Seryoga
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Sergey Vasilyevich Parkhomenko is a popular Russian-Belarusian rapper and the owner of "KingRing" record label.
, Seryoga grew up in a tough neighborhood. His music became a unique combination of Russian folk music (chastushki, which features fast pronunciation of lyrics) with modern beats
and original lyrics appealing to youth
. In press releases this style was called спортивные частушки (sporty chastushki).
Before his solo career Seryoga was part of "Контра да Банда" (Kontra da Banda) hip-hop group that was established in 2001 in Gomel. He also was part of ТТ-34 group for few months and later participated in ТТ-34 music video for song "Бум".
First single "Загубили Лялю" appeared in summer 2002. In 2003 record label
"Монолит" (Monolit) releases CD Maxi single
"Загубили Лялю" (Zagubili Lyalyu) with 5 tracks in Russia and Belarus.
When he first appeared on Ukrainian TV with music videos on "Загубили Лялю" (Zagubili Lyalyu) and "Кукла" (Kukla), he was branded the "Slavic Eminem
".
In February 2004 Seryoga starts on Ukrainian music channel М-1. In April 2004 record label MFG/BMG Ukraine releases debut album "Мой двор: свадьбы & похороны" in Ukraine. Simultaneously same album is released in Belarus by record label Go Records. Few weeks later in Russia same album is released with a different title "Мой двор. Спортивные частушки".
Seryoga has gained great popularity with the release of his third single "Чёрный Бумер" (Chyorniy Bumer, Black Beemer
). The "Чёрный Бумер" music video was shot in summer 2004 by Ukrainian director Vladimir Yakimenko (Pistolet Film) and was presented on September 15, 2004 in Kiev
. This song and video were immediately nominated for the MTV
Russian Music Awards in the categories "best hip-hop project of the year" and "the best debut of the year". By the end of 2004 "Чёрный Бумер" becomes the leader of MTV charts in Russia.
In march 2005 music video for song "King Ring" was shot in Kiev. The song was written for "Shadowboxing"
movie and was included on its soundtrack
.
In late 2005 new music video "Дискомалярия" (Diskomalaria) is released where Seryoga changes his image from "ordinary guy" to "glamorous hip-hop king".
In the beginning of 2006 Day Watch
movie is shown in theatres that features new song "Мел судьбы или Песня Тамерлана" (Mel sudby ili Pesnya Tamerlana
, English
: "Chalk of Destiny or Timur
song") as the themesong.
In Germany
Seryoga became popular by making the song "2Kaiser" together with the German rapper Azad
. After this song he worked with German rapper Megaloh. He also recorded song "In Da City" with German rapper Culcha Candela
.
One of his songs, King Ring, was eventually chosen by Rockstar Games
to be the background music of the Third Trailer of Grand Theft Auto IV
, titled Move up, Ladies and is actually used in the game on its "Vladivostok FM" radio station.
He was also contracted to compose a track for The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV
(the music CD included with the special edition of GTA IV) entitled Liberty City: The Invasion, which is also featured on the in-game radio station. Seryoga provided the voice acting of Moto Moto in the Russian dubbed Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa movie.
His song Disco Malaria was used in the 2011 movie Transformers Dark of the Moon (during a scene in which the protagonists accompany Russian cosmonauts in a Russian bar) despite it not appearing on any of the soundtracks.
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Career
Born in Gomel, BelarusBelarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, Seryoga grew up in a tough neighborhood. His music became a unique combination of Russian folk music (chastushki, which features fast pronunciation of lyrics) with modern beats
Beat (music)
The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...
and original lyrics appealing to youth
Youth subculture
A youth subculture is a youth-based subculture with distinct styles, behaviors, and interests. Youth subcultures offer participants an identity outside of that ascribed by social institutions such as family, work, home and school...
. In press releases this style was called спортивные частушки (sporty chastushki).
Before his solo career Seryoga was part of "Контра да Банда" (Kontra da Banda) hip-hop group that was established in 2001 in Gomel. He also was part of ТТ-34 group for few months and later participated in ТТ-34 music video for song "Бум".
First single "Загубили Лялю" appeared in summer 2002. In 2003 record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
"Монолит" (Monolit) releases CD Maxi single
Maxi single
A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an a-side song and a b-side song.-The first maxi singles:...
"Загубили Лялю" (Zagubili Lyalyu) with 5 tracks in Russia and Belarus.
When he first appeared on Ukrainian TV with music videos on "Загубили Лялю" (Zagubili Lyalyu) and "Кукла" (Kukla), he was branded the "Slavic Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
".
In February 2004 Seryoga starts on Ukrainian music channel М-1. In April 2004 record label MFG/BMG Ukraine releases debut album "Мой двор: свадьбы & похороны" in Ukraine. Simultaneously same album is released in Belarus by record label Go Records. Few weeks later in Russia same album is released with a different title "Мой двор. Спортивные частушки".
