Shaman (singer)

Yaroslav Yuryevich Dronov (Russian: Ярослав Юрьевич Дронов; born November 22, 1991), better known by his stage name Shaman, is a Russian singer-songwriter and music producer. He is well known for writing and producing pop and rock music. His style mixes contemporary music, ethnic singing and unique vocal techniques. He performed on Faktor A (the Russian version of The X Factor) in 2013 and the Russian version of The Voice in 2014. His 2022 single "Rise Up" (Russian: Встанем; romanized: Vstanem), amassed 43 million views on YouTube and was featured on the Russian state channel Russia-1.[1] The song was dedicated to Russian war heroes of the Great Patriotic War, a term for World War II in the USSR and Russia.[2] Shaman was voted the second best Russian singer of 2022 in a poll by the state-owned Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VTsIOM).[3]

Shaman
Shaman in 2022
Born
Yaroslav Yuryevich Dronov

(1991-11-22)November 22, 1991 (age 31)
Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
Years active2013–present
Children1

He is best known for his song I'm Russian (Russian: Я русский, romanized: Ya russkiy).[4] The song became a pop-culture phenomenon in Russia but was ridiculed on Russian social media.[5]

Shaman supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and was invited to speak and perform at government-organized events.[6]

See also

References
  1. «Встанем». Новая песня, обращенная в историю // Вести.ру, 27 июня 2022
  2. «Встанем». Новая песня, обращенная в историю // Вести.ру, 27 июня 2022
  3. Россияне назвали лучших певцов и актеров 2022 года // ТАСС, 1 ноября 2022
  4. "Клип «Я русский» певца SHAMAN набрал больше двух миллионов просмотров за пару дней (показываем)" [Music video "I'm Russian" by singer SHAMAN got more than two million views in a couple of days]. Maxim.
  5. "«Я узкий». Как в Госдуме и на YouTube отреагировали на пародию Гудкова" ["I'm narrow". How Gosduma and YouTube reacted to Gudkov's parody]. RBC.
  6. "Власти пытаются приучить россиян гордиться войной". Meduza (in Russian). 25 December 2022.
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