Volodymyr Ivasyuk

Volodymyr Mykhailovych Ivasyuk (March 4, 1949 – May 18, 1979) - was an iconic Ukrainian songwriter, composer and poet. He is the author and composer of the widely popular song "Chervona Ruta" popularized by Sofia Rotaru in 1971, and later covered by other singers.

Ivasyuk was born in the city of Kitsman, Chernivtsi Oblast, on March 4, 1949. His father Mykhaylo Ivasyuk was a well-known writer from Bukovyna.

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 Songs of Volodymyr Ivasyuk 

Category:1949 births
Category:1979 deaths
Category:Ukrainian composers
Category:Songwriters
Category:20th-century composers