About
History
Qarpa, aka Фактично Самi was formed in 1992 in Ivano-Frankivsk
by Oleg Artym. In 1997, Фактично Самi won the "Chervona Ruta festival
in Kharkiv, where they received the first prize in the rock category
and in 1998, they won the "Future of Ukraine" festival. First
release followed a year later, their debute album
Дідькова гра (1999) has been created in only 3 days. In fall of
2006, almost the entire band was involved in the filming of the
film "Kyiv. Limited Edition", shown at the Molodist Film Festival.
Oleg Artym was the cameraman, Irena Karpa was the director,
Andriy Kohut and Artur Danielyan starred as actors.
In December 2012, Qarpa performed as a support act for
Marilyn Manson's concert in Kyiv, Irena Karpa appearing on stage
wearing a dress made of lard.
Although band's last album dates 2015, Фактично Самi performs
on radio and festivals to this day.
Members
Current line-up
Oleg Artym, Irena Karpa, Arthur Danielyan, Evgenia Smolyaninova,
Olga Chapkina, DJ Original B.
Past members
Oleg "Бирчик" Byrchak, Lev "Скрипа" Skrentovich, Nina Ostyak,
Vita Byrchak, Sergiy "Сірик" Kharinovych, Vyacheslav Leshchukh,
Andriy Kohut, Anton Stupak.
Labels
Statue, ROK MUSIC, Lavina Music, TuneCore
