Singers and singers of Belarus. Star musicians with Belarusian roots (photo). Dmitry Podberezsky, dry music expert

We will talk about Belarusian actors. We remember some of them from the classics of Soviet cinema, some we see in currently popular Russian films and TV series, but viewers do not always know that they are all our fellow countrymen.

Off the top of your head, name five of your favorite actors... Do you remember? How many of them were of Belarusian origin? One? Two? But most likely, none, right? And this is not surprising, because, as a rule, Hollywood or Russian public favorites overshadow domestic actors. Despite this, we should not forget that the Belarusian land also gave cinema many stars, albeit not of the world, but certainly of the all-Union (Eurasian) scale. Belarusians left a significant mark on Soviet film classics, and today they often play leading roles in Russia. We recognize many of them visually, but we are not always aware that they are our fellow countrymen, so we mistake them for Russians. You probably already understood that the article will focus on the most famous Belarusian actors, whose Belarusian origin is not known to a very wide circle of viewers.

Alexander Bespaly

Alexander Bespaly. Photo: kino-teatr.ru

Alexander Sergeevich was born in Polotsk in 1948, and died quite recently - on August 22, 2016. During his not too long life, he played 130 roles in films, received the title of Honored Artist of Belarus and the Francysk Skaryna Medal. Among the most famous films in which Alexander Bespaly took part are “In Secret to the Whole World”, “White Dews”, “Zina-Zinulya” and “Starfall”. He worked at the Belarusfilm film studio and at the Minsk Theater-Studio of Film Actors.

Vladimir Gostyukhin

One of the most recognizable Belarusian actors. Largely thanks to the series “Truckers”, where he excellently played the main role, along with Vladislav Galkin, becoming a symbol of the series. In addition, he played in the famous and more than once noted films “The Shore”, “Highway”, “In Search of Captain Grant”, “Fox Hunt”, in the film about Belarusian partisans “Ascent”, which became the first Soviet film to receive the highest award at the West Berlin International Film Festival in 1977.

Vladimir Vasilyevich was born in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), but since 1981 he worked at the Belarusfilm film studio. He is the People's Artist of Belarus. As a rule, he plays courageous and strong-willed people who are irreconcilable with injustice and dishonesty.

Gennady Garbuk

People's Artist of the Belarusian SSR was born in the Ushachi district of the Vitebsk region in 1934. He graduated from the Belarusian Theater and Art Institute, and since 1962 he has been working at the National Academic Theater named after Y. Kupala. He played in such famous Soviet films as “White Dews”, “Mother-in-Law”, “The Mysterious Heir”. In addition, he played in the films “Brest Fortress”, “Pop”, “At a Nameless Height”. In addition to the title of People's Artist, he was awarded the Francysk Skaryna Medal and the USSR State Prize for the role of Anna's father in the film "People in the Swamp"

Anatoly Kotenev

Anatoly Vladimirovich Kotenev was born in Sukhumi, lived in the Stavropol Territory, and studied at the Sverdlovsk Theater School. Anatoly Kotenev came to Belarus at the invitation of Boris Ivanovich Lutsenko, who at that time headed the Theater-Studio of Film Actors (1982-1991), which predetermined his future fate.

The actor is now very actively acting in Russian films and is popular. Among the most famous films and TV series are “Special Forces Squad”, “Whose Are You, Old Man?”, “Kamenskaya”, “Red Square”, “Assassination”, “Metro”, “Voronins”.

Ivan Matskevich

The Honored Artist of Belarus worked at the Brest Drama Theater (1968-1981), the Film Actor Studio Theater (1981-1996), and since 1996 he has been working at the Gorky National Academic Theater. We recognize them from such films as “Hate”, “The Tale of the Star Boy”, “The Man from the Black Volga”, “Vultures on the Roads”, “Khrustalev, the Car!”

Gennady Ovsyannikov

Gennady Ovsyannikov. Photo: baskino.club

People's Artist of the USSR was born in Mogilev in 1935. The artist has a rather interesting fate. After seven years of school, he entered the Mogilev Mechanical Engineering College, then took the documents and went to the Riga Naval School, but six months later he returned to Belynichi, graduated from the ten-year school and entered the Belarusian Theater and Art Institute. As you can see, the artist searched for his calling for quite a long time, but then huge success awaited him: immediately after college, in 1957, he got a job at the Belarusian Drama Theater named after Y. Kupala, and over the next years he played in the films “The Last Summer of Childhood”, “ Long Miles of War”, “The Amazing Adventures of Denis Korablev”. He played wonderfully in the new films “Dunya”, “Assassination” and “Talash”.

