Introduction
Dead Blonde, is a Russian rave solo band lead by Arina Nikolaevna Bulanova (born 6 April 1999, Arkhangelsk, Russia). The band gained notoriety with the songs "Мальчик на девятке" (Boy on the Nine) and"Бесприданница" (Woman Without Dowry), which became popular on Russian TikTok.
Early life
Arina was born on 6 April 1999 in Arkhangelsk, but grew up in Solombala. She studied at the Academy of the Investigative Committee in St. Petersburg, but left to pursue her musical career.
Career
Initially, Arina was the producer of the rave project GSPD. Currently with this, she is a backing vocalist and DJ at their concerts.
On 7 January 2020, David Deimour of GSPD and Arina launched the Dead Blonde rave project. On 30 April of the same year, her debut studio album "PROPAGANDA" was released. This album included the single "Back to School" which was released on 14 February.
On 25 September 2020, the single "Between Panel Houses", and on 6 October, a remix of the song by Hotzzen was released.
In late April to early May 2021, the song "Boy on a Nine" became popular on TikTok in Russia. This was followed by the song hitting the charts on YouTube, iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify. On 18 May, a remix of the same song by GSPD was released.
On 2 July 2021, her second album "Princess from Khrushchev" was released. And at the end of October of the same year, she gave her first solo concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Personal life
She is married to David Deimour of GSPD.
Discography
Studio albums
| Name | Details | Top position in the charts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Music Russia | Apple Music Ukraine | iTunes Ukraine | ||
| "Propaganda" |
|
6 | 1 | 11 |
| "Princess from Krushchev" |
|
11 | 8 | – |
Singles
| Year | Name | Album | Top position in the charts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia Spotify | Russia iTunes | Russia Apple Music | Russia Spotify | Ukraine iTunes | Ukraine Spotify | Ukraine Apple Music | |||
| 2020 | "Back to School" | Propaganda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Между панельных домов" (Between Panel Houses) | Princess from Khrushchev | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Между панельных домов" (Between Panel Houses)
(Hotzzen Remix) |
Off-album single | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2021 | "Бесприданница" (Dowry) | Princess from Krushchev | 138 | 39 | – | 10 | 46 | 9 | 15 |
| "Моя младшая сестра" (My Little Sister)
(Featuring CM) |
Off-album single | – | – | – | 145 | – | – | – | |
| "Мальчик на девятке" (Boy on a Nine)
(GSPD Remix) |
– | 117 | – | – | 56 | – | – | ||
| 2022 | "Не такая, как все" (Not like Everyone Else) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2022 | "Ту-лу-ла" (Tu-la-la) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Year | Name | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | "No hope, no God, no hip-hop"
(Slava KPSS and Antihype, Waste Paper, Chaliapin's Hat, GSPD , DEAD BLONDE, Lenin Packet, THE LP) |
Monster that ruined the world |
| 2021 | "Russia has three paths"
(GSPD and Dead Blonde) |
Off-album single |
| Neon sky – Rework 2021
(GSPD and Dead Blonde) |
Old songs about the main thing | |
| 2022 | Il ragazzo con la giardinetta – BIONDA MORTA per CIAO 2021 | CIAO 2021 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Prize | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | MTV Музыкант года 2021 | Win |