Potap
Potap is a Ukrainian producer, songwriter, composer, performer, director, scriptwriter, TV presenter, master of sports at water polo, coach and mentor of the vocal show on 1+1 “The Voice”. Has been involved as a performer and/or producer of such iconic music acts as “Potap y Nastya”, “Vremya I Steklo”, MOZGI and many more releasing over 300 songs the vast majority of which became international hits.
Biography
Oleksii Potapenko was born May 8, 1981 in Kyiv, Ukraine. His father – Andrii Potapenko served as a military. His mother, Ludmila Potapenko is a world fin swimming race champion. Oleksii has been practicing swimming which followed by water polo where he’d accomplished the title of Master of Sports.Obtains two degrees. The first one is a PE instructor and water polo coach. The second one is a Master of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Audit.
Music career
In 2000 – 2006 was performing as a part of a rap band “VuZV”. The song written by Potap “Na Svoey Volne” became the official soundtrack to a featured movie “Odin za vseh” while his other song co-written in collaboration with bands New’Z’Cool and XS became a main theme for an iconic and very first horror movie produced in Ukraine “Shtolna”.In 2006 the artist teams up with NK to create the duo “Potap & Nastya” where Oleksii acted as a producer, performer, songwriter, composer, video director and scriptwriter. The duo had a sensational debut with the song “Ne Para” that instantly turned into a massive international hit. Within the year, Potap becomes an awardee at a large music festival “Novie Pesni o Glavnom” as the author of the hit. In 2008 the duo released their debut album with the same title.
In a year, the artists release the second album titled “Ne Lubi Mne Mozgii” that included songs “Na Rayone”, “Novii God”, “Chipsi, Chicksi, Lavandos”. The most popular song on the album though was a hit with a name “Chumachechaya Vesna”.
The duo kept moving towards new accomplishments, literally collecting wards one by one. Few years after the creation, the artist were already renowned with every single award on post-Soviet territories including: “Zolotoi Gramophon”, “Pesnya Goda”, “RU.TV”, “Premia Muz-TV” and many more. Songs “Esli Vdrug tebya ne stanet” and “Mi Otmenyaem Konets Sveta” played in the TV show “Dnevnik Doctora Zaytsevoy”.
In 2013 Potap & Nastya produced the third album “Vse Puchkom”. The song with the same title received “Gold Gramophone” award and remained for a while on top of the most highly rated charts across countries along with another track from the album “Udi udi”.
The duo created by Oleksii and NK was officially the most popular touring duo in the country. The joint activity of the artists was followed by an incredible success and achievements as well as setting bars as high as no one have done it before. “Potap & Nastya” became awardees of various international music festivals owing over 50 rewards that include: “M1 Music Awards”, “Song of the Year”, “Gold Gromophone”, “Muz TV Award”, “Sharmanka” and “RU.TV”. In 2017 the duo was recognized for “Contribution to the development of the National Scene”. Within 11 years of the existence, “Potap & Nastya”:
- Released 6 commercially successful albums
- Presented over 29 music videos that were viewed over 1 700 000 000 times
- Broke the record on venues attendance when touring worldwide
In 2014 Oleksii launches the band MOZGI, where he acts as a producer, performer, songwriter, composer, director, scriptwriter till current days. Between 2015 and 2018 MOZGI was 5 times nominated for Yearly Ukrainian National Awards and 4 on M1 Music Awards winning twice in the latter one.
In 2017 one of the most popular duos among Russian speaking communities worldwide announced the pause of their activity to start solo projects: PTP and NK respectively. The first solo album by PTP “Spelie Slivi EP” was released on November 3, 2017. Yet, Oleksii and Nastya’s collaborative work wasn’t over. Potap kept on writing songs for NK. With the support from his side NK presented such hits as “#etomoyanoch”, cowritten Ukrainian song “Trimay”, “Dai Mne”, international hit in Spanish and English “Peligroso”, LOMALA and “Popa Kak U Kim”. “Hold it” has taken over national top charts remaining on top for over the year and being recognized at YUNA Awards 2019 as a Pop Hit of the Year while Peligroso for 6 weeks remained in Billboard top charts under Tropical Songs ranking.
Production
Today Potap is a head of “MOZGI Entertainment” – the label he established himself that is responsible for managing bands MOZGI, Vremia I Steklo, singers Michelle Andrade and Ingret.In 2012 MOZGI Entertainment launched a new branch MOZGI Production. The company gathered the best specialists on the market who previously were involved in making videos for Potap’s artists development company. In 2019 a music video for song “Polube” by MOZGI was nominated for Berlin Music Video Awards.
