Khrystyna Soloviy

[clarification needed] At the age of 11, her mother told her that she was a quarter Lemko after she listened to the version of the song "Pod oblachkom" by Anichka Cheberenchyk.[5] In 2013, Solovyi starred in the Holos Krayiny (The Voice in Ukraine) at the blind audition, performing the Lemki song "Gore dolom hozhu".The overwhelming support she received after her first broadcast convinced her it would be "unwise" to turn away from music, even though she had never envisioned herself performing concerts or taking the stage with a microphone before.[11] It consists of 12 songs, two of which were written by Solovyi herself,[12] and the remaining ten are Ukrainian folk sung by Soloviy and compositions adapted by Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.After a break from the spotlight, Khrystyna Soloviy released the single "Yunist" which was later included in the third part of the album Rosa Ventorum.[25]My song is about the fact that Ukrainian culture is super sexy, and you want it not because you have been taught patriotism or something, but because it is strong and seductive.On 28 May 2021 Khrystyna Soloviy released the first part of her third studio album Rosa Ventorum I.[27] It includes a total of 8 tracks, of which are 4 songs "Vtikala", "Krashche movchy", "Huby v vyni", "Koala" and the other 4 are their respective instrumental versions.[29] On 15 March 2022, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Soloviy sung a cover of an Italian anti-fascist folk song Bella Ciao.Soloviy expressed enthusiasm about contributing to the movie's soundtrack, describing it as an opportunity to co-create a project inspired by Lesya Ukrainka's The Forest Song, one of her favourite works since childhood, Mavka also being her favorite figure in Ukrainian mythology.[41][42] In 2018, Soloviy supported the humanitarian initiative "UAnimals" and appeared on the red carpet of the national film award "Zolota Dzyga" in a "Circus without animals" t-shirt.On 20 October 2023 Soloviy together with the band Zhadan i Sobaky released the "Serce" (Серце, 'Heart') music video, which was filmed in various locations in Lviv, including the Church of St. Andrew.[48] Father Justyn Boyko of the Lviv Archdiocese recorded a video in which was adressed to Soloviy and Serhiy Zhadan, where he noted:The moment in which the two girls kiss is obviously "a hint that love is multifaceted."[50] Later in an interview with Masha Evrosynina Soloviy emphasized that despite the scandal, she "does not regret anything," and stated that she believes that one day the church will change its opinion on the music video.[54][55][56] On 11 January 2024 her song "Trymai" with translated and slightly changed lyrics appeared in the Tatyana Navka's Russian ice skating performance without permission.In particular, she claims her music influencers to be Serge and Charlotte Gainsbourg, Zemfira, Kvitka Cisyk, Okean Elzy, Nina Matvienko, Ruslana, Queen, the Veryovka choir, VV and BoomBox.Soloviy herself considers her music to be a "frank alternative" to traditional Ukrainian pop-music, as it "moved away" from the leading role of the acoustic guitar, adding more electronics in the composition.