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Maxim Alexandrovich Fadeev (born 6 May 1968, Kurgan) — is a Russian composer, music producer, songwriter, arranger and performer. He has worked in the music industry since the late 1980s. At different stages of his career, he has collaborated with Linda, Gluk'oZa, Total, Monokini, Yulia Savicheva, SEREBRO, Nargiz and other artists, managed production companies and participated in television music projects. He also writes and records his own music and composes soundtracks. In 2022, he was awarded the honorary title of Honored Art Worker of the Russian Federation. Childhood and musical education Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan into a musical family. His father, Alexander Fadeev, worked at a music college, while his mother, Svetlana Fadeeva, was involved in vocal and…

Da Hool — is the stage name of German DJ and music producer Frank Tomiczek, one of the figures associated with the early German techno and rave scenes. He was born on 30 December 1968 in Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia. Before adopting the name Da Hool, Tomiczek released music and performed as DJ Hooligan, while also taking part in several studio projects including Central Bass, Central Love, Hool’s Experience and An Active Trip. The defining recording in his catalogue is Meet Her at the Love Parade. First released independently in the mid-1990s, the track became an international club hit after a wider release in 1997, entered national charts in several countries and, decades later, continued to receive official remakes and new versions with Tiësto, Joel Corry, Maddix,…

Farrago is the stage name of Belgian DJ and music producer Sam Deliaert. His music combines techno with trance, hard techno, rave, psytrance, gabber and atmospheric electronic music. Before launching Farrago, the musician released experimental work under the name Talbot Wood. Important stages of his career include releases on ARTS and LENSKE, participation in EXHALE projects, collaborations with Amelie Lens and the launch of his own label, Vermillion Trax. The producer’s first full-length album was Blesssed, released in 2023. Early musical interests Sam Deliaert’s musical taste was shaped by skate culture, heavy guitar music and the Belgian club scene. In his youth, he listened to hardcore punk, hard rock and metal, later developing an interest in raves and electronic…

NERO is a British electronic music group founded by producers Dan Stephens and Joe Ray. Vocalist, songwriter and producer Alana Watson is a permanent member of the group. Formed in London in 2004, NERO achieved international recognition with tracks including Innocence, Me & You, Guilt, Promises, Satisfy, The Thrill and Two Minds. NERO’s music occupies the space between drum and bass, dubstep, electro, house, synth-pop and cinematic electronic music. Unlike many bass-oriented acts of their generation, the group places considerable emphasis on album-length storytelling, vocal melody and a cohesive visual concept. NERO’s official line-up consists of Dan Stephens, Joe Ray and Alana Watson. Formation of the group Dan Stephens and Joe Ray met as teenagers in North London.…

Anna Grigoryevna Semenovich is a Russian pop singer, television presenter, actress, and former competitive ice dancer. She was born on March 1, 1980, in Moscow. Semenovich became widely known as a member of the group “Blestyashchiye”, in which she performed from 2003 to 2007. Before entering show business, however, she had a full professional career in figure skating and represented Russia at major international competitions. Anna Semenovich’s biography is unusual for the Russian pop scene: she progressed from international ice-dancing tournaments to a music group, a solo repertoire, cinema, television, and radio. Her athletic training had a noticeable influence on her later profession, including her stage discipline, work with choreography, and ability to perform…

DJ Pointless is the Swedish electronic musician, songwriter, and producer Samuel Jabrail Rogström. He also works under the names Sace and Silent Boy, using them to distinguish the production, vocal, and collaborative sides of his work. The DJ Pointless catalog includes atmospheric electronica, wave, darkwave, alternative electronic songwriting, and music connected to the contemporary angelcore scene. The musician’s best-known recordings were created together with akiaura and LONOWN. They include XVI, If You Care, and Firstclass Misery. On these compositions, DJ Pointless does not appear as a guest DJ in the traditional sense, but as a full participant in the recording: a vocalist, lyricist, and creator of the songs’ central phrases. Other important works include Cold…

Baby Jane, whose real name is Sofia Bella Galuz, is an American singer, songwriter, music producer, and DJ from Los Angeles. Her work combines hardstyle, witch house, industrial pop, techno, synthwave, wave, and melodic electronic pop music. In 2025, the artist released her debut full-length album A Grave Marked Strange, followed by her second record, Winter Forever, in July 2026. She is also known for the tracks Eternal Embrace, Psychotrance, End of the Night, Starry Eyed, winter 4ever, Deathwish, alone with you, and Motorbike. Baby Jane develops the project independently and participates not only in writing lyrics and performing vocals but also in producing the recordings. In the official metadata for her albums, Sofia Galuz is credited as a songwriter, composer, producer, and…

