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Yulia Sanina (real name Yulia Golovan) is a famous Ukrainian singer, soloist of the English-speaking group The Hardkiss, author of many lyrics and music.

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Profession: singer, lead singer of The Hardkiss
Date of Birth: October 11, 1990
Place of Birth: Kyiv, Ukraine
Best works:"Babylon", "Dance With Me", "Make-Up", "October", "Part Of Me", "In Love", "Helpless", "Stones", "Perfection"
Awards: Diploma-recipient of the festival "Black Sea Games 1999", winner of the TV competition "Krok to Zirok 2001", laureate of the festival "Christ in my heart", winner of the II prize of the International Festival "World of the Young 2001" in Budapest, laureate of the festival "Rhythms of Jazz", owner
Social network: Facebook , Instagram

Born into a family of musicians, at the age of three, Yulia sang for the first time on the big stage, and even accompanied by an ensemble, which was led by her father. Then little Yulia was waiting for numerous performances at matinees and children's show groups, and then - as part of a jazz big band and solo.

In September 2011, Julia tried herself in journalism. One day, while working on an article, Sanina met Valery Bebko, a broadcast producer on the Ukrainian MTV. They quickly became friends and even began to cooperate - writing songs and music together. Soon they did create a joint duet called Val & Sanina. Then we recorded a test video and a couple of songs in Russian.

Soon the idea to create a group appeared. In search of a suitable name, Sanina and Bebko sent three options to their Facebook friends (The Hardkiss, Pony Planet and another one, which, as Yulia admits, she no longer remembers). After the friends listened to the demo of the song, they said that they noticed in their music something sweet from the kiss and "hard" in the arrangements. Therefore, the name The Hardkiss was chosen. In the fall of the same 2011, the group released several more songs, and also recorded their debut video for the song Babylon.

A significant breakthrough in the career of the team and Yulia Sanina in particular was the performance on October 20, 2011 by The HARDKISS as an opening act for a popular all over the world. After that, The HARDKISS received a special award and the title "Discovery of the Year" from the All-Ukrainian annual competition "Brand of the Year".

Until the end of 2011, the group managed to release another video, Dance with me, which was in rotation on the MUZ-TV and MTV channels. And in February 2012, the musicians signed a contract with the Sony BMG label. Also in 2012, Yulia Sanina released the track Brazilian Fire, recorded in collaboration with Brazilian DJ Ulisse Nuns.

In January 2013, The Hardkiss presented the song Part of Me, and in February, Yulia recorded the songs Dotik and So Little for You with the Druha Rika group. In March of the same year, Yulia and her team were awarded YUNA awards in the "Discovery of the Year" and "Best Clip of the Year" nominations.

He smiles: "Val is an amazing father, the only person to whom I entrusted a child in the first two months after his birth." We are talking about motherhood, competition in the musical environment, the consequences of the Eurovision Song Contest and the complex of an excellent student.

Julia, how do you feel in the judge's chair? It's so responsible: to make a decision on which someone's fate depends.

This is a very heavy burden! It's really not easy to find the right words to explain your decision to people. After all, we do not just pass a verdict: yes or no, but we try to give advice. Sometimes he can sound quite categorical: “You should not make music in principle.” You have to hurt people to understand that they have no future in music. But it's better to be honest about it.

Experienced people gathered at the judging table, such as Konstantin Meladze and, and people whose work is now modern and relevant - artists from The Hardkiss and Agon groups. It is difficult to judge, but this is a very necessary work, especially now, when Ukraine needs new artists.

- And you do not look at them as potential competitors?

No. We have a big country, a lot of concert venues and a big shortage of artists. We are a festival group, we go on tour a lot. And when we see the same faces at festivals, it starts to get boring. Even for ourselves, due to the lack of competition, there is no incentive to look for something new, to move forward. It's very relaxing. Therefore, the more high-quality artists there are, the more confident Ukraine will be ahead of the planet in music.

More recently The Hardkiss have been in the role of contestants themselves. I mean selection for Eurovision. Are you used to this role?

I participated a lot in children's competitions and festivals. Then I developed as a musician, searched for myself, studied. It was a very good school, hardening of the spirit. From a chamomile girl, a tender bud, I turned into a fighter. Without these qualities in show business, as in any business, it is impossible. Then I stopped the competition practice, and the Eurovision selection became the first adult competition for me. It was then that it became clear that I had lost my competitive grip. I had a million moments when I wanted to give up and quit everything, because these are very big experiences and nerves. And they are groundless. After all, whether you win or just go to the big Eurovision, this does not guarantee a long artistic life. All the same, the most important thing is your current work, songs, videos, your musicians. Competition doesn't solve anything. The world did not converge on him like a wedge.

