Ivan Klymenko Іван Клименко | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1987-01-20)20 January 1987 (age 38) Kyiv,Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Popular |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, songwriter |
Ivan Petrovych Klymenko (Ukrainian:Іван Петрович Клименко; born 20 January 1987) is a Ukrainian music producer and songwriter. He is known for writing several tracks that have competed to beUkraine's entry in theEurovision Song Contest, including the song "Stefania" which won theEurovision Song Contest 2022.[1]
Klymenko was born inKyiv.[2] Early on in his career, he was a street musician in China.[3] Klymenko founded the band "Salto Nazad" and the label "Enko".[4] He has worked withKalush Orchestra,Jamala,Alyona Alyona,Jerry Heil,Kola,Skofka, Kozak Siromaha[2] and is the author of more than 300 tracks,[5] including Ukrainian-language singles byDorofeeva, "Chuty Himn" (Skofka), "Zori" (Kalush).[2] As of June 2023, 20 of his songs were on theApple Music Ukraine Top 100 chart.[5] Klymenko invented the character of KylymMen, who has contributed to the Kalush Orchestra band.[2]
In 2023, he became a coach on the13th season ofHolos Krainy alongsideDorofeeva,Artem Pyvovarov, andJulia Sanina,[4] where he was the first non-singer coach on the show.[citation needed]
2017
"We Are One" byMamaRika (Ukraine 2017), 5th place (Semi-final) "O, mamo!" by Salto Nazad (Ukraine 2017), 6th place2019
"2 dni" by Laud (Ukraine 2019), 4th place (Semi-final)2022
"Stefania" byKalush Orchestra (Ukraine 2022), 2nd place2023
"When God Shut the Door" byJerry Heil (Ukraine 2023), 3rd place2024
"Teresa & Maria" byAlyona Alyona and Jerry Heil (Ukraine 2024), 1st place2025
"Kohoney" by Grisana (Ukraine 2025), 7th place (online wildcard)
"Run into the Night" by Adgy (Ireland 2025), 6th place| Year | Subject | Category | Awards | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 | "Liudy" / «Люди» –Kola іMamaRika | Best author | Muzvar Awards | Won | [6] |
