YUNA (Yearly Ukrainian National Awards) is an annual Ukrainian music award ceremony, established on 27 October 2011 by Pavlo Shilko and Mohammad Zahoor.[2] Nominees and winners are determined by a professional jury, and the accounting firm Deloitte regulates the final vote tally.[3]
| YUNA | |
|---|---|
 YUNA logo | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding achievement in the music industry |
| Location | Palace "Ukraine" |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Hosted by | Various |
| Reward(s) | Statue |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Most awards | The Hardkiss |
| Website | yuna |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | |
| Produced by | Pavlo Shilko |
History
editThe first YUNA ceremony, which took place on 8 February 2012 at Palace "Ukraine" in Kyiv, honored the best in Ukrainian music spanning the twenty years since the country's independence in 1991 and was later named "YUNA: The Best of 20 Years". The event didn't have a host; rather, awards were presented by different celebrities.[4]
The event has been held every year since, and its hosts have included celebrities such as singer Potap[5] and television presenter Anatoly Anatolich.
In 2020, a youth version of the award, called YUNA Junior 2020, was held.[6]
In 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the award ceremony was held online. The event's host, television presenter Volodymyr Ostapchuk, and producer Pavlo Shilko announced that winners would not receive their trophies that year. Instead, they would be auctioned off, with proceeds being donated to the Ukrainian military.[7]
The 2023 edition of the event only had one award category: Song of Indomitable Ukraine.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Музыкальная премия YUNA на "Интере"" [YUNA Music Award at "Inter"]. inter.ua (in Ukrainian). 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "В Україні встановлено музичну премію YUNA" [The YUNA music award has been established in Ukraine]. unian.ua (in Ukrainian). 27 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Первыми победителями премии YUNA 2020 стали MARUV и alyona alyona" [MARUV and alyona alyona became the first winners of the YUNA 2020 award]. kp.ua (in Ukrainian). 10 March 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Украина выбирает лучших музыкантов. Yuna музыкальная премия" [Ukraine chooses the best musicians. Yuna music award.]. geometria.ru (in Russian). 16 January 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ ""Yuna-2012": звездный час Дорна, Бумбокса и The HARDKISS" ["Yuna-2012": the finest hour of Dorn, Boombox and The Hardkiss.]. obozrevatel.com (in Russian). 16 March 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Участница "Голосу країни Діти" стала победительницей конкурса YUNA Junior 2020" [The participant of the "Voice of the Land of Children" became the winner of the YUNA Junior 2020 contest]. kp.ua (in Ukrainian). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "YUNA-2022: названо переможців престижної української премії" [YUNA-2022: the winners of the prestigious Ukrainian award have been named]. unian.ua (in Ukrainian). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ^ "Регламент премії YUNA" [YUNA Award Regulations]. yuna.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 26 May 2023.