Khrystyna Soloviy
Khrystyna Ivanivna Soloviy or Solovii (Ukrainian: Христи́на Іва́нівна Солові́й; born 17 January 1993) is a Ukrainian[1][2] folk and pop singer who uses Lemko motives.
Khrystyna Soloviy Христина Соловій | |
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 Soloviy in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Khrystyna Ivanivna Soloviy |
| Born | 17 January 1993 Drohobych, Ukraine |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Biography
Soloviy was born on 17 January 1993 in Drohobych into a family of choral conductors.
She moved with her family to Lviv and for three years sang Lemko's folk songs in the choir "Lemkovyna".[3] Khrystyna is a quarter Lemko by origin. She graduated from the philological faculty of the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.[4][5]
Musical career
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2013: Holos Krayiny
In 2013 Khrystyna participated in the Ukrainian version of The Voice – Holos Krayiny. She joined the team of Svyatoslav Vakarchuk and reached the semi-finals of the competition. While attending, she sang mostly Ukrainian folk songs.[6]
2015: Zhyva voda
In 2015 Soloviy released her debut album "Zhyva voda" (Ukrainian: Жива вода; Living water) which included 12 songs (ten folk songs of Lemko and Ukrainian origin and two written by herself).[7][8]
2018–present: Liubyi druh
On October, 24 Khrystyna released her second studio album "Liubyi druh" (Ukrainian: Любий друг; Dear Friend).
Discography
Studio albums
- 2015 – Zhyva voda (Жива вода)
- 2018 – Liubyi druh (Любий друг)
- 2021 – Rosa Ventorum I
- 2021 – Rosa Ventorum II
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Trymai | Maksym Ksionda | Zhyva voda |
| 2015 | Pod oblachkom | Yana Altukhova | Zhyva voda |
| 2016 | Khto, yak ne ty? | Andriy Boyar | Liubyi druh |
| 2017 | Fortepiano | Anna Buryachkova | Liubyi druh |
| 2019 | Liubyi druh | Liubyi druh | |
| 2020 | Vtikala | Rosa Ventorum I | |
| 2021 | Osin' | Rosa Ventorum II | |
| 2022 | Ya tvoya zbroya |
References
- "«Принцеса лемків» Христина Соловій // vezha.vn.ua 07.04.2017". Archived from the original on 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- "Христина Соловій продовжує традицію популяризації лемківської пісні". lemky.lviv.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- Христина Соловій — дівчина, що змусила плакати Святослава Вакарчука // ogo.ua 07.05.2013
- Христина Соловій шокована популярністю після «Голосу країни» // 1plus1.ua
- Запис зі сторінки Христини у Facebook
- "* Лемківскій соловій * Łemkowski słowik *". Archived from the original on 3 November 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- Zaxid.net. "На Гогольfesti презентували альбом львівської співачки Христини Соловій". ZAXID.NET (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "Христина Соловій виклала дебютний альбом онлайн". MusicInUA (in Ukrainian). 22 September 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2022.