Yuko (band)

Folk/pop/electronic group

YUKO

Origin| Ukraine
Genres| folk, pop, electronic
Years active| 2016–2020
Labels| Masterskaya
Members| Yulia Yurina
Stas Koroliov

YUKO was a Ukrainian group that combined folk and contemporary music.[1]

## Career

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The group is a resident of the Masterskaya music label.[2] In 2018, YUKO began to feature in Europe (at festivals in Poland and Hungary). In 2019, the band took part in the National Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song Galyna guliala, reaching the final.

In early 2019, on the eve of the national selection for Eurovision 2019, the Ukrainian media reported that the band "Yuko" includes Russians. According to Ukrainian journalists, Yulia Yurina is a Russian citizen who moved to Ukraine 7 years ago, but still has Russian citizenship. Only in December 2018, she received a permanent residence permit in Ukraine. It turned out that the band had concerts in Russia, but the musicians said that "we have not performed in Russia for a year."[3][4]

## Members

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* Yulia Yurina is a soloist of band, professional folklorist. Russian citizen.[5][6]
* Stas Koroliov is a multi-instrumentalist. Previously performed with a solo project.[2]

## Discography

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* DITCH (2017)
* DURA (2018)

## References

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1. ^ Новое имя: Группа YUKO и их фолктроника
2. ^ a b YUKO — новая фольклорная любовь от лейбла Masterskaya
3. ^ "Фальшиві ноти, гастролі в Росії та родичі в уряді Аксьонова. Що відомо про фіналістів Нацвідбору Євробачення-2019". espreso.tv (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2022-06-29.
4. ^ "YUKO - відбір на Євробачення 2019 - реакція суддів і відео виступу". 2019-02-24. Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2022-06-29.
5. ^ Украину на Евровидении может представить гражданка России
6. ^ Відома співачка відмовилася від російського громадянства заради України

## External links

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* Дуэт Yuko — новый проект лейбла Ивана Дорна
* YUKO: украинский фолк без компромиссов
* YUKO at last.fm