Open Kids is a pop group consisting of four girls from Kyiv, Ukraine.
History
The band, consisting of Viktoria Vernik, Angelina Romanovska, Lera Didkovska, Yulia Gamaliy, and Anna Bobrovska, officially formed on October 11, 2012, with the release of their first music video titled "Show Girls", marking the formation of the first girl group of Open Art Dance Studio.
On June 25, 2014, the group hosted a presentation event for their new music video "На Десерт" ("For Dessert") at City Beach Club in Kyiv, Ukraine. The video was filmed in Germany.
In early November 2015, it was announced that Vika Vernik left Open Kids to migrate to the United States, and in the same month, the group began casting for a fifth member.
In early December 2015, the band made their stage debut at the Caribbean Club in Kyiv.
In February 2016, Open Kids released their first love song, "Кажется" ("It Seems").
In October 2020, members of Open Kids announced via IGTV that they would no longer continue as a group. Shortly after, producers released information about casting for new members.
In 2021, a new lineup replaced the original one.
Members Angelina "Angie" Biletska, born Kvitka Vorobey, born Sandra Smirnova, born Tamara "Toma" Shpilova, born
Former members Angelina Romanovska, born Lera Didkovska, born Yulia Gamaliy, born Anna Bobrovska, born Elizaveta Kostyakina, born Viktoria Vernik, born Anna Muzafarova, born in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Monika Makhdavi, born
Management The group is produced by Yuriy Petrov and Veronika Politaieva, the founders of Open Art Studio, a school of performing and fine arts in Kyiv.
Discography
Singles and selected songs
Year Title Charts CIS RU TopHitWeeklyYouTubeTop 10"Не танцуй":"Круче всех": IVIMusicVideosTop 50"Не танцуй!":"Круче всех":«Кажется»: RU.TVSuper 20"Круче всех": 2012 "Show Girls" — — — 2013 "Stop People!" — — — 2014 "На десерт" ("For Dessert") — — — 2015 «Milky Way» — — — "На радостях" ("In Joy") — — — "Не танцуй!" ("Don't Dance!") 9 5 — 2016 "Кажется" ("It Seems") — 2 — "Круче всех" ("Cooler than Everyone Else") (ft. Quest Pistols Show) 10 2 1
As featured artist Year Title Charts CIS[A] TopHitWeeklyGeneral"Мир без войны": TopHitWeeklyAudienceChoice 2015 "Мир без войны" ("World Without War") by Дети Земли (Children of the Earth)(feat. children from Respublika KIDS,Open Kids, Sofia Tarasova, etc.) 313 283 [A] The Top Hit Weekly General chart's rankings are based on airplay on 230 radio stations in Russia, as well as 200 Russian-language radio stations all over the world (in Ukraine, the CIS countries, the Baltic states, Cyprus, Israel, Germany, the United States, and Canada).
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Result 2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2017 Favorite Russian Music Act
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