Myroslav Dzhonovych Kuvaldin ( uk, Мирослав Джонович Кувалдін, translit=Myroslav Dzhonovych Kuvaldin; born 19 January 1975) is a Ukrainian singer of
Nigerian
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British jour ...
origin,
songwriter and television presenter. He is the founder and lead vocalist of the
reggae
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band
The VYO.
Early life
Kuvaldin's father is from Nigeria, who lived in Ukraine while studying in the
Zaporizhzhia State Medical University. After graduation he returned to Nigeria and Kuvaldin was raised by his mother.
In 1979 Kuvaldin moved to
Kobeliaky, Ukraine. He studied first in the
Poltava National Pedagogical University, later in a Kharkiv university (speciality "Director of performance and mass events"), later in a Kyiv university, and finally in the Institute of practical psychology.
Career and The VYO
Kuvaldin and Ukrainian guitarist Sergey Pidkaura founded the band The VYO in
Kobeliaky in 1991. In 1995 The VYO won the third place at the all-Ukrainian song festival
Chervona Ruta. In 1997 the band signed a contract with an
art agency "Terytoriia A". They had been placed in
rotation
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on the national television and reached the peak of their popularity.
In 2000 Kuvaldin started a career of a
TV host
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for the channel
M1, and The VYO announced an official disband.
On 21 August 2008, the band reunited and released a new album "Ganja".
During the
Euromaidan
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in 2013, Kuvaldin and The VYO supported protesters.
On 10 February 2018, The VYO participated in
the Ukrainian national semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
In May 2018 Kuvaldin recorded a video message in support of Ukrainian filmmaker and activist
Oleh Sentsov
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detained in Russia.
Discography
Albums
Singles
Personal life
Kuvaldin is married to Liliya Pavlyk-Kuvaldina, a back-vocalist of the band
Braty Hadiukiny
Braty Hadiukiny ( uk, Брати Гадюкіни), or simply Hady ( uk, Гади) is a Ukrainian rock band from Lviv, one of the most successful Ukrainian bands of Soviet times. The band's musical style combines different genres such as rock'n'r ...
, and has two sons.
External links
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BBC World Service - African Perspective, Myroslav Kuvaldin - Part Onean
Part Two- a
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Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board ex ...
podcast about Kuvaldin travelling to Africa to find his father.
References
Ukrainian singer-songwriters
Reggae singers
Ukrainian television presenters
Ukrainian people of Nigerian descent
1975 births
Living people
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