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Underworld is a British electronic project led by Karl Hyde (Karl Hyde; born May 10, 1957, Worcester, England) and Rick Smith (Rick Smith; born May 25, 1959, Ammanford, Wales). Their creative partnership began in the late 1970s, long before the techno-oriented version of Underworld emerged. Over several decades, Hyde and Smith moved through new wave, synth-pop and funk-rock before completely rebuilding the project around club-oriented electronic music in the early 1990s together with DJ Darren Emerson. Among Underworld's best-known works are Rez, Cowgirl, Dark & Long, Mmm... Skyscraper I Love You, Born Slippy .NUXX, Pearl's Girl, Jumbo, Push Upstairs, King of Snake, Two Months Off, Beautiful Burnout, Always Loved a Film, Scribble, I Exhale, Denver Luna and Techno Shinkansen. The…

Zhanna Aguzarova (full name — Zhanna Khasanovna Aguzarova; born July 7, 1962) is a Soviet and Russian singer, songwriter and former vocalist of the band Bravo, and one of the most distinctive performers in Russian rock and pop music. Her name is primarily associated with the songs «Жёлтые ботинки», «Старый отель», «Кошки», «Синеглазый мальчик», «Ленинградский рок-н-ролл», «Будь со мной», «Мне хорошо рядом с тобой», «Звезда», «Марина», «Не упрекай» and «Королева Сансета». Aguzarova's story spans the Moscow rock-and-roll underground of the early 1980s, Bravo's nationwide popularity, independent songwriting, several years in the United States and her…

DJ Matrix (real name — Matteo Schiavo; born June 16, 1987, Schio, Province of Vicenza, Italy) is an Italian DJ, music producer, songwriter and performer whose career is primarily associated with Italian dance music, Italodance and contemporary electronic pop. He began making electronic music as a teenager, first gained recognition through Tu vivi nell'aria and La tipica ragazza italiana, and later consolidated his success with Voglio tornare negli Anni 90, the long-running Musica da giostra series and numerous collaborations with Italian artists. Unlike many European electronic producers of his generation, Matrix did not build his career primarily around the international festival circuit. His music is closely tied to Italian popular culture: clubs and summer resorts, television,…

MORTEN (real name — Morten Breum; born May 26, 1982, Aarhus, Denmark) is a Danish DJ and music producer. He first gained recognition in his home country in the late 2000s, while the international stage of his career is primarily associated with his long-running collaboration with David Guetta and the development of the Future Rave concept. By the time of his global breakthrough, MORTEN already had more than a decade of professional experience, a studio album and major hits in Denmark. His path took him from Scandinavian club music and electro house through festival EDM to a darker sound combining progressive house, trance, techno and music designed for large festival stages. Aarhus and the beginning of his career Morten Breum grew up in Aarhus. His interest in DJing began in his…

DJ Melloffon (real name — Yuriy Melofon; also performed under the name MLFN) was a Ukrainian DJ, music producer and electronic music artist. His work was primarily associated with house and dance-pop. Melloffon released his own tracks, created club versions and remixes for Ukrainian artists, and collaborated with Moon Records. Among the musician’s most notable works are Forget, «Рай» with Katia Rudelman, First Be a Woman, «На краю земли», «Осколки», The Sun, the album One Love and the track «Героям Слава!». Remixes for Lavika and the band «Скрябін» became an important part of his career. DJ Melloffon: early releases and remixes Relatively little reliable information has survived about the early years of Yuriy…

Mama Aoki is the stage name of Chizuru Kobayashi, the mother of American DJ and producer Steve Aoki. She appeared in music catalogues as a featured performer on Steve Aoki & Vini Vici — Moshi Moshi, released in 2018 on Dim Mak Records. Her voice, delivering short Japanese phrases, became one of the track’s central elements. Mama Aoki should not be considered a conventional solo music project with an extensive discography or long-running performing career. Her involvement in electronic music is primarily connected with a single recording, but Moshi Moshi received a full international release, appeared on Steve Aoki’s 5OKI EP and gave Chizuru her own artist profile on major streaming services. Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer and Beatport all list Mama Aoki among the…

Francis Grasso (25 March 1948, Brooklyn, New York — 20 March 2001, New York) was an American DJ and one of the key pioneers of modern club DJing. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, he helped transform the act of playing records from a sequence of separate songs into a continuous musical performance: he developed beatmatching, used headphone cueing, brought slip-cueing techniques from radio practice into the club environment, and structured long sets as carefully controlled journeys across the dancefloor. Grasso worked at New York clubs including Salvation II, Tarots, Sanctuary and The Haven before disco had fully emerged as a distinct musical genre. His influence is not associated with his own hit singles or studio albums, but with fundamental principles of DJ performance that…

DAVA (real name — David Ashotovich Manukyan; born 16 March 1993 in Novosibirsk) — is a Russian singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, television host and video blogger. Manukyan’s professional path is unusual in that music became only the third major field of his career after competitive ballroom dancing and social media. After beginning to release his own songs in 2018, DAVA progressed within just a few years from short internet videos to a solo album, major musical collaborations and an independent pop career. His discography combines pop music, hip-hop, melodic rap, dance electronic music and romantic urban lyrics. Among DAVA’s best-known works are “XXX”, “Kislorod”, “Tantsuy kak pchela”, “Budu pyanym”,…

Nikolay Baskov (full name — Nikolay Viktorovich Baskov; born 15 October 1976) is a Russian opera and pop singer, tenor, television presenter and educator, and a People’s Artist of the Russian Federation. His career developed simultaneously in two directions: academic vocal performance and mainstream pop music. In the late 1990s, Baskov performed on the opera stage and made his debut at the Bolshoi Theatre, while in the early 2000s he gained widespread popularity with the songs «Памяти Карузо», «Шарманка», «Натуральный блондин» and later pop hits. This combination of classical vocal training and pop repertoire became the foundation of his stage image and allowed him to work within the classical crossover format. Childhood and early music…

David Vendetta (real name David Paparusso) is a French DJ, music producer and remixer, and one of the notable figures of European house music in the 2000s. He is best known for tracks such as Love to Love You Baby, Unidos Para La Música, Break 4 Love, Bleeding Heart and Hold That Sucker Down, as well as the albums Rendez-Vous and Vendetta. His music combines a classic house foundation with electro house, tribal rhythms, prominent vocal performances and Mediterranean influences. Early years and path into music David Paparusso was born in the French town of Longwy, located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. Before turning to music professionally, he worked in the pharmaceutical field, but by the early 2000s he had decided to focus entirely on DJing and producing electronic…

Irakli (full name — Irakli Pirtskhalava; born 13 September 1977 in Moscow) is a singer, songwriter, composer and radio host of Georgian origin, and one of the notable artists of the Russian pop scene of the 2000s. He gained widespread recognition after taking part in the second season of the television music project «Фабрика звёзд». His best-known songs include «Вова-чума», «Лондон-Париж», «Время», «Капли абсента», «Я с тобой», «Сны», «Нелюбовь» and «Luna». Childhood, music and football Irakli Pirtskhalava was born on 13 September 1977 in Moscow. He was raised by his mother Nana, an engineer by profession. As a child, Irakli was involved in both music and sport: he studied…

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…