List of Ukrainian performers of modern songs. Singers of Ukraine: young talents and celebrities
13.12.2016, 16:00
Both ours and yours
Without Tabu continues to write about Ukrainian performers and groups who do not hesitate to earn money by performing in the aggressor country - Russia.
We have already published a list of. They hit him like this famous personalities and teams like Ivan Dorn, Loboda, Pur:pur, SunSay (Andrey Zaporozhets), Mushrooms, Max Barskikh and Vera Brezhneva. What does it have to do with those who moved to Russia? Ani Lorak, Taisiya Povaliy and Django we took it out of brackets, and "VIA Gro", Konstantin Meladze and Elku considered to be conditionally “Ukrainian” artists who have long established themselves on the Russian stage.
As we wrote earlier, in the tour schedule Potap and Nastya Kamensky There are now no Russian sites - probably the extensive criticism has had an effect. Although, the duet sometimes appears at Russian national concerts.
Veterans of the stage act according to the same scheme - Sofia Rotaru, Irina Bilyk, Olga Polyakova and Verka Serduchka - they don't tour in Russia, but occasionally appear at the anniversaries of their Russian friends, award presentations and New Year's programs. In addition, the same Andrei Danilko admitted in an interview with journalists that he performs at closed corporate events and private parties.
With ostentatious reluctance, she refused to perform in Moscow and DJ Anastasia Topolskaya- “favorite person” of People’s Deputy Sergei Leshchenko. The deputy's lover wrote on social networks that criticism of her Moscow sets made her feel a little Ani Lorak.
Without Taboo, I tried to feel what it was like to “be Ani Lorak”, and, after analyzing open sources, has compiled an additional list of Ukrainian artists who still allow themselves to earn money by performing in the aggressor country.
1. Dmitry MONATIK. You may not know who this is, but among the 30+ category, this young man is held in high esteem. Ukrainian singer and dancer, participant in the popular show "X Factor" and coach of the very popular program "The Voice Children". According to M1 TV channel, MONATIK - Ukrainian "singer of the year"(yes, the times of Pavel Zibrov, Ivo Bobul and Alexander Ponomarev are over). At the end of December, Dmitry will “whirl” the audience in Sochi, and at the beginning of 2017 he will perform in Yekaterinburg, Ufa and Chelyabinsk.
2. Anna Sedakova. Ex-soloist of "VIA Gra", like others former members groups (Loboda, Vera Brezhneva), also a frequent guest in Russia. For example, in October she “took Kazan” - her fans posted photos from the concert on the social network (below - ed.).
Anna Sedakova becomes Taisiya Povaliy
3. Nikita Alekseev. Participant of the show "Voice of the Country", winner of M1 Music Awards 2016 in the category "Breakthrough of the Year". In 2015, the young artist made his mark thanks to the remake of the 90s hit from Irina Bilyk’s repertoire “And I’m Plivu U Chovni” and his song “Drunk Sun”. Alekseev has already become a frequent guest at various Russian hodgepodges like “Song of the Year” or “Golden Gramophone”. And in August he gave a solo concert in Krasnodar. IN next year he has a concert planned in Svetlogorsk.
Be on time everywhere like Alekseev
4. Quest Pistols. Shocking Ukrainian group in 2016, she visited at least four Russian cities with concerts, and in March 2017 they planned to “take” Kazan (perhaps inspired by Sedakova’s successful performance).
Updated lineup
5. Time and Glass. This pop group is Potap’s production project and, although the showman himself now avoids concerts in the Russian Federation, he still sends his charges to earn money. In the summer, this duo had a concert in a Moscow club, and recently the guys went to receive an award from Russian radio.
It turns out that these famous Russian stars pop singers come from Ukraine.
The Russian stage is rich in talent, but not everyone knows that many of these stars have Ukrainian roots! We decided to find out which famous Russian performers are from Ukraine.
Christmas tree (Elizaveta Ivantsiv)
Elizaveta Ivantsiv (real name of the singer Yolka), future star Russian pop scene, born on July 2, 1982 in western Ukraine, in Uzhgorod.
Angelica Varum
Angelika Varum - popular Russian pop singer and songwriter. Varum holds the title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and is a member of the International Union of Pop Artists. Maria Varum (real name of the popular singer) was born in Lvov, Ukraine,
Ani Lorak
Ani Lorak was born in Kitsman, Chernivtsi region, September 27, 1978. Today Ani Lorak - “ best singer Russia” according to the Russian award “MUZ-TV. Gravity.” And it’s not surprising, because Lorak appears at almost every event in Russia, gives solo concerts, shines at parties, for which she has already received “Samovars” several times.
Trio from “VIA Gra”
The girls from the trio are all from Ukraine. Anastasia Kozhevnikova is a native of Yuzhnoukrainsk, Misha Romanova is from Kherson, and Erica Herceg is from the Ukrainian village of Malaya Dobran.
Lolita Milyavskaya
The outrageous pop singer was born in Mukachevo, and first appeared on stage in Odessa. There her famous union with Alexander Tsekalo began.
In Kyiv she still has two people dear to her heart - her mother and daughter.
Natasha Koroleva
The artist spent her childhood in Kyiv, about which she has the warmest memories.
At the age of 16, she decided to go to an audition for Igor Nikolaev, with whom fate connected her for a long time.
Vera Brezhneva
Vera was born in the Dnepropetrovsk region and now lives in Kyiv. But in Lately She increasingly appears in Russian projects, so she spends a lot of time in Moscow.
