Alesya (Алеся) (Olga Yarmolenko)(born Вольга Анатолеўна Ярмоленка) is a Belarusian singer who is a member of the band Syabry.

Alesya, pictured on stage with her father Anatoly.

Alesya sings both in Belarusian and Russian. She is the daughter of the band leader Anatoly Yarmolenko [ru] . [1]

Awards and recognition

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On November 28, 2005 Alesya received the Gratitude of President recognition. [2]

In 2012 she was awarded the Francysk Skaryna Medal. The award decree mentioned her as "artist-vocalist (soloist) of higher category Olga Yarmolenko".[3]

References

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  1. ^ "25 жанчын, без якіх не было б беларускай музыкі (+ аўдыё)" ("25 Women without which there would have been no belarusian musci (+audio)"), May 2, 2013, budzma.by
  2. ^ Объявлена Благодарность Quote: "За личный вклад в развитие национальной культуры, пропаганду белорусского музыкального искусства"
  3. ^ Главная > Нормативные акты > Указы Президент РБ > Указ №500 от 08.11.2012