Margaryta Kulichova is an award-winning composer, sound designer, producer, and singer-songwriter, known by her moniker Grisly Faye. She is a member of the Ukrainian Film Academy and an alumna of the 2018 OneBeat program. Margaryta holds a degree from the sound design department of KinoEyes (European Movie Masters) and is currently pursuing a PhD while teaching composition and sound production for film at Lusofona University in Portugal.

In the film industry, Margaryta's work on the documentary "Heat Singers" earned a nomination for Best Original Score and won Best Documentary at the Ukrainian National Film Academy Awards in 2020. In 2023, she sound designed the short film "I Didn’t Want to Make a War Film," which gained attention for its sensitive portrayal of war, contributing to its selection by The New Yorker Magazine and the Trieste Film Festival. That same year, her work on "It’s a Date" received a Special Mention at the Berlinale International Film Festival.

Beyond film, Margaryta has composed and directed music for productions like the transmedia musical "Antratsyt. The Perseverance Day", theatre play "The Hockey Night in Canada, and hosted a radio show "From Far Away". As Grisly Faye, she released the critically acclaimed albums "From Far Away" (2016) and "Drown" (2014), both recognized among the top Ukrainian albums of their years.

In 2018, along with her classmates Tarun Madupu from India and Johnny Farah from Lebanon, she founded Sound Force Studio, aiming to elevate storytelling and socially responsible narratives through the sonic medium. By 2023, the studio's new space in Lisbon was established, becoming a hub for multicultural artists and cross-border collaborators.