Maruv

"Hanna Korsun" redirects here. Not to be confused with Anna Korsun.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Borysivna and the family name is Popeliukh or Korsun.
Maruv
Марув
Korsun as lead singer of The Pringlez in 2015
Korsun as lead singer of The Pringlez in 2015
Background information
Birth nameHanna Borysivna Popeliukh
Born (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991 (age 33)
Pavlohrad, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
Years active2013–present
Labels
Websitemaruvofficial.com

Hanna Borysivna Korsun (Ukrainian: Анна Борисівна Корсун; née Popeliukh [Попелюх]; born 15 February 1991), known professionally as Maruv (stylized in all caps), is a Ukrainian singer. She used to be part of the band of the same name, the successor of the band The Pringlez, from February 2017 to March 2018. Later, Korsun gave an interview in which she explained that from then on she would be working on her own under the pseudonym.[2]

Biography and creativity

Early life and The Pringlez period

The singer was born as Anna Popeliukh in the Ukrainian city of Pavlohrad. In school she studied music and dance. In 2014, she graduated in a non-musical subject from the Polytechnic Institute in Kharkiv. Despite this, Popeliukh participated and reached the final of the contest The Voice of Ukraine. She is married to Oleksandr Korsun, whom she met while studying at the institute. Oleksandr was the PR manager of The Pringlez. The team included a drummer, guitarists, a songwriter, and also a photographer and sound engineer.

In 2015, the group represented Ukraine at the New Wave competition. In addition, one of their songs – "Easy to Love" – competed in the Ukrainian selection for Eurovision 2016.[3]

2017: Transition to Maruv and first album

In 2017, the band changed its name to Maruv. In addition to this, the group members decided to change the concept of their work. The old group name was left in the past, as well as their pop-rock performance style. They decided to leave behind their "teenage" creativity and adapt a modern and popular style. In May 2017, the band released its debut album, Stories. It includes seven tracks written in three languages – Ukrainian, Russian, English. On 23 September 2017, the band presented the album at a concert at their hometown of Kharkiv.[3]

2017–2018: Maruv & Boosin and Black Water

In 2017, Korsun met guitarist, DJ, and performer Mikhail Busin (also known under the pseudonym BOOSIN). Later, Korsun and the Busin co-created a label called Zori Sound. They realised that their voices were in harmony and decided to work further under the name of Maruv & Boosin. Their first joint song was "Spini". Later, they recorded a second joint song, "Drunk Groove", which became famous, even hitting the overseas charts. The track was released on 15 December 2017. Korsun was the author of the text, and Busin authored the music.

Maruv performed "Drunk Groove" at the opening of Muz-TV 2018. They gave a concert on 10 June in Moscow to mark the opening of FIFA World Cup 2018. The performance took place on Sparrow Hills.[3] On 30 July 2018, they released a follow-up single to the lead track "Drunk Groove", titled "Focus on Me".[4] It is the second single from their album Black Water, which was released on 28 September 2018, as a visual album.[5]

2019–present: Eurovision Song Contest and withdrawal

Maruv in 2019
Main article: Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019

On 23 February 2019, Maruv won the final of Vidbir for the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 .[6] Her win was marred by controversy about her concerts in Russia.[7] The rights to her Eurovision song, "Siren Song", belong to the Russian record label Warner Music Russia[8][9] and the label had organised her first ever solo concert to be held in Moscow at Izvestia Hall on 6 April 2019.[10] After it became clear that she would be performing in two concerts in Russia the following months, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Culture Vyacheslav Kyrylenko stated that artists who toured Russia or "did not recognise the territorial integrity of Ukraine" should not take part in Eurovision.[7]

During the final, when asked on stage whether Crimea is part of Ukraine, she replied affirmatively,[11][12] and when asked if Russia was an aggressor, she replied: "If the country has a bad president, that doesn't mean that all the people who live there are evil".[13] After the show, when Ukraine's Channel 24 asked her to describe what was happening in Donbass and her position towards it, she replied:

This is a very difficult question for me to answer, because my relatives have lost their homes there and it is very difficult for me to talk about it. But I want peace to come at last and all this to be over.[12][14]

On 24 February the National Public Broadcasting Company of Ukraine (UA:PBC) offered Maruv a contract; one of the terms forbid her to hold concerts in Russia.[15][7] Maruv saw no harm in performing in Russia claiming "performing concerts is my way of bringing peace," later she confirmed she was willing to postpone her concerts.[7] Maruv stated that the issue of not touring in Russia was not critical to her, and the major disagreement was about other conditions of the contract which she described as a cabal. She said that she is a tax-paying citizen of Ukraine and genuinely loves her country, however she is not ready to turn her participation in the contest into the "promo-action of Ukrainian politicians". "I am a musician, not the baseball bat on the political arena", she said.[16]

The next day it was revealed that UA:PBC and Maruv were not able to reach an agreement on her participation in the contest.[17] Ukraine withdrew from participating in Eurovision 2019 as a result of the controversy.[18] "Siren Song" became a huge hit in CIS countries, and was certified three times platinum in Russia.[19] On 29 November 2019, she released the EP Hellcat Story.[20]

In 2020 Maruv presented her alter ego Shlakoblochina and released an EP Fatality under this name.[21] She also recorded a Russian version of the song "More" for the game League of Legends.[22]

Personal life

Anna Korsun is married. [3] Korsun announced via her social media on 15 February 2022 that she is pregnant with her first child.

