Aliona Olehivna Savranenko (; born 14 June 1991), better known by her stage name Alyona Alyona (; stylized in all lowercase), is a Ukrainian rapper, singer, and songwriter. She released her debut album, Pushka (), in 2019, followed by an extended play the same year, V khati MA ().
Alyona has been dubbed "the new rap star of Ukraine" and "the sensation of Ukrainian rap" by Ukrainian media. In an article titled "15 European Pop Acts Who Matter Right Now", The New York Times likened her to Azealia Banks.
She and Jerry Heil represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Teresa & Maria".
Early life Aliona Savranenko was born in the urban-type settlement of Kapitanivka, Novomyrhorod Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast. She is a Christian. She holds two bachelor's degrees, one of which comes from the Gregory Skovoroda Pedagogical State University of Pereiaslav. Before doing rap, she worked as a teacher at "Teremok" kindergarten of Baryshivka, Kyiv Oblast. She then headed the kindergarten of the neighboring village of Dernivka. In total, Savranenko worked for four years in kindergartens, and left the job once she gained popularity.
Career
Alyona started writing rap music in the middle of the 2000s, with multiple attempts to reach a wider audience. Her initial stage name was Alyona Al.kaida.
Under her current alias, Alyona Alyona released her first videoclip in October 2018, for the song called "Rybky" (""). On 24 October, she released the second videoclip of the same track, this time with professional directing. On 12 November, she released the videoclip of "Holovy" (""), which garnered one million views on YouTube in the first month. This was followed by two more videoclips: "Vidchyniai" ("") on November 30, and "Zalyshaiu svii dim" ("") in December. The latter symbolically depicts the artist leaving Baryshivka, her home town.
In January 2019, in the midst of a political scandal involving President Poroshenko, alyona alyona released a new song, titled "Obitsianky" ("", "Promises"). Later that year, on 8 April, Alyona Alyona released her first album, Pushka (), as well as the videoclip of the homonymous main track. The album features four previously released songs, as well as nine new ones, including "Padlo" (""), in a duo with Alina Pash. Alyona was praised in the Vogue issue of that month as "Ukraine's most unlikely rap star".
Alyona Alyona performed at the Sziget Festival in Budapest in August 2019. In December 2019, she wrote the lyrics of "Vilna" (""), a song performed by Tina Karol and Julia Sanina and included in the soundtrack of the Ukrainian feature film Viddana. On 7 February 2020, she signed with the Polish label Def Jam Polska. On 15 January 2021, Alyona Alyona won the Public Choice Award at Music Moves Europe Talent Awards contest.
Alyona Alyona was part of the for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. She and Jerry Heil were selected among the finalists of for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Teresa & Maria"; they went on to win the selection on 4 February 2024, earning the right to represent the country. At Eurovision, Alyona and Heil were drawn to compete in the first semi-final, where they placed second out of 15 with 173 points, qualifying to the final, where they placed third out of 26 with 453 points.
Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details Title Details Pushka Released: 8 April 2019 Label: Hitwonder Formats: Digital download, streaming V khati MA Released: 25 November 2019 Label: Hitwonder Formats: Digital download, streaming Galas Released: 16 April 2021 Label: Come True GmbH, Def Jam Recordings Poland Formats: Digital download, streaming Lava Released: 10 December 2021 Label: Columbia, ENKO Formats: Digital download, streaming Naymuzychnisha yalynka krayiny Released: 5 December 2025 Label: ENKO Formats: Digital download, streaming
Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Dai Boh(with Jerry Heil) Released: 26 August 2022 Label: Columbia / ENKO Formats: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP UKRAir. FIN IRE LTU NLD SWE UK WWExcl. US "" 2018 104 — — — — — — — "" — — — — — — — — Pushka "" 2019 — — — — — — — — "" — — — — — — — — "" — — — — — — — — ""(with Brosko) — — — — — — — — " (Own Core)"(with Kalush, , ,, Dyktor & Djadja Vova) 2020 — — — — — — — — Galas "Dancer"(with Vladimir Cauchemar) 70 — — — — — — — rowspan="5" ""(with Onuka, Artem Pyvovarov, andJulia Sanina) 2022 — — — — — — — — ""(featuring Jerry Heil) 7 — — — — — — — ""(featuring Jerry Heil) 54 — — — — — — — ""(featuring Jerry Heil and ela.) 14 — — — — — — — ""(with Krechet) — — — — — — — — Ukrajinofikacija ""(with Jerry Heil and ) — — — — — — — — Dai Boh ""(with Jerry Heil and Monika Liu) 190 — — — — — — — ""(with Jerry Heil and Ginger Mane) — — — — — — — — ""(with Artem Pyvovarov) 195 — — — — — — — rowspan="3" ""(with Jerry Heil and ) — — — — — — — — ""(with Jerry Heil) — — — — — — — — ""(with Santorin) 2023 — — — — — — — — Shto ya? ""(with Kola) — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" ""(with Kola and Jerry Heil) 91 — — — — — — — "Teresa & Maria"(with Jerry Heil) 2024 1 14 55 2 68 30 100 130 Maria " (Get Up)"(with Jerry Heil) — — — — — — — — rowspan="10" "" — — — — — — — — ""(with Vyshebaba) — — — — — — — — ""(with Kler) — — — — — — — — "" — — — — — — — — "" 2025 — — — — — — — — ""(with Kler) — — — — — — — — "" — — — — — — — — "" — — — — — — — — ""(with Svitlana Tarabarova) — — — — — — — — ""(with Skylerr) — — — — — — — — Naymuzychnisha yalynka krayiny ""(with Melovin) — — — — — — — — ""(with Steblyuk) — — — — — — — — ""(with ) — — — — — — — — Naymuzychnisha yalynka krayiny ""(with Sugar) — — — — — — — — ""(with Fiïnka) — — — — — — — — "" 2026 — — — — — — — — rowspan="5" "" — — — — — — — — "" — — — — — — — — ""(with ) — — — — — — — — ""(with Stepan Hiha Jr.) — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Single Year Peak chart positions Album or EP UKR ""(Jamala featuring alyona alyona) 2019 — Svoji ""(Kalush featuring alyona alyona) 2020 — ""(Kalush featuring alyona alyona) 2021 139 Hotin ""(Okean Elzy featuring alyona alyona) 153 ""(ProBass and Hardi featuring alyona alyona) 2022 107 Dobroho vechora, my z Ukrajiny! ""(Tvorchi featuring alyona alyona) 89 Heart of Steel ""( featuring alyona alyona) 2024 — rowspan="3" "Hurt People"(Yetundey featuring alyona alyona) 2025 — ""(Tarasya featuring alyona alyona and Drita) 2026 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Videoclips YearTitleAlbumDirectorRef2018"Rybky" / «Рибки» rowspan="2" Delta Arthur"Rybky 2" / «Рибки 2»Yan Bolotov„Holovy” / «Голови»Pushka / «Пушка»Sasha Prylutskyi"Vidchynyai" / «Відчиняй»Yan Bolotov"Zalyshayu sviy dim" / «Залишаю свій дім»Delta Arthur2019"Pushka" / «Пушка»Delta Arthur, Igor Basket"Padlo" / «Падло» (with Alina Pash)Nathan Daisy"Velyka i smishna" / «Велика й смішна»Delta Arthur, Basket Films"Bullying" / «Булiнг» Delta Arthur"Zavtra" / «Завтра»V khati MA / «В хаті МА»Basket Films"Mamyn sup" / «Мамин суп»Yan Bolotov"Zabyrai" / «Забирай» (with Jamala) Win-Win Productions2020"Dyki tantsi" / «Дикі танці»V khati MA / «В хаті МА»Anya Velosipedova
Collaborations YearTitleWithAlbumDirectorRef2019"Hory" / «Гори»Kalush Delta Arthur2020"Zhali" / «Жалі»JamalaSvoi / «Свої»Dmytro Chernyavskyi
Accolades Award Year Category Nominee(s) Result Yearly Ukrainian National Awards 2018 Best Hip-Hop Hit "Rybky" (Рибки) Anchor Award of Reeperbahn Festival 2019 Best New Artist Herself Debut of the Year "Velyka i smishna" (Велика й смішна) Dance Parade "Padlo" (Падло) Breakthrough of the Year "Pushka" (Пушка) Best Release Aprize Music Awards 2020 Best Ukrainian Album of the Year Yearly Ukrainian Music Awards Best Album Best Hip-Hop Hit "Gory"(with Kalush) "Padlo" (Падло) Best Duo Best Beginning of the Year Herself Best Female Artist Women in Arts Women in Music Music Moves Europe Award 2021 Music Moves Europe Talent Award Public Choice Award Eurovision Awards 2024 Best Artistic Vision Herself
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