Dmitry Kostiuk

Biography of Dmitry Kostiuk

Date of birth: 10.04.1965

Place of birth. Education. He was born in the village of Worozba in the Sumy region. He studied at the Dnipropetrovsk Medical Institute majoring in dentistry, but never worked in the profession.

Career. In the post-Soviet era, he became a quite successful businessman. At the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, he was a producer for the Dnipropetrovsk rock group 'TOK'.

In 1996, he founded the production studio 'БИЗ-ТВ', which was the first in Ukraine to specialize exclusively in music programs. In 2007, the music studio was reorganized into the Biz-TV channel.

In 2000, along with Konstantin Meladze, he was a co-founder of the group 'ВИА Гра'.

On October 15, 2015, Dmitry Kostiuk took the position of acting director of the state institution 'Ukrainian Copyright and Related Rights Bureau' (УААСП).

Marital status. He was married twice. He has a son from his first marriage. Until 2008, he was married to singer Evgenia Vlasova, whom he produced. From his second marriage, he has a daughter, Nina (born in 2004).

08.04.2022