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Savage (real name — Roberto Zanetti, Ital. Roberto Zanetti) is a legendary Italian singer, songwriter, composer, and producer — one of the defining icons of the Italo Disco era. He was born on November 28, 1956 in Massarosa (Province of Lucca, Tuscany, Italy). His melodic compositions, heartfelt vocals, and romantic lyrics made him one of the brightest stars of the 1980s, and Savage’s hits still resonate at retro festivals and radio stations around the world. Early Life and Musical Beginnings From a young age, Roberto was passionate about music and studied keyboard performance. As a teenager, he played in local rock bands, but with the rise of synthesizer technology and disco culture, his attention shifted toward electronic sound. It was during this period that his…

Face (real name — Ivan Timofeev) is a Russian rapper, songwriter, musician, and public figure, born on April 8, 1997, in Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan. His work has become a symbol of protest, self-expression, and the voice of a generation that grew up in the era of social media, digitalization, and cultural transformation. Face is known as one of the first artists to redefine Russian-language rap, blending irony, punk energy, trap, and social lyricism. Early Life and Musical Roots Ivan grew up in an ordinary family. From childhood, he was interested in music, graffiti, street culture, and hip-hop. He was influenced by Western artists such as XXXTentacion, Lil Peep, and Travis Scott, as well as Russian underground rappers. At the age of 13, he began writing lyrics and creating…

Ace of Base — шведская поп-группа, которая стала одной из самых успешных музыкальных коллективов 1990-х годов. Их стиль, сочетающий элементы поп-музыки, регги и денс, произвел настоящий фурор на международной музыкальной сцене. Ранние годы и формирование группы Группа была основана в 1990 году в Гётеборге, Швеция, братьями Йонасом Берггреном и Улфом Экбергом. Позже к ним присоединились сестры Йонаса — Мэлин и Дженни Берггрен. Изначально коллектив носил название Tech Noir, но позже был переименован в Ace of Base, символизируя «туза в своей базе», что отражало амбициозные намерения участников группы. Прорыв и международный успех В 1992 году Ace of Base подписали контракт с датским лейблом Mega Records и выпустили дебютный альбом "Happy Nation" (в США он был…

Bassjackers is a Dutch electronic music duo from Tilburg, founded in 2007 by friends Marlon Flohr and Ralph van Hilst. From the beginning, the roles within the project have been clearly divided: Flohr is primarily responsible for DJ performances and the stage side of Bassjackers, while van Hilst focuses on studio production. Bassjackers started with house and electro house, became a prominent part of the global big room scene during the first half of the 2010s, and later expanded their sound with hardstyle, trance, bass music, rave, techno, and hard dance. The duo’s international breakthrough is closely associated with Mush Mush, released on Musical Freedom in 2011. The main distinguishing feature of Bassjackers is not only their characteristically heavy festival sound, but also…

ONUKA — это украинский музыкальный проект, объединяющий современные электронные звучания с элементами народной музыки. Название «ONUKA» (в переводе с украинского — «внучка») — это дань уважения её дедушке Александру Шлёнчику, мастеру народных инструментов, который оказал огромное влияние на творчество основательницы проекта. Детство и ранние годы Настоящее имя основательницы проекта — Ната Жижченко. Она родилась 15 марта 1985 года в Киеве. Музыка окружала Наталью с самого детства. Её дед, Александр Шлёнчик, был выдающимся мастером украинских народных инструментов, таких как бандура, цимбалы и сопилка. Именно он вдохновил Наталью на глубокое погружение в традиционную украинскую культуру. Ната рано начала заниматься музыкой, освоив игру на…

Amelie Lens is a Belgian DJ, music producer and founder of the techno labels LENSKE and EXHALE Records. She was born on May 31, 1990, in Vilvoorde, near Brussels. Before beginning her international music career, Lens performed under the alias Renée and was a resident DJ at Labyrinth Club in Hasselt. Her first original releases appeared in 2016. Date of birth: May 31, 1990 Place of birth: Vilvoorde, Belgium Country: Belgium Profession: DJ, music producer Early alias: Renée Genres: techno, peak-time techno, acid techno; elements of trance and tribal techno Labels and projects: LENSKE, EXHALE Records, EXHALE Active period: since the late 2000s; official releases since 2016 Early years Amelie Lens grew up in Flanders. Her mother died when she was five years old, after which…

