Hardi Volmer
Hardi Volmer (born 8 November 1957 in Pärnu) is an Estonian film director, puppet theatre set decorator and musician. Volmer is the singer in the Estonian punk rock band Singer Vinger.
Hardi Volmer

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- Name
- Hardi Volmer
- Born
- 8 November 1957
- Birthplace
- Pärnu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union
- Nationality
- Estonia
- Occupation
- singer · politician · caricaturist · screenwriter · scenographer · conductor · director
- Education
- Estonian Academy of Arts
- Honours
- Order of the White Star and 5th Class
- Languages
- Estonian
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Biography
Biography
Hardi Volmer studied at Estonian Academy of Arts. The recorded working language is Estonian. Positions recorded include member of the Riigikogu. Work by Hardi Volmer is recorded in the collections of Art Museum of Estonia. Distinctions recorded are Order of the White Star, 5th Class.

Hardi Volmer
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Hardi Volmer • Birth Name — Hardi Volmer • Born — 8 November 1957 • Birthplace — Pärnu, then part of Estonian SSR, Soviet Union • Past Member Of — Singer Vinger
Documentary record
Hardi Volmer appears in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as a film director, screenwriter, singer, conductor, “Theaterkünstler”, designer, musician and politician (born 1957). The birth of Hardi Volmer is recorded in 1957 in Pärnu.
Animated cartoons
Animated cartoons
• "Imeline nääriöö" (Wonderful New Year's Eve, 1984) • "Nõiutud saar" (Bewitched Island, 1985) • "Kevadine kärbes" (Fly in Spring, 1986) • "Sõda" (War, 1987) • "Tööd ja tegemised" (Works and Doings, 1988) • "Animeeritud autoportreed" (Animated Self-portraits, 1989) • "Jackpot" (1990) • "Incipit vita nova" (1992) • "Hilinenud romanss" (Late Romance, 1994) • "Keegi veel" (Someone More, 1998) • "Primavera" (1999)
Movies
Movies
• KALKAR (1980) • Igaühele oma ("Something to Everyone", 1992) • Tulivesi ("Firewater", 1994) • Minu Leninid ("All My Lenins", 1997) • Elavad pildid ("Living Images", 2013) • Johannes Pääsukese tõeline elu ("Johannes Pääsuke's Real Life", 2019)
Identity
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Hardi Volmer is recorded as singer, politician, caricaturist, screenwriter and scenographer.
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1957
Hardi Volmer born at Pärnu.
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- “Hardi Volmer”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q3740790: Hardi Volmer
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