Macedonian born and raised singer-songwriter, Vasil Garvanliev, known as VASIL (Vah-SEAL) has been in the music business professionally since the age of 7. Now in his 30's and having lived over two decades in Chicago, Milano, Toronto, & London, he is finally back in Chicago focusing on his first solo cross over album.

His 30-year international professional music journey is quite diverse: from a child pop star to a member and soloist for many choirs, to over 50 roles as a leading baritone opera singer.

He graduated from the Glenn Gould School and the prestigious Opera School at University of Toronto with honors and was a member of the Calgary Opera Emerging Artists. Some of the festivals he has been a soloist at are Marlboro Summer, Stratford Summer, Toronto Summer, Britten-Pears, Grachten Festival, Banff Center and Tafelmusik. On the concert stage soloist for Faure & Brahms Requiem, Mahler Rückert Lieder, Handel’s Messiah with Victoria Symphony, Regina Symphony, Montreal Symphony, and University of Toronto Symphony. Equally at home on the opera stage some role highlights are Don Giovanni, Leporello, Figaro, Don Alfonso and is an award recipient at the Montreal Internarional, Caballe, Belvedere, and regional Metropolitan Opera competitions.

Vasil returned in his pop roots releasing a few projects over the last couple of years and was the Macedonian representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in both 2020 and 2021 with the songs “YOU” and his original ballad “Here I Stand.”

Whenever words fail – VASIL just sings.