Yuri Shevchuk
Sign in to saveAlso known as Yury Yulianovich Shevchuk, Yury Shevchuk, Yuri Yulianovich Shevchuk
Russian singer
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1957-05-16 ) 16 May 1957 (age 69) , Yagodnoye , Magadan Oblast , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union
- Genres
- Rock , jazz
- Instruments
- Vocals , guitar
- Website
- www.ddt.ru
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Yury
- Family name
- Shevchuk
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Soviet Union
- Place of birth
- Yagodnoye
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Genre
- bard song
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
- Official website
- ddt.ru
- Image
- Jurij-sjevtjuk-2007-08-14 (18.09.2008 edit).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Yuri Yulianovich Shevchuk (Russian: Юрий Юлианович Шевчук; born 16 May 1957) is a Soviet and Russian rock musician and singer/songwriter who leads the rock band DDT, which he founded with Vladimir Sigachyov in 1980.
He is best known for his distinctive gravelly voice. His lyrics detail aspects of Russian life with a wry, humanistic sense of humor. He is also famous for opposing pop music culture (especially playback performances) for many years. He is often accredited with being the greatest songwriter in present-day Russia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Yuri Shevchuk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.