LONOWN is a Russian electronic musician and producer whose real name is Dmitry Ustinov. In his early releases, he was also associated with the pseudonym Loneliness. The artist works at the intersection of darkwave, witch house, wave, ambient, experimental electronica, and the angelcore movement that formed around the ARCADIA community and label. LONOWN gained broad international recognition through tracks such as Sleepwalker, AVANGARD, pussypodium, starly, and worry, as well as collaborative projects with akiaura, riserayss, STM, Baby Jane, Asenssia, and DJ Anemia. By the summer of 2026, his Spotify audience had exceeded ten million monthly listeners, while worry entered the main UK Singles Chart. Real Name and the Beginning of the Project LONOWN’s real name is Dmitry Ustinov. It…

Oskar is the stage name under which singer, songwriter, and producer Scarlett la Queen rose to fame in the early 2000s. At birth, the artist was given the name Shamil Vladimirovich Malkanduyev. She was born on January 15, 1979, in Nalchik, received a law degree, and later moved to Moscow, where she became one of the most unusual figures on the Russian pop scene at the turn of the millennium. The defining songs of the Oskar period included “Mezhdu mnoy i toboy,” “Beg po ostriyu nozha,” “Mazh vazelinom,” “Panoptikum,” “Volki,” and “Detka.” Oskar’s story differs significantly from the typical biographies of pop performers of that era. It brought together a provocative stage persona, club electronica, alternative…

Chris Young is an American country singer, songwriter, and record producer whose career has bridged Nashville’s neotraditional sound with modern country music. Born Christopher Alan Young on June 12, 1985, in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, he rose to national prominence in 2006 after winning the television competition Nashville Star. He later became a member of the Grand Ole Opry, recorded ten studio albums, and built a catalog that includes 14 No. 1 radio hits. According to current figures published by the Grand Ole Opry, his songs have generated more than nine billion streams, while his discography has earned dozens of RIAA certifications. Chris Young’s defining instrument is his deep, full-bodied baritone. His voice is equally convincing in romantic ballads, barroom songs,…

Bo4a is a Russian rapper, lyricist and organiser of hip-hop events from Khabarovsk. The musician’s real name is Alexey Konstantinovich Bochagov. He was born on March 19, 1994, and is one of the representatives of the Far Eastern underground hip-hop and rap scene, where particular importance is placed on lyrical content, distinctive delivery, independence and loyalty to one’s principles. Bo4a’s work is closely connected with the culture of the Russian Far East. In his compositions, the artist addresses social problems, inner conflicts, personal responsibility, keeping one’s word and the need to preserve an independent position even under pressure from others. His music is distinguished by a hard sound, direct expression and a desire to speak about issues that…

Viktor Filkov, who performs under the stage names FILKOV and Viktor Dvazhdy, is a multi-genre artist, songwriter and music producer from the Moscow Region. He was born in Mytishchi in 1986 and currently lives and works in Moscow, where he develops projects at the intersection of electronic and pop music. Viktor does not limit his work to a single musical direction. His music is built around a free-flowing combination of genres, moods and imagery inspired by the rhythm of the big city, neon lights, everyday observations and memories of a distant sun. The Beginning: The First Beat Viktor developed an interest in music during childhood. The musical atmosphere in his family was remarkably diverse: his mother listened to folk music and the ensemble Zolotoye Koltso, his brother was…

DJ Marky is a Brazilian DJ, producer, musician and founder of Innerground Records. His real name is Marco Antonio da Silva. He was born on June 14, 1973, in the Cangaíba district of São Paulo. DJ Marky achieved international recognition as one of the leading figures in Brazilian drum & bass and as a highly skilled club DJ. Together with XRS, DJ Patife, Drumagick and other musicians, he helped shape a scene that combined British breakbeats and bass music with the rhythms, melodies and musical heritage of Brazil. His greatest commercial success was LK (Carolina Carol Bela), recorded with XRS and Stamina MC, which reached the UK Top 20. DJ Marky is known for far more than his own productions. A significant part of his reputation rests on his DJ sets: fast and technically…

