“Stepan Giga bequeathed to be buried in Lvov, at the Lychakiv cemetery,” Sadovyi wrote. “We are fulfilling his last will.”
The mayor of Lvov clarified that the city is organizing the farewell ceremony and funeral of the artist.
“Blessed memory,” he added.
Where and when will the farewell ceremony for the artist take place?
The farewell to the People's Artist of Ukraine will begin at 16.00 on December 14 in the Lviv Garrison Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. At 19.00 a parastasis will be performed, then the farewell ceremony will resume. It will last until 23.00. Gigi's funeral is scheduled for December 15. At approximately 15.00, a citywide farewell to the singer will take place on Rynok Square in Lviv. He will be buried on the 75th field of the Lychakiv cemetery.
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Stepan Giga was born on November 16, 1959 in the village of Belki, Transcarpathian region. He is People's Artist of Ukraine (2002).
On November 19, 2025, information appeared on Gigi’s Instagram page that the singer urgently operated on And He is in one of the Lviv hospitals in serious condition.
On December 12, the singer’s team announced that Giga had died. The cause of death of the 66-year-old artist has not been disclosed.
