Korolova

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Melodic House & Techno

Captive Soul

Presented by Korolova

Sunday 4:00 pm trending_flat 5:00 pm Captive Soul is the product of one of the hottest female DJs in the Progressive House and Melodic Techno scene today, Korolova.Her bi-weekly radio show features spellbinding sounds, euphoric chords, and blissful beats from the latest tunes in the House and Techno scene.Airs on the odd weeks of each month.

Korolova is a breakout talent who has emerged onto the melodic house and techno scene in an impressively rapid fashion. In just one year, she played 60 shows in 20 countries, garnered 4.6 million Spotify streams, and released tracks on influential labels such as AFTR:HRS, Get Physical Music, and Armada Music, accumulating 30 million YouTube views. Her emotive sounds came from atop snow-covered mountains and the lowest point on earth, next to the Dead Sea, and just about everywhere in between. In short, she is a new school sensation with a spell-binding sound that has captivated fans worldwide.

Korolova is a new alias, but the Ukrainian behind it has been immersed in music for a decade. After many years of exploring, she has found her own voice and style. “Now I am playing and producing the music I truly love,” she says. “It is always in my headphones, in the car, and everywhere with me. I just want to share it with as many people as possible and make those special moments on the
dance floor for us all.”

The experiences of the last ten years now stand Korolova’s sets apart: they are richly melodic and escapist journeys that take her crowd into the next dimension. Whether getting them in a trance, teasing them with a big drop, or drowning them in euphoric chords, she is a storytelling DJ who makes a lasting impression.

Her slick and stylish productions – solo or with Jan Blomqvist, Spada, or Tube & Berger – are just as powerful. They combine rolling drums with delicate keys, evocative vocals, and spine-tingling chord progressions that bring freshness to melodic techno and progressive house. Proof comes from the reactions her tracks receive on the dance floor and from the fact that they are played by influential DJs such as Tiësto, Pete Tong, Vintage Culture, and many more.

In addition to conquering the biggest club in Argentina, La Estacion, and the world-renowned venues such as Space in Sharm el-Sheikh, Ibiza Odessa, and Prism in Hyderabad, Korolova has a hardcore online following. Her live streams on YouTube are highly anticipated events, showcasing her playing live from stunning locations in Miami, Israel, New York, Chicago, Kyiv, Turkey, and Zanzibar. They mix up sounds she plays in her DJ sets and a broader range of personal sounds and inspirations.

Korolova fell in love with electronic music when she heard the likes of Gabriel & Dresden, Cosmic Gate, and Tiesto back in 2004. At the time, she was already an accomplished ballet dancer who performed at Ukraine’s largest venue, Beach Club 117, and went on to perform shows such as Sensation White and Armin Only. She also switched from a maths to a music degree when she began collecting and playing records and has never looked back.

Korolova says her daughter is her biggest inspiration. She drives her to tap into new emotions and explore fresh grooves whenever she gets into the studio. There is already much more lined up for this breakout star, who continues to burn brighter than any other.

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