Belarusian singers. Belarusian pop stars

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Belarusian singers have always enjoyed great success with the Russian public. And today, young performers of the republic take part in competitions, reality shows, and various TV projects in Russia.

Stars of the Past

Now they are not so famous anymore, but they used to gather halls. Belarusian singers who were popular in the 20th century:

• VIA "Syabry".
• Tamara Raevskaya.
• VIA "Verasy".
• Viktor Vujacic.
• VIA Pesnyary.
• Valery Daineko.
• Ensemble "Trinity".
• Vladimir Provalinsky.
• The Ensemble "Belarusian Songwriters" and others.

Modern stars of Belarus

On the modern stage, the performers of the republic occupy a worthy place. Popular Belarusian singers of our days:

• Alesya.
• Vocal group "Pure voice".
• Dmitry Koldun.
• Ruslan Alekhno.
• Seryoga.
• Group "Lyapis Trubetskoy".
• Pyotr Elfimov.
• Alexander Rybak.
• Yuri Demidovich.
• Aloe Color Group.
• Georgy Koldun.
• Polina Smolova.
• Group "Leprechauns".
• Sergey Volchkov.
• Alexander Ivanov.
• Olga Satsyuk and others.

Syabry

The ensemble "Syabry" was created in 1974 at the Philharmonic of the city of Gomel. Valentin Badyarov became its first leader. A few years later, the ensemble received the status of VIA. In 1977, Belarusian singers from the Syabry group became laureates of the All-Union Soviet Song Contest. A year later, the team recorded their first record. At the same time, their most famous song, "Alesya", entered the VIA repertoire.

In 1981, the ensemble changed its leader. Anatoly Yarmolenko took the place of Valentin Badyarov. He leads the team to this day. Over the years of its work, the ensemble has repeatedly become a laureate of prizes, competitions, received government awards. In 2008, VIA was awarded the honorary title - Honored Team of the Republic of Belarus. Now the soloist Alesya, the daughter of Anatoly Yarmolenko, has appeared in Syabry.

Pesnyary

One of the most famous Belarusian groups of the Soviet years - VIA "Pesnyary". These Belarusian singers were the most popular. The team was created in 1969 in Minsk by Vladimir Mulyavin. The ensemble's repertoire included folk songs in variety adaptations. Also "Pesnyary" staged two rock operas. Initially, the ensemble was called "Lyavony". A year later, the artists began to be called "Pesniary".

The most beloved soloist of "Pesnyarov" wasthe owner of the most gentle tenor Leonid Bortkevich, who joined the team in 1970. A year later, the first record of the ensemble was recorded and tours began abroad. "Pesnyary" was the only Soviet band that visited the US.

In 1979, the entire composition of the VIA was awarded the title of Honored Artists.

In 1998, the team split into several separate groups. The reason for this was the appointment of a new leader. Vladislav Misevich headed the team. According to the official version, V. Mulyavin was dismissed due to illness. V. Misevich, on the other hand, claimed that this happened because of Vladimir's addiction to alcohol. V. Mulyavin died in 2003.

Today five ensembles perform under the Pesnyary brand. In addition to their songs, they perform compositions of the legendary VIA. The head of the department of arts of the republic M. Kozlovich recognizes only the team "Belarusian Pesnyary". He believes that this group rightfully inherited the name and repertoire, and the rest of the ensembles are illegitimate.

The most popular songs of VIA "Pesnyary":

• "Alexandrina".
• Veronica.
• "I dreamed about you in the spring."
• Belarus.
• "Mowed Yas Kanyushina".
• Our favorites.
• Khatyn.
• "Bird Cry".
• Belovezhskaya Pushcha.
• "Kupalinka".
• Vologda.
• "Birch sap".
• "Half an hour before spring."
• "Belaya Rus you are mine".
• "You are my hope."
• "Talyanochka".
• "Corner of Russia".
• "Until the third roosters."
• “The Ballad of the Photocard.”
• "Charmed".
• "Alesya".
• "Unbridled Horse".
• Belorusochka.
• Red Rose.

B. Vujacic

Victor Vuyachich is a Belarusian singer who was popular during the Soviet era. He was born in 1934 and died in 1999. During the war years, the family was evacuated to Altai. It was there that little Vitya began to study music. In 1957 V. Vuyachich moved to Minsk. In 1962 he graduated from the M. Glinka Music College. Since 1966 he has been a soloist of the Belarusian Philharmonic. A year later, the artist became a laureate of the second degree of the international competition "Golden Orpheus" in Bulgaria. His repertoire included opera arias, military and pop songs, as well as romances.

B. Vujacic has toured all over the world. After the collapse of the USSR, the singer performed only in Belarus. Until the end of his days, he led the concert association. In 1999 Viktor Vuyachich was awarded the Francis Skaryna medal. He also received the title of People's Artist of Belarus. In the same year, the singer died due to a serious illness.

Seryoga

Sergey Vasilyevich Parkhomenko, or Seryoga, is a hip-hop singer. The artist was born in Gomel in 1976. The composition "Black Boomer", which became a hit, brought him fame. Before making a career in pop music, Sergey was engaged in science. But the chronic need for money forced him to change his occupation. In 2002, the artist recorded his first track. In 2004, a video was filmed forcomposition "Black Boomer". The video won several awards. The composition for a long time occupied the top lines of the charts, sounded on radio and television. In 2007, Sergey recorded a track for an American computer game. In 2008, the artist released his fourth album. From 2010 to 2013, he was a judge on the X-factor Ukraine project. S. Parkhomenko recorded his fifth album only in 2014.

Seryoga himself calls his compositions sports ditties. The singer is now preparing to release his sixth album.

S. Volchkov

Sergey Volchkov is a Belarusian baritone. He was born in 1988 in the city of Bykhov, in a family far from music. Sergei, from childhood, gravitated towards art. He graduated from a music school, and then a college named after N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov, piano class. Then he entered GITIS, the department of musical theater.

Sergei Volchkov became famous thanks to his victory in the musical television competition "Voice".

In 2014, the artist performed in Vitebsk at the festival "Slavyansky bazaar", where he held his first solo concert called "My Rhody Kut". The auditorium was packed. Since 2014, S. Volchkov has been collaborating with Alexandra Pakhmutova. In 2015, Sergei went on tour in almost a hundred cities. Now the artist is preparing to release an album, where he will perform songs written especially for him.

Alexander Ivanov

A. V. Ivanov is a modern Belarusian singer. Performs under the pseudonym IVAN. The artist was born in Gomel in 1994. His father and older brother are musicians.

Alexander graduated from music school, guitar class. In 2013, the singer took part in the show "Battle of the Choirs". In 2014, he won the Five Stars competition, held in Y alta. In 2015, A. Ivanov took second place in the TV show "Main Stage". Viktor Drobysh became the artist's producer.

In 2016, this Belarusian singer represented his country at Eurovision. He planned to appear on stage naked and with two live wolves. But the organizers of the competition forbade the artist to perform in this form. The number was urgently changed. Alexander sang in clothes, and the wolves were in the form of a hologram. The artist performed in the second semi-final. He failed to reach the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.