- Did you experience it alone or together with the musicians? Was Valera nervous?

Valu is generally alien to experiences of this nature - he clearly understands that this is just a stage that is either overcome or not. He was calm and reassured me. Now I shrug my shoulders: “So what?”

- It seems to me that after the passage of time, many events in life cause a similar reaction.

Now I understand that it’s definitely not worth worrying about competitions. If this is your day, your competition, then it will give you something in life, it will be yours. If the day is not yours, you need to accept it. In general, despite the fact that we did not go to Stockholm, we still gained a lot: we have a new audience.

Julia, you have a very expressive stage image. I guess you don't look like this in real life. I think it's hard to recognize you on the street.

It's true, on stage and in life they are absolutely two different people. As an actress, I take a break in ordinary life from images, I fill up like a sponge, I absorb, and do not give myself away.

What inspires you, what do you absorb? Walking the streets, looking at people, watching scenes, traveling? What does the nutrient medium for a sponge named Julia consist of?

At the moment my inspiration is my family. I spend all my free time with my son Danya, he is my main source of joy and creativity. I wrote many songs, the meaning of which boils down to “when you grow up, I’ll show you ...” I’m already thinking about what he will be like when he grows up, who he will become, what I would like to tell him about ...

I see you are a person of perspective. Are you already thinking about who your son will become, who has not yet turned a year old?

(smiling) I don't think about it. I'm curious, I'm just thinking. These are thoughts out loud.

- And daily joy is the first smile, the first “aha”. Do you document it somehow?

Of course, everything happens the same way as with all normal parents. Valera, for example, does not part with her camera. I’m kidding: “Your son gives you an incentive to do photography more often.” Val takes pictures every minute. And I write down our achievements in my diary more: Danya is already sitting, crawling, saying “be-be-be-be” ​​... For me, this is such happiness, as if he had flown into space. Such pride! At the same time, I understand that with the birth of a child, I became more vulnerable, vulnerable, sentimental.

- Danya was lucky - he has very young parents.

Yes, I really wanted to become a mother no later than 25 years old. Because I have a slight difference with my parents, they are very young, and I am very friendly with them. I like it when you are a child's friend. There is no big generational gap: you use the same gadgets, speak the same language, you understand each other. It is important when there is a feeling of a friendly parental shoulder. This is very cool.

- And the grandparents of the child are not old.

Exactly! This is another bonus.

It is believed that for the harmonious and happy development of a child, it is necessary that he be surrounded by at least two generations - parents and grandparents.

Then, I hope, Danya is very “organic” and happy, because absolutely everyone is babysitting him! We even fight for his attention. The long-awaited grandson (smiles).

- How was your pregnancy? Worked or switched to gentle mode?

I worked until the seventh month because I felt good, I had no contraindications, the doctors allowed me to sing, and I got a positive charge of emotions from this. I performed at festivals, with concerts we traveled all over Ukraine. Then I was preparing to become a mother, a quiet period of vacation began. But even here I could not stand it and on my 25th birthday I made a mini-kvartirnik. I sang and felt that my son liked it - he danced with me ... in the tummy. It seems to me that if something was wrong, I would feel it. Danechka now loves music very much, she recognizes our songs. He really likes when I sing.

- In what language? After all, your repertoire mainly consists of English-language songs?

I sing in different languages, but my signature song is Bear's Lullaby from the cartoon Umka. I really like her.

- What functions do dad have, besides taking pictures of his son every hour?

Val is the best assistant, the best nanny in the world! For the first two months, I did not give my son to anyone. It seemed to me that he was so small, fragile. The only exception was Valera. In everything that concerns a child, I trust him more than myself. He is very neat, calm and balanced. And he can do absolutely everything: feed, change diapers, entertain, bathe, put to bed.

Are you progressive parents? Dynamic gymnastics, scuba diving, early development... Do you practice that kind of thing?

We are not into this. It is still too early to delve into all sorts of moments - the psychology of development, some special toys. So far, the main task for us is to give the child everything necessary for his health and safety. Surround with love and care. Usually young parents are reckless, but we are very responsible. I read blogs, special literature.

- Do you consult with your friends?

No, I only consult doctors for advice. I trust the opinion of professionals. Even grandparents do not take the liberty of asking me how to do it right. Because I - this applies not only to the baby - is generally an excellent student in life. In some moments this is good, but sometimes it prevents me from relaxing, just letting go of the situation.

