Vyacheslav Butusov

Vyacheslav Butusov
300x200px Vyacheslav Butusov in 2005
Background information
Native name	Вячеслав Бутусов
Born	(1961-10-15) October 15, 1961
Genres	Rock, alternative rock, rock-n-roll, gothic rock, electronic music, post-punk, New Wave
Occupation(s)	singer, guitarist, composer, poet
Instruments	Guitar, bass guitar, keyboard instruments
Years active	1978–present
Website	u-piter.ru

Vyacheslav Butusov (Russian: Вячеслав Бутусов; born October 15, 1961), was a lead singer of Nautilus Pompilius, a Russian rock group, until its disbandment. He has since started his own career as a singer.

Biography

Vyacheslav Butusov was born in Bugach Settlement of the Krasnoyarsk Region. When a first-year student of Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute he got acquainted with musician Dmitry Umetsky. The two young men were keen on music and often gathered to play together. This resulted in recording of Nautilus Pompilius’s first and not quite successful album Pereyezd (Relocation) (1982–1983). In the same year Butusov met the poet Ilya Kormiltsev. Together with him Vyacheslav Butusov recorded his first mature album Nevidimka (An Invisible) in 1985. Next year their tandem released the record Razluka (Absence / Separation), which evoked terrific popularity of Nautilus Pompilius. The band’s last album Yablokitai was recorded by Butusov and Kormiltsev in 1996 in England with participation of Boris Grebenshikov and English musician Bill Nelson who became its producer. In 2001 Vyacheslav Butusov founded the U-Piter band and in 2007 launched his solo career.

External links

• Official Website of Butusov & U-Piter Vyacheslav Butusov's current group (Russian)
• Official Website of Nautilus group Vyacheslav Butusov's worldwide famous group (Russian)
• Biography of Vyacheslav Butusov (English)