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5'NIZZA (pronounced: PYATnitsa) was an acoustic music group formed in 1998 in Kharkiv, Ukraine and dismissed in 2007. 5'Nizza is made up of two young friends: Sergey Babkin (Сергей Бабкин ) (guitar), and Andrey "Sun" Zaporozhets (Андрей Запорожец) (vocals). They are famous for their reggae-like songs, but their music is a mixture of different musical styles and directions: Reggae, Latin, Rock and Hip-Hop, realized in a minimalistic folk style limited to vocals and acoustic guitar.

5'Nizza's claim to fame was when a demo album called "Unplugged" (see 5'Nizza - Unplugged) was bootlegged and spread all over the C.I.S. countries in 2002. The demo was well received by fans as well as online critics. Some even say that, in 2002, "Unplugged" was the absolute number one top seller in Russia.

Their official debut album Pyatnitsa was produced in 2003 and consisted mostly of songs from "Unplugged".The second album, o5 was released in 2005. Both Sergey and Andrey have released other musical projects in addition to their work together: Sergey has recorded three solo albums Ura, SN. G, Bis! and Motor, Andrey appeared as a back vokalist in а lounge group, Luk. Sergey Babkin is also an actor in "Theater 19" in Kharkiv. Andrey Zaporozhets is currently completing his university degree in pediatrics.

5'Nizza had been currently touring in Russia, later this year they will also be visiting the capital of Belarus, Minsk. In 2007 the band was recording its third album, with guest members from, amongst ohters, Lюk (Luk) and Маркшайдер Кунст (Markscheider Kunst). In September, Sergey and Andery desided to dismiss the band. The album will be released as album of SunSay, new Andrey's project. Since the crew has expanded, the album will not feature the trademarked 5'Nizza sound with only one guitar and two voices, but Sergey's guitar and back vocals will be kept in some tracks.

Since 2004 Sergey Babkin runs his own musical project as solo performer.

• The band's name means 'Friday' in Ukrainian and Russian.
• Sergey Babkin is an actor in "Theatre 19"
• Andrey Zaporozhets is currently working on several musical projects unrelated to 5'Nizza.

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• The band's songs contain many inclusions of English phrases.

• Official website
• Official MySpace
• YouTube Community
• Vdoh recordlabel
• Official website of "Theatre 19"
• Unofficial fansite
• German fansite
• Interviews with 5'Nizza at NEWSmusic.ru
• 5'nizza on Russmus.net: lyrics and translations

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