Mumiy Troll

Mumiy Troll
rock band performing on a stage
Mumiy Troll performing at Park Live Festival in 2013
Background information
OriginVladivostok/Moscow, Russia
GenresRock, alternative rock, indie rock, britpop
Years active1983–1987
1989–1990
1996–present
Labels
MembersIlya Lagutenko
Oleg Pungin
Alexander Kholenko
Artyom Kritsin
Pavel Vovk
Past membersYuri Tsaler
Eugene "Sdwig" Zvidionny
Olesya Lyashenko
Denis Transkiy
WebsiteOfficial site

Mumiy Troll (Russian: Му́мий Тро́лль [ˈmumʲɪj ˈtrolʲ]) is a Russian rock group, founded in 1983 in Vladivostok by vocalist and songwriter Ilya Lagutenko (Russian: Илья Лагутенко). The name is a pun on Mumintroll, the children's books by Tove Jansson, translated into Russian as "Mummi Troll".[1][2]

  1. ^ Davidson, Neil. "Biography: Mumiy Troll". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  2. ^ Castillo, Arielle (19 August 2010). "Mumiy Troll, Russian independent rock band, plays two-night stand in Miami Beach". Miami New Times. Retrieved 10 February 2021.