The musical group Valentin Strykalo became famous thanks to sparkling trolling in a video message to Vyacheslav Malezhik, filmed at that time by the only member of the group - singer and composer Yuri Gennadievich Kaplan.
Yuri Kaplan did everything possible to ensure that Valentin Strykalo attracted the attention of thousands of caring music lovers. A slightly eccentric "character" appeared on YouTube.
The inhibited speech of the main character, a slightly untidy appearance, the ironic presentation of the song of an ordinary guy from the village of Buriltsevo, attracted the attention of users, literally “forcing” the audience to follow the events in the life of the main character.
The frontman of the musical group was able to create the image of a memorable guy. But few people know that Yuri Kaplan borrowed this idea from his foreign colleagues.
An idea taken from a similar video by My Duck's Vision (MD Vision) Sam Nickel.
In 2008, Yuri introduced music lovers to the musical project Valentin Strykalo. At that time, no one spoke so openly about his life.
Kaplan succumbed to his character so easily that it was impossible not to fall in love with him.
Childhood and youth of the frontman of the musical group
Yuri Kaplan was born in 1988 in an ordinary family of builders. Since childhood, the boy was fond of music. In addition, Yura was attracted by the exact sciences.
It is known that he graduated from the Physics and Mathematics School. After graduating from an educational institution, Kaplan enters the Kiev Institute of Economics.
In the first three years, Kaplan studied very well. And when the music began to draw him in, his studies had to be pushed into the background.
In an interview, Yuri admitted that he hoped that he would never need to get a diploma of higher education. What he is doing for a given period of time is more than satisfactory.
By the way, he even turned to his parents. He believes that it is very naive to believe that a child who is about to graduate from school can know exactly what profession he wants to connect his life with. For example, the performer himself in those years was attracted by directing.
He was stopped by the thought that the profession of a film director in Ukraine is unreliable, so he abandoned this idea.
After a successful performance that took place in 2008, Yuri Kaplan, aka Valentin Strykalo, created several videos, where he jokingly turned to a number of Russian pop stars: Timati, Dima Bilan, Potap and Nastya Kamensky, to the Tea for Two group, MakSim and Sergei Zverev.
Success took Valentin Strykal literally by surprise.
After such a successful debut on the Internet, he began to fill up with various proposals regarding cooperation and performances. But, here he was waiting for the second news. To perform, you must draw up a concert program.
The next step on the way to the top of the musical Olympus was the compilation of a concert program. Valentin Strykalo began performing at various festive events, festivals and clubs.
It was then that he decided that he wanted to do rock music. Kaplan started looking for musicians, because he understood that his own strength would obviously not be enough for him.
The beginning of the musical career of the group Valentin Strykalo
Yuri Kaplan continues to perform solo in the Ukrainian "Comedy Club" and entertainment clubs in Kyiv. He finally collects the musical group Valentin Strykalo.
In 2010, the musicians begin recording their debut album. The first disc appears only in 2012. The guys gave her the name "Humble up and relax."
Now, along with their repertoire, the musicians cover the greatest hits of other recognized stars. This mix causes great delight among music lovers.
The recognized musical compositions of the debut album were such hits as "Cheap dramas", "I beat women and children."
In addition, the guys post their work for free on the Internet, which only increases the army of their fans.
Along with the fact that the guys are working on the creation of the second album "Part of Something More", in 2013 the musical group performs along with other famous representatives of youth culture.
In particular, the extraordinary creative duet of Valentin Strykalo and the Russian artist Noize MC became famous.
Such collaborations have always aroused interest from music lovers. The performers also benefited. It's kind of a fan exchange.
In addition to live performances, Valentin Strykalo maintains his own video blog. There he shares his own experiences with the audience.
In the video blog maintained by Kaplan, he shares problems that relate to creativity, personal life, and the political situation that has developed on the territory of Ukraine.
