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Little Big
Little Big in 2019
Little Big in 2019
Background information
OriginSaint Petersburg, Russia
Genres
Years active2013 (2013)–present
Labels
  • Little Big Family
  • Warner
Members
Past members
Websitelittlebig.band

Little Big is a Russian

rave band founded in Saint Petersburg in 2013.[1] The band currently consists of Ilya "Ilich" Prusikin and Sonya Tayurskaya.[2] Their first full-length album, With Russia from Love, was released on 17 March 2014.[3] The group has released a total of four albums and nine singles. The band is currently based in Los Angeles, California, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4][5]

History

Little Big onstage in 2016. From left to right: Sergey "Gokk" Makarov, Sonya Tayurskaya, Anton Lissov, Olympia Ivleva, Ilya "Ilich" Prusikin

The band was formed by musician

Tatarka (2016–present), Khleb [ru] (2017–present), and Lizer [ru] (2018–present).[20]

Little Big performing at VK Fest in 2019

In April 2018, Olympia Ivleva decided to leave the band.[21] Later that year, she stated her "burnout after five years of doing the same job", combined with intention to start her own non-musical businesses (chocolate paste and lingerie), were the reasons behind her exit.[22] Little Big achieved viral success with the release of the video for "Skibidi" on 5 October 2018. The video features a dance that became popular when others tried to imitate it as part of the "Skibidi Challenge".[23] Little Big took the first prize in the Most Trashy category at the 2018 Berlin Music Video Awards for their music video ''Lolly Bomb'',[24] and their music video ''Skibidi'' won the first place in the Best Concept category in the festival's 2019 edition.[25]

In March 2020, Little Big were announced as

Yuri Muzychenko from The Hatters and Florida Chanturia from Leningrad, both of whom were to join the band on stage during the contest.[27] However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the band won the Most Trashy category with their video ''Go Bananas'' at the Berlin Music Video Awards. The same year, they also placed third for the Best Music Video.[28] In October 2020, Little Big's cover version of "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" was used over both the trailer and the closing credits of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.[29][30]On 30 December 2020, the group performed the song "Mamma Maria" on the Evening Urgant New Year's special, Ciao, 2020!, under the name Piccolo Grandi.[31]

On 1 March 2021, Little Big announced on Instagram that founding member Anna Kast had died.[32] On 8 March 2021, Little Big released a new single, "Sex Machine," along with a video which referenced the video to "Uno" the year prior. However, they subsequently posted on Instagram, "We are not going to Eurovision 2021. We think that Russia has many talented and unique artists, each one of them deserves the chance to be seen out there."[33] Little Big was nominated for Best Art Director with their music video ''S*ck My D*ck 2020'' at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2021.[34] On 24 November 2021, Little Big released the video "“LITTLE BIG NFT SURPRISEN EGG” episode 1" (sic)[35] to announce that the band was making NFTs.[36] On 1 December 2021, people could buy 1 of 1000 unique surprise eggs which would hatch a week later, revealing one of the designs. Ilya Prusikin stated that they were inspired by Kinder Surprise Eggs, which are popular in Russia.[36] On 11 February 2022, the single 'Ebobo' by Glukoza was 'Inspired and Evilized by Little Big'. Members of the group can be seen in the music video and on the cover art for the single.[37][38]

Following the

war profiteering old men, a chess game with soldiers as chess pieces to be sacrificed at will, with gloomy consequences on younger generations.[41] After the release of the song, they condemned the actions of the Russian government and Russian war propaganda.[42] However, the song was regarded by some Ukrainians as rather anti-American and anti-West rather than anti-Russian.[43] A protest by Ukrainian activists caused their show in Kraków, that was supposed to take place 12th of November, to be cancelled.[44] In Russia, they were accused of being "traitors" by the government-controlled media.[45] Prusikin was designated in Russia as a "foreign agent".[46] The band planned to release a fifth studio album in 2022,[47] but did not end up doing so. Prusikin noted that "We are a band that likes to work in so many styles: pop, rave, punk and hardcore. And (now) we embody our ambition and love for different genres in the (new) album. It will be different".[47]

Musical style

Less than a half of Little Big's 738 million yearly YouTube views were from Russia, as of March 13, 2020.[48]

The team calls itself a satirical art collaboration,

national stereotypes[12] about Russia.[9] All the videos are filmed by co-founder Alina Pasok.[8][49] The band shoots and produces all of their music videos.[9]

Since the first concert took place as the opening act for

Russian culture.[51]

The band was influenced by a variety of musicians from

Mozart and Vivaldi.[13][52]

Band members

Current members

Former members

  • Anna Kast – backing vocals (2013–2014; died 2021)
  • Olympia Ivleva – vocals (2013–2018)
  • Sergey "Gokk" Makarov – DJ, backing vocals (2013–2022)
  • Anton "Boo" Lissov [ru] – vocals, guitar (2014–2022)

Timeline

Discography

See also: Little Big discography

Studio albums

Title Details
With Russia from Love[53]
  • Released: 15 March 2014
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Little Big
Funeral Rave
  • Released: 21 December 2015
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Little Big
Antipositive, Pt. 1
  • Released: 8 May 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: LB Family
Antipositive, Pt. 2
  • Released: 5 October 2018
  • Format: Digital download
  • Label: Warner Music Russia

