Antytila
Антитіла
Mega final of the "Sun" tour in Kyiv. May 25, 2017
Mega final of the "Sun" tour in Kyiv.
May 25, 2017
Background information
OriginKyiv, Ukraine
GenresPop rock
Years active2007–present
MembersTaras Topolia
Serhii Vusyk
Mykhailo Chyrko
Dmytro Zholud
Dmytro Vodovozov
Websiteantytila.com

Antytila (Ukrainian: Антитіла) is a Ukrainian musical group. It includes Taras Topolia (vocals), Serhii Vusyk (keyboard, artistic director), Dmytro Zholud (guitar), and Dmytro Vodovozov (drums), Mykhailo Chyrko (bass).[1][2]

History

In 2018, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the future president of Ukraine, participated in one of their videoclips, LEGO.[1]

Russo-Ukrainian War

Shortly before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the band joined the Territorial Defense Forces, having previously served as volunteers since the Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014.[1][2] In March 2022, the band made an appeal to perform remotely in the Concert for Ukraine, a benefit concert raising funds for those affected by the Russian invasion. Their appeal included a message to singer Ed Sheeran via TikTok.[3] The band were refused a place at the concert due to their association with the military.[4] In response, Sheeran collaborated with the band on a remix of his song "2step",[2][5] with profits from streams of the music video being donated to Music Saves UA, a fundraising project created to provide humanitarian aid in Ukraine.[6]

On February 9, 2023, Antytila released the music video for their song "Bakhmut Fortress" which has gathered over 14 million views on Youtube.

On May 25, 2023, the band presented the track "My Falcon" in two languages (Ukrainian and English), and the song became the soundtrack to the German-Finnish computer game Death from Above.[7]

Discography

  • Buduwudu (2008)
  • Vybyrai (2011)
  • Nad pollusamy (2013)
  • Vse krasyvo (2015)
  • Sontse (2016)
  • Hello (2019)
  • MLNL (2022)
  • Fortetsya Bakhmut (2023)

References