Vladimir Mulyavin

Vladimir Mulyavin studied at Sverdlovsk music college. The recorded working language is Belarusian and Russian. The field of work recorded is music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are folk rock. Employment is recorded with Belarusian State Philharmonic. Distinctions recorded are People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of Byelorussian SSR, Honored Artist of the Belarusian SSR and Order of Francisc Skorina.

• Name — Vladimir Mulyavin • Native Name — Владимир Мулявин • Born — 12 January 1941 • Died — 26 January 2003 • Birthplace — Sverdlovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union • Place of death — Moscow, Russia • Occupation — musician, composer • Years Active — 1969–2003 • Label Name — Melodiya • Title — People's Artist of the USSR (1991) • Awards — Order of Francysk Skaryna, Lira 2011

Vladimir Mulyavin was born in Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) in the family of a worker at the Uralmash plant. He started playing the guitar at the age of 12. In 1956, after graduating from school, he entered Sverdlovsk Musical School, department of stringed instruments. He was expelled from the school for misconduct and an overt interest in jazz, nevertheless he was reinstated after some time, and he left the school by own initiative. Between 1958 and 1963, he worked as a staff musician at different regional orchestras. In 1963, he was offered a job with the Belarusian State Philharmony and moved to Belarus. In 1965—1967 Mulyavin