Ukrainian bandura player impressed The Voice of Australia judges: what we know about 55-year-old Larysa Kovalchuk. Video

Larysa Kovalchuk, a 55-year-old Ukrainian who has long lived in Sydney, Australia, impressed the judges of the Voice of Australia song contest. She sang the song Caccini & Pavilov - Ave Maria in a mezzo-soprano voice and played the melody on a bandura. Her flawless performance brought the Australians to tears and goosebumps.

The woman was dressed in a folk Ukrainian outfit with beaded patterns. A red necklace hung around her neck. A video of the bandura player's performance was posted on YouTube.

The chairs of the two judges turned to the Ukrainian woman. From time to time, the camera focused on their surprised and petrified faces.

After the performance, one of the them admitted that they even got chills, "Wow! I have goosebumps all over my body. A chill ran up my spine."

What is known about Larysa Kovalchuk

According to the Ternopil Regional Methodological Center for Folk Art, Larysa Kovalchuk was born in the Ternopil region in a family of artists, which is probably why she connected her life with art. Since childhood, she sang, learned to play the piano, violin, and later the bandura.

"In 1993, she became a laureate of the All-Ukrainian Bandura Competition. Later, she completed her postgraduate studies at the Kyiv Conservatory and at that time met an Australian Ukrainian, Oleksandr Buriak, and became his wife. The touring activity took them all over Ukraine and even abroad - Germany, France, and Australia - where she often performed with the Chumaky Choir. Most of her concert performances are in Australia," the source explained the reason why the Ukrainian now lives in Australia.

The musician is still actively traveling the world with concerts, broadcasting Ukrainian folk music. She also often comes to her homeland.

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