Stas Kostyushkin
The Russian singer and poet was born in Odessa, but at the age of one he moved with his parents to what was then Leningrad.
Despite this, he often visited his grandparents and claims that there is something special in Odessa, so he happily returns there again and again.
Anna Sedokova
The pop singer, known to us from the “golden” line-up of the group “VIA Gra”, was born in Kyiv, where her parents moved from Tomsk. Therefore, it is not strange that fate connected Anna’s life so tightly with Russia.
Anastasia Stotskaya
The Russian pop singer and actress was born in Kyiv, but all of her creative life associated mainly with Russia.
Anastasia now often visits Kyiv, visiting relatives and friends.
Joseph Kobzon
The pop singer was born in Donetsk region, after his family lived in Dnieper, Kramatorsk and Lvov, and musical education he received in Odessa.
In the middle of the last century, the singer moved to Moscow, where he lives to this day. By the way, Kobzon has the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.
Taisiya Povaliy
Soviet and Ukrainian singer was born in the Kyiv region. In the early 2000s, she became popular outside of Ukraine, and in 2011 she received the Order of Friendship for Development Russian culture and connections between Russia and Ukraine.
Tatiana Ovsienko
It turns out that the Honored Artist of Russia was born in Kyiv and even graduated from the Kiev College of Hotel Management, after which she worked as an administrator.
But fate is an amazing thing: Tatyana Ovsienko became famous as a wonderful Russian singer.
Alexander Serov
National artist Russian Federation born in the village of Kovalevka, Nikolaev region.
He received his musical education in Nikolaev, and later moved to Chernivtsi, where he directed the VIA Cheremosh.
Serov has been living in Moscow for a long time, but with age he remembers his homeland more and more often.
Svetlana Loboda
Although Svetlana was born in Kyiv and initially connected her career with Ukraine, now she is a frequent guest of popular Russian programs and performs in all post-Soviet countries.
Lyudmila Senchina
Senchina was born in the Nikolaev region, but received her musical education in Leningrad.
The People's Artist of Russia believes that her talent as a singer developed in her homeland: “In Ukraine, everyone sings.”
Alina Grosu
Most recently, the Ukrainian singer boasted about how she was working on a Russian project. Now the artist is taking part in the filming of the Russian musical program “Property of the Republic”, dedicated to Leps. Filming of the program took place at the Ostankino television center. As Alina herself enthusiastically reported, she is in the company “ brilliant people– songwriters Leps, who supported Putin’s policies.”
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For the first time, NV presents a special project of the Top 100 People of Culture - the highest echelon of the domestic artistic world, which has made a significant contribution to art and literature primarily over the last five years. Within its framework, the NV editors named the twenty best musicians countries - not as a rating, but as a selection in alphabetical order
Antony Baryshevsky
Pianist, 25 years old
Antony Baryshevsky is one of the youngest participants in the “cultural” hundred of NV, which does not prevent the capital’s virtuoso pianist from also being among the most titled.
People started talking about Baryshevsky back in 2000, when the 11-year-old (at that time) musician received the special prize in nomination Horowitz debut.
Since then, Baryshevsky has participated in many international competitions in different countries As a result, he became a laureate of almost two dozen international competitions.
In 2013-2014 alone, the pianist won five foreign awards at once: he won the international piano competitions in Paris and the Arthur Rubinstein competition in Tel Aviv, brought first prize from the Interlaken Classics competition in Berne, Switzerland and the grand prix of the international music competition in Morocco, and also received second prize at the European Piano Evenings competition (Luxembourg).
Since 2012 Baryshevsky has been a soloist National Philharmonic Ukraine. He also tours abroad a lot - both solo and with orchestras. The talented Kiev resident performed in concert halls France, Italy, Switzerland, Denmark, Iceland, Serbia, Romania, Poland, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Morocco, Israel, USA.
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
The adjective cult has been firmly attached to the name of the main Ukrainian rock musician Svyatoslav Vakarchuk for several years now. At a time when the success of musicians was determined by the number of records sold, the albums of Vakarchuk’s group Ocean Elzy sold hundreds of thousands of copies and received platinum status.
Now that the era of listening to music online has arrived, the impressive numbers of attendance at the band’s concerts speak eloquently of popular love. This summer, concerts as part of the tour dedicated to the band’s 20th anniversary, which took place in five cities of Ukraine, were attended by a quarter of a million listeners. And the Kiev show broke a record in the history of Ukrainian show business - listen Oceans at NSC Olympic 75 thousand people came.
In the context of the revolutionary and military events taking place in the country, Vakarchuk’s songs became popular among the majority of Ukrainians. special meaning. Millions of his compatriots associate his work with the desire for changes that the country is waiting for, and the musician’s civic position is identified with their own.
In December 2013 Oceani performed on the stage of Euromaidan, and now they perform their songs in front of the Ukrainian military and residents of cities liberated from terrorists in eastern Ukraine.
Evgeniy Gudz
What Emir Kusturica and his No Smoking Orchestra are for the Balkan peoples, Evgeniy Gudz and his punk rock band Gogol Bordello are for the Ukrainians. The Ukrainian, who moved to the United States in the late 1980s, attracted the attention of audiences on both sides of the ocean with an explosive mixture of folk, rock, gypsy punk and carnival-like theatrical concerts.
The most famous fan of the rampant Gudz is the pop star Madonna, who invited him to star in the film Dirt and wisdom(2008), where the main soundtrack was the band's music, and the director was the singer herself. She sang with a Ukrainian during her solo concert London Live Earth at London's Wembley, and a music magazine Rolling Stone turned on the band's music at 50 best albums and the 100 best songs of the year.
