Alina Pash

Alina was born on May 6, 1993 in the village of Bushtyno, Zakarpattia region. Raised in the family of a music teacher and a policeman, Pash started singing in early childhood and performed in front of an audience for the first time when she was six. At the age of 13, every weekend she had to travel alone to Uzhgorod, a western Ukrainian city some 120 kilometers from her home, for vocal classes. As a child, she first dreamed of becoming an archeologist and later wanted to be a police officer, like her father did.{{Cite web |last=Shulzhenko |first=Daria |date=2019-12-10 |title=Alina Pash: Young artist brings Ukrainian music industry to new level |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8011 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}}

Alina moved to Kyiv in 2011 and entered the Academy of Circus and Variety Arts. At the time, Pash had a number of jobs connected to the music industry: she worked with DJs, Ukrainian bands and was a backing vocalist for the singer Iryna Bilyk and the band Skai.{{Cite web |last=Shulzhenko |first=Daria |date=2019-12-10 |title=Alina Pash: Young artist brings Ukrainian music industry to new level |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8011 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}}

On April 15, 2018, Alina Pash presented her debut single "Bitanga" and a video clip for it. The song combines hip-hop, pop elements and ethnic motifs.{{Cite web |title=Закарпатка Аліна Паш презентувала свою першу пісню BITANGA і кліп до неї (ВІДЕО) @ Закарпаття онлайн |url=https://zakarpattya.net.ua/News/180699-Zakarpatka-Alina-Pash-prezentuvala-svoiu-pershu-pisniu-BITANGA |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Закарпаття онлайн}}{{Cite web |title=Нова українська співачка. Alina Pash дебютувала із піснею BITANGA із закарпатською говіркою |url=https://espreso.tv/news/2018/04/17/nova_ukrayinska_spivachka_alina_pash_debyutuvala_iz_pisneyu_bitanga_iz_zakarpatskoyu_govirkoyu |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=espreso.tv |language=uk}} The video was recorded with the participation of French rapper Jaw from the group "dOP", whose voice sounds at the end.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-17 |title=Альтернативное Закарпатье в клипе Alina Pash "Bitanga" |url=https://karabas.live/alina-pash-bitanga/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Karabas Live |language=ru-RU}} Pash says her phone died 30 minutes after she posted the video, as there were so many calls from people congratulating her. “Bitanga” was praised by Ukraine’s music-focused media.{{Cite web |last=Shulzhenko |first=Daria |date=2019-12-10 |title=Alina Pash: Young artist brings Ukrainian music industry to new level |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8011 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}}

In August, Pash became the face of the clothing collection of designer Lilia Litkovska.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-21 |title=Ліля Літковська повертається з показами в Україну |url=https://vogue.ua/article/fashion/brend/lilya-litkovskaya-vozvrashchaetsya-s-pokazami-v-ukrainu-28061.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=vogue.ua |language=uk}}

On September 18, Alina Pash released her second single called "Oinagori" with a music video. The music video was shot in Marseille (France) with a local team, directed by Lou Escobar and Nathan Daisy.{{Cite web |date=2018-09-19 |title=Прем'єра: співачка Alina Pash про новий кліп Oinagori |url=https://vogue.ua/article/culture/muzyka/premera-pevica-alina-pash-o-novom-klipe-oinagori-28855.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=vogue.ua |language=uk}}

In January 2019, Alina Pash performed at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.{{Cite web |date=2019-01-25 |title=Закарпатська бітанга у Давосі: Як Аліна Паш підкорила Всесвітній економічний форум (ВІДЕО) |url=https://mukachevo.net/news/zakarpatska-bitanha-u-davosi-iak-alina-pash-pidkoryla-vsesvitniy-ekonomichnyy-forum-video_481403.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Mukachevo.net |language=uk}}

