Svyatoslav singer. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk

Exactly nine years ago, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk told Viva! about his home, parents and brother, about how he studied at school, about love and, of course, about creativity. And Slava also admitted that he wants to become a father, although at heart he himself is still a harmless child who from time to time wants to fool around with friends, completely forgetting about the rules invented by adults.

On the day of the 41st anniversary of the leader of Okean Elzy, the site publishes exclusive interview musician from the archive of the magazine Viva!

- Svyatoslav, who chose that name for you?

Parents. But which of them - I do not know.

- Do you like it better when they call you Svyatoslav or in short - Glory?

Svyatoslav is better. Then they definitely won't get confused. And having heard “Glory”, they may decide that I am Vyacheslav. For some reason people confuse these two names.

- Are you baptized?

Yes. I am Orthodox. Although I cannot say that I am a deep believer and observe all church canons.

- Have you ever wanted to be born a woman?

No. And it's not because I don't like women. I have a priori sympathy for them, because I am a man ... I just have absolutely male character. If I, with my views, with my life values, turned into a woman, it would be very difficult for me in this world.

- Who instilled in you such beliefs?

Both parents and grandmothers. My maternal grandmother, her name was Nina, was a teacher lower grades. She taught me to read. And at the age of 5 I read the first book in my life about the adventures of Baron Munchausen. And grandmother Vera - my father's mother - was a simple woman. But I knew few people with a higher education who could look at life wisely the way she did.

Has your family influenced you for a long time? When did you become independent?

At the age of 17, I realized that my parents no longer have influence on me, for example, they cannot forbid me to come home late at night. Since then, I have been responsible for my own actions.

When did you stop taking money from your parents?

When I started living on a graduate student's salary. Mom and dad, of course, helped me for some time, but rarely. And after moving to Kyiv, in fact, no one supported me financially.

- Do you have a brother or sister?

I have younger brother Oleg. He lives in Kyiv and brings up beautiful daughter Marichka is my niece and goddaughter.

Well, since you were chosen godfather, it is clear that everything is fine with you now. What was your relationship with Oleg before?

We have a classic age difference - 5 years, and the relationship also developed according to the classic scenario. When I was conscious, and he was not yet, we were friends. AT transitional age conflicts began. This went on for quite a long time, 5-6 years, until Oleg entered the Kyiv Institute of International Relations. Now we find a common language.

We are talking about your childhood again. In continuation of this topic, tell us how you studied at school?

He studied well, but there were always problems with behavior. I was often called to the director. As I remember now, I sat on the last desk and painted a pioneer tie with verses from songs The Beatles. AT lower grades I was doing petty mischief- somehow broke the window with a soccer ball. And when he got older, he refused to join the Komsomol, because at the age of 14 he seriously joined the movement of Ukrainian nationalists.

- Did you have any problems with the police?

When I moved from Lviv to Kyiv, we rented an apartment with Yura Khustochka (ex-bassist of Okean Elzy - author's note). And then one day at 6 in the morning they came to us from the department for especially dangerous crimes. Without asking anything, they took away our passports, ordered us to pack our things and took us to the police station with a few other guys. It turned out that Yurin's classmate, who came to visit for one day, looked like a sketch of some rapist.

- Were you attracted?

Yes. All the newspapers wrote about it then. In 2004, a criminal case was opened against me “on the fact of the illegal seizure of state buildings.” Several deputies and I went into the red building of Shevchenko University, the rector invited us for tea. And then it turned out that we illegally seized the building ...

- Slava, confess, did you indulge in drugs?

I have experience, not personal, but the experience of close acquaintances who have tried drugs before me. And I realized that this should not be done. They are especially contraindicated in people with subtle soul. And I'm very sensitive.

- And then how do you react to porn films?

I watched them in my youth. Well, like everyone else, I guess. And now I don't need it. They look at pornography to get turned on, I'm fine with that.

Do you remember when you started looking at girls?

I showed sympathy for my classmates, probably from the age of 13. And intimate life began quite late. Believe it or not, I wasn't popular with my classmates. They communicated with me, because I knew a lot, joked wittily, but nothing more. I think it was possible to apply to me at that time English word like. In general, all the girls liked me, but not loved.

