Luna (Ukrainian singer)

Luna
Луна
Luna Луна
	Luna performing in Rostov, 2017
Background information
Birth name	Krystyna Viktorivna Herasymova
Born	28 August 1990 (age 34); Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Origin	Kyiv, Ukraine
Genres	synthpop; dream pop; electropop; indie pop;
Occupations	Singer; photographer; model;
Instrument	Vocals;
Years active	2015–present
Labels	Luna Prod.
Website	l-u-n-a.com[dead link‍]

Krystyna Viktorivna Bardash (née Herasymova; Ukrainian: Кристина Вікторівна Бардаш, née Герасимова; born 28 August 1990), better known as Luna (Ukrainian: Луна), is a Ukrainian indie pop singer-songwriter, model and, formerly, photographer.^[1]^[2]

Biography

She was born on August 28, 1990, in the city of Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany in the family of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany serviceman. A few years later the family returned to Ukraine.^[3] Her music was praised by critics for the combination of electronic music with a melancholy mood, and also for references to '90s pop culture.^[4]

Career

On May 20, 2016, a presentation of the debut album "Mag-ni-ty"^[5] took place in Kyiv, which debuted in the top 20 of iTunes Ukraine.^[6] On May 23, the album "Snowfall" by electronic artist Shumno was released, featuring Luna in the vocal recording for the song "Wake" Following this, there was an autumn tour called "Zatmenie" during which Luna performed in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and Riga. On October 28, 2016, Luna released the mini-album "Sad Dance". On November 7, 2017, the album "Island of Freedom" was released, consisting of eight songs. "Island of Freedom" was part of a duology, with the second part titled "Enchanted Dreams"^[7] released on October 24, 2018. The album included 11 songs, with Krystyna Herasymova and Oleksander Voloshchuk as producers. The album debuted at number 1 on the iTunes Ukraine chart and at number 2 on the iTunes Russia chart. On October 4, 2019, Luna released her fourth album, "Trans" which includes 10 songs in the style of club electronic music. On August 14, 2020, the singer released her second mini-album, "Fata Morgana" featuring five dance tracks. In May 2023, Luna released the album "Illusion" – her first album entirely recorded in Ukrainian language.^[8]

Personal life

From 2012 to 2018, she was married to Yuriy Bardash, the producer and vocalist of the Ukrainian rap group "Gryby". The couple has a son named Heorhii, who was born in 2012 when they were living in Los Angeles.^[9] In 2021, she married the guitarist from her band, Oleksandr Voloshchuk.^[10] She abstains from alcoholic beverages, is a vegetarian, and strives to maintain a healthy lifestyle. In one of her interviews, she mentioned that she occasionally smokes "weed". She dedicates two hours a day to meditation and is passionate about practicing yoga.^[11] On May 17, 2019, in the international day against homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia, she participated in the project "Fight — You will Win!" to support the LGBTQ+ community in Ukraine.^[12]

Discography

Albums

2016 – "Маг-ни-ты" (Magnets)
2017 – "Остров свободы" (Freedom Island)
2018 – "Заколдованные сны" (Enchanted Dreams)
2019 – "Транс" (Trance)
2022 — "Ведьмина Рука" (Scrapped) (The Witch's Hand)
2024 — "Мечты" (Dreams)

EPs

2015 — "Первая четверть" (First Quarter)
2016 – "Грустный дэнс" (Sad dance)
2020 – "Fata Morgana"
2023 – "Illusion"

Singles

2015 – "Луна" (Moon)
2015 – "Осень" (Autumn)
2015 – "Алиса" (Alice)
2015 – "Лютики" (Buttercups)
2015 – "Мальчик, ты снег" (Boy, you're snow)
2016 – "Он с тобою не..." (With you he is not...)
2016 – "Бутылочка" (Little bottle)
2016 – "Самолёты" (Planes)
2016 – "Грустный дэнс" (Sad dance)
2016 – "Нож" (Knife)
2016 – "За край" (Over the edge)
2017 – "Пули" (Bullets)
2017 – "Огонёк" (Sparkle)
2017 – "Друг" (Friend)
2017 – "Free Love"
2018 – "Поцелуи" (Kisses)
2018 – "Jukebox"
2018 – "Спящая красавица" (Sleeping beauty)
2019 – "Тропик козерога" (Tropic of the Capricorn)
2019 – "Сижки" (Cigs)

