Bohdan Andrusyshyn (also Bahdan Andrusishyn, , born January 3, 1958), also known under his stage name Danchyk (), is a
Belarusian journalist and former singer.
Biography
Andrusyshyn was born in
New York City to a
Ukrainian
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* Something of, from, or related to Ukraine
* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
father and a
Belarusian
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* Something of, or related to Belarus
* Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent
* A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus
* Belarusian language
* Belarusian culture
* Belarusian cuisine
* Byelor ...
mother. In 1981 he graduated from the public communications faculty of the
University of New York There is no real institution in the United States that bears the exact name University of New York. However, it is possible that such a reference may be used for one of the following:
In New York State
* New York University, a private research ...
.
At the same year, he had his first concert tour in
Podlachia, eastern
Poland, home to a large
Belarusian minority.
In 1989, he for the first time visited Belarus and had several concerts there. His second tour to Belarus took place in 1996. Danchyk gained significant popularity, especially among Belarusian language speakers.
In 1997, Danchyk stopped his singing career and concentrated on working for the Belarusian edition of
Radio Free Europe.
External links
Годзе зьнявагі!
Discography
* Беларусачка, Biełarusačka (''Belarusian Girl''), 1978
* Мы адной табе належым, My adnoj tabie naležym (''It's Only You We Belong to'', together with
Lyavon Bartkevich), 1985
* Я ад вас далёка, Ja ad vas daloka (''I Am Far From You''), 1985, re-released in 2005
* Калядныя песьні, Kaladnyja pieśni (''Christmas Songs''), 1996
References
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20th-century Belarusian male singers
Belarusian journalists
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty people
American people of Belarusian descent
American people of Ukrainian descent
1958 births
Living people
Belarusian LGBT singers
21st-century LGBT people