Iryna Bilyk

Iryna Bilyk Ірина Білик PAU
Background information
Birth name	Iryna Mykolayivna Bilyk
Born	(1970-04-06) April 6, 1970 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocal, piano
Years active	1976–present
Labels	mamamusic
Website	irinabilyk.com

Iryna Mykolayivna Bilyk (Ukrainian: Ірина Миколаївна Білик, born 6 April 1970 in Kyiv) is a Ukrainian singer-songwriter and People's Artist of Ukraine. Bilyk is often called the "Ukrainian Madonna" due to many of her songs becoming hits in the 1990s, frequent style changes and influence on Ukrainian show business.

Early life and education

Iryna Bilyk was born on 6 April 1970 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR. Her parents were engineers who were working at an aircraft factory. Bilyk has a younger brother, Serhiy.

From the age of five, Bilyk was engaged in dancing and classical ballet. At the age of six, she started singing in the children's song ensemble "Sonechko". Bilyk toured the USSR with the ensemble and appeared on central television for the first time. She wrote her first song at the age of ten.

After graduating from the music school, Bilyk worked as a music teacher.

Musical career

In 1995, Bilyk performed for the United States President Bill Clinton. She has produced twelve musical albums (including several in Russian and one in Polish), many video clips, and continues to be active in the music industry.

On 27 October 2007, Bilyk married her dancing partner from the TV show Dances with the Stars-2, 22-year-old Dmytro Dykusar. The wedding ceremony took place in Rio de Janeiro.

On 6 November 2019 Bilyk announced a double anniversary of her life, 50 years of age and 30 years on the professional stage, which was supposed to take place on the stage of the National Palace of Arts "Ukraine", but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the show was postponed to May 22, 2021. The President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy was also present at the concert.

On 10 September 2020, a star dedicated to Bilyk was laid on the "Star Square" in Kyiv.

Discography

Albums

• Kuvala zozulia (1990)
• Ya rozkazhu (1994)
• Nova (1995)
• Tak prosto (1996)
• Farby (1997)
• OMA (2000)
• Biłyk (2002)
• Kraina (2003)
• Lyubov. Yad (2004)
• Na bis (2008)
• Rassvet (2014)
• Bez grima (2017)

Singles

• "Tak prosto" (1996)
• "Vybachai" (1999)
• "Krainia" (2001)
• "Anioł?" (2002)
• "Droga" (2002)
• "Movchaty"(feat. Skryabin, 2003)
• "Listya" (2017)
• "Ne pytai" (2018)
• "Ne khovai ochey" (2018)
• "Ne strymui pohliad" (2020)
• "Kordony" (2022)
• "Malo" (2023)
• "Snih" (2023)

Compilation

• Krasche: 1988-1998 (1998)
• Navsegda (2006)
• Dopomohty tak lehko (2006)
• 50 (2020)

Awards

• Order of Princess Olga, Third Class (2020)

External links

• Official site of Iryna Bilyk (in Ukrainian)