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Vitas (born February 19, 1981 full name Vitalii Vladasovich Grachyov), is a Latvian-born Russian pop singer, composer, actor and fashion designer. He is most commonly known by his first name Vitas, or Витас in Russian.
He first appeared in Russia in December of 2000 with his hit Opera #2, amazing the public with his energetic counter-tenor voice. He has done numerous creative works other than composing and singing his own songs, such as acting and designing clothes. He has produced 6 albums so far: "Philosophy of A Miracle," "Smile!," "Mama," "The Songs of My Mother," "A Kiss As Long As Eternity," and "Return Home." He has also produced two singles: "Opera #2" and "Good Bye".
In March 2003 he also gave 264 solo concerts in places including Russia, Australia, USA, Canada, Israel, Germany, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Belorussia. His solo concert at the state Kremlin Palace has established a record playing to packed house on March 29, 2002, having been the youngest artist to perform there.
He has a distinct unique style in his songs and music videos. He produces music with a wide range of genres. Notably, his video for "Blessed Guru" has a very eccentric style. He has also made a mark on Russian television; however this information provided in English is very rare because he is not very well known globally. On the other hand, he is expected to become more recognized around the world as he is planning to sign contracts in countries/areas such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Vitas's producer, Poudovkin Sergey Nickolaevich, signed a contract in August 2005 with the Taiwanese record company "Avant Garden Records", they planned to release a Vitas album in Taiwan in September 2005. However, as of now (Nov 2005), there is no release of the album in Taiwan, Poudovkin has broken the contract without giving any explanation
