Svetlana Surganova
She was a founding member of the popular Russian rock band Nochnye Snaipery, providing vocals and playing violin.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".Songs from "Neuzheli ne ja", especially "Murakamii"[6] (“Мураками”, “Murakami”) and "Bol’no" ("Больно", "In pain") topped the music charts for months.The band shot a music video "Korabli" ("Корабли", "Ships"), that rotated successfully on MTV and MUZ-TV (МУЗ-ТВ), and went on the first tour through the country.Definition coined by Surganova for a music played by a group "Surganova i Orkestr" is "VIP-Punk-Decadence", which stands for: V – aesthetically pleasing scenic image of an elegant man who tends to think, the image of the artist, combining experience and unsophistication; P- energetic and sincere treatment, with swashbuckling charm and a high degree of self-irony; D – a sophisticated and intelligent, but at the same time accessible poetry, that affects the timeless themes and have their analog works of writers of the Silver Age and the poetics of French symbolism, and a Drive that forces public to "stand on their heads" and to barely held themselves in chairs.[10] She supported the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the Presidential Administration of Russia put her on the list of singers who were recommended to be invited to state-sponsored events.