Future is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Atlanta. He was born on November 20, 1983, under the name Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn. In 2022, the artist publicly supported reports that he had changed his surname to Cash, although the details of the legal process were never openly disclosed. For this reason, the most accurate approach in biographical materials is to state his birth name and separately mention his later use of the surname Cash. Future became one of the leading architects of modern trap music. He transformed Auto-Tune from a tool used to smooth vocals into an expressive instrument in its own right, learning to combine rapping, melody, rasping, moaning, whispering and emotionally charged ad-libs within a single performance. His style influenced…

Stas Piekha is a Russian singer, songwriter, poet and television presenter. His full name is Stanislav Pyatrasovich Piekha, and he was born with the surname Gerulis. The artist was born on August 13, 1980, in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg. He rose to national prominence in 2004 after taking part in the television project Star Factory 4, which led to a long-running collaboration with composer and producer Viktor Drobysh. From the beginning, his name was associated with one of the best-known musical families in Soviet popular music. His grandmother is Edita Piekha, his grandfather was composer and Druzhba ensemble leader Alexander Bronevitsky, and his mother is singer Ilona Bronevitskaya. However, Stas Piekha’s own career did not develop as a simple continuation of the family…

Morcheeba are a British band whose music brings together trip-hop, downtempo, soul, psychedelic rock, hip-hop, blues, folk and pop. The group formed in the mid-1990s around vocalist Skye Edwards and brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey. Today, Morcheeba exist as the creative partnership of Skye Edwards and Ross Godfrey, expanding into a full band for live performances. Morcheeba are most often mentioned alongside Massive Attack, Portishead and Tricky. The comparison is understandable: the band emerged during the height of British trip-hop and used slow breakbeats, samples, heavy basslines and atmospheric electronics. Yet their second album already made it clear that one genre was too restrictive for Morcheeba. Skye Edwards later said directly that the label “trip-hop” had always…

Nadezhda Alexandrovna Meiher, also known by her stage name Nadezhda Granovskaya, is a Ukrainian singer, dancer, actress, television presenter, poet and designer. She was born on 10 April 1982 in the village of Zbruchivka, Khmelnytskyi Oblast. She rose to widespread prominence as a member of the original line-up of the group “VIA Gra” and later became one of the most recognisable performers in the group’s entire history. After marrying, she officially took the surname Urzhumtseva, although she continued to use the surnames Meiher and Granovskaya in her creative and public work. Meiher’s career extends far beyond the conventional story of a former member of a popular group. Over the years, she has worked in television, released solo songs, studied Argentine tango,…

Ana Danch — a Ukrainian singer and songwriter from Lviv whose music blends contemporary pop, folk influences and elements of EDM. The artist’s real name is Ulyana Myroslavivna Danchul, maiden name Latyk. She was born on November 16, 1987, in Lviv. Ana Danch’s musical journey began in childhood. She started taking vocal lessons at the age of seven and first appeared on stage at the age of nine. Early stage experience, participation in competitions and a deep love for the Ukrainian song tradition shaped her into an artist with an expressive vocal style, emotional delivery and a distinctive creative identity. During her artistic development, the singer took part in numerous national and international vocal competitions and festivals. Among them were «Song…

Hernán Cattáneo is an Argentine DJ, producer, remixer, founder of the Sudbeat label, and one of the most respected figures on the global progressive house scene. He was born on March 4, 1965, in the Caballito district of Buenos Aires. In international club culture, he is often referred to as El Maestro — “The Maestro” — a nickname that reflects not only the technical quality of his DJ sets, but also his rare ability to build a musical narrative over several hours. Early years and musical development Cattáneo developed an interest in music at an early age. Growing up in Buenos Aires, he closely followed the international pop, rock, and new wave scenes. Among the key influences on his early musical taste were Depeche Mode, New Order, Simply…

DARA (real name — Darina Nikolaeva Yotova, Bulgarian: Дарина Николаева Йотова; born 9 September 1998, Varna, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian singer and songwriter, and one of the most prominent representatives of the contemporary Bulgarian pop scene. Her music combines pop, R&B, electronic dance music and synthpop, while choreography and visual staging remain important parts of her artistic image. DARA began her professional career after taking part in the Bulgarian version of X Factor in 2015. Over the following decade, she released two full-length albums, scored several major national hits, became a coach on The Voice of Bulgaria and gradually expanded her international activities. The defining event of her career was her victory at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna with…