Since then, Gogol Bordello have recorded four full-length albums (seven in total), the last one is Pura Vida Conspiracy- came out in 2013.
And two years before it, the group’s first non-English-language record appeared My Gypsy, where Gudz included his version of the Dynamo Kyiv fan anthem and song Kiev my. Needless to say, the group’s infrequent tours in Ukraine always cause a stir, because in terms of the level of concert drive, few can compare with Gudzya’s company.
Jamala (Susana Jamaladinova)
Preserving identity, being original and at the same time recognized by a mass audience is not an easy task. On the Ukrainian stage, Jamala copes with it better than anyone else. Since the triumph music competition New wave in Jurmala, where in 2009 Jamala received the Grand Prix, she is true to herself in her style of performance, repertoire and closeness to her native Crimean Tatar roots.
The best evidence of Jamala’s creative self-sufficiency are both of her solo albums (For Every Heart, 2011 and All or Nothing, 2013), which are based on original compositions written by the singer herself. By the way, the singer sings in four languages - Ukrainian, Russian, English and Crimean Tatar.
Jamala tirelessly experiments, performing at large concert venues and in front of sophisticated audiences at music festivals such as Jazz Koktebel. In addition, she participates in opera productions and filming (soundtrack and role in the film Guide Olesya Sanina).
Now a singer, who in 2011 was nominated for the MTV Europe Music Awards in the category Best Ukrainian artist, getting ready to go new album, where he experiments with electronic music.
Alla Zagaykevich
Among modern Ukrainian composers, Alla Zagaykevich is considered, if not a star, then a brilliant talent. And multifaceted. She is known for her works of both classical instrumental music (both symphonic and chamber) and electronic. Moreover, the composer is often called the “godmother” of Ukrainian experimental electronics.
However, Zagaykevich is not limited to just composing; she is the curator and inspirer of many electroacoustic projects and performances in Ukraine, such as the EM-VISIA (since 2005) and Electroacoustics (since 2003) festivals.
A few years ago, Zagaykevich, who heads the Ukrainian Association of Electro-Acoustic Music, founded her own Electro-Acoustic Ensemble, with which she recorded her debut CD Nord/Ouest in 2011.
At the same time, the Ukrainian artist’s creativity has long been noticed abroad. Zagaykevich is the winner of the international competition of contemporary classical and electroacoustic music Musica Nova (2011). Her works are performed in France, Canada, Austria, and she regularly participates in foreign festivals, including the Marathon of New Music in the Czech Republic, E-musika and Gaida in Lithuania, and Takefu International Music Festival in Japan.
Kirill Karabits
At the age of 37, Kiev resident Kirill Karabits has firmly established himself at the top of the international conducting Olympus. For more than five years he has led the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, one of the oldest and most respected in the UK. His resume includes collaborations with leading instrumental groups in America, Europe and Asia.
Great success came to Kirill Karabits, the son of the famous Ukrainian composer Ivan Karabits, with considerable difficulty. He studied in Kyiv and Vienna and won awards at prestigious international competitions several times. And then, having overcome serious competition of 60 people per seat, he received a position as assistant conductor of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.
Today, Karabits has a contract with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra until 2016 and engagements with the best instrumental groups from Los Angeles to Tokyo. Last year he was named conductor of the year by the Royal Philharmonic Society.
However, in the musician’s busy touring schedule there is always a place for his homeland - several times a year he performs in Kyiv together with local musicians. While abroad, the conductor supports Ukraine accessible to people culture ways. For example, last spring he dedicated his concerts with the orchestras of the German Essen and the French Lille to the memory of the heroes of the Heavenly Hundred who died during the confrontations on the Kiev Maidan.
Like most Soviet children, Alexei Kogan attended music school, where I learned the violin without much desire. He did not turn out to be a violinist - Kogan jokes that his playing could only earn enough for an inexpensive lunch. But without exaggeration, he turned out to be the best jazz connoisseur in the country.
Once upon a time, a young Kiev resident began to collect all available records of what was then banned in the freedom-loving country. western music. During the years of perestroika, this unique collection made him a sought-after radio presenter - for several years he conducted daily broadcasts in which he played his favorite music from his personal music library.
Now he participates in the organization of the main jazz festivals in Ukraine, including the Koktebel Jazz Festival and the Lviv Alfa Jazz Fest. The latter is only four years old, but world jazz legends like British guitarist John McLoughin or American Larry Carlton have already performed here. The festival concerts are broadcast by the popular French musical Mezzo TV channel, and the Western press puts it on the list of must-attend events.
Despite the fact that it is associated with jazz most of Kogan's adult life, he still claims that he still doesn't know enough about this music. The jazz guru is sure: “A person who delves deeply into a topic understands that this is just the beginning. You have to study all your life.”
Alexandra Koltsova (Kasha Saltsova)
Winner of two NePops awards for the best female rock vocals Alexandra Koltsova has long become an iconic character in Ukrainian pop rock - first with her band Krikhitka Tsakhes, and then, after the death of the band’s guitarist Mikhail Gichan, with the project Krikhitka.
Another evidence of how much the public fell in love with the bewitching voice of the permanent frontwoman and the same soulful lyrics of Krikhitka, in 2010, was the all-Ukrainian tour in support of the album Recipe (the debut record updated group), which toured 15 largest cities in the country.
