Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
| Svyatoslav Vakarchuk Святослав Вакарчук |
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 Svyatoslav Vakarchuk in Moscow, Russia on March 21, 2008. |
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 14, 1975, Mukachevo, Ukrainian SSR, (now Ukraine) |
| Genres | rock |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Associated acts | Okean Elzy |
| Website | http://www.okeanelzy.com |
Svyatoslav Yvanovych Vakarchuk (Ukrainian: Святосла́в Іва́нович Вакарчу́к; born May 14, 1975, Mukachevo, in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union – in present-day Ukraine) is the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, the most successful post-Soviet rock band in Ukraine. He is the son of Ivan Vakarchuk, a professor of physics at Lviv University and the former Minister of Education and Science in Ukraine.
He was active in supporting the Orange Revolution, and is involved in many social and cultural projects. He is one of the most successful musicians in Ukraine and has a degree in theoretical physics. By the year 2010, he had released seven (7) studio albums together with his band Okean Elzy:
- Tam, de nas nema (There, where we aren't, 1998)
- Yananebibuv (I was in heaven, 2000)
- Model (2001)
- Supersymetriya (Supersymmetry, 2003)
- GLORIA (2005)
- Mira (Measure, 2007)
- Dolce Vita (2010)
and also one (1) acoustic album Tviy format (Your format, 2003).
The Ukrainian magazine Korrespondent ranks him as one of the 100 most influential people of Ukraine (in 2008 ranked 55).[1]
In the early parliamentary elections on September 30, 2007 he appeared as an independent candidate on the Our Ukraine–People's Self-Defense Bloc's list (as nr 15). In the Verkhovna Rada (Ukrainian parliament) he was a member of the parliamentary committee for freedom of speech questions. In early September 2008 he renounced his seat in the Verkhovna Rada due to the political situation.[2]
In 2008 Svyatoslav Vakarchuk released a solo project "Vnochi" (In the Night). This album was released under the name of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, but it includes appearances by all members of "Okean Elzy" and other various guest musicians.
[edit] Pershiy mil'yon
Vakarchuk answered all questions correctly and won the grand prize (1 million hryvnas) on the Ukrainian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, called Khto khoche stati mil'yonerom? – Pershiy mil'yon.
[edit] References
- ^ Korrespondent 2008-08-22, nr 32.
- ^ "Солист "Океана Эльзы" отказался от депутатского мандата". Gazeta.ru. 2008-09-11. http://www.gazeta.ru/news/lenta/2008/09/11/n_1269306.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
[edit] External links
- (Ukrainian) Biography at Okean Elzy official site
- (Ukrainian) Fan club
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