- Here the son will grow up and feel the pressure of his mother, an excellent student.

(Laughs) I hope that I will give him that inner freedom that I myself do not have. After all, being able to rage is also very important. True, in moderation.

- Looking at your stage image of a vamp, it's hard to imagine that a good girl is hiding behind it.

Like any woman, I want reincarnations. I was lucky with my profession - if I want, I can afford anything on stage: to be sexy, aggressive. What in ordinary life is not always decent, I allow myself on stage.

- Julia, you are in the frontwoman group - you write music and words, you solo. Do you have leader status?

Still, we are equal leaders with Val. It's just that he is a person who does not like to stick out, prefers to be in the shadows and often says that it would be his will, he would generally be behind the scenes and would not appear on stage. Publicity is difficult for him, he makes an effort on himself. He likes to create, but performing is sometimes difficult for him. And we persuade him, because Val is such a bright person, he does so much in the group, that it is a sin for him to be behind the scenes.

- How do you feel in the men's team?

Awesome! Very comfortable. They treat me with respect. And if on stage I can “turn on the coquette”, then in the team I try to be more “my boyfriend”, friend for the guys. I strive to be treated as an equal and not make allowances for the fact that I am a girl.

- Do you prefer male or female society?

Definitely masculine! Perhaps everything comes from childhood, because I was an excellent student, and boys usually do not like such people. They need accessible and windy girls. I wasn’t like that, now I’m catching up, or something (smiles). I do not like women's squabbles, gossip, discussion of outfits. In general, I am very calm about the topic: “What brand of shoes or lipstick do you have?” I'm not interested - it's more interesting to talk about strings.

I run Instagram and vlog. There is a backstage of our creative life: how we shot the video, how we went on tour, what rooms we live in, what we eat, what kind of bus we have, how we are dressed ... And this is all with humor. It seems to me that our listeners are interested in seeing the behind-the-scenes life, which reveals us as ordinary people in love with creativity, music, creativity. Many people discover me and Val in a new way thanks to the vlog. We are so real there, we speak in simple language. It makes us closer to our listeners.

- It's like a movie about a movie?

Quite right. I am personally interested in watching my favorite artists. I am very inspired by films about musicians, in what atmosphere they are when they tour or write albums in the studio. In general, this is a dream when you have half a year, you sit in the studio, do not perform at the same time, you are focused on the album, on creativity.

It’s good to create when you know that you have a financial “cushion” and you don’t need to arrange “chess” in cities and towns for the sake of earning money. Can you afford to sit in the studio for six months?

Yes, we talked with Andrei Danilko. (We, the judges of the X-factor, generally talk a lot between the performances of the contestants). And he advised me to divide my year into semesters, like at school. After each semester, give yourself the opportunity to be filled and inspired, because working non-stop is very exhausting. Andrey is now just in the period of filling.

Yulia Sanina, whose real name is Yulia Golovan, is a Ukrainian singer, best known as the lead singer of the English-language band The Hardkiss.

She was born in Kyiv in a family of professional musicians. At the age of three, the girl already went on stage and sang as a soloist in the ensemble led by her father. Later, Yulia began to study jazz and pop art at a music school, and at the same time she performed with various children's and adult groups, including the Sister Siren youth jazz band, and sometimes solo.

During her studies, Yulia repeatedly became the winner of music competitions, among which were the television competition “Krok do Zirok 2001” (“Step to the Stars”), the festival “Christ in My Heart”, the international festivals “The World of the Young 2001”, held in Hungary, and “ Slavic Bazaar 2002. At the age of 16, Yulia reached the finals of the television contest "I want to be a star."

After receiving a matriculation certificate, the girl went for higher education, but for this she chose not a musical profile at all. Julia entered the Faculty of Philology of the Kyiv National University named after , from which she graduated in 2013 with a master's degree in folklore.

During her studies, Sanina became interested in journalism, she wanted to develop in this direction, but a new acquaintance with a music producer changed her life. Even before graduation, Julia was already a famous performer.

In 2016, Sanina's popularity in Ukraine rose to even greater heights, as the singer joined the jury of the seventh season of the mega-rated talent show "X-Factor" on the STB TV channel.

Together with Yulia, they became the judges of the competition, and. Wards frontwoman "The Hardkiss" - the Ukrainian group Detach - reached the superfinal of the TV show. The winner of the competition was a singer from Yerevan, whose mentor was. The Mountain Breeze Band, which was supported by Andrey Danilko, received third place.

