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Open Kids | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Genres | pop |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | UMIG Music Sony Music Entertainment |
| Members | Angie Kvitka Sandra Toma |
| Past members | Viktoria Vernik Anna Muzafarova Angelina Romanovska Lera Didkovska Yulia Gamaliy Anna Bobrovska Elizaveta Kostiakina Annika Kozensky |
| Website | open-kids |
Open Kids is a pop group consisting of four girls from Ukraine.
The band officially formed on October 11, 2012, with the release of their first music video titled "Show Girls". Prior to this, the group trained together in the studio, initially without Annika Kozensky. Viktoria Vernik, Angelina Romanovska, Lera Didkovska, Yulia Gamaily, and Anna Bobrovska debuted on October 11, 2012, marking the formation of the first girl group of Open Art Dance Studio. Despite mainly living in the United States at that time, Annika Kozensky continued to be seen training with the members of Open Kids throughout the years.
On June 25, 2014, the group hosted a presentation event for their new music video "На Десерт" ("For Dessert") at City Beach Club in Kyiv, Ukraine. The video was filmed in Germany.
In early November 2015, it was announced that Vika Vernik left Open Kids to move to the United States, and in the same month, the group began casting for a fifth member.
In early December 2015, the band made their stage debut at the Caribbean Club in Kyiv.
In February 2016, Open Kids released their first love song, "Кажется" ("It Seems").
In October 2020, members of Open Kids announced via IGTV that they would no longer continue as a group. Shortly after, producers released information about casting for new members.
In 2021, a new lineup replaced the original one.
The group is produced by Yuriy Petrov and Veronika Politaieva, the founders of Open Art Studio, a school [2] of performing and fine arts in Kyiv.
| Year | Title | Charts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS | RU | |||
| TopHit Weekly YouTube Top 10 [3] | IVI Music Videos Top 50 [4] | RU.TV Super 20 [5] | ||
| 2012 | "Show Girls" | — | — | — |
| 2013 | "Stop People!" | — | — | — |
| 2014 | "На десерт" ("For Dessert") | — | — | — |
| 2015 | «Milky Way» | — | — | — |
| "На радостях" ("In Joy") | — | — | — | |
| "Не танцуй!" ("Don't Dance!") | 9 | 5 | — | |
| 2016 | "Кажется" ("It Seems") | — | 2 | — |
| "Круче всех" ("Cooler than Everyone Else") (ft. Quest Pistols Show) | 10 | 2 | 1 | |
| Year | Title | Charts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS [A] | |||
| TopHit Weekly General [6] | TopHit Weekly Audience Choice [6] | ||
| 2015 | "Мир без войны" ("World Without War")
| 313 | 283 |
[A]The Top Hit Weekly General chart's rankings are based on airplay on 230 radio stations in Russia, as well as 200 Russian-language radio stations all over the world (in Ukraine, the CIS countries, the Baltic states, Cyprus, Israel, Germany, the United States, and Canada).
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2017 | Favorite Russian Music Act | Won |
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