Sviatoslav Vakarchuk
- Type
- Solo artist
- Styles
- jazz, alternative rock, rock, indie rock, art rock
Next date in London
Sviatoslav Vakarchuk is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter and politician, born in 1975 in Mukachevo, Ukraine. His music moves between jazz, alternative rock and rock.
Next date in London: 2 December at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire.
Upcoming dates
1 upcoming date
Upcoming concerts
Profile
- Latest album
- Оранжерея (2021)
- Born
- 1975 · Moukatchevo
- Origin
- Ukraine
- Active since
- 1994
About — The artist
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.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Sviatoslav Vakarchuk” (en), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Discography
- Вночі 2008
- Брюссель 2011
- Оранжерея 2021