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Vitaliy Vladasovich Grachev [a] or Vitaliy Vladasovych Grachov, [b] known professionally as Vitas (Russian: Витас; stylised in all caps), is a Russian singer. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Vitas is known for his falsetto and his eclectic musical style, which incorporates elements of operatic pop , techno , dance , classical , jazz , and folk .
VITAS® Healthcare is a provider [1] of end-of-life care in the United States. Operating 53 hospice programs in 15 states and the District of Columbia, [ 2 ] VITAS employs 11,000 professionals and serves an average daily census of more than 21,000 patients, according to the company's website.
The Vitas Gerulaitis Memorial Tennis Centre was opened in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. [17] Also, a street in Vilnius is named after him. The song An Outbreak of Vitas Gerulaitis by Birkenhead band Half Man Half Biscuit, from their 1991 album McIntyre, Treadmore and Davitt also references the player, albeit obliquely.
Vitas charged Medicare $652 for each day Maples was in its inpatient facility. Moving patients into hospice-run facilities without cause, and for the express purpose of padding billing, was the allegation at the center of the critical audit way back in 1991. Dunn said no one from Vitas contacted him to discuss the decision to move his grandmother.
The music video for "Opera #2" and the TV performance of "The 7th Element" have been forwarded frequently via the internet, accounting for much of Vitas' worldwide recognition. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The 12th track on the album is an early recording of "Opera #1" which comes from the studio sessions during Vitas' early career in his native town Odessa .
Vitas, O.P., or Wit (died c. 1269) was a Polish Dominican friar from the Kraków convent [1] and the first bishop in Lithuania (1253–1255). Though venerated as a "blessed" [ 2 ] by the Order of Preachers, his cause for beatification is still within preliminary stages.
Smile! (Улыбнись!, Ulybnis!) is a Russian album by Vitas (Витас), released on 11 March 2002. [1] Several songs from this album featured in his Philosophy of Miracle concert programme, whose performance at the Kremlin earned Vitas a record as the youngest artist to perform a solo concert at the State Kremlin Palace; [2] a DVD of this concert was later released.
The opening track, The Star (Звезда) won a Russian People's HIT prize in 2003 [2] [1] and is one of Vitas' most popular songs worldwide. Like Opera No. 2 (Опера №2), it is still a staple of Vitas' live performances. Vitas sang the song as a duet with Alexander Kireev for his entry into the Star Factory in 2006.