- When did you first learn about sex?

With school friends, we rarely discussed sex, and even then, as something abstract, from adulthood. I don't remember any of my friends bringing up their personal lives for discussion. And I was at school big baby. I have known the world, took the knowledge, figuratively speaking, that lies underfoot, and not hidden in the bushes. Sex then, in 1988-89, was not under your feet.

- Well, when did you really fall in love?

Still at school. Then my heart ached, I was tormented by insomnia ... And now, having lived a certain part of my life, I understand that I am not one of those who quickly fall in love and can quickly fall out of love. In general, I am slowly accelerating, but I am moving through life thoroughly and consistently.

- Everything goes according to plan?

I have never met people more predictable than me. I have never had anything happen all of a sudden. Unfortunately, even negative things I can predict.

- That is, you would not like to know your fate from a professional fortune-teller?

No, I've never done that in my life and I don't want to. If something has been predicted to you, you begin to live as if with an aftertaste or in anticipation of something. And anticipation somehow limits ... I myself have a presentiment of what should happen to me. That is why I always act intuitively. This gift was given to my dad by his mother, and my father to me.

What is your intuition telling you right now?

I have to move on, not stop there. Has come into my life new stage growing up. I have a huge responsibility for many people: for parents, for friends, for a group, for fans, for a beloved woman ...

- Slava, since you mentioned your beloved woman, tell me, why are you hiding her from everyone?

In my opinion, everyone already knows about Lyalya. And I just don't want my personal life to become public. I value feelings too much, our inner connection, and I don’t want to let anyone in to us.

- How many years have you been together?

Enough to understand how serious everything is.

- When is the wedding?

All marriages are made in heaven. And I don't want to say anything more. This is our internal matter, we will figure it out ourselves. You know, so far I have not even thought about how I will celebrate my birthday, although the date is not far off. I am sure only that it will not be a public event. And never, no matter how famous I become, I am not going to make public my name day, christening, wedding ... I don’t want to do theatrical performances about personal relationships.

- Slava, do you want children?

Yes. It's probably about time.

- And when will it happen?

They say that children live inside of us, and God decides when they should be born. So I patiently wait for God's decision.

- But time goes by, and we, unfortunately, are not getting younger ...

And I'm even interested in getting old. Finding wrinkles on my face, I understand that something is changing in my life. I am growing up and gaining experience. Of course, many girls will not agree with me, they will say that growing old is not interesting. But maybe because I'm a man and because I don't attach special significance appearance, it captures me. I understand that it makes no sense to deny, all the same, old age will take its toll, this is how our world works. But, in my opinion, it is too early to talk so much about old age. I still want to live! (smiling) I like to feel like a complete participant in life.

- How often do you let yourself fool around?

Sometimes I act like a child. With friends, for example, I am quite direct in communication. I can’t be polite with close people, I can’t set barriers that no one needs.

- How many real friends do you have?

A little. First of all, this is Lyalya and his father. Then, probably, the musicians of my team. After all, you can’t be internally strangers and play in the same group. It won't be fair to the fans.

In general, I do not understand how many friends can be. There can be as many acquaintances with whom there are common interests, but I personally can count my friends on the fingers of one hand.

- Do you like to meet friends? How often do you have friendly parties in your house?

No, unfortunately not often, because I almost never go home. But on weekends, close people come.

- And where's your house?

The house where I live now is in Kyiv. And my roots are in Lviv. My parents live there.

- Do you visit them regularly?

Like when. It so happened that in the last two weeks I went to Lviv three times. And before that I had not been there for two or three months.

- Does your beloved travel with you?

Yes, at Easter we visited my parents with the whole family.

- By the way, how are your relations with Diana? (daughter of Lyalya from her first marriage - author's note)

We get along with each other.

- Does she listen to Okean Elzy?

