Oleh Vynnyk ( uk, Олег Винник, born 31 July 1973) is a

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electronic pop musician and actor. He has performed in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as a lead actor of several musicals under the stage name OLEGG.

Biography

Early Years

Oleh Vynnyk was born on 31 July 1973 in the village of Verbivka,

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, currently

Cherkasy Raion Cherkasy Raion ( uk, Черкаський район, translit.: ''Cherkas'kyi raion'') is a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast. It is located in the central part of Cherkasy oblast, and the center of the raion is the city of Cherkasy. The popul ...

, of

Cherkasy Oblast Cherkasy Oblast ( uk, Черка́ська о́бласть, Cherkaska oblast, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna ( uk, Черка́щина, ) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center ...

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. He graduated from High School in the village of Chervony Kut (

Zhashkiv Raion Zhashkiv Raion ( uk, Жашківський район) was a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre was located at the town of Zhashkiv. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrat ...

, currently

Uman Raion Uman Raion ( uk, Уманський район, translit.: ''Umans'kyi raion'') is a raion (district) in the west of Cherkasy Oblast (province) of central Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Uman. Population: On 18 July 2020, as p ...

, Cherkasy Oblast). He sang and played the electric guitar at a young age.

Career

After high school, Vynnyk entered a

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department of the Kaniv school of culture in

Kaniv Kaniv ( uk, Канів, ) city located in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The city rests on the Dnieper River, and is also one of the main inland river ports on the Dnieper. It hosts the administration of Kaniv urb ...

, Cherkasy Oblast. Vynnyk's first job after graduation was with the Cherkasy Regional Philharmonic. As part of a cultural exchange program, Vynnyk received an internship in Germany. During the internship, he worked with the Theater Lüneburg in

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, where he continued his career in the performing party "Toska" opera and operetta "Paganini". Vynnyk's most well-known role was in the musical "Les Miserables", based on the novel by Victor Hugo. Starting in 2011, Oleh Vynnyk concentrated on his solo career and moved to Ukraine from Germany.

Political Stance

Vynnyk refuses to perform in Russia, even though he was offered to perform three nights in the

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

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in December 2017.

References

External links

Official website
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