Songs

Yulia Sanina was 18 years old when she met the music producer of the MTV channel Valery Bebko. Young people organized the Russian-language pop duet "Val & Sania" and recorded several songs, including a cover version of the famous Soviet hit "Love Has Come". Thus began the creative biography of the singer.

After some time, the musicians renamed themselves the duet "The Hardkiss" and began to sing in English, mostly their own hits. The name of the updated ensemble was chosen by voting among subscribers " Facebook» Valeria and Julia. Titles included "The Hardkiss", "Pony Planet". In the comments to the demo version of the first hit, the friends of the band members noted that only the first name conveys the essence of the music.

In a short time, a video was shot for the song "Babylon", which got into the rotation of the music channel "M1", and the first concert was held in the entertainment club "Serebro".

In the fall of 2011, The Hardkiss performed as the opening act for the British group Hurts and DJ Solange Knowles, and was also nominated as the best Ukrainian musical project at the MTV awards ceremony. At the end of the first year of work, the video for the hit "Dance with me" hit the air of the Russian channels MUZ-TV and MTV. Soon the artists went to conquer Europe, performing a concert in France at the Midem music festival.

In 2012, the group begins to collect the first awards. Yulia and Valery became MTV EMA nominees, then received the Discovery of the Year award from the All-Ukrainian annual Brand of the Year competition, and performed at the Teletriumph award ceremony.

But the main victory awaited the musicians at the presentation of the national award YUNA, where the group "The Hardkiss" received two statuettes in the categories "Discovery of the Year" and "Best Video Clip". The second award went to the musicians for the video "Make-Up", directed by Valery Bebko according to the established tradition. The first contract with an international brand - the Sony BMG label - appears.

Gradually, the popularity of the group gained momentum. The compositions “Part of Me”, “Brazilian Fire” and the song “So little for you here” together with the legendary Ukrainian rock group “Druha Rika” contributed to the fact that almost all lovers of modern music started talking about Yulia Sanina.

In 2014, The Hardkiss released their debut studio album Stones and Honey, followed by the EP Cold Altair and a number of new singles such as Helpless and Perfection.

Artists use the Internet to promote the group. In 2014, Julia started on video hosting YouTube a channel where she began to release videos dedicated to the behind-the-scenes work of the group. In 2015, the artists gave their first online concert in " In contact with”, which was broadcast from the Kyiv headquarters of the social network.

In 2016, The Hardkiss became a member of the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. During the voting, the judges gave preference to Yulia and Valery, and the audience noted the performance, which became the winner of the competition.

Personal life

As it turned out later, the singer met not only the creative producer and guitarist of The Hardkiss, but also her future husband. Young people hid their relationship for five years, although Yulia Sanina and Valery Bebko got married two years after they met. The wedding celebration was decorated in Ukrainian authentic style.

By the way, Julia takes her image very seriously. Since the members of the "The Hardkiss" team always look more than impressive and outrageous, they have to cooperate with the best compatriot fashion designers, for example, Slava Chaika and Vitaly Datsyuk.

Yulia Sanina considers herself a workaholic and cannot be on vacation for a long time. The maximum vacation that the artist allows herself is five days on a European excursion tour. But not longer, otherwise the girl begins to feel blue and think that she is wasting her time in vain.

On November 21, 2015, a son was born to Yulia and Valery, who received the name Danil. But even the appearance of the baby could not tear the young mother away from her beloved work, and now the artist manages to combine childcare and recording new hits. Danil becomes a frequent hero of Yulia's photos, which the singer posts on her account in " Instagram". Fans note how quickly the baby is growing.

Julia Sanina now

The success of Yulia Sanina and the group "The Hardkiss" continues to be confirmed by new awards and the love of the audience. In 2017, the musical group received the YUNA national award in the nomination "The Best Rock Band of Ukraine", and the M1 Music Awards TV channel noted the musicians' work with an award in the category "Best Alternative Project of 2016 and 2017". The singer also tried herself as a voice actress. Smurfette spoke in her voice in the Ukrainian version of the dubbing of the animated film The Smurfs: The Lost Village.

In 2018, The Hardkiss will be nominated for the YUNA award in several categories: Best Song in Ukrainian, Best Song of the Year and Best Album. As competitive musical compositions, the participants of "The Hardkiss" put forward new hits "Antarctica" and "Cranes" from the latest album "Perfection Is A Lie".