Discography

Main article: Maruv discography

Studio albums

  • Stories (2017)
  • Black Water (2018)
  • No Name (2021)

Extended plays

  • Stories (2017)
  • Hellcat Story (2019)
  • Fatality (2020) (as Shlakoblochina)
  • Love Songs (2023) (as Sharlotta Ututu)

Awards and nominations

Award Year[a] Recipient(s) and nominee(s) Category Result Ref.
M1 Music Awards 2018 Herself Best Alternative Artist Nominated [23]
Breakthrough of the Year Nominated
"Drunk Groove" Dance Parade Won
2019 "Siren Song" Dance Parade Nominated [24]
MTV Europe Music Awards 2019 Herself Best MTV Russia Act Won [25]
Yuna Music Awards 2019 Herself Breakthrough of the Year Won [26]
Black Water Best Album Nominated
Maruv & Boosin Best Duet Won
"Drunk Groove" Best Video Nominated
Best Song in Another Language Won
Best Electronic Song Won
2020 Herself Best Performer Nominated [27][28]
"Siren Song" Best Song in Another Language Nominated
Best Electronic Song Won
2021 "I Want You" Best Electronic Song Pending [29]
Culture Music Awards 2020 "Sad Song" Best English-language song Pending [30]
Novoye Radio Awards 2021 Herself Best Female Artist Pending [31]
Berlin Music Video Awards 2022 Candy Shop Most Trashy Won [32]

Notes

  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

  1. ^ "Maruv – Home Page". Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Maruv & Boosin". 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d ""MARUV & BOOSIN who is it?"". Archived from the original on 5 May 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ^ ""MARUV singles"". Tophit. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. ^ ""Black Water album"". iTunes. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. ^ Van Lith, Nick (23 February 2019). "Maruv wins Vidbir 2019 and will represent Ukraine with "Siren Song"". escxtra.com. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d "Ukraine's Maruv wins Eurovision national selection, sparking controversy (VIDEO)". Kyiv Post. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
    "MARUV have been set a number of conditions, among which no touring in Russia". Ukrayinska Pravda (in Ukrainian). 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Права на пісню MARUV для Євробачення належать російській компанії – соцмережі (фото) – новини суспільства". УНІАН. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Maruv выпустила песню для "Евровидения" (Слушать)". 13 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Maruv готовит первый сольник в Москве". 21 January 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  11. ^ Wesolowsky, Tony (26 February 2019). "Out Of Tune With Ukraine? 'Unpatriotic' Pop Diva Dropped From Eurovision". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b "MARUV о войне в Донбассе, "русский мир" проник в украинские выборы – топ-5 видео недели". Channel 24. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Out Of Tune With Ukraine? 'Unpatriotic' Pop Diva Dropped From Eurovision". Radio Free Europe. 26 February 2019.
  14. ^ "Хочу чтобы наступил мир и чтобы наконец это закончилось, – MARUV о войне в Донбассе". Channel 24. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Никаких гастролей по России: MARUV поставили условие для участия в Евровидении-2019". Lifestyle 24. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  16. ^ "То, как поступили с Maruv – образец того, что собираются сделать на выборах" ("The Way Maruv was Handled is a Sample of What They are Planning to Do and the Elections"), strana.ua
  17. ^ Agadellis, Stratos (25 February 2019). "Ukraine: MARUV will not fly to Tel Aviv; country's Eurovision act unknown". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 25 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
  18. ^ Savage, Mark (27 February 2019). "Ukraine's Eurovision woes deepen". Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  19. ^ "Siren Song Maruv стала платиновой". Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  20. ^ ""Hellcat Story – EP" (Maruv)". Apple Music. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  21. ^ "MARUV: "Старые вещи отдаю родне и подругам"". StarHit (in Russian). Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  22. ^ @Lol_CIS (31 October 2020). "Кавер на песню MORE в исполнении MARUV только что прозвучал на трансляции финала". Twitter.
  23. ^ ""M1 Music Awards. 4 сезони": названо найкращих у 2018 році українських виконавців". m1.tv (in Ukrainian). 2 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  24. ^ "М1 MUSIC AWARDS 2019: СПИСОК НОМІНАНТІВ НА ПРЕМІЮ..." novy.tv (in Ukrainian). 28 November 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  25. ^ "THESE ARE THE BIG WINNERS AT THE 2019 MTV EMA". mtvema.com. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  26. ^ "Стали відомі номінанти музичної премії YUNA-2019". Slukh (media) (in Ukrainian). 18 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  27. ^ "Премія YUNA-2020 оголосила номінантів: дивіться список і слухайте плейліст". slukh.media (in Ukrainian). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  28. ^ "Оголошено перших 4 переможців премії YUNA 2020" (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  29. ^ София Ковнир (9 December 2020). "Музыкальная премия YUNA 2021: обнародован полный список номинантов". Обозреватель (in Russian). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Culture Music Awards 2020 / Українські Номінанти" (in Ukrainian). Culture Ukraine. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  31. ^ "Голосуй за номинантов премии "Новое Радио Awards 2021"" (in Russian). Новое радио. 10 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  32. ^ "BMVA 2022 WINNERS – Berlin Music Video Awards". 15 June 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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