Although, by Koltsova’s own admission, she cannot be “just a musician.” “You can’t sit on the edge of your seat in your own country,” says the singer, whose career began in journalism. Leader Krichitki, by the way, who was born in Russia, quietly takes on dozens of good deeds in her native Ukraine, from the Eco-Torba environmental initiative, participation in actions to combat AIDS and organization charity concerts to help children with cancer before supplying equipment to fighters in the ATO zone and fighting for lustration of power.
“If I were a man and didn’t make music, then the SBU would have a file on me as an extremist,” Koltsova sneers.
Roman Kofman
B British newspaper The The Telegraph named him one of the greatest conductors of our time, and the German Sueddeutsche Zeitung ranked him on a par with Evgeny Mravinsky, one of the twenty best conductors of all time according to BBC Music Magazine.
Roman Kofman is worthy of these flattering words. He is the first and only Ukrainian to lead the Western European opera house: in 2003-2008 Kofman was artistic director Bonn Opera and Bonn Symphony Orchestra. Beethoven. With him, the conductor received the prestigious international Echo Klassik award for his recording of an oratorio by Franz Liszt Christ. In total, during his career, Kofman managed to work with 80 foreign orchestras.
And he is known to domestic listeners as the permanent director of the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra of the National Philharmonic, whose chief conductor he has worked since 1990.
During this time, Kofman, who tirelessly updated the orchestra's repertoire, discovered for Ukrainians the music of the best compatriots and contemporaries (including Valentin Silvestrov, Miroslav Skorik, Evgeniy Stankovych), and little-known works of Western classics. Thus, in 2009-2010, he became the first conductor in the world, under whose leadership the orchestra performed all of Mozart’s symphonies in one concert season.
Natalia Lebedeva
Jazz music is an exchange of living energy, Natalya Lebedeva, who is called the best jazz pianist in Ukraine, is convinced. “You see how a person improvises before your eyes, creates a plot, tells a story,” Lebedeva says about jazz. “The public should observe this process. Jazz music exists for its sake.”
Kiev resident Lebedeva is not only a pianist, but a real one-man orchestra - a jazz composer, arranger, teacher and band leader all rolled into one. Jazz band Lebedeva Trio, which, besides her, at different times included Igor Zakus, Konstantin Ionenko (both bass guitar) and Alexey Fantaev (drums), has published three full-length albums since the mid-2000s and has been performing successfully both in Ukraine and abroad . Thus, in 2008-2010, the trio gave concerts in Poland as part of the Slavic Jazz Festival with a program based on the music of Frederic Chopin, as well as in Slovakia.
Considering that Ukrainian jazz music is just going through the stage of its formation, Lebedeva is doing everything to support this process. She is a member of many joint projects with aspiring jazz musicians, as well as the organizer of children's jazz festivals O"Keshkin Jazz and Atlant-M
Oleg Mikhailyuta (Bassoon)
It's hard to believe, but in June 2014, the Ukrainian hip-hop group TNMK celebrated its 25th anniversary - the team dates back to 1989.
Growing up with the country, Tanks remain one of the brightest, sincere and uncompromising Ukrainian groups - for which they have been loved by the public all these years. Wherein TNMK They are constantly expanding both the geography and the scale of their activity.
So, in 2012, the group toured more than ten festivals in Ukraine, Poland, Russia and Germany, and in 2013 they realized a long-time dream - they played a series of concerts in Ukrainian cities Symphonic hip-hop together with the Youth Symphony orchestraSlobozhansky. The initiator of the tour was Mikhailiuta, who from time to time takes on the role of both sound producer and video director TNMK.
And although Oleg Mikhailyuta (Fagot), a graduate of the Kharkov Conservatory, joined the musicians only in 1994, along with the founder of TNMK Alexander Sidorenko (Fozzy), he became one of the key figures not only for the group, but for all Ukrainian music of the era of independence.
Like Fozzie, Bassoon accomplishes a lot in addition to his musical activities. In recent years, he has repeatedly tried himself as a host and participant in various television shows, and with his popularity he helped the Ukrainian-language film dubbing industry to get on its feet. For example, the blockbuster hero spoke in the voice of Mikhailiuta Pirates of the Caribbean Jack Sparrow.
Lyudmila Monastyrskaya
In honor of her great predecessor, she is called the new Solomiya Krushelnitskaya and also the best Aida of our days. The owner of a unique dramatic soprano Lyudmila Monastyrskaya is, without a doubt, one of the world's strongest opera singers modernity.
Since 2010, she has conquered the best foreign stages: the Ukrainian was invited to perform leading roles by the New York Metropolitan Opera, Milan's La Scala, Berlin's Deutsche Oper, and London's Covent Garden. Moreover, in each of these theaters, Monastyrskaya made a splash, collecting enthusiastic responses from the press, colleagues and spectators. Although the parts she performs are leading roles in operas Attila, Nabucco, Longing, Masquerade Ball, Aida, Macbeth, Rural Honor- among the most difficult and responsible for opera singers.
Among Monastyrskaya’s partners are world stars such as the Spaniard Placido Domingo and the Italian Leo Nucci. And the schedule foreign performances Ukrainian, as befits an opera diva, is scheduled long in advance.
However, she does not miss the opportunity to perform in Ukraine - at the National Opera. In one of the interviews, when asked which country Western listeners consider her to represent, the singer replied: “[They are] perceived only as a Ukrainian [singer]. And this gives me incentive and inspiration. That’s how I was raised.”
