Svetlana Surganova
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Surganova in 2008
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| Birth name | Svetlana Surganova |
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14 November 1968 Leningrad, Soviet Union |
| Origin | Russia |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Years active | 1983-present |
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| Website | www |
Svetlana Yakovlevna Surganova (Russian: Светлана Яковлевна Сурганова) (born 14 November 1968) is a Russian rock musician, singer and poet. She was a founding member of the popular Russian rock band Nochnye Snaipery, providing vocals and playing violin. Presently she is a founding member of "Surganova i Orkestr" band.
Svetlana Surganova was born in Leningrad, on 14 November 1968. She has never seen her real parents: her biological mother refused her after birth. When Svetlana was three years old, she was adopted by Liya Davydovna Surganova, Candidate of Biological Sciences.
Svetlana Surganova started writing her own songs at 14. In the 9th grade she created her first musical band "Камертон" ("Camerton"). Her second band, "League", was formed during the period of study in a medical college.
From 1988 to 1996, Surganova had been a member of "Нечто иное" ("Something Else") band. As a sessional musician she took part in recording an album with "КузяBAND" from Munmansk.
In 1993 Svetlana Surganova and Diana Arbenina established an acoustic duet "Nochnye Snaipery".
In 1998 Surganova and Arbenina released their first album "Капля дегтя в бочке меда", ("Drop of a tar in the ointment") which became popular on Russian radio stations such as "Европа Плюс", "Радио Балтика", "Модерн", "Ностальжи" and "Русский шансон".
In the end of 1998, women decided to change the style of the band from acoustic to electric. In 1999, 2 new members entered "Nochnye Snaipery". In the same year the band released their second album "Детский лепет" ("Baby talk"). The third album was "Рубеж" ("Frontier"). In autumn of 2002, Svetlana Surganova and Diana Arbenina released their last joint album "Цунами" ("Tsunami"). In December 2002 Surganova left the band.
After leaving "Nochnye Snaipery" in 2002, Svetlana Surganova left the band and started her own, "Surganova i Orkestr" ("Сурганова и оркестр"; "Surganova and orchestra").
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