# Louna

Louna is an alternative/punk rock band, formed in Moscow in 2008 by Tracktor Bowling musicians Lousine Gevorkian and Vitaly Demidenko.
Their debut album, Let's Get Louder, was released in 2010. In total, the group has released three albums and six singles to date.
The band is best known for its socially conscious songs criticizing Russian political elites and religion. Louna's songs are frequently found on Russian radio and rock charts.
Louna is composed of members Lousine Gevorkian (vocals), Vitaly Demidenko (bass), Sergey Ponkratiev (guitars), Rouben Kazariyan (guitar) and Leonid "Pilot" Kinzbursky (drums).
In autumn 2013 the band went into a large-scale tour of 26 U.S. cities with teams of The Pretty Reckless and Heaven's Basement.
On 13 December 2018 they released a new English-speaking album, “Panopticon”.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 2009 | Louna | Best New Alternative Artist | Won |
| 2011 | Louna | Song of the Year "Fight Club" | Won |
| 2011 | Louna | Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian" | Nominated |
| 2011 | Louna | Breakthrough Artist "Louna" | Nominated |
| 2012 | Louna | Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian" | Won |
| 2012 | Louna | Album of the Year "Time X" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Louna | 500 Best songs Nashe Radio "Mama", "Let's Get Louder" | Won |
| 2014 | Louna | Group of the Year "Louna" | Nominated |
| 2014 | Lousine Gevorkian | Leader chart "Tarakany! and Lousine Gevorkian" | Won |

## Discography
### Studio albums

| No. | Year | Album name |
| 1. | 2010 | Сделай громче! (Make it louder!) |
| 2. | 2012 | Время X (The Time of X) |
| 3. | 2013 | Behind a Mask |
| 4. | 2013 | Мы — это Louna (We are Louna) |
| 5. | 2016 | Дивный новый мир (Brave new world) |
| 6. | 2018 | Полюса (Poles) |
| 7. | 2018 | Panopticon |
| 8. | 2020 | Начало нового круга (Start of a new circle) |
| 9. | 2022 | Рубикон (Rubicon) |

### Live albums

| No. | Year | Album name |
| 1. | 2013 | Проснись и пой! (Wake up and sing!) |
| 2. | 2016 | Песни о мире (Songs about peace) (featuring the Globalis Symphony Orchestra) |
| 3. | 2020 | Live Show (Re:Public Minsk Belarus) |

### Collections

| No. | Year | Collection name |
| 1. | 2015 | The Best of |
| 2. | 2019 | X (The Best of) |
| 3. | 2021 | Обратная сторона LOUNA (Reverse side of LOUNA) (acoustic versions) |

### Singles

| No. | Year | Single name |
| 1. | 2009 | Армагеддон (Armageddon) |
| 2. | 2009 | Чёрный (Black) |
| 3. | 2009 | Белый (White) |
| 4. | 2010 | Солнце (Sun) |
| 5. | 2011 | Кому веришь ты? (feat. Tem) (Who do you believe?) |
| 6. | 2012 | Mama |
| 7. | 2013 | Mama (Re-released) |
| 8. | 2013 | Business |
| 9. | 2016 | 18+ |
| 10. | 2018 | Колыбельная / Лопасти (Lullaby / Blades) |
| 11. | 2018 | Так (Like this) |
| 12. | 2018 | Другие (Others) |
| 13. | 2018 | Shadow Kingdoms (feat. Craig Mabbitt, Kevin Thrasher) |
| 14. | 2018 | Brave New World |
| 15. | 2019 | S.N.U.F.F. |
| 16. | 2020 | Полюса (Poles) |
| 17. | 2020 | Песня о мире (Song about peace) |
| 18. | 2020 | Сердца из стали (Hearts of steal) |
| 19. | 2020 | Вендетта (Vendetta) |
| 20. | 2020 | Из этих стен (From these walls) |
| 21. | 2020 | В бой (To battle) (tribute to DDT) |
| 22. | 2020 | Станем стеной (Will become a wall) |
| 23. | 2020 | Сигнал в пустоте (Signal in the void) |
| 24. | 2021 | Незабудка (Forget-me-not) |

