Louna

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Louna
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Louna in Saint Petersburg, March 9, 2012
Background information
Origin Moscow, Russia
Genres Hard rock, punk rock
Years active2008–present
Labels Red Decade Records
M2BA
Souyz Music
Members Lousine Gevorkian
Vitaly Demidenko
Rouben Kazariyan
Sergey Ponkratiev
Leonid "Pilot" Kinzbursky
Website louna.ru

Louna is an alternative/punk rock band, formed in Moscow in 2008 by Tracktor Bowling musicians Lousine Gevorkian and Vitaly Demidenko. [1]

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Their debut album, Let's Get Louder , was released in 2010. In total, the group has released three albums and six singles to date.

The band is best known for its socially conscious songs criticizing Russian political elites [2] [3] [4] and religion. [5] [6] Louna's songs are frequently found on Russian radio and rock charts. [7] [8]

Louna is composed of members Lousine Gevorkian (vocals), Vitaly Demidenko (bass), Sergey Ponkratiev (guitars), Rouben Kazariyan (guitar) and Leonid "Pilot" Kinzbursky (drums).

In autumn 2013 the band went into a large-scale tour of 26 U.S. cities with teams of The Pretty Reckless and Heaven's Basement. [9]

On 13 December 2018 they released a new English-speaking album, “Panopticon”.

Awards and nominations

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2009Louna Best New Alternative Artist [10] Won
2011Louna Song of the Year "Fight Club" [11] Won
Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian" [11] Nominated
Breakthrough Artist "Louna" [11] Nominated
2012Louna Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian" [12] Won
Album of the Year "Time X" [12] Nominated
2014Louna 500 Best songs Nashe Radio "Mama", "Let's Get Louder" [13] Won
Group of the Year "Louna" [14] Nominated
2014Lousine Gevorkian Leader chart "Tarakany! and Lousine Gevorkian" [15] Won

Band members

Timeline

Louna

Discography

Lousine Gevorkian Lousine Gevorkian.jpg
Lousine Gevorkian

Studio albums

No.YearAlbum name
1.2010Сделай громче! (Make it louder!)
2.2012Время X (The Time of X)
3.2013 Behind a Mask
4.Мы — это Louna (We are Louna)
5.2016Дивный новый мир (Brave new world)
6.2018Полюса (Poles)
7.Panopticon
8.2020Начало нового круга (Start of a new circle)
9.2022Рубикон (Rubicon)

Live albums

No.YearAlbum name
1.2013Проснись и пой! (Wake up and sing!)
2.2016Песни о мире (Songs about peace) (featuring the Globalis Symphony Orchestra)
3.2020Live Show (Re:Public Minsk Belarus)

Collections

No.YearCollection name
1.2015The Best of
2.2019X (The Best of)
3.2021Обратная сторона LOUNA (Reverse side of LOUNA) (acoustic versions)

Singles

No.YearSingle name
1.2009Армагеддон (Armageddon)
2.Чёрный (Black)
3.Белый (White)
4.2010Солнце (Sun)
5.2011Кому веришь ты? (feat. Tem) (Who do you believe?)
6.2012 Mama
7.2013Mama (Re-released)
8. Business
9.201618+
10.2018Колыбельная / Лопасти (Lullaby / Blades)
11.Так (Like this)
12.Другие (Others)
13.Shadow Kingdoms (feat. Craig Mabbitt, Kevin Thrasher)
14.Brave New World
15.2019S.N.U.F.F.
16.2020Полюса (Poles)
17.Песня о мире (Song about peace)
18.Сердца из стали (Hearts of steal)
19.Вендетта (Vendetta)
20.Из этих стен (From these walls)
21.В бой (To battle) (tribute to DDT)
22.Станем стеной (Will become a wall)
23.Сигнал в пустоте (Signal in the void)
24.2021Незабудка (Forget-me-not)

Videography

No.YearRelease nameType of release / Comment
1.2009 Армагеддон music clip
2.2010 Зачем? music clip
3.2010 Сделай громче! music clip
4.2011 Карма мира music clip
5.2011 Мой рок-н-ролл (в 3D)music clip
6.2012 Мама music clip
7.2012 Mama music clip
8.2012 Люди смотрят вверх music clip
9.2013 Business music clip
10.2013 Up There music clip
11.2013 Ночь, дорога и рок music clip
12.2014 С тобой music clip

Sources

  1. ↑ Лунная Соната Не Для Слабонервных! [Moonlight Sonata Is Not for the Faint of Heart!]. kubana.com (in Russian). 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Zinin, Ilya (11 April 2012). Louna - «Время X» [Louna - "Time X"]. Rolling Stone (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
  3. ↑ Louna - Время Х (Рецензия на альбом) [Louna - Time X (Album Review)]. alt-sector-net (in Russian). 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Louna — Время X пришло (+скачать mp3) [Louna — Time X Has Come (+Download MP3)]. oppositionmusic.ru. March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Louna - Бизнес [Louna - Business]. Megalyrics.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ↑ Louna - Кризис Крайст Суперзвезда [Crisis Christ Superstar]. Megalyrics.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ↑ НАГРАЖДЕНЫ ЛУЧШИЕ РОССИЙСКИЕ РОК-МУЗЫКАНТЫ ЗА 2011 ГОД [The Best Russian Rock Musicians For 2011 Were Awarded]. 2012.13top.ru (in Russian). 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  8. ↑ Лу Геворкян: Экстремистов используют как мяСО с плакатами [Lou Gevorgyan: Extremists are used as meat with posters](PDF). Кампус (Campus) (in Russian). Vol. 2, no. 40. May 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  9. ↑ "Louna Announce First-Ever U.S. Tour, with The Pretty Reckless". Revolver . 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Фаворитом RAMP-2009 стал "Ляпис Трубецкой" ["Lyapis Trubetskoy" became the favorite of RAMP-2009]. NEWSmuz.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 Вокалистка Tracktor Bowling отмечает день рождения [The vocalist of Tracktor Bowling celebrates her birthday]. Billboard (in Russian). 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013 – via MSN Music.
  12. 1 2 Номинанты Премии "Чартова дюжина"! [Nominees for the Chart Dozen Award!]. Nashe Radio (in Russian). 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
  13. ↑ LOUNA В ДВАДЦАТКЕ ЛУЧШИХ ПЕСЕН НАШЕГО РАДИО! [Louna in the Top 20 Songs of Nashe Radio!]. louna.ru (in Russian). 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  14. ↑ LOUNA В НОМИНАЦИИ НА ПРЕМИЮ «ЧАРТОВА ДЮЖИНА»! [Louna Nominated for the Chart Dozen Awards!]. louna.ru (in Russian). 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  15. ↑ Vasyanin, Andrey; Kuksin, Sergey (16 February 2014). Вручены национальные премии в области рок-н-ролла "Чартова дюжина" [The "Chart Dozen" national rock 'n' roll awards have been presented]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

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