Dmytro Serhiyovych Monatik (stage name MONATIK) is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, composer, choreographer, producer, and one of the most influential artists of the modern Eastern European pop scene. His style combines elements of pop, funk, R&B, soul, and electronic music. MONATIK has created a new aesthetic of Ukrainian mainstream — emotional, visually powerful, and filled with the philosophy of movement. Early Life and Artistic Formation Dmytro Monatik was born on April 1, 1986, in Lutsk, Ukraine. From an early age, he showed a keen interest in music, dance, and art. He learned to play drums and guitar, took part in school performances, and later joined dance ensembles. In his youth, he combined artistic pursuits with sports, but creativity ultimately became his true…

Scooter is a legendary German electronic music group founded in 1993 in Hamburg. The band became one of the most successful and recognizable acts in the genres of techno, dance, and hard dance. They are known for their powerful live shows, energetic performances, signature shout-style vocals, and the charisma of frontman H.P. Baxxter (real name — Hans Peter Geerdes). Early Years: Celebrate the Nun and The Loop Before founding Scooter, H.P. Baxxter and Rick J. Jordan performed in the synth-pop band Celebrate the Nun, which existed from the late 1980s. The group released two albums and received positive reviews but never achieved major commercial success. After the project ended, the musicians began producing remixes under the name The Loop, gaining valuable experience in the…

Reinier Zonneveld (born 30 January 1991 in the Netherlands) is a Dutch DJ, music producer, composer and live performer, and the founder of the Filth on Acid label. His music spans techno, acid techno, hard techno, rave and more melodic forms of electronic music. Zonneveld received classical musical training before pursuing a career in the club scene. His music combines hard rhythms and acid sequences with piano parts, developed harmony and extended compositional structures. Live sets occupy a central place in his career: during performances, he works directly with individual elements of his own tracks and hardware synthesizers. In 2023, Reinier Zonneveld set an official Guinness World Record by performing an 11-hour, 11-minute electronic music live set at his own Karren Maar Festival.…

Skofka (настоящее имя Алексей Прищепа) — украинский рэп-исполнитель и автор песен, который стремительно завоевал популярность благодаря своему искреннему подходу к музыке, наполненной глубокими текстами и мелодичностью. Родился в городе Ровно, Украина, и начал увлекаться музыкой еще в подростковом возрасте. Его творчество сочетает в себе хип-хоп, рэп и элементы украинской этники. Начало карьеры Свою музыкальную деятельность Skofka начал с экспериментов с текстами и звуком. Первые треки создавались на любительском уровне, но благодаря уникальному подходу и стремлению к самовыражению, его работы начали привлекать внимание. Его тексты подкупают честностью, они раскрывают личные переживания, размышления о жизни, культуре и актуальных событиях. Прорыв и популярность Настоящая…

Kalush is a Ukrainian music group founded in 2019 in the city of Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The band has become one of the symbols of a new wave of Ukrainian music, blending hip-hop, pop, and folk into a unique style filled with ethnic motifs and modern sound. Their songs combine live folk instruments, rap, melodic choruses, and deep lyrics exploring themes of love, freedom, identity, and Ukrainian culture. Formation of the Band The group was formed in 2019 by frontman and lyricist Oleh Psyuk, known by his stage name Psiochyi Syn. The name Kalush refers to the artist’s hometown. Their debut single, “Ne marynui”, immediately caught attention for its original mix of Ukrainian rap and folk elements. Later, the band released tracks like “Ty honish” and…

Black Coffee (real name — Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo) is a South African DJ, music producer and songwriter, and one of the key figures of the contemporary African electronic music scene. His music developed at the intersection of house, deep house, afro house, soul and jazz. Black Coffee has played a major role in bringing the South African house sound to an international audience. His career spans the local South African scene of the 1990s and 2000s, his own Soulistic Music label, extensive international touring, a long-running residency at Hï Ibiza, collaborations with pop and R&B artists, and a Grammy Award for the album Subconsciously. Early years Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo was born on 11 March 1976 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. At around the age of…

ARTBAT is a Ukrainian electronic duo from Kyiv, formed by DJs and producers Artur Kryvenko and Vitaliy “Batish” Lymarenko. The project has become one of the most recognizable representatives of the contemporary Ukrainian electronic scene and has established a lasting position between melodic house & techno, progressive house, and large-scale festival techno. ARTBAT’s music is built on contrast. It combines a heavy rhythmic foundation, extended tension-building, emotional synthesizer themes, and vocal fragments that function less like a traditional song part and more as elements of the overall dramaturgy. As a result, the duo’s compositions sound equally convincing in intimate clubs and at festival venues attended by tens of thousands of people. ARTBAT’s…

