Ukrainian composer, sound producer, public figure.
Organizer of events that are important for the development of the musical culture of independent Ukraine. Winner of the prestigious "Golden Disc" award of the International Federation of Phonogram Producers (IFPI). Multiple laureate of popular music festivals "Song of the Year", "Chanson of the Year", "Golden Gramophone", Russian National Music Award and others.
Honored Artist of the Arts of Ukraine.
Biography
Victoria Kush was born on May 27, 1990 in Kyiv in a Ukrainian family. She started playing music at the age of five. She graduated from the Kyiv secondary specialized music school named after M. V. Lysenko. After - the conducting and choral faculty (class of O. S. Tymoshenko) and the composition faculty (class of L. V. Dychko) of the P. I. Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine.
Art
After graduating from the conservatory, she devoted herself to pop music. Very soon she was able to achieve popularity in Ukraine, including thanks to a number of hits for the Neangely group, which were included in Album No. 1 ("You are from the same", "I know, it's you", "Yura, forgive", " Boy"). Two songs from this album were selected for the "50 best songs of Ukraine" collection, and the album itself was awarded the "Golden Disc" award. Also, Victoria's single "Znayesh" in 2015 was recognized as the most rotated hit on the air of Ukrainian radio stations.
Victoria Kohana is a finalist of the "Russian National Music Award-2017"
Victoria Kohana also writes insightful music for foreign performances, such as the duet of Oleksandr Marshal and Natasha Koroleva ("I'm vicious with you") and the fiery composition of the singer Slava ("My Ripe"). A romantic clip was released for the song "My Ripe", which was filmed in Tuscany (Italy). The director of the production was the well-known clip maker Albino Graziano, the main roles were performed by Slava herself and the popular actor Alfonso Vilela (Portugal). In recent years, Viktoria Kohana has been a constant laureate of the most popular TV festival in Russia, Song of the Year. So, in 2014, Victoria's two songs "Vicious I am you" and "My ripe" became the winners of this competition. In 2015, the hits of the young talented composer are again among the winners of the "Songs of the Year": "The native embrace of your hands" performed by Taisia Povaliy and the tender sensual ballad "This Year of Love" (Zara).
In 2015, Victoria Kokhanoy's musical composition, written for the clip "I'm Wicked by You" was recognized as the winner in the "Fashion Video" category at the popular annual Fashion People Awards. At the same time, Victoria Kohana herself was awarded this award in the nomination "Discovery of the Year in the Music Industry" as the best composer and sound producer.
Victoria Kohana actively cooperates with many popular performers of Ukraine and Russia. So, in 2014, Victoria was invited to the position of sound producer of the new album "Magic L.." by Natasha Koroleva. A new album by Victoria Kokhanaya is currently being prepared for release, which will feature the composer's songs written in collaboration with famous poets, and among the performers of the album are the first stars of Russian pop music.
In April 2016, Viktoria Kokhanaya's insightful composition "Native embrace of your hands", written for Taisia Povaliy, was unanimously recognized as the winner of the authoritative music competition "Chanson of the Year", which was held in the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.
At the "New Wave - 2016", which took place in September in Sochi, Victoria Kokhanaya's bright hit "Tea with milk" performed by Taisia Povaly received the highest praise from music critics.
In December 2016, two of Victoria Kokhanoy's songs were recognized as laureates of Russia's most prestigious music festival "Song of the Year": "Crazy happiness" (Anita Tsoi) and "Tea with milk" (Taisia Povaly).
In April 2017, three of the composer's singles were among the best songs of the popular music award "Chanson Roku": "Tea with milk" (Taisia Povaly), "Crazy happiness" (Anita Tsoi) and "Intervals of love" (Iryna Krug).
In September 2017, at the "New Wave" competition in Sochi, the premiere of two bright songs by composer Victoria Kokhanaya took place - "Autumn under the feet on the soles" performed by Natalka Koroleva and "Landmark of love" performed by Tamara Hverdtsiteli. These songs instantly won the love and sympathy of a large audience of one of the most popular music festivals in Russia. In November 2017, the songs "Heart is a house for love" (Taisia Povaly) and "Crazy happiness" (Anita Tsoi) became laureates of the "Golden Gramophone" award. On December 2, 2017, four of Victoria's songs became laureates of the main music festival of Russia - "Song of the Year": "It's not just love" (Anna Semenovych), "Landmark of love" (Tamara Hverdtsiteli), "The heart is a house for love" (Taisia Povaly). and "Autumn underfoot on the sole" (Natasha Koroleva). On December 13, 2017, Kohana entered the top five composers according to the "Russian National Music Award-2017" and was nominated for the title "Composer of the Year".
In April 2018, 4 songs by composer Victoria Kokhanaya were recognized as laureates of the XVII "Chanson of the Year" award. Among them: "In the house where my sadness lives" (performed by Tatyana Bulanova), "Zinaida" (performed by the group "Na-na"), "Autumn under the feet on the soles" (performed by Natasha Koroleva) and "The heart is a house for love" (performed by Taisia Povaly).
In December 2019, she took part in the filming of the New Year's musical "1001 and One Night, or the Territory of Love", in which she played the role of Vizier, and also performed her own song "You look in my eyes". In addition, other compositions to the music of Beloved were played in the musical: "Landmark of Love" by T. Gverdtsiteli, "Heart to Heart" by M. Baskov, "Only for Redheads" by Ivanushki International, "Native Hugs of Your Hands" by T. Povaly, "This Year of Love" » Zara. The broadcast took place on December 31 on the NTV channel.
