Anastasia Petrik’s Touching Take on Oh! Darling
Anastasiya Petryk was still a child when she took on one of Paul McCartney’s most demanding Beatles vocals, Oh! Darling. Years before she won Junior Eurovision for Ukraine, her powerful voice was already turning heads, and this performance shows exactly why. She leans into the song’s ache and urgency without losing control, giving the familiar Abbey Road favorite a surprisingly mature emotional weight.
Oh! Darling gives Anastasiya Petryk very little room to hide. The song asks for power, control, and plenty of emotion, particularly as the vocal grows more intense.
Petryk leans into that challenge. Her voice moves from the softer opening lines into the stronger passages without making the performance feel forced, and there is a confidence in her delivery that seems remarkable for such a young singer.
The repeated pleas at the center of the song give her plenty to work with. Each return lets her push a little harder, while the quieter passages keep the performance from becoming one long showcase of volume.
By the final stretch, it is easy to understand why audiences were already paying attention to her voice.
Anastasiya Petryk was born in Odesa, Ukraine, in 2002 and began appearing in singing competitions while still very young.
In 2009, when she was seven, she accompanied her older sister Viktoria to Ukraine’s Got Talent. Anastasiya was originally there to support her sister, but the judges invited the two girls to sing together. Their performance led to both sisters continuing in the competition and reaching the semifinals.
A year later, Anastasiya won the younger age category at the New Wave Junior competition in Ukraine.
Oh! Darling also became one of her early recorded songs in 2010, making this Beatles cover part of a period when her career was already beginning to gather momentum.
The biggest moment of Anastasiya’s early career came in 2012.
Representing Ukraine with her song Nebo, she won the Junior Eurovision Song Contest at just 10 years old. She finished with 138 points, giving Ukraine its first victory in the competition.
Watching Oh! Darling with that later success in mind adds something to the performance. This is not simply a child attempting a difficult Beatles song. It is an early look at a singer who would soon perform on an international stage and win one of Europe’s biggest competitions for young artists.
The Beatles’ original recording of Oh! Darling makes an interesting companion listen, especially for hearing just how demanding Paul McCartney made the vocal.
Oh! Darling first appeared on The Beatles’ 1969 album Abbey Road. McCartney sings lead on the original, gradually pushing his voice into the rough, pleading sound that became one of the recording’s defining features.
That makes the song a bold choice for any singer, let alone one so young.
Anastasiya does not need to sound exactly like McCartney for the cover to succeed. Her performance has its own character, built around the clarity and strength of a young voice already capable of handling a surprisingly demanding song.
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