# T-Fest
**T-Fest** (Ти-Фест) is the stage name of Kirill Igorevich Nezboretsky (Кирилл Игоревич Незборецкий; Ukrainian: Кирило Ігорович Незборецький), a Ukrainian rapper and songwriter born in 1997 in [Chernivtsi](https://www.edgepedia.org/chernivtsi), Ukraine. He became one of the most-streamed rappers on the Russian-language scene in the late 2010s, known for a melodic style at the crossroads of trap, pop-rap, and cloud rap, and for collaborations with the Kazakh rapper Skryptonite (Скриптонит), above all the 2017 hit "Ламбада" (Lambada)[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB). [After Russia](https://www.edgepedia.org/after-russia)'s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 he left the Russian label Gazgolder, moved to Europe, and founded his own label, Lemniskata[2](https://the-flow.ru/news/t-fest-ushel-iz-gaza) • [3](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Genres | Trap, pop-rap, melodic hip-hop; tagged hip-hop, trap, rap, Ukrainian on Last.fm[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB) • [4](https://www.last.fm/music/T-Fest) |
| Breakthrough | Debut album *0372* (January 2017), named for Chernivtsi's telephone code, followed by *Молодость 97'* in October 2017[5](https://www.stubhub.com/t-fest-tickets/category/138286657) • [6](https://rusradio.ru/persons/1740-t-fest) |
| Signature hits | "Ламбада" with Skryptonite (2017), "Улети" (2017), "Скандал" with [Basta](https://www.edgepedia.org/basta-rapper) (2018)[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB) |
| Labels | Gazgolder (2017–2022); Lemniskata, his own label, from 2022[3](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest) |
| Streaming footprint | About 95,000 monthly Last.fm listeners and 2.9 million scrobbles; "Ламбада" is the most-played track in a typical week[4](https://www.last.fm/music/T-Fest) |
## Early life and first recordings
Nezboretsky grew up in Chernivtsi in a family far from show business; his father was a doctor and his mother an entrepreneur[7](https://en.salvemusic.com.ua/t-fest-ti-fest-biografiya-artista/). He attended music school, studying piano and percussion, but did not finish the program, and later taught himself guitar[7](https://en.salvemusic.com.ua/t-fest-ti-fest-biografiya-artista/). By age 11 he had fallen in love with hip-hop through the Russian rapper Schokk (Dmitry Hinter), began recording covers of Schokk's tracks, and recorded his first track with his older brother Maxim, who performs as iMax or Makrae; the brothers built a home studio[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB) • [7](https://en.salvemusic.com.ua/t-fest-ti-fest-biografiya-artista/).
His first tracks appeared online in 2010 and went largely unnoticed[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB). In 2012 Schokk gave him a platform on the track "Play the Hater Box", his first taste of wider attention, and the two recorded "Гори со мной" that year[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB) • [8](https://telegraf.com.ua/shou-biznes/2024-10-02/5873935-pishov-vid-basti-ta-skasuvav-kontserti-v-rosii-de-zaraz-i-shcho-govorit-pro-viynu-ukrainskiy-reper-t-fest-foto/amp). He released the mixtape *Burn Up* in 2013, then disappeared from public view for about two years, announcing a "reboot"[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB) • [8](https://telegraf.com.ua/shou-biznes/2024-10-02/5873935-pishov-vid-basti-ta-skasuvav-kontserti-v-rosii-de-zaraz-i-shcho-govorit-pro-viynu-ukrainskiy-reper-t-fest-foto/amp).
## Breakthrough, 2016–2018
**The reboot.** In January 2016 T-Fest returned with a changed image and sound, moving from aggressive delivery toward melodic trap; the videos "Мама разрешила" and "Новый день" brought him his first broad recognition[9](https://radio1.ru/articles/shou-biznes/ushel-iz-leibla-basti-i-pereehal-iz-rossii-kak-ispolnitel-hita-uleti-t-fest-prishel-k-populyarnosti-i-kakuyu-rol-v-ego-sudbe-sigral-skriptonit/). French braids became his visual signature in this period[10](https://ticket-md.com/en/persons/person/1147).
