BeZ bileta

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beZ bileta performing in 2006
Background information
Origin Minsk, Belarus
Genres
Years active1998–2019
Labels West Records
MembersVitaly Artist
Alexander Ivashkevich
Yan Weinstock
Past membersPavel Kudrin [1] [2] [3] [4]
Ivan Barzenka [1] [4]
Sergey Bakovets
Denis Sturchenko
Ksenia Minchenko
Alexander Myshkevich
Denis Shurov
Yuri Rubanik
Pavel Mamonov
Alexander Gulyaev
Yan Yarosh
Andrey Korotchenko
Vladimir Razvodovsky
Artemy Doronkin
Yegor Doronkin

beZ bileta is a Belarusian alternative rock band from Minsk active since 1998. [5] [6] [7]

Contents

History

The group was formed in Minsk by Vitaly Artist in 1998. [8] Having started with folk songs in Belarusian, by 2004, the band moved on to a more complex electronic and indie rock style. [8]

beZ bileta have won the Rock Coronation Belarusian Music Award on several occasions, including in 2000 as "Discovery of the Year", "Song of the Year" in 2001 for their hit "My Motherland Belarus", [9] [10] [11] and in 2009, where they received the main prize, the "Rock Crown", as well as prizes in the categories "Album of the Year" and "Video of the Year". [12] [13]

The band has performed at numerous festivals, both at home and abroad, including at Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk (Belarus), Basovišča (Poland), Fiesta Borealis (Poland—together with Hair Peace Salon and Jitters), [14] [15] [16] [17] Spirit of Woodstock (Italy), and Good-By (Germany).

At the Lira national music awards of 2012, presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus and Capital TV, the band was honored in the category "Best Live Show". [18]

Deadhead's Day

For several years, beZ bileta have organized Deadhead's Day, [19] an event which features merchandise giveaways, mini concerts, [20] a song remix contest for musicians from different countries, and a cover song contest. [21] The winner of Deadhead's Day has a chance to perform onstage together with beZ bileta. [22]

Vitaly Artist

The band's frontman, Vitaly Artist, has written music for various films and television productions, including the 2006 Russian action feature Piranha . [23] [24]

Band members

Current

Past

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitle
2001Up Into the Sky
2004Drawn
2006Amendment 22
2007Kino
2008True Love
2009Visionaries
2009Africa
2010Red Disc of the Sun
2011Zvezda [25]
2014More

Literature

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