DAKI (DaKi) is a duet consisting of Damir Shabakayev (born March 21, 1996) and Cyril Popelnyuk (born January 5, 1997). The group name was made up of the first letters of their names.
| daki group | |
|---|---|
| Genres | dance pop |
| Years | 1999 - 2015 |
| A country |  Russia |
| City | Kaluga |
| Other name | Aquilon (until 2009), DaKi band (since 2014) |
| Label | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Composition | Damir Shabakayev Cyril Popelnyuk |
| dakiband.ru | |
Content
Creative Biography
Cyril and Damir were born in Kaluga . They sing together since 4 years. They began their creative journey as part of the Bogatyr Strength show group under the direction of S. N. Osadchy. The group appeared in 1999 and until 2009 they acted under the name "Aquilon". But at the final of the Russian selection for Junior Eurovision in 2010, they already performed under their current name. Graduated from the All-Russian creative workshop of variety art to them. Maslyukov [1] .
In 2011, “Daky” got into Alla Pugacheva's “Factor A” project [2] [3] . There they reached the final, but dropped out, taking 6th place. Despite this, thanks to the wide audience of the Russia 1 TV channel, participation in the project brought them quite a wide publicity.
In September 2011, Daky signed a contract with Sony Music [4] . As a result, on December 12, 2011, the band released their debut single "Virus" [5] , to which the clip [6] was later released. The author of the song was Victor Chaika . He was also the co-author of the song “Cool Guys”, with which the duet reached the final of the Russian selection for Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Katya Ryabova [7] , who represented Russia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2009 and 2011, starred in the video.
In March 2014, a presentation of the “Criminal” hit, written by the poet Karen Kavaleryan, took place on the team’s Internet resources. The music authors are sound producers Bagrat Vartanyan and Andrei Kharchenko, as well as singer Dmitry Koldun . The Zapashny Brothers Circus took part in the preparation of the stage number for the song. The song participated in the qualifying round of Eurovision 2014 [8] .
In November 2014, the band presented their debut album - # 1 [9] [10] .
In June 2015, it became known that the group had broken up.
Achievements
The team won awards at international and All-Russian competitions [11] , including:
- "Kremlin stars" (2008) - 1 place [12]
- Moscow Festival of Children's Patriotic Song - 2010 (1st place) [13]
Contest participants:
- Song of the Year (2006, 2007)
- Semi-finals of the “Children's New Wave” (2009) [14]
- The final of the national qualifying round for Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2009 [15] [16] , 2010 [17] )
In the spring of 2014, the group was nominated for an OOPS! Choice Awards ”, which is awarded to popular personalities for achievements in the music industry, film industry, in the world of fashion and television. "Daky" are presented in the categories "Best Single" and "Best Music Group" [18] [19] .
Discography
Albums
- # 1 (2014)
Singles
- Virus (2011)
- Blow the Wind (2012)
- Fair love (2013)
- Criminal (2014)
- Coffee in bed (2014) [20] [21]
- Who are you (2012)
- The Quarrel (2012)
- Love is alive (2014)
- Mischievous (2014)
- With you (2013)
- Just let go (2011)
Duets
- Be silent (feat. Alex-ike) (2014)
Videography
- Virus (2012) [22]
- Take the wind away (2012) [23] [24]
- Fair Love (2013) [25]
- Coffee in bed (2014) [26]
Notes
- ↑ Daki (Daki) - all about celebrities
- ↑ Channel "Russia" // Factor A: Participants of the project "Factor A"
- ↑ Kaluga duet "Daci" reached the final of Alla Pugacheva's project "Factor A" (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is October 31, 2011. Archived May 30, 2011
- ↑ Sony Music Entertainment - Artists - Daky
- ↑ Sony Music Russia: Daky - Virus
- ↑ Presentation of the debut video of the “Daki” group on the single “Virus” . The appeal date is April 4, 2012.
- Premiere of the video: “Dacia” “Virus” . Bravo (April 2, 2012). The appeal date is April 6, 2012. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Zapashny brothers prepare for Eurovision , 7 days (March 11, 2014). The appeal date is June 3, 2014.
- ↑ DaKi will present your # 1 Alla Pugacheva , Secular City (November 11, 2014). Archived September 26, 2015. The appeal date is December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Presentation of the debut album of the group “DAKI” , LF CITY (November 16, 2014). Archived March 4, 2016. The appeal date is December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Duck "Daki" (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Gazeta.kaluga.ru: MORE THAN “AKVILON” Archived copy dated March 4, 2016 on Wayback Machine
- ↑ Petrovka, 38: Finale "of the Moscow Festival of Children's Patriotic Song 2010 (Inaccessible link) . Circulation date December 13, 2011. Archived November 16, 2011.
- ↑ The semifinal of the International competition of young performers “Children's New Wave - 2009” has begun (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Photo report
- ↑ Kaluga intersection: Aquilon will go to Junior Eurovision
- ↑ KP.RU - Volgograd: Volgograd asterisk took 11th place in Junior Eurovision
- ↑ Media Guide :: News Burda Publishing House is pleased to announce the launch of the first youth award in Russia - OOPS! Choice Awards
- ↑ OOPS! Choice Awards: band (not available link) . The date of circulation is June 3, 2014. Archived June 7, 2014.
- ↑ DAKI will bring Coffee to bed via iTunes (May 26, 2014). The appeal date is June 3, 2014.
- ↑ The composer Bilan and Koldun wrote a new hit for the group “Daki” , Culture and Art (April 23, 2014). Archived June 7, 2014. The appeal date is June 3, 2014.
- ↑ Ekaterina Arkhipova . Daky created the new “Virus” (March 5, 2012). Archived April 29, 2012. The appeal date is March 6, 2012.
- ↑ Premiere of the video: “Take the Wind” . Bravo (August 3, 2012). The appeal date is August 4, 2012. Archived August 30, 2012.
- ↑ Kaluga duo Daci presents a new video , Tabloid (August 8, 2012). The appeal date is March 12, 2014.
- Да “DAKI” presents “Fair Love” on the Internet , Culture and Art (September 25, 2013). Archived March 12, 2014. The appeal date is March 12, 2014.
- Да DAKI group shot a clip for the song “Coffee in bed” , LF CITY (June 20, 2014). Archived March 4, 2016. The appeal date is July 29, 2014.
Links
- dakiband.ru - the official website of the Dacci group
- dakiclub.com - Daki club'a official website
- DUKI Duet Video Channel on YouTube
- Video channel DaKiVEVO duo Daki on YouTube
- The official page of Daki in the social network Facebook
- The official page of the official group of the duet Daki in the social network Facebook
- The official page of Damir Shabakayev in the social network " VKontakte "
- The official page of Kirill Popneliuk in the social network " VKontakte "
- daki group on twitter
- Damir Shabakayev on Twitter
- Kirill Popelnyuk on Twitter