Ukrainian band The Hardkiss was created in 2011. In just a week after the presentation of the debut video for the song «Babylon» on YouTube, the video gained thousands of views. A month later The Hardkiss released video of two other singles - «October» and «Dance With Me». In 2012, The Hardkiss were shortlisted artists of the MTV EMA («Best Ukrainian Artist») and national music award YUNA, winning in two categories - "Discovery of the Year" and "Best video of the year" (for clip «Make-Up»).