Main points
- Viktor Pavlik dedicated 40 years to the stage and gathered a full house at the anniversary concert at the National Palace of Arts “Ukraine”.
- After the concert, Pavlik's wife spoke about psychological pressure and aggression from the organizers, for which the palace publicly apologized.
How Viktor Pavlik has changed / Channel 24 Collage
On March 21, a grand anniversary concert by People's Artist of Ukraine Viktor Pavlik was held at the National Palace of Arts “Ukraine”. The singer gathered a full house, and the audience is still sharing pleasant impressions of his performance.
- 1 How has Viktor Pavlik changed over the course of his career?
- 2 What scandal arose at Viktor Pavlik's anniversary concert?
Viktor Frankovych has dedicated 40 years to the stage. His songs are still adored by Ukrainians, which is only proven by the enthusiastic reviews of the anniversary concert. See how Pavlik has changed over the course of his career on the 24 Channel website.
How has Viktor Pavlik changed over the course of his career?
Viktor Pavlik is from the city of Terebovlya, Ternopil region. He has been fond of music since childhood. In 1983, the singer became the artistic director of the vocal-instrumental ensemble “Everest”.
Little Viktor Pavlik with his sister Lyudmila / Photo from the artist's Instagram
Pavlik is a graduate of the Terebovlyansky Cultural and Educational School (specialty “Conductor of a choir, vocalist”) and the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts (studied at the Department of Pop Singing). During 1992-1995, he performed at the Ternopil Regional Philharmonic as part of the “Anna Maria” group. The group won various festivals and competitions in Ukraine and abroad.
“Anna Maria” – “I Like You” (1993): watch the video online
Viktor Pavlik in his youth / Photo from Facebook
In 1996, Viktor Frankovich released a solo song “Shikidym”, which also became popular, as did “You Like Me”. A year later, the artist presented his debut album of the same name, which, in particular, included the compositions “You Like Me”, “No Promises, No Forgiveness”, and “Remember”.
Viktor Pavlik – “Shykydym”: listen to the album online
Viktor Pavlik in the video “No Promises, No Forgiveness”, 1997 / Screenshot from the video
Viktor Pavlik is now 60, but he continues to perform. The artist's next concert will be held on April 27 in Lviv. He will take to the stage of the Maria Zankovetska National Drama Theater and sing accompanied by a symphony orchestra.
Viktor Pavlik – 60 / Photo from the artist's Instagram
What scandal arose at Viktor Pavlik's anniversary concert?
After the concert, Viktor Frankovych's wife and his concert director Kateryna Repyakhova spoke about the unacceptable behavior of the concert organizers. She shared that she experienced psychological pressure, humiliation, aggression, and threats. The blogger admitted that she was “in a state of severe shock.”
The National Palace of Arts “Ukraine” later publicly apologized to Pavlik and his wife. Representatives of the institution said that the unacceptable behavior towards Repyakhova was allowed by the producer.
Kateryna later said that after one of the songs, the organizer stopped the concert and told the artist that he was “singing terribly.” He said that he needed to call a doctor and inject him with adrenaline.
Viktor Frankovich had just relaxed, started to enjoy the concert, at which point the concert was simply stopped and the absurdity began. They were trying to make him a person who did a bad job and impose this feeling on him… I sincerely feel sorry that he had to work in such difficult and unacceptable conditions,
– noted Repyakhova.
Recall that in the spring of 2024, Viktor Pavlik underwent a complex heart operation. The artist was implanted with an artificial valve. He said that after that he takes various pills every day.