The breakthrough came in early 2017 with the single "Одно я знал/Выдох" and the debut studio album *0372*, whose title is the telephone code of Chernivtsi[5](https://www.stubhub.com/t-fest-tickets/category/138286657) • [9](https://radio1.ru/articles/shou-biznes/ushel-iz-leibla-basti-i-pereehal-iz-rossii-kak-ispolnitel-hita-uleti-t-fest-prishel-k-populyarnosti-i-kakuyu-rol-v-ego-sudbe-sigral-skriptonit/). The track reached third place on the VK TOP chart[9](https://radio1.ru/articles/shou-biznes/ushel-iz-leibla-basti-i-pereehal-iz-rossii-kak-ispolnitel-hita-uleti-t-fest-prishel-k-populyarnosti-i-kakuyu-rol-v-ego-sudbe-sigral-skriptonit/). In October 2017 the album *Молодость 97'* followed, containing the tracks "Хайп", "Красота", and "Цвети"[6](https://rusradio.ru/persons/1740-t-fest).
**Skryptonite and Gazgolder.** Skryptonite noticed T-Fest after the videos for "Одно я знал/Выдох" and "Не забывай", invited him to perform his own mini-set during a Moscow concert, and the two began working on "Ламбада" together[9](https://radio1.ru/articles/shou-biznes/ushel-iz-leibla-basti-i-pereehal-iz-rossii-kak-ispolnitel-hita-uleti-t-fest-prishel-k-populyarnosti-i-kakuyu-rol-v-ego-sudbe-sigral-skriptonit/). T-Fest has said he wrote the song years earlier on an attic in Chernivtsi, where it sat unused for about a year until Skryptonite heard the demo and added a verse[9](https://radio1.ru/articles/shou-biznes/ushel-iz-leibla-basti-i-pereehal-iz-rossii-kak-ispolnitel-hita-uleti-t-fest-prishel-k-populyarnosti-i-kakuyu-rol-v-ego-sudbe-sigral-skriptonit/). The single became one of the main hits of 2017 on Russian-language streaming[11](https://srsly.ru/person/show/8117/). The video for "Улети", directed by Aisultan Seitov, passed 55 million YouTube views by early 2018 and made T-Fest the artist with the most-viewed video on the Gazgolder channel[12](https://the-flow.ru/videos/t-fest-gryaz). In 2017 he signed with Gazgolder, the label founded by the rapper Basta[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB).
## Albums and style
Apple Music's editorial biography describes T-Fest as a densely lyrical rapper with a brooding sensibility who, though inspired by trap, can also make party records[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB). His studio albums run: *0372* (2017), *Молодость 97'* (2017), *Иностранец* (2018), *Цвети либо погибни* (2018), *Выйди и зайди нормально* (2020), and *The Europe Tapes* (2025), plus the *Madonnina* EP (2025)[13](https://music.apple.com/ru/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en). *Выйди и зайди нормально* was recorded with friends from Chernivtsi, including his brother Makrae, Barz, and Amd, and T-Fest described it as inspired from first to last sound by memories of his Chernivtsi youth[14](https://rap.ua/t-fest-vypustil-neozhidannyj-albom-vyjdi-i-zajdi-normalno/).
He has also worked across languages and borders: the track "Papi" with the Ukrainian-Bolivian singer Michelle Andrade is bilingual, and later releases include Ukrainian-language singles such as "Люди-кораблі" (2025)[1](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB) • [13](https://music.apple.com/ru/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en).
## Leaving Russia and the war
On 19 March 2022, weeks after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, T-Fest announced that he had left Gazgolder, canceled all concerts in Russia, and left the country, writing on Instagram: "I am Ukrainian. What could my position possibly be?"[2](https://the-flow.ru/news/t-fest-ushel-iz-gaza). He had lived and worked in Russia for years before the invasion[3](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest).
