Petro was born in Mykolayiv region in 1954 and later attended and graduated from the State Conservatory in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine. He performed as a soloist at the Music Drama Theatre of Vinnytsia and in 1995 moved with his family to Lviv and became a member of the military song and dance ensemble there. He has been a member of the Orpheus ensemble since its founding. By the Decree of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko №188/2019 on May 4, 2019, received the honorary state title "Honored Artist of Ukraine".".