Meet Valery Korop

Meet

Artist

Valery Korop

Miracle

"... If you were not killed in battle they would write your parents 'perished not while fulfilling his duty...' And this was most scary."

Contact address:
Valery Korop
Pr-t. Lesnoy 15, kv. 21
Kiev, Ukraine 253166
Tel. (+380-44) 519-78-42

E-mail: korop@i.com.ua

About the Artist

Interview

"We played old pentecostal songs and new American church songs translated from English. This induced me to write songs, for every nation has to "give birth" to its own praise to God and not copy someone else."

KOROP Valery Nickolayevich, born 04/02/60, education - piano class of children's music school and cultural and educational secondary school of the city of Melitopol. From age 15, started organizing bands that played at dances and weddings. After service in the army, for more than 6 years worked at restaurants of the city of Zaporozhye, then at Zaporozhye, Kirov and Kurgan philharmonics.

At the end of the 1980's as a member of the band "Troya", became a winner of the all-Polish festival of youth songs and various rock festivals. Later his love for alcohol and drugs made Valery lose his work, family and friends.

"My life took a U-turn in 1993 when I was baptized in water. Now instead of drugs, alcohol and other questionable pleasures I look to God from the early morning, and he gives me in abundance the things that money can't buy. That is why I have many plans. I hope to record new albums, to remaster old songs that became very popular among Christians, to organize big concerts, festivals, shows, etc. I am also working on a rock opera; the material is almost ready, now we have to make a good quality recording of it, set it and shoot it."

The following albums recorded at the studio of Association "Emmanuel" are available:
"Born from God" (1998) - songs of evangelization
Collection of songs (1993-1997)
"On the Most Important" - double album of praise and worship songs primarily designed for leaders of church praise groups.
Tapes can be ordered from ZAO "Lepta" in Kiev, Ukraine, tel. (380-44)205-5215.

Sections: "Music Box", "Video Hall", "Bookshelf", "Superbook World", "Ark of Salvation"
Headings: Top Ten - Groups", "Top Ten - Vocalists", "Music for the Strong", "Music for the Free", "Discovering Talents", "Children's Album"
Language and character set: Eng Ukr (win unix) Rus (win unix)