Iowa (band)

Belarusian-Russian music group

Iowa

Background information
Origin| Mahilyow, Belarus
Genres|

* Pop rock
* indie pop
* electropop
* alternative pop

Years active| 2009 – present
Labels|

* Streaming Club
* Rhymes
* 1MP

Members| Ekaterina Ivanchikova
Leanid Tsiareshchenka
Vasil Bulanau
Website| iowa-music.com

Iowa (Russian: Айова/Ajova, Belarusian: Аёва/Ajova), is a Belarusian-Russian pop rock trio.[1][2]

## History

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Iowa is named after the album Iowa by the band Slipknot.[3] In 2008, vocalist Ekaterina Ivanchikova sang in the musical The Prophet by Ilya Oleynikov.[4] Iowa was formed in 2009 in Mahilyow. In 2010, after a series of concerts in St. Petersburg, the group decided to move to St. Petersburg, Russia where the band members live today.

## Discography

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### Studio albums

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Year  | Album Title

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2014  | Export
2016  | Import
2020  | #ludimayaki

### Singles

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Year  | Song Title  | Album

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2011  | A Simple Song | Export
2012  | Mom
To Smile
Looking for Husband
2013  | Bride
2014  | Marshrutka
2015  | One and the Same
Beats a Beat | Import
2016  | Three Cold Days
140
My Poetry, Your Guitar
2017  | I Love So Much
The Beauty | No Album
Dancing Bad
2018  | Fall Down
Silent on Me
I Fell Ill with You
2019  | Sing | ##ludimayaki
Lighthouses
2020  | #stuffyblowing | No Album
Spajsi
2021  | Take Joy from My Palms
Green-eyed Taxi (feat. RSAC)
Spring (feat. Tareq)
Drop It
Apple (feat. Yolka)
Don't Understand (feat. TAYÖKA)
Money Race
2022  | Let the Pain Go Away (feat. Nila Mania)
Signs
Moth (feat. Mayby Baby)
Piggy Bank

## Awards and nominations

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2012

* New Wave: audience choice (won)[5]

2013

* RU.TV Award: Best start of the year (nom)[6]

2015

* Muz-TV Award: Best Song, Breakthrough (nom)[7]
* RU.TV Award: Dolce Vita (nom)[8]
* Golden Gramophone Award (won)
* Russian National Music Award: Best Song (nom), Best Pop Group (nom)[9]

2016

* Muz-TV Award: Best Pop Band (nom)
* Russian National Music Award: Best Song (nom), Best Pop Group (nom)[10]

2017

* Muz-TV Award: Best Pop Band (nom)
* Russian National Music Award: Best Pop Group (won)[11]

2018

* Muz-TV Award: Best Pop Band (nom)
* Russian National Music Award: Best Pop Group (nom)[12]

### 2019

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* Russian National Music Award: Best Pop Group (nom)[13]

## References

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1. ^ Группа Iowa везёт в Юрмалу белорусский мёд, клюкву и детские снимки
2. ^ "IOWA: о голоде, работе на заводе, Лукашенко и пластике" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
3. ^ "Iowa: Быть простыми — не стыдно". colta.ru. Retrieved 2016-11-14.
4. ^ TVNET. Made in LV — На «Новой волне» победила Niloo из России Archived 2012-08-31 at the Wayback Machine.
5. ^ "Winners of the New Wave 2012 Are Known". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
6. ^ Объявлены номинанты Русской Музыкальной премии телеканала RU.TV 2013
7. ^ Объявлены номинанты «Премии МУЗ-ТВ 2015. Гравитация»
8. ^ Объявлены номинанты Русской Музыкальной премии телеканала RU.TV — 2015
9. ^ "Вручена Первая российская национальная музыкальная премия" (in Russian). Intermedia News Russia. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
10. ^ "Российская национальная музыкальная премия-2016: премьера, Россия 1, номинанты, Кристина Агилера, видео". Tricolor TV Magazine (in Russian). 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
11. ^ "Названа "песня года" по версии Российской национальной музыкальной премии". Life Magazine Russia (in Russian). 2017-12-13. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
12. ^ "Определились финалисты Российской Национальной Музыкальной Премии "Виктория"". Intermedia News Russia (in Russian). 2018-12-04. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
13. ^ "Премия «Виктория-2019» объявила финалистов". Intermedia News Russia (in Russian). 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2020-08-02.

## External links

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* Official site  Archived 2016-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
* Iowa on Yandex. Music
* RU TV channel
* YouTube channel

Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI

Artists|

* MusicBrainz