Sviatoslav Vakarchuk Святослав Вакарчук | |
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 Sviatoslav Vakarchuk in 2022 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sviatoslav Ivanovych Vakarchuk |
| Also known as | Slava Vakarchuk |
| Born | 14 May 1975 Mukachevo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, politician |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Website | okeanelzy |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Суперсиметрія електрона в магнітному полі (2009) |
Sviatoslav Ivanovych "Slava" Vakarchuk (Ukrainian: Святослав Іванович 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[1] member of the Ukrainian parliament,[2] and the founder of the Voice (in May 2019).[3]
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.
- ^ "Voice" took away Vakarchuk's deputy mandate, Ukrayinska Pravda (26 June 2020) (in Ukrainian)
- ^ "Verkhovna Rada Deputies List".
- ^ Вакарчук заявив про створення партії і похід у Раду. pravda.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 16 May 2019.