Live albums

Title Details
Live in St. Petersburg
  • Released: March 5, 2019[54]
  • Label: Warner Music Russia
  • Format: Digital download

Compilation albums

Title Details
Greatest Hits[55]
  • Released: 13 November 2020
  • Label: Warner Music Russia
  • Format: 2×LP

Extended plays

Title Details
Rave On[56]
  • Released: March 31, 2017
  • Label:
    Warner Music Russia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Skibidi
  • Released: February 22, 2019
  • Label: Warner Music Russia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Go Bananas
  • Released: November 14, 2019
  • Label: Warner Music Russia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Covers
  • Released: June 3, 2021
  • Label: Warner Music Russia
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Welcome to the Internet[57]
(with Oliver Tree)
  • Released: September 30, 2021
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
RUS
 Estonia EST Hungary HUN Lithuania LIT
SCO
[58]
 United Kingdom UK
Down.
[59]
"Everyday I'm Drinking"[60] 2013 — — — — — — With Russia from Love
"We Will Push a Button"[61] — — — — — —
"Russian Hooligans"[62] — — — — — —
"Life in Da Trash"[63] — — — — — —
"With Russia from Love"[53] 2014 — — — — — —
"Public Enemy"[64] — — — — — —
"Dead Unicorn"[65] — — — — — — Funeral Rave
"Kind Inside, Hard Outside"[66] 2015 — — — — — —
"Give Me Your Money"
Tommy Cash
) 		— — — — — —
"Big Dick"[68] 2016 — — — — — —
"Fucking Asshole"[69] — — — — — —
"Hateful Love"[70] — — — — — —
"To Party"[71] — — — — — —
"Polyushko Polye"[72] — — — — — —
"Pump It"[73] — — — — — — Non-album single
"U Can Take"
Tatarka
) 		2017 — — — — — —
"Adibass"[75] — — — — — —
"Rave On"[56] — — — — — —
"For Haters"[76] — — — — — —
"Lolly Bomb"[77] — — — — — — Antipositive, Pt. 1
"Punks Not Dead"[78] 2018 — — — — — —
"Love is Dead"[79] — — — — — —
"Faradenza"[80] — — — — — —
"AK-47"[81] — — — — — —
"Skibidi"[82] — — — — — — Antipositive, Pt. 2
"Слэмятся пацаны"[83]
(with Ruki Vverh!) 		— — — — — — Non-album single
"Skibidi (Romance Edition)"[84] 2019 — — — — — —
"Rave In Peace (In Memory of Keith Flint)"[85] — — — — — —
"I'm OK"[86] — — — — — —
"Arriba"
Tatarka featuring Clean Bandit
) 		— — — — — —
"Rock-Paper-Scissors"[88] — — — — — — Go Bananas
"Go Bananas"[89] — — — — — —
"Uno"[90] 2020 5 9 21 33 97 81 Non-album single
"Hypnodancer"[91]
(featuring The Hatters) 		53 — — — — —
"Tacos"[92][93] 1 — — — — —
"Suck My Dick 2020"[94] — — — — — —
"Sex Machine"[95] 2021 — — — — — —
"We Are Little Big"[96] — — — — — —
"Everybody"[97] — — — — — —
"Moustache"[98]
(featuring Netta) 		33 64 — — — —
"Turn It Up"[99][100]
(with Oliver Tree featuring Tommy Cash) 		— — — — — — Welcome to the Internet
"You're Not There"[101] — — — — — —
"A Lot of Money"[102] — — — — — — Non-album singles
"Generation Cancellation"[103] 2022 — — — — — —
"Pendejo"[104] 2023 — — — — — —
"It Happens"
(with bbno$) 		— — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Participation

Awards and nominations

Year Country Prize Category Nominee Result Notes
2015 Russia Wildfest 'Like 2015' Like for music Little Big Nomination [113]
2016 Russia Wildfest 'Like 2016' Like for the song Big Dick Nomination [114]
Alfa Future Awards TOP-100 best DJs in Russia Little Big 89th place [115]
Germany Berlin Music Video Awards Most Trashy Big Dick Win [16]
Best Performer Give Me Your Money Nomination [116]
2018 USA Global Film Festival Awards Best Music Video Lolly Bomb Win [117][118]
Germany Berlin Music Video Awards Most Trashy Win [24]
2019 Belgium Ketnet The Gala of the Golden K's 2018 Hype of the year Skibidi Win [119]
Russia Chart Dozen Clip Win [120]
Native Sound Best Pop Little Big Nomination [121]
Best Meme Win [122]
Best Clip of the Year Skibidi Nomination [123]
BraVo Music Video of the Year Win [124]
Germany Berlin Music Video Awards Best Concept Win [25]
Russia RU.TV Award 2019 Best Duet Слэмятся пацаны Nomination [125]
TopHit Music Video Awards 2019 Video Clip of the Year on YouTube in Russia (mixed voals) Skibidi Win [126]
Rise of the Year on YouTube in Russia Little Big Win
2020 Russia New Radio Awards Best Producer Little Big Family Win [127]
Germany Berlin Music Video Awards Most Trashy Go Bananas Win [28][128]
2021 Russia Muz-TV Award The Best Group Little Big Win [129]
2023 USA WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival Music Video – New Artist Generation Cancellation Win [130]

See also

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