Shelling by Russia during Pivovarov's concert: how the artist sang the anthem a cappella

Artem Pivovarov's concert in Kyiv

On November 8, a concert by Artem Pivovarov took place in the Palace of Sports in Kyiv. After the event, the lights went out due to the Russian shelling of Ukraine's energy infrastructure. This was reported by 'Glavcom' citing a video on TikTok.

After the lights went out in the Palace of Sports, Artem Pivovarov addressed the audience. He expressed gratitude to Ukrainians and noted that he was lucky since the lights went out after the concert program was over. 'It’s some kind of magic that we finished the whole program, and we were turned off. I am very grateful to everyone who stayed,' said the singer.

The lights were turned off at Artem Pivovarov's concert due to Russian shelling of Ukraine's energy infrastructure pic.twitter.com/Gdvpu80iRJ

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After that, Artem invited the choir named after L.M. Revutsky, which had already performed at his concert, to the stage and suggested that the audience sing the Anthem of Ukraine together with them. Later, the lack of equipment did not prevent the artist from performing the anthem a cappella.

The singer's plans for the future

Artem Pivovarov commented on the situation with the lights on social media Threads, claiming that connecting the generator would have taken half an hour, but an alarm started in the area. 'The concert took place, and that's the most important thing,' he added.

Also during the concert, Artem Pivovarov announced the closure of his projects 'Your Poems - My Notes' and 'The Vusa'. These projects are an important part of his creativity, but now he is preparing to release a new studio album, which is a priority for him.

Artem Pivovarov held a concert in Kyiv that impressed the audience, after which he faced a power outage due to the shelling of energy infrastructure immediately after the event. The artist did not leave the audience without attention and, together with the choir, performed the Anthem of Ukraine, proving that he always finds a way out of any situation.