Victoria Polevaya
The works of Ukrainian Victoria Poleva are listened to by fans of modern classical music in the best halls- from the USA and Chile in the west to Korea and Singapore in the east. It is appreciated by critics and included in their repertoires by leading instrumental and choirs peace. In 2013, the works of the gifted Kiev resident were performed for the first time by the cult American ensemble Kronos Quartet.
Polevaya, who has been repeatedly awarded Ukrainian and international prizes, writes music in the choral, chamber-instrumental and symphonic genres. In her early years, the aesthetics that were closest to her were the avant-garde aesthetics. Today, critics rank it among the popular Western style of sacred minimalism, when deep spiritual themes are revealed through the repetition of simple musical phrases.
Such a creative transformation was quite natural for Polevaya. After all, in her own words, what is most important for a composer is not novelty as such, but simplicity and truthfulness of expression.
Alexander Polozhinsky
Poet, citizen and frontman of the Tartak group Alexander Polozhinsky has always been more than just a musician.
In 2005, barely leaving the stage of the Orange Revolution, the unofficial anthem of which became Tartak’s bitter composition I don't want, the leader of the group, together with other fellow musicians, organized an all-Ukrainian tour Don't be a bad guy.
Difficult to find best symbol Polozhinsky’s entire musical career than this action, which soon grew into the still existing social movement for European values for Ukraine.
In each of Tartak's albums - and over the past ten years the band has released five records - the author of all the group's lyrics, Polozhinsky, finds words that are necessary and close to compatriots with an active civic position.
“If we want to give up something, we must formulate what we will build instead,” the leader of Tartak recently noted, analyzing the consequences of Euromaidan, of which he was an activist.
In his work, Polozhinsky never tires of “building.” This spring the musician presented a solo project Buv'є , during which he will perform his own compositions that are not included in Tartak’s repertoire.
Maryana Sadovskaya
A native of Lvov and a resident of Cologne, Maryana Sadovskaya is often compared to the cult Icelandic singer Björk - the singers are related by the energy of their music and the desire to experiment with genres and styles. Both draw inspiration from folk art, making it attractive and understandable to listeners around the world.
I’m always interested in building bridges - between cultures, between what was and what is,” Sadovskaya, whose songs are listened to on all continents, formulates her creative task.
She began her career as an actress at the Lviv Theater. Lesya Kurbasa Sadovskaya is convinced that everyone can sing - you just need to open your heart to music. There is some truth in this, but only a few receive invitations to collaborate from the cult American ensemble Kronos Quartet. The Lviv resident wrote a piece especially for a joint performance with this group Chernobyl. Harvest, presented last year first in Kyiv and then in the famous Lincoln Center hall in New York.
Maryana Sadovskaya - Piemo, piemo (Ukrainian folk Lemk song)
Sadovskaya travels a lot - in Poland she collaborates with the theater Garzhenitsa, in New York - with the experimental troupe Yara Arts Group, and in Germany she has her own band, Borderland. She goes on ethnographic expeditions to Ireland, Egypt and Cuba. Her interpretations of Ukrainian folklore brought the singer the prestigious German RUTH award last year.
Valentin Silvestrov
In the late 1950s, an unprecedented incident occurred at the Kyiv Conservatory. A third-year student at the Kyiv Institute of Civil Engineering, Valentin Silvestrov, was transferred to the main music university in Ukraine without exams. Since then, he has given no reason to doubt that his true calling is to be an architect of music, not of stone.
Today Silvestrov is the most famous modern artist abroad Ukrainian composer. Moreover, world fame came to him much earlier than recognition in his native land. While the USSR looked with suspicion at Silvestrov’s avant-garde experiments, from which his unique personal style was later formed, he already became a laureate in the late 60s prestigious award Sergei Koussevitzky (USA) and the international competition of young composers Gaudeamus (Netherlands).
And to this day the name of the Ukrainian, whose heritage includes symphonies, orchestral works, choral and chamber cantatas, as well as instrumental music, sounds on world stages and music festivals. In addition, Silvestrov’s music, known in the West no less than in Ukraine, becomes part of the soundtracks for films of film celebrities - Kira Muratova and Francois Ozon.
Valentin Silvestrov - Symphony No. 5
Meanwhile, the composer lives in Kyiv and admits that he is quite comfortable writing music in his native country. Among what Silvestrov has written recently is music, dedicated to events on the Maidan: a new version anthem of Ukraine and music to a poem by Taras Shevchenko Caucasus, which was read on Maidan by deceased protest participant Sergei Nigoyan.
Oleg Skrypka
If Ukraine, like America, had its own Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Oleg Skrypka, without a doubt, would be among the first to be included in it. His main musical creation is the legendary Vopli Vidoplyasova- has been one of the most popular bands in the country for almost 30 years.
Folk melody and powerful energy of live performances made BB in demand both at home and abroad.
However, within the framework of one project, even a successful one, Violin is cramped. Only for Last year, in addition to touring with family BB throughout Ukraine and Europe, he managed to play a number of concerts with his jazz cabaret Fun and go around North America, performing with violinist Vasily Popadyuk.
Touring does not prevent the artist from holding the festival for 11 years in a row The land is dark. This year, the main ethno-action of the capital changed its location for the first time, moving to a Kiev park Feofaniya, and, according to most guests, it has reached a qualitatively new level.
If we add to this the successful jazz-folk festival last summer Montmarte on Andreevsky Spusk and rich alternative music Rock Sich, DJ sets at parties in Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine, as well as a recently opened restaurant serving haute Ukrainian cuisine Canapa, then it becomes obvious - towards its main goal - to turn Ukraine into a country of dreams - Violin is moving by leaps and bounds.
