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Ivan Klymenko

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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovych and the family name is Klymenko.
Ivan Klymenko
Іван Клименко
Born (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
GenresPopular
Occupation(s)Music producer, songwriter

Ivan Petrovych Klymenko[a] (Ukrainian: Іван Петрович Клименко, born 20 January 1987) is a Ukrainian music producer and songwriter. He is known for writing several tracks that have competed to be Ukraine's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, including the song "Stefania" which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[1]

Biography

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Klymenko was born in Kyiv.[2] Early on in his career, he was a street musician in China.[3] Klymenko founded the band "Salto Nazad" and the label "Enko".[4] He has worked with Kalush Orchestra, Jamala, Alyona Alyona, Jerry Heil, Kola, Skofka, Kozak Siromaha[2] and is the author of more than 300 tracks,[5] including Ukrainian-language singles by Dorofeeva, "Chuty Himn" (Skofka), "Zori" (Kalush).[2] As of June 2023, 20 of his songs were on the Apple Music Ukraine Top 100 chart.[5] Klymenko invented the character of KylymMen, who has contributed to the Kalush Orchestra band.[2]

In 2023, he became a coach on the 13th season of Holos Krainy alongside Dorofeeva, Artem Pyvovarov, and Julia Sanina,[4] where he was the first non-singer coach on the show.[citation needed]

Songwriting discography

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Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections

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2017

2019

2022

2023

2024

Other notable songs

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  • "Золотыми рыбками" - by MakSim (2015)
  • "Непохожие" - by Quest Pistols Show (2016)
  • "Вылечи мою любовь" - by Yaav (2018)
  • "Голови" - by Alyona Alyona (2018)
  • "Відчиняй" - by Alyona Alyona (2018)
  • "Падло" - by Alyona Alyona & Alina Pash (2019)
  • "Прости" - by Anna Sedokova (2021)
  • "Лише тебе" - by Anna Trincher (2021)
  • "Інь Ян" - by Monatik & Roxolana (2022)
  • "Nasze Domy" - by Kalush Orchestra & Szpaku (2022)
  • "Біля серця" - by Kola (2022)
  • "Cry For You" - by Ochman & Kalush Orchestra (2023)
  • "Bronia" - by Jerry Heil & Ochman (2023)
  • "вотсап" - by Dorofeeva (2023)
  • "Хай пишуть" - by Dorofeeva (2023)

Awards

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Year Subject Category Awards Result Ref
2023 "Liudy" / «Люди» – Kola і MamaRika Best author Muzvar Awards Won [6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Ukrainian: Іван Петрович Клименко, romanized: Ivan Petrovych Klymenko

References

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  1. ^ "Eurovision, la finale: l'Ucraina con la Kalush Orchestra". RaiNews. 2022-05-14.
  2. ^ a b c d Марія Касій (2022-06-22). "Головну інтригу розкрито: який зірковий тренер "Голосу" ховається під маскою КилимМена". 24 канал.
  3. ^ Валерія Сулима (2023-09-03). "Тренер "Голосу країни-13" Клименко здивував, як працював на вулицях Китаю: "Боротьба за виживання"". ТСН.
  4. ^ a b Андрій Стахів (2022-06-22). "Засновник лейблу ENKO Іван Клименко став новим тренером "Голосу країни"". Слух.
  5. ^ a b "Більше не інтрига. Стало відомо, хто ховався під маскою КилимМена — ним виявився відомий музичний продюсер". NV Life. 2022-06-22.
  6. ^ Лєна Чиченіна (2023-09-27). "Весело, яскраво і дуже довго. У Києві роздали музичну премію Muzvar-2023". Детектор медіа.
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