Khmara Yevhen Stanislavovych (born March 10, 1988, Kyiv) is a Ukrainian composer, virtuoso pianist, member of the Board of Trustees of the Child.ua association.
He was born in Kyiv in the family of a railway worker and a teacher.
From early childhood he was fond of airplanes and music. At the age of seven, he wrote his first musical composition, which was inspired by a train ride. Also as a child, the boy knew all types of airplanes and could recognize them by their sound.
The boy was interested in astronomy, so he bought a large telescope with his first earned money.
Yevhen has a brown belt in karate.
In 1994-2003, he studied at a music school. From 1995 to 2005, he studied at the Kyiv Secondary School No. 307.
In 2004, he started working in the music industry. His first job was as a musician in a furniture store.
In 2005-2010, he studied at the Ukrainian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship (Kyiv).
In 2010, he began arranging for Ukrainian show business stars.
In 2012, he became a finalist of the show "Ukraine's Got Talent".
From 2012 to 2018, he was a musician of the show "X-Factor".
Award for the best improvisation (2013)
First place in the Dmytro Tiomkin Music Competition
The largest project of 2018 was a large solo concert "30" at the Palace of Ukraine with 200 orchestra instruments and 100 choir singers.
December 2019 - March 2020 - concert tour of Ukraine "In the Language of a Contemporary Composer"
2020 - presented an album for children with autism together with the NGO Child.ua.
2020 - represented Ukraine at a diplomatic reception in Kuwait at the invitation of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the State of Kuwait Oleksandr Balanutsa.
2021 - opened the Nations League match against Spain with the Ukrainian anthem at the Olimpiyskiy Stadium in Kyiv.
December 2021 - concert tour of Ukraine with the instrumental show KHMARA.
In 2022, he released his 6th studio album. He regularly performs with concert tours in Ukraine and abroad. He writes music for movies and TV series.
Awards
2001 - Presidential Award, a scholarship from the Hope and Good Foundation, for special achievements in the field of music.
2013 - Hollywood Improv Award.
2017 - international title of "Yamaha Artist".
2017 - winner of the title "Person of the Year 2017".
Discography
2013 - album "Fairy Tale".
2015 - album "Signs".
2016 - album "White piano"
2018 - album "Wheel of Life"
2020 - album "Freedom to move"
2022 - album "Event Horizon", side A
Singles
2015 - "Astral Dreams"
2021 - "Event Horizon"
TV projects
2001 - participation in the Tavrian Games festival
2012 - finalist of the TV show "Ukraine's Got Talent".
2013 - participation in the TV show "Cube"
2014-2018 - pianist of the show "X-Factor"
2017 - orchestral evening and solo performance on the show "X-Factor"
February 2018 - participation in the television show "Big Spring Concert"
2019 - participation in the TV show "Premiere Evening with Kateryna Osadcha" on 1+1 TV channel
2019 - participation in the morning program "Breakfast with 1+1".
2020 - a story in the TV show "Life of Great People" on 1+1 TV channel.
2021 - a judge in the TV show "Everyone Sings" on the TV channel "Ukraine".
2021-2022 - regular guest in the program "Breakfast with 1+1" on 1+1 TV channel.
Collaborations
2001 - joint performance with Didier Marouani (Space) at the Tauride Games.
2001 - performance at the show-concert "Symphonic space dream" by the band "Space" in the palace "Ukraine".
2004 - performance on the central square in Dnipro at the concert of the band "Space"
2006 - performance at the Kremlin Palace in Moscow at the concert of the band "Space".
2011 - collaboration with Oleg Skrypka in the project "Ukrainian Evenings".
2011 - collaboration with British singer Sonic.
2013 - accompaniment of Oleg Skrypka and singer Valeria on the show "The Voice"
2014 - collaboration with Italian singer Pupo.
Fall 2015 - presentation of the show "Signs" in the October Palace with Didier Marouani.
2016 - collaboration with Alessandro Safina as part of his concert in Kyiv
2016 - cover version of the song "1944" by the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 winner Jamala.
2019 - joint single with the band "Kazka"
2019 - joint single "Miss you" with the band "NeAngels"
Activities
Concerts
Spring 2015 - the first all-Ukrainian tour "Piano vs Dubstep", Znamenie show at the October Palace
Spring 2017 - The Wheel of Life show at the October Palace
December 2018 - the largest solo concert "30" at the Palace Ukraine.
December 2019 - March 2020 - concert tour of Ukraine "In the language of a modern composer"
December 2021 - concert tour of Ukraine with the instrumental show "KHMARA"
Music videos
2012 - "While she was sleeping".
2013 - "Magic Hours"
2017 - "Nocturne"
2017 - "Tenderness"
2017 - "Pianist in a ghost town", a video work dedicated to the city of Pripyat
2017 - "Congratulations to Ukraine on the 26th Anniversary of Independence", a video work dedicated to the Independence Day of Ukraine.
2018 - "LIFELINE", a video work dedicated to the "Amazing Country" project.
2018 - a series of video clips filmed as part of the Open Ukraine movement - "Znamenie" and "The Wheel of Life", filmed on the territory of the National University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute".
2019 - "Collapse of the System"
2020 - video "Release", filmed in an ancient castle, France.
2020 - video "In the Sky", filmed in the mountains at an altitude of 2,000 meters in the Alps.
2021 - video "Mars planet. First online concert from the Mars", filmed in Petra, Jordan.
Charity and social projects
Eugene Khmara supports social and charitable projects. He is a participant of the annual charity festival "Towards the Dream".
Since 2017, with the support of the Child.ua association Yevhen annually holds charity music therapy concerts for children with autism, cerebral palsy, and various psychological disorders. He is an active participant and volunteer of the Autism Friendly Space movement.
2013 - as part of the "Dream! Act!" campaign, he first set up a grand piano on Mykhailivska Square in Kyiv, where he played his own and world-famous compositions.
2017, 2018 - a concert for children with disabilities at the Kyiv Palace of Children and Youth.
2019 - concert for children with disabilities at the Kyiv City State Administration
2019 - participant in the charity project "Make a Dream Come True".
In 2020, Eugene Khmara and Child.ua presented an album for children with autism.
2022 - during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he regularly holds charity concerts for refugees and the military.
Family.
Wife Daria Kovtun (singer Odara), married since 2016.
Children: son Mykola (2017) and daughter Vira (2019).
In July 2022, a son was born.
