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Vitas
Sign in to saveVitaliy Vladasovich Grachev or Vitaliy Vladasovych Grachov, known professionally as Vitas ( ; stylised in all caps; born 19 February 1979), is a Latvia-born Ukrainian and Russian singer. Vitas is known for his falsetto and his eclectic musical style, which incorporates elements of operatic pop, techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk.
Film & TV
Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, USSR, (now Latvia)
Known for
- Mulan: Rise of a Warrior — Gude2009
- Star Factory2002
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Russia
- Active from
- 1979
Discography
- GoodBye2001
- Опера #22001
- Философия чуда2001
- Витас в Кремле2002
- Улыбнись!2002
- Мама2003
- Песни моей мамы2003
- Поцелуй длинною в вечность2004
- Возвращение домой2006
- Audio Visual Connect Series: Vitas2007
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- Listeners
- 158,167
- Total plays
- 1,730,785
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Vitaliy “Vitalik” Vladasovich Grachyov (born 19 February 1981, Daugavpils, Latvian SSR), is a Russian pop singer, composer, actor, and fashion designer. He is most commonly known by his shortened first name, Vitas, or Витас in Russian. His eclectic pop music is often difficult to categorise, incorporating elements of techno, opera, dance, jazz, and folk (baltic) music. One of his trademarks is his extremely high pitched falsetto, which has enchanted his audience and has contributed to his popu
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Key facts
- Musical artist.name
- Vitas
- Musical artist.background
- solo_singer
- Musical artist.image
- VVitas.jpg
- Musical artist.caption
- Vitas in 2002
- Musical artist.birth_name
- Vitaly Vladasovich Grachev
- Musical artist.birth_place
- Daugavpils, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
- Musical artist.origin
- Odesa, Ukraine
- Musical artist.years_active
- 2000–present
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Place of birth
- Daugavpils
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Native language
- Russian
- Genre
- synth-pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Universal Music Group
- Image
- VVitas.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
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- date of birth
- 1979-02-19
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- Commons category
- Vitas
- pseudonym
- Витас
- name in native language
- Vitālijs Gračovs
- birth name
- Vitālijs Gračovs
- social media followers
- 955000
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Ukraine
- different from
- Vitas
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Encyclopedic overview
26 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- 1999–2005: Breakthrough in Russia, ''Philosophy of Miracle'' and ''Songs of My Mother''
- 2006–2014: Asian success, ''Return Home'' and films
- 2015–present: ''Bit Bombit''
- Incidents
- Traffic accident
- Shooting incident
- Conflict in a karaoke club
- Personal life
- Backing band
- Current members
- Former members
- Discography
- Studio albums
- DVDs
- Singles and EPs
- Videos
- Concert programs
- Filmography
- Film
- Awards and achievements
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachev or Vitaliy Vladasovych Grachov, known professionally as Vitas ( ; stylised in all caps; born 19 February 1979), is a Latvia-born Ukrainian and Russian singer. Vitas is known for his falsetto and his eclectic musical style, which incorporates elements of operatic pop, techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk.
Vitas became popular in Russia and other Eastern European countries in the early 2000s and also achieved success in Asia, including China, in 2005. He won the ZD Awards and participated in many Russian and European music festivals, including the festival “Christmas Meetings of Alla Pugacheva” and others. He performed in a duet with Demis Roussos and Lucio Dalla.
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