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Sviatoslav Vakarchuk
Sviatoslav Ivanovych "Slava" Vakarchuk (Ukrainian: Святослав Іванович "Слава" Вакарчук; born 14 May 1975) is a Ukrainian musician, politician, public activist, and soldier. He is the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, a rock band in Ukraine. Vakarchuk is a former People's Deputy of Ukraine, and the founder of the Voice (in May 2019).
Vakarchuk was active in supporting the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan, and is involved in many social and cultural projects. He is one of the most successful musicians in Ukraine and has a PhD degree in theoretical physics.
Vakarchuk is the son of Ivan Vakarchuk, a professor of physics at Lviv University and a former Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science.
Vakarchuk was born in the western Ukrainian city of Mukachevo, into a family of scientists. His mother and father were both university professors of physics. His father Ivan Vakarchuk (1947-2020) served as Ukraine's Education Minister.
Vakarchuk founded the band Okean Elzy ("Ocean of Elza"), in 1994 as an undergraduate at Lviv University. At this university he earned a Ph.D. in the field of supersymmetry. After graduating Vakarchuk moved to Kyiv.
In 2005, Vakarchuk answered all questions correctly and won the grand prize (₴1 million) for the first time on the Ukrainian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, called Khto khoche staty milyonerom? – Pershyi milyon. He donated his winnings to orphanages in Ukraine.
In support of their album "Zemlya" in spring 2013, the band embarked on a stadium tour throughout cities in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, the US, Canada, and a number of countries in Western Europe.
In December 2013, Okean Elzy performed during the Euromaidan protests.
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Sviatoslav Vakarchuk
Sviatoslav Ivanovych "Slava" Vakarchuk (Ukrainian: Святослав Іванович "Слава" Вакарчук; born 14 May 1975) is a Ukrainian musician, politician, public activist, and soldier. He is the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, a rock band in Ukraine. Vakarchuk is a former People's Deputy of Ukraine, and the founder of the Voice (in May 2019).
Vakarchuk was active in supporting the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan, and is involved in many social and cultural projects. He is one of the most successful musicians in Ukraine and has a PhD degree in theoretical physics.
Vakarchuk is the son of Ivan Vakarchuk, a professor of physics at Lviv University and a former Ukrainian Minister of Education and Science.
Vakarchuk was born in the western Ukrainian city of Mukachevo, into a family of scientists. His mother and father were both university professors of physics. His father Ivan Vakarchuk (1947-2020) served as Ukraine's Education Minister.
Vakarchuk founded the band Okean Elzy ("Ocean of Elza"), in 1994 as an undergraduate at Lviv University. At this university he earned a Ph.D. in the field of supersymmetry. After graduating Vakarchuk moved to Kyiv.
In 2005, Vakarchuk answered all questions correctly and won the grand prize (₴1 million) for the first time on the Ukrainian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, called Khto khoche staty milyonerom? – Pershyi milyon. He donated his winnings to orphanages in Ukraine.
In support of their album "Zemlya" in spring 2013, the band embarked on a stadium tour throughout cities in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, the US, Canada, and a number of countries in Western Europe.
In December 2013, Okean Elzy performed during the Euromaidan protests.
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