017 contests in Kyiv.
The Odessa Numismatics Museum is a currency museum in Ukraine. The museum preserves and exhibits ancient relics from the Northern Black Sea Region and Rus-Ukraine.
Pop music in Ukraine is Western influenced pop music in its various forms that has been growing in popularity in Ukraine since the 1960s.
Peter G. Loboda is a researcher of ancient history of the Northern Black Sea Region and antique numismatics. He is founder and director of the Odessa Numismatics Museum.
Ukraine participated in Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with the song "Be My Valentine " written by Evheniy Matyushenko and Svetlana Loboda. The song was performed by Svetlana Loboda. The Ukrainian broadcaster National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) organised a national final in order to select the Ukrainian entry for the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia. The national selection consisted of a semi-final, held on 8 February 2009, and a final, held on 8 March 2009; thirty-one entries competed in the semi-final with the top fifteen advancing to the final. In the final, "Be My Valentine" performed by Svetlana Loboda was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote.
Svitlana Serhiivna Loboda, also known by the stage name LOBODA, is a Russian singer and composer. Loboda represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 and finished in 12th place with 76 points.
Anastasia Kostyantynivna Prikhodko is a Ukrainian activist, politician, and former singer-songwriter. Known for her deep contralto singing voice and blend of folk rock and pop music, Prikhodko announced that she would be ending her music career in order to enter politics in October 2018. Prikhodko had previously made herself a major figure during Euromaidan and the 2014 pro-Russian unrest in Ukraine, expressing support for Ukrainian forces and vowing to never perform in Russia again.
"Be My Valentine! " is a song recorded by Ukrainian singer Svetlana Loboda. The song was written by Svetlana Loboda herself and Yevgeny Matyushenko. It is best known as the Ukrainian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, held in Moscow.
Loboda is a surname derived from the Slavic word for plants of the genus Atriplex. It may refer to:
Natella Vagifivna Krapivina is a Ukrainian producer and director who is best known for working extensively with Ukrainian singer LOBODA. Krapivina additionally produces the Ukrainian travel show Oryol i Reshka and works with the television channels Inter in Ukraine and Pyatnica! in Russia.
Dmytro Monatyk, professionally known as MONATIK, is an Ukrainian singer, songwriter, dancer, composer.
Ukrainian singer Svetlana Loboda (Loboda) has released three studio albums, one extended play (EP), one compilation album, one live album, three remix albums, forty-six singles, and thirty-eight music videos.
"Boom Boom" is a song by Ukrainian singer Loboda and Russian rapper Pharaoh. It was released on July 31, 2020 by Sony Music.
Sold Out is the EP by Ukrainian singer Svetlana Loboda, released on 14 December 2019 by Sony Music.
H2LO is the third studio album by Ukrainian singer Loboda, released on 24 March 2017 by Sony Music.
"Moloko" is a song by Ukrainian singer Loboda, released on 18 December 2020 by Sony Music Entertainment. It is known that the song will be included in the Loboda's upcoming album.
"Tvoi glaza" is a song recorded by Ukrainian singer Loboda, released as a standalone single on 6 September 2016 by Sony Music. It was later included on Loboda's third studio album H2LO (2017). The song was written by Igor Maysky, Loboda, Rita Dakota, and produced by Natella Krapivina.
"40 gradusov" is a song recorded by Ukrainian singer Loboda, released as a standalone single on 15 November 2012 by Zion Music. The song was written by Monatik and Loboda, and produced by Natella Krapivina.
"Rodnoy" is a song by Ukrainian singer Loboda, released on 5 March 2021 by Sony Music Entertainment.
