Tvorchi Explained

Tvorchi
Origin:Ternopil, Ukraine
Years Active:2017–present
Genre:Electronic

Tvorchi (stylised in all caps; from Ukrainian: творчі pronounced as /uk/, uk||creatives) are a Ukrainian electronic music duo from Ternopil, formed in 2018 by producer (Ukrainian: Андрій Гуцуляк|links=no; born 21 February 1996) and vocalist (alias Jeffery Kenny; born 30 September 1997). They have released four studio albums: The Parts (2018), Disco Lights (2019), 13 Waves (2020) and Road (2020). They are also winners of the National Selection for Eurovision 2023 and the YUNA Awards in 2021 and 2022.[1]

They represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Heart of Steel", placing sixth in the final with 243 points.

History

Andrii Viktorovych Hutsuliak (; born 21 February 1996 in Vilkhovets, Chortkiv Raion) and Jimoh Augustus Kehinde (born 30 September 1997 in Nigeria) met while they were students at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Ternopil National Medical University.[2] [3] [4] [5] On 30 May 2017, the duo released their first single, "Slow". On 4 September, their second single "You" was released.

On 2 February 2018, Tvorchi released their debut album, The Parts. On 20 September 2018, the duo released a video for the song "Molodist". On 14 February 2019, the second album named Disco Lights was released.[6] On 21 February, the duo released a video for the song "Believe". According to the duo, the shooting budget was $100.[7] Within a few days, the video garnered 400,000 views on YouTube, and the song ranked 9th in Google Play charts in Ukraine.

In the summer of that year, the duo performed at music festivals Faine Misto (Ternopil), Atlas Weekend (Kyiv) and Ukrainian Song Project (Lviv).[8] [9] On 9 September, the duo released the single "Ne tantsiuiu". In February 2020, Tvorchi entered Vidbir with the song "Bonfire", placing fourth in the final.[10] [11]

The music video for the song "Mova tila" from the second studio album Disco Lights premiered on 7 May on the duo's YouTube channel and on the M1 television show Premier. The video, directed by Andrii Lahutin, was shot in the fall of 2019 in Kyiv. On 25 September 2020, the music video for the lead single from the album 13 Waves, "Living My Life", was released.

In September 2020, Tvorchi released their third album, 13 Waves, which was recorded remotely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The album was played more than two million times on music platforms in the first week since its release. The album "13 Waves" contains 13 songs, including a collaboration song called "Yellow Sand" with Ukrainian singer Alina Pash.[12] On 19 December 2020, the duo won the online music award "Culture Ukraine" in two categories: 'Best New Artist', and 'Best English-language single' for "Bonfire". The duo was also nominated for the YUNA 2021 Music Awards in four categories, including 'Album of the Year'. In December 2022, they entered Vidbir 2023 and won the competition with the song "Heart of Steel", coming second in the jury vote and first in the public vote, and thus earned the right to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.[13]

Ten minutes before the duo performed at Eurovision, their hometown of Ternopil was hit by a barrage of Russian missiles, injuring two people and damaging warehouses in the city. During the voting window, the group held up a makeshift sign with 'Ternopil' written on it.[14]

Between late April and early June the duo raised 11,924,114 UAH for incubators in Ukraine, hoping to help the influx of premature babies in Ukraine, as part of their "Saving the Hearts of Children" fundraiser.[15] [16]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Charted singles

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YearPeak chart positions
FIN
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LTU
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SWE
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UK
[20]
"Heart of Steel"202237 12 65 95

Music videos

Song titleYearAlbumDirector
"Molodist"2018The PartsMorris Ternevich
"Believe"2019Disco LightsAndrii Obolonchyk
"Ne tantsiuiu"Kyrylo Sulyha
"Bonfire"2020Maksym Hetman
"Mova tila"Disco LightsAndrii Lahutin
"Living My Life"13 WavesDmytro Dorosh
"Vich-na-vich"2021Kyrylo Sulyha
"Falling"RoadAndrii Lahutin
"Boremosia"2022Oleksiy Bondar
"Heart of Steel"Ruslan Makhov

