Bohdan Andrusyshyn

Bohdan Andrusyshyn^[a] (born January 3, 1958, also known under his stage name Danchyk)^[b] is a Belarusian journalist and former singer.

Bohdan Andrusyshyn
Багдан Андрусішын
Danchyk at a concert in Minsk in 1989
Born	(1958-01-03) January 3, 1958 (age 67) New York City, New York, United States
Nationality	American and Belarusian
Occupation(s)	journalist and former singer
Awards	Belarusian Democratic Republic 100th Jubilee Medal (2018)

Biography

Andrusyshyn was born in New York City to a Ukrainian father and a Belarusian mother. In 1981 he graduated from the public communications faculty of the University of New York.^[1] At the same year, he had his first concert tour in Podlachia, eastern Poland, home to a large Belarusian minority.

In 1989, he for the first time visited Belarus and had several concerts there. His second tour to Belarus took place in 1996. Danchyk gained significant popularity, especially among Belarusian language speakers.

In 1997, Danchyk stopped his singing career and concentrated on working for the Belarusian edition of Radio Free Europe.

External links

• Годзе зьнявагі!
• Podcast: Danchyk, An American Idol -- In Belarus

Discography

• Беларусачка, Biełarusačka (Belarusian Girl), 1978
• Мы адной табе належым, My adnoj tabie naležym (It's Only You We Belong to, together with Lyavon Bartkevich), 1985
• Я ад вас далёка, Ja ad vas daloka (I Am Far From You), 1985, re-released in 2005
• Калядныя песьні, Kaladnyja pieśni (Christmas Songs), 1996

Notes

1. Belarusian: Багдан Андрусішын, romanized: Bahdan Andrusishyn
2. Belarusian: Данчык, romanized: Danchyk