A number of famous Ukrainian artists, including Nadya Dorofeeva, KOLA and the Gomin choir (Gomin), have publicly stated that they will not appear in the New Year's concerts of Studio Kvartal 95, scheduled for December 6-7.
KOLA was one of the first artists to announce her withdrawal on social media, writing on Instagram Stories that she would not be performing..
The famous choir “Gomin”, which became a real breakthrough of the year, also refused to participate.
Pop star Nadya Dorofeeva soon followed suit and canceled her performance.
Other guest artists, including Monatik, Antitila, Positiva, Irina Bilyk, DREVO and KAZKA, have not yet publicly commented on their participation.
" The studio removed the names and photos of all invited artists from the official concert poster.
Kvartal explained the changes by saying that it does not want to subject invited artists to “unnecessary information pressure”. The studio added that the list of speakers is still available on ticketing sites.
The studio rejected accusations of involvement in politics or the business of its shareholders, emphasizing that the Mindich scandal has no direct relation to their work or their creativity.