History Music / Vitas

* MultiTakeCut: The music video for "Love Me" is made up entirely of the camera panning around Vitas at various angles.

* VocalDissonance: His [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-Jc2ZNcvzI rendition]] of Music/{{Adele}}'s "Skyfall" has the range of a ''coloratura'' soprano. Up to and including a whistle note in the ad lib that he effortlessly pull off [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmu6rkGVS0I live]].

* ThreeSecondSilence: The "Opera #2" music video starts off with one of these.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Chum Drum Bedrum...

* {{Adorkable}}: His character in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6rxu0lrfxs the "Blessed Guru" music video]] counts as this with his space suit and using his powers to basically turn the world into his personal sandbox.

-->-- "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWmfNeLs7fA&list=RDPWmfNeLs7fA#t=4 The Seventh Element]]"

[[caption-width-right:277: Yes, this is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWmfNeLs7fA&list=RDPWmfNeLs7fA#t=4 the same man]].]]

* ApparentlyHumanMerfolk: Opera #2 has him as one (at least, he has gills and spends a lot of time in a bathtub).
* BathtubMermaid: "Opera #2"'s music video casts him as some aquatic being who spends a lot of time in a tub.

* {{Camp}}: The Seventh Element being the most obvious example, his performances generally lean towards heavy stylization and exaggerated aesthetics, although he seems to have toned it down (but not by much) within recent years.

* GlassShatteringSound: "Opera #2" features a very high-pitched wail of dispair, which results in the explosive shattering of all glass within sight.

* UnlimitedWardrobe: [[http://vitas.com.ru/sites/default/files/gallery/9/kr_02.jpg Let's]] [[http://tse2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.M6ff94fbd7e38c929e9b03ad5a8ff9e2fo0 see]]. [[https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H52MAol4mCg/hqdefault.jpg Where to]] [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/25/3b/65/253b65efb27ee4283f63837db28f9c3c.jpg begin]]...

* GlassShatteringSound: "Opera #2" has him taking a very high note in despair, with the result of explosively shattering all glass within sight.

Vitas [[{{UnlimitedWardrobe}} designs his own stage costumes]], which are often [[{{ImpossiblyCoolClothes}} flashy and flamboyant]]. His most notable costumes are those worn during his 2002 concert at the Kremlin including the one worn during his viral Seventh Element video and his "Guru suit." Other notable costumes include his space warrior outfit for the song "Extraterrestrial Friend" and his string of glittering sequined suits.

* Music/MemeticMutation: His New Year's special performance of "The Seventh Element," which supplies the page quote, has become a viral internet meme.

* {{Camp}}: Blessed Guru being the most obvious example, his performances generally lean towards heavy stylization and exaggerated aesthetics, although he seems to have toned it down a bit within recent years.

* 2006 - Lucia Di Lammermoor
* 2006 - Cranes Crying

* 2009 - La Donna é Mobile
* 2010 - Love Me
* 2011 - One, Two, Three
* 2012 - War Veterans
* 2012 - I'd Like to go up to the Sky
* 2013 - I'll Give you the World

* 2000 - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tITWIcNeTjw Opera #2]]
* 2001 - Opera #1
* 2001 - Blessed Guru
* 2002 - Smile!
* 2003 - The Star
* 2003 - Mama

* 2004 - Kiss as Long as Eternity
* 2005 - Shores of Russia

* 2000 - Opera #2

* {{Camp}}

Since 2005, Vitas has developed significant fanbase in many parts of Asia, touring extensively in China. His interest in Asian culture has spanned his entire career with him paying tribute to it in several of his songs and music videos, including "Opera #1," "Tibetan Plateau," "Made in China." He has performed duets with many other singers including Demis Roussos, Lucio Dalla, his grandfather (with whom he sings "Friendship"), and his own producer Sergey Pudovkin.

Vitas designs his own stage costumes, which are often flashy and flamboyant. His most notable costumes are those worn during his 2002 concert at the Kremlin including the one worn during his viral Seventh Element video and his "Guru suit." Other notable costumes include his space warrior outfit for the song "Extraterrestrial Friend" and his string of glittering sequined suits.

* {{Adorkable}}: His character in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6rxu0lrfxs the "Blessed Goru" music video]] counts as this with his space suit and using his powers to basically turn the world into his personal sandbox.
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* ThreeSecondSilence: The "Opera #2" music video starts off with one of these.

Outside of Russia, Vitas has had a significant fanbase in many parts of Asia since 2005, touring extensively in China. His interest in Asian culture has spanned his entire career with him paying tribute to it in several of his songs and music videos, including "Opera #1," "Tibetan Plateau," "Made in China." He has performed duets with many other singers including Demis Roussos, Lucio Dalla, his grandfather (with whom he sings "Friendship"), and his own producer Sergey Pudovkin.

Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachov (born February 19, 1979), known professionally as Vitas/Витас, is a Latvian-born Russian singer and songwriter. His songs are usually written and performed in Russian, and can be difficult to categorize due to his eclectic style. His 2000 song "Opera 2" was released as a single in 2001, coming second in international fame only to his song "The Seventh Element," which achieved status as a viral internet meme in 2015.

He has achieved much notability in Russia through Russian television. He's also had a significant fanbase in Asia since 2005, touring extensively in China. He has performed duets with many other singers including Demis Roussos, Lucio Dalla, and his own grandfather, with whom he sings "Friendship".

* MultiTakeCut: Love Me is made up entirely of the camera panning around Vitas at various angles.
* PsychoStrings:
* ThreeSecondSilence: The Opera #2 music video starts off with one of these.

Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachov, born on 19 February 1979 and known professionally as Vitas (Russian: Витас), is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter. His songs are usually written and performed in Russian, and can be difficult to categorize due to his eclectic style. He has been known to incorporate elements of techno, dance, classical, jazz, and folk music.
His 2000 song "Opera 2" was released as a single in 2001, coming second in international fame only to his song "The Seventh Element," which achieved status as a viral internet meme in 2015.

His 2000 song "Opera 2" was released as a single in 2001, coming second in international fame only to his song "The Seventh Element," which achieved status as a viral internet meme in early 2016.