Evgeniy Filatov
Evgeniy Filatov is one of the most consistent and innovative Ukrainian musicians, equally popular at home and abroad. His music at the intersection of funk, soul, pop-rock and hip-hop is listened to in Europe and Asia; he gathers halls in Ukraine, Russia and the USA. The main stars of domestic show business are eager to collaborate with him.
This native of Donetsk began as a DJ, performing under the pseudonym Dj Major. After some time, he was noticed by producers, and as a result, collaboration with TNMK, Smash, Ani Lorak, Tina Karol and others. His debut album with own project The Maneken was released on the French label Somekind Records and was sold in many countries around the world, including Japan, which is difficult for Ukrainian musicians to reach.
Today the musician has five records with songs in English and Russian. At his studio Major Music Box he works together with the best soul singer of Ukraine Jamala, as well as another performer, Nata Zhizhchenko. Together with the latter, Filatov came up with new project Onuka, where modern music technologies are seamlessly combined with folk instruments.
Andrey Khlyvnyuk
X hip-hop and funk rock group Boombox, whose founder, soloist and lyricist is Andrey Khlyvnyuk, is one of the most success stories in modern Ukrainian music. Over the ten years of its existence, the team released six full albums, and half of them - over the past four years. And one of the first Boombox records Family Business became gold in Ukraine: more than 100 thousand copies were sold.
Quantity did not affect quality: over the course of a decade, the group became one of the most popular not only in Ukraine, but also in Russia, where they equally successfully collected full concert venues, and in 2009 received the famous Russian prize Muz-TV in the nomination Best hip-hop project.
Khlyvnyuk publicly supported Euromaidan, and in the spring all the group’s performances in the Russian Federation were suddenly canceled. But this fall the group will celebrate its tenth anniversary with a tour of Europe - in November Boombox will be heard in Riga, Vienna, Prague, Warsaw, Krakow, Antwerp and Paris.
Khlyvnyuk and his team are no strangers to long-distance tours: in February 2011, the team toured the USA and Canada, and last year, together with Dmitry Shurov (Pianoboy), gave concerts in the Czech Republic and Germany.
Dmitry Shurov
Dmitry Shurov is called the most brilliant and successful pianist in the domestic show business. By the age of 32, he participated in the recording of albums by leading bands in Ukraine and Russia and played several thousand live performances
It all started with a collaboration with a cult rock band Ocean Elzy- in the first half of the 2000s, Shurov co-authored albums Model And Supersymmetry, which became perhaps the most successful in the history of the group. Large-scale tours in support of the records were not complete without the virtuoso musician. Shurov was one of those members of the golden cast Oceans, who took the stage at the NSC Olimpiyskiy this summer during a performance dedicated to the team’s 20th anniversary, which attracted a record audience for Ukraine.
The next steps in the pianist’s career were the popular indie band Esthetic Education and a collaboration with the most famous Russian rock singer Zemfira. The singer, known for her high demands on musicians, invited Shurov to record an album Thank you, which stands out among others due to the special splendor of its arrangements. And then she played live concerts with him for three years.
Today, a native of Vinnitsa, Shurov is busy working on a solo project, Pianoboy. However, according to the apt remark of the musician himself, the roles may be different, but the essence does not change. He still plays the keyboard masterfully and writes songs. It’s just that now his music is accompanied by his own voice.
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Ukrainian pop music has always been famous for its extraordinary talents, and female half, undoubtedly, is its decoration. Owners of beautiful clear voices, dazzling appearance and unique charm— popular singers of Ukraine delight their fans. And whether it’s an established star or a young, aspiring starlet, everyone has their own unique flair. It doesn’t matter what language they sing in, international English and Russian, or melodic Ukrainian, their singing pleases the ears of true music lovers. Let's talk about some of them.
Eurovision winners
They brought Ukraine international recognition at the prestigious European song competition. And if last year’s winner Jamala is on everyone’s lips, then the first winner, Ruslana, has become a little forgotten. But her victory deafeningly announced the Ukrainian stage to the whole world. Ruslana is a singer whose performance was watched by more than one and a half billion viewers. In twenty-five countries, her songs took pride of place. Ruslana is a singer whose tours took place all over the world, for example she performed at the opening Olympic Games in Pekin. And the singer’s external characteristics did not go unnoticed; recently the L’Oreal company invited her to become a new “face”. In collaboration with the Dj team, Ruslana developed her own unique style of performance and music. Of course, at the Eurovision Song Contest, Ukrainian singers took other places of honor , just look at the second place taken by Ani Lorak.
Millionaire singer Kamalia
Among Ukrainian singers there is an undoubted talent and at the same time a dream come true - Kamaliya Zahur, real name Natalya Shmarenkova. Since childhood, her parents noticed musical inclinations in her, and from then on her ascent to the Olympus of fame began. At just sixteen years old, she became a laureate of the Chervona Ruta, then there were tours to Poland, filming of her first video, and victories in festivals. Real success came after three victories at the all-Ukrainian “Song Opening Days”. Being a beauty, Kamaliya also won beauty contests. It was not for nothing that a Pakistani millionaire noticed her; they got married in 2003 and have two children. Singer Kamalia Zahoor also tested herself as an actress - she starred in several films.
Singers of the era
There are also Ukrainian singers who are a sign an entire era. Generations have grown up listening to their songs. Sofia Rotaru is one of them. She received the nickname Bukovina Nightingale for her vocal abilities. Thanks to her talent, Sofia managed to rise from the level of a collective farm performer to the All-Union, and then international recognition. Rotaru, being an ethnic Moldavian, easily sang in many languages, remaining close and understandable to any audience. Her songs are known and loved all over the world.
