Vopli Vidopliassova (VV for short) is a cult Ukrainian rock band founded in Kyiv in 1986. Its permanent leader is the singer, accordionist, and frontman Oleh Skrypka. The band was among the first to fuse the energy of punk and rock'n'roll with Ukrainian folk song, language, and humour, becoming a symbol of the national cultural revival.
VV's songs — “Tantsi,” “Vesna,” “Buly na seli,” “Halyu, pryidy” — entered the golden fund of Ukrainian music and remain popular across several generations. Oleh Skrypka is also the founder of the “Kraina Mriy” (Land of Dreams) festival, which promotes authentic folklore. The band's work proved that the Ukrainian language and tradition can sound modern, bold, and fiery, inspiring a whole wave of Ukrainian-language performers.
