DREVO

Drevo

Maksym Derevyanchuk

Date of birth – December 31, 1993

City – Varash (Ukraine)

Language – Ukrainian

Genre - rock, pop-rock

The history of the artist's formation

DREVO (real name – Maksym Derevyanchuk) – Ukrainian singer with a unique timbre, songwriter. Finalist of the National Selection for Eurovision-2024. He plunged headlong into the music industry about two years ago, although he had been singing since childhood. Maksym's young years were spent in the city of Varash, Rivne region. Already at that time, the guy went on stage, participating in various events. However, he was not professionally engaged in creativity: he was more interested in football. Later he bought a guitar and began to compose his own songs.

There was an obvious transition from sports to music. And over time it became clear: the changes were for the better. However, choosing a future profession, the young artist stopped at the specialty "Automation and computer-integrated technologies". Maxim entered the Kyiv Polytechnic University on a budget and even went to graduate school. But he studied without enthusiasm and pleasure. He simply understood: sometimes you need to take and do things that you don't really like.

Creative path

At the beginning of DREVO's career, the audience noted the special timbre of the performer's voice, calling it bardic. Maxim was tried to be compared with some musicians, but the artist himself denied such theories and did not consider himself a bard. He associated the emergence of various rumors with the lack of detailed information about himself. At the same time, Derevyanchuk admits to a certain influence of the music of other groups. After all, he himself creates mainly guitar music, so he usually listens to famous rock bands, of which there are actually a lot.

The first tracks of DREVO were lyrical, as the author notes. But modern works are already created in a different genre. This is a successful combination of modern rock and folk elements, which makes Drevo's songs authentic and unique. Maksym created the first tracks independently: starting with sound recording and ending with the filming of video clips. The accumulated experience and the desire to gain wider popularity and recognition from a larger number of fans led the artist to the National Selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. The artist took part in the selection with the song Endless Chain, which combined rock sound and nostalgia from 8-bit games, reminiscent of the times of pixel graphics. As a result of the vote, Drevo took 9th place in the final.

It should be noted that in 2024 this was not the artist's debut at Eurovision. The first attempt took place a year earlier. Maxim prepared the track Life in Reverse, which was included in the longlist. The musician did not reach the final, but received positive feedback from the producer of the contest, Dmitry Shurov. Maxim even developed friendly relations with the star. Shurov invited the young musician to perform at his live show and even played the drums when DREVO was on stage. This was a very important event in the career of the aspiring performer. Maxim highly appreciated the support of his wise mentor.

Artist's style and development

Now Maxim has not only video clips that are successfully taking off on YouTube, like the millionaire "Samolitom", but also a professional team. Work is underway to create new hits in the studio and cooperation with the producer continues successfully. At the same time, the artist calls the promotion of creativity in social networks an important component of success. Maxim uses the possibilities of the Internet to advertise new products. But he admits that not only activity on the network matters, but also the quality of the music you create. After all, doing something and doing something that people really want to hear are different things. And success and replenishing the army of fans is a long-term story.

The artist does not consider talent shows to be a good tool for popularizing his songs. Instead, he sees potential in TikTok and Instagram. It is there that new video clips and recordings of Maksym Derevyanchuk's performances appear. Interestingly, the musician also posts the reactions to his singing of his family members, friends, and girlfriend. The modern Ukrainian scene is full of new names, but DREVO is not worried about competition. The singer is sure that everyone's music is special. Therefore, the listener chooses what he likes.

Currently, Maksym Derevyanchuk is completely immersed in creativity. His debut with the first solo concert in Kyiv took place in October 2024. DREVO also announced a tour of Ukrainian cities. The artist's tours in the winter and spring of 2025 will cover Dnipro, Chernivtsi and Lviv. Meanwhile, the singer's hits continue to gain a huge number of listenings on popular streaming platforms, and the number of video views consistently exceeds a million. Maksym believes that he still has time to grow up for the album. But it seems that he will not have long to wait for this. At least the boundless charisma and unique timbre of the artist are actively provoking the growth of the musician's popularity.

Famous singles by DREVO:

• "Visiting the temple";
• "Swallow";
• "Plane";
• "Life is Debauched";
• "Race" and others;

Interesting facts about the artist:

• the performer independently creates tracks despite the lack of musical education;
• The stage name comes from the musician's last name - Derevyanchuk;
• In his work, Maxim is most influenced by his environment, external factors (what he does, what music he listens to);
• almost all compositions were created in the musician's small homeland;
• The singer has a positive attitude towards hate and believes that the greater the success, the more active the haters become.

Drevo is only at the beginning of a long journey. With each new release, he opens up new horizons and boundaries for Ukrainian music, expanding his circle of fans. The young and promising artist continues to develop a unique style and introduce new creative ideas, which, without a doubt, will become an important part of modern Ukrainian culture.