Irina Bilyk became an idol in the early nineties and since then has been recognized and loved throughout Ukraine and beyond. Then her songs became a real revolution, a transition from the Soviet style of performance to new trends. Irina’s success was truly dizzying; she traveled all over Ukraine several times, conquered Poland and Russia. And today Bilyk is a welcome guest at any prestigious concert. And singing is not Ira’s only advantage: she is also a poet and composer, writing songs both for herself and for famous performers.
The group “Via-Gra” is also called the real era, which captivated listeners with bright songs, beautiful voices and real shows at their performances. Its composition changed several times, but its fame only grew, conquering not only the post-Soviet space, but also global heights.
Young talents
Time does not stand still and changes recognized talents new ones are coming. Ukrainian singers fall into the hearts of listeners. More recently, Zlata Ognevich, Alyosha, Marichka Yaremchuk appeared, they delight the audience with fresh voices, colorful clips, and new styles. Many came to the stage, so to speak, “from the people.” And all-Ukrainian talent shows such as “Ukraine Has Talent”, “X-Factor”, the projects “Voice” and “Chance” became the stepping stones for such stars. They gave way to the stage for many favorite performers. Some of them are Anastasia Petrik and Aida Nikolaychuk.
Nastya Petrik
Nastya is still a very young girl (born in 2002) but has already reached great heights. She's a winner" Junior Eurovision"in Amsterdam and "Children's New Wave" in Artek, and these are only the biggest achievements. And it all started with the show “Ukraine’s Got Talent.” Then her older sister Victoria was supposed to perform. The song she chose was too difficult for Vika, so the presenter invited little Nastya and the girls sang a duet. The jury liked her performance so much that later in the competition they participated as a pair. From that moment on, the little singer’s career took off. Anastasia Petrik became a winner of many competitions and festivals. She has sung duets with famous singers and has a rich repertoire. They predict a great future for her, comparing her with American singer Ella Fitzgerald.
Aida Nikolaychuk
For the beautiful Odessa native, the X-Factor show served as a launching pad. However, she managed to break through to her chance of success only after the second attempt. Having taken part in the online X Factor project, the girl qualified for the third season of the show. In the finals, a difficult struggle awaited her because real talents went there, but the audience's sympathy was on Aida's side, and she became the winner. Now Aida has the opportunity to realize her youthful passion for music. She gives many concerts and collaborates with the recording company Sony Music. Her repertoire includes her own songs, there is even a single. Now the singer has decided to compete for the right to perform in Kyiv at Eurovision as a representative from Ukraine. Just recently there was news about Aida’s marriage, she has a son, Maxim.
And that's not all
In fact, there are many more of them: beautiful and sweet, sincere and talented singers Ukraine. You could write a whole book about them all; no article can contain everything. And it doesn’t matter whether they are famous or just beginning Ukrainian singers, they give us their creativity, promoting Ukrainian music, expecting recognition and people’s love.
The entire male population of Ukraine, Russia and Belarus is dying for them. Ordinary Ukrainian girls, with different education, with different corners our Batkivshchyna, were able to conquer this or that part of the world.
The pride of the country, the world business card Ukraine and we could not help but pay attention to the most beautiful and talented. OFFICEPLANKTON is pleased to present the 10 most beautiful singers of our beloved Ukraine.
Alena Vinnitskaya
A brutal rocker - that’s the image Alena fits. Gained popularity thanks to the most successful project of 2000 - the group " Via Gra“, where she sang together with other charming ladies: Nadezhda Granovskaya and Anna Sedokova. The most amazing thing about the Via Gra group was that, in addition to beautiful girls in sexy outfits, they sang really hit songs, and not cheap Russian pop. It was these things that made men fall in love with Ukrainian pop music, and there was a reason for it...
You’re sitting there, watching the video “ My attempt number 5“And then a friend comes in and immediately throws a question at you: “ What kind of Russian pop do you like?“And you explain to the person that this is not just Russian pop music, but the famous group “Via Gra” and let him look at the charming singers of the song and immediately notice how your friend’s jaw opens and drools. But it’s not just your friends that are important to you, damn the song “My Attempt No. 5” is really cool.
One day Alena left the group and Via Gra lost a lot, but Alena started solo career. And when on TV they talk about new song Alena Vinnitskaya, you immediately understand that this will not be another Russian gloom and melancholy like “Everything about him and about him,” but whatever the song from Alena is, it will be rhythmic, with elements of rock and chic Ukrainian pop.
Alyosha
Alexey, that’s exactly what the parents named the singer Alyosha.Joke!. In fact Ukrainian singer name Elena Kucher, and after marriage Elena Topolya. She became one of the significant figures of Ukrainian pop music thanks to the fact that she represented Ukraine at an international song competition Eurovision 2010, which took place in Oslo.
Today Alyosha is a happy mother, maintaining warmth and comfort in her home and raising her little son Roma with her beloved husband, singer Taras Topol.
Christmas tree
Elizaveta Valdemarovna Ivantsiv born into a collector's family jazz music and a musician who can play three instruments. In addition, my grandparents sang in the choir. So little Lisa decided to follow in the footsteps of her family (well, it’s not like Sopromat should be taught to her) and decided to devote her life to music.
