Ihor Dmytrovych Poklad[a] (born 10 December 10, 1941) is a Ukrainian composer, People's Artist of Ukraine (1997), Merited Worker of Arts [uk] (1989).
Born in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR (present-day Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) after the World War II, Poklad with his family moved to Ternopil (Tarnopol) where he finished high school and music school in 1957.
Poklad started off his career in the Academical Ensemble of the Internal Troops of Ukraine of Songs and Dances.
[2] He is also a recipient of the National Artist of Ukraine Award,[3] and a laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize (1986).
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