Viktoriya Vladimirovna Lysyuk (Russian: Викто́рия Влади́мировна Лысю́к; born 27 September 1995), known professionally as Maybe Baby (Мэйби Бэйби), is a Belarusian-born Russian pop singer and rap artist.
In 2017, she joined the pop-rock project group 'Frendzona',[5] which she was chosen for due to her "cross-genre musical knowledge", especially in K-Pop.
On June 13, 2018, MAYBE BABY released a solo single titled 'Ascorbinka'.[6] On March 4, 2019, a remixed version, 'Ascorbinka 2.0', and music video were released. As of 2021, this track remains the most recognizable amongst the works of 'Frendzona', and its music video remains the most viewed on the 'Frendzona' channel as of 2024.[7][8]
On July 24, 2018, MAYBE BABY released a solo EP titled "If Only on the Cheek" (Только если в щёчку).[9]
In May 2019, the single "Favorite School" (Любимая школа) was released.[10] On October 11, 2019, a song titled "Tamagotchi" (Тамагочи), released as a duet with Russian singer Alyona Shvets.[11]
On July 14, 2020, a duet with Dora titled "I Won't Change" (Не исправлюсь) was released.[12][13] In September, the music video for the song with Dora was released.[14][15] On July 30, 2020, the song "Ahegao" (Ахегао) was released, followed by "Bla Bla" (Бла Бла) on November 18, and on December 2, the song "Poka Molodoy" (Пока молодой) was released in collaboration with the Russian group 'Хлеб'. In September 2020, MAYBE BABY participated in the Russian comedian's, Maxim Galkin, show "Muzykaliti" alongside Russian singer Dmitry Malikov.[16][17][18]
On February 16, 2021, the track "Planet M" (Планета М) and its animated music video were released.[19] On June 18, "Banda-propaganda" (Банда-пропаганда) in collaboration with KROKI (Vladimir Galat) was released.[20] On December 14, 2021, the duet with the Russian singer Dora titled "Barbiceyes" (Барбисайз) was released. On February 11, 2022, the track "sH1pu4Ka!" was released. On February 18, 2022, the song "Hinata" (Хината) with LXNER was released for his album Elysium.
After the disbandment of the project group "Frendzona," the announcement was made regarding the work on the first full-length album titled "Maybeland" (Мэйбилэнд).[21][22]
On May 7, 2022, MAYBE BABY released a diss track aimed at fellow Russian rapper Instasamka.[23] On May 27, 2022, a track titled "Pain" (Боль) with Russian Hip Hop artist quiizzzmeow was released for his album "despersion."
On July 29, 2022, the track "Дакимакура" was released.[24] On August 8, 2022, the track and music video for "Maybe F**king Baby" were released from the upcoming debut album "Мэйбилэнд" (Maybeland). Just a day later, on August 9, 2022, the debut studio album "Мэйбилэнд" was released, consisting of 16 tracks.
On March 24, 2023, the track "Zayka" (Зайка) was released.[25] On May 12, the track "Shimmy Shimmy Ya!" was released.[26]
On November 17, 2023, MAYBE BABY released her second studio album titled "Shawty",[27] exclusively on the VK Music platform.[28]
Personal life
In a 2020 interview, she identified herself as bisexual.[29]