Thanks to recovered footage, it was discovered that his first music video was that of "Opera 1 (Euro version)" dating to 1999 in Odessa. One of his more notable performances from this time was "Opera 2" at a bar in Odessa, showcasing his now iconic high note.
His dean at the art school in Odessa reportedly hailed him as "a gift from God".īefore becoming famous, he performed small gigs at bars and restaurants in the late 90s (1996-2000). He attended an art school in Odessa from the age of seven, and appeared in various theatrical productions as a teenager. He later said that he had composed at least 1,000 songs by the age of 12. He showed an interest in music from an early age his grandfather taught him to play the accordion at the age of 5 and wrote his first song, "Rain in Tbilisi", when he was 6. His paternal grandfather, Arkadiy Davidovich Marantzman, was Ashkenazi Jewish while his paternal grandmother was of Latvian descent. He is the son of Lilia Mihailovna Gracheva who was Russian, and Vladas Arkadevich Grachev-Marantzman who was half Latvian and Jewish origin. Vitas has Russian, Latvian and Jewish roots. He soon moved with his parents to Ukraine, where he was raised in Odessa. Vitaly Vladasovich Grachev was born in Daugavpils, which was then in the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic, on February 19, 1979.
He designs his own stage costumes, and employs a backing band named DIVA during live performances. Vitas has performed with entertainment labels such as Universal Music Group, and has toured extensively in several countries. Much of his recognition outside Russia and Asia came in the 2010s, when songs such as "Opera #2" and "The 7th Element" (both from his 2001 debut album Philosophy of Miracle) and "Smile!" (from his 2002 album of the same name) achieved viral success the unusual music videos for "Opera #2" and "The 7th Element" have been cited as the most prominent examples of this. Having achieved prominence through Russian television in the early 2000s, Vitas crossed into Asian markets in 2005. Vitas is known for his unique falsetto and his eclectic musical style, which incorporates elements of operatic pop, techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk, as well as allegedly having a vocal range of 7 octaves, though this is disputed. Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachev ( Russian: Виталий Владасович Грачёв Ukrainian: Віталій Владасович Грачов, romanized: Vitaliy Vladasovych Hrachov born 19 February 1979), known professionally as Vitas (Russian: Витас, IPA: stylised as VITAS), is a Latvian-born Russian singer, songwriter and actor.
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