Maksim Pokrovsky
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| Native name | Максим Сергеевич Покровский |
| Birth name | Maksim Sergeyevich Pokrovsky |
| Born | June 17, 1968 |
| Origin | Moscow, Russia |
| Genres | Indie rock, alternative rock, russian rock, punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass, tambourine |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Soyuz Music |
| Associated acts | Nogu Svelo! |
| Website | nogu-svelo |
Maksim Sergeyevich Pokrovsky (Russian: Макси́м Серге́евич Покро́вский, born June 17, 1968) is a Russian musician, best known as the frontman of the Moscow-based rock band Nogu Svelo!. He has also released some solo songs in Russia and the UK. Now he is working in the United States.
During the band’s 20 years history Nogu Svelo! have released 14 studio albums, 4 singles, 2 concert DVDs, and 28 video clips. All the band’s albums were released by the major Russian labels: Soyuz, CD Land and Mystery of Sound. Nogu Svelo! won numerous awards throughout their lifetime including a MTV Russia Movie Award, the MTV Special Prize, the popular Russian TV Channel 1 “Star” award and many other recognized awards.
Max and Nogu Svelo! are regularly on TV channels such as NTV, the Channel One,Russia 2,MTV,A1. Radio Maximum, Radio Mayak,Nashe Radio and Russian Radio are also great supporters of Max and his music.
Max constantly takes part in Russian TV shows. He had a successful stint on the reality show Last Hero, the Channel One’s version of the world famous reality show Survivor. Max wrote a song about the laborious life on the island. The song called “I Am Not The Last Hero!” became the soundtrack to the season, and was later released as a single with additional remixes. Max has also starred in the independent film Treasure Raiders and TV miniseries In a Tango Rhythm which also featured Nogu Svelo! on the soundtrack. Max wrote a number of songs for Russian historical film The Turkish Gambit which appeared on the main soundtrack release. The film was released worldwide and the songs became very popular. The song won Best Soundtrack at the 2006 MTV Russia Movie Awards.
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