## Videography

| No. | Year | Release name | Type of release / Comment |
| 1. | 2009 | Армагеддон | music clip |
| 2. | 2010 | Зачем? | music clip |
| 3. | 2010 | Сделай громче! | music clip |
| 4. | 2011 | Карма мира | music clip |
| 5. | 2011 | Мой рок-н-ролл (в 3D) | music clip |
| 6. | 2012 | Мама | music clip |
| 7. | 2012 | Mama | music clip |
| 8. | 2012 | Люди смотрят вверх | music clip |
| 9. | 2013 | Business | music clip |
| 10. | 2013 | Up There | music clip |
| 11. | 2013 | Ночь, дорога и рок | music clip |
| 12. | 2014 | С тобой | music clip |

## Sources

* ↑ Лунная Соната Не Для Слабонервных! [Moonlight Sonata Is Not for the Faint of Heart!]. kubana.com (in Russian). 6 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
* ↑ Zinin, Ilya (11 April 2012). Louna - «Время X» [Louna - "Time X"]. Rolling Stone (in Russian). Archived from the original on 14 April 2012.
* ↑ Louna - Время Х (Рецензия на альбом) [Louna - Time X (Album Review)]. alt-sector-net (in Russian). 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
* ↑ Louna — Время X пришло (+скачать mp3) [Louna — Time X Has Come (+Download MP3)]. oppositionmusic.ru. March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 January 2019.
* ↑ Louna - Бизнес [Louna - Business]. Megalyrics.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 15 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
* ↑ Louna - Кризис Крайст Суперзвезда [Crisis Christ Superstar]. Megalyrics.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 24 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
* ↑ НАГРАЖДЕНЫ ЛУЧШИЕ РОССИЙСКИЕ РОК-МУЗЫКАНТЫ ЗА 2011 ГОД [The Best Russian Rock Musicians For 2011 Were Awarded]. 2012.13top.ru (in Russian). 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 28 August 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
* ↑ Лу Геворкян: Экстремистов используют как мяСО с плакатами [Lou Gevorgyan: Extremists are used as meat with posters] (PDF). Кампус (Campus) (in Russian). Vol. 2, no. 40. May 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
* ↑ "Louna Announce First-Ever U.S. Tour, with The Pretty Reckless". Revolver. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016.
* ↑ Фаворитом RAMP-2009 стал "Ляпис Трубецкой" ["Lyapis Trubetskoy" became the favorite of RAMP-2009]. NEWSmuz.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on 16 June 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
* 1 2 3 Вокалистка Tracktor Bowling отмечает день рождения [The vocalist of Tracktor Bowling celebrates her birthday]. Billboard (in Russian). 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013 – via MSN Music.
* 1 2 Номинанты Премии "Чартова дюжина"! [Nominees for the Chart Dozen Award!]. Nashe Radio (in Russian). 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
* ↑ LOUNA В ДВАДЦАТКЕ ЛУЧШИХ ПЕСЕН НАШЕГО РАДИО! [Louna in the Top 20 Songs of Nashe Radio!]. louna.ru (in Russian). 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
* ↑ LOUNA В НОМИНАЦИИ НА ПРЕМИЮ «ЧАРТОВА ДЮЖИНА»! [Louna Nominated for the Chart Dozen Awards!]. louna.ru (in Russian). 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
* ↑ Vasyanin, Andrey; Kuksin, Sergey (16 February 2014). Вручены национальные премии в области рок-н-ролла "Чартова дюжина" [The "Chart Dozen" national rock 'n' roll awards have been presented]. Rossiyskaya Gazeta (in Russian). Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2024.