Rostislav Yankovsky

Rostislav Yankovsky. Photo: leader-press.by

The People's Artist of the USSR was born in 1930 in Odessa, and died quite recently - on June 26, 2016 in Minsk. He is of Belarusian-Polish origin, graduated from the Leninabad Theater Studio (Tajik SSR), worked at the Leninabad Drama Theater until he moved to Minsk with his family in 1957. Since then, he has worked on Belarusian soil for more than half a century: first he played at the State Russian Drama Theater of the Belarusian SSR named after. M. Gorky, and from 1995 to 2010 he was the chairman of the international film festival “Listapad”. His filmography includes such films as “Two Comrades Served,” “The Tale of the Star Boy,” “Flame,” “Battle for Moscow,” “Dolphin Cry,” “In June ’41.”

Igor Sigov

One of the most recognizable Belarusian actors of our time is Igor Sigov, born in 1968 in Polotsk. In the first half of the 1990s, the artist graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts, and at the same time became an actor at the Republican Theater of Belarusian Drama. The actor is very recognizable throughout the post-Soviet space thanks to his participation in famous Russian films and TV series - “Kamenskaya”, “Kidnapping”, “At a Nameless Height”, “Franz + Polina”, “1612”, “Pop”, “Assassination”, “Traces” apostles."

Conclusion

Belarusians knew how, are able and will be able to act in films. But in the sociocultural space their origin is extremely weakly expressed, which may indicate a modest national character. Well, it’s not customary for us to shout about our nationality at every step and be arrogantly proud of it.

Belarusian artists contributed to the development of Soviet cinema, which was perceived as one whole, regardless of the origin of the actors, which also did not contribute to the consolidation of such a phenomenon as classical Belarusian cinema in the mass consciousness.

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guitar player Rammstein Paul Landers born on December 9, 1964 in Brest. He received the name Ivan, and, according to some sources, his last name was Barbotko. In his early childhood, his family moved to Moscow. There, mother and father separated. With her new husband, her mother moved little Vanya to Berlin. Ivan's only legacy from life in the Soviet Union is that he speaks Russian quite decently.

In Germany, Ivan married Marte Landers and took her last name, and with it the name Paul. The future star adheres to the rules of the pioneers of Russian rock, and in Berlin he works as a fireman in a library. Free time, of course, is completely devoted to music. First he played in the group "Die Firma", then "Feeling B". In 1994 he became one of the creators of Rammstein, whose history everyone knows well.

Famous composer, jazzman, author of ballets, operas, vocal-symphonic and chamber works, as well as many songs for Broadway musicals Vernon Duke born on October 10, 1903 at the Parafyanovo station, Dokshitsy district, Vitebsk region. The real name of the musician is Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky. In his green childhood, his family moved to the Urals, and then to the Crimea. Vernon Duke moved to the USA in 1921, and in 1939 received American citizenship. Now his musical and literary archive is stored in the US Library of Congress, but in Belarus they don’t even remember him.

Outstanding Bass and Stick Player Tony Levin also has Belarusian roots. In one of the interviews before arriving in Russia, the musician admitted:

“My mother is from Ukraine, and all my grandparents are from Ukraine and Belarus, so I have long wanted to come, see the people here, breathe this air... I tried to convince King Crimson go here(we're talking about Russia - approx. Euroradio), I suggested Peter Gabriel, but I never managed to arrange these tours. Now I'm happy and waiting to see how it will be. Anyway, I love vodka!”

Tony Levin played with Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Dire Straits, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Eddie Van Halen and many other world stars. If his ancestors had not left Belarus, the musician could have taught our rock stars how to use the stick. Or I could just fall asleep...

King of Surf Guitar Dick Dale(real name Richard Anthony Mansour) also does not hide his Belarusian origin. His grandmother is local, however, the musician, unfortunately, does not have any other information. But it is known for sure that the starting point of surf rock is considered to be 1962, when Dick Dale released three major hits: “Misirlou”, “Surf Beat” and “Let’s Go Trippin”. And the last and main wave of popularity of this style is considered to be the appearance of the musician’s tracks in films Quentin Tarantino.

David Arthur Brown- American musician, vocalist, songwriter and leader of the band Brazzaville once said:

“I have Jewish roots, and my mother’s family comes from Belarus and Bulgaria. I was one of the few white boys in the area, so I felt comfortable around different people, no matter what color their skin was. Moreover, it’s always a little surprising to me when there are only white Americans around.”

