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Mumiy Troll | |
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 Mumiy Troll performing atPark Live Festival in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Vladivostok/Moscow,Russia |
| Genres | Rock,alternative rock,indie rock,britpop |
| Years active | 1983–1987 1989–1990 1996–present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Ilya Lagutenko Oleg Pungin Alexander Kholenko Artyom Kritsin Pavel Vovk |
| Past members | Yuri Tsaler Eugene "Sdwig" Zvidionny Olesya Lyashenko Denis Transkiy |
| Website | Official site |
Mumiy Troll (Russian:Му́мий Тро́лль[ˈmumʲɪjˈtrolʲ]) is a Russianrock group, founded in1983 inVladivostok by vocalist and songwriterIlya Lagutenko (Russian:Илья Лагутенко). The name is a pun onMumintroll, the children's books byTove Jansson, translated into Russian as "Mummi Troll".[1][2]
Ilya Lagutenko founded Mumiy Troll in Vladivostok on 16 October 1983.[3] In 1985, the group recorded their first album,Novaya luna aprelya, which was distributed asmagnitizdat.[4]
Mumiy Troll disbanded when Lagutenko was conscripted into the Russian navy.[5] In 1990, they briefly reunited and released their second album,Delay Yu-Yu, on tape.[4] Having studied Chinese and English at the Oriental Studies Institute of theFar Eastern Federal University, Lagutenko worked in China and London from 1991 to 1995.[3][6] In 1995, he returned to Russia and reformed the band.[6]
In May 1997, Mumiy Troll released their first studio album,Morskaya (Russian:«Морская»,lit. 'Marine'), which brought them wide popularity.[4][3] Six months later, they released their second studio album,Ikra (Russian:«Икра»,lit. 'Caviar').In 1998,MTV began broadcasting in Russia and Mumiy Troll's music video for the song "Vladivostok 2000" was the first music video by a Russian artist shown on the channel.[7]
In 2001, the group represented Russia in theEurovision Song Contest and came in 12th place.[4][3]Time Out (London) wrote that they 'stole the show' by standing out as snakeskin heroes amongst all the taffeta and tuxedos.[verification needed]
The group wrote and produced soundtracks for a full-length cartoon movie and gave a new sound to classic Russian silent sci-fi movie and donated tracks to feature films including Russian blockbusterNight Watch, where Lagutenko also plays the Vampire. His face is on the cover of the American release.[citation needed]
Their 2005 albumSliyaniye i pogloshcheniye (Russian:Слияние и Поглощение,lit. 'Merger and Acquisition') was called back from the printers on the day of release when distributors realized that the bride and groom on the cover were wearing masks of Putin andMikhail Khodorkovsky. The band changed them into symbols of hearts andUnited States dollars respectively.[citation needed]In 2008, the band signed with the Agency Group.[5] In 2009, they released the albumComrade Ambassador, their first album to be made commercially available in North America, and toured North America to promote it.[6] In 2012, Mumiy Troll released their first English-language album,Vladivostok.[5]
In 2013, they released the albumSOS matrosu (Russian:SOS матросу,lit. 'SOS to the Sailor'), written during the band's round-the-world trip on a 19-century sailing ship in locations.[4][8]
In 2015, they released albumPiratskie kopii (Russian:Пиратские копии,lit. 'Pirate Copies') and in 2016, the English-language albumMalibu Alibi.
In 2011, the first Mumiy Troll Music Bar was opened in Vladivostok.[9] In 2015, Lagutenko opened a second Mumiy Troll Music Bar in Moscow.[3]
The group has participated in various international festivals and music conferences, includingSXSW, Culture Collide,Zandari Festa, Mu:Con, Sound City, and Visual Japan Summit.[citation needed] In 2013, they founded their own showcase festival "Vladivostok Rocks" (V-ROX).[10] The festival was dubbed "a small Pacific Woodstock" byRussia Beyond The Headlines.[11] V-ROX was held annually from 2013 to 2019. The 2020 edition of the festival was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[12]
Mumiy Troll was the first to support the activities of PSI organization fighting AIDS in Russia and performed at the No Name Fever exhibition for AIDS inGothenburg,Sweden in 2005. They are also well known for conservation activities on wild life in Far-East taiga and helping local minorities to survive. Ilya Lagutenko is a patron of the British-Russian Amur fund for the protection of Amur tigers and leopards.[citation needed]
In 2022, the group condemned theRussian invasion of Ukraine and, as a result, had all their concerts in Russia canceled by the authorities.[13]
Lagutenko lived in London in the 1990s and was influenced by theBritpop scene at the time.[14][1] Lagutenko has described the band's style as "rockapops."[5]
| Award | Year | Nominee(s) | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2001 | Themselves | Best Russian Act | Nominated | [16] |
| MTV Video Music Awards | 1999 | "Ранетка" | Viewer's Choice | Nominated | [17] |
| 2000 | "Без обмана" | Nominated | [18] | ||
| 2001 | "Моя певица" | Nominated | [19] | ||
| Russian Flash Awards | 2006 | "Страху нет" | Animation | Won | [20] |
| ZD Awards | 1997 | Themselves | Group of the Year | Nominated | [21] |
| Ilya Lagutenko | Male Artist of the Year | Won | |||
| 1998 | Nominated | ||||
| Themselves | Group of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Rock Act of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 1999 | Won | ||||
| Group of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2000 | Hall of Fame | Won | |||
| 2003 | Rock Group of the Year | Nominated | [22] | ||
| Disappointment of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Ilya Lagutenko | Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2007 | Амба | Album of the Year | Nominated | [23] | |
| Themselves | Group of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2008 | Nominated | [24] | |||
| Rock Act of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Ilya Lagutenko | Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 8 | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Контрабанды" | Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2009 | Themselves | Group of the Year | Nominated | [25] | |
| С новым годом! | Concert of the Year | Won | |||
| 2010 | Themselves | Group of the Year | Won | [26] | |
| Rock Act of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| Ilya Lagutenko | Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Редкие земли | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Live inOlympic Stadium | Concert of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2011 | Nominated | [27] | |||
| Ilya Lagutenko | Artist of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Male Artist of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| 2012 | World Tour | Event of the Year | Nominated | [28] | |
| Themselves | Rock Group of the Year | Won | |||
| 2013 | Won | [29] | |||
| 2014 | Nominated | [30] | |||
| 2015 | Nominated | [31] | |||
| Пиратские копии | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2017 | Themselves | Rock Act of the Year | Nominated | [32] | |
| Морская. 20 | Concert of the Year | Nominated | |||
| 2018 | Вечерний чай | Nominated | [33] | ||
| Themselves | MegaBeat Award | Won | |||
| 2019 | Nominated | [34] | |||
| 2020 | Group of the Year | Nominated | [35] | ||
| Innovator of the Year | Nominated | ||||
| После зла | Album of the Year | Nominated | |||
| "Космические Силы" | Video of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Ртуть Алоэ VR | Concert of the Year | Nominated | |||
| Поколение Video Festival | 1998 | "Дельфины" | Best Shot | Won | [36] |
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| Preceded by | Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 | Succeeded by |
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