Diskoteka Avariya
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Diskoteka "Avaria" (Russian: Дискотека "Авария" - Disco "Accident") are a Russian band from Ivanovo, Russia. The trio consists of Anna Khokhlova (Анна Хохлова), Aleksey Borisovich Serov (Алексей Борисович Серов) and Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov (Алексей Олегович Рыжов). Its former members include vocalist Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev (Николай Стагоранович Тимофеев), who left in July 2012, and rapper Oleg Yevgenyevich Zhukov (Олег Евгеньевич Жуков), who died on February 9, 2002, of cancer.
Дискотека “Авария” Diskoteka “Avariya” | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Ivanovo, Russia |
Genres | Pop rap, house, hip-hop, nu-disco, dance-pop, pop rock |
Years active | 1990—present |
Labels | ARS Records Corporation Avariya |
Members | Aleksey Olegovich Ryzhov: writer and composer, musician, DJ, occasional singer, rapper (band creator) Aleksey Borisovich Serov: rapper (joined in 1997) |
Past members | † Oleg Yevgenyevich Zhukov: rapper (1997-2002, deceased) Nikolay Stagoranovich Timofeev: singer (band creator, left in 2012) Anna Khokhlova: singer (2012-?) |
Website | http://www.avariya.ru |
Although "Avaria" knew only moderate success in Russia during the 1990s, they are considered to be pioneers of house music in that country. Following Zhukov's death in 2002, the trio slowly lost original popularity and oriented themselves into a mainstream electropop movement.