He even thought about looking for the graves of his relatives when he came to Minsk for a concert. But there was never time for this.

“This is confirmed by a document - a notarized copy of the birth certificate. It says that Wolf Shlemovich Vysotsky is Vysotsky’s grandfather, born in Brest, and his father is a tradesman from the town of Selets - Shlem Vysotsky,”- says the head of the research department of the Berezovsky regional newspaper “Mayak” Nikolai Sinkevich.

In Brest, Vysotsky’s grandfather Wolf married paramedic Bronstein. And they celebrated their wedding according to Jewish traditions. Then they moved to Kyiv, where their son Semyon was born - Vysotsky's father.

Leader of the group Mumiy Troll” Ilya Lagutenko before the Minsk concert in support of the album "Rare Lands" he told reporters that he also has Belarusian roots. As it turned out, his grandfather is the same architect Vitaly Lagutenko, who at one time invented the “Khrushchev buildings”.

“My grandfather was born in Mogilev, then moved to Moscow and entered the architectural institute. Later he was given a technical task to resettle people from communal apartments, make very economical housing - which, in my opinion, is what my grandfather did.”

Even the prima donna Alla Pugacheva great-grandfather and great-grandmother (Pavel and Maria), lived in the village of Vzgorsk, Slavgorod district, Mogilev region. During collectivization, Pugacheva’s grandfather Mikhail left for Moscow, where his son Boris (the singer’s father) was born. Alla Borisovna's ancestors are buried near Mogilev. And her aunt Valentina Petrovna Valueva still lives in Mogilev.

U Andrey Makarevich, the founder and only permanent leader of the “Time Machine” group, his paternal grandfather was a rural teacher in the village of Pavlovichi, Grodno province. My paternal grandmother is from the village of Bluden, also in the Grodno province. In 1915 they moved to Moscow, where the musician’s father was born. By the way, Andrei Makarevich’s maternal grandfather and grandmother are also Belarusians, originally from villages in the Vitebsk region.

About the fact that the Norwegian singer and violinist Alexander Rybak of Belarusian origin, all the journalists of the post-Soviet space were noisy. It is not a shame to be proud of the winner of Eurovision 2009, and even the record holder for the number of points in the entire history of the competition. The Rybakov family still maintains connections with their homeland, because their maternal grandmother and paternal sister live in Minsk. My paternal grandmother lives in Vitebsk. By the way, the musician’s father, Igor Aleksandrovich, is also a violinist; he worked in a musical ensemble in Vitebsk and in the Minsk Chamber Orchestra. And my mother worked in the editorial office of music programs of Belarusian Television.

There are many musical stars with Belarusian roots around the world. You can also mention the emigrant Victor Smolsky- leader of a German metal band Rage and now the Bialystok group Toobes, but the majority still settled on the dimensionless Russian stage : Alena Sviridova, Shura And Leva Bi-2, Diana Arbenina, Boris Moiseev, Natalya Podolskaya and many, many others.

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

Stars of the past

Now they are no longer so famous, but they used to pack the halls. Belarusian singers who were popular in the 20th century:

• VIA "Syabry".
• Tamara Raevskaya.
• VIA "Verasy".
• Victor Vuyachic.
• VIA "Pesnyary".
• Valery Daineko.
• Ensemble "Trinity".
• Vladimir Provalinsky.
• Ensemble "Belarusian Songwriters" and others.

Modern stars of Belarus

On the modern stage, the republic's performers 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.
• Group "Lepricons".
• Sergey Volchkov.
• Alexander Ivanov.
• Olga Satsyuk and others.

"Syabry"

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

In 1981, the ensemble changed its director. Anatoly Yarmolenko replaced Valentin Badyarov. He still leads the team to this day. Over the years of its creativity, the ensemble has repeatedly become a laureate of prizes, competitions, and received government awards. In 2008, VIA was awarded the honorary title - Honored Ensemble 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 is 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 pop adaptations. Pesnyary also staged two rock operas. Initially, the ensemble was called “Lyavony”. A year later, the artists began to be called “Pesnyars”.

The most beloved soloist of “Pesnyary” by the public was the owner of the most tender tenor Leonid Bortkevich, who joined the group in 1970. A year later, the ensemble's first album was recorded and tours abroad began. "Pesnyary" was the only Soviet group to visit the USA.

