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The Hardkiss (stylised as The HARDKISS) is a Ukrainian rock band.[1]

The Hardkiss
Val Bebko, Julia Sanina, Klym Lysiuk, Yevhen Kibeliev in 2019
Background information
OriginKyiv, Ukraine
Genres
  • Alternative rock
  • alternative metal
  • hard rock
  • electronic rock
  • progressive pop (early)
  • synthpop (early)
Years active2011 – present
MembersJulia Sanina
Valeriy "Val" Bebko
Klym Lysiuk
Yevhen Kibeliev
Past membersPol Solonar
Vitaliy Oniskevych
Roman Skorobahatko
Kreechy (Dmitry Smotrov)
Websitethehardkiss.com

The Hardkiss participated in the Ukrainian national selection[2] for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Helpless".[3] The band placed 2nd in the national final.[4]


History


Val Bebko and Julia Sanina at the 5th Odessa International Film Festival in 2014
Val Bebko and Julia Sanina at the 5th Odessa International Film Festival in 2014

The Hardkiss were formed in 2011 by lead singer Julia Sanina and guitarist Valeriy Bebko. In September the band presented their debut video "Babylon".[5] They were the opening act for Hurts on 20 October[6] and Solange Knowles on 18 November in Kyiv.[7]

In 2012, The Hardkiss were nominated for the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Ukrainian Act.[8] The band performed at MIDEM festival on 29 January.[9][10]

In 2013, The Hardkiss won two awards – "Best New Act" and "Best Music Video" (to producer Valeriy Bebko for clip Make-Up) – of the national music award YUNA [uk].[11] On 18 May the band presented their first show in the Green Theatre in Kyiv.[12] They opened the Muz-TV Music Awards on 7 June.[13] That year The Hardkiss became "voice and face" of Pepsi in Ukraine. The band took part in a tour, Pepsi Stars of Now, in 16 cities.[14]

In 2014 The Hardkiss performed at Park Live Festival, and shared the stage with The Prodigy, Deftones, and Skillet.[15]

In 2015, the band was nominated for the music award YUNA again, having won in two categories: "The best music album" (album Stones and Honey) and "The best song" (single Stones).[16]

In 2016, they took part in the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016.

Julia Sanina was one of four judges on the seventh series of The X Factor Ukraine.[17]

In 2018, the band won two awards at YUNA: Best Rock Band and Best Song in Ukrainian ("Zhuravli").[18]


Members


The authorship of songs of the band belongs to Julia Sanina and Valeriy Bebko. Also Valeriy Bebko is the creative producer of The Hardkiss and video director.


Discography



Albums



Live Albums



EPs



Singles



See also



References


  1. "About". The Hardkiss Official Website. Archived from the original on 2014-03-13.
  2. Omelyanchuk, Olena (26 January 2016). "Participants in Ukrainian national selection revealed". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  3. Rodríguez, Tony (4 February 2016). "The Hardkiss: "The main message of Helpless is that rebirth always hurts" (Ukrainian semifinalists – Exclusive Interview)". esc-plus.com. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  4. Omelyanchuk, Olena (21 February 2016). "Jamala will represent Ukraine in Stockholm!". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. THE HARDKISS - Babylon (official) on YouTube
  6. "Yulia Sanina: Strong, authentic voice of The Hardkiss wins fans, shakes up music scene". Kyiv Post. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  7. "Диджей-сет Соланж Ноулз на Дне рождения b-hush" (in Russian). Jetsetter. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  8. "Названо номінантів на звання Найкращого українського артиста MTV EMA-2012" (in Ukrainian). korrespondent.net. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  9. "THE HARDKISS at MIDEM 2012 (29th of January, 22.00 - Sparkling)". patreon.com. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  10. "MIDEM Festival Wraps Up in France". The Hollywood Reporter. 2012-01-31. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  11. "ІІ Церемонія Yuna (15.03.2013)" (in Ukrainian). yuna.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  12. Мироненко, Тома. "ПЕРВЫЙ СОЛЬНЫЙ КОНЦЕРТ THE HARDKISS" (in Russian). bestin.ua. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  13. История премии. Премия Муз-ТВ 2013. Перезагрузка (in Russian). premia.muz-tv.ru. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  14. "Pepsi Stars of Now". Pepsi Ukraine via YouTube. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  15. "Фотоотчет| Park Live | День первый| ВДНХ| 27.06.2014" (in Russian). rockcult.ru. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
  16. "IV Церемонія Yuna (25.03.2015)" (in Ukrainian). yuna.ua. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  17. "Стали відомі імена нових суддів і другого ведучого «Х-фактор-7»" (in Ukrainian), xfactor.stb.ua. Retrieved on 5 September 2016
  18. "7th YUNA honors nation's most talented musicians". Kyiv Post. 2018-03-02. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
  19. Album "Stones and Honey", SoundCloud
  20. Album "Stones and Honey", US iTunes Store
  21. Album "Perfection Is a Lie", US iTunes Store
  22. Album "Залізна ластівка", Google Play Music
  23. Album "Жива іне залізна" Spotify
  24. Album "Акустика. Live" Spotify
  25. EP "Cold Altair", SoundCloud



На других языках

- [en] The Hardkiss

[it] The Hardkiss

The Hardkiss (reso graficamente The HARDKISS) sono un gruppo musicale ucraino formatosi nel 2011. È attualmente formato dalla cantante Julija Sanina e dai musicisti Valerij "Val" Bebko, Klym Lysjuk e Jevhen Kibeljev.

[ru] The Hardkiss

The Hardkiss — украинская рок-группа, появившаяся в 2011 году. Авторство всех песен группы принадлежит её участникам — Юлии Саниной и Валерию Бебко, который также выступает креативным продюсером The Hardkiss. Над образами участников группы работают стилисты Слава Чайка и Виталик Дацюк.


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