Vitas (Vitaly Grachev)

Vitas (Vitaly Grachev) is a famous pop singer who conquered the audience with an extraordinary falsetto, songwriter, composer, actor. The year of birth is 1979.

Childhood years

Vitaly was born in Latvia, in the city of Daugavpils, but he did not live there very long. Very soon, the boy's family moved to Odessa, so the artist considers himself a Ukrainian rather than a Latvian by nationality. By the way, Vitas is by no means a pseudonym, that's how the singer's name sounds in Latvian.

The boy was interested in music from an early age, although his parents predicted a completely different future for him. The father saw his son as a famous football player, the grandfather wanted his grandson to become a career soldier. Vitas himself grew up with a creative nature. He enjoyed playing the accordion, studying in a theater group, taking vocal lessons, and drawing.

A person shrouded in mystery

After finishing 9th grade, Vitaly decided that studying at school was enough for him, and went to conquer Moscow. While still in Odessa, he met his future producer Sergei Pudovkin, so upon arrival in the capital, he immediately fell into his reliable hands.

The first song, or rather, the video that Vitas decided to conquer the Mother See, was "Opera No. 2". The performer and his producer made the main bet on the singer's extraordinary voice, but this was not enough. In order to whet the public's interest, they decided to hide the details of the biography and envelop them in a halo of mystery. The mystery of the image was given by the "gills", which the singer covered with a red scarf. The performer's voice itself caused a lot of gossip. Some of the listeners believed in its naturalness, but some believed that it could not do without computer technology. Perhaps that's why the artist's first tours were frankly unsuccessful. But the producer did not despair, claiming that anyone who got to his ward's concert became a fan.

Whatever it was, Vitas did not become a real star in Russia, but he found his admirers abroad. His most incredible success came in China. There he is considered one of the most popular singers in Russia, and in Shanghai a monument was even erected to the "Russian miracle". It is noteworthy that it was in China that Vitaly tried himself as an actor.

In 2012, Vitas returned to Russia with a big solo concert, having gathered 30% of the audience on TV screens.

Today, the outrageous performer never ceases to amaze his fans. And not only by creativity, although the artist has 15 full-fledged albums and 5 singles under his belt. The most popular compositions are:

● "Opera No. 2";

● "Element 7";

● "Dedication";

● "Autumn leaf", etc.

In addition to performing on stage, Vitas willingly accepts offers from producers of various shows and TV projects. And he also becomes a participant in all sorts of scandals that only fuel interest in his person.

Personal life

The singer's personal life turned out very well. He has a strong family: his wife Svetlana, whom he met when the girl was 15 years old, and two children, a daughter and a son. The story of the couple's acquaintance resembles an action-packed novel. Seeing the girl behind the scenes of the museum theater, Vitaly fell in love with her at first sight. But realizing that the parents of the young charmer and society would not approve of such an early relationship, he stole the Light in the literal sense of the word and took it with him. In 2006, he made a formal proposal to the girl, to which she agreed. Today, the wife supports her husband in all his creative endeavors. More information about this can be found on kontramarka.de .