Yuri Yurievich Muzychenko (born July 8, 1987) is a Russian musician and video blogger, frontman and one of the founders of the folk-rock group 'The Hatters'.[1][2]

Yuri Muzychenko
Muzychenko at VK Fest 2022
Born
Yuri Yurievich Muzychenko

July 8, 1987 (1987-07-08) (age 37)
Gatchina, Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Known forThe Hatters

From 12 to 16 May 2020, Muzychenko was supposed to represent Russia, alongside the group 'Little Big' at the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. However, the contest was cancelled.[3][4][5]

Biography

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Muzychenko at Vidfest 2018

Muzychenko was born on July 8, 1987, in Gatchina. He was the youngest child in his family, while his brothers and sisters were athletes, he was the only musician.[6] Upon administration to the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts (formerly SPbGATI), a situation occurred and it led him to the Litsedei. Muzychenko liked the behaviour and atmosphere of the Litsedeevs and he said that 'They are real rock and roll players'.[7]

He was the hero of the special issue of 'New Russia' of the show 'VDud'.[8]

He performed three times as part of The Hatters group in the Evening Urgant program, and also 2 times he was invited as a guest. The first time as a member of the YouTube group 'KLIKKLAK',[9] and the second time separately.

Creation

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On June 15, 2013, on the channel 'Let's Laima' released a pilot episode of 'Community Expert',[10] in total, 6 videos were released.[11][12] On 6 May 2015, on the channel 'A thousand devils, what a tattoo!' the last video was released.[12]

On the same channel, Muzychenko hosted the show 'A THOUSAND OF DEARS WHAT A TATTOO HISTORY',[13] there were also shows: 'Problem',[14][15][16] 'Sketches from Liza'[17] and 'WILL GO I WILL ASK' with participation of Anna Sergovna.[18]

In February 2016, he joined the KLIKKLAK team, starring in the second edition of the TRASH LOTTO show together with Eldar Dzharakhov, Ilya Prusikin and Ivan Evstigneev.[19]

On 25 June 2014, the music video of 'Public Enemy'[20] by Little Big was released, where Muzychenko and his family performed a cameo, playing their characters from the Litsedeev play. He also cameoed in the music videos for 'Life in da trash',[21] and the series 'AMERICAN RUSSIANS: Just Do It'.[22]

Musical career

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The first group Muzychenko was a part of was BKMSB, which released one full album and two EPs.[2] The group has now disbanded.

The Hatters this group was formed on 23 February 2016,[23] having published their first song 'Russian Style'.[24] On 22 September 2016, partnered with the 'Samsung YouTube TV' project, the music video for "I'm Not Easy Buddy" was released.[25] On 10 November 2016, the music video for the song 'Russian Style' was published.[26] On 28 December 2016, the group released their first EP 'Stay True'.[27]

On 22 February 2017, The Hatters performed on the stage of the Krestovsky Stadium as part of the Radio Zenit festival.[28]

The Hatters released their debut folk-punk album 'Full Hat' on 21 April 2017.[29]

On 30 October 2017, the band released the title track for their second album 'Forever Young, Forever Drunk'.[30] The album released on 1 December 2017.[31][32]

On 20 July 2018, the band released their album 'No Comments', consisting of the instrumentals of all previously released songs.[33][34]

On 13 November 2018, the band released the EP 'Three Inside'.[35] On 2 July 2019, the album 'Forte & Piano' and the music video for the song 'Dances' was released.[36][37] On 23 September of the same year, the video for 'Yes, this is about us' was released.[38] On 30 October, the video for "EVERYTHING AT ONCE' released.[39] On 31 December, the lyric video for 'Santa Claus does not show tears' was released.[40]

In 2020, the group's song 'The Last Hero' became the soundtrack for the new season of the reality show 'The Last Hero' on TV-3.[41]

On 13 November 2020, the EP 'Shoot Me' was released, and shortly before, the video for the song "I Make a Step' from the same EP was released.