In 2015 music projects managed under MOZGI Entertainment participated in the following nominations: “Hit of the Year” and Potap & Nastya – “Boomdiggibai”, “Band of the Year”, “Music Video of the Year”. The awards were assigned the following way: “Hit of the Year” to Vremya I Steklo for “Name 505”, while “Band of the Year” with top charts awards “Gold Gramophone” and M1 were given to Potap & Nastya. Moreover, that year Oleksii was renowned the Best Producer of the Year. The same year, a director Dimitri Archipovich, who worked цшер MOZGI Production at that time was announced the Best Director of the Cut.
Soundtracks
In 2011 Oleksii Potapenko wrote the main theme song for the movie “Vikrutasi”. The track performed by “Potap & Nastya” became the key element of the promo campaign to the movie.In 2014 NK and Oleksii featured in an animated movie “The Seventh Dwarf”. They also performed to soundtracks to the movie as well. One of those “Ver’ v svoi sily” was greatly welcomed by the audience and gained an impressive airplay on the radio.
In 2018 a movie “Bezumnaya Svad’ba” was released. Upon the release the movie set the record on box office sales among all Ukrainian premieres by collecting 50 664 000 UAH. Oleksii Potapenko not only featured in the movie, but wrote entirely wrote and produced an original motion soundtrack album that included 2 songs nominated for M1 Music Awards. Those are “Naikrashii Den’” performed together with Male Artist of the Year Oleg Vinnyk, and “Promin’” written and performed in collaboration with all MOZGI Production stars”.
Personal life
There is no official information available on personal life of the artist, though he never denied having a beloved partner. Media and fans of the artists suggest that Oleksii is in love with his former duo partner NK.Potap has a son named Andrii, born Sept. 6, 2008 in the first marriage of Oleksii with Iryna Gorovaya.
On May 23, 2019 Potap and Nastya Kamenskih were married.
TV
TV carrier of Oleksii Potapenko started with a TV-Show “Karaoke against People” on M1 Music Channel. For over ten years by now Oleksii, have actively participated in the most popular TV shows in Ukraine that include: The Voice Ukraine and a comedy show Laughter League on the biggest channel in Ukraine 1+1. At both shows Potap is an honored judge and mentor who’s been helping out a lot of emerging artists to unleash potential to the full.The full list of shows, Oleksii has been involved at:
- “Karaoke protiv naroda” – TV host
- Guten Morgen - TV host
- Ya lublu Ukrainu – TV host
- Superzveda – a judge
- Telezvezda - TV host
- 15thAnniversary of 1+1 - TV host
- “GPU” - TV host
- Zvezda + Zvezda – a judge
- The Voice. Kids – mentor
- Liga Smeha – coach
- The Voice – mentor
Filmography
- 2005 - Odin za vseh- 2008 – Krasnaya Shapochka – The Wolf
- 2010 – Novogodnie Svaty – cameo
- 2011 – Nebesnie rodstvenniki – cameo
- 2012 – Rjevskii protiv Napaleona – mob
- 2013 - 1+1 at home – cameo
- 2013 – Zaycev +1 – TV Host
- 2018 – Bezumnaya Svad’ba – The Reverend Evlampii
Music Videos
- Potap - Shivorot na vivorot- Potap – Na svoey Volne
- Potap & Nastya - Bez Lubvi
- Potap & Nastya – Nepara
- Potap & Nastya - Krepkie Oreshki
- Potap & Nastya – Vnature
- Potap, dyadya Vadya, UGO – Natasha
- Potap & Nastya – Razgulai
- Potap & Nastya – Na rayone