On May 24, 2019, a new album "Pintea: Gory" was released, recorded in an ethnic style.{{Cite web |last=СЛУХ |date=2019-05-24 |title=Аліна Паш нарешті випустила дебютний альбом. Але тільки частину |url=https://slukh.media/new-music/alina-pash-pintea-album/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}} On June 14, the world saw the second part of the album called "Pintea: Misto", recorded in electronic and hip-hop style.{{Cite web |date=2019-06-14 |title=Музика. Слухайте другу частину дебютного альбому Alina Pash – Pintea:Misto |url=https://www.village.com.ua/village/culture/culture-news/286145-sluhayte-drugu-chastinu-debyutnogo-albomu-alina-pash-pintea-misto |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=The Village Україна |language=uk}} As the singer herself noted, she dedicated the first part of the album to her native Carpathian village, and the second — to Kyiv.{{Cite web |title=Alina Pash "Pintea: Misto": історії сьогоднішнього дня та власний всесвіт |url=http://open.ua/music/digest/Alina-Pash-Pintea-Misto-istorii-sogodnishnogo-dnya-ta-vlasniy-vsesvit/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=open.ua |language=en}}

In July, Alina performed at the Atlas Weekend festival.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-09 |title=Що українські артисти покажуть на Atlas Weekend |url=https://vogue.ua/article/culture/muzyka/chto-ukrainskie-artisty-pokazhut-na-atlas-weekend-36417.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=vogue.ua |language=uk}}

On Independence Day of Ukraine, August 24, 2019, at the "Walk of Dignity" on Maidan Nezalezhnosti in Kyiv, Alina Pash rapped a variation on the national anthem of Ukraine.{{Cite web |last=Shulzhenko |first=Daria |date=2019-12-10 |title=Alina Pash: Young artist brings Ukrainian music industry to new level |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8011 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}}

In the summer of 2020, Alina Pash was supposed to perform at the Sónar electronic music festival in Barcelona,{{Cite web |last=СЛУХ |date=2020-01-16 |title=Аліна Паш — у лайнапі фестивалю Sonar у Барселоні |url=https://slukh.media/news/alina-pash-sonar-festival/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}} but the festival was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=Noah |date=2020-05-08 |title=Sónar Festival 2020 Canceled |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sonar-festival-2020-canceled/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

On September 11, 2020, an ironic and sharply social EP called "Amerikraine Dream" is released. The song "Accent" was recorded with French producer and musician Brodinski.{{Cite web |last=СЛУХ |date=2020-09-11 |title=Amerikraine Dream — слухаємо новий міні-альбом Alina Pash |url=https://slukh.media/new-music/alina-pash-amerikraine-dream/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}}

In 2020, Alina took part in the social project "Rizni.Rivni" (what is translated from Ukrainian as "Different. Equal"), in which a manifesto song was recorded in support of tolerance in Ukrainian society.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-15 |title="Різні.Рівні": Alina Pash, Сергій Бабкін, YUKO та інші музиканти презентували кліп про толерантність |url=https://mezha.net/ua/show/rizni-rivni-alina-pash-sergej-babkin-yuko-i-drugie-muzykanty-prezentovali-klip-o-tolerantnosti/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Межа. Новини України.}}{{Cite web |title="Різні.Рівні". Аліна Паш, Сергій Бабкін, Latexfauna та інші українські музиканти представили соціальний кліп про толерантність |url=https://uainfo.org/blognews/1589546382--rizni-rivni-alina-pash-sergiy-babkin-latexfauna-ta-inshi-ukrayinski.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=uainfo.org}}{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2020-05-15 |title="Різні.Рівні" - коллаб Alina Pash, Бабкіна, Constantine, LATEXFAUNA, KRUTЬ та інших |url=https://rap.ua/rizni-rivni-velika-kolaboratsiya/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=rap.ua |language=uk}}{{Cite web |last=Крістіна |first=Спіріна |date=2020-05-15 |title=Маніфест толерантності: як створили унікальну ЛГБТ-кампанію за участі Alina Pash, Latexfauna, KRUTЬ та багатьох інших |url=https://slukh.media/texts/rizni-rivni/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}}

In March 2021, Alina Pash signed a contract with UTA.{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2021-03-26 |title=Alina Pash підписала контракт зі світовою агенцією UTA |url=https://rap.ua/alina-pash-uta/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=rap.ua |language=uk}}

