Pavlo Ivanovych Doskoch (born 8 October 1971, Khorostkiv, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian singer, author and performer of his own songs. Honoured Artist of Ukraine (2018).
Biography.
Pavlo Doskoch was born on 8 October 1971 in Khorostkiv, Husiatyn district, Ternopil region, Ukraine.
He graduated from Khorostkiv High School, Ivano-Frankivsk Pedagogical Institute (Faculty of Music and Pedagogy). The first and one of his best songs "Falling Star" was written during his student years.
He currently lives in Kopychyntsi, Chortkiv district, Ternopil region. Together with his wife, he has two sons aged 12 and 10. Both have a talent for music. The eldest, Stanislav, plays the accordion masterfully. Liubomyr is studying music at the Kopychynets Klym Chichka-Andrienko Art School. He worked as a music teacher at Ternopil Secondary School No. 27. Due to his mother's unexpected illness, he was forced to go to Italy for 3 years to earn money for surgery. Working abroad helped him to buy good musical equipment and to be able to give concerts.
Hobbies.
Pavlo Doskoch collects musical instruments. In his collection, he has a flute, accordion, piano, banjo, several guitars, accordion, and others. Although he plays the accordion and guitar professionally, he likes to learn popular songs on the saxophone.
Creative work.
He writes in the style of "popular music". He has collaborated with Ternopil-based arrangers Serhii Kravets, Andrii Makukh, and Serhii Rodko. Pavlo Doskoch has recorded 150 songs and 14 amateur CDs. He also writes songs for other artists. All of his albums are distributed by the Ternopil-based Grolis recording studio. He sings exclusively in Ukrainian and live.
Awards.
Honoured Artist of Ukraine (2018) - for significant personal contribution to state-building, socio-economic, scientific, technical, cultural and educational development of the Ukrainian state, significant labour achievements, many years of conscientious work