- Potap, dyadya Vadya, UGO – Ya pomnu
- Potap & Nastya – Pochemu
- Potap & Nastya – Ne lubi mne mozgi
- Potap feat. New”Z”cool, dyadya Vadya, UGO – Kachaem
- Potap & Nastya – Novii God
- Potap & Nastya – Cry Me a River
- Potap & Co – Leto
- Potap & Co – More penitsa
- Potap and Vera Brezhneva – Pronto
- Potap & Nastya – Vikrutasi
- Potap & Nastya – Chumachechaya Vesna
- Potap & Nastya – Mi Otmenaem konets sveta
- Potap & Nastya – Esli vdrug
- Arkady Laikin – Laiki
- Potap & Nastya – Priletelo
- Potap & Nastya – Uletelo
- Potap & Nastya – Awesome Summer
- Potap & Nastya – Lubov’ so skidkoi
- Vremya I Steklo feat. Potap – Sleza
- Arkady Laikin feat Pozitiff – Seksualnii
- Arkady Laikin – Malimenya
- Potap & Nastya – RuRuRu
- Potap & Nastya – Vmeste
- Potap & Nastya – Vse Puchkom
- Potap & Nastya – Udi-udi
- Mozgi – Ayabo
- Mozgi – Hlam
- Mozgi – Nozhompo
- Potap & Nastya – Bumdigibai
- Mozgi - Hit moego leta
- Potap & Nastya feat. Bianka – Stil Sobachki
- Mozgi – Vertolet
- Potap & Nastya – U mami
- Potap & Nastya – Ya…ya
- Mozgi – Atyatya
- PTP feat. PZT – Malibu
- Mozgi – Ale Ale
- Mozgi – Vlazhni Plyazhnii Dvij
- Mozgi – Polube
- NK – Popa Kak U Kim
- Mozgi – Digitalization
Director
- Potap - Shivorot na vivorot- Potap – Na svoey Volne
- David — Big Girl Now
- Potap & Nastya - Bezz Lubvi
- Potap & Nastya – Nepara
- Queens & New’Z’Cool — Ozero Slyoz
- Potap & Nastya - Krepkie Oreshki
- Potap & Nastya – Vnature
- Queens & New’Z’Cool — 5 element
- Potap & Nastya – Razgulai
- Queens& New’Z’Cool — Kto-to skazal mne
- Potap & Nastya – Na rayone
- Potap & Nastya – Pochemu
- Potap & Nastya – Ne lubi mne mozgi
- Potap feat. New”Z”cool, dyadya Vadya, UGO – Kachaem
- Potap & Nastya – Novii God
- Potap & Nastya – Cry Me a River
- Potap & Co – Leto
- Potap & Co – More penitsa
- Potp & Nastya - “Chipsi, Chicksi, Lavandos”
- Potap and Vera Brezhneva – Pronto
- Vremya i Steklo – Tak Vipala Karta
- Potap & Nastya – Vikrutasi
- Potap & Nastya – Chumachechaya Vesna
- Potap & Nastya – Mi Otmenaem konets sveta
- Potap & Nastya – Esli vdrug
- Vremya i Steklo – Lubvi tochka net
- Vremya i Steklo – Serebryanoe More
- Vremya i Steklo – Kafel’
- Arkady Laikin – Laiki
- Niko Neman – Uletayu
- Vremya I Steklo feat. Potap – Sleza
- Potap & Nastya – RuRuRu
- Arkady Laikin feat Pozitiff – Seksualnii
- Potap & Nastya – Vmeste
- Vremya I Steklo - #kAroche
- Aleksandr Kogan – Kto pridumal mir
- Potap & Nastya – Udi-udi
- Mozgi – Ayabo
- Mozgi – Hlam
- Zara – Schastie nad zemlei
- Vremya I steklo – Imya 505
- Vremya I steklo – Pesnya 404
- Mozgi – Nozhompo
- Potap & Nastya – Bumdigibai
- Mozgi - Hit moego leta
- Potap & Nastya feat. Bianka – Stil Sobachki
- Mozgi – Vertolet
- Vremya I Steklo – Naverno potomu chto
- Potap & Nastya – U mami
- Potap & Nastya – Ya…ya
- Vremya I Steklo – Na stile
- PTP feat. PZT – Malibu
Discography
- 2004 – Potap – Na svoei volne ili ano kaneshno potomusho shojh- 2006 – Potap - Na drugoi volne ili ano kaneshno potomusho shojh
- 2008 - Potap & Nastya – Nepara
- 2009 - Potap & Nastya – Ne lubi mne mozgi
- 2013 - Potap & Nastya – Vse Puchkom
- 2015 – Potap & Nastya – Shchit I Myach
- 2015 – Mozgi – Bikini Album
- 2015 – Mozgi – Elektroshaurma
- 2016 - Mozgi –Bar
- 2017 – Mozgi – Na belom
- 2017 – PTP - Spelie Slivi EP
- 2018 – Mozgi – Vinos mozga