The key facts

  • The tribute album «WINX.mp3» will be released on November 13
  • Five artists reworked the song «You're Magical» from the fourth season of the series
  • The tracks were heard for the first time on November 7 at a party at the DFF club

Release date and participants

The tribute album «WINX.mp3», recorded by Russian musicians based on the animated series «Winx Club», will be released on November 13. The release date was reported to the publication Gazeta.Ru by the label VK Records, which is putting out the release together with Rainbow — the Italian animation studio that created the Winx Club brand.

What is included in the album

For the record, five artists recorded their own versions of the song «You're Magical» — one of the signature musical themes of the fourth season of the animated series. DEAD BLONDE presented the track «Ты будешь верить в чудеса», Minaeva — «Не отпускай», Kryli — «SPASIBO», SABU — the composition «DIVA», and Ignatiy Vinturov — the track «Одноклассница».

Comments from the creators

DEAD BLONDE said that in her version, what remained of the original was the main melody of the «Believix» chorus, reworked into a «more danceable, more rave style»; according to her, the track is about a free-spirited girl open to the world, who «is already a miracle simply by her appearance». The idea behind the tribute was explained by VK creative producer Valeria Denisova: she realized that she still remembers the cartoon and its soundtracks almost by heart, and wanted to hear these songs performed by artists contemporary to her. «If I had the chance, I would go back to 2007, to my younger self, and say:

Premiere of the tracks

The recorded compositions were heard for the first time before the official release — on November 7 at a themed party at the DFF club. Thus, by the album's release date, part of the audience had already been able to hear the tracks live, while the full release will become available on November 13.