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Yevhen Halych

Yevhen Halych
O.Torvald. Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Semi Final 2 Rehearsals. Photo 294.jpg
Background information
Native name Євген Галич
Born (1984-04-29) 29 April 1984 (age 33)
Bila Tserkva, Kiev Oblast, Ukraine
Origin  Ukraine
Genres pop rock, pop punk
Occupation(s) musician, tv host, dj
Instruments vocal, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Years active 1999–present
Associated acts 1999–2005 – Крути! Педалі (Kruty! Pedali)
2005–present – O.Torvald
Website o-torvald.com

Yevhen Halych (born 29 April 1984; Ukrainian: Євген Андрійович Галич, Yevhen Andriyovitch Halych) is a Ukrainian rock musician, TV host, DJ and the frontman of Ukrainian rock band O.Torvald.

Yevhen Halych was born in Bila Tserkva, Kiev Oblast on 29 April 1984, but the first eight years of his life he spent in Kazakhstan, where his father served in the Soviet Army. In 1992 his family, including his brother Andriy, moved to Poltava, where he has lived long since. Yevhen started attending musical classes when he was five years old. In 1994 he met Denys Miziuk, who was his neighbour and who would later become the guitarist of O.Torvald and the best friend of Yevhen Halych. From 1999 to 2005 they played together in the band "Kruty! Pedali", then they started the band O.Torvald.

Yevhen Halych studied in Poltava Institute of Military Telecommunications (now he is a lieutenant of reserve, engineer of telecommunication systems and networks). During his last years in the institute he worked on the radio station. While working there he understood that the music is the only thing he wants to do in his life. Soon after graduating from the institute in 2006, he and all his band moved to Kiev, where they rented a house. From 2006 to 2010 they lived in this house all together, and it also acted as their studio. At the beginning music did not give them much money, so everyone got a job, leaving not much time for music. In 2008 they recorded their first album "O.Torvald" and the popularity of their band started to increase, especially since 2011. In the past Yevhen Halych was the only composer and lyrics writer, but now Mykola "DJ Polyarnyk" Rayda, who is a friend and former groupmate of Yevhen, is helping him. Apart from O.Torvald, Yevhen Halych also participates in the band "NUDLY" with rapper Andriy Shostakov.

While living in Kiev Yevhen worked on the music TV-channel M1, entertainment TV-channel NLO TV and on the radio station "Prosto Radi.O". He stated about his work on radio stations:

I worked on radio yet back in Poltava. Being a radio host was considered extremely cool, so cool, that even all problems in institute, with traffic policemen and with city administration were resolved by passing greetings to a wife or mother-in-law on the radio. Airing in the morning means waking up early, which can seem hell for much people. But I am a lark, so such regime is OK for me.


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