Mykola Petrovych Mozgovyi (1 September 1947, Sarniv, Volochysk district, Khmelnytskyi region, Ukrainian SSR, USSR - 30 July 2010, Kyiliv village, Boryspil district, Kyiv region, Ukraine) - Ukrainian pop singer, songwriter, People's Artist of Ukraine (1993), Honoured Artist of Ukraine, Chevalier of the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise.
He was born on 1 September 1947 in the village of Sarniv, Volochysk district, Khmelnytskyi region.
From 1962 to 1966, he studied at the Sidor Vorobkevych Music College in Chernivtsi. In 1969, he entered the Kharkiv Law Institute, which he dropped out of in 1973 because from 1971 to 1973 he studied at the Republican Studio of Circus and Variety Art in Kyiv, where he worked as a singer at the Metro restaurant.
He studied at the Kyiv State Conservatory named after P. Tchaikovsky in the class of Konstantin Ognevoy, specialising in solo singing.
In 1971-1994, he worked as a soloist at Ukrconcert. In 1974-1975, he was the artistic director of the VIA "Berkut" (Ivano-Frankivsk).
Twice he took second place at the contest of performers of songs of socialist countries in Yalta in 1979 and 1981.
He wrote many songs and poems that became popular. Due to disputes with the head of Ukrconcert, Borys Sharvarko, he was not admitted to the Union of Composers. In 1986, he formed and led his own band, Veresen, with which he toured.
In 1986, he was awarded the honorary title of Honoured Artist of Ukraine.
For some time, he was a cultural advisor to the Central Committee of the Komsomol Communist Party of Ukraine, then worked as a party manager at Ukrconcert. Since 1991, he has been a member of the Union of Ukraine, and from 2001 to 2007, he was a member of the Spravedlyvist party.
In 1991, he left the stage and became involved in show business management.
Since 1993, he has headed the Ukrainian Art Foundation named after V. Ivasyuk. He was the founder and permanent chairman of the jury of the international television festival "Song Will Be Among Us", the Volodymyr Ivasyuk Festival of Contemporary Ukrainian Song (Chernivtsi) and the Sea of Friends Festival (Yalta), which hold competitions for young performers of contemporary pop songs.
From 1994 to 1999 - Director and Artistic Director of the Ukrainian State Song Theatre.
Since 1999 - Head of the Department of Theory and Methods of Voice Training at the Institute of Arts of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Professor (2004).
Since March 2005, he has worked as the General Director and Artistic Director of the National Palace of Arts "Ukraine".
In 2007, he defended his dissertation on the topic: "Formation and Trends in the Development of Ukrainian Pop Song" and received a PhD in Art History.
On 30 July 2010, Mykola Mozgovyi's heart stopped beating. He was buried in Kyiv at the Baikove Cemetery (plot No. 49a).
His daughter Olena, for whom he wrote several songs ("White Lilies", "You Remember", "Matiola", etc.), because he hoped that she would become a singer. For some time, Olena was the wife of singer Oleksandr Ponomariov. Her granddaughters are Zoya and Zhenia.
Creative work
She is the author of songs based on the words of Ukrainian poets:
"Enchant us, love" (lyrics by V. Gerasimov)
"Day is passing, night is passing" (lyrics by Yurii Rybchynskyi)
"For good luck, for fate" (lyrics by M. Tkach)
"The Heart of the Violin" (lyrics by V. Herasymov)
"Poplar Land" (music by I. Popovych, lyrics by V. Kryshchenko)
Songs on their own words:
"The land, my native land"
"My first love"
"Memory"
"Highlander"
"For the first time"
"You remember"
Awards
In 1993, for his great personal contribution to the development and enrichment of Ukrainian culture, high professional skills, M. P. Mozgovyi was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.
Memory
Every year after the death of Mykola Mozgovyi, with the assistance of his daughter Olena, memorial evenings are held, where his songs are performed by contemporary artists.
In 2012, the Khmelnytskyi Children's Music School was named after Mykola Mozgovyi.
