The musical group from Ternopil received 9 points from the jury and 10 points from the Ukrainians at the National Selection on December 17. This ensured the artists first place.
On December 17, the final of the National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest was held in Kyiv, where the band TVORCHI won. We tell you that they are famous.
TVORCHI: group biography
The musical team consists of sound producer Andrii Hutsuliak and vocalist Jeffrey Kenny. They started the group in 2018 in the city of Terpopol. The tandem of a Nigerian and a Ukrainian formed in the pharmaceutical university, where they entered, but both chose music as their main direction.
Andriy comes from an ordinary Ukrainian family. When he was young, his parents went abroad to earn money to support him and his brother. Jeffrey’s story is fundamentally different – he was born into a wealthy military family. As Jeffrey himself said in one of his interviews, he always had security and a personal driver. The decision to go to study in Ukraine was connected with the fact that I would finally escape from the care of my parents.
By the way, in an exclusive interview with , the Nigerian said that he did not regret moving to Ukraine even after February 24, when Russia invaded the country’s territory on a full scale:
“I liked living at home, but I wanted to be independent from my parents. When I was faced with the question: “Where to get a higher education?”, I chose Ukraine. At first it was necessary to adapt a little, but this is a normal process for everyone who moves to live “. the country In Ukraine, I found myself in music, met Andrew and the whole team. I love working and making music here. I remain and continue to live in Ukraine. This is my decision until February 24 and after February 24.”
TVORCHI: popular songs
Despite the fact that the group is still relatively young, their compositions have already taken first place in various charts. They call their work the music of tomorrow.
Among the band’s popular compositions are “Face to Face”, “Believe”, “Falling”, “Body Language” and others.
It is worth noting that in 2020, TVORCHI already participated in the finals of the National Selection, but the judges criticized their performance and they did not win.
The artists were presented at the YUNA-2021 award in the nominations “Best Pop Group”, “Best Album” and “Best Electronic Hit”.
TVORCHI at the National Selection for Eurovision 2023
For the competition, they wrote the song “Heart Of Steel”, which translates as “Steel heart”.
“We have an important message that must be conveyed to all who will hear the song. We sing about our strong people with hearts of steel. No matter what anyone says, no matter how hard it is, we are moving forward and no one can stop it.” . The text contains the words: “I cannot explain. I’ll tell you how I feel: life is just a game. And I’m playing for victory.” They said everything,” Andrii Hutsuliak said in an interview with .
TVORCHI: personal life
In old interviews, both artists said that they were married. However, in the 2021 issue of ZHVL, Geoffrey Kenny says that he lives with someone very close to him and calls him a friend. Andrii Hutsuliak also said that he has a close friend, but emphasized that he does not have a romantic relationship. Since that time, the artists no longer spoke about personal matters in public.
