Biography for SHAMAN (??????)

Yaroslav Yuryevich Dronov (??????? ??????? ??????; born November 22, 1991), better known by his stage name Shaman, is a Russian singer-songwriter and music producer. He is well known for writing and producing pop and rock music. His style mixes contemporary music, ethnic singing and unique vocal techniques. He performed on Faktor A (the Russian version of The X Factor) in 2013 and the Russian version of The Voice in 2014. His 2022 single "Rise Up" (Russian: ???????; romanized: Vstanem), amassed 46 million views on YouTube and was featured on the Russian state channel Russia-1. The song was dedicated to Russian war heroes of the Great Patriotic War, a term for World War II in the USSR and Russia. Shaman was voted the second best Russian singer of 2022 in a poll by the state-owned Russian Public Opinion Research Center.

He is best known for his song ? ??????? (I'm Russian). The song became a pop-culture phenomenon in Russia.

Shaman supported the Special Military Operation in Ukraine, and was invited to speak and perform at government-organized events.

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