Vasyl Slipak

Quick Facts

Full Name	Vasyl Slipak
Occupation	Baritone
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1974(1974-12-20)
Age	50
Date Of Death	June 29, 2016, Debal'tseve, Ukraine
Birthplace	Lviv
Country	Ukraine
Birth City	Lviv Oblast
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Vasyl Slipak Biography

Vasyl Slipak is one of the most popular and richest Baritone who was born on December 20, 1974 in Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine.

Vasyl Yaroslavovych Slipak (Ukrainian: Василь Ярославович Сліпак , 20 December 1974 – 29 June 2016) was a Ukrainian baritone opera singer. From 1994 he frequently performed in France at such venues as Paris Opera and Opéra Bastille. For his opera performance, Slipak received several awards, including “Best Male Performance” for the Toreador Song. A volunteer in the Ukrainian army, Slipak was killed during the war in Donbass by a pro-Russian sniper near the village of Luhanske, in Bakhmut region. Apart from opera, he was posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine for his work as a volunteer soldier.

Slipak returned to Ukraine and participated in the Euromaidan in 2014. In 2015, Slipak joined the fights against pro-Russian separatists as a member of the 7th Battalion of the Volunteer Ukrainian Corps of the Right Sector. He took the military call sign Mif, a reference to his favorite aria of Mephistopheles from the opera Faust (his informal call sign was Myth). After the war in Donbass, Slipak planned to continue his career in Paris.

Vasyl Slipak Net Worth

Vasyl Slipak is one of the richest Baritone from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Vasyl Slipak 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in 1974 in Lviv, Slipak liked to sing since his childhood. At the age of 11, Slipak joined the Lviv children’s choir group Dudarik. After that, he continued his education at the Lviv Conservatory. During his education, Slipak participated in a vocal contest in the French city of Clermont, winning the contest. In 1996, Slipak received an invitation to perform at Opéra Bastille in Paris. In 1997 Slipak graduated from the Lysenko Music Academy in Lviv and then was invited to the Paris Opera where he became an opera singer. By 2011, he was at the top of his field, winning the prize for best male performer at the Armel Opera Competition and Festival in Szeged, Hungary, for his rendering of the Toreador Song from the opera Carmen.

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Facts & Trivia

Ilyas Ranked on the list of most popular Baritone. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Vasyl Slipak celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.

Top Facts about Vasyl Slipak

1. Vasyl Slipak was a Ukrainian opera singer and bass-baritone.
2. He was born on December 20, 1974, in Lviv, Ukraine.
3. Slipak performed at prestigious venues such as the Paris Opera.
4. He left his singing career to fight for Ukraine in the Donbass War.
5. Slipak joined the Ukrainian volunteer battalion “Right Sector” in 2014.
6. He served as a sniper and fought against Russian-backed separatists.
7. Slipak died on June 29, 2016, during combat near Luhansk Oblast.
8. His death sparked an outpouring of grief and admiration worldwide.
9. A documentary film about his life titled “Vasyl Slipak: The Voice of Freedom” was released in 2020.
10. In honor of his sacrifice, a street in Paris was named after him in 2019.