Maryan Shunevych (born 9 September 1946, Holoskovychi village) is a Ukrainian pop singer, Honoured Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1989), People's Artist of Ukraine (2010). Soloist of the Lviv Regional Philharmonic.
Biography
Marian Shunevych was born on 9 September 1946 in the village of Holoskovychi, Brody district (now Zolochiv district, Lviv region).
In 1972, he graduated from the Faculty of Music and Pedagogy (now the Educational and Research Institute of Musical Art) of the Drohobych Pedagogical Institute and in 1978 from the vocal department of the Lviv Conservatory (class of V. Kobrzycki). While studying in Drohobych, he participated in the student pop ensemble "Veselka" (director - Orest Yatskiv).
In 1979-1991, he was a soloist of the Vatra Vocal Ensemble of the Lviv Regional Philharmonic. After some time, he began his solo career. For a long time he performed in the duet "Ne Zabut" with Olga Shcherbakova.
In the late 1980s, together with Ihor Kushpler and Lidiia Mykhailenko, he formed the Svitlytsia trio. They performed folk and contemporary Ukrainian songs. In the early 1990s, they toured Canada, the USA, Brazil, and Argentina.
Since 1989, he has been an Honoured Artist of the Ukrainian SSR[1]. According to the Decree of the President of Ukraine No. 128 of 8 February 2010, Marian Shunevych was awarded the honorary title of People's Artist of Ukraine for his significant personal contribution to the socio-economic and cultural development of Ukraine, high professionalism and many years of conscientious work.
He lives and works in Lviv.
Creative work
He is a singer of songs:
"Horses Sing by the Danube" (S. Liudkevych, Y. Fedkovych);
"The First Snow" (I. Bilozir, B. Stelmakh);
"The Moon in the Sky" (folk song);
"Cross the Road" (O. Serdyuk, M. Mishchenko);
"New Year's" (I. Bilozir, M. Mishchenko);
"Oh, you, girl, from a walnut seed" (A. Kos-Anatolsky, I. Franko);
"Ked we came to the map" (folk song);
"Carpathian Nightingales" (V. Kaminsky, R. Kudlyk);
"I am your wing" (V. Ivasyuk, R. Kudlyk);
"Do not forget" (B. Yanivsky, B. Stelmakh);
"Eternal Flame" (I. Bilozir, V. Kryshchenko) and many others.
