Boris Sevastyanov (born 1 April 1983), is a
Ukrainian singer and music composer.
He is known for his songs; ''Thats Baby Ruscism'', ''Grady'', ''Take me back'', ''mom.'' He had cited how his music is being influenced by the
Russo-Ukrainian War
The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then ...
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Biography
Boris started writing music from early childhood. He studied at the Kharkiv Lyceum of Arts, as well as secondary schools No. 111 and No. 152. He studied composition and playing the piano since childhood. In 2003, he graduated from the Kharkiv Music School (specialty "Theory of Music", composition - Volodymyr Ptushkin's class). In 2008, he graduated from
Ivan Kotlyarevsky Kharkiv State University of Arts (conservatory) majoring in "Composition" (Volodymyr Zolotukhin's class).
In 2010-2012, he worked as an arranger of the
Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University () is a self-governing state higher law educational establishment of the IV level of accreditation, a national university, located in Kharkiv, Ukraine, named after Yaroslav the Wise. National Law Univers ...
Wind Orchestra. In 2012-2015, he collaborated as an arranger with the symphony orchestra "Virtuosos of Slobozhanshchyna".
Since the summer of 2014, he regularly travels to the
ATO zone
Anti-Terrorist Operation Zone (), or ATO zone (), was a term used by the media, public, the government of Ukraine, and the OSCE and other foreign institutions to identify Ukrainian territory of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions (oblasts) under the c ...
as a volunteer and author-performer, and has given about 600 concerts for military and civilian audiences. Participates in many charity concerts and festivals. The author of the music for the song "Prayer" (the author of the poetic text is Dzvinka Torokhtushko), which is considered the unofficial hymn of modern military chaplains.
In September 2017, he published the novel "Monk", the events of which take place in the ATO zone and modern Kharkiv. In 2020, the NAONI orchestra performed Boris's instrumental piece "Morning Rain".
In May 2021, the musical "The Chronicles of Narnia. The mystery of the Easter code" was staged in Kharkiv. In September 2023, the musical "PinocchiA" was staged at the
Kyiv Opera
The Kyiv Opera group in Ukraine was formally established in the summer of 1867, and is the third oldest opera in Ukraine, after Odesa Opera and Lviv Opera.
The Kyiv Opera Company perform Kyiv Opera House, named after Taras Shevchenko.
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Among the works are piano and viola concertos, a symphony, instrumental and vocal works. He repeatedly performed as a pianist-performer of his own works. Author of music for documentaries and movies (Ukraine, Russia, Germany, USA), TV shows, computer games, author of songs and arrangements. He recorded joint songs with the groups TaRUTA,
Haydamaki, P@p@ Karlo, with singer Ivan Ganzera, poet Dmytro Lazutkin. The author of the anthem of
FC Metalist fans (Kharkiv) "We are fans of Metalist".
Founder of the Online School of Composition and Arrangement.
By Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 336/2016 of August 19, 2016, he was awarded the jubilee medal "25 years of independence of Ukraine".
Wife - cellist Yulia Sevastyanova. Daughter — Dana, born in 2016.
Discography
Albums
* ''Thats Baby Ruscism'' (2014)
* ''Romantic piano music'' (2019)
* ''Epic Uplifting Music'' (2022)
Interesting facts
Several citizens in Russia have been convicted for publishing Boris Sevastyanov's song "This Baby Ruscism" on social networks.
The songs "'Take me back, mom" and "Magadan" are included in the list of extremist materials of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation under numbers 4888 and 4889
References
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1983 births
Ukrainian composers
Living people
Ukrainian male singers