Okean Elzy

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Okean Elzy
Океан Ельзи

Background information
Origin Flag of Ukraine Lviv, Ukraine
Genre(s) rock
pop-rock
Years active 1994 – present
Label(s) COMP music / EMI
Website http://www.okeanelzy.com
Members
Svyatoslav Vakarchuk
Petro Cherniavsky
Denys Dudko
Miloš Jelić
Denys Hlinin
Former members
Pavlo Hudimov
Yuri Khustochka
Dmytro Shurov

Okean Elzy (Ukrainian: Океан Ельзи, translation: Elza's Ocean) is one of the most successful and popular Ukrainian rock bands. It was formed in 1994 in Lviv, Ukraine. The band's vocalist and frontman is Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.

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[edit] Current members

  1. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk — vocal (1994-present)
  2. Petro Cherniavsky — guitar (2004-present)
  3. Denys Dudko — bass (2004-present)
  4. Miloš Jelić[1] — piano, synthesizers (2004-present)
  5. Denys Hlinin — drums (1994-present)

[edit] Former Members

  1. Pavlo Hudimov — guitar (1994-2005)
  2. Yuri Khustochka — bass (1994-2004)
  3. Dmytro Shurov — piano, synthesizers (2000-2004)

Yuri Khustochka and Dmytro Shurov left the band in 2004 to form Esthetic Education with vocalist Louis Franck. Pavlo Hudimov also left the band in 2005 and fronts his own band Hudimov.

[edit] Discography

  1. 1998 - "Tam, de nas nema" (There, where we aren't)
  2. 2000 - "YaNaNebiBuv" (I was in heaven)
  3. 2001 - "Model'" (Model)
  4. 2003 - "Supersymetriya" (Supersymmetry)
  5. 2003 - "Tviy format" (Your format)
  6. 2005 - "GLORIA" (GLORIA)
  7. 2006 - "1221" ['Best of' collection]
  8. 2007 - "Mira" (Measure)

Singles

  1. 2002 - "Holodno" (It is Cold)
  2. 2004 - "Dyakuyu" (Thank You)
  3. 2006 - "Veseli, Brate, Chasy Nastaly.." (O Brother, Merry Times Have Come Again)

[edit] Multimedia

[edit] References

  1. ^ Vesti iz Ukrajine

[edit] External links

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