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    Biography

    Origin :
  • Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Genres :
  • Ska punk
  • Ska
  • Chanson
  • Reggae fusion
  • Folk
  • Also known as :
  • Gruppirovka Leningrad
  • Labels :
  • Gala Records
  • O.G.I. Records
  • Years active :
  • 1997–2008 2010–present
  • Members :
  • Current line-up
  • Past members :
  • Past members
  • Website :
  • leningrad.top
  • Leningrad (Russian: Ленинград), also known as Gruppirovka Leningrad (Russian: Группировка "Ленинград") and Bandformirovanie Leningrad (Russian: Бандформирование "Ленинград"), is a popular Russian rock band from Saint Petersburg (formerly Leningrad), led by Sergey "Shnur" Shnurov.

    Composed of 14 members, the band was founded in the late 1990s. Leningrad worked in Gypsy punk style and soon became notorious for vulgar lyrics (including lots of Russian mat) and celebration of alcoholism. As a result, most radio stations initially avoided the band, which did not stop Leningrad's growing popularity, partly for purely aesthetic reasons, such as the rich brass sound. The band eventually made its way to radio and TV (with profanity bleeped out). Shnurov even presented several New Year's Eve TV shows.

    In 2007, the group began experimenting with female backup vocals, finally choosing jazz singer Yuliya Kogan as a permanent band member.

    Leningrad disbanded in 2008, and then reunited in 2010. Several new songs and videos have been released since, most of them featuring lead vocals by Kogan rather than Shnurov.

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