- Vladimir Mulyavin
Vladimir Mulyavin ( _ru. Влади́мир Гео́ргиевич Муля́вин; _be. Уладзімір Мулявін, Uladzimir Muliavin
January 12 1941 ,Sverdlovsk —January 26 2003 ,Moscow ) He was thePeople's Artist of the USSR , amusician , founder and art director ofBelarus ianfolk rock groupPesniary .Biography
He was born in Sverdlovsk (now
Yekaterinburg ). His father was a worker at the Uralmash plant. He started playing theguitar at the age of 12.In 1956, after graduating from
school , enteredSverdlovsk Musical School, department of stringed instruments. He was expelled from the school formisconduct and an overt interest injazz , nevertheless he was reinstated after some time, and he left the school by own initiative.In 1959, he got married to L. Karmalskaya.
From 1958—1963, he worked as a staff
musician at different regionalorchestra s.In 1963, he was offered a job with the Belorussian State Philharmony.
From 1965—1967, he conducted his compulsory two-year military service, near
Minsk . He founded a vocalquartet in the company and took a part in the Belorussian military district ensemble foundation.After his discharge from the
army returned to the Belarusian State Philharmony and in 1968, he created thepop music -group "Liavony". In 1970, he became its leader and the group was renamedPesniary .
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