Probably not as much as I would like (smiles). There are songs that she likes. And there are those that she does not perceive. I am impressed that she has her own opinion, her own taste. It is important for me how teenagers perceive my work. She told me that her friends respect Okean Elzy.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk - musician, leader of the Okean Elzy group.
Biography
Born on May 14, 1975 in Mukachevo, in the family of a professor of physics, the future rector of Lviv University, Ivan Vakarchuk.
Graduated from Lviv School No. 4 (with in-depth study of English language) with a silver medal. Worked for two years in music school in the violin class, while simultaneously studying the button accordion.
AT school years took part in KVN, creation school theater was active in basketball.
1991-1996 - studied at the Faculty of Physics of Lviv University (specialization - theoretical physics). The second higher education is an international economist.
1996 - entered graduate school at the Department of Theoretical Physics of the same university. The topic of the Ph.D. thesis is "Supersymmetry of electrons in a magnetic field" (later S. Vakarchuk called one of the albums "Supersymmetry", and one of the songs - "Susy" (an abbreviation for SUperSYmmetry).
The Okean Elzy group, thanks to whose work S. Vakarchuk became famous (he is the author of most of the texts and music), was created in 1994. After graduating from the university, Vakarchuk could continue his studies abroad, but still chose a career as a musician. The group, which successfully performed at several festivals, and Svyatoslav went to Kyiv to record their debut disc ("There, where we are dumb", 1998).
Interested in Japanese culture. Favorite writers are Yukio Mishima and Haruki Murakami. Among Ukrainian prose writers, the style of Kharkiv resident Sergei Zhadan stands out. He considers his musical idols, first of all, the legendary Beatles, as well as the rock bands Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd' and 'Queen'
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk as ambassador good will The United Nations Development Program for Youth in Ukraine takes part in many social and cultural projects. Separately, it should be noted that all the money received from the sales of the single "Funny, brother, the times have come ..." were sent to orphanage in the city of Makeevka.
According to the weekly "Korrespondent", S. Vakarchuk is among the first hundred of the most influential and famous people in Ukraine.
civil position
In the 1999 elections, he performed with some other artists on a tour to support Kuchma as a presidential candidate. In the 2004 elections, he actively supported the opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko at that time. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk was an active participant in the Orange Revolution, performed at concerts in support of Viktor Yushchenko on Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) along with Ruslana, Oleg Skrypka and other musicians and singers.
Since November 2007, he has been elected on the lists of the Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense Bloc. On September 11, 2008, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk announced that he had filed an application for the resignation of the People's Deputy of Ukraine.
Interesting Facts
* At one time, in one of the chats on the M1 TV channel, he said that he was an ambidexter, that is, he was equally good at right and left hands.
* His height is 1 meter 76 cm.
Internet resources
- Fan club of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
- group "Okean Elzy"
- "At night"

Musician, leader of the Okean Elzy group.

Born in the family of a professor of physics on May 14, 1975 in Lviv, Ukraine, in the family of a physicist, the future rector of Lviv University, Ivan Vakarchuk.

He graduated from Lviv School No. 4 (with in-depth study of English) with a silver medal. For two years he studied at a music school in the violin class, at the same time studying the button accordion.

During his school years, he took part in KVN, the creation of a school theater, and was actively involved in basketball.

1991-1996 - studied at the Faculty of Physics of Lviv University (specialization - theoretical physics). The second higher education is an international economist.

1996 - entered graduate school at the Department of Theoretical Physics of the same university. The topic of the Ph.D. thesis is "Supersymmetry of electrons in a magnetic field" (later S. Vakarchuk called one of the albums "Supersymmetry", and one of the songs - "Susy" (an abbreviation for SUperSYmmetry).

The Okean Elzy group, thanks to whose work S. Vakarchuk became famous (he is the author of most of the texts and music), was created in 1994. After graduating from the university, Vakarchuk could continue his studies abroad, but still chose a career as a musician. A group that successfully performed at several festivals and Svyatoslav, together with O. E." went to Kyiv to record his debut disc ("There, where we are dumb", 1998).

He was an active participant in the Orange Revolution, when he constantly performed on the Maidan, on stage. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, as a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Development Program for Youth in Ukraine, takes part in many social and cultural projects. Separately, it should be noted that all the money received from the sales of the single "Funny, brother, the times have come ..." were directed to an orphanage in the city of Makeevka.

