Khrystyna Soloviy
Khrystyna Ivanivna Soloviy (Ukrainian: Христина Іванівна Соловій; born 17 January 1993 in Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian-Lemko[1][2] folk singer.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Khrystyna Ivanivna Soloviy |
| Born | 17 January 1993 Drohobych, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Biography
Soloviy was born on 17 January 1993 in Drohobych in the family of choral conductors.
She moved with her family to Lviv and for three years sang Lemko's folk songs in the choir "Lemkovyna".[3] Khrystyna is a quarter Lemko by origin. She graduated from the philological faculty of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.[4][5]
Musical career
2013: Holos Krayiny
In 2013 Khrystyna participated in the Ukrainian version of The Voice – Holos Krayiny. She gets the team of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and reaches the semi-finals of the competition. While attending, she sang mostly Ukrainian folk songs.[6]
2015: Zhyva voda
In 2015 Soloviy released her debut album "Zhyva voda" (Ukrainian: Жива вода; Living water) which included 12 songs (ten folk songs of Lemko and Ukrainian origin and two written by herself).[7][8]
2018–present: Liubyi Drug
On October, 24 Khrystyna releases her second studio album "Liubyi Drug" (Ukrainian: Любий друг; Dear Friend).
Discography
Studio albums
- 2015 – Zhyva voda (Жива вода)
- 2018 – Liubyy Druh (Любий друг)
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trymai | Maksym Ksionda | Zhyva voda |
| 2015 | Pod oblachkom | Yana Altukhova | Zhyva voda |
| 2016 | Khto, yak ne ty? | Andriy Boyar | Liubyi Drug |
| 2017 | Fortepiano | Anna Buryachkova | Liubyi Drug |
| 2019 | Liubyi Drug | Liubyi Drug | |
References
- «Принцеса лемків» Христина Соловій // vezha.vn.ua 07.04.2017
- Христина Соловій продовжує традицію популяризації лемківської пісні // lemky.lviv.ua 25.03.2013
- Христина Соловій — дівчина, що змусила плакати Святослава Вакарчука // ogo.ua 07.05.2013
- Христина Соловій шокована популярністю після «Голосу країни» // 1plus1.ua
- Запис зі сторінки Христини у Facebook
- "* Лемківскій соловій * Łemkowski słowik *". Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- На Гогольfesti презентували альбом львівської співачки Христини Соловій // Zaxid.net 22.09.2015
- Христина Соловій виклала дебютний альбом онлайн // musicinua.сom 22.09.2015