Svyatoslav Vakarchuk. Biography, creativity, political activism and family

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

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk: Biography

The future stage star, one of the most popular artists of Ukraine was born on May 14, 1975 in Mukacheve. His father (Ivan Vakarchuk) - 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 the music school, played the violin, studied the game on the accordion. Since childhood, little Slava led a very busy life: the boy was one of the organizers of the school theater, played in the KVN team, was engaged in sports, in particular basketball. After receiving a silver medal and leaving the school behind, Svyatoslav entered the Lviv National University. Frank, he studied at the Department of Theoretical Physics. One higher education Vokarchuk did not seem enough, he again goes to university and receives a new specialty - an economist-internationalist. 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, the child's passion for music did not pass for Svyatoslav without a trace. In 1994, he made his debut along with his band "The Ocean of Elsa" and quickly climbs to the rock olymp of Ukraine. Already from the first performances the collective fell in love with the people, a wave of success carried the group through several rock festivals, after which the guys go to Kiev, where they record their first album, "There, We're Mute" (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, undoubtedly, is an excellent vocalist with an unusually recognizable voice that can not be confused with anyone. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk songs and music for his group writes independently, at least a large part. In 2008, his career acquires a new turn, Svyatoslav writes down his solo album, in the writing of which he is gladly helped by comrades from the group. Even after starting his solo career, the singer does not leave his activity in the band, in 2010 their seventh album "Dolce Vita" was released, with which the musicians went on tour abroad. Today the band is known in many countries, their songs are on the lips of many people.

Social activity

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

Civil position

In addition to continuous creative work, in which, of course, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk succeeded, his biography is also connected with politics. In 2004, the singer actively supported the opposition at the time Viktor Yushchenko, took part in the sensational Orange Revolution, gave concerts on the Maidan, together with other musicians expressing his civic position regarding power in Ukraine. In November 2007, Svyatoslav was elected as a people's deputy. However, despite all this, Vakarchuk did not stay long in politics, explaining his departure by not wanting to take part in the struggle for the sake of struggle. In his own opinion, the main feature of a good politician is honesty, but as it turned out, honest policy is not needed by anyone.

A family

It is to the family that Svyatoslav himself gives the dominant role in his own life, not tirelessly repeating that the family is all that he needs. Both parents of Vokarchuk are somehow connected with physics: his father is a physicist by education, the former Minister of Education of Ukraine, the 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 not to respond to all questions about a possible wedding tactfully. No matter how mysterious a figure in the world of show business was Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, children for him are completely separate topic. Lali has a 20-year-old daughter from her first marriage, the couple do not have joint children. Despite the fact that his siblings do not yet have a singer, he repeatedly told reporters that he certainly would like to have children.

Interesting Facts

According to Svyatoslav himself, he belongs to a rare number of ambidextures, that is, he equally has both left and right hands. The performer specifies that this peculiarity concerns only the ability to write with both hands.

In 2005, Vakarchuk became the winner of a special New Year release of the Ukrainian version of the popular television program "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?"