Interested in Japanese culture. Favorite writers are Yukio Mishima and Haruki Murakami. Among Ukrainian prose writers, the style of Kharkiv resident Sergei Zhadan stands out. He considers his musical idols, first of all, the legendary Beatles, as well as the rock bands " Rolling Stones”, “Pink Floyd” and “Queen”

According to the weekly "Korrespondent", S. Vakarchuk is among the first hundred of the most influential and famous people in Ukraine.

Okean Elzy, song "Hug", video

Popular rock singer from Ukraine, leader musical group"Ocean of Elzy", Svyatoslav Vakarchuk ( full name Vakarchuk Svyatoslav Ivanovich), was born in the city of Mukachevo. The date of birth of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is May 14, 1975 (05/14/1975).

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk's father is a physicist, rector of Lviv University and Minister of Education Ivan Vakarchuk.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk studied at the "English" special school number four in the city of Lviv. Svyatoslav studied well, graduating from school with a silver medal. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk began to study music from childhood, he simultaneously studied the button accordion and violin. In addition, he played in the theater and KVN, went to sports section basketball.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has two higher educations - an international economist and a physicist. He studied at Lviv University from 1991 to 1996.

After graduation, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk entered the graduate school of his native university at the Department of Theoretical Physics. There he successfully defended his PhD thesis.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk created the now popular rock group Okean Elzy during his student days, in 1994. He writes music lyrics for most of the songs of his group, in addition, he is a vocalist.

After graduation, the question arose - to go further into science or to do musical career? Svyatoslav Vakarchuk chose the latter. And not in vain - the Okean Elzy group began to quickly gain popularity, successfully performing at rock music festivals. In 1998, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and the Okean Elzy group recorded their debut album in the capital of Ukraine, the city of Kyiv. music album titled "There, de we are dumb."

In the middle of the 2000s, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk actively supported the so-called "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine. Svyatoslav performed at concerts in support of Viktor Yushchenko, who was later elected president of Ukraine. He took an active part as a UN Goodwill Ambassador in the implementation of cultural and public programs. Vakarchuk is no stranger to charity. For example, the musicians of the Okean Elzy group sent their income from the song “Merry, brothers, the times have come” to one of the Ukrainian orphanages.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk loves to travel. Vakarchuk calls the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, Queen, Pink Floyd and the Red Hot Chilly Pepers his musical idols.
Among the favorite writers are Gogol and Chekhov.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is one of the most popular and famous people Ukraine.
Five years ago (2008) Svyatoslav Vakarchuk recorded his first solo music album called "At Night".

Three years ago (2010), the rock group Okean Elzy released their new album"Dolce Vita" (seventh in a row), with which the musicians traveled not only in Ukraine, but also in Asia, America and Europe.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk - famous Ukrainian singer and musician. The man managed to become famous back in the distant 90s, immediately after he founded the Okean Elzy rock band. During the existence of the group, Vakarchuk wrote more than one successful album, and in 2014 he organized a large-scale concert in honor of the 20th anniversary of the group.

It is also worth noting that the man has a PhD and was a deputy for some time. In 2005, he deservedly received the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine.

Childhood and family of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk

Future famous performer and the founder of the Ocean Elzy team Svyatoslav Vakarchuk was born on May 14, 1975 in the city of Mukachevo, Transcarpathia. In addition to him, another eldest son Oleg grew up in the family, who in the future connected his life with banking. Father of children long time worked an ordinary teacher physics, and mom - mathematicians.

Soon after the birth of Svyatoslav, the family decided to move to Lvov in order to give the children a good education. Once in a new place, dad became the rector of the Local University, and mom continued to work as a teacher, but this time she chose physics.

While still a youth, Vakarchuk was fond of basketball and music. If most of his peers played football and had fun in the yard, then he devoted all his time to a musical circle, where he studied the basics of playing the violin and button accordion. Having received a certificate, the guy decided to follow in the footsteps of his parents, so he applied to the local university educational institution for a physics and mathematics specialty.

