Katankin is the solo moniker of Melbourne indie-folk singer-songwriter Helen Catanchin. Formally trained as a jazz singer, Katankin was born from Helen’s desire to return to her singer-songwriter roots. A phonetic spelling of her Russian surname (allowing its correct pronunciation for the first time in the singer’s life), Katankin further symbolises this return to one’s roots, and to one’s true self.
A uniquely compelling and haunting voice, along with poetic and painfully poignant, cuts-to-the-bone writing, all put their unmistakable stamp on Katankin’s songs. She writes and sings unabashedly and with great vulnerability, from the darkest recesses, wading through love, despair, loathing, fear, rage, lust, and then up, up, up into the light.
Katankin released her debut EP, “The quiet shimmer of the world” in December 2022, which has already attracted extensive radio airplay, and is now available on vinyl, CD and all digital platforms.
