On Wednesday, November 19, it became known about the health problems of People's Artist of Ukraine Stepan Giga. The 66-year-old performer was hospitalized and underwent emergency surgery, and is now in serious but stable condition. This news came as a real shock to the celebrity’s fans, because he never even hinted at stopping his creative activity, moreover, he planned to give more than one concert in the near future..

Stepan Giga was born on November 16, 1959 in the village of Belki, in Transcarpathia. He began to show talent for singing during his school years, so he took vocal lessons and playing the button accordion.. What’s interesting is that Giga didn’t even think that he could escape from his native village, but everything turned out completely differently.

In his second year of study at the conservatory, he became the vocalist of the then popular synthesis group " Later, the performer created the jazz-rock band "

A new wave of popularity hit the celebrity after the start of the big war. Stepan Gigi's hits, such as " The singer organized performances throughout the country and did not even rest between them.

" Even after the concert we don’t rest, and often the team and I still work at night: we write the arrangement, mix the song and do the final mastering. I thank God that I have no rest, that I have the opportunity to be on stage for 45 years, to work with young people, from whom I gain energy. And you know, I have nothing to rest for, because I do what I like,” said the artist.

However, sometimes such attention to Stepan Giga also had slightly negative consequences..

This summer, the celebrity gave a concert in the Spanish city of Malaga, where he performed many of his popular hits, after which he faced criticism online due to his excess weight. Some users began to write under a video from a music show: “I would wear a loose shirt and wide pants to hide my shortcomings,” “What about my belly?”? \? "

Before going to the hospital, Stepan Giga had a bad habit - smoking cigarettes. This became known to fans after his participation in the project “Changing a Woman”. However, the artist never complained about health problems.