As soon as Svyatoslav had a diploma in his hands higher education, he did not go to look for a job, but went to graduate school. As a result, a man can boast of a good dissertation and even a Ph.D.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and Okean Elzy

While still a student, the guy met the performers of the Clan of Silence group. Since the time to get to big scene it was very hard, the guys performed in bars and restaurants. After some time, the group broke up, and Vakarchuk offered his faithful comrades to found new team"Ocean Elzy". Officially, October 12, 1994 is considered the founding day of the group. After these events, the life of an ordinary boy turned upside down. So that his friends would not run away, Vakarchuk was forced to sing, write songs and music.

Perhaps the influence of new friends changed Svyatoslav, or perhaps he himself was fond of rock music. In the winter of 1994, the guys recorded a demo, which included 4 songs. A little later in the same year, they made their debut on television, releasing their first video clip. The residents of Lviv liked the music and songs, so the group decided to give a concert right on the square near opera house. At first it was hard, but the determination and assertive nature of Svyatoslav made it possible to bring the team to a completely different level.

Since 1996, Okean Elzy has been on tour in such countries as Ukraine, Poland, France and Germany. In the spring of 1998, the team decided to move to the capital, where they gladly presented to millions of their fans debut album"There, de we are dumb." In 2000, Svyatoslav participated in the prestigious rock concert "Invasion", which takes place in Moscow. The guys managed to attract attention to themselves thanks to the film “Brother-2”, which everyone liked. In this film, 2 well-known tracks sound - “If you are dumb” and “Kavachai”, which were appreciated by all of Russia.

Despite the phenomenal success and public recognition, the group made a breakthrough to the desired fame only in 2001. It was during this period that the new album "Model" was born, which many fans consider the best for the entire existence of the group. After 2 years, Okean Elzy released the next disc, Supersymmetry, which went platinum twice. The next wave of popularity overtook the guys in 2005, along with the release of the fifth album "Gloria". Its circulation was 100 thousand copies, which sold out on the first day. The album also went platinum.

In order not to lose his fans, Svyatoslav worked hard, tirelessly. In 2007, an album dedicated to blessed memory Sergei Tovstolugsky. He was the band's producer until he committed suicide. According to true fans, the album "Mira" is the most dynamic and fatal.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk performs the song "Taka, yak ti"

Literally a year later, Vakarchuk wrote down solo album, which included the 2 most popular compositions - “So, yak ti” and “Don't lower your eyes”.

Political career of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk

The artist has a pronounced political position. Even in the elections in 1999, he spoke for the future president Leonid Kuchma. After 5 years, he joined opposition movements in support of Viktor Yushchenko. The musician gave concerts and supported the candidate, was an active participant in the Orange Revolution.

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk about Russia

In the fall of 2007, he became a People's Deputy of Ukraine, though not for long. Due to the workload, Svyatoslav was forced to resign and permanently abandon the mandate.

He also did not stay away from the events at the Euromaidan in 2013. He supported the protesters, organized a concert with the group as a sign of peaceful action. He did not dare to become a deputy again, but all because his true calling is music.

Personal life of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk

Who became the first choice talented performer Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is unknown, but thanks to this relationship, he had a daughter, Diana.

Later, while still a student, he met Lelya Fonareva, who turned his head. A spark flashed between the young people, which grew into a serious relationship. For 15 years they lived in a civil marriage, and in 2015 they finally officially became husband and wife.

Having moved to Kyiv, Lelya became a full-fledged member of the Okean Elzy team. She selected costumes for performances and was responsible for the image of the group members. Despite the fact that they were under the sights of lenses all the time, Vakarchuk's personal life is a closed topic. To various questions regarding the family, the guy answers simply: “I have loving woman and I'm glad for it."

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk today

In 2010, the Okean Elzy band released the album Dolce Vita, and in 2011 Vakarchuk recorded his second solo album Brussels. To promote new project, Vakarchuk decided to go on tour and record 2 video clips for songs such as "Airplane" and "Adrenalin".

The Okean Elzy team decided to please their fans again only in 2014, arranging a large-scale concert on the anniversary day. More than 70,000 people came to see their idols. The concert was held under the slogan "Ocean Elzy - 20 years together!".