Lyapis Trubetskoy is a Belarusian rock band. It was named after the comical hero from Ilya Ilf's and Yevgeny Petrov's novel "The Twelve Chairs", poet and potboiler Nikifor Lyapis, who used the pseudonym Trubetskoy. On 17 March 2014 frontman Siarhei Mikhalok announced that the band would be dissolved. Accordingly on 31 August the band ceased to exist and split into two ensambles: Brutto and Trubetskoy.

History

Popularity in the 2000s

In January 2009 their album Manifest became "the best album of the year 2008" according to the West Records top-list and The Lenta music review. In August 2009 they played as headliners at the “Be Free” festival organized by the European Radio for Belarus in Chernihiv (Ukraine) together with Vopli Vidopliassova, Hair Peace Salon, and more Belarusian and Ukrainian rock bands. Lyapis Trubetskoy was one of the bands that performed (in December 2013) for Euromaidan-protesters in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Dissolution

Frontman Siarhei Mikhalok announced in mid-March 2014 that the group would disband in September 2014.. The groups farewell concert was given in the Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium in Kyiv, Ukraine on 26 August. Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko was present at this concert. Former band members led by Pavel Bulatnikaw formed a new band Trubetskoy Minsk. Siarhei Mikhalok founded the band Brutto.

Albums

Videography