Nicky Romero (real name — Nick Rotteveel van Gotum; born 6 January 1989 in Amerongen, Utrecht, the Netherlands) is a Dutch DJ, music producer, remixer and founder of Protocol Recordings. He became one of the notable figures of the global EDM boom of the early 2010s thanks to Toulouse, his collaboration with Avicii on I Could Be The One, joint work with David Guetta, NERVO and Krewella, and his own progressive mainstage sound. Romero later expanded his musical range from electro and progressive house to tech house, dance-pop and deeper progressive house, for which he created the separate project Monocule. Amerongen, drums and the first steps in production Nick Rotteveel grew up in Amerongen, a small town in the central Netherlands. His interest in music began in childhood through…

Limp Bizkit — Biography, History, Discography Years Active: 1994 — present Genres: Nu Metal, Rap Rock, Alternative Metal Country: USA City: Jacksonville, Florida Band Members Fred Durst — vocals Wes Borland — guitar, backing vocals, visual style Sam Rivers — bass guitar John Otto — drums DJ Lethal — scratching, sampling, keyboards Formation Limp Bizkit were formed in 1994 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. The idea for the band came from Fred Durst, who at the time worked as a tattoo artist and was passionate about both hip-hop and metal. He met bassist Sam Rivers and his cousin, drummer John Otto. Later, guitarist Wes Borland, known for his eccentric appearance and visual aesthetics, joined, along with DJ Lethal (formerly of House of…

Lost Frequencies (real name — Félix De Laet) is a Belgian DJ, music producer and electronic music artist. He was born on 30 November 1993 in Brussels, Belgium. He gained international recognition in 2014 with Are You With Me — his reworking of a song by American country singer Easton Corbin. Lost Frequencies’ music has evolved from deep house and tropical house toward a broader combination of melodic house, progressive house and dance-pop. By the mid-2020s, Félix himself described his direction in terms of melody, vocal house and progressive sounds. Early years Félix De Laet grew up in Brussels in a musical family. His interest in music developed long before his professional career: he learned to play musical instruments and listened to a wide…

GORDO (real name — Diamanté Anthony Blackmon; born 3 January 1991, Washington, D.C., USA) is an American DJ and music producer of Nicaraguan heritage who previously achieved international fame under the alias Carnage. During the first half of the 2010s, Blackmon became one of the prominent figures of the American EDM boom and the rise of festival trap — a hybrid of trap, hip-hop, big room house and heavy festival-oriented electronic music. In 2021, he began developing the GORDO project, focused primarily on house, tech house, melodic house, Afro house and techno, and in 2022 he officially ended his career as Carnage. GORDO’s story is unusual because the second major phase of his career was not an attempt to return after a decline in popularity, but an almost…

FISHER — the stage name of Australian DJ and music producer Paul Nicholas Fisher. Before beginning his solo career, he was a professional surfer and a member of the electronic duo Cut Snake. The artist gained international recognition with Losing It, released in 2018 and nominated for a Grammy Award. His music is primarily based on house and tech house. Early years and professional surfing Paul Fisher grew up on Australia’s Gold Coast, one of the country’s major surfing centres. Before moving into the music industry, he competed professionally and travelled extensively as part of his surfing career. DJing initially developed around the parties and trips associated with the international surfing community. For some time, music and sport developed in parallel.…

Victoria Niro is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter, composer and video blogger. Her real name is Viktoriia Yuliianivna Slobodska (Ukrainian: Вікторія Юліянівна Слободська). She was born on August 22, 2003, in Lviv. Her work combines contemporary pop music, the acoustic songwriting tradition, elements of hip-hop and Ukrainian popular music. The performer initially gained widespread recognition through cover versions of popular songs and later consolidated her success with original compositions such as “Рожеві окуляри”, “Не знаю” and “Питань нема”. Childhood and the beginning of her musical education Viktoriia Slobodska was born and raised in Lviv. She showed an interest in singing from childhood but began studying vocals systematically at around the age…

Charlotte de Witte is a Belgian DJ, music producer, and founder of KNTXT. She was born on July 21, 1992, in Ghent. The artist became one of the key figures in contemporary techno by combining dense industrial rhythms, acid lines, elements of trance, and the legacy of the Belgian rave scene. Her international career developed gradually: early performances at youth clubs, victory in a Studio Brussel competition, work under the Raving George alias, a transition to techno, regular releases, and many years of touring. By the mid-2020s, Charlotte de Witte had become one of the few techno artists regularly receiving headline slots at the world’s largest electronic music festivals. Early Years and Introduction to Club Music Charlotte was born in Ghent and partly raised in nearby Evergem.…