2019 – "Кровавый колодец" (Bloody well)
2019 – "Сила стона" (Moan power)
2019 – "Дельфины" (Dolphins)
2019 – "Лунные гипнозы" (Lunar hypnosis)
2019 – "Сиреневый рай" (Lilac paradise)
2019 – "Золотые лепестки" (Golden petals)
2020 – "Fata Morgana"
2020 – "Летние бульвары" (Summer boulevards)
2020 – "Лебединая" (Swan song)
2021 – "Жанна Дарк" (Joan of Arc)
2021 – "Пташка" (Birdy)
2021 – "Ухажёр" (Admirer)
2022 – "Виграй" (Gain)
2022 – "Ще раз" (Once again)
2022 – "Пелікан" (Pelican)
2022 – "Сльози ллють дівчата" (The girls shed tears)
2023 — "Місячне сяйво" (Moonlight)
2023 — "Метелики" (Butterflies)
2024 — "Мій звір" (My Beast)
2024 — "Morpheus"

References

^ Александр Кондуков (17 December 2016). "Сторона Луны: Кристина Бардаш о вдохновении Калифорнии и российских концертах". Rolling Stone.
^ "Интервью с Кристиной Бардаш, фотографом-киевлянкой, которая переехала в ЛА". Gloss.
^ Иван Дорн (26 August 2016). "Луна: Правда такая, что как я скажу, так и будет". Interview. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
^ Борис Даль (21 November 2017). "Луна – "Остров свободы"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^ http://open.ua/music/digest/Pevica-Luna-predstavit-debyutniy-albom-v-Kieve/
^ "Новое имя: украинская поп-певица Луна". BURO. 13 August 2016.
^ "«Мне не нравится, что женщина должна бороться. Она должна кайфовать!» Певица Луна — о новом альбоме «Остров свободы», феминизме, панических атаках, сексе, 90-х и Крыме". Meduza.
^ "Грустный дэнс есть у нас дома «Медуза» рассказывает, как война разрушила уникальное российско-украинское музыкальное пространство — и кто в России пытается занять место талантливых артистов из Украины". Meduza.
^ https://www.vogue.com/13468882/luna-ukrainian-singer/
^ "Певица Луна вышла замуж". KP.UA.
^ "Певица Луна — о киевской тусовке, разводе и новом альбоме". The Village.
^ "Монро, Сумська, TAYANNA та ще 12 зірок долучилися до кампанії КиївПрайду "Борітеся – поборете!"". РБК-Украина.

External links

(in English) Official Website (Archived)

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[1] Александр Кондуков (17 December 2016). "Сторона Луны: Кристина Бардаш о вдохновении Калифорнии и российских концертах". Rolling Stone.

[2] "Интервью с Кристиной Бардаш, фотографом-киевлянкой, которая переехала в ЛА". Gloss.

[3] Иван Дорн (26 August 2016). "Луна: Правда такая, что как я скажу, так и будет". Interview. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

[4] Борис Даль (21 November 2017). "Луна – "Остров свободы"". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 December 2017.

[5] ttp://open.ua/music/digest/Pevica-Luna-predstavit-debyutniy-albom-v-Kieve/

[6] "Новое имя: украинская поп-певица Луна". BURO. 13 August 2016.

[7] "«Мне не нравится, что женщина должна бороться. Она должна кайфовать!» Певица Луна — о новом альбоме «Остров свободы», феминизме, панических атаках, сексе, 90-х и Крыме". Meduza.

[8] "Грустный дэнс есть у нас дома «Медуза» рассказывает, как война разрушила уникальное российско-украинское музыкальное пространство — и кто в России пытается занять место талантливых артистов из Украины". Meduza.

[9] ttps://www.vogue.com/13468882/luna-ukrainian-singer/

[10] "Певица Луна вышла замуж". KP.UA.

[11] "Певица Луна — о киевской тусовке, разводе и новом альбоме". The Village.

[12] "Монро, Сумська, TAYANNA та ще 12 зірок долучилися до кампанії КиївПрайду "Борітеся – поборете!"". РБК-Украина.

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