Seryoga has gained great popularity with the release of his third single "Чёрный Бумер" (Chyorniy Bumer, Black Beemer
BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the Mini marque, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands...
). The "Чёрный Бумер" music video was shot in summer 2004 by Ukrainian director Vladimir Yakimenko (Pistolet Film) and was presented on September 15, 2004 in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. This song and video were immediately nominated for the MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
Russian Music Awards in the categories "best hip-hop project of the year" and "the best debut of the year". By the end of 2004 "Чёрный Бумер" becomes the leader of MTV charts in Russia.
In march 2005 music video for song "King Ring" was shot in Kiev. The song was written for "Shadowboxing"
Shadowboxing (2005 film)
Shadowboxing is a 2005 Russian 4-episode Sports drama movie.The stars of the film include famous Russian actors such as Denis Nikiforov, Elena Panova, and Andrey Panin, and it was directed by Aleksey Sidorov...
movie and was included on its soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
.
In late 2005 new music video "Дискомалярия" (Diskomalaria) is released where Seryoga changes his image from "ordinary guy" to "glamorous hip-hop king".
In the beginning of 2006 Day Watch
Day Watch
Day Watch , is a 2006 Russian dark fantasy action film marketed as "the first film of the year", opened in theatres across Russia on January 1, 2006, the U.S. on June 1, 2007 and the UK on October 5, 2007. It is a sequel to the 2004 film Night Watch, featuring the same cast...
movie is shown in theatres that features new song "Мел судьбы или Песня Тамерлана" (Mel sudby ili Pesnya Tamerlana
Timur
Timur , historically known as Tamerlane in English , was a 14th-century conqueror of West, South and Central Asia, and the founder of the Timurid dynasty in Central Asia, and great-great-grandfather of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Dynasty, which survived as the Mughal Empire in India until...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: "Chalk of Destiny or Timur
Timur
Timur , historically known as Tamerlane in English , was a 14th-century conqueror of West, South and Central Asia, and the founder of the Timurid dynasty in Central Asia, and great-great-grandfather of Babur, the founder of the Mughal Dynasty, which survived as the Mughal Empire in India until...
song") as the themesong.
In Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
Seryoga became popular by making the song "2Kaiser" together with the German rapper Azad
Azad (rapper)
Azad Azadpour is a German rapper of Kurdish descent based in Frankfurt am Main.-Career:After having arrived in Germany from Iran as young as 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing and graffiti. In 1988 he joined D-Flame , A-Bomb, and Combad in Cold-N-Locco...
. After this song he worked with German rapper Megaloh. He also recorded song "In Da City" with German rapper Culcha Candela
Culcha Candela
Culcha Candela is a Dancehall group from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2001. Their lyrics range from political issues, such as "Una Cosa" or "Schöne, neue Welt" to party songs, such as "Partybus"...
.
One of his songs, King Ring, was eventually chosen by Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games is a major video game developer and publisher based in New York City, owned by Take-Two Interactive following its purchase of UK video game publisher BMG Interactive. The brand is mostly known for Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, L.A...
to be the background music of the Third Trailer of Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV
Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 open world action video game published by Rockstar Games, and developed by British games developer Rockstar North. It has been released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles, and for the Windows operating system...
, titled Move up, Ladies and is actually used in the game on its "Vladivostok FM" radio station.
He was also contracted to compose a track for The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV
The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV
The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV is a 2008 soundtrack packaged with the special edition of Grand Theft Auto IV. The disc contains several soundtrack selections from the video game Grand Theft Auto IV. The soundtrack features several genres, from gangsta rap to rock music and reggae. Several...
(the music CD included with the special edition of GTA IV) entitled Liberty City: The Invasion, which is also featured on the in-game radio station. Seryoga provided the voice acting of Moto Moto in the Russian dubbed Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa movie.
His song Disco Malaria was used in the 2011 movie Transformers Dark of the Moon (during a scene in which the protagonists accompany Russian cosmonauts in a Russian bar) despite it not appearing on any of the soundtracks.
