Los Colorados (music group)
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 Los Colorados performing their cover of Katy Perry's "Hot n Cold" |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Colorados |
| Origin | Ternopil,  Ukraine |
| Genres | Rock, folk, funk |
| Instruments | guitar, accordion, bass guitar, drums |
| Years active | 2006 - Present |
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Ruslan “Prystupnic” Prystupa – lead vocals, bayan (accordion) Rostyslav “Roslyk” Fook – guitar, backing vocals Serhiy “Masyanya” Masyk – bass guitar, backing vocals Oleksandr “Lesyk” Drachuk – drums, backing vocals |
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| Notable instruments | |
| guitar, accordion, bass, drums | |
Los Colorados (from the Spanish: The colorado potato beetles, also known as The Colorados) is a Ukrainian band formed in 2006 in Ternopil. The band play their own songs, but have also covered a few popular and folk songs. Los Colorados increased in prominence after their cover of Katy Perry's song "Hot n Cold" grew popular via online video websites. The band plays guitar, bayan, bass guitar and drums.
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[edit] History
The band was formed in the city of Ternopil in 2006 and originally performed their own songs. However, their popularity came when they were invited to a local TV station to perform live, where they played several songs, among them Katy Perry's song "Hot n Cold". The lead singer didn't speak any English and learned the song from a text transcribed in Ukrainian letters.[1]
The peak of popularity occurred when their version of Hot n Cold was aired in the Ellen DeGeneres Show. The video posted on Youtube was viewed more than 2 million times and received generally positive reviews because of its comic value and unusual interpretation. Katy Perry herself described this version of her song as "inspiring."[2]
During their performances members of the group present themselves as the "boys from the village of Tetylkivtsi", a real village (population — 213), however, in reality most of the performers come from the city of Ternopil.[1]
[edit] Songs by Los Colorados
- Haryachyi i kholodnyi (cover of "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry)
- Bayan, bayan (cover of Gitar by Peter Nalitch)
- Pamidory
- Kokhana
- Korova zdokhla
- Paskuda
- Nenavyzhu pianino
- Totya lyuba
- Rillya v ilyuminatori
- Rover Ukraina
- Chorna lyubov
- Figurka
- Ranetki
- Chemiponi lyubi
[edit] References
- ^ a b BBC Ukrainian: Ternopil conquers the Internet (Ukrainian)
- ^ Katy Perry's blog
[edit] External links
- Los Colorados on myspace
- Los Colorados on facebook
- Official website (Ukrainian)
- Hot & Cold music video
- Los Colorados Twitter
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