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Bloom Twins are a British
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group made up of twin sisters Anna and Sonia Kuprienko. They refer to the style of their music as "dark pop." The duo released their first digital single in June 2013.


History

Anna and Sonia Kuprienko grew up in the small town of
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,
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, a suburb of
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. The girls started singing early and were playing instruments at the age of five years. Later on they have moved to London and pursued their musical careers. When Bloom Twins uploaded their first track to YouTube - "Fahrenheit" - in June 2013 they were 17 years old. Bloom Twins made a double impact on both music and fashion, opening the door to numerous profile pieces in magazines such as Vogue, Numero, Wonderland and ID. Soon after, a support slot for Eels at O2 Academy in Liverpool was followed by Iggy's artist of the week at MTV. Following the release of "Get up, Stand up" the Bloom Twins were featured on BBC NewsNight with Jeremy Paxman and graced pages of broadsheet coverage in most of the UK's leading newspapers and magazines such as The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Newsweek as well as appeared on BBC Introducing. A period out of the country halted momentum before they made a breakthrough appearance in
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’s Imagine campaign alongside
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and
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and other heavyweights of music and media, two years in a row. Bloom Twins Made their mark in Europe and the Far East where they have toured extensively with a number of high-profile artists from
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and LP to
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– in addition to headlining their own shows and festival dates: alternative TGE, Standon Calling. Both girls can play the flute, keyboard, harmonica and are learning the drums and guitar.


Night for Ukraine benefit

The Bloom Twins collaborated with
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to organize Night for Ukraine, a fundraising benefit held at the Roundhouse in north
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on the evening of March 9, 2022, with the funds raised being donated to the
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appeal, to provide aid to people fleeing
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following the Russian invasion. They also performed at the benefit, with an A Capella set and a new song they wrote on the first day of the war.


Discography

Bloom Twins have released ten digital singles, an EP named ''Winter's Tales'' and three digital DJ remixes of their singles "Amnesia", "Set Us Free" and "Talk to Me". Their first release was a reinterpretation of
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's Fahrenheit. In support of the
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protesters occupying Independence Square in Kyiv, they recorded a cover of
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.New music to listen to this week: Bloom Twins
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The girls felt that every line in the song reflected Ukraine. In March of that year, they released their next single "Blue". In June 2016, "Amnesia" was released and accompanied by a music video. Later in December another track and a video for their single "Set Us Free" were released. For their 6th single "Talk To Me", Bloom Twins have teamed up with Sane and Samaritans, with the track's theme revolving around mental health issues. Their 7th single is called "She's Not Me" and it was released via multiple musical platforms on 16 February 2018.


Extended plays


Singles


References


External links

* {{Authority control English pop music groups English girl groups Ukrainian pop music groups Ukrainian girl groups People from Brovary Musical groups established in 2013 2013 establishments in England