Honored Artist of Ukraine Vasyl Khlystun died of a serious illness

On Friday, January 10, Honored Artist of Ukraine Vasyl Khlystun, who created the incendiary hit song "Guys, Let's Live," passed away. The singer's heart stopped at the age of 62 due to a serious illness.

The tragic news was reported on the Facebook page of the Velyka Beresovytsia village council. The singer's family and friends said that he will always be remembered as a kind, compassionate, and sincere person.

"Our Vasyl Petrovych, our Vasyl, our Vasylko. We have always called our nightingale, the author, and performer of the hit song "Guys, Let's Live," Honored Artist of Ukraine, famous Ternopil singer Vasyl Khlystun, tenderly and warmly. Today his soul has left this earthly path and is on its way to meet the Lord. I can't believe it and it hurts terribly. A husband, father, grandfather, friend, kind and sincere soul! For us, his colleagues and friends, he will always be remembered as a man with a big heart who was always ready to help, sympathize, support, and give a big hug. A serious illness took him away from his family and from us, his friends and colleagues, very quickly," the post reads.

Vasyl Khlystun was born on January 2, 1962, in the village of Kryve, Ternopil region. He became interested in music at a very young age. The artist began his career by learning to play the harmonica by ear, and after many trainings, he performed the song "I'm sitting at the edge of the window."

The artist graduated from the Pidvolochysk Professional Lyceum, where he received a degree in carpentry, and later went to serve in the army. Later, Khlystun worked at a furniture factory. For several years, he sang on the stage of the Skalat House of Culture, although according to his documents, he was a plumber there.

The artist began to develop his art after he moved to Ternopil in 1990. In the city, he was selected for the "Osokory" ensemble from "Ukrtelecom" and was finally able to fully reveal his talent. His compositional debut was the track "Guys, Let's Live," which still remains popular.

By the way, not only Ukrainians but also foreign listeners could enjoy Vasyl Khlystun's talented performance. He toured Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, and France.

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