Cherona

German-Ukrainian Europop group

Cherona

Cherona in Lüneburg (Toggo Tour 2009)

Background information
Origin| Cologne, Germany
Genres| Pop, Euro-House, Schlager, EDM, Electronic
Years active| 2008-2010
Labels| Sony Music
Members| Vicky Chassioti
David Petters
Milla Chernysheva
Enrico Yakubu Bade
Website| Cherona.de

Cherona is a German-Ukrainian Europop group that was formed by the TV station Super RTL. The first single, "Ching Chang Chong" was released on 1 January 2009, and peaked at #15 in the German Top 100. Their follow-up song "Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song", originally by the group Passion Fruit, was also a hit. Both appear in the band's 2009 album Sound of Cherona. The group parted ways in 2010 due to creative differences.

## Band members

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Cherona consisted of:

* Vicky Chassioti (born in Gevelsberg, Germany, 12 August 1991) - later known as Vicky Chase
* David Petters (born in Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany, 24 July 1986)
* Milla Chernysheva known as Milla Rock (born in Novovolynsk, Ukraine, 1 December 1983)
* Enrico Yakubu Bade (born in Soltau, Germany, 2 November 1987).[1]

### Other activities

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#### Vicky Chase

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In November 2009, Vicky Chassioti made her solo debut with the stage name Vicky Chase covering the Banaroo song "Coming Home for Christmas".[2] The single was released on 20 November 2009 through Na klar! Records.[3] Her first album, Stop Talking, was released on 4 June 2010.[4]

#### Milla Rock

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Since early 2011 to 2021, Milla Rock was a founder, songwriter and singer of the Ukrainian-Canadian rock band Zapovid from Toronto. Zapovid has played at numerous events and festivals in Canada and United States with bands like Mad Heads XL, Los Colorados, Horpyna, Kozak System, and Mandry.

## Discography

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### Albums

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Year  | Title  | Peak

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DE[5] | AT[6] | CH[7]
2009  | Sound of Cherona | 20  | 9  | 21

### Singles

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Year  | Title  | Peak  | Albums

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DE[8] | AT[9] | CH[10]
2009  | Ching Chang Chong  | 36  | 17  | \-  | Sound of Cherona
Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song | 56  | 48  | \-
Dragonfly  | 79  | 53  | \-
Sound of Africa (Heyama)  | \-  | \-  | \-

## References

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1. ^ Profile der Mitglieder auf Toggo.de
2. ^ "Vicky startet solo durch!". Wendy. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
3. ^ "Vicky Chase - Single "Coming Home For Christmas"". Na-klar Records. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
4. ^ "Vicky Chase von Cherona: Jetzt solo". Starflash. 2 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
5. ^ "Deutsche Longplay-Charts". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
6. ^ Österreichische Album-Charts
7. ^ Schweizer Album-Charts
8. ^ "Deutsche Singlecharts". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
9. ^ Österreichische Singlecharts
10. ^ Schweizer Singlecharts

## External links

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* Official Page
* Cherona at Toggo.de
* Cherona at Bubblegum Dancer

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* Germany

Artists|

* MusicBrainz