Dreams come true: Svyatoslav Vakarchuk performed the song “Hugs” together with a blind boy

Svyatoslav Vakarchuk/instagram

On the weekend in Chernihiv, the last concert of the solo tour of the leader of the Okean Elza band Svyatoslav Vakarchuk took place in Ukraine. The artist shared an emotional video from this concert, where he sang together with a talented visually impaired boy.

The performer posted the clip on the Instagram social network. In the comments, subscribers appreciated their performance.

Sviatoslav Vakarchuk thanked the guests for the warm evening and emotional reception. He added that what made this event special was a joint performance with a boy named Andriy from Chernihiv. They performed the song “Hugs” together.

My solo tour of Ukraine ended yesterday in Chernihiv. There was a pleasant feeling of nostalgia. We often ended our tours in Chernihiv earlier. And I was always waiting for the next tour to go back there again. And returned. Let it be so now. Thank you for a warm evening and such a sincere emotional reception. Together to victory. P.S. It was very pleasant yesterday. perform next to my friend Denys Dudko. And Andrii's performance of Obima was especially emotional, the boy is visually impaired, he is engaged in music and is already a star of Chernihiv, and, I hope, will soon become a star of all Ukraine, – wrote Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.

Andriy and the leader of the band Okean Elzy agreed on this performance back in March, when Andriy's dream of meeting his favorite musician came true. The boy's teacher Lyubov Tyanutova notes that Andriy has talent and an absolute ear.

He often sings the songs of the band Okean Elza and dreamed of meeting Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.