Vremya i Steklo (, a pun on phrase ''время истекло'' meaning 'time's up') was a Ukrainian

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duo formed in 2010 by Oleksiy Potapenko, consisting of and Nadiya Dorofeeva. They are best known for their energetic blend of

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, which has earned them widespread recognition in

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and beyond. The duo performed as guests at numerous music events across

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, such as

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, Crimea Music Fest or Slavic Bazaar, and together voiced lead roles in the animated film

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, also performing its theme song (''"To The Stars"''). The group broke up in 2020, following the release of "Forever/Never" () music video, after which they held their last tour, concluding on October 30, 2020.

History

In 2010, Irina Gorovoj and Oleksiy Potapenko formed the production company and invited Oleksiy Zavgorodniy to participate in their new project after his previous performances with Potapenko or with the group . A female vocalist was chosen to be Nadiya Dorofeeva, winner of the

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, after a round of online casting, followed by direct casting in

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. Their first single «Так випала Карта» (''"The Card Fell Out Like This"'') was released on November 17, 2010, and within 10 days reached 5th place on

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's "World Musicians" chart. The duo continued releasing mostly Russian–language singles throughout their career, translating a few to

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, such as Harmonica (2013). After 2013, the group started performing on Ukrainian tours such as MOZGI TOUR and hosted the UA TOP 10 hit parade on the M1 channel. They reached widespread success with singles such as «Имя 505» (''"Name 505"'') reaching #1 on Russian

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and Ukrainian YouTube. In 2017, the duo took part in the Ukrainian

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singing competition as coaches in its fourth season. They returned again in 2019 for the fifth season, with their contestant Oleksandr Zazarashvili winning the season. In 2018, the group released the single «Финальные Титры» (''"Final Titles"''), which became a theme song for the Ukrainian romantic comedy film

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. Lyena, one of the main characters, is played by Dorofeeva. That same year, both Zavgorodniy and Dorofeeva voiced the two main characters in the Ukrainian animated film

, also performing the title song for this movie, (''"To The Stars"''). On March 10, 2020, the music video for their single «Назавжди/Ніколи» (''"Forever/Never"'') was released, titled «Время истекло» (''"Time's up"''), hinting that the group is disbanding. This was confirmed the next day by both Zavgorodniy and Dorofeeva, noting that they are still good friends and will continue working together. The group also announced their last tour called «Фінальні Титри» (''"Final Titles"''), which was later postponed to October 2020 due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Before the postponed tour, the duo released their final song ''"Last Dance"'' on July 10. The tour was then also renamed to «Останній Танець» (''"Last Dance"'') and it concluded on October 30 in Ukraina Palace of Arts.

Discography

Singles

* 2010 — ''«Так выпала Карта»'' (So the card fell out) * 2011 — ''«Любви Точка Нет»'' (Love.net) * 2011 — ''«Серебряное море»'' (Silver sea) * 2011 — ''«Кафель»'' (Tile) * 2012 — ''«Гармошка»'' (Harmonica) * 2012 — ''«Слеза»'' (Tear) * 2013 — ''«#кАроче»'' (#Shorter) * 2013 — ''«Потанцуй со мной»'' (Dance with Me) * 2014 — ''«Забери»'' (Take it) * 2015 — ''«Имя 505»'' (Name 505) * 2015 — ''«Песня 404»'' (song 404) * 2015 — ''«Опасно 220»'' (Dangerous 220) * 2015 — ''«Ритм 122»'' (Rhythm 122) * 2016 — ''«Навернопотомучто»'' (Probably because) * 2016 — ''«На Стиле»'' (In Style) * 2017 — ''«Back2Leto»'' * 2017 — ''«Тролль»'' (Troll) * 2018 — ''«До зірок»'' (OST "Викрадена принцеса") (To the stars (OST "

") * 2018 — ''«ТОП»'' (TOP) * 2018 — ''«Е,Бой»'' (Yeah, Boy) * 2018 — ''«Песня про лицо»'' (The Song About Face) * 2018 — ''«Финальные титры»'' (Final Credits) * 2019 — ''«Дим»'' (Smoke) * 2019 — ''«Vislovo»'' * 2019 — ''«Лох»'' (Loser) * 2020 — ''«Навсегда/Никогда»'' (Forever/Never) * 2020 – ''«20s»'' (feat. MOZGI, U_C, Michelle Andrade) * 2020 – ''«Last Dance»'' (Last Dance)

References

External links

Official site

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