Go_A Ґоу_Ей | |
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 Go_A at Paradiso in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Moon Records Ukraine |
| Members | Kateryna Pavlenko Taras Shevchenko Ihor Didenchuk Ivan Hryhoriak |
| Website | go-a-band |
Go_A (Ukrainian: Ґоу_Ей) is a Ukrainian folktronica band formed in 2012. The band represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, performing "Shum", and placed fifth in the final.
The band's name was made by combining the English word "Go" with the Greek letter "Alpha", which symbolizes the beginning of everything, and the band's name is symbolic for "return to the roots".[1][2][3][4]
The band includes vocalist Kateryna Pavlenko from Nizhyn, keyboardist and percussionist Taras Shevchenko from Kyiv, Ihor Didenchuk from Lutsk (also a member of rap group Kalush), and Ivan Hryhoriak from Bukovyna.[5]
The band sings near-exclusively in the Ukrainian language.[6]
- ^ "Про гурт "Go-A" Телерадіокомпанія "ВЕЖА"" [About the band "Go-A" TV and radio company "TOWER"] (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Переможці нацвідбору на "Євробачення": 10 цікавих фактів про гурт Go-A". Elle – модний жіночий журнал (in Ukrainian). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Кириленко, Оксана (11 February 2020). "Фіналісти першого півфіналу нацвідбору на «Євробачення-2020» гурт Gо_A, хто вони?". poglyad.tv (in Ukrainian). Погляд. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Кобилюк, Микола (23 February 2020). "Солістка з Ніжина, а гітарист – з Буковини: що відомо про гурт Go-A, який поїде на Євробачення". Молодий буковинець. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ Go_A. "About Us". Archived from the original on 5 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Estrin, Daniel; Lysenko, Olena (22 February 2022). "For Ukrainian musicians, rejecting Russia is a matter of national pride". WBUR-FM. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.