Personal life

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On 4 September 2009, he married Anna Nikitina.[2] On 26 November 2010, their daughter Elizabeth was born.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Юрий Музыченко: Я не нужен для того, чтобы Little Big победили". starhit.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  2. ^ a b c d "Юрий Музыченко: фото, биография, фильмография, новости". Вокруг ТВ (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  3. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2020 cancelled over coronavirus". BBC News. 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  4. ^ "Группа Little Big за пять дней подготовила клип на песню к "Евровидению"". ТАСС. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  5. ^ "Little Big представили песню для Евровидения Новости". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  6. ^ "Юрий Музыченко (The Hatters) – биография". Участники популярных шоу (in Russian). 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  7. ^ "Личная жизнь Юрия Музыченко (жена, дочь). Биография / Рок-звезды России и СНГ". rockperson.ru. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  8. ^ Юрий Музыченко ("The Hatters") о Владивостоке (in Russian), retrieved 2022-01-11
  9. ^ "КЛИККЛАК". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  10. ^ ТОВАРОВЕД: Мороженое (пилотный выпуск) (in Russian), retrieved 2022-01-11
  11. ^ "Товаровед: YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  12. ^ a b Товаровед (СпрейБатл) (in Russian), retrieved 2022-01-11
  13. ^ "Тысяча чертей". youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  14. ^ "Проблема Часть 1: Тупая Татуировка". youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  15. ^ "ПРОБЛЕМА Weekly". youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  16. ^ "Проблема". youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  17. ^ "Эскизы от Лизы". youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  18. ^ "Пойду спрошу: Шоу Анны Серговны". youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  19. ^ ТРЭШ ЛОТО: ТАТУ ЛИЦА НА ЖОПЕ, retrieved 2022-01-11
  20. ^ LITTLE BIG: PUBLIC ENEMY, retrieved 2022-01-11
  21. ^ LITTLE BIG: Life in da trash, retrieved 2022-01-11
  22. ^ AMERICAN RUSSIANS: Just Do It [s1e6], retrieved 2022-01-11
  23. ^ "THE HATTERS". vk.com. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  24. ^ "THE HATTERS представляют вам свою первую песню". vk.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  25. ^ The Hatters — I'm Not Easy Buddy, retrieved 2022-01-11
  26. ^ THE HATTERS: RUSSIAN STYLE (Music Video), retrieved 2022-01-11
  27. ^ "Stay True EP by The Hatters". Genius. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  28. ^ ""Би-2" и Баста откроют "Зенит Арену" как концертную площадку". intermedia.ru (in Russian). 2017-02-06. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  29. ^ "Hatters начали с "Полной шляпы"(Слушать)". intermedia.ru (in Russian). 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  30. ^ The Hatters (Ft. Just Femi) – FYFD (Forever Young Forever Drunk), retrieved 2022-01-11
  31. ^ "Hatters предстали молодыми и пьяными (Слушать)". intermedia.ru (in Russian). 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  32. ^ "Рецензия: Hatters Forever Young, Forever Drunk ****". intermedia.ru (in Russian). 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  33. ^ Альбом "No Comments (Инструментал)" (The Hatters) (in Russian), 2018-07-20, retrieved 2022-01-11
  34. ^ "Рецензия: Hatters No Comments ****". intermedia.ru (in Russian). 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  35. ^ "The HATTERS выпустили мини-альбом — НАШЕ Радио". nashe.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  36. ^ ""Forte & Piano": The Hatters выпустили новый альбом". Афиша. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  37. ^ "История любви в клипе The Hatters "Танцы"". Афиша. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  38. ^ "The Hatters выпустили клип "Да, это про нас" — НАШЕ Радио". nashe.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  39. ^ "Эмир Кустурица снял клип группе The Hatters. В нем бедняки восстают против богачей — а заканчивается все дракой". Meduza (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.
  40. ^ THE HATTERS: Дед Мороз не показывает слёз (Lyric Video) (in Russian), retrieved 2022-01-11
  41. ^ "Группа THE HATTERS записала саундтрек для "Последнего героя"". Телеканал ТВ-3 (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-01-11.