Oleg Skrypka

Oleg Skripka
Background information
Born (1964-05-24) 24 May 1964
Sovietobad, Tajik SSR
Origin Ghafurov, Tajikistan
Genres Folk rock, punk rock, Indian music, schlager
Instruments Vocals, accordion, electric guitar, saxophone, trumpet, guitar.
Years active 1986-present
Labels Fonograf, Kobza International, BSA Records, SBA/Gala Records, Lavina Music, Kraina Mriy
Associated acts Vopli Vidopliassova

Oleg Yuriyovych Skrypka (Ukrainian: Оле́г Ю́рійович Скри́пка [oˈlɛɦ juriːovit͡ʃ skrɪpkɑ], Russian: Оле́г Юрьевич Скри́пка, Oleg Yurievich Skripka , born 24 May 1964) is a Ukrainian musician, vocalist, composer, and leader of the group "Vopli Vidoplyasova".

Biography

Oleg Skripka was born in Sovietobad (now Ghafurov, Tajikistan). His father, a radiologist, came from a village in the Poltava region. His mother, a teacher, is of Russian origin. He grew up in the Murmansk region of Russia.

In 1986, he graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute. The same year was created the group Vopli Vidoplyasova (VV). In 1987, VV became a member of the Kiev rock club, won the first prize at the Kyiv rock festival "Rock-parade", released their hit "Танцi" ("dancing", or "dances").

In 1990, the group took a tour of France and Switzerland, during which time in one of the largest newspapers of France's Le Monde published material about VV. From 1991 to 1996 years of Oleg Skripka, together with his group, lived in France, and toured the country.

In 1996, returned to Kyiv and since then has been playing many concerts in Ukraine and abroad, regularly visits Moscow. In 2000, VV performed in Riga, London, gave a concert in the Moscow Palace of Youth, after that - a tour around the cities of Siberia.

In January 2002, tour of Israel and Portugal, in February of the same year, several concerts in New York, 2003- speech in Toronto. In 2004, Oleg Skrypka becomes one of the organizers of the festival "Country of dreams", the festival began its history in 10 years after the release of the song and the album CENTURIES with the same name. Under the auspices of "Country of dreams" Skrypka is also engaged in and versatile publishing and educational activities.

In 2004 Oleg Skrypka is one of the organizers of the festival Krayina Mriy, the festival began its history 10 years after the song and the album "VV" with the same name. Under the auspices of "Krayina Mriy" Oleg Skrypka also involved in publishing and versatile educational activities. Skrypka is the founder of another festival of modern Ukrainian rock music - "Rock Sich". The main purpose of the festival - to support the national rock culture. This capital and the only festival where both the three stages heard Ukrainian rock music. (In 2010, "Rock Sich" has acquired the status of environmental festival. And from 2013 - Festival gained international status, becoming a Swedish-Ukraine).

In 2007, Skrypka manifests outstanding dance talents and gets the second place in the project "Dances with the stars 2". In 2009, a group of activists invited to nominate Skrypka as a candidate for President of Ukraine, but he refused the nomination.

He speaks fluent Ukrainian, Russian, English and French.

In 2016, Skrypka and numerous other Ukrainian entertainers lobbied President Peter Poroshenko to ban broadcast of Russian film and music in the country, as well as banning the import of Russian film and music.

Family

Oleg's first wife was Marie Rebaud, which they lived together for seven years. They met on his arrival in Paris in early 1990. After returning to Ukraine, Skrypka met his second wife, Natalia Syd. In this marriage, four children were born: sons - Roman (July 25, 2005) and Ustym (February 4, 2008) and daughter - Olesya (June 21, 2010) and Zoryana (October 11, 2012).

Discography

Filmography

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