Pavlo Dvorsky
Born in the Bukovyna region, Dvorsky rose to notability after he started singing in the popular Ukrainian ensemble Smerichka in 1976.Initially working as a backing vocalist to Nazariy Yaremchuk, Dvorsky developed himself as a solo performer and a songwriter within the ensemble.In 1976 he was invited to the vocal-instrumental ensemble Smerichka replacing Vasyl Zinkevych and becoming supporting vocal for Nazariy Yaremchuk, while staying in his shadow for sometime.In 1979 there appeared the first songs of Pavlo Dvorsky - Stozhary[1] and Poppy flowers for the son which was commemorated to Volodymyr Ivasyuk.After arriving back home he called Mykola Bakay and told him that he has a melody and the first words Smerekova khata, batkivsky porih... (A pine-tree house, the father's doorstep...).