Vladimir Mulyavin
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Vladimir Mulavin on a 2009 Belarusian stamp
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| Native name | Владимир Георгиевич Мулявин |
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12 January 1941 Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 26 January 2003 (aged 62) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation | musician, composer |
| Years active | 1969–2003 |
| Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1991) |
| Awards | Order of Francysk Skaryna |
Vladimir Mulyavin (Russian: Влади́мир Гео́ргиевич Муля́вин; Belarusian: Уладзімір Мулявін (Uladzimir Muliavin); 12 January 1941 – 26 January 2003) was a Belarusian rock musician and the founder of the folk-rock band Pesniary.
Vladimir Muliavin was born in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) in the family of a worker at the Uralmash plant. He started playing the guitar at the age of 12.
In 1956, after graduating from school, he entered Sverdlovsk Musical School, department of stringed instruments. He was expelled from the school for misconduct and an overt interest in jazz, nevertheless he was reinstated after some time, and he left the school by own initiative.
Between 1958 and 1963, he worked as a staff musician at different regional orchestras.
In 1963, he was offered a job with the Belarusian State Philharmony and moved to Belarus.
In 1965—1967 Muliavin conducted his compulsory two-year military service, near Minsk. He founded a vocal quartet in the company and took a part in the Belarusian military district ensemble foundation.
After his discharge from the army returned to the Belarusian State Philharmony and in 1968, he created the folk pop and rock group "Liavony". In 1970, he became its leader and the group was renamed Pesniary.
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