Little Big
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Little Big is a Russian rave band founded in 2013 in Saint Petersburg.
The band made its debut on 1 April 2013, releasing their first video "Every Day I'm Drinking". They made their first public appearance on 2 July 2013 at the club A2, opening for Die Antwoord.
They have toured in Europe, Russia, and North America. "This music is really in demand. We have not invested a single penny, just shot video, and became known in Europe", Ilya Prusikin said in an interview with UTV.
On 19 December 2015, the band released their second album, Funeral Rave. It was 8th on the Russian iTunes chart for the 52nd week of 2015.
On 21 May 2016, videos for the songs "Give Me Your Money" and "Big Dick" received a prize at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2016. "Big Dick" won Most Trashy and "Give Me Your Money" won third place for Best Performer. "Big Dick", with over 70 million views, is full of sexual imagery and overtones.
Little Big achieved viral success with the release of the video for "Skibidi" on 6 October 2018. The video features a dance that became popular when others tried to imitate it as part of the "Skibidi Challenge".
In March 2020, Little Big were confirmed as Russia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, where they would perform "UNO". The music video for the song, released at the same time, features Yuriy Muzychenko from The Hatters and Florida Chanturia from Leningrad, both of whom were to join the band on stage during the contest. However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October 2020, Little Big's cover version of "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" was used over both the trailer and the closing credits of Borat, nouvelle mission filmée : Livraison bakchich prodigieux pour régime de l'Amérique au profit autrefois glorieuse nation Kazakhstan (2020).
The band made its debut on 1 April 2013, releasing their first video "Every Day I'm Drinking". They made their first public appearance on 2 July 2013 at the club A2, opening for Die Antwoord.
They have toured in Europe, Russia, and North America. "This music is really in demand. We have not invested a single penny, just shot video, and became known in Europe", Ilya Prusikin said in an interview with UTV.
On 19 December 2015, the band released their second album, Funeral Rave. It was 8th on the Russian iTunes chart for the 52nd week of 2015.
On 21 May 2016, videos for the songs "Give Me Your Money" and "Big Dick" received a prize at the Berlin Music Video Awards 2016. "Big Dick" won Most Trashy and "Give Me Your Money" won third place for Best Performer. "Big Dick", with over 70 million views, is full of sexual imagery and overtones.
Little Big achieved viral success with the release of the video for "Skibidi" on 6 October 2018. The video features a dance that became popular when others tried to imitate it as part of the "Skibidi Challenge".
In March 2020, Little Big were confirmed as Russia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, where they would perform "UNO". The music video for the song, released at the same time, features Yuriy Muzychenko from The Hatters and Florida Chanturia from Leningrad, both of whom were to join the band on stage during the contest. However, on 18 March 2020, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October 2020, Little Big's cover version of "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" was used over both the trailer and the closing credits of Borat, nouvelle mission filmée : Livraison bakchich prodigieux pour régime de l'Amérique au profit autrefois glorieuse nation Kazakhstan (2020).
