The Biography

Oleksiy Andriyovich Potapenko, known professionally as Potap (Потап) is a Ukrainian singer, rapper, songwriter, and producer. He has been involved as a performer and/or producer of such iconic music acts as Potap I Nastya, Vremya I Steklo, MOZGI, and many more, releasing over 300 songs, the vast majority of which became international hits. Between 2000 and 2006, Potapenko was performing as a part of a rap band called "VuZV" (Vhid u Zminnomu Vzutti – Re-shoe upon Entry). In 2006, the artist teamed up with NK to create the duo "Potap & Nastya" where Oleksii acted as a producer, performer, songwriter, composer, video director, and scriptwriter. In 2017, one of the most popular duos among Russian-speaking communities worldwide announced the pause of their activity to start solo projects: PTP and NK respectively. On 23 May 2019, Potap and Nastya Kamenskih announced their marriage.