In April 2020, two compositions to the music of V. Kokhanaya received the prize of the newspaper "Moscow Komsomolets" - ZD AWARDS-2019: "Let's ban separation" performed by Tamara Gverdtsiteli and Stas Mykhaylov became the best in the "Duet of the Year" nomination, and "Heart to Heart" » Mykola Baskova received a special prize as the most rotated song.
In December 2020, Victoria Kohana was recognized as one of the best composers of the year at the Russian National Music Award, and the group "Fabryka", with the song "Call, be braver" to the music of Kohana, entered the shortlist of the award as the Best Pop Group of the country.
On December 5, at the "Song of the Year" festival, 4 songs of Beloved were performed: "Immortal Love" performed by Mykola Baskov, "Special words" (Taisia Povaliy), "Call, be braver" (Fabryka band) and "Only for redheads" ( band Ivanushki International).
At the moment, a new album by Victoria Kokhanaya is being prepared for release, which will feature the composer's songs written in co-authorship with famous poets, and among the album's performers are the first stars of Russian pop music.
Popular songs to the music of Victoria Kokhan
"Yura, forgive" (performed by the group "Neangely")
"I'm vicious with you" (performed by Natasha Koroleva and Oleksandr Marshal)
"My ripe" (pronounced Slava)
"The native embrace of your hands" (pronounced by Taisia Povaly)
"This is the year of love" (pronounced by Zara)
"Call, be bold" (sung by Maria Rubanovska)
"Not just love" (co-authored with Oleksiy Romanoff, performed by Anna Semenovych)
"Tea with milk" (pronounced by Taisia Povaliy)
"A piece of sweet plum beer" (co-authored with A. Zubkov, performed by Viktor Rybin and Nataliya Senchukova)
"Crazy happiness" (voiced by Anita Tsoi)
"One hundred lakes and five seas" (singer Slava)
"Intervals of love" (performed by Iryna Krug)
"The heart is a house for love" (singer Taisia Povaliy)
"Zinaida" (Spanish group "Na-Na")
"Autumn under the feet on the soles" (co-authored with A. Sokolov, performed by Natasha Koroleva)
"Landmark of love" (performed by Tamara Hverdtsiteli)
"In the house where my sadness lives" (co-authored with Maksym Pokrovsky, performed by Tetyana Bulanova)
"You look me in the eyes" (pronounced by T. Povaly)
"Your kiss" (pronounced Slava)
"Only for redheads" (co-authored by Oleksiy Romanoff, performed by the group "Ivanushki International")
He acts as a sound producer in a number of famous singles by Victoria Kokhanoy. Including:
"Apricot dreams" (music by D. Mygdal, vocal by Natasha Koroleva);
"I'm wicked by you" (music by Victoria Kohana, voiced by Natasha Koroleva and Oleksandr Marshal)
"My ripe" (music by Victoria Kohana, voiced by Slava)
"Native hugs of your hands" (music by Victoria Kohana, Spanish by Taisia Povaliy)
"There is no word "I"" (music by A. Pryazhnikov, vocals by Natasha Koroleva)
"Formula of happiness" (music by Serhiy Revtov, vocals by Valeriya)
"This year of love" (music by Victoria Kohana, voiced by Zara)
"Rainbow God's Smile" (music by Serhii Revtov, vocal by the Turetsky Choir)
"Tea with milk" (music by Victoria Kohana, voiced by Taisia Povaly)
"I'm tired..." (music by Maksym Pokrovsky, vocals by Natasha Koroleva)
"A piece of sweet plum beer" (music by Victoria Kohana — A. Zubkov, vocals by Viktor Rybin and Nataliya Senchukova)
"Do you know" (music by A. Ktytarev, voiced by the Turetsky Choir)
Awards and prizes
2014 — "Song of the Year 2014" for the duet of Natasha Koroleva and Oleksandr Marshal "I'm Wicked by You"
2014 — "Song of the Year 2014" for the composition "Stigliy mai" performed by the singer Slava
2015 — "Song of the Year 2015" for the song "Your hands are native hugs" performed by Taisia Povaly
2015 — "Song of the Year 2015" for the song "This Year of Love" performed by the singer Zara
2015 — "Fashion People Awards" in the nomination "Fashion video"
2015 — "Fashion People Awards" in the nomination "Opening of the year in the music industry"
2016 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "Your hands' native embrace" performed by Taisia Povaly
2016 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "A piece of sweet plumber" performed by Natalia Senchukova and Viktor Rybin
2016 — "Song of the Year 2016" for the song "Tea with milk" performed by Taisia Povaly
2016 — "Song of the Year 2016" for the song "Crazy Happiness" performed by Anita Tsoi
2017 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "Tea with milk" performed by Taisia Povaliy
2017 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "Intervals of Love" performed by Iryna Krug
2017 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "Crazy Happiness" performed by Anita Tsoi
2017 — "Golden Gramophone" for the song "Heart is a house for love" performed by Taisia Povaliy
2017 — "Golden Gramophone" for the song "Crazy Happiness" performed by Anita Tsoi
2017 — "Song of the Year 2017" for the song "Not Just Love" performed by Anna Semenovych
2017 — "Song of the Year 2017" for the song "Orienshooting range of love" performed by Tamara Hverdtsiteli
2017 — "Song of the Year 2017" for the song "The heart is a house for love" performed by Taisia Povaly
2017 — "Song of the Year 2017" for the song "Autumn Underfoot on the Sole" performed by Natasha Koroleva
2018 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "In the house where my sadness lives" performed by Tetyana Bulanova
2018 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "Zinaida" performed by the group "Na-na"
2018 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "Autumn Underfoot on the Sole" performed by Natasha Koroleva
2018 — "Chanson of the Year" for the song "The heart is a house for love" performed by Taisia Povaly
