Kalush Orchestra

Kalush Orchestra is a Ukrainian folk-hip hop group founded in 2021 as a side project of Kalush, performing hip-hop music in the Ukrainian language. They represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "Stefania"[4][5] and went on to win the competition, securing Ukraine's third Eurovision win.[6] Kalush Orchestra combines elements of Ukrainian folk music with modern production, hip-hop dance, and Ukrainian-language rap.

Not to be confused with the original Kalush rap group, founded in 2019.

Kalush Orchestra
Kalush Orchestra in 2022
Background information
OriginUkraine
Genres
Years active2021–present
LabelsColumbia
Spinoff ofKalush
Members
  • Oleh Psiuk
  • Tymofii Muzychuk
  • Sasha Tab
  • Sasha Kondratiuk
  • Vitalii Duzhyk
  • MC KylymMen
Past members
  • Andrii Handziuk
  • Ihor Didenchuk

History

Creation

Kalush Orchestra was created in 2021 as a group of six musicians, as well as a side project of rap group Kalush, which was founded in 2019. The name comes from the city of Kalush – frontman Oleh Psiuk's hometown in the Ivano-Frankivsk region.[7]

Eurovision Song Contest and subsequent ventures
Kalush Orchestra performing "Stefania" at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

On 12 February 2022, Kalush Orchestra competed to represent Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "Stefania". In the final of the national selection Vidbir, they placed second with 14 points (six from the jury and eight from the audience).[8] Due to technical difficulties that occurred during the voting process, Psiuk believed that Alina Pash had been wrongly chosen as the winner.[9][10]

Despite coming in second place, the band were offered the chance to represent Ukraine at Eurovision, after Pash withdrew her candidacy due to controversy regarding her travel history in Crimea.[11][12] On 22 February, Kalush Orchestra accepted the offer.[13] On the same day, the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne published the official voting results of Vidbir 2022, confirming that Pash had been correctly chosen as the winner, contrary to Psiuk's claims.[14]

Kalush Orchestra performing in Poland in September 2022

The group won the Eurovision final on 14 May with 631 points, securing Ukraine's third Eurovision victory. "Stefania" became the first song with rap lyrics to win the contest, as well as the winning song with the highest number of televote points in the history of the contest.[15][16] The group later announced that they would put their Eurovision trophy up for auction to raise money for the Ukrainian armed forces.[17] The trophy was sold for US$900,000, with proceeds earmarked for purchase of combat drones for Ukraine's military.[18] The group subsequently embarked on a promotional tour across Europe and North America to raise awareness and donations for Ukrainian efforts in combating the Russian invasion.[19][20][21] In November 2022, the group performed "Oy na hori" and "Stefania" at the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards.[22]

On 12 July 2023, the group released "Chase" and "Human" as part of the Spotify Singles project. The tracks were recorded at Spotify Studios in Los Angeles.[23]

Members

Current members
  • Oleh Psiuk – rap
  • Tymofii Muzychuk – vocals and instrumentals
  • Oleksandr "Tab" Slobodianyk – vocals
  • Oleksandr Kondratiuk – vocals and instrumentals
  • Vitalii Duzhyk – instrumentals
  • MC KylymMen (lit. 'Kilim Man') – breakdance

Past members
  • Ihor Didenchuk (2021–2023) – instrumentals
  • Andriy Handziuk (Johnny Dyvinyi) (2021–2023) – vocals and instrumentals

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions
UKR
[24]		 BEL
(FL)
[25]		 GER
[26]		 IRE
[27]		 ITA
[28]		 LTU
[29]		 NLD
[30]		 NOR
[31]		 SWE
[32]		 UK
[33]
"Shtomber Womber" 2021 — — — — — — — — — —
"Stefania" 2022 1 24 22 30 53 1 36 19 7 38
"In the Shadows of Ukraine"[34]
(with The Rasmus)		 30 — — — — — — — — —
"Nasze domy"[35]
(with Szpaku)		 — — — — — — — — — —
"Shchedrivka"[36] — — — — — — — — — —
"Numo kozaky" (with Kozak Siromaha)[37] — — — — — — — — — —
"Changes"[38] 2023 — — — — — — — — — —
"Ushme Uturbe" (with bbno$ and Ditvak)[39] — — — — — — — — — —
"In the Fire"[40] — — — — — — — — — —
"Chase"[23] — — — — — — — — — —
"Human" (with Jona XX)[23] — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart in that territory.
Title Year Album
"Cry for You"
(Ochman featuring Kalush Orchestra)		 2023 Testament

References
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  22. Катя Юськів (14 November 2022). "Kalush Orchestra виступили на престижній премії MTV EMA 2022" (in Ukrainian). Korrespondent.net. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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  36. "Kick Off the Festive Season With Our Joy-Filled Holiday Spotify Singles". PR News Room. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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