Louna

Louna
Louna in Saint Petersburg, March 9, 2012
Background information
Origin	Moscow, Russia
Genres	Hard rock, punk rock
Years active	2008–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]

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

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

Band members

Current members Lousine Gevorkian — lead vocals, keyboards (2008–present) Vitaly Demidenko — bass guitar (2008–present) Rouben Kazariyan — lead guitar (2008–present) Sergey Ponkratiev — rhythm guitar (2008–present) Leonid Kinzbursky — drums (2008–present)

Timeline

Discography

Lousine Gevorkian

Studio albums

No.	Year	Album name
1.	2010	Сделай громче! (Make it louder!)
2.	2012	Время X (The Time of X)
3.	2013	Behind a Mask
4.		Мы — это Louna (We are Louna)
5.	2016	Дивный новый мир (Brave new world)
6.	2018	Полюса (Poles)
7.		Panopticon
8.	2020	Начало нового круга (Start of a new circle)
9.	2022	Рубикон (Rubicon)

Live albums

No.	Year	Album name
1.	2013	Проснись и пой! (Wake up and sing!)
2.	2016	Песни о мире (Songs about peace) (featuring the Globalis Symphony Orchestra)
3.	2020	Live Show (Re:Public Minsk Belarus)

Collections

No.	Year	Collection name
1.	2015	The Best of
2.	2019	X (The Best of)
3.	2021	Обратная сторона LOUNA (Reverse side of LOUNA) (acoustic versions)

Singles

No.	Year	Single name
1.	2009	Армагеддон (Armageddon)
2.		Чёрный (Black)
3.		Белый (White)
4.	2010	Солнце (Sun)
5.	2011	Кому веришь ты? (feat. Tem) (Who do you believe?)
6.	2012	Mama
7.	2013	Mama (Re-released)
8.		Business
9.	2016	18+
10.	2018	Колыбельная / Лопасти (Lullaby / Blades)
11.		Так (Like this)
12.		Другие (Others)
13.		Shadow Kingdoms (feat. Craig Mabbitt, Kevin Thrasher)
14.		Brave New World
15.	2019	S.N.U.F.F.
16.	2020	Полюса (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.	2021	Незабудка (Forget-me-not)

Videography

No.	Year	Release name	Type 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.
6. Louna - Кризис Крайст Суперзвезда [Crisis Christ Superstar]. Megalyrics.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 December 2010.
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. 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. 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.

External links

• Official website
• Louna's channel on YouTube
• Page @ last.fm (more than 11.000 listeners)

See also

• Tracktor Bowling
• Lousine Gevorkian
• Vitaly Demidenko