Discography

• 2014 - "Stones and Honey"
• 2015 - "Cold Altair"
• 2017 - "Perfection is a lie"

Futuristic Julia Sanina. This is how I see her. Each of her images is unique, with its own facets and lines. Undoubtedly, she is different everywhere, and it is not the image that adorns her, but she decorates him.

I propose to see a photo selection of bright amazing outfits by Julia.

Here is what Julia says in an interview about her outfits, fashion and style:

You did the impossible: you are the only artists in Ukraine who manage to look bright, but not vulgar. Do you come up with images yourself or put yourself in the hands of stylists?

We work with unique guys Slava Chaika and Vitalik Datsyuk, who come up with all our images. Art has very subtle facets, here everyone should do what he is really talented in. Therefore, the roles in The HARDKISS team are clearly distributed.

How do you dress in real life?

In life I prefer comfortable clothes, simple but tasteful. I try on a huge number of images on stage and shooting, so behind the scenes I need to relax and focus on music, poetry, rehearsals, etc. Of the designers, I have always admired the work of Alexander MC Queen, Vivienne Westwood, Gareth Pugh. And the brands that I wear with pleasure in everyday life are Diesel, H&M, Topshop.

As you know, fashion is changeable, but style is a constant value. Either he is, or he is not. What is your recipe for the perfect style?

Do not try to stand out in any way, most often this leads to bad taste. Clothing should be to the face.




From an interview with Slava Chaika (Yulia's stylist)

How did you get started as a stylist? How long have you been doing this?

It’s hard to say what exactly, because I started drawing from the cradle - I painted my room, the walls of the yards, the school! Then, I wanted to draw on a living body, and without realizing it myself (in those years no one knew the correct name for such an occupation, there was nothing like it in our country yet), I started doing body art! Thanks to him, I created a project with models that, with the help of choreography, showed in the numbers what was sitting inside me! Body art is a scale, therefore, for the complete accuracy of the transmitted image, all my thoughts and efforts also went to the selection of accessories, and even tailoring of some pieces of clothing!

Then, somehow, very quickly, the desire to do make-up came. I wanted to do this so much that at the same time I suffered a lot - because of the lack of finances of my parents, who at that time sent me to a medical college for a dentist, in the hope that something sensible would come out ... But, my desire did not subside, and since I always picked up with my own efforts what caught me, I also practiced in make-up for 5 years without stops and restrictions. Later, when I came to my senses, I realized that all this still lacks some aesthetics and grammar. Then I decided that I needed a teacher, and for a long time I could not choose a teacher for myself - at that time, as a more successful teenager, the successful personalities of the city of Kharkov did not like me, and I decided that it was not worth studying here and left for Dnepropetrovsk. There I found Elena Yudina, a talented teacher, who once said in front of all the students: "Seagull, I also have something to learn from you." She was very worried about me, even communicated with my mother, helping us to find understanding between ourselves. And the style overtook me by itself. It is thanks to the style that I now clearly understand what is possible and what is not, it is like a separate mind in which a different pattern operates.

Who was (or is) a role model, teacher or idol in your work and why?

In fact, for me it's very personal - to name the name of an idol :) Because, for a huge piece of my life, I was equal to this person with habits, views and even self-esteem! Until my very opinion and habit of being myself did not grow and didn't let you know! This is a singer who was more popular in the 90s. Her music then gave me a reason to consider myself special, to realize that I am individual, and at a transitional age it is a great balm for the heart :) Then I loved to be somewhere in nature, in the forest, and painted landscapes with watercolors when her songs sounded in the player . I was impressed by a certain mystery of my heroine, the presentation of her thoughts, just watching her was already a pleasure.

But such Julia in everyday life.

"she's beautiful...no, that's not it, I've seen a lot of lovely women. No one! Do you hear? No one.. can't compete with her..."

Perhaps a little pathetic, but it is these lines that come to mind when it comes to Yulia Sanina.

(I remind you that everything other than interview excerpts is a purely personal opinion).

Have a nice evening, dear gossips)))

I won’t surprise anyone if I confess: when going for an interview, I was preparing to meet artists at least in uniforms of space tourists and write tales in the spirit of Zhanna Aguzarova on the recorder. The musicians came to the meeting minute by minute - a fragile brunette in a leather vest and a tall, sazhen-shouldered, bearded man Val. The guys drank coffee and lamented that one of the fans managed to photograph them together during the winter holidays in Lviv. The couple keeps their relationship in strict confidence, and around the wedding photos that someone posted on the Internet, a serious scandal erupted, and the pictures were removed from the worldwide network. Viva! became the first to receive meaningful answers to questions about the personal lives of the members of the English-speaking Ukrainian group instead of the mean “we do not comment”. We managed to find out how the most extraordinary couple of domestic show business lives outside of flashy scenery and gothic stage costumes.

