Antytila

• Date of foundation – June 21, 2008
• City – Kyiv (Ukraine)
• Language – Ukrainian, English, Polish
• Genre – pop rock, indie rock, alternative rock

Lineup:

• Taras Topolya – vocals, lyrics;
• Serhiy Vusyk – keyboards, arrangements (since 2008);
• Mykhailo Chirko – bass (since 2017);
• Dmytro Zholud – guitar (since 2016);
• Dmytro Vodovozov – drums (since 2017).

Former members:

• Vladislav Godynsky – keyboards, backing vocals, co-founder;
• Oleksiy Skuridin – drums;
• Erland Sivolapov – drums;
• Viktor Raevsky – bass;
• Mykyta Chukhrienko – guitar;
• Denis Shvets – drums;
• Mykyta Astrakhantsev – bass.

History of the band

Antytila is a famous Ukrainian pop-rock band. The band's official birthday is June 21, 2008. It was then that the first album "Buduvudu" was released. And the band began a successful path to recognition by millions of fans and stadium concerts. However, the history of the band begins even earlier and is closely intertwined with the life path and creativity of leader Taras Topoli.

The future frontman of the band became interested in music as a child. And a real breakthrough for him and his first band was their participation in the popular musical project "Chance" in 2007. The show attracted the attention of thousands of viewers. And it was "Antitila" who became the first participants to perform their own song. The track "I Will Not Forget the First Night" was downloaded from the band's website over 30,000 times after the performance.

Although they did not win the Antitila project, this moment became a starting point for the musicians. The band sounded throughout the country, went on a concert tour of the cities of Ukraine and got into rotation on Prosto-radio. A bright start to a musical career attracted the attention of fans of quality music and opened up great prospects for development.

Creative path

In 2008, the band Antitila won the grand prix of the festival "Pearls of the Season". Listeners of the radio station "Dzhem-FM" named the musicians "Best Debut of the Year" and awarded them the "Nepopsa" award. In addition, the band got into the presentation collection "Artistic Olympus of Ukraine 2008 - 2009". The MTV channel team invited "Antitila" on an all-Ukrainian tour called "Zapul a star in Liverpool". In 2009, the musicians were among the five nominees for the MTV EMA-2009 (Europe Music Awards) from Ukraine. In the same year, the video clips for the songs "Take Yours", "Pink Divas" and "Choose" were released.

A period of new opportunities opened up: cooperation with famous producers, invitations to festivals as headliners. The audience of fans was rapidly expanding, and tickets for concerts were flying at a frantic pace. The summer of 2012 was marked by the release of the single "And All Night", which quickly gained the status of the best summer hit in Ukraine. Later, they announced the release of a new single and video clip for the song "Invisible". Throughout almost the entire autumn season of 2012, the musicians were on an all-Ukrainian open air tour. Antibodies performed in all major cities of the country. They mostly gathered open venues.

At the end of 2016, the band announced the start of the largest tour in its history, called "Sun" 2017. The event included about 50 concerts that lasted three months. In addition to regional centers, the tour route also covered the front-line cities of our country. The tour was continued by the band's live shows in the cities of America and Canada.

Style and development of the group

In 2018, the Antytila group celebrated its anniversary - 10 years of creative activity. As part of the festive event, the musicians presented their own museum. The celebration took place in the capital on a ship. The popular group gathered friends and loved ones who accompanied the group and supported its creativity for a long time. Among them were Alyosha, Natalka Karpa, Anna Svyrydova, Gennady Viter, Roman Mukha, Vitaliy Drozdov, Maria Burmaka, IVAN NAVI and many others.

But in fact, many more people came to visit Antitila to celebrate their 10th anniversary. After all, in 2019, the musicians began their first HELLO stadium tour of the cities of Ukraine. The event became the most spectacular in the history of the group.

Over the course of 15 years of work, Antitila has released 7 successful albums:

• "Buduvudu";
• "Choose";
• "Above the Poles";
• "Everything is Beautiful";
• «Сонце»;
• Hello;
• MLNL.

Social activity

In addition to their musical career, Taras Topolya and the band members have always shown an active civic position. The singer, together with the musicians, founded the Antibody charity fund. Since 2014, the band has been engaged in volunteer activities, providing assistance to the Ukrainian military. The events of the war were also reflected in the band's work. So in 2015, the musicians released a video clip for the song "Always Mine", dedicated to the defenders of Ukraine.

With the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, the band members voluntarily joined the ranks of the territorial defense, serving as paramedics on the front line. The emotions and experiences experienced by the musicians during this time were conveyed in the song "Fortress Bakhmut". This is a tribute to the resilience and heroism of the Ukrainian people and the military, who are resisting the unprovoked aggression of their terrorist neighbor. The video for the song was shot directly on the front line in Bakhmut in January. After returning from the front, the musicians continued their creative activity. Its main goal was to provide moral and financial support to all who are still defending Ukraine today.

Awards and distinctions:

• «Golden Firebird» («Best Rock Band»);
• M1 Music Awards («Hit of the Year», TDME);
• YUNA («Best Rock Band», as well as «Best Video Clip» and «Best Song» for the song «Fortetsya Bakhmut»).

Interesting facts about the band:

• the band has a joint song with Ed Sheeran called 2step in its repertoire, as well as several live performances with Bono and U2;
• the band's songs have repeatedly become soundtracks for films, TV series and computer games;
• in 2017 the band set a national record by entering the Ukrainian Record Register. Antibodies held the largest number of concerts in different cities during one tour. In just 101 days, the musicians visited 46 cities in four countries, and in just one month they played 26 live shows. This large-scale tour was dedicated to the presentation of the album "Sun";
• the band has never had an office, and organizes all its activities remotely;
• Antitila became the first Ukrainian band of the Independence era to perform a concert in New Zealand.