Vytautas Kernagis
| Vytautas Kernagis | |
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| Birth name | Vytautas Kernagis |
| Born | May 19, 1951 |
| Origin | Vilnius, Lithuania |
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| Genres | Sung poetry, pop, rock, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist, actor, television presenter. |
| Years active | 1966–2007 |
Vytautas Kernagis (May 19, 1951 – March 15, 2008) was a Lithuanian singer-songwriter, bard, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry.[1]
Career
Vytautas Kernagis attended M.K.Čiurlionis and Vilnius 23rd schools. In 1973, he graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He was a member of the pioneering Lithuanian big beat bands Aisčiai (1966–1968) and Rupūs miltai (1969–1972). Kernagis recorded his first album of sung poetry in 1978. Kernagis also took part in the first Lithuanian rock opera Velnio nuotaka, first Lithuanian musical Ugnies medžioklė su varovais (1976), and first Lithuanian musical for a puppet theatre Šokantis ir dainuojantis mergaitės vieversėlis.
Kernagis suffered from gastric cancer and died March 15, 2008. He was cremated and interred in the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius.
Filmography
- Kai aš mažas buvau (When I was little) (1968)
- Mažoji išpažintis (Little confession) (1971)
- Atsiprašau (I'm sorry) (1982)
- Kažkas atsitiko (Something happened) (1986)
- Anastasija (Anastasia) (2006)
Discography
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- Akustinis (1978 LP album, 1994 CD ir MC, 2006, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Baltojo nieko dainelės (1979, Vilniaus plokštelių studija; 2000, „"Čiki Piki")
- Vytautas Kernagis (1979 LP, Melodia C60-10889-90)
- Kabaretas „Tarp girnų“ (1982 small vinyl, 1984 LP, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Vytautas kernagis Čikagoje (1985, Cassettes studija)
- Dainos teatras:
- Žvilgsnis nuo kalno (1986, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Eik savo keliu (1987, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Povo link... (1989, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Apie medžioklę (1990, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Keistumas (1991 m., "Lituanus")
- Dainos teatras – Abėcėlė (1993, "Bomba")
- Vaikai vanagai (1994, "Bomba")
- Kabaretas „Tarp girnų“ 1979–1994 (1994 m., "Bomba")
- Baltas paukštis (1998, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
- Teisingos dainos (2003, "Tigris")
- Dainos teatras (2006)
- Klasika (2007, 5 CD collection):
- Akustinis
- Baltojo nieko dainelės
- Dainos teatras
- Teisingos dainos
Awards
- 1995 - Antanas Šabaniauskas' musical award
- 2000 - "Bravo" award
- 2002 - Officer's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
- 2008 - National Award of the Culture and Art for the professionality of modern creation and artistry.[2]
References
- ↑ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, IX t. Vilnius: Science and encyclopedias publishing institute, 2006. T.9: Juocevičius-Khiva. Page 759
- ↑ www.bernardinai.lt: Įteiktos nacionalinės kultūros ir meno premijos
External links
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