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mihalache . Andreea . 2023-05-04 . EUROVISION 2023 TVORCHI - UKRAINE : "We wrote the song to show that we have something to say to Europe and the world" . 2024-01-11 . Daily Magazine . ro-RO.
  2. Web site: Кліп тернопільського гурту TVORCHI зібрав понад півмільйона переглядів на YouTube - 20 хвилин . 2019-09-09 . te.20minut.ua . uk . 6 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210606195433/https://te.20minut.ua/lyudi/klip-ternopilskogo-gurtu-tvorchi-zibrav-ponad-pivmilyona-pereglyadiv-n-10817964.html . live .
  3. Web site: У ТДМУ відбувся день фармацевтичного факультету . 2020-02-19 . ТЕРНОПІЛЬСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ МЕДИЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ імені І.Я.Горбачевського . 18 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218172151/https://www.tdmu.edu.ua/2017/02/18/u-tdmu-vidbuvsya-den-farmatsevtychnogo-fakultetu/ . live .
  4. Web site: Творчі таланти ТДМУ здобули нові перемоги . 2020-02-19 . ТЕРНОПІЛЬСЬКИЙ НАЦІОНАЛЬНИЙ МЕДИЧНИЙ УНІВЕРСИТЕТ імені І.Я.Горбачевського . 18 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218172117/https://www.tdmu.edu.ua/2017/11/20/tvorchi-talanty-tdmu-zdobuly-novi-peremogy/ . live .
  5. Web site: ТНЕУ Інтерв'ю із гуртом "TVORCHI" . . 22 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210522051835/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qfk5o4TStE . live .
  6. Web site: TVORCHI подарували тернополянам новий альбом – Терен. uk. 2019-09-10. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217114232/http://teren.in.ua/2019/02/14/tvorchi-podaruvaly-ternopolyanam-novyj-albom/. live.
  7. Web site: TVORCHI у фіналі Ukrainian Song Project 2019: найцікавіше про яскравих новачків шоу-бізу. TVORCHI у фіналі Ukrainian Song Project 2019: найцікавіше про яскравих новачків шоу-бізу. 2019-09-10. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217114231/https://twnews.com.ua/ua-news/tvorchi-u-finali-ukrainian-song-project-2019-naitsikavishe-pro-iaskravikh-novachkiv-shou-bizu. dead.
  8. Web site: The Hardkiss та Kadebostany. Хто виступатиме на фестивалі "Файне місто Тернопіль". 2019-07-15. Шпальта. uk. 2019-09-11. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217114233/https://shpalta.media/2019/07/15/the-hardkiss-ta-kadebostany-xto-vistupatime-na-festivali-fajne-misto-ternopil/. live.
  9. Web site: Фестиваль "Файне місто-2018" оголосив повний лайн-ап. 2018-06-20. ТСН.ua. uk. 2019-09-11. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217114231/https://tsn.ua/glamur/festival-fayne-misto-2018-ogolosiv-povniy-layn-ap-1174587.html. live.
  10. Web site: Дует TVORCHI: що відомо про тріумфатора другого півфіналу Нацвідбору. РБК-Україна. uk. 2020-02-17. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217105810/https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/styler/duet-tvorchi-izvestno-triumfatorah-vtorogo-1581855964.html. live.
  11. Web site: Tvorchi duo breaks new musical ground KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice. 2020-02-13. KyivPost. 2020-02-17. 17 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200217114139/https://www.kyivpost.com/lifestyle/tvorchi-duo-breaks-new-musical-ground.html. live.
  12. Web site: 2020-09-30 . Alina Pash і Tvorchi презентували першу колаборацію: "Додали особливого вайба" . 2024-05-22 . znaj.ua . uk . 22 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240522133508/https://znaj.ua/show-business/340848-alina-pash-i-tvorchi-prezentuvali-pershu-kolaboraciyu-dodali-osoblivogo-vayba . live .
  13. Web site: Rosney . Daniel . 19 December 2022 . Eurovision 2023: Ukraine chooses Tvorchi from bomb shelter . 19 December 2022 . . . 9 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109204427/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63973315 . live .
  14. News: Vitaly . Shevchenko . Thomas . Mackintosh . Ukraine Eurovision act's city Ternopil attacked before performance . 2023-05-14 . 2023-05-14 . . en-GB . 14 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230514122610/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65586701 . live .
  15. Web site: Saving the Hearts of Children . u24.gov.ua . 23 August 2023 . en . 31 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230831160238/https://u24.gov.ua/save.hearts . live .
  16. News: TVORCHI, Visa and UNITED24 Raised Almost UAH 12 Million in a Month to Save Premature Babies in Ukraine . 23 August 2023 . Rubryka . Rybryka . 21 June 2023 . 23 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230823033113/https://rubryka.com/en/2023/06/21/tvorchi-visa-united24/ . live .
  17. Web site: Tvorchi – Heart of Steel. Musiikkituottajat. fi. 20 May 2023. 19 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519145024/https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/tvorchi/heart+of+steel/. live.
  18. Web site: 2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 19 May 2023. 19 May 2023. 19 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080551/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-2/. live.
  19. Web site: Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20. Sverigetopplistan. 19 May 2023. 20 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230520134751/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2023&dspp=20. live.
  20. Web site: Tvorchi full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 20 May 2023. 19 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519180416/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/64792/tvorchi/. live.