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Go_A (Ukrainian: Ґоу_Ей) is a Ukrainian electro-folk band first formed in 2012 who were set to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with the song "Solovey". Following the cancellation of the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the band represented the country in 2021, this time with "Shum", with which they placed fifth in the final.

Go_A Ґоу_Ей
Go_A at Vidbir 2020
Background information
Origin	Kyiv, Ukraine
Genres	Folk rock folktronica
Years active	2012 (2012)–present
Labels	Moon Records
Members	Kateryna Pavlenko Taras Shevchenko Ihor Didenchuk Ivan Hryhoriak
Website	https://go-a-band.com/

History

The idea to form a band that would combine modern electronic music with ethnic motifs first came to Taras Shevchenko in 2011, but the first attempts to work with actual musicians took place in 2012. At the end of that year, in December, the first song "Koliada" (Коляда) was released. The band's name means "return to the roots" and was made by combining the English word "Go" with the Greek letter "Alpha", which symbolizes the beginning of everything.[1]

The band first gained attention after the release of the single "Vesnianka" (Веснянка), which won the national competition The Best Track in Ukraine 2015.[2] For six weeks, the song stayed at number one on the 10Dance chart of the Kiss FM radio station in Ukraine and was awarded Discovery of the Year by the radio station.[1]

In the fall of 2016, Go_A released their debut album Idy na zvuk (Іди на звук; Follow the Tune) under Moon Records.[3] The album consists of ten songs, including the successful "Vesnianka".[4] In early 2017 they released a Christmas single "Shchedryi vechir" (Щедрий вечір) in collaboration with Katia Chilly.[5] The group was founded by Taras Shevchenko. Since its inception, the band's lineup has changed 14 times. The musicians come from different parts of Ukraine: Kateryna Pavlenko - Nizhyn, Taras Shevchenko - Kyiv, Ihor Didenchuk - Lutsk, Ivan Hryhoriak - Bukovyna.[6]

Eurovision Song Contest

In early 2020, it was announced that Go_A was among the 16 acts participating in the Ukrainian national selection for Eurovision 2020 with the song "Solovey".[7] The band performed in the first semi-final, which took place on February 8, where they placed second and thus qualified to the final. On February 22, in the final they won both the public vote and the jury vote, thus earning the right to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in May.[8] However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On the same day, UA:PBC announced that the band would represent the country in 2021.[9] On 4 February 2021, it was announced that "Shum" would be the song that Go_A would be performing in Rotterdam. At the Eurovision final on 22 May 2021, "Shum" placed fifth, with 364 combined public and jury points. However, in the public vote, "Shum" placed second with 267 points.[10]

Band member Ihor Didenchuk is also a member of rap group Kalush Orchestra, who won the contest for Ukraine the following year.

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		LTU [11]
Іди на звук	Released: 1 November 2016 Format: Digital download Label: Moon Records	56

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		UKR Air [12]	BEL (FL) [13]	GER [14]	IRE [15]	LTU [11]	NLD [16]	SWE [17]	SWI [18]	UK [19]	US Dance [20]
"Коляда	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Веснянка"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Іди на звук
"Щедрий вечір" (with Katya Chilly)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"Рано-раненько"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Solovey"	2020	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Добрим людям на здоров'я"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Shum"	2021	17	29	66	37 [21]	3	19	27	36	59	20
"Kalyna"	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Mélovin with "Under the Ladder"	Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 (cancelled)	Succeeded by Themselves with "Shum"
Preceded by Themselves with "Solovey"	Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021	Succeeded by Kalush Orchestra with "Stefania"

На других языках

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[de] Go A

Go_A (ukrainisch Ґоу_Ей) ist eine ukrainische Folktronica-Band. Sie hätte die Ukraine beim Eurovision Song Contest 2020 in Rotterdam (Niederlande) mit dem Lied Solovey vertreten. Der Wettbewerb wurde jedoch wegen der COVID-19-Pandemie abgesagt. Die Band vertrat die Ukraine stattdessen beim Eurovision Song Contest 2021 mit dem Lied Shum und belegte den 5. Platz.

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- [en] Go A

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[es] Go A

Go_A (en ucraniano, Ґоу_Ей) es una banda ucraniana de electrofolk que combina voces, ritmos de danza moderna, yembé y guitarra. El grupo representó a Ucrania en Eurovisión 2020 y 2021.[1]

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[ru] Go A

Go_A (укр. Ґоу_Ей) — украинская электрофолк-группа. Представители Украины на «Евровидении-2021». Заняли 5-ое место в финале конкурса с песней «Шум». Первоначально должны были представлять Украину на «Евровидении-2020» с песней «Соловей» в первом полуфинале конкурса 12 мая 2020 года, но конкурс был отменён из-за угрозы пандемии COVID-19.

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