Volodymyr Dantes is a well-known Ukrainian singer, TV and radio host, blogger, and since the start of the full-scale war \u2014 also a volunteer.<\/p>\n
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He was born on June 28, 1988, in Kharkiv to a family of law enforcement. As a child, he dreamed of following in the footsteps of his father, police colonel Ihor Vyacheslavovych, but eventually chose a very different path.<\/p>\n
He showed musical talent from an early age: at four, he performed the children’s song \u201cIn the Grass Sat a Grasshopper\u201d at a kindergarten celebration \u2014 and became a regular at all school events thereafter.<\/p>\n
After school, he entered a music college and earned a degree as a vocal instructor. Later, at his parents\u2019 request, he enrolled at the National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute” and graduated with a degree in business financial management. He worked in various jobs \u2014 from bartender to installer \u2014 until his life changed with participation in the talent show Star Factory.<\/p>\n