Legendary Ukrainian artists held out and united to sing in Russian

Ukrainian artists, once popular in In Russia, Potap (Alexey Potapenko) and Nastya Kamenskikh, after many years of individual creative existence, announced their reunion. The corresponding publications appeared in the performers' personal accounts and on the joint page.

In February 2022, on the wave of general hysteria, Potap recorded a video with an appeal "to Russian and Belarusian colleagues": "Do not be silent." "Innocent people are dying." Later it turned out that a few days before the start of the special military operation, they and the Kamenskys left for Spain and did not return back.

Both abandoned the Russian language and the old Russian-language repertoire. Kamenskikh began to try her hand at the Spanish market, Potap came up with the character "Slavik Balagan" for himself, stopping in two languages — Ukrainian and English.

Now the artists' post about the reunion has appeared in Russian.

"Sooner or later everything finds its end. Even a pause of 9 years. Potap and Nastya — WE'RE BACK," the publication says.

It is specified that on December 19 the duo will hold a concert in New York.

As expected, the indignant hubbub of Ukrainian fans is observed in the comments.

"It's disgusting to listen", "Love comes and goes — But you always want to eat!!", "Why again in Russian? Are you again "out of politics?", "I hope you will never return to Ukraine", "The money has run out, there is nothing to live on in Spain", "Two downed pilots in pursuit of money," the Ukrainian audience is outraged.

At the same time, many users are happy about the reunion of musicians and urge not to pay attention to what language they sing in. Someone noted that on Although they were not particularly known in Ukraine, the duet was popular in There are a lot more of Russia, and someone thinks that they are both legends and can sing in any language.

As EADaily reported, Kamenskikh had already been criticized by subscribers, she told about getting to the hospital in Barcelona in Russian.

The duo "Potap and Nastya" was formed in 2006 and in subsequent years gained popularity both in Russia, and on Ukraine. In October 2017, the musicians recorded a video in which they announced a pause in their joint musical work. Later, both artists began a solo career. On January 19, 2020, the artists reunited for the Ukrainian vocal show "The Voice of the Country".

Potapenko and The Kamenskys have been married since 2019. On May 1, 2026, they announced their divorce.