Onuka ("granddaughter" in Ukrainian) is a Ukrainian electro-folk band. The project was created in 2013 by Yevhen Filatov and Nata Zhyzhchenko.[1][2][3] Other group members are Daryna Sert (keyboardist and backing vocalist), Mariia Sorokina (percussionist) and Yevhen Yovenko (banduryst). The band's instrumentation includes electronic drums, trombones, French horns and Ukrainian folk instruments bandura and sopilka.[4]
Onuka | |
|---|---|
 Mariia Sorokina, Nata Zhyzhchenko and Daryna Sert | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ukraine |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Vidlik |
| Members |
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| Website | onuka.ua |
History
editThe Ukrainian word onuka translates to "granddaughter", a tribute to lead singer Zhyzhchenko's grandfather and folk music instrument maker Oleksandr Shlionchyk.[5] Zhyzhchenko started her music career as a member of the band Tomato Jaws, a band that she started with her brother. Tomato Jaws were active for 11 years.[6] Several of its songs were remixed by Filatov's band The Maneken, ultimately leading to the creation of Onuka. Lead singer Nata Zhyzhchenko believes that she can revitalize old traditions and classic folk instruments (such as the bandura and sopilka), which disappeared in the Soviet times.[7]
Onuka's debut album was released on October 15, 2014, and it became the best-selling record of the month in Ukraine's iTunes. Their first EP, Look, was released on May 15 and debuted at #1 in iTunes Ukraine.[8] They released a second EP, Vidlik on February 8, 2016.[9] Zhyzhchenko cites the Chernobyl disaster and its impact on Ukraine as a major influence on the album.[10] The EP's name, Vidlik, means a new beginning, or countdown.[11]
In 2017, Onuka was featured in an interval act at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, performing with the NAONI folk orchestra.[12]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UKR | ||
| Onuka |
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— |
| Mozaїka |
|
— |
| KOLIR |
|
— |
| Ukrainian Constructivism (with Yevhen Filatov) |
|
— |
| ROOM |
|
— |
Live albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UKR | ||
| Live with NAONI Orchestra |
|
— |
| Mozaїka Live with NAONI Orchestra |
|
— |
EPs
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UKR | ||
| Look |
|
— |
| Vidlik |
|
— |
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UKR | |||||||||||||||||
| "Look" | 2013 | — | Look and Onuka | ||||||||||||||
| "Time" | 2015 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Misto" | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "City" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||||||
| "Vidlik" | 2016 | — | Vidlik | ||||||||||||||
| "19 86" | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Other" (featuring NAONI Orchestra) |
— | ||||||||||||||||
| "Vsesvit" | 2017 | — | Mozaika | ||||||||||||||
| "Guns Don't Shoot" | — | ||||||||||||||||
| "Strum" | 2018 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Xashi" | — | KOLIR | |||||||||||||||
| "Zenit" | 2019 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "CEAHC" | 2020 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "UYAVY" (featuring DakhaBrakha) |
2021 | — | |||||||||||||||
| "PEREMOHA" |
2023 | — | ROOM | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes release that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||
Recognition
editOnuka was nominated for the Ukrainian Yuna Music Awards in the Discovery of the Year category.[8]
References
edit- ^ Petrenko, Victoria (5 March 2015). "Entertainment Guide March 3 - March 17". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "Onuka". Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Maurice, Loulou. "ONUKA". Justemagazine. Juste Magazine. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Onuka USA & Canada Tour Announce". 23 June 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ Demskaya, Aleksandra (27 April 2015). "ONUKA: Ukraine's electronic miracle". EMPR. EMPR. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Discover Onuka, Ukraine's electronic wonder". Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Lyricism under Pressure: Naadya, Onuka, The Cancel, and KSKY". Far From Moscow. Far From Moscow. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ a b Romanyshyn, Yuliana (3 April 2015). "Discover Onuka, Ukraine's electronic wonder". Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "VIDLIK". RateYourMusic. RateYourMusic. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "ONUKA оспівала проблему Чорнобиля в новому альбомі". TSN. TSN. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ "Vidlik". Beatport. Beatport, LLC. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ "ONUKA & NAONI - Interval Act at Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final 2017". YouTube. 14 May 2017.
External links
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