Julia Sanina

Eventually she started to perform as a solo vocalist, as well as one of the members of children's groups and a jazz big band.

She later entered the Institute of Philology of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and obtained her master's degree in folklore studies in 2013.

[8] Sanina co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool alongside Alesha Dixon and Hannah Waddingham with Graham Norton joining them for the final.

[10][11] Sanina married Valeriy "Val" Bebko, a creative producer and lead guitarist of The Hardkiss, in 2011 in a traditional Ukrainian-style wedding.

[3] The couple had met in 2009 or 2010 when Sanina had interviewed Bebko, who was the producer of MTV Ukraine at the time,[5] but kept their relationship hidden until 2014.

Stylists including Slava Chaika and Vitaliy Datsiuk create outfits for all members of The Hardkiss.

The Hardkiss at the MRPL City 2017 fest in Mariupol