Gained popularity thanks to such hits: “Provence”, “Handsome Boy”, “Near You” and “Fly, Lisa”. Also in 2011 she was a judge on the popular Ukrainian music show « X Factor" She is the winner of 4 awards " Musical gramophone"and an RMA Award nominee on MTV. According to the magazine " Glamor"recognized as "Singer of the Year", all in the same 2011.
Vera Brezhneva
Vera Viktorovna Galushka Born into the family of a chemical plant worker and a nurse. She graduated from the university with a degree in economics, and fell into music by chance and became one of the members of the group “ Via Gra". The story goes that in June 2002, during a tour of Ukraine, “ Via Gra” came from the audience wanting to sing the famous hit “My Attempt No. 5” along with the performers, and a couple of months later she was invited to audition for the same group, to replace Alena Vinnitskaya.
From that moment on, Vera’s career took off: the most sexy woman 2007 according to the magazine MAXIM, repeated roles in famous films with popular actors and of course a solo career.
Tina Karol
Real name - Tatyana Grigorievna Liberman. Graduated from the Faculty of Management and Logistics of the National Aviation Institute. In parallel with her studies, she studied vocals. Gained fame at the festival " New wave” in 2005, where she competed for the championship, but was awarded second place and a prize of $50,000. The money from the prize was spent on the debut video " Higher than clouds". In 2005, after the competition, she visited Iraq on a peacekeeping mission.
Also, since 2005, she has been a soloist of the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. In 2011, together with Russian singer Sergei Lazarev and the duo Alibi was the host of a musical project "Maidan's" on the Inter TV channel, and on February 6, 2014 won the “ Yuna" in nomination " best singer of the year»
Nastya Kamenskikh
Anastasia Alekseevna Kamenskikh was born in Kyiv in the family of the director and vocalist of the National Academic Folk Choir named after G. Verevka. The training took place in schools in France and Italy, through a child exchange program. Since childhood, her parents insisted and Nastya studied vocals.
In 2004, she entered the Ukrainian-American Humanitarian Institute “Wisconsin International University (USA) in Ukraine.” In 2004 she won the Grand Prix of the festival " Black Sea Games", and in 2007 she became a member of one of the best domestic pop duets " Potap and Nastya.»
In 2009, she was remembered by the world thanks to candid photo sessions in famous magazines Playboy And MAXIM.
Nadezhda Granovskaya
Nadezhda Aleksandrovna Meikher born in the Khmelnitsky region in the village of Zbruchivka. In her childhood she moved to the regional center of Volochisk. After school, Nadya entered the Khmelnytsky Pedagogical School at the Faculty of Music Education and Choreography, and after studying she moved to Kyiv, where she worked in the theater.
In 2000, Valery Meladze came to Khmelnitsky on tour and performed in the theater where Nadezhda worked. At Meladze’s concert, Nadya took a place in line to get an autograph from the singer, but when he saw her, he advised her to send her photos and resume to his brother, Konstantin Meladze. He is now putting together a pop group and needs young, beautiful girls. Having done a photo shoot, Nadezhda sent her photos to Konstantin and a couple of months later she was invited to Kyiv, where she was invited to the famous group “ Via Gra«.
In the first 2 years of its existence, the Via Gra group released several videos: “Attempt No. 5”, “Hug Me”, “Bomb”, “I Won’t Return”, which took high places in the ratings and charts of Ukraine and Russia.
Ani Lorak
Karolina Miroslavovna Kuek Unlike most singers, she spent her childhood in poverty. In order to feed her children, my mother spent her days at work, and sent her children to a boarding school, where they lived until the 7th grade. Carolina's desire to become a singer appeared at the age of 4. Every year her desire only grew more and more.
Caroline often performed at school holidays and competitions, and at the festival " Primrose“In 1992, she met producer Yuri Falyosa, with whom she signed her first contract.
Carolina came up with her pseudonym herself in 1995, when a participant Carolina had previously been registered at one of the Russian competitions. Ani Lorak- this is the name Caroline backwards. It was under this pseudonym that Carolina was presented at the competition for the program “ morning Star«.
Took second place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. 
Anna Sedokova
Anna Vladimirovna Sedokova native of Kyiv. Her parents ran away with hometown Tomsk, since their families were against their marriage. Mom's parents lived meagerly, and dad's parents were respected professors who were categorically against marriage. Therefore, Anya’s mom and dad simply ran away from their relatives.
Anya has been an excellent student all her life. She graduated from school with a gold medal, music school with honors. Then I entered Kiev University National University Culture and Arts with a degree in “Actor and Television Presenter” and graduated with honors. During her student years she moonlighted as a model, worked for music channel O-TV.
In 2000, she was casting for the group “ VIA Gra“, which did not pass due to age. The producers considered the 17-year-old singer too young, but hired her in 2002. Since then, the famous duet has turned into a famous trio.
Micah Newton
Oksana Stefanovna Gritsay born in the city of Burshtyn in Ivano-Frankivsk region. My father loved to play the guitar, and in his youth he was in a band; my grandfather taught himself to play the violin and was a welcome guest at holidays and weddings. Oksana herself began to study vocals since childhood. She graduated from a music school with a degree in piano.
In 2001, she came to Kyiv to enroll in a variety school. In 2002 she won the festival " Black Sea Games". During her victory, producer Yuri Falyosa drew attention to her, with whom she entered into a contract.
It was he who came up with her nickname Micah Newton: he borrowed the name “Mika” from the famous rock musician Mick Jagger, and “Newton” translated from English “new tone” means “New Tone”.
The video for the song “Anomaly” brought her first popularity. In 2011, Oksana won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