- This is news - you really are a couple! How long have you been hiding it?

Val (Val): Five years.

Julia: We have been together for five years and have been working in The Hardkiss for three years. I didn't sign a contract with Sister Siren, I left the band of my own accord because I didn't see any creative prospects. At the time of my acquaintance with Val, I was studying at the Institute of Philology and was fond of journalism. Came to him for an interview, he worked as a broadcast producer on MTV. That voice recorder of our first conversation is a family heirloom! Now, when I listen to it again, I laugh - I climbed out of my skin, flirted, he was shy.

V .: You were flirty, but I was not shy.

Yu: I was shy!

V .: Well, then I will voice my version of the acquaintance. I was going on a date with another girl, I scheduled an interview an hour before the meeting. I expected that I would be in time, and then the conversation dragged on for four hours. But at first sight I realized that Julia is my man!

- Julia, did you also immediately feel that Val was your person?

Yu .: I immediately realized that Val is such a one in a million, and I am unlikely to meet a second such person. When she returned home, without taking off her shoes, right in the down jacket she collapsed on the sofa and burst into tears. Mom was scared, and I sobbed and lamented: “I met such a guy, such a guy!” He was not like any of my friends, and I was looking forward to a new meeting - after the interview, Val invited me to his house to listen to music.

- Did you often go to visit unfamiliar guys to listen to music?

Yu: No! When we met, I was a child. At 18, I didn’t date guys, I didn’t have relationship experience, I never even kissed! Of course she suffered from it. (Blushes) But Vala accepted the invitation. He said that I should not be afraid of him, that we would not be alone at home - there would be a mother and a small dog. It sounded so sincere and not at all vulgar. He also promised to introduce me to the music he listens to and composes.

V.: And with a dog!

Yu .: We really listened to music and watched movies. A week later, he invited me to Christmas dinner and introduced me to his family.

- Do you invite all the girls to a family dinner?

V: No, of course not. But Julia was the first girl who combined intelligence, beauty and talent at the same time.

Yu: I heard right?! To be honest, today I wonder how he even paid attention to that 18-year-old girl Yulia with stupid bangs.

V .: A brunette with bangs in a hat with earflaps with shiny shadows - ahhh! Visually, I did not like Julia.

Yu .: I begin to recognize Val: the habit of telling a person about his shortcomings in person did not disappear. A brutal type, not spoiled by sincerity and warmth. It was terribly unpleasant for me to listen to what types of girls he likes, what not. He found fault with my appearance and clothes. (By the way, I grew my bangs in the first six months of our relationship, I really feel better without it.) And he constantly sharpened me that the mission of a woman is to please a man, look after him, never contradict him.

- Val, Bluebeard - isn't your middle name by any chance?

V .: (Laughs) Despite the appearance, in Yulia I found those qualities that I could not find in others - sincerity, purity, naivety.

Yu .: I have always been a good and exemplary girl. My parents did not control me, but they knew where I was and what I was doing. I never got into bad company, bad stories. At school, I stared at the tough guys who skipped school, clowned around in the classroom, but they never paid attention to me. I silently suffered from being too correct. Positive guys looked after me, looked at me with puppy eyes, it strained and annoyed me. In short, until the age of 18, personal life sagged. And then a meeting with Val. He calls for a date, introduces his parents a week later, and after a gala dinner he suddenly announces: “We can’t meet anymore, my vacation is ending, I have to work tomorrow ...” The world turned upside down for a moment, and he smiled and asked: “So , we are dating?"

- What is your age difference?

V: Six years. When I proposed to Yulia, I was 25, she was 19.

- How long have you met before?

Yu .: Val proposed to me six months after we met, but I went on in brides for another year and a half. For six months of relationship, he realized that no one but me would tolerate his character. And I, due to my inexperience and devotion, will be able to do this throughout my life.

V .: We quarreled almost every day. Julia suffered, suffered and cried, and I became convinced that she was my man. Even when I bought the engagement ring, we didn't talk. I invited her on a date, it was in Podil, and made a marriage proposal. In the depths of my soul, I did not doubt the positive answer.

Yu .: I answered “yes” and never regretted it. Although at every quarrel I wanted to flare up: “! It’s all over!”, and already with a ring on her finger, she threw herself with the phrases: “I changed my mind!” But he didn't raise an eyebrow.

V.: Because I am older, more experienced and wiser.

