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

Louna
Louna in Saint Petersburg, March 9, 2012
Louna in Saint Petersburg, March 9, 2012
Background information
OriginMoscow, Russia
GenresHard rock, punk rock
Years active2008–present
LabelsRed Decade Records
M2BA
Souyz Music
MembersLousine Gevorkian
Vitaly Demidenko
Rouben Kazariyan
Sergey Ponkratiev
Leonid "Pilot" Kinzbursky
Websitelouna.ru

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

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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

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Timeline

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Discography

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Lousine Gevorkian

Studio albums

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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-ролл3D) 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

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  1. ^ "Лунная Соната Не Для Слабонервных!". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  2. ^ "Wink онлайн – бесплатно смотреть сериалы и фильмы на официальном сайте wink.rt.ru".
  3. ^ http://alt-sector.net/3379-louna-vremya-h-recenziya-na-albom.html
  4. ^ http://oppositionmusic.ru/2012/03/louna-vremya-x-prishlo-skachat-mp3/
  5. ^ "Louna - Business". Megalyrics.ru. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Louna - Кризис Крайст Суперзвезда". Megalyrics.ru. Archived from the original on December 24, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ "Чартова Дюжина Top13". Archived from the original on 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  8. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2013-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ Revolver Magazine (10 September 2013). "Louna Announce First-Ever U.S. Tour, with The Pretty Reckless". Revolver.
  10. ^ "Фаворитом RAMP-2009 стал "Ляпис Трубецкой" RAMP Новости рок-музыки NE…". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-30.
  11. ^ a b c "Вокалистка Tracktor Bowling отмечает день рождения". Billboard.ru.msn.com. February 21, 2012. Archived from the original on June 25, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Номинанты Премии "Чартова дюжина"!". www.nashe.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24.
  13. ^ "LOUNA | Официальный сайт группы".
  14. ^ "LOUNA | Официальный сайт группы".
  15. ^ "Вручены национальные премии в области рок-н-ролла "Чартова дюжина"". 16 February 2014.
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