vioria
Віолета Шумар
Background information
Birth nameVioletta Shumar
Born (2004-05-27) May 27, 2004 (age 19)
Hostomel
Genrespop-rock
Years active2022–present
LabelsBlack Beats

vioria(stylized in all lowercase) is a Ukrainian pop-singer from Hostomel. Her real name is Violetta Shumar (Ukrainian: Віолета Шумар).

Vioria is a nickname created from her real first name Violetta. She sings mostly in pop-rock genre. Vioria claims to be a founder of a new genre of music called kitty-rock. According to her, it means a "soft sound of rock about teenage things like first love, first obsession, relationships with friends, and teenage feelings in general". The name “kitty” comes from the Japanese Hello Kitty character.[1]

Vioria started her music with ukulele covers. HEr most popular cover was a Ukrainian translation of a Russian song Ты похож на кота.

Vioria started her own music as she posted a Tik-Tok video with her song ‘Today is a war,’ which attracted attention to her personality.

Her next song ‘I just want back home’ was released in a few months on the YouTube channel of the “Black Beats” label, created in 2016.

References edit

  1. ^ Vitaly, Signatulin (2022-11-09). "Ukrainian kitty-rock: the phenomenon of the young artist". grinchenko-inform.kubg.edu.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-04-28.