- Julia, what does “heavy artillery” look like in your performance during a quarrel?

Yu .: I go out for a walk, for a long time.

- Is it weak to go to my mother?

Yu .: Not weakly, she left, slamming the door. He then came to ask for forgiveness, however, a day later. Then he was afraid that he might lose me. Even dragged a teddy bear under his arm.

V.: There were only bears in the pedestrian crossing.

Yu .: I'll skip it on deaf ears. You also hid a toy elf in the mailbox.

- Val, how do you show character?

V.: I'm calmly nervous. If I raise my voice, then involuntarily.

Yu .: He realized that for me the biggest set-up is to ignore my desire to quarrel. But I do not give up, I hope that one day he will remember all the important dates for me and give gifts.

V .: I hate holidays, because you have to artificially rejoice, but I don’t want to. Choosing gifts for me is a punishment. Julia loves the holidays, loves all this mess with gifts. So a holiday in our family is always another wonderful reason for a quarrel. It saves us that on such days we have a concert, and sometimes two.

Yu .: For five years, he spoiled every New Year for me, started whining three days “before”. Last year I made an exception - I practically didn’t whine, I even handed the present on time.

- Val, a wedding is a holiday, so it's a great occasion for a scandal?

V .: A wedding is not a holiday, it's just a stamp in your passport.

- And why did you put it then?

Yu .: Because they don’t get married without a stamp in the passport.

V .: The wedding was important to us.

- Are you believers?

Yu .: Without fanaticism. But we have a confessor who said that we could not get married without painting ... Ok!

V.: It was a farce!

Yu .: I bought a short white dress and a veil, took some kind of shot bouquet. Val dressed up in a suit. Hung with cameras (we decided to remove the painting ourselves) went to the registry office. Auntie at the check-in skewed when she saw two eccentrics, strangely dressed, hung from head to toe with cameras. We laughed all the time, while the other couples were pompously silent, and their guests mourned and brushed away tears of tenderness. After the painting, we went to take pictures, but fell asleep on the way, and when we arrived, it was already dark. Then we went to the cinema, the only session that we had time for was the horror film "Destination". You can imagine the picture: on the screen, everything is collapsing, and the newlyweds are located on the kissing places.

- How did your parents react to your idea, didn’t they cry out: guys, when will you finally grow up?

Yu .: Wedding is important for whom? For parents, grandparents. We played it for them after painting. It was important for us to get married, which we did later in a narrow circle. I am a folklorist by profession, and my close friend, who was our witness at the wedding, designed everything in an authentic style.

V .: And as for the parents, they have not given us advice for a long time.

- And they don’t push with children?

V: No. But I will not answer this question. I do not like to think and talk about what is not there yet.

Yu .: We are only thinking about children, but we are not planning.

- Not everyone knows that you are together. Julia, do fans often call you to marry?

Yu .: Fans bombard me with compliments on Facebook, but I have this rule: if I understand from the message that a person is counting on something more, I won’t even open the letter, let him think that I just didn’t see his message. I was invited many times to various brides festivals, but I always tactfully refused. In general, I was lucky: no one has ever made any obscene, vulgar offers to me, perhaps because my image is not vulgar. I did not get naked for men's magazines, although there were offers.

V .: And if a girl drives up to me on Facebook, I immediately delete her. Yesterday, five people wrote to me - both girls and boys. (to Yulia) Just don't make such eyes! What century are we living in? We used to have a trick: when asked about my personal life, I said that I was sleeping with Kreechy (drummer of The HARDKISS. - Approx. Viva!)

Are there famous people among your fans?

Yu .: Yes, Massive Attack, . Lambert said that he would like to work with our stylist, on his Twitter he quoted lines from our composition Make Up. The PR man at a private party came up to get acquainted.

- Is your head spinning?

Yu .: (Smiling) Val helped to cope with dizziness, he is still that pessimist.

V.: I have a motto: everything is bad. So do not rejoice at good moments, they tend to end.

Yu .: And I like to enjoy good moments, but I rejoice cautiously and not prematurely, so as not to be disappointed. In a case like Rihanna's publicist. Of course, it's great that he got to know us, but... He is an ordinary person and tomorrow he may not remember us, because he has his own life.

What do you spend your concert fees on?

Yu .: We invest them in The HARDKISS, because we have everything for happiness. We are the people of Kiev - the issue of the apartment is resolved. Expensive cars are not interesting. Diamonds do not evoke any emotions, my only jewelry is an engagement ring and a silver cross from Jerusalem. Vases, carpets, other branded rubbish - does not excite in any way. What people spend money on is not clear to us and does not please us. On New Year's Eve, we bought ourselves a PlayStation, played - buzz!

