What are we to make of the resignation of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, leader of the 19-member Voice party and lead singer of Okean Elzy, from the Ukrainian parliament? Just a year ago, his campaign seemed ...

As if a comedian-turned-president wasn't enough, Ukraine now has a rock star as a potential political kingmaker. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, the 44-year-old lead singer of rock band Okean Elzy, is set to ...

Ukrainian rock star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has said he is stepping down as leader of Holos (Voice), the political party that he founded last year, to concentrate on using his star power to recruit new ...

It’s been exactly one month since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, and today, one of Ukraine’s most well-known rockstars is joining the war effort. Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, the frontman for ...

Holos (Voice) Party leader and rock group Okean Elzy (Elsa’s Ocean) frontman Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has said that it is necessary to formulate Ukraine’s consistent policy toward Russia. “I call on both ...

Ukrainian rock star Svyatoslav Vakarchuk has announced that he is setting up a political party ahead of parliamentary elections later this year. Vakarchuk said on May 16 that he will lead the Holos ...

Ukrainian Musical Matters writes about Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, lead singer of Okean Elzy band, his political views and political involvement. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and ...

Massive Attack’s Robert “3D” Del Naja has remixed a song by Ukrainian singer Svyatoslav “Slava” Vakarchuk, the frontman of Ukraine’s most popular rock band, Okean Elzy. “Obiymy (Legacy of War Mix)” ...

Sviatoslav "Slava" Vakarchuk (Ukrainian: Святослав Іванович Вакарчук; born 14 May 1975) is a Ukrainian musician, politician, public activist and soldier. He is the lead vocalist of Okean Elzy, a rock ...