Peter Nalitch Пётр Налич | |
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 Peter Nalitch on radioEcho of Moscow in December 2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Piotr Andreevich Nalich |
| Born | (1981-04-30)April 30, 1981 (age 43) Russian SFSR,USSR |
| Origin | Moscow |
| Genres | Pop,comedy |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals,accordion, classical guitar |
| Website | Peternalitch.com[1] |
Peter Andreyevich Nalitch (Russian:Пётр Андре́евич На́лич,pronounced[ˈpʲɵtrɐnˈdrʲejɪvʲɪtɕˈnalʲɪtɕ]), also spelled asPetr Nalich orPyotr Nalich, is a Russian singer and composer who representedRussia at theEurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo. In the final on May 29, he came 11th with his song "Lost and Forgotten".
Peter Nalitch was born on 30 April 1981 inMoscow, Russia. His grandfather Zahid Nalić, was a Bosnian opera singer fromTuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Peter Nalitch has become famous in Russia after the publication in 2007 on YouTube of the clip of his song "Gitar" (where he makes fun of himself withbroken English lyrics and dubious film editing qualities).[1] In about three years, more than 8,000,000 people had watched it. Interviews and articles about Peter followed in some Russian papers. The song "Gitar" is most popular in Greece, Germany and Slovakia.[2]
In 2007 Peter already had about 40 songs written down, all available on his website for free.[3] The band took the name Peter Nalitch'sMusical Collective – "Muzykalny kollektiv Petra Nalitcha" ("Музыкальный коллектив Петра Налича") or more simply "MKPN" ("МКПН").
Over the following two years, in addition to the Moscow venues, MKPN went on tour, performing inSaint Petersburg,Yekaterinburg,Nizhny Novgorod and other large Russian cities. The band released their first album in 2008 – "Radost Prostykh Melody" ("Радость простых мелодий" – translated as "The Joy of Simple Melodies" on their website). They also released a DVD of the footage of a concert in Moscow – "MKPN v B1 Maximum" ("МКПН в Б1 Maximum" – "MKPN at the B1 Maximum") and an EP, "More" ("Море" – "The Sea"). In 2009 the band was one of the headliners at the "Sfinks" festival inAntwerp (Belgium).[4]
Nalitch is self-produced.[5]
Peter Nalitch and Friends was chosen[6] to representRussia in theEurovision Song Contest 2010, inOslo, with the songLost and Forgotten.[7] The final, on May 29, saw the song finishing 11th.
Peter Nalitch sings in Russian, English (the latter with a Russian accent, which he refuses to hide), Italian ("Santa Lucia"),[8] French ("Il pleut toujours", on the EP "More") and Baburi, an invented language.
In the wake of this idea of self-promotion on the web, the band has given, on September 17, 2009, an acoustic concert from their own flat, broadcast live onRuTube (a local videohosting and live broadcasting site).[9] On October 30, 2009, they broadcast another show live on RuTube, this time a real concert in Moscow.[10]
Peternalitch.com[2] Official website](in Russian and English)
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