NK (singer) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids NK
Born	Anastasiia Oleksiivna Kamenskykh (1987-05-04) 4 May 1987 (age 38) Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Occupation	singer actress
Years active	2004–present
Spouse(s)	Oleksii Potapenko

Anastasiia Oleksiivna Kamenskykh (Ukrainian: Анастасія Олексіївна Каменських), known as NK, is a Ukrainian pop and R&B singer. She is also an actress, a television personality, and a businesswoman. NK was born on May 4, 1987.

Early Life and Education

NK was born in Kyiv, Ukraine. When she was five years old, she lived in France for a short time as part of a family exchange program. At age six, she moved to Italy and lived there for seven years.

She later returned to Kyiv and studied at the Pechersk School International. She also attended a music school. NK finished music school when she was 15. After that, she started taking professional ballet classes and continued ballet for eight years. She also studied at the Wisconsin International University in Ukraine. NK is very good with languages. She speaks five different languages: Ukrainian, Russian, English, Italian, and Spanish.

Music Journey

NK started her music career in 2004. She debuted as a singer at the Black Sea Games festival. There, she won a grand prize and many other awards. In 2005, she received the "Opening of the Year" award at the UBN Awards in London.

From 2006 to 2017, NK performed as part of a popular music duo. She sang alongside Oleksii Potapenko. Their duo, Potap & Nastya, became very famous. They won many awards and became known around the world.

In 2017, NK started her own solo music project, called NK. Her first solo song and video was "#etomoyanoch" (which means "#thatsmytypeofnight"). This song became very popular online. In the same year, she released a Christmas acoustic album and video called Xmas with NK. This album included famous Christmas songs in four languages: English, Italian, Russian, and Ukrainian. It also had original songs written by NK.

After her first solo song, many of NK's next songs also got millions of views on YouTube. In March 2018, she released "Dai Mne." This was followed by "Trymay" (meaning "Hold"), which NK wrote herself. "Trymay" became a top song on music charts in Ukraine. In September 2018, NK even shared her Ukrainian song "Trymay" on a big Italian radio station, Radio Rai.

Soon after, NK released a song called "Peligroso." This song was written in English and Spanish. She worked with talented songwriters and producers on it. "Peligroso" was featured on many popular TV and radio shows in Latin America. NK was also the first artist from Ukraine to be invited to the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year gala and the Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. "Peligroso" reached number 24 on Billboard's Tropical Songs chart. In March 2019, a reggaeton artist named De La Ghetto joined NK for an official remix of "Peligroso." The music video for the remix got over a million views on its first day.

On October 12, 2018, NK released her first solo album, No Komments. She also released a video for the song "LOMALA." The album has 10 songs in English, Ukrainian, and Russian.

On February 14, 2019, NK released a music video for "Popa Kak U Kim." This was a very popular song from her No Komments album. The video quickly became the #1 trending video on YouTube. It had over 2 million views in just 24 hours. NK was also on the cover of Cosmopolitan magazine in Ukraine that month.

Her next song, "Обіцяю" (meaning "I Promise"), was released on April 25, 2019. It also came with an official music video. On July 8, 2019, NK was a special guest star. She performed on stage at the Palace of Sports, Kyiv for Maluma's first show in Ukraine.

TV Appearances

NK has been a part of many TV shows:

• 2007 – She was a star participant on Dancing with the Stars in Ukraine.
• 2008 – She was a star participant in the TV project Two Stars in Russia.
• 2010 – She was a star participant in the vocal TV project Star + Star in Ukraine.
• 2010 – She was a TV presenter for the morning show Guten Morgen on the M1 music channel in Ukraine.
• Since 2016 – She has been a TV presenter for the children's version of Make a comedian laugh, Children in Ukraine.
• Since 2017 – She has been a judge and mentor on The X-Factor. In 2018, her team, ZBSband, won the 9th season of the show. They were the first band to ever win it.
• 2017 – She starred in a special Christmas movie and acoustic album called Xmas with NK.

Business Ventures

In 2017, NK started her own sportswear brand called NKsport. Her brand has created 10 different collections since it began.

Other Activities

Since 2015, NK has shared her life and experiences through her video blog, NKBLOG, on YouTube.

She also regularly participates in the "Charity Weekend" program since 2017. Money raised from her concerts goes to help the Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics in Ukraine.

In 2017, NK began working with a charity called "Giznelub" (meaning "Cheerful Person"). She helps collect clothes and gives food to senior citizens. By 2018, she had been involved in two campaigns. She also held an auction to sell her personal and concert clothes. The money raised helps open places where seniors can get free food and clothes every day. In 2018, she helped open two such places.

In 2018, NK was an honorary friend of the UEFA Women's Champion League 2018.

Music in Numbers

Music Albums

Studio Albums

Potap & Nastya

• Ne para (2008)
• Ne lubi mne mozgi (2009)
• Vse puchkom (2013)
• Shchit i miach (2015)

NK

• Xmas with NK (2017)
• No Komments (2018)
• Ecléctica (EP, 2020)
• Красное вино (2021)

Singles

NK

• 2005 — "Kakaya raznitsa"
• 2016 — "Abnimos/Dosvidos" (feat. Nadya Dorofeeva)
• 2017 — "#etomoyanoch" (#thatsmytypeofnight)
• 2018 — "Day mne"
• 2018 — "Trymai"
• 2018 — "Lomala"
• 2018 — "Peligroso"
• 2019 — "Popa Kak U Kim"
• 2019 — "Obitsiaiu"
• 2019 — "Elefante"
• 2020 — "Miami" (feat. Jacob Forever & Jessy Frank)
• 2020 — "Lollipop" (feat. Juan Magan)
• 2020 — "A huevo"
• 2020 — "Película"
• 2020 — Vibe
• 2021 — "Pochuttia"

Potap & Nastya

Awards and Achievements

NK has won many awards throughout her career, both as a solo artist and with Potap & Nastya. Here are some of her notable wins:

See also

In Spanish: Nastya Kamenskih para niños