Ivan Dorn

Biography

Ivan Dorn was born 17 October 1988 in Chelyabinsk, Russia (at the time part of the Soviet Union). His family is of German-Ukrainian descent. At the age of two, he and his family moved to the Ukrainian city of Slavutych, Ukraine. Until second grade, he had the last name "Eryomin" until his mother, Lidia Dorn, changed it to be the same as her own. He began acting at the age of 6 years at the festival «Gold autumn of Slavutich».

Ivan actively engaged in sport, winning several prizes in curling and lacrosse. Ivan also received training in piano, winning several competitions including:

The Moscow competition «Light your star» – 1st place «Pearl of Crimea» – the prize of spectator sympathies «The Black sea games» (2001 won 3rd place, 2005 won the 2nd prize) «Yurmala 2008»

Career In 2006, he sang in a Moscow a cappella duo, but soon decided to return to Ukraine to join the Kyiv National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University. In 2006, at a Jamiroquai concert, he met Anna Dobrydneva and together they created the duo «Para Normalnykh» ("A Pair of Normals").

From 2007 to 2010, he continued to sing with Anna but then in 2010 she began working with Ukrainian singer Artem Meh. In 2008, on invitation by the TV producer Oleksandr Asaulyuk Dorn began his TV career as the host of the program Guten Morgen on M1 channel.

He released his debut studio album "Co'N'Dorn" in 2012 which had made a huge impact on both Russian and Ukrainian scene and won many awards. Dorn was honoured as "an idol for a new generation."

In 2014, Dorn was a judge on the fifth season of X Factor Ukraine.

In the summer of 2014, Dorn took part in the New wave music festival in Jūrmala, where he performed the Ukrainian-language song of the Skryabin (band) – 'Penguin Dance' dressed in a sweater with the image of the coat of arms of Ukraine. This act received positive reviews in Ukraine. In Russia, because of this, the singer was suggested to be banned. But he wasn't banned and remains popular. In Ukraine Dorn was criticized for continuing to performing in Russia following the 2014 Russian military intervention in Ukraine.

In 2016, Dorn started Masterskaya, an independent music label focused on bringing the exciting sound of Ukrainian underground to the main stage.

In June 2016 Dorn, to appease activists in Lviv who threatened to cancel his concert there, put on his official Facebook page a map of Ukraine which included Crimea (Crimea is de jure, an autonomous republic of Ukraine, though it was unilaterally annexed by Russia in 2014 ), a fragment of the Ukrainian anthem and the words "We will win".

In February 2017, Dorn released his first live album "Jazzy Funky Dorn" which reflects his passion to funk music.

In April 2017 Dorn, in the online interview with Yury Dud, labeled the War in Donbas (which had already claimed more than 10,000 lives) a "quarrel" and made several other remarks that were criticized in Ukraine.

Later in 2017, Dorn began working on his first English-language album in Los Angeles. The author of the lyrics of this album was famous former Ukrainian rock musician Sasha Chemerov. His US debut album premiered in 2017.

In June 2017 Dorn cancelled a concert in Odesa after threats that it would be disrupted by Ukrainian nationalists who claimed Dorn "supported the war against Ukraine".

In 2017 won MTV EMA 2017 for "Best MTV Russia act".

In 2018 Dorn traveled to Uganda to film a music video Afrika with Masaka Kids Africana dance crew and a documentary about them. This grew into a charity project called AFRIKA, with a main goal to build a dancing school for Masaka Kids Africana in Uganda.

At the end of 2018 he released a track called "Right Wrong" featuring HER's Victor Solf

Dorn starred in his first film, Petrov's Flu, which premiered at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival in July 2021. According to the director, Kirill Serebrennikov, Dorn was a "wonderful dramatic artist" with "an interest in the paradoxical, energy, control of his tools, an ability to exactly recreate the image he wanted to impress on his audience, and a very deliberate approach to art." Dorn announced that with this film he would end his musical career and begin his acting career.

In February 2022, Dorn condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine. He was subsequently included in a list of artists who are banned from performing in Russia. In March 2022, Dorn's label Masterskaya closed its music catalogue for users from Russia and Belarus.

Discography

Albums As a member of "Para Normalnyh" 2008 «Я придумаю Happy End» (I'll Devise a Happy End) 2010 «Скандал во время рекламы» (Scandal during an Ad)

Solo career 2012 "Co'N'Dorn" 2014 "Randorn" 2017 "Jazzy Funky Dorn" (Live Album) 2017 OTD (Open the Dorn) 2019 3 Хороших Песни

Singles Year Name 2008 "Happy End" 2009 "Scandal"2010 Тем Более ("Tem bolee"/"All The More")2011 "Stytsaman" Ненавижу ("Nenavizhu"/"I Hate") Северное сияние ("Severnoe Syanie"/"Northern Lights")2012 Синими, жёлтыми, красными ("Sinimi, Zheltymi, Krasnymi"/"By Blue, Yellow and Red") Идолом ("Idolom"/"By Idol") Бигуди ("Bigudi"/"Curler")2013 Невоспитанный ("Nevospitanniy"/"Ill-Mannered")2014 Номер 23 ("Nomer 23"/"No.23")2017"Collaba""OTD"2018"Kaida feat. Moldanazar""Опомнись (feat. Vakula)""Diplo & MØ feat. Ivan Dorn – Stay Open""Right Wrong feat. Victor Solf"

Videography Year Song Director 2011 «Стыцамэн» (Stytsaman) Дмитрий и Евгений Мисюра 2011 «Так сильно» (So Strongly) Дмитрий и Евгений Мисюра 2011 «Северное сияние» (Northern Lights) Дмитрий и Евгений Мисюра 2012 «Синими, жёлтыми, красными» (By Blue, Yellow, Red) Дмитрий и Евгений Мисюра 2012 «Идолом» (By Idol) Дмитрий и Евгений Мисюра 2013 «Невоспитанный» (Ill-Mannered) Дмитрий и Евгений Мисюра 2015 «Телепорт» (Teleport) Ivan Dorn 2016 "Ты всегда в плюсе" (You're always in advantage) Maria Unzhakova 2017 "Collaba" Aisultan Seitov 2017 "OTD" Aisultan Seitov 2017 "Beverly" Aisultan Seitov 2017 «Мастерской огонёк (feat. YUKO, гурт [О] & Constantine)» (Masterskaya's lights) Павел Бекезин 2017 «Стыцамэн (Найденная версия)» (Stytsamen (Found version)) // 2018 "Preach" Misha Koroteev 2018 "Afrika" Aisultan Seitov 2018 «Опомнись» (Wake up!) Евгений Мисюра

Documentaries Year Documentary Director 2013 «Невоспитанные» (Ill-Mannered) Gena Trunov 2015 RANDORN Tour Gena Trunov & Kirill Filippov 2016 RAINDORN. Live on Helipad Gena Trunov 2017 Уезжать / Jazzy Funky Dorn (Live) Gena Trunov 2017 Телепорт / Jazzy Funky Dorn (live) Gena Trunov 2017 Лимонадный feat. Kasta / Jazzy Funky Dorn (live) Gena Trunov 2018 OTD Live Gena Trunov 2018 Power of Afrika Gena Trunov

Filmography "How to find the ideal?" (2008) "In Love with the Kyiv" (2011) "Hotel Transylvania" (Ukrainian dubbing) — Jonathan "12 months" (2013) "Funny guys" (2014) "Hotel Transylvania 2" (Ukrainian dubbing) — Jonathan Petrov's Flu— Sergei

Awards and Nominations

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