Yegor Letov

Egor Letov
Егор Летов
Letov in 2007
Letov in 2007
Background information
Birth nameIgor Fedorovich Letov
Also known asEgor Letov
Born10 September 1964
Omsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died19 February 2008(2008-02-19) (aged 43)
Omsk, Russian Federation
Genres
Occupations
  • Poet
  • musician
  • vocalist
  • singer-songwriter
  • producer
  • painter
Instruments
Years active1982–2008
Labels
  • GrOb Records [ru]
  • Zolotaya Dolina (on LP 1992–1994)
  • BSA
  • HOR
  • Misteriya Zvuka
  • Vyrgorod
Formerly of
Websitehttp://www.gr-oborona.ru

Igor "Yegor" Fedorovich Letov (Russian: И́горь "Его́р" Фёдорович Ле́тов, IPA: [ˈiɡərʲ ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ jɪˈɡor ˈlʲetəf]; (10 September 1964 – 19 February 2008)[1] was a Russian poet, musician, singer-songwriter, audio engineer and conceptual artist, best known as the founder and leader of the post-punk/psychedelic rock band Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Russian: Гражданская Оборона, lit.'Civil Defense'). He was also the founder of the conceptual art avant-garde project Kommunizm and psychedelic rock outfit Egor i Opizdenevshie. Letov collaborated with singer-songwriter Yanka Dyagileva and other Siberian underground artists as a record engineer and producer.

  1. ^ Yoffe, Mark (22 April 2008). "Yegor Letov". Obituary. The Guardian.