Cherona is a German-Ukrainian Europop group that was formed by the TV station

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. The first single, "Ching Chang Chong" was released on 1 January 2009, and peaked at #15 in the German Top 100. Their follow-up song " Rigga-Ding-Dong-Song", originally by the group

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, was also a hit. Both appear in the band's 2009 album ''

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''. The group parted ways in 2010 due to creative differences.

Band members

Cherona consisted of: *Vicky Chassioti (born in

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, Germany, 12 August 1991) - later known as Vicky Chase *David Petters (born in

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, Germany, 24 July 1986) *Milla Chernysheva known as Milla Rock (born in

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, Ukraine, 1 December 1983) *Enrico Yakubu Bade (born in

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, Germany, 2 November 1987).

Other activities

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song " Coming Home for Christmas". The single was released on 20 November 2009 through Na klar! Records. Her first album, ''Stop Talking'', was released on 4 June 2010.

Milla Rock

Since early 2011 to 2021, Milla Rock sung in the Ukrainian-Canadian rock band Zapovid from

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. Zapovid has played at numerous events and festivals in Canada and United States with bands like

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, Horpyna, Kozak System, and

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Discography

Albums

Singles

Other songs *2009: "Sound of Africa (Heyama)"

References

External links

Official Page

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