Ivan Doroschuk

Ivan Doroschuk
Doroschuk performing in June 2011
Background information
Born	(1957-10-09) October 9, 1957 (age 59)
Origin	Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Synthpop, new wave
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, synthesizers
Years active	1975–2004, 2010–present
Associated acts	Men Without Hats, Voivod, Mitsou
Website	www.menwithouthats.com www.safetydance.com

Ivan Eugene Doroschuk (/ˈdɒrəs.tʃʌk/ or /ˈdɒrə.ʃʌk/, born October 9, 1957) is an American-born Canadian musician. He is the lead vocalist and founding member of Men Without Hats.

Doroschuk was born on October 9, 1957, the oldest of three brothers born in Champaign, Illinois to Canadian parents, Eugene and Betty Doroschuk. The family's ethnic origin was Ukrainian. In 1962, after earning a Ph.D., Doroschuk's father accepted a position at the University of Montreal, and relocated the family back to Quebec. His mother became a member of the music faculty at Montreal's McGill University, teaching classical voice. Doroschuk and his younger brothers, Stefan and Colin, are all classically trained musicians.

In 1976, at the age of 18, Doroschuk briefly studied law in the south of France, returning to Montreal in 1977. At McGill University, he was a student in the Film and Communications program.

Doroschuk formed the Canadian new wave/synthpop group Men Without Hats in 1977, earning worldwide success with "The Safety Dance" in 1982 and "Pop Goes the World" in 1987. Men Without Hats started out as a new wave band, but the band's sound changed throughout the 1980s, adding more rock influence and transitioning to hard rock by the end of 1990.

In 1997, recording under the name "Ivan," he released a solo album, The Spell. He attempted to reform Men Without Hats in 2003, releasing what was meant to be his second solo album, Mote in God's Eye, as the band's comeback album No Hats Beyond This Point, but the group did not reform.