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Koala Music

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Koala Music
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
GenrePopular Music
Country of originRussia
LocationMoscow

Koala Music (until 8 September 2022 known as Sony Music Russia (Sony Music Entertainment Russia); and until 18 September 2023 known as Kiss Koala) is a Russian record label. Until Fall 2022 it was a division of Sony Music Entertainment.

History

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1999—2022: Sony Music Russia

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The company opened its division in the Russian Federation on 1 December 1999.[1] In 2000, the company signed its first contract with Russian group Bi-2.

On 10 March 2022, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sony Music Entertainment announced they would be suspending operations and releases in Russia, though Russian employees of Sony Music Group would continue to receive salaries indefinitely.[2][3]

On 17 January 2023, the newspaper Kommersant reported that former top managers of Warner Music Russia, who founded ООО "Мерит", a company associated with the Russian distributor S&P Digital, had purchased the label.[4]

Current artists

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Artist Real Name
Sergey Lazarev Sergey Vyacheslavovich Lazarev
Alsou Alsou Ralifovna Abramova
GeeGun Denis Aleksandrovich Ustimenko
Ramil’ Ramil Aleksandrovich Alimov
VAVAN Vladimir Yurievich Selivanov
CMH Ruslan Sergeevich Tushentsov
OG Buda Grigoriy Alekseevich Lyakhov
Big Russian Boss Igor Alekseevich Seravin
Young P&H Stanislav Dmitrievich Konchenkov
VESNA305 Yuriy Andreevich Nikolaenko
Olehan Oleg Sergeevich Trempoltsev
Soska 69 Nancy Olegovna Sosa
ALISHA Aaliya Adzharatu Lyudmila Ismailovna Kone
Кишлак Maksim Sergeevich Fisenko
Минин Mikhail Karenovich Kardashian
9mice Sergei Dmitriev
Raikaho Viktor Likarenko
nyan.mp3 Sergei Sergeevich Nalyotov
FRIENDLY THUG 52 NGG Aleksandr Dmitrievich Romanov
Voskresenskii Evgeny Sergeevich Ostrovskiy
WhyBaby? (No Information)
Ицык Цыпер Igor Aleksandrovich Tsiba

References

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  1. ^ "От Sony Music останется "Коала"". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). 2022-09-08. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  2. ^ "Sony Music Group и Warner Music Group приостанавливают деятельность в России". Коммерсантъ. 2022-03-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-11. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  3. ^ "Вслед за Universal, из России уходит лейбл Sony Music. Warner выжидает". Фонтанка.ру (in Russian). 2022-03-10. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  4. ^ Лебедева, Валерия (2023-01-17). "Укрупненная музыкальная форма". Коммерсантъ (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2023-01-16. Retrieved 2023-02-27.