Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. Biography, creativity, political activity and family

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Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is a popular rock musician from Ukraine, the author of his own songs, and a well-known public figure. It is he who is both the leader and the founder of the sensational Okean Elzy group. Svyatoslav is not only an excellent singer and musician, he is also a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk: biography

The future star of the scene, one of the most popular artists of Ukraine was born on May 14, 1975 in Mukachevo. His father (Ivan Vakarchuk) is a physicist, rector of Lviv University, served as Minister of Education. Svyatoslav successfully graduated from one of the Lviv schools with in-depth study of English. For two years he studied at a music school, played the violin, studied the button accordion. From childhood, little Slava led a very eventful life: the boy was one of the organizers of the school theater, played in the KVN team, went in for sports, in particular basketball. Having received a silver medal and leaving school behind, Svyatoslav entered the Lviv National University. Frank, studied at the Department of Theoretical Physics. One higher education was not enough for Vokarchuk, he againenters the university and receives a new speci alty - an international economist. In general, a simple guy Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, whose biography, it would seem, is not remarkable, soon became a real rock star and a favorite of the public.

Career

Of course, Svyatoslav's childhood passion for music did not go unnoticed. In 1994, he made his debut with his group Okean Elzy and quickly rose to the rock Olympus of Ukraine. Already from the first performances, the people fell in love with the band, a wave of success carried the group through several rock festivals, after which the guys go to Kyiv, where they record their first album “There, where we are dumb” (1998). When the debut album was released, the number of fans of the group increased dramatically, Vakarchuk began to be actively interested in Russia. The leader of the group is undoubtedly an excellent vocalist with an unusually recognizable voice that cannot be confused with anyone. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk writes songs and music for his group on his own, at least for the most part. In 2008, his career takes on a new round, Svyatoslav records his solo album, in writing which his comrades from the group gladly help him. Even starting to pursue a solo career, the singer does not leave his activities in the group, in 2010 their seventh album “Dolce Vita” was released, with which the musicians went on tour abroad. Today the group is known in many countries, their songs are on the lips of many people.

Community activities

Despite the fact that most people associate this name withSvyatoslav Vakarchuk is not limited to the music of Okean Elzy, the career of a singer and artist is not limited. His biography is closely connected with social activities. He is the organizer of many cultural projects, intended mainly for young people, is engaged in charity work and is also a UN Goodwill Ambassador. Svyatoslav was always worried about the problems of orphans. For example, he sent all the proceeds from the sale of the song "Merry brothers, the times have come …" to one of the Ukrainian orphanages.

Civil position

In addition to continuous creative activity, in which Svyatoslav Vakarchuk certainly succeeded, his biography is also connected with politics. In 2004, the singer actively supported Viktor Yushchenko, who was in opposition at that time, took part in the sensational Orange Revolution, gave concerts on the Maidan, together with other musicians, expressing his civil position regarding power in Ukraine. In November 2007, Svyatoslav was elected a people's deputy. However, despite all this, Vakarchuk did not stay in politics for a long time, explaining his departure by the fact that he did not want to participate in the struggle for the sake of the struggle. In his own opinion, the main feature of a good politician is honesty, but as it turned out, no one needs honest politics.

Family

It is the family that Svyatoslav himself gives the leading role in his own life, tirelessly repeating that the family is all he needs. Both of Vokarchuk's parents are somehow connected with physics: hisfather is a physicist by education, former Minister of Education of Ukraine, mother is the daughter of another outstanding physicist, is related to veterinary medicine. Svyatoslav is not the only child in the family, he has a younger brother Oleg, a successful bank employee. Many fans, of course, are interested in whether Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is married? The singer's personal life always remains outside the views of television cameras. Officially, the artist is not married, but for many years he has been living in a civil marriage with Lyalya Fonareva. The performer does not like to talk about his personal life and prefers to tactfully not answer all questions regarding a possible wedding. No matter how mysterious a figure in the world of show business Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is, children are a completely separate topic for him. Lyalya has a 20-year-old daughter from her first marriage, the couple has no joint children. Despite the fact that the singer does not yet have his own offspring, he has repeatedly told reporters that he would certainly like to have children.

Interesting facts

According to Svyatoslav himself, he belongs to a rare number of ambidexters, that is, he equally controls both his left and right hand. The performer specifies that this feature concerns only the ability to write with both hands.

In 2005, Vakarchuk won a special New Year's edition of the Ukrainian version of the popular TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?