In 1979, the entire composition of VIA was awarded the title

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 removed from his post due to illness. V. Misevich claimed that this happened due to 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 by the legendary VIA. The head of the arts department of the republic, M. Kozlovich, recognizes only the group “Belarusian Pesnyary”. He believes that this group rightfully inherited the name and repertoire, and the remaining ensembles are illegitimate.

The most popular songs of VIA "Pesnyary":

• "Alexandrina."
• "Veronica".
• “I dreamed about you in the spring.”
• "Belarus".
• “I mowed down Yas Kanyushina.”
• "Our favorites."
• "Khatyn".
• "The cry of a bird."
• "Belovezhskaya Pushcha".
• "Kupalinka".
• "Vologda".
• "Birch juice".
• "Half an hour before spring."
• "White Rus' you are mine."
• "You are my hope".
• "Talyanochka."
• "Corner of Russia".
• "Until the third rooster."
• "The Ballad of a Photo Card."
• "Enchanted."
• "Alesya."
• "An unbridled horse."
• "Belarusian girl."
• "Red Rose".

V. Vujacic

Viktor Vuyachic is a Belarusian singer who was popular during Soviet times. 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 second-degree laureate of the international competition “Golden Orpheus” in Bulgaria. His repertoire included opera arias, military and pop songs, as well as romances.

V. Vuyachic 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 Vujačić was awarded the Francis Skaryna Medal. He also received the title 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 song “Black Boomer”, which became a hit, brought him fame. Before making a career in pop music, Sergei was engaged in science. But a chronic need for money forced him to change his occupation. In 2002, the artist recorded his first track. In 2004, a video was shot for the song “Black Boomer”. The video won several awards. The composition occupied the top lines of the charts for a long time and was heard on radio and television. In 2007, Sergei 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

Sergei Volchkov is a Belarusian baritone. He was born in 1988 in the city of Bykhov, in a family far from music. Since childhood, Sergei has been drawn to art. He graduated from music school, and then from N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov College in piano. Then he entered GITIS, the musical theater department.

Sergei Volchkov gained fame thanks to his victory in the music television competition “The Voice”.

In 2014, the artist performed in Vitebsk at the “Slavic Bazaar” festival, where his first solo concert entitled “My Rody Kut” took place. The auditorium was overcrowded. Since 2014, S. Volchkov has been collaborating with Alexandra Pakhmutova. In 2015, Sergei toured almost a hundred cities. Now the artist is preparing to release an album, where he will perform songs written specifically for him.

Alexander Ivanov

A.V. Ivanov is a modern Belarusian singer. He 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 with a degree in guitar. In 2013, the singer took part in the show “Battle of the Choirs”. In 2014 he won the “Five Stars” competition, held in Yalta. In 2015, A. Ivanov took second place in the TV show “Main Stage”. Victor 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 qualify for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.

Off the top of your head, name five of your favorite actors... Do you remember? How many of them were of Belarusian origin? One? Two? But most likely, none, right? And this is not surprising, because, as a rule, Hollywood or Russian film actors who are the public’s favorites outshine domestic actors. Despite this, we should not forget that the Belarusian land also gave cinema many stars, albeit not of the world, but certainly of the all-Union (Eurasian) scale. Belarusian artists left a significant mark on Soviet film classics, and today they often play leading roles in Russia. We recognize many of them visually, but we are not always aware that they are our fellow countrymen, so we mistake them for Russians. You probably already understood that the article will focus on the most famous Belarusian actors, whose Belarusian origin is not known to a very wide circle of viewers.

Alexander Bespaly. Photo: kino-teatr.ru

Alexander Sergeevich was born in Polotsk in 1948, and died quite recently - on August 22, 2016. During his not too long life, he played 130 roles in films, received the title of Honored Artist of Belarus and the Francysk Skaryna Medal. Among the most famous films in which Alexander Bespaly took part are “In Secret to the Whole World”, “White Dews”, “Zina-Zinulya” and “Starfall”. He worked at the Belarusfilm film studio and at the Minsk Theater-Studio of Film Actors.

Vladimir Gostyukhin. Photo: sevastopolnews.info

One of the most recognizable Belarusian actors. Largely thanks to the series “Truckers”, where he excellently played the main role, along with Vladislav Galkin, becoming a symbol of the series. In addition, he played in the famous and more than once noted films “The Shore”, “Highway”, “In Search of Captain Grant”, “Fox Hunt”, in the film about Belarusian partisans “Ascent”, which became the first Soviet film to receive the highest award at the West Berlin International Film Festival in 1977.

