Svyatoslav Vakarchuk: music and physics Prepared by Lotysh Tetiana Teacher: Hurs’ka N.P.

Slava Vakarchuk is the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, the most successful post-Soviet rockband in Ukraine. He is the son of Ivan Vakarchuk, a professor of physics at Lviv University and the former Minister of Education and Science in Ukraine. He is one of the most successful musicians in Ukraine and he has a degree intheoretical physics.

Musical career The band "Okean Elzy", thanks to the work  which Svyatoslav Vakarchuk became known singer and composer, was founded in 1994. Sviatoslav was not only the organizer of the group, but also the author of the majority of texts and music and a constant leader "Okean Elzy". After graduation Vakarchuk  can continue studying abroad, but instead he choose a music career.

Okean Elzy 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. Okean Elzy is one of the best-loved Ukrainian rock band not only in Ukraine but also in most CIS countries. In April 2007 Okean Elzy received FUZZ Magazine music awards for “Best rock act”.

The band Okean Elzy was founded in 1994 by 4 young guys fromLviv, Ukraine. Their first concert took place in front of the majestic Lviv Opera Theatre on 14 January in 1995. The band's big break came in 1998, when they made the decision to move to the capital city of Ukraine - Kyiv. There they started working on their first album "Tam, de nas nema" (There, where we are not). The group's first music video was recorded for the song "Tam, de nas nema". This video will always be remembered as the first Ukrainian music video to make its mark on MTV Russia, as well as France's MCM Channel. In 2010 Okean Elzy went on their Dolce Vita Tour, which included over one hundred concerts in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Europe and North America.

Current members Denys Dudko bass (2004–present) Vladimir Opsenitsa guitar (2013-present) Svyatoslav Vakarchuk  vocal (1994-present) Denys Hlinin drums (1994–present) Miloš Jelić  piano, synthesizers (2004–present)

Albums 1998 - "Tam, de nas nema" (There, where we aren't) 2000 - "Yananebibuv" (IWasInHeaven) 2001 - "Model" 2003 - "Supersymetriya" (Supersymmetry) 2005 - "GLORIA" 2007 - "Mira" (Measure) 2010 - "Dolce Vita" 2013 – "Zemlya" (Land)

Physics and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk 1991-1996 - studied at the Physics Department of the Lviv University (specialization - Theoretical Physics).

In summer 2009 he defended his thesis for degree of Candidate of Physics and Mathematics at the Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of the NAS of Ukraine. R & D - "Supersymmetry electron in a magnetic field" . Work on the job was for many years, but due to permanent employment end it was only 2009.

Public activity Svyatoslav Vakarchuk was an active member of the Orange Revolution. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk as Goodwill Ambassador for UNDP in Ukraine for young people involved in many social and cultural proektah. In early 2007 initiated a social project "The book works of man ," which was to raise awareness of the current situation in the country where people are not too seeking intellectually enriched . He founded the charitable foundation " People of the Future ". Initiated and funded the establishment in the city center of the monument to the composer Vladimir Ivasyuku. In December 2013 Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and his band performed during Euromaidan protests

Really talented people can work in a variety of ways, achieving significant results.