Yuri Loza compared Vanya Dmitrienko to an octopus

Singer and musician Yuri Loza said that you should not evaluate artists only by likes and subscribers. In a conversation with KP.RU, he commented on the popularity of 20-year-old performer Vanya Dmitrienko.

The conversation took place during a large-scale LAB show with Anton Belyaev at the VTB Arena. Loza was asked if the young artist could assemble the Luzhniki Stadium. In response, the musician remembered Paul the octopus, who became famous for predicting the results of football matches.

“Then there was a football match predictor named Paul the octopus. He had more subscribers and likes than any Van Dmitrienko,” Yuri Loza sarcastically said.

According to the musician, popularity on social networks does not always indicate the artistic value of the performer. He gave the example of jazz, which may have few likes, but which he himself is much more interested in listening to than the music of some popular artists.

Let us remind you that Vanya Dmitrienko is a native of Krasnoyarsk. His concert at Luzhniki is scheduled for August 2, 2026. Previously, the performer became one of the winners of the MUZ-TV 2026. Movement award. He received the award in the “Best Performer” category, beating Dima Bilan, Philip Kirkorov, Sergei Lazarev and Leonid Agutin. Dmitrienko also won in the “Best Collaboration” category for the song “Silhouette”.