Iryna Volodymyrivna Shvaidak (; born 30 May 1989) is a Ukrainian musician. She is a singer and songwriter of the Ukrainian indie band Odyn v kanoe.
Early life Shvaidak graduated from a piano class (taught by S. O. Ulychna) in Zolochiv Music School.Солістка «Один в каное» Ірина Швайдак: «Успіх — це коли іноземці підспівують українською» // Insider. — 2013. — 4 листопада.
She received her higher education at the Faculty of Philology of Lviv University, majoring in Ukrainian language and literature, where she defended her thesis on the topic: "The Solar World in the Works of Bohdan-Ihor Antonych". In 2011, she became a student of the Master's program of ecumenical sciences at Ukrainian Catholic University.Ірина Швайдак // Інститут Екуменічних Студій.
During university, Shvaidak learned to play the guitar and wrote her first song Nebo (, ).Богдана Неборак. Ірина Швайдак: «Я люблю вихоплювати метафори» // Збруч, 28.02.2015. In 2010, Shvaidak with 7 others created the indie band Odyn v kanoe. Her role in the band is songwriter and vocalist.Вікторія Яшан. Інтерв'ю: «Один в каное» // Geometria.org.ua, 22.02.2015. Until 2015, she combined music with professional work and studies, working in a literary studio for young people in .Анна Савіцька. Ірина Швайдак: Ми відмовлялися і далі будемо відмовлятися виступати в Росії // Insider, 16.02.2015.
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