The Ivano-Frankivsk-based group Gryndzholy is releasing its debut album “Let It Be So” in Russia with the M2 BA/Music World label. Incidentally, the Russian version of this group’s name is Green Jolly.
Although the group has been in show business for eight years, it became universally known as the creator of “Razom nas bahato” (Together We Are Many), the anthem of the Orange Revolution.
Before that, its “founding fathers” Roman Kalyn and Roman Kostiuk played in a reggae group called Nema Marley, www.music.com.ua reports. Later the boys founded their own group, Gryndzoly, and began performing in competitions, festivals, and concerts in Ivano-Frankivsk and other cities of Ukraine. For quite a long time they did sound recordings for other groups, shot promotional clips and musical trailers, and composed songs for various performers.
On the momentous day of Nov. 22, 2004, they dashed off “Razom nas bahato,” which led to their instant popularity. Already in December 2004 the group signed a contract with Ukrainian Music, the Ukrainian subsidiary of Universal, which helped them release their debut single “Together We Are Many.”
Gryndzholy represented Ukraine at the Eurovision song contest, but the audience failed to appreciate the anthem of the Orange Revolution, updated to European standards, and the group finished 20th. But boys kept their chins up and continued working. The group’s full-length album “Let It Be So” was released in Ukraine earlier this year. Now it’s the Russian listeners turn to appreciate it.