After parting with Gazgolder he founded the independent label LEMNISKATA and released his first Ukrainian-language song, "Дай мені звикнути" ("Let Me Get Used to It"), in 2022, followed by "Вечори" ("Evenings") in 2023[3](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest). In August 2022 he transferred 102,000 hryvnias to the Volunteer Movement of Bukovyna foundation to support [Ukrainians](https://www.edgepedia.org/ukrainians) affected by hostilities, and he took part in charity concerts for Ukraine alongside Face and [Poshlaya Molly](https://www.edgepedia.org/poshlaya-molly)[3](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest). He has been criticized for continuing to write and perform in Russian, and responded that he shifted toward charitable work without public fanfare; Russian remains the primary language of his repertoire, and he continues to collaborate with Russian musicians and beatmakers[3](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest).
## Recent activity
T-Fest now lives in Europe and releases music through Lemniskata[3](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest). His 2025–2026 releases include the singles "Прониклась мной", "Давай сконнектимся", "Никто не обещал", "Люби меня, люби", and "72 Barz Freestyle" (21 August 2026), alongside *The Europe Tapes* and the *Madonnina* EP[13](https://music.apple.com/ru/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en) • [4](https://www.last.fm/music/T-Fest). His 2026 touring concentrated on Europe: Central Sports Centre Torwar in Warsaw on 3 April, Uber Eats Music Hall in Berlin on 22 May, and a stadium show with Skryptonite at BTA Daugavas stadions in Riga on 5 September[15](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/t-fest). As of late 2026 no further tour dates were listed[16](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/1613793-t-fest?came_from=257).
## Notes on the record
Most biographical sources give his birth date as 1997, but Last.fm's artist page lists 8 May 1996[4](https://www.last.fm/music/T-Fest). Some Russian outlets, including Русское Радио, describe him as a "Russian rapper" because his career was built on the Russian-language scene, while Ukrainian sources and his own statements identify him as Ukrainian[6](https://rusradio.ru/persons/1740-t-fest) • [3](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest).
## References
1. [T-Fest, Apple Music artist biography](https://music.apple.com/pl/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en-GB)
2. [T-Fest покинул Gazgolder, The Flow (19 March 2022)](https://the-flow.ru/news/t-fest-ushel-iz-gaza)
3. [T-Fest on the war in Ukraine, ANTI-WAR project](https://starsaboutwar.in.ua/en/t-fest)
4. [T-Fest, Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/music/T-Fest)
5. [T-Fest Tickets, StubHub](https://www.stubhub.com/t-fest-tickets/category/138286657)
6. [T-Fest, Русское Радио](https://rusradio.ru/persons/1740-t-fest)
7. [T-Fest (Ti-Fest): Artist Biography, Salve Music](https://en.salvemusic.com.ua/t-fest-ti-fest-biografiya-artista/)
8. [T-Fest: де зараз репер, Телеграф (2 October 2024)](https://telegraf.com.ua/shou-biznes/2024-10-02/5873935-pishov-vid-basti-ta-skasuvav-kontserti-v-rosii-de-zaraz-i-shcho-govorit-pro-viynu-ukrainskiy-reper-t-fest-foto/amp)
9. [T-Fest: биография и роль Скриптонита, Радио 1](https://radio1.ru/articles/shou-biznes/ushel-iz-leibla-basti-i-pereehal-iz-rossii-kak-ispolnitel-hita-uleti-t-fest-prishel-k-populyarnosti-i-kakuyu-rol-v-ego-sudbe-sigral-skriptonit/)
10. [T-Fest, ticket-md.com](https://ticket-md.com/en/persons/person/1147)
11. [T-Fest: биография, карьера и новости, SRSLY](https://srsly.ru/person/show/8117/)
12. [T-Fest ведет себя как рок-звезда в клипе "Грязь", The Flow (18 January 2018)](https://the-flow.ru/videos/t-fest-gryaz)
13. [T-Fest, Apple Music (RU)](https://music.apple.com/ru/artist/t-fest/718954463?l=en)
14. ["Выйди и зайди нормально" — новый альбом T-Fest, rap.ua (10 April 2020)](https://rap.ua/t-fest-vypustil-neozhidannyj-albom-vyjdi-i-zajdi-normalno/)
15. [T-FEST Concert & Tour History, Concert Archives](https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/t-fest)
16. [T-Fest Concerts & Live Tour Dates, Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/a/1613793-t-fest?came_from=257)
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