In the spring of 2021, an album "розМова" (translates as "Conversation") is released that was created during field expeditions to the Hutsul region in the Carpathian Mountains, which Alina Pash and her team went to in 2020.{{Cite web |last=Комлєв |first=Максим |date=2021-04-02 |title=Прем'єра: "розМова" — новий альбом Аліни Паш, створений у фольклорних експедиціях |url=https://slukh.media/new-music/alina-pash-rozmova/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}} The album includes the song "Ballad" and "Water" recorded live from one take, which was recorded in the church where Sergei Parajanov once shot "Shadows of forgotten ancestors".{{Cite web |date=2021-04-02 |title=Слухайте новий альбом Alina Pash "розМова" |url=https://www.village.com.ua/village/culture/culture-news/309683-sluhayte-noviy-albom-alina-pash-rozmova |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=The Village Україна |language=uk}} Later in 2022, Electronic Arts chose the song "Voin" from this album as one of the soundtracks for the game Need For Speed Unbounded.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-14 |title=Пісні Kalush, Alyona Alyona та Alina Pash будуть в саундтреці нової гри Need for Speed |url=https://www.village.com.ua/village/culture/culture-news/332837-pisni-kalush-alyona-alyona-ta-alina-pash-budut-v-saundtretsi-novoyi-gri-need-for-speed |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=The Village Україна |language=uk}}

In October 2021, Alina Pash presented a joint song "Witch" with Canadian musician Apashe. The video for the song was shot in Ukraine and Canada.{{Cite web |last=muzvarua |date=2021-10-09 |title="Witch" – нова колаборація від Alina Pash |url=https://muzvar.com.ua/witch-nova-kolaboratsiia-vid-alina-pash/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=МУЗВАР |language=uk}}

In December 2021, EP "Norov" was released, where ethnicity is woven into the beats and atmosphere of R&B. EP was recorded with DJ and sound producer Pahatam (Evgeny Yaremenko). "Norov" included 4 songs, among them the previously presented "Motanka", which was included in the advertising of PUMA sneakers.{{Cite web |last=Комлєв |first=Максим |date=2021-12-10 |title="Норов": слухайте новий спільний альбом Аліни Паш та Pahatam |url=https://slukh.media/new-music/alina-pash-pahatam-norov/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}}

In January 2022, Alina Pash won MME Awards 2022.{{Cite web |last=Комлєв |first=Максим |date=2022-01-21 |title=Аліна Паш отримала премію Євросоюзу для нових артистів |url=https://slukh.media/news/alina-pash-won-music-moves-europe-awards-2022/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}} Later in 2023, Alina will host the MME Awards 2023.{{Cite web |title=The ✨award show✨ presented by Alina and Fernando |url=https://mmeawards.eu/en/news-updates/news/mme-awards-2023-ceremony-announcement/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=MME}}

Pash entered Vidbir 2022 with the song "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors". She won the competition, thus gaining the right to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.{{cite web |date=25 January 2022 |title=Ukraine: 'Vidbir' acts announced 🇺🇦 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/ukraine-vidbir-acts-announced |accessdate=5 February 2022 |website=eurovision.tv |publisher=European Broadcasting Union}} However, after the competition, the Ukrainian broadcaster UA:PBC began investigating a trip Pash had taken to Crimea in 2015, under the suspicion that Pash had broken the law by not travelling there through Ukraine. To that, Pash says she has never had a concert in Russia but had had to travel there for personal matters before she became a public figure in Ukraine.{{Cite web |last=Shulzhenko |first=Daria |date=2019-12-10 |title=Alina Pash: Young artist brings Ukrainian music industry to new level |url=https://www.kyivpost.com/post/8011 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Kyiv Post |language=en}} Following this investigation, it was decided via a mutual agreement between the broadcaster, Vidbir's organising committee and Pash that her participation in the contest would not go ahead.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=Ukraine: 'Vidbir' winner Alina Pash will not go to Eurovision 🇺🇦 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/alina-pash-will-not-go-to-eurovision |access-date=2022-02-22 |website=Eurovision.tv |language=en-gb}} Kalush Orchestra, who placed second in Vidbir 2022, were later selected to represent Ukraine at Eurovision with the song "Stefania".{{Cite web |date=2022-02-22 |title=Ukraine: Kalush Orchestra will go to Turin with 'Stefania' 🇺🇦 |url=https://eurovision.tv/story/ukraine-kalush-orchestra-to-turin |access-date=2022-02-22 |website=Eurovision.tv |language=en-gb}}

