Nazariy Yaremchuk | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Nazariy Nazarovych Yaremchuk |
| Born | 30 November 1951 Rivnya, Ukrainian SSR |
| Died | 30 June 1995 (aged 43) Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
| Genres | Ukrainian pop, folk, rock |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, mandolin |
| Years active | 1969–1995 |
| Labels | Melodiya |
| Website | https://www.roduna.org/ |
Nazariy Nazarovych Yaremchuk (Ukrainian: Назарій Назарович Яремчук) was a Hutsul Ukrainian singer, born in the village of Rivnya, Chernivtsi Oblast. He was posthumously named Hero of Ukraine in August 2021.[1][2][3]
Until his death in 1995, Yaremchuk was one of the most-loved singers of Ukraine.[4] He held on to the title People's Artist of Ukraine and was a posthumously recipient of the Shevchenko National Prize. In Ukraine, he was commonly nicknamed "the favourite of the country"[5] and the "nightingale from the Bukovyna".[6]
Yaremchuk was mostly known for his Ukrainian-language repertoire. Together with Vasyl Zinkevych and Volodymyr Ivasyuk, he was the first singer to sing in his native language at Pesnya goda. As part of VIA Smerichka, Yaremchuk first popularised songs as "Chervona ruta" and "Vodohray".
Yaremchuk's children became known in music as well. His two eldest sons Dmytro Yaremchuk and Nazariy Yaremchuk were both assigned the title People's Artist of Ukraine. Daughter Mariya Yaremchuk became a well-known recording artist and represented Ukraine in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014.[7]