Levko Dutkivskiy

People's Artist of Ukraine Levko Dutkivskiy
Dutkivskiy in 2005
Born	Lev Tarasovych Dutkovskyi (1943-04-09)9 April 1943 Kuty, District of Galicia, General Governorate (modern-day Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine)
Died	16 May 2023(2023-05-16) (aged 80) Chernivtsi, Ukraine
Occupation(s)	Composer, director, pedagogue
Years active	1966-2023
Label	Melodiya
Awards

Lev Tarasovych Dutkovskyi (Ukrainian: Дутковський Лев Тарасович), popularly known as Levko Dutkivskiy (Ukrainian: Левко Дутківський, born 9 April 1943 - died 16 May 2023) was a Ukrainian composer, director, pedagogue, social and cultural activist. He was best known as the creator and manager of vocal-instrumental ensemble Smerichka and became one of the founders of pop music in Ukraine. In 1981 Dutkivskiy was awarded with the title Merited Artist of Ukraine, and in 1997 - People's Artist of Ukraine.^[1]