Antytila (Ukrainian: Антитіла) is a Ukrainian musical group. It includes Taras Topolia (vocals), Serhii Vusyk (keyboard, artistic director), Dmytro Zholud (guitar), and Dmytro Vodovozov (drums), Mykhailo Chyrko (bass).[1][2]
Antytila Антитіла | |
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 Mega final of the "Sun" tour in Kyiv. May 25, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Members | Taras Topolia Serhii Vusyk Mykhailo Chyrko Dmytro Zholud Dmytro Vodovozov |
| Website | antytila |
History
editIn 2018, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the future president of Ukraine, participated in one of their videoclips, LEGO.[1]
Russo-Ukrainian War
editShortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the band joined the Territorial Defense Forces, having previously served as volunteers since the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014.[1][2] In March 2022, the band made an appeal to perform remotely in the Concert for Ukraine, a benefit concert raising funds for those affected by the Russian invasion. Their appeal included a message to singer Ed Sheeran via TikTok.[3] The band were refused a place at the concert due to their association with the military.[4] In response, Sheeran collaborated with the band on a remix of his song "2step",[2][5] with profits from streams of the music video being donated to Music Saves UA, a fundraising project created to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine.[6]
On February 9, 2023, Antytila released the music video for their song "Fortetsia Bakhmut" (’Bakhmut fortress’) which has gathered over 14 million views on Youtube.
On May 25, 2023, the band presented the track "My Falcon" in two languages (Ukrainian and English), and the song became the soundtrack to the German-Finnish computer game Death from Above.[7]
Discography
edit- Buduwudu (2008)
- Vybyrai (2011)
- Nad pollusamy (2013)
- Vse krasyvo (2015)
- Sontse (2016)
- Hello (2019)
- MLNL (2022)
- Fortetsya Bakhmut (2023)
References
edit- ^ a b c Borges, Anelise (21 March 2022). "Украинская группа "Антитела" перешла в территориальную оборону". Euronews (in Russian).
- ^ a b c Тома Мироненко, Юлия Карманская (3 May 2022). "Звездный певец Эд Ширан записал песню о войне с украинской группой "Антитела". За сутки ее прослушали более 50 млн раз. Как создавался трек". Forbes (in Russian).
- ^ "Ukrainian band Antytila make UK concert appeal". BBC News. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ "Antytila: Ukrainian band backed by Ed Sheeran refused fundraiser slot". BBC News. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ Williams, Sophie (3 May 2022). "Antytila: Ed Sheeran collaboration written on front line". BBC News. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ Shutler, Ali (2 May 2022). "Ed Sheeran teams up with Ukrainian band Antytila for reworked '2Step'". NME. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ Гурт «Антитіла» випустив саундтрек до комп'ютерної гри, де можна керувати українськими операторами дронів (відео)