Siarhei Mikhalok (born January 19, 1972, Belarusian: Сяргей Міхалок, Russian: Серге́й Михалок, Sergey Mikhalok) is a Belarusian rock musician and actor. He was the frontman of the ska punk band Lyapis Trubetskoy that he dissolved on September 1, 2014.[1] He was the frontman of the band Brutto, now leads Drezden.
Siarhei Mikhalok Belarusian: Сяргей Міхалок | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | January 19, 1972 |
| Origin | Belarus |
| Genres | Anarchic music Punk-rock Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, accordion |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Born into a family of a Soviet military man in Dresden, East Germany. The family was originally from Minsk.[2][3][4] He grew up in Siberia.[5]
He graduated from the Belarusian State Academy of Arts.
In 1990, he created the rock band Lyapis Trubetskoy.[6] Siarhey Mikhalok also worked in a theatre and as art director of a reggae club in Minsk. In 2000, he became a member of the comic duo Sasha i Sirozha. Since 2003 he has worked with Liavon Volski's music project Krambambula.[7]
Since May 2015, Mikhalok has been an official permanent resident of Ukraine.[8] He had already lived in Ukraine since December 2014.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Ляпис Трубецкой" припиняє своє існування ["Lapis Troubetzkoy" ceases to exist]. Tablo ID (in Ukrainian). March 17, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2014.
- ^ "Биография Сергей Михалок". www.peoples.ru. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- ^ "Сергей Михалок вернется в Минск: у него умер отец | Плохое | Новости | МЫ". www.belmy.by. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016.
- ^ Умер отец Сергея Михалка
- ^ Сяргей Міхалок: “Як я стаў беларусам” [Siarhei Mikhalok: How I became Belarusian]. July 12, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ Будкін, Сяргей (May 23, 2011). "Сяргей Міхалок: "Прысьпеў час казаць па-іншаму"". Радыё Свабода (in Belarusian). Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
- ^ Михалок Сергей [Mikhalok Siarhei]. Who's Who in Belarus. Archived from the original on October 7, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
- ^ a b Міхалок отримав дозвіл на проживання в Україні [Mikhalok received a residence permit in Ukraine]. Tablo ID (in Ukrainian). May 25, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.