Nazariy Yaremchuk is one of the most beloved Ukrainian singers, whose warm, ringing tenor became the voice of a whole era of Ukrainian pop. He was born in Bukovina, and his entire body of work is imbued with Carpathian colour and love for his native land.
With the vocal-instrumental ensemble “Smerichka” (founded by Levko Dutkivsky), Yaremchuk and Vasyl Zinkevych turned into nationwide hits the songs of Volodymyr Ivasyuk — “Chervona Ruta” and “Vodohrai.” His voice was known in every home; he sang of love, his native land, mother, and fidelity. Yaremchuk died early, at 43, but remained in the nation's memory as a bright symbol of the Ukrainian song tradition — sincere, lyrical, and deeply national.
