Alexander F. Sklyar


Alexander Felixovich Sklyar is a Russian rock musician, radio presenter, actor and author. Sklyar, who in the 1980s and early 1990s fronted the popular punk metal band Va-bank, later moved into the traditional Russian singer-songwriter territory covering the vast stylistic spectrum.
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Biography

Sklyar was born in Moscow, to Felix Sidorovich, a physicist, and his journalist wife Irina Viktorovna, a one time Rabotnitsa magazine second editor. In 1985 Sklyar graduated from the prestigious Moscow State Institute of International Relations and joined the Soviet embassy in North Korea as a minor official. Upon return later this year he became a member of the band Tsentr, fronted by Vasily Shumov and took part in the recording the Priznaki zhizni LP.
In 1991 Sklyar debuted as a children's writer with the book Petrovich and Potapum in the Magic Labyrinth, co-authored by Roman Kanushkin. The same year he started his own rock radio series Utchites plavat on Radio Maximum. In 1995 he formed the duo Botsman i brodyaga with Garik Sukachov of the Brigada S fame. 1998 saw Sklyar going solo with the album Po napravleniyu k tango, starting to experiment with different retro styles of popular Russian music. In 2001–2009 Sklyar appeared in seven Russian feature films and tried himself as a TV film and music programs' presenter on TV3 and TV Kultura.

Political activity

In January 2015 in the Internet appeared a video with a song recorded to support Russian separatists in the war on East Ukraine. Alexander F. Sklyar, as well as Ivan Okhlobystin and Garik Sukachov took part in it.
In April and May 2022, Sklyar participated in a series of concerts organized in order to support the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In January 2023 Ukraine imposed sanctions on him for promoting Russia during the invasion.

Discography

With Va-Bank

VA-BANK Life on Wheels Drink for Me At the Kitchen That's How It Should Be! Live, What's Alive Homewards!
  • ''The Lower Tunrda''

Solo

Getting Closer to Tango Witches and Bitches DendyDiana The X City Songs of Seamen Songs of Seamen 2 Vasya the Conscience The Russian Sun
  • ''The Word and the Deed''

Collaborations

The Botswain and the Tramp The Gypsy Rock and Roll