Freestyle performing in 2016.

Freestyle (Russian: Фристайл, romanized: Fristayl) is a Soviet and Ukrainian musical group that was formed in Poltava in November 1988.[1] The leader, composer and producer of the group is Anatoly Rozanov.[2] The genre of music the group perform is electropop and eurodisco. The group were awarded a Golden Gramophone Award.

History

In the early years, the frontman of the group was Vadim Kazachenko, but in 1992 he left the band, starting a solo musical activity.[3] He was replaced by Sergey Dubrovin.All of the groups songs were produced by the groups permanent producer Anatoly Rozanov.[4]

In the 1995, the song "Oh, what a woman!" became the groups most famous song.[5] The songwriter Tatyana Nazarova later became involved in a dispute with the group over royalties.[6] She had collaborated with the group for seven years.[7] A copyright specialist from the All-Russian Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), commented on the scandal, confirmed that Rozanov couldn't forbid Kazachenko to perform the song as according to law, the user of the musical work is not the performer, but the organizers of concerts and broadcasting companies who broadcast it.[8] In 2011, the group won a copyright lawsuit.[9]

On June 1, 2018, the lead singer of the group Nina Kirso suffered a severe stroke. For some time "Freestyle" worked as a solely male cast, several charity concerts were held with the participation of Ukrainian pop stars; all fees from these concerts were transferred to Nina's treatment. According to the doctors' conclusion, Nina Kirso could no longer return to active life, and since February 2019, a new soloist Nata Nedina has been in the Freestyle group.[10] On April 30, 2020, Nina Kirso died.[11] On September 1, 2020, former soloist Sergei Vyazovsky died at the age of 47.[12]

In 2021, One of Freestyle's songs, "Goodbye Forever" (Прощай Навеки) gained popularity after YouTubers Omnistar East and HardCrypt had uploaded it. However, in 2022 Omnistar East's video and later HardCrypt's videos were both removed by copyright claim which the band Freestyle work with.

Discography

Albums

  • February 1989 - "Get it!"
  • August 1989 - Get it! - take 2"
  • March 1990 - Get it! - take 3"
  • July 1991 - "Freestyle-4"
  • May 1992 - Get it! - take 5"
  • December 1993 - Tormented Heart
  • October 1995 - "Oh, what a woman"

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Прощай навеки, последняя любовь | Сайт закрыт". 2018-08-14. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ↑ Скончался экс-солист группы «Фристайл»
  3. ↑ "Группа «Фристайл» отметила 21-й день рождения". 2018-07-28. Archived from the original on 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
  4. ↑ "Анатолий Розанов: «От хорошей песни я могу расплакаться» « StarsNews.Ru Новости шоу-бизнеса". 2014-02-22. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. ↑ "Исполнитель хита «Ах, какая женщина!» мечтает, чтобы на Украину вернулся мир". EG.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  6. ↑ "Автор хита «Ах, какая женщина!» не может поделить песню с группой «Фристайл»". kuban.kp.ru (in Russian). 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  7. ↑ "Поэтесса Татьяна Назарова: «Многие уверены, что песню «Ах, какая женщина!» написала не я, а… Сергей Есенин»". fakty.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  8. ↑ ""Фристайл» не поделили «женщину"". EG.RU (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  9. ↑ ""Фристайл" попросил защиты от пиратов". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 24 February 2011. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  10. ↑ Kurzon, Marina (June 5, 2018). "90s star Nina Kirso fell into a coma". life.fakty.com.
  11. ↑ "Померла співачка з Полтави Ніна Кірсо". kolo.news (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  12. ↑ "Скончался экс-солист группы «Фристайл»". Газета.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
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