Oleg Skrypka

Oleg Skrypka
Background information
Born (1964-05-24) 24 May 1964
Sovietobad, Tajik SSR (now Ghafurov, Tajikistan)
Origin  Ukraine
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 [ɔˈlɛɦ ˈjurijɔwɪtʃ ˈskrɪpkɑ], Russian: Оле́г Юрьевич Скри́пка, Oleg Yurievich Skripka, [ɐˈlʲek ˈjurʲɪvit͡ɕ ˈskripkɐ], born 24 May 1964) is a Ukrainian musician, vocalist, composer, and leader of the group "Vopli Vidoplyasova".

Biography

Oleg Skrypka was born in Sovietobad (now Ghafurov, Tajikistan). His father, a radiologist, came from Hiltsi, a village in the Poltava region of Ukraine. His mother, a teacher, from small village in Kursk region, Russia. In 1972, the Skrypka family moved to the Murmansk region of Russia, due to Oleg's mother not liking the Tajik climate.

In 1987, he graduated from Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, founding the rock group Vopli Vidopliassova (VV) that same year with Yuri Zdorenko and Alexander Pipa of the heavy metal band SOS and mutual friend Serршн Sakhno. 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 one of the largest newspapers of France's Le Monde published material about VV. From 1991 to 1996 years of Oleg Skrypka, 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 the group toured Israel and Portugal, in February of the same year gave several concerts in New York, in 2003 performed in Toronto.

In 2004 Oleg Skrypka was one of the organizers of the festival Krayina Mriy, the festival began its history 14 years after the song and ten years after 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 an environmental festival. And from 2013 the festival gained international status, becoming a Swedish-Ukrainian).

In 2007, Skrypka manifests outstanding dance talents and wins 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 fluently Ukrainian, Russian, English and French.

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

In April 2017, he was recorded stating that people who don't speak Ukrainian have "low IQs" and should be sent to "ghettoes". He denied making those remarks, but the recording surfaced.[1] On the 22nd of that month, Skripka was called by a Russian prankster, who introduced himself as Arsen Avakov, the Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs. During the conversation with "Avakov", Skripka was grilled about his comments, and also accused the newspaper Ukrainskaya Pravda of taking his words out of context. He did not issue a formal apology until later that night, when he realised he had been the victim of a prank. In his apology, he also stated that the prank call was not a "provocation" against him, but against all Ukraine.[2][3]

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

  • 2001 — Inkoly (Інколи)
  • 2004 — Vidrada (Відрада)
  • 2009 — Serce u mene vrazilve (Серце у Мене Вразливе)
  • 2010 — Shchedryk (Щедрик)
  • 2011 — Jorjina (Жоржина)
  • 2011 — Humanisty (feat. Les Poderv'yansky) (Гуманісти)
  • 2016 — Ukrayina (Україна)

Filmography

  • 2001 — Evenings on a khutor Near Dikanka as blacksmith Vakula (Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки)
  • 2002 — Cinderella as Troubadour (Золушка)
  • 2006 — Terkel in Trouble (voice in Ukrainian)
  • 2006 — Carlson, who lives on the roof as Carlson (voice)
  • 2007 — Milkmaid of Hatsapetivka as cameo (Доярка из Хацапетовки)
  • 2008 — Radio Day as cameo (День Радио)
  • 2008 — Alice Birthday as Professor Seleznev (День народження Аліси)
  • 2012 — After School as Ketchup (После школы)
  • 2013 — My Мermaid, Мy Lorelyay as policeman (Моя Русалка, моя Лореляй)

References

  1. ↑ Russian-language news article about the ghetto scandal, including the recording
  2. ↑ News article about Skripka's reaction to the prank call
  3. ↑ Skripka's apology, in Ukrainian
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