Tanu Muino


Tetyana Robertivna Muinyo, better known as Tanu Muino is a Ukrainian music video director, designer, stylist, photographer and film director. Known for her work on music videos by popular artists: Harry Styles' "As It Was"/"Daylight", Lil Nas X "Montero", Cardi B's "Up", Normani's "Wild Side" and works for Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Jung Kook, Post Malone, Rosalía, Elton John, Britney Spears, Sam Smith, Doja Cat and others.

Biography

Her father is Robert Muiño, a Cuban national. In the 1980s, he came to Odesa on an exchange and stayed in Ukraine. Her mother is Ukrainian. Tanu has three brothers and a sister. Until the age of six, Tanu lived in Havana.

Career

In 2016, she began collaborating with the Ukrainian singer Monatik. As of November 2020, Muino was the director of 14 Monatik videos.
In 2019, Muino directed the music video for "Small Talk" by American singer Katy Perry.
In 2020, she collaborated with Spanish singer Rosalía. She directed Monatik's musical "Rhythm," which was released on his YouTube channel in September 2020. In the fall of 2020, she directed the video for "Cotton Candy" by the British musician Yungblud. The video was shot in Kyiv on 1 October.
In 2021, she directed the music videos for Cardi B's "Up", Lil Nas X's "Montero ", and Normani's "Wild Side".
In 2022, she directed the music video for Harry Styles' lead single "As It Was" from his third studio album Harry's House, which became Billboard's number-one song of 2022 globally.
In 2024, she directed the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 staging for Ukrainian representatives, rap artist Alyona Alyona and singer Jerry Heil.
The performance, which took place on May 11, 2024, in Malmö, Sweden, presented their song "Teresa & Maria", resulting in a third-place finish for Ukraine.

Videography

Awards and nominations

Muino is the record holder for the number of awards in the category "Best Video Clip" of the annual Ukrainian YUNA award. She was also awarded "Music Video Maker of the Year" at the M1 Music Awards.
In 2021, she won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction along with Lil Nas X for the music video of "Montero ". In 2022, her work directing the music video for Harry Styles' song "As it Was" was nominated for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction. In 2025, she won Director of the Year at the Hollywood Music Video Awards.