Vadim Oleinik is a graduate of the Star Factory show (season 1) in Ukraine, a young and ambitious guy from the outback. He already knew what he wanted from life and confidently walked towards his dream - to become a show business star.
Today, the singer under the stage name OLEYNIK is popular not only in his homeland, but he also has hundreds of thousands of fans abroad. His musical creativity is carried away mainly by the younger generation. Oleinik's songs are melodic, driving and memorable.
Childhood and youth of the artist OLEYNIK
The artist prefers not to talk about his childhood. It is known that the boy was born in 1988 in a small village in western Ukraine (Chernivtsi region) in an ordinary family. Vadim has an older sister. The mother of the young artist went to work in Italy and is there to this day. According to Oleinik, he periodically visits her for a few days.
Since childhood, Vadim Oleinik was seriously fond of football. Being engaged in a sports school, he often thought about becoming a professional in this sport. But the love of music prevailed. After graduating from school, the guy entered the Kiev National University of Culture to become a pop singer in the future. Football remained in the life of the future singer only as a favorite hobby, which he enjoys to this day.
As a student, the guy did not sit still. In order not to depend on his relatives, he began to earn money as a promoter at various events, then worked as a sales assistant.
Thanks to diligence, a cheerful character and sociability, Vadim managed to find a job and make useful connections in the capital. Influential friends in the world of show business, who saw Oleinik's talent, pushed him to take part in the casting of the Star Factory TV show.
OLEYNIK: The beginning of a creative career
Since Vadim Oleinik dreamed of becoming a singer, he signed up for the casting of the Star Factory show. It was easy for him to get on a TV show as a contestant. He had a pleasant, memorable voice, a sweet appearance and a special demeanor. The jury liked the guy and was accepted into the show. During the project, Vadim Oleinik became friends with another participant - Vladimir Dantes.
After the TV show, the guys decided to create a musical group "Dantes & Oleinik". Natalia Mogilevskaya (producer of the show "Star Factory") took up the "promotion" of the new team. It was she who advised Vladimir and Vadim to take part as a team in the second season of the TV project. And she was not mistaken, as the group won.
As a reward, the musicians received a significant cash prize, which they subsequently invested in the development of their work. The first works "Girl Olya", "Ringtone" and other songs immediately became hits. And the guys have gained long-awaited popularity. Concerts began, a tour of Ukraine and neighboring countries, all kinds of photo shoots and interviews for popular glossy magazines.
In 2010, the group changed its name and became known as D.O. Movie". The first part of it denoted the names of the performers - Dantes and Oleinik. The musicians presented the first album "I'm already 20" and several clips. After the rebranding, the team existed for another 3 years and broke up at the mutual desire of the guys. Everyone wanted to pursue a solo career and develop in their own musical direction.
Solo career of Vadim Oleinik
Since 2014, the artist, having significant experience in musical creativity, began to develop the Oleynik solo project. Not everything worked right away. But Vadim was slowly but surely moving towards recognition of himself as an artist deserving the attention of the public.
He did not have big money and influential patrons to make his way to the musical Olympus. Only talent and love for his work led the musician to fame. Now his songs are heard on all radio stations of the country, video clips are being shot. And he is preparing to release new works.
In 2016, the artist won the Musical Breakthrough of the Year nomination. Motivated by the victory and recognition, the singer began to work even harder. And the following year, he pleased his fans with the release of the album “Light the Young”. Its presentation took place on April 2, 2017 in one of the Kyiv clubs.
For some time, the artist collaborated with the popular Ukrainian director and music video director Dasha Shi. The video for the song "Stop" has become very popular in the post-Soviet space. Oleinik invited Dasha Maistrenko, the finalist of the television project “Supermodel in Ukrainian”, to play the role of the main character in the video clip. And the famous theater and film actress Ekaterina Kuznetsova starred in the video for the song from the album of the same name “I Will Rock”.
Other activities of the artist
Thanks to his attractive appearance, Vadim Oleinik is directly related to the world of fashion and modeling. In 2015, the singer was offered to become the face of the domestic fashion brand PODOLYAN. Since 2016, he has been actively working as a model, even twice opened brand shows at Ukrainian Fashion Weeks.
Sport, namely football, still occupies a special place in the artist's life. Since 2011, Oleinik has been a member of the main group of FC Maestro (a team of show business stars). He also holds the position of assistant coach at the Spanish Football Academy and actively helps young athletes.
Personal life of Vadim Oleinik
A charismatic and attractive artist is not in vain called an avid heartthrob. Journalists wrote a lot about his novels and hobbies. Most of his girlfriends were models or colleagues. But in 2016, everything changed. Secretly from his fans and the press, the artist married Anna Brazhenko, who is the PR manager of the PODOLYAN brand.
The young wife was very supportive of Vadim in all his endeavors, the couple was called ideal. But in 2020, information appeared in the media about the breakup of relations and the subsequent divorce. Soon this news was confirmed by Vadim Oleinik. According to the artist, now he is completely devoted to creativity and again in search of a muse.
