Vitaliy "Vitalik" Vladasovich Grachyov (Russian: Виталий Владасович Грачёв) better known by his stage name Vitas is a Russian singer-songwriter.He was born on February 19, 1979.
Known for his high falsetto voice and a vocal range of 5 octaves, he has been given the nickname "Prince of the Dolphin Voice" in China. His music is often difficult to categorize, incorporating elements of techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk music.
His 2000 song, "Opera No. 2" ("Opera #2"; released as a single in 2001) has been forwarded frequently via the Internet, which accounts for much of his worldwide recognition.He designs his own stage costumes.DIVA (ДИВА) is the name of the band that accompanies Vitas during his concerts. Vitas has achieved much notability through Russian television, and since 2005 his career has advanced into Asian markets. He has signed with entertainment labels such as Universal which distributes his music in Taiwan, and he has toured extensively in China and several other countries. He has performed duets with many other singers including Demis Roussos, Lucio Dalla, and Vitas' grandfather Arkadiy Davydovich Marantsman (Аркадий Давыдович Маранцман), with whom he sings "Friendship".
His personal life is secret, but there is some information about it. "Vitas has been secretive about his personal life and declines to have interviews about it. Although Vitas and his management have previously denied that he was married, Vitas married his wife Svetlana in 2006. They have a daughter, Alla, born in 2008. In February 2010, during a concert in St. Petersburg, Vitas sang a lullaby for his daughter. In January of 2012 Vitas and his family were interviewed on the talk show "Let Them Talk". In March of that year, a distraught Vitas appeared on the talk show again to confront the allegations of a man who claimed that he was the biological father of Vitas. After much backlash from Vitas' friends and family, the DNA results proved he was not Vitas' father".
ReplyDeleteTo my mind, Viitas is one of the most unusual Russian singers, though I don't like his songs very much. He's got a very extraordinary voice.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with Katharine's statement. His voice is really marvelous, appealing, astonishing. It brightly captures my attention. Frankly speaking, sometimes I can shed a tear.
ReplyDeleteBut I liked this singer))) And I disagree))) His voice is a history in the world of Russian music, we know lots of gossipss about the origin of such a phenominal tembre)))
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