Vladimir Vasilyevich was born in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg), but since 1981 he worked at the Belarusfilm film studio. He is the People's Artist of Belarus. As a rule, he plays courageous and strong-willed people who are irreconcilable with injustice and dishonesty.

Gennady Garbuk. Photo: thismovie.ru

People's Artist of the Belarusian SSR was born in the Ushachi district of the Vitebsk region in 1934. He graduated from the Belarusian Theater and Art Institute, and since 1962 he has been working at the National Academic Theater named after Y. Kupala. He played in such famous Soviet films as “White Dews”, “Mother-in-Law”, “The Mysterious Heir”. In addition, he played in the films “Brest Fortress”, “Pop”, “At a Nameless Height”. In addition to the title of People's Artist, he was awarded the Francysk Skaryna Medal and the USSR State Prize for the role of Anna's father in the film "People in the Swamp"

Anatoly Kotenev. Photo: golddisk.ru

Anatoly Vladimirovich Kotenev was born in Sukhumi, lived in the Stavropol Territory, and studied at the Sverdlovsk Theater School. To Belarus Anatoly Kotenev I arrived at the invitation of Boris Ivanovich Lutsenko, who at that time headed the Theater-Studio of Film Actors (1982-1991), which predetermined his future fate.

The actor is now very actively acting in Russian films and is popular. Among the most famous films and TV series are “Special Forces Squad”, “Whose Are You, Old Man?”, “Kamenskaya”, “Red Square”, “Assassination”, “Metro”, “Voronins”.

Ivan Matskevich. Photo: kino-teatr.ru

The Honored Artist of Belarus worked at the Brest Drama Theater (1968-1981), the Film Actor's Studio Theater (1981-1996), and since 1996 he has been working at the Gorky National Academic Theater. We recognize them from such films as “Hate”, “The Tale of the Star Boy”, “The Man from the Black Volga”, “Vultures on the Roads”, “Khrustalev, the Car!”

Gennady Ovsyannikov. Photo: baskino.club

People's Artist of the USSR was born in Mogilev in 1935. The artist has a rather interesting fate. After seven years of school, he entered the Mogilev Mechanical Engineering College, then took the documents and went to the Riga Naval School, but six months later he returned to Belynichi, graduated from the ten-year school and entered the Belarusian Theater and Art Institute. As you can see, the artist searched for his calling for quite a long time, but then huge success awaited him: immediately after college, in 1957, he got a job at the Belarusian Drama Theater named after Y. Kupala, and over the next years he played in the films “The Last Summer of Childhood”, “ Long Miles of War”, “The Amazing Adventures of Denis Korablev”. He played wonderfully in the new films “Dunya”, “Assassination” and “Talash”.

Rostislav Yankovsky. Photo: leader-press.by

The People's Artist of the USSR was born in 1930 in Odessa, and died quite recently - on June 26, 2016 in Minsk. He is of Belarusian-Polish origin, graduated from the Leninabad Theater Studio (Tajik SSR), worked at the Leninabad Drama Theater until he moved to Minsk with his family in 1957. Since then, he has worked on Belarusian soil for more than half a century: first he played at the State Russian Drama Theater of the Belarusian SSR named after. M. Gorky, and from 1995 to 2010 he was the chairman of the international film festival “Listapad”. His filmography includes such films as “Two Comrades Served,” “The Tale of the Star Boy,” “Flame,” “Battle for Moscow,” “Dolphin Cry,” “In June ’41.”

Igor Sigov. Photo: nv-online.info

One of the most recognizable Belarusian actors of our time is Igor Sigov, born in 1968 in Polotsk. In the first half of the 1990s, the artist graduated from the Belarusian Academy of Arts, and at the same time became an actor at the Republican Theater of Belarusian Drama. The actor is very recognizable throughout the post-Soviet space thanks to his participation in famous Russian films and TV series - “Kamenskaya”, “Kidnapping”, “At a Nameless Height”, “Franz + Polina”, “1612”, “Pop”, “Assassination”, “Traces” apostles."

Conclusion

Belarusians knew how, are able and will be able to act in films. But in the sociocultural space their origin is extremely weakly expressed, which may indicate a modest national character. Well, it’s not customary for us to shout about our nationality at every step and be arrogantly proud of it.

Belarusian actors contributed to the development of Soviet cinema, which was perceived as one whole, regardless of the origin of the actors, which also did not contribute to the consolidation of such a phenomenon as classical Belarusian cinema in the mass consciousness.