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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Vukovi
Group · United Kingdom · formed 2010
Scottish pop-punk band
Timeline
1 events◆ Formed 1
2010s
Biography
English biography353 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1377475952
Biography
Vukovi (stylised as VUKOVI) is a Scottish rock band from Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, Scotland, consisting of singer Janine Shilstone and guitarist Hamish Reilly. The band released their self-titled debut album Vukovi on 10 Mar 2017. Their most recent album titled My God Has Got A Gun was released on 24 January 2025.
Before taking its current name, the band was previously named Wolves
Wolves
Guitarist Hamish Reilly, bassist Jason Trotter and drummer Martyn Lynch played together in a Scottish rock band called Wolves, alongside another member who served as the lead vocalist. However the band became dissatisfied with their singer, who subsequently left the group. At around the same time, singer Janine Shilstone was fired from another band. When Shilstone auditioned for Wolves in 2010, everyone instantly felt the chemistry. Shilstone's arrival affected the sound of Wolves so much, they decided to change their name to Vukovi (which means "wolves" in Croatian).
Vukovi
On 10 March 2017, Vukovi released their debut self-titled album.
On 22 November 2018, the band released a statement announcing the departure of bassist Jason Trotter as he wanted to move on. The statement which announced Trotter's departure stated the separation was peaceful and "there is no bad vibes". According to Trotter's Instagram page, he is working as a barber in Glasgow. At around the same time, drummer Colin Irving also left the band for unspecified reasons, with Martin Sharples-Johnston taking up drumming duties for touring only.
Vukovi have cited influences including Bring Me the Horizon, Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, Death From Above 1979, the 1975, Deaf Havana, Paramore, the Naked & Famous, PJ Harvey, Ben Howard, Incubus, Florence Welch, Sia, Funeral for a Friend, Foals and Battles.
Fall Better
On 24 January 2020, Vukovi released their second album, Fall Better.
Nula
On 7 October 2022, Vukovi released their third album, Nula
My God Has Got A Gun
On 24 January 2025, Vukovi released their fourth album, My God Has Got A Gun
Current members
Janine Shilstone - vocals (2010–present)
Hamish Reilly - lead guitar (2010–present)
Martin Sharples-Johnston - drums (2012-present; touring only)
Former members
Jason Trotter - bass (2010-2018)
Colin Irving - drums (2012-2018)
Martin Lynch - drums (2010-2012)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 16 | 37.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Vukovi head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 5 | 32th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | 16 | 37.8th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vukovi_-_Reload_Festival_2024_20.jpgcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86750057genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q86750057seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vukovibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vukovi
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Scottish musicians
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Image: Frank Schwichtenberg · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q86750057 · MusicBrainz: —
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