Listen, when I asked Elka why she was a "tree", she sent me to Google. Can you find out from the source why you are The HARDKISS?

V.: The HARDKISS was born from the Val & Sanina project. I knew that Yulia sang, but I never heard. We rested together in Egypt, at that time we had been in a relationship for a year. Sunbathing on the beach, Julia was listening to something on the player, I asked for headphones - it turned out that my girlfriend has an amazing voice!

Yu .: I also didn’t know that you play the guitar and the synthesizer.

V.: I suggested doing a joint musical project - Val & Sanina. He started well, but we understood that we were doing the wrong thing at all - pop, and even in Russian. We decided to add "gravity" and make English-language texts, change the image and name. I suggested to Yulia: I'm leaving television and dealing exclusively with our group, we are switching to austerity. If for three years this does not give any result, we will consider that we spent three years for our pleasure. And we return to ordinary, non-creative professions.

Did you have to save a lot?

Yu .: We saved, of course. I was a student, received an increased scholarship.

V .: Yes, yes, we shot our first video with Yulin's scholarship. To raise money for the second video, they decided to get married. (Laughs) In fact, we wrote lyrics and music ourselves, there were many enthusiasts who voluntarily agreed to help with the shooting of videos, costumes, promotion of our group. By nature, we are homebodies and are always looking for the perfect sound, picture.

- But besides music, are there other activities that you like to do together?

Yu .: Walking around Kyiv, drinking morning coffee in some cozy cafe. You see, we are just very lucky - we have a favorite job. We are not a production project, we are our own masters and are always busy with our work.

V .: I watched “live” concerts until the morning yesterday.

- Okay, what would you like to learn?

Yu .: I am engaged in folklore and dream of making a documentary about our group.

V .: And I sculpted, independently built a mask for Kreechy.

Yu .: I am also fond of drawing, however, so far I am only sketching, but I succeed.

V .: Yes, yes, I really did it in the third grade. (Laughs)

Yu .: I want to learn how to cook haute cuisine.

- Who's cooking now?

Yu .: Multicooker.

V.: Microwave and grill. (Laughing)

- Do you have friends in common? In general, do they exist?

V .: I do not feel an urgent need to communicate with people. I understood this even in the kindergarten, when I went out into the yard for a walk, I saw the guys playing in the sand, and I was not interested in them. Since then, little has changed.

Yu .: I was also a home child. I have always had few friends. Scrolling through Instagram, sometimes I think: “Can I “friend” this girl, is she from my circle?” This is where it all ends - I break off: I will not seek friendship with anyone, I will be friends with Val. He has a couple of friends whom he can never find time for, but over time they became mine.

In the film “The Diary of His Wife”, the hero of Andrei Smirnov, the writer Ivan Bunin, says a wonderful phrase: “If you already love a woman, then you love her entirely - with all her tantrums and thick thighs.” Do you share his opinion today or are you still trying to remake Yulia?

V .: You know, I initially had big plans for Yulia, plans for life. I only make hurtful remarks to people I truly love. Our endless quarrels and disagreements are evidence that we are not indifferent to each other. Otherwise, they would have fled for a long time - why suffer? And so we quarreled and continued to hold each other tightly.

Yu .: We always have something to talk about and be silent.

V .: And quarrel ... I like to watch foreign music channels, I love the music of the 90s, Yulia does not recognize it.

Yu .: Val has read the only book in his life - "The Wizard of the Emerald City", and does not bother about this. And for me, a book is the best gift. When Val turns on the music of the 90s, which I hate, I start chomping loudly, tapping my fingers on the table, scratching ...

V.: …talking on the cell phone and sipping tea. And I get hysterical.

- Julia teases you, but what if we are talking about strangers?

V.: I get up and leave. It is embarrassing for me to make a remark to a person, to send him. And then, why? He will not understand that something is wrong.

Yu .: When we accept new people into the group, Val always conducts conversations and tells what habits it is better not to demonstrate.

V .: In general, we are very exemplary. We never send anyone, we don’t drink either before concerts or after.

Yu .: We have friends who told how they relaxed after the concert - they smashed the hotel room. I don't understand why this is - concerts take all the energy.

And Ilya Lagutenko also said that after the concert, real artists not only do not smash hotel rooms, but also do not have sex.

V.: But this is not true, it's just that Ilya was not lucky to find a partner in his group!

Irina Tatarenko