Biography
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Years Active
2015 – present (10 years)
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Founded In
Kyïv, Ukraine
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Members
- Валентин Лещинський
- Даниїл Лещинський
- Федір Ходаков
Ziferblat (Ukrainian: Циферблат, romanized: Tsyferblat) is a Ukrainian rock band consisting of vocalist Daniil Leshchynskyi, guitarist Valentyn Leshchynskyi, and drummer Fedir Khodakov. The band was founded in 2015, and Daniil and Valentyn are fraternal twin brothers. Their first extended play, "Kinoseans", was released in December 2017. In 2019, Ziferblat released the single "Vnochi" and performed it on the Ukrainian edition of the television talent show "X-Factor".
In 2022, the band released a music video for the song "Zemlya". Later that year, they were included in the long list for Vidbir 2023, Ukraine’s national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, but did not advance to the shortlist. In November 2022, they released the single "Dlya choho ty pryyshla", followed by the February 2023 release of "Dysko-Fanko Terapiya", both of which were included in their album "Peretvorennya". The album was released on April 7, 2023, and presented at a solo concert on April 22. It contains 13 songs, primarily written between 2019 and 2020. In September 2023, Ziferblat won the "Muzvar Awards" in the category "Best New Names in Alternative Music".
In 2024, the band reached the final of Vidbir 2024 with the song "Place I Call Home", placing second with 11 points from the jury and 8 points from the audience. On February 8, 2025, Ziferblat won the Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Bird of Pray". They represented Ukraine at the contest in Basel, Switzerland, where they finished in ninth place, tying with Albania.
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