Sergey Shnurov

Shnur
Sziget Festival, Budapest. 2016
Background information
Birth name	Sergey Vladimirovich Shnurov
Born	(1973-04-13) April 13, 1973
Origin	Saint Petersburg, Soviet Union
Genres	Ska, Ska punk, Rock
Occupation(s)	singer , composer, poet, actor, artist, showman
Years active	1997–present
Associated acts	Leningrad, Rubl

Sergey Vladimirovich Shnurov (Russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Шну́ров; born 13 April 1973^[1]) is a Russian musician and songwriter, best known as Shnur (lit. cord), of the ska-punk band Leningrad which he formed in 1997 and was the frontman of till the end of 2008.^[2] In December 2008 the group disbanded (reunited in 2010), Shnur with some of its members forming Rubl.^[3]

Three of Shnur's songs featured on the Everything Is Illuminated soundtrack, including hugely popular Мне бы в небо (Mne bi v nebo, "Up in the Air").^[4] Shnurov also composed music for many other movies, including the Russian cult film Boomer and its sequel.^[5]

He has a daughter named Siham Serafina Shnurov, and a son Appolon Shnurov.

Art critic Artyom Rodnaryov thinks that the main audience of Shnurov are clerks who need someone to channel their aggression. Most of the Shnur's songs excessively use obscene words and have a very simple composition, thus fulfilling this function.^[6]

In 2016, Shnurov reported the highest income of all singers in Russia ($11 million).^[7]

In 2017 got on the cover of the Forbes magazine. ^[8]

See also

• Leningrad (band)

References

External links

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