The daughter of the owner of the Ukrainian chain of ATB stores Gennady Butkevich, businesswoman, singer, actress and presenter Anna Butkevich went on an international concert tour with the Ukrainian singer Irina Bilyk. Butkevich’s team reported this to the GORDON online publication.
The first concerts have already taken place in European capitals – Vienna, Zurich and Milan.
The press release notes that the concert tour became a special musical dialogue between singers who united on stage to support Ukrainians abroad.
The concert in Milan turned out to be especially symbolic – it was there that Anna Butkevich celebrated her birthday right on stage. The festive atmosphere, flowers, applause from the audience and warm words from Irina Bilyk turned the performance into an emotional and unforgettable moment for both the artist herself and the audience. Her birthday during the tour was another confirmation that the stage for Anna is a place of strength, inspiration and sincere feelings,” noted her team. As part of the collaboration, the artists planned for March 5 a presentation of the composition “Not you, but me” about love, the power of choice and female frankness.
“This duet is about honesty with oneself and the courage to say the main thing,” noted Butkevich and Bilyk
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Butkevich was born on February 27, 1985 in the city of Dnepropetrovsk (now Dnepr). Graduated from the Faculty of Law of Dnepropetrovsk National University named after Oles Gonchar. She was the author and host of the radio show “Without Makeup” (“Our Radio”). In 2018, she was an expert on the TV show “Give Me Back My Beauty.” She starred in TV series, including “The Female Doctor” and “School”. Anna Butkevich is not married. She has a 14-year-old daughter. She calls herself Princess ATB.
Bilyk was born in 1970 in Kyiv. She graduated from the Kiev State Music College named after Glier and the Kiev National University of Culture and Arts. In 1990 she released her first album “Kuvala Zozulya”. In total, the singer has 12 albums. In 1996, Bilyk was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Ukraine, in 2008 – People's Artist, and in 2020 – the Order of Princess Olga, III degree.
