Oleg Skripka: biography and musical activity of the artist

This colorful musician received a wideFamous as the leader of the Ukrainian collective "Vopli Vidoplyasova." In addition, he tried his hand at acting, engaged in public activities, and now is an adviser to the mayor of Kiev. His name is known to many of us, and it's Oleg Skrypka. Biography and the artist's career are very interesting. If only because he was born not in Ukraine.

Childhood in Tajikistan

The future musician was born in the Tajik SSR, incity ​​of Sovetobad, May 24, 1964. Papa Oleg, Yuri Pavlovich, having completed his studies at the Kiev Medical Institute, went to work on the obtained specialty in northern Tajikistan, where he worked for ten years. Oleg's mother, Anna Alekseevna, worked as a teacher.

Moving to Russia, then - to Ukraine

In 1972 Oleg's family was forced to leave Tajikistan, as the mother of the future musician could hardly endure the hot climate of the republic, probably because she herself was from the north of the country.

It was decided to move to the city of Kirovsk, Murmansk region, but there they lived only a couple of years, after it was decided to return to their father's homeland - to Ukraine.

The beginning of musical activity

Oleg Skripka began his musical life early. After moving to Ukraine, he began to study music, both independently and in a music school, where he studied in accordion class. In parallel, he himself learned to play other instruments. He graduated from music school with distinction.

At school, the future musician of the case was alsoOK. After the successful completion of school life, the future musician entered the Polytechnic Institute. Around the same time, he began to travel through the cities of Ukraine and study the folk epic and the work of his country. The experience accumulated during this time largely helped the musician in his later life.

The first groups

Performing music together with someone else for Oleg was not a curiosity - even in school years he played in a rock band.

The next team Oleg Skripka gathered in the endhis training at the university. In 1986, a new team was created. However, the fees were low, which forced Oleg to work in his main specialty at the factory "Quantum". Nevertheless, in 1987 the new team won the rock festival in Kiev, and also became a member of the Kiev rock club.

The end of the twentieth century became a star for the"Yelling of Vidoplyasova." Tours in Europe, contracts with the Paris studios of sound recording. Because of all this, the collective was forced to move to Paris to spend the next 6 years of its life there. At that time, the band recorded three albums.

Personal life of the artist

In this period of life Oleg met a residentParis Marie Ribot, with whom he played a wedding. However, the marriage was short-lived: in 1997, Oleg and the group decided to return to their native Ukraine, but Marie refused to leave France.

There, the band records their next album,which was called "Music". The main song of the album is "Spring", which received numerous awards and prizes. At the same time, "Vopli Vidoplyasova" go on a big tour of the CIS.

After moving to Kiev Oleg begins to meet with Natalia Syd, from whom Oleg now has four children. Nevertheless, the couple does not enter into an official marriage.

At the beginning of the two thousandth the popularity of the group is somewhat decreasing. Oleg begins to engage in solo work, and also tries himself in the acting and is removed in two musical musicals.

Currently, the artist continues to be the frontman of the band Vopli Vidopliassova. And his songs, such as "Spring", "Koliskov", "Buli on the village" and many others, are popular and loved.

Conclusion

This is the way of the bright, original Ukrainian musician known to us as Oleg Skripka. His songs are known and loved, because he managed to give them a unique flavor of the country with which he linked his life.