Studio albums
- 2004 - Moy Dvor
- Moy Dvor: Svad'by i pokhoriny (Ukraine and Belarus) (2004)
- Moy Dvor: Sportivnye chastushki (Russia) (2004)
Tracklist:
1. Govorila mama vecherom synochku (Momma told the son at night)
2. Kukla (Doll) - feat. Max Lorens
3. Ryzhy (Red-Head)
4. Pesenka o slesare shestogo razryada
5. Gimn boleyshikov FC "Spartak"
6. Suka-iuda
7. Vykhodila Manya zamuzh (Manya Got Married)
8. A na tantspole netu svobodnykh mest (There's no space on the dancefloor)
9. Chorniy Bumer (Black Beamer)
10. Deti Moskvy (Kids Of Moscow)
11. Голуби (Swans) - feat. Satsura
12. Zagubili lyalyu
- 2005 - Дискомалярия (Discomaliaria)
- Дискомалярия (standard edition) (2005)
- Дискомалярия (deluxe edition) (2005)
- Дискомалярия: Большая порция (2006)
- 1000000$: Самая Большая Порция (collectors edition) (2007)
Tracklist:
1 Intro
2 2 Kaiser (feat. Azad)
3 Barbeque
4 Gangsta No More
5 Mr. Perfect (feat. Rapturous)
6 Disco Malaria (feat. Eveleena)
7 Old Schooler (feat. Sacura)
8 I'm In Love With A Russian Boy
9 Mon Beat (feat. Skuril)
10 Disco Malaria (Russian Version)
11 Superbotanic full track
12 Kukla full track
13 Gangsta Rap (feat. Eveleena)
14 Kepka (A Tribute to Kangol 504)
15 King Ring
- 2007 - Не для продажи (Ne Dlya Prodazhi)
- 2008 - Хроника парнишки с гомельских улиц (Khronika Parnishki S Gomel'skikh Ulits)
Tracklist:
01. Sidi i slushay (Sit And Listen)
02. Skit ot Khaby Kazanskogo (Skit from Haba Kazansky)
03. Parnishka s ulitsy (Guy From Streets)
04. Dobav' skorost' (Add The Speed)
05. Moyo pokoleniye (My Generation) - feat. Satsura
06. Mne s toboyu khorosho (It's Good With You)
07. Show dolzhno prodolzat'sya (The Show Must Go On)
08. Quasimodo Skit
09. Quasimodo - feat. Satsura
10. Korabli (Ships)
11. Mon Ami - feat. Max Lorens
12. Vtorzheniye (The Invansion) (GTA IV Soundtrack)
13. Vyshe neba tol'ko nebo (Sky is the limit) - feat. Aleksandr Marshal
14. Igra (Game)
15. Chiki (Chicks)
16. Olya i SPID (Olya & AIDS) - feat. Vladimir ZhirinovskyVladimir ZhirinovskyVladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky is a Russian politician, colonel of the Russian Army, founder and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia , Vice-Chairman of the State Duma, and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe....
/ China-town (hidden track)
Compilations
- 2005 - А на танцполе нет свободных мест (remix album)
- 2006 - Russia's No.1
- 2008 - The Best of Seryoga
Singles
- 2003 - Загубили Лялю
- 2005 - Barbeque
- 2005 - Diskomalaria vinyl record
- 2006 - 2 Kaiser (feat. AzadAzad (rapper)Azad Azadpour is a German rapper of Kurdish descent based in Frankfurt am Main.-Career:After having arrived in Germany from Iran as young as 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing and graffiti. In 1988 he joined D-Flame , A-Bomb, and Combad in Cold-N-Locco...
) - 2007 - Рэп vs. СПИД (feat. ВВЖVladimir ZhirinovskyVladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky is a Russian politician, colonel of the Russian Army, founder and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia , Vice-Chairman of the State Duma, and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe....
) - 2007 - Gangsta No More
- 2007 - Gangsta No More vinyl record
Videos
- 2003 - Загубили Лялю
- 2003 - Кукла
- 2004 - Чёрный Бумер
- 2004 - Песенка о слесаре шестого разряда
- 2004 - Бум! (TT-34TT-34TT-34 is an alternative rock band from Belarus. They are popular in Russia and have recorded several songs with the Belarusian singer Seryoga. Some of their music was used on the soundtrack of Night Watch, a 2004 film which was a blockbuster in Russia and was, in 2006, released in the U.S. by Fox...
featuring Seryoga) - 2005 - King Ring
- 2005 - Дискомалярия
- 2005 - Возле дома твоего
- 2005 - $1000000
- 2006 - Мел судьбы
- 2006 - 2 Kaizer (featuring AzadAzad (rapper)Azad Azadpour is a German rapper of Kurdish descent based in Frankfurt am Main.-Career:After having arrived in Germany from Iran as young as 10, he was into hip hop, rap, beatboxing and graffiti. In 1988 he joined D-Flame , A-Bomb, and Combad in Cold-N-Locco...
) - 2007 - RAP vs. СПИД (featuring ВВЖ)
- 2007 - Ein Teil von Mir (Sido featuring Seryoga & B-Tight)
- 2007 - Я - рэп (featuring St1m)
- 2007 - Gangsta No More
- 2007 - Отчего (Ri featuring Seryoga)
- 2007 - Аггробабруйск
- 2007 - Чики
- 2007 - Про модных девчёнок и не модных ребят (featuring Podium)
- 2008 - Позови меня (featuring Alexa)
- 2008 - Шоу должно продолжаться
- 2008 - Liberty City: The Invasion
- 2009 - Кружим
- 2009 - К Элизе (feat. ПМ)
- 2009 - C Новым годом, СНГ! (feat. Маша Малиновская)
- 2009 - Холодно (feat. Ri)
- 2009 - Корабли