BoomBox (also: Бумбокс, Bumboks) is a Ukrainian rock and pop

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formed in 2004 by singer

Andriy Khlyvnyuk Andriy Volodymyrovych Khlyvnyuk ( ua, Андрій Володимирович Хливнюк; born December 31, 1979) is a Ukrainian musician, the vocalist and lyricist of the group BoomBox. Biography Andriy Khlyvnyuk was born on December 31, ...

and

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. Their songs are predominantly in

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, with their albums and singles including some songs in

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and English. They recorded their first album ''Меломанія'' (''Melomania'') in just 19 hours and released it in April 2005. The band has performed in cities throughout Ukraine, including

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Kovel Kovel (, ; pl, Kowel; yi, קאוולע / קאוולי ) is a city in Volyn Oblast (province), in northwestern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Kovel Raion (district). Population: Kovel gives its name to one of the oldest runi ...

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and, as recently as the beginning of 2022, in

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. They have performed in other European countries, the United States, and

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. In 2015 they conducted a ten-year-anniversary tour in North America. BoomBox was scheduled to perform in London at a show in support of the

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in 2015. Khlyvnyuk was unable to get there due to visa problems, so instead of performing their own set, the rest of the band backed

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, playing a selection of Pink Floyd and Gilmour solo pieces. After the

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the band stopped performing in

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. When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, the band postponed a tour of North America and all the members joined the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. Khlyvnyuk recorded an

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version of the Ukrainian folk song " Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow" in Kyiv while dressed in a military uniform, and posted it on social media. South African musician

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made a

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of Khlyvnyuk's recording, to support Ukraine. Pink Floyd, led by David Gilmour, wrote and recorded the single "

Hey, Hey, Rise Up! "Hey, Hey, Rise Up!" (also written "Hey Hey Rise Up") is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on digital platforms on . It is based on a 1914 Ukrainian anthem, " Oh, the Red Viburnum in the Meadow", and features vocals in Ukrain ...

", incorporating Khlyvnyuk's recorded vocals, and released it in April 2022 in support of Ukraine.

Discography

* Меломанія (Melomania) (2005) * Family бізнес (Family Business) (2006) * III (2008) * Все включено (All included) (2010) * Середній Вiк (Middle Age) (2011) * Термінал Б (Terminal B) (2013) * Люди (People) (2016) * Голий король (Naked King) (2017) * Таємний код: Рубікон. Частина 1 (2019) * Таємний код: Рубікон. Частина 2 (2019)

References

External links

BoomBox on last.fm
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