Luna (Ukrainian singer)

{{Short description|Ukrainian singer-songwriter, model and photographer (born 1990)}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Luna

| native_name = {{nobold|Луна}}

| native_name_lang = uk

| image = Луна-2024.jpg

| image_size = 260

| caption = Luna performing in Israel, 2024

| birth_name = Krystyna Viktorivna Herasymova

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1990|8|28}}

| birth_place = Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany

| origin = Kyiv, Ukraine

| genre = {{hlist|synthpop|dream pop|electropop|indie pop}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|photographer|model}}

| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals}}

| years_active = 2015–present

| label = Luna Prod.

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|l-u-n-a.com/}}{{Dead link|date=June 2021}}

| Img_size =

}}

Krystyna Viktorivna Bardash ({{nee|Herasymova}}; {{langx|uk|Кристина Вікторівна Бардаш, {{nee|Герасимова}}}}; born 28 August 1990), better known as Luna ({{langx|uk|Луна}}), is a Ukrainian indie pop singer-songwriter, model and former photographer.{{cite magazine|author=Александр Кондуков|url=http://www.rollingstone.ru/music/interview/23704.html|title=Сторона Луны: Кристина Бардаш о вдохновении Калифорнии и российских концертах|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=17 December 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://gloss.ua/ipeople/72728|title=Интервью с Кристиной Бардаш, фотографом-киевлянкой, которая переехала в ЛА|website=Gloss}}

Biography

She was born on August 28, 1990, in the city of Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany in the family of the Group of Soviet Forces in Germany serviceman. A few years later the family returned to Ukraine.{{cite web|author=Иван Дорн|url=http://www.interviewrussia.ru/music/luna-pravda-takaya-chto-kak-ya-skazhu-tak-i-budet_|title=Луна: Правда такая, что как я скажу, так и будет|website=Interview|date=26 August 2016|access-date=11 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218023046/http://interviewrussia.ru/music/luna-pravda-takaya-chto-kak-ya-skazhu-tak-i-budet_|archive-date=18 February 2018|url-status=dead}} Her music was praised by critics for the combination of electronic music with a melancholy mood, and also for references to '90s pop culture.{{cite magazine|author=Борис Даль|url=http://www.rollingstone.ru/music/review/24495.html|title=Луна – "Остров свободы"|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=21 November 2017|accessdate=2017-12-01|language=}}

Career

On May 20, 2016, a presentation of the debut album "Mag-ni-ty"http://open.ua/music/digest/Pevica-Luna-predstavit-debyutniy-albom-v-Kieve/ took place in Kyiv, which debuted in the top 20 of iTunes Ukraine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.buro247.ru/culture/music/novoe-imya-v-muzyke-luna.html|title=Новое имя: украинская поп-певица Луна|date=13 August 2016|website=BURO.}} On May 23, the album "Snowfall" by electronic artist Shumno was released, featuring Luna in the vocal recording for the song "Wake" Following this, there was an autumn tour called "Zatmenie" during which Luna performed in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, and Riga. On October 28, 2016, Luna released the mini-album "Sad Dance". On November 7, 2017, the album "Island of Freedom" was released, consisting of eight songs. "Island of Freedom" was part of a duology, with the second part titled "Enchanted Dreams"{{Cite web|url=https://meduza.io/feature/2017/11/17/mne-ne-nravitsya-chto-zhenschina-dolzhna-borotsya-ona-dolzhna-kayfovat|title=«Мне не нравится, что женщина должна бороться. Она должна кайфовать!» Певица Луна — о новом альбоме «Остров свободы», феминизме, панических атаках, сексе, 90-х и Крыме|website=Meduza}} released on October 24, 2018. The album included 11 songs, with Krystyna Herasymova and Oleksander Voloshchuk as producers. The album debuted at number 1 on the iTunes Ukraine chart and at number 2 on the iTunes Russia chart. On October 4, 2019, Luna released her fourth album, "Trans" which includes 10 songs in the style of club electronic music. On August 14, 2020, the singer released her second mini-album, "Fata Morgana" featuring five dance tracks. In May 2023, Luna released the album "Illusion" – her first album entirely recorded in Ukrainian language.{{Cite web|url=https://meduza.io/feature/2023/08/29/grustnyy-dens-est-u-nas-doma|title=Грустный дэнс есть у нас дома «Медуза» рассказывает, как война разрушила уникальное российско-украинское музыкальное пространство — и кто в России пытается занять место талантливых артистов из Украины|website=Meduza}}

Personal life

From 2012 to 2018, she was married to Yuriy Bardash, the producer and vocalist of the Ukrainian rap group "Gryby". The couple has a son named Heorhii, who was born in 2012 when they were living in Los Angeles.https://www.vogue.com/13468882/luna-ukrainian-singer/ In 2021, she married the guitarist from her band, Oleksandr Voloshchuk.{{Cite web|url=https://kp.ua/culture/703093-pevytsa-luna-vyshla-zamuzh|title=Певица Луна вышла замуж|website=KP.UA}} She abstains from alcoholic beverages, is a vegetarian, and strives to maintain a healthy lifestyle. In one of her interviews, she mentioned that she occasionally smokes "weed". She dedicates two hours a day to meditation and is passionate about practicing yoga.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-village.ru/weekend/interview/326461-luna-intervyu|title=Певица Луна — о киевской тусовке, разводе и новом альбоме|website=The Village}} On May 17, 2019, in the international day against homophobia, transphobia, and biphobia, she participated in the project "Fight — You will Win!" to support the LGBTQ+ community in Ukraine.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/lite/zvyozdy/monro-sumskaya-tayanna-eshche-12-zvezd-prisoedinilis-1558099273.html|title=Монро, Сумська, TAYANNA та ще 12 зірок долучилися до кампанії КиївПрайду "Борітеся – поборете!"|website=РБК-Украина}}