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Friends! Today is the day of memory of Nazariy Yaremchuk. On this day in 1995, at the age of 43, this talented actor died of stomach cancer.

Nazariy Yaremchuk was born in the district of Rivne (now Vizhnitsa) on the 30th of November, 1951. His parents were ordinary peasants, the boy had two brothers and a sister. Parents loved music very much - his father was a tenor in the church choir, mother performed in a local theater. When Nazariy was born, his father was 64 years old. Dad died when the boy was 12. This was a huge tragedy for the family. Mother was forced to give Nazariy to Vyzhnitsa boarding school. But he was very smart and diligent, sang in the choir. After completing the study, he wanted to become a geographer and filed papers at the Chernivtsi University, but did not go through the competition.

Only with the second attempt in 1970, when he became a singer of "Smerichki" by Levko Dutkovsky, Nazariy managed to enter the university. He became the part of ensemble by chance - left to listen to its rehearsal in the house of culture. Then Dutkovsky invited the guest to sing a song. He performed "Kokhana" by Igor Putka so mentally that the head of "Smerichka" invited him to sing in the ensemble.

One of the most important acquaintances in the life of Nazariy - with composer Volodymyr Ivasyuk. He sang his "Chervona Ruta", in the summer of 1971 took part in the filming of a single-named film. It made the soloists Nazariy Yaremchuk and Vasyl Zinkevich famous, they were loved by all. But along with recognition, sorrow came - at that time Mother of Nazariy died.

In 1972, the composer Levko Dutkovsky introduced Nazariy to his first futurewife, Olena Shevchenko. Then she was invited to become a soloist of VIA "Smerichka". Olena later said: "It was love at first sight." Three years later, couple got married. Marriage was registered on the 1st of January, for the sake of this, even the village chairman agreed to go to work on New Year's Day - he liked the creativity of Yaremchuk. A year later, the young couple had the first son, who was called Dmitry, almost a year later was born second son Nazariy. In marriage Nazariy and Olena lived 15 years. Suddenly - divorced. It became a tragedy for children and shock for loved ones. Olena got married for a second time and moved to Kiev, and Nazariy stayed in Chernivtsi.

In 1975, the legendary duo Yaremchuk and Zinkevich also collapsed. Zinkevich went to sing in Svitazi in Lutsk, and Yaremchuk remained in "Smerichka".

In 1979, during the funeral of Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Nazariy Yaremchuk came to Lviv. He went on the head of the mourning column, along with Levko Dutkovsky borrowed a wreath of white flowers. Although it could cost him a career and even life. But the true friendship that was between these men was worth the victims.

Nazariy Yaremchuk was a brave man at all. In 1986, after the Chernobyl disaster, the singer had visited the 30-kilometer alienation area for three times to sing for the liquidators of the accident. Famous Ukrainian singer Dmytro Hnatyuk said: "I was attracted to Nazariy because of the fact that he was always a conscious citizen and a great patriot of our state, he had a clear position in the pop song. He correctly served domestic art and culture. Each artist has his creative image. He had his own, special manner. He never went beyond the beauty that is in the pop singer. The real was the artist, because he never had any cheap successes. "

In 1987, Nazariy Yaremchuk was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine. He was really popular - his was loved by the audience, and the singer did everything to develop Ukrainian music, searched for new talents, supported many young performers.

Soon came the second wedding of Yaremchuk. His second wife, Darya, was a neighbor, raised her daughter after her husband's death. The couple married in 1991, in the church of John the Baptist in Kosiv. Two years later, their daughter was born, who was named after the mother of Nazariy - Marichka.

And it would seem that now life should be quite happy: a lovely family, successful work .. But the terrible news appeared: Yaremchuk had cancer. He went abroad for the operation, but it was too late. Nazari returned and continued to speak. Live, like all my life.

On the 30th of June, 1995, Nazariy Yaremchuk died in Chernivtsi. He was buried a in the city's central cemetery.

"The song for me is all. It is the expression of human feelings. Without a song, I cannot imagine my life. All is permeated with this feeling: my family, friends, colleagues in work, creativity ... I want to sing beautiful songs that fall into the soul, in memory of the heart, carry good thoughts, enchant the beauty of melodies”, - Nazariy Yaremchuk said. His voice will remain forever in the hearts of Ukrainians. So, let's share your favorite songs of Nazarii Yare