Louna

Louna is an alternative/punk rock band, formed in Moscow in 2008 by Tracktor Bowling musicians Lousine Gevorkian and Vitaly Demidenko.

Their debut album, Let's Get Louder, was released in 2010. In total, the group has released three albums and six singles to date.

The band is best known for its socially conscious songs criticizing Russian political elites  and religion. Louna's songs are frequently found on Russian radio and rock charts.

Louna is composed of members Lousine Gevorkian (vocals), Vitaly Demidenko (bass), Sergey Ponkratiev (guitars), Rouben Kazariyan (guitar) and Leonid "Pilot" Kinzbursky (drums).

In autumn 2013 the band went into a large-scale tour of 26 U.S. cities with teams of The Pretty Reckless and Heaven's Basement.

On 13 December 2018 they released a new English-speaking album, “Panopticon”.

Awards and nominations

 * rowspan="1"| 2009 ||rowspan="1"| Louna || Best New Alternative Artist || Won
 * rowspan="3"| 2011 ||rowspan="3"| Louna || Song of the Year "Fight Club" || Won
 * Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian" || Nominated
 * Breakthrough Artist "Louna" || Nominated
 * rowspan="2"| 2012 ||rowspan="2"| Louna || Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian" || Won
 * Album of the Year "Time X" || Nominated
 * rowspan="2"| 2014 ||rowspan="2"| Louna || 500 Best songs Nashe Radio "Mama", "Let's Get Louder" || Won
 * Group of the Year "Louna" || Nominated
 * rowspan="1"| 2014 ||rowspan="1"| Lousine Gevorkian || Leader chart "Tarakany! and Lousine Gevorkian" || Won
 * rowspan="2"| 2012 ||rowspan="2"| Louna || Female Vocalist "Lousine Gevorkian" || Won
 * Album of the Year "Time X" || Nominated
 * rowspan="2"| 2014 ||rowspan="2"| Louna || 500 Best songs Nashe Radio "Mama", "Let's Get Louder" || Won
 * Group of the Year "Louna" || Nominated
 * rowspan="1"| 2014 ||rowspan="1"| Lousine Gevorkian || Leader chart "Tarakany! and Lousine Gevorkian" || Won
 * Group of the Year "Louna" || Nominated
 * rowspan="1"| 2014 ||rowspan="1"| Lousine Gevorkian || Leader chart "Tarakany! and Lousine Gevorkian" || Won
 * rowspan="1"| 2014 ||rowspan="1"| Lousine Gevorkian || Leader chart "Tarakany! and Lousine Gevorkian" || Won
 * rowspan="1"| 2014 ||rowspan="1"| Lousine Gevorkian || Leader chart "Tarakany! and Lousine Gevorkian" || Won

Band members

 * Current members
 * Lousine Gevorkian — lead vocals, keyboards (2008–present)
 * Vitaly Demidenko — bass guitar (2008–present)
 * Rouben Kazariyan — lead guitar (2008–present)
 * Sergey Ponkratiev — rhythm guitar (2008–present)
 * Leonid Kinzbursky — drums (2008–present)