After the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Alina Pash actively participates in public activities and gives charity concerts both in Ukraine and in Europe. On July 8, the single "Heaven" was released with a video clip dedicated to children who died during the war. The song was written immediately after the bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol in early March. Displaced persons from Ukraine, in particular a family who escaped from the occupation in the Kherson region, took part in the filming of the video clip.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-08 |title=Alina Pash присвятила пісню Heaven дітям, що постраждали від війни |url=https://vogue.ua/article/culture/muzyka/alina-pash-prisvyatila-pisnyu-heaven-dityam-shcho-postrazhdali-vid-viyni-49186.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=vogue.ua |language=uk}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-08 |title=Alina Pash випустила щемливе відео на трек, написаний після бомбардування пологового будинку в Маріуполі |url=https://tsn.ua/glamur/alina-pash-vipustila-schemlive-video-na-trek-napisaniy-pislya-bombarduvannya-pologovogo-budinku-v-mariupoli-2105911.html |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ТСН.ua |language=uk}}{{Cite web |last=Кравчук |first=Анна |date=2022-07-08 |title=Нова пісня Alina Pash про загиблих під час війни дітей довела слухачів до сліз. Відео |url=https://news.obozrevatel.com/ukr/show/lite/nova-pisnya-alina-pash-pro-zagiblih-pid-chas-vijni-ditej-dovela-sluhachiv-do-sliz-video.htm |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Obozrevatel News |language=uk}}{{Cite web |last=Валерій |first=Лавровський |date=2022-07-08 |title=Alina Pash випустила пісню, присвячену загиблим дітям під час війни |url=https://slukh.media/new-music/alina-pash-heaven/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}}

On August 15, Alina Pash gave a political audio-visual performance at one of the largest European festivals Sziget. The entire performance was focused around the war in Ukraine.{{Cite web |last=Светличная |first=Екатерина |date=2022-08-17 |title=Alina Pash спалила Кремль і присоромила Орбана на фестивалі Sziget (ФОТО) |url=https://karavan.ua/kultura/alina-pash-spalyla-kreml-i-prysoromyla-orbana-na-festyvali-sziget-foto/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Караван |language=uk}}{{Cite web |last=Комлєв |first=Максим |date=2022-08-17 |title=Як українські артисти виступили на Sziget 2022 |url=https://slukh.media/texts/ukrainian-sziget-2022/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}}

In the summer of 2022, Alina Pash performed at Burning Man, which takes place in Nevada, USA.{{Cite web |last=Комлєв |first=Максим |date=2022-09-13 |title=Тризуб у пустелі та виступ Аліни Паш: як пройшов Burning Man 2022 |url=https://slukh.media/news/burning-man-2022-with-ukraine/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=СЛУХ — медіа про музику та все, що навколо неї}}

In the spring of 2023 Alina Pash releases maxi single "Gorgany", which is dedicated to the secrets and riddles of the Carpathians. The collection consists of three songs: "Karpatska", "Chukutykha" and "Goira".{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2023-03-31 |title=Alina Pash випустила максісингл "CHUKUTYKHA" про відому гуцулку |url=https://rap.ua/alina-pash-vypustyla-maksisyngl-chukutykha-pro-vidomu-gutsulku/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=rap.ua |language=uk}}{{Cite web |title=Alina Pash присвятила новий сингл легенді Гуцульщини {{!}} Новини {{!}} Радіо Промінь |url=https://ukr.radio/news.html?newsID=101130 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ukr.radio |language=uk}} After this, Alina Pash went on the European charity tour "Listen". Concerts were held in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic.{{Cite web |title=Alina Pash: На День Перемоги України я сидітиму за столом і співатиму три дні співанки {{!}} Новини {{!}} Радіо Промінь |url=https://ukr.radio/news.html?newsID=101004 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ukr.radio |language=uk}}

In the summer of 2023, Alina Pash performed at a series of European festivals, including Lollapalooza in Berlin, Pohoda Festival in Slovakia, Orange festival in Poland and others.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-26 |title=Про Євробачення-2023, тур Європою та музику під час війни: щире інтерв'ю з Alina Pash |url=https://showbiz.24tv.ua/intervyu-alina-pash-pro-yevrobachennya-muziku-tvorchi-sharovarshhinu_n2317641 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=24 Канал |language=uk}}

On February 16, 2024, a witch's EP called "Esbat" was released. The songs "Sabbath" (the song was created and produced by Alina and French music producer Nardey and Polish music producer Leon Krześniak) and "Wonder" (created with French artists Past Life Romeo and FELOWER) were recorded during the musical camp CNM in Paris.{{Cite web |last=muzvarua |date=2024-02-17 |title=Alina Pash зібрала шабаш і начаклувала новий мініальбом |url=https://muzvar.com.ua/pohana-vidma-povertaietsia-alina-pash-zibrala-shabash-i-nachakluvala-novyi-minialbom/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=МУЗВАР |language=uk}}

On May 10, common EP by Alina Pash and musician Zbaraski was released under the title "Nikoly. S4e raz" (in English "Never. Again"), which was mostly recorded in 2020.{{Cite web |last=maximum.fm |date=2024-05-16 |title=Alina Pash і Zbaraski випустили інтимну музичну новелу 'Ніколи ще раз' |url=https://maximum.fm/alina-pash-i-zbaraski-vipustili-intimnu-muzichnu-novelu-nikoli-shche-raz_n214407 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=Радіо Максимум |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-11 |title=Слухайте "Ніколи ще раз" – спільний альбом Zbaraski й Аліни Паш |url=https://www.village.com.ua/village/culture/culture-news/350613-sluhayte-nikoli-sche-raz-spilniy-albom-zbaraski-y-alini-pash |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=The Village Україна |language=uk}}

Albums:

• Pintea: Gory (2019)
• Pintea: Misto (2019)
• rozMova (2021)

EPs:

• Amerikraine Dream (2020)
• Norov (2021)
• Esbat (2024)

Collaborative album:

• Nikoly. S4e raz (2024)

Singles:

• Bitanga (2018)
• Oinagori (2018)
• Oboloka (2019)
• N.U.M. (2020)
• Molytva (2021)
• Motanka (2021)
• Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (2022)
• Heaven (2022)
• Karpatska (2023)
• Chukutykha (2023)
• Goira (2023)
• Ne_novenka (2024)
• Sklo (2024)

2022

• Music Moves Europe Award
• 2022 MME Award [https://mmeawards.eu/en/news-updates/news/interview-with-alina-pash/]

2020

• YUNA
• Best Duet (with alyona alyona for "Падло")
• Best Hip-Hop Hit

2019

• YUNA
• Best Hip-Hop Hit
• Elle Style Award (Ukraine)
• Singer of the Year
• [https://jagermusicawards.com.ua/ Jäger Music Awards]
• Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

2018

• [https://jagermusicawards.com.ua/ Jäger Music Awards]
• Single of the Year
• Video of the Year

{{Reflist}}

• [https://alinapash.com/ Official website]
• [https://www.instagram.com/alinapash/ Instagram]
• [https://www.tiktok.com/@badwitchalinapash TikTok]
• [https://open.spotify.com/artist/2rC7t19zOtFIcJvmi6lH1i?si=7wkJUuvYQAi51JtjFUtkcg&nd=1&dlsi=c2715e572d1f4fc5 Spotify]
• [https://www.youtube.com/@alinapashofficial YouTube]
• [https://music.apple.com/ua/artist/alina-pash/1287632153 Apple Music]

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