At the moment, the soloists of the musical group are: soloist and frontman Yuri Kaplan, guitarist Stas Murashko, guitarist Kostya Pyzhov and drummer Vladimir Yakovlev.
When the musical group received its first portion of popularity, music critics began to take apart the genre in which the guys create.
The genre of music in which the guys work is difficult to determine. The guys' songs include indie rock, pop punk and indie pop. It should be noted that the musical group has plenty of fans.
Opponents of Yuri Kaplan's creativity accuse him of snobbery. The frontman says that he did not even think of transforming into a snob.
The only thing Kaplan thought about was showing himself to the camera for who he really is.
In 2016, the musical group Valentin Strykalo presents the next album "Entertainment". This disc included not a lot, not a few 8 tracks.
In support of the new disc, the musical group went to conquer the music lovers of the Russian Federation. The guys held a number of concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Personal life of frontman Valentin Strykalo - Yuri Kaplan
Yuri Kaplan is an ambiguous personality, and the musical group Valentin Strykalo is proof of this. The frontman does not like to spread information about his personal life.
Although the network often gets photos of Yuri with beautiful girls.
Yuri had his last serious relationship while studying at the university. Then a girl from his institute lived in his heart. Judging by his instagram, at the moment, Yuri Kaplan's heart is completely free.
The young man leads an active lifestyle and is in excellent physical shape. With a height of 178, his weight is 72 kilograms.
A version is circulating on the Internet that Kaplan is gay. This is not confirmed information. The rumor went after Yuri presented the musical composition "Mom, I'm gay."
On Twitter, the young performer also repeatedly put forward his opinion regarding the legalization of same-sex marriages.
In 2008, Yuri Kaplan lived on the territory of Ukraine, namely in the city of Kyiv. In the capital of Ukraine, Kaplan rented an apartment with his cousin. At the moment, the place of residence of the singer is not known.
Valentin Strykalo in numbers
- The musical group Valentin Strykalo is 3 studio albums, 46 songs and 7 video clips.
- In 2010, Strykalo was included in the Forbes magazine in the top three performers who became famous thanks to the Internet.
- For the first time on the big stage, the musical group performed in the city of St. Petersburg at the Griboedov club.
- Yuri Kaplan can be seen in the filming of not only his video clips. He starred in the video of the Ukrainian group Kamon, in the video "Brunette".
- Yuri Kaplan fell in love with music thanks to the Spleen group. As a teenager, he taught himself to play the guitar.
- The frontman of the musical group Valentin Strykalo does not change his traditions. On stage, he is always with one instrument - a Yamaha FX 370 C guitar, which now costs about 12 thousand UAH.
- If not for music, then Yuri would have become a film director with pleasure.
- The first video clip of the group was shown on the Ukrainian channel M1. The TV channel launched the clip "On the Cayenne".
- Strykalo's song "Our Summer" served as the soundtrack to the film "Arrhythmia" by Boris Khlebnikov.
- For the first time, Valentina Strykalo's song was performed on Jam FM radio.
Valentin Strykalo now
In 2017, the song of the musical group Valentin Strykalo "Our Summer" became the soundtrack to the film "Arrhythmia". Many noted that the film is worth watching only because of this song.
After watching the film, many noted that the words of the musical composition "Yalta, Sail" remained the most memorable.
In the summer of 2018, the Valentin Strykalo group became a participant in the Wild Mint music festival. The festival was attended by world-class stars. For example, Zemfira, Animal Jah Z and The Hatters.
After participating in a music festival, Kaplan announced to his fans that he was going on a creative break. He plans to launch his own clothing line. For fans, this was a big surprise.
Yuri Kaplan returned in 2019. He became a member of many prestigious music festivals.
At the moment, he travels with his concerts throughout Ukraine and the CIS countries.
Kaplan has his own Instagram. Judging by the social page, he spends a lot of time in rehearsals.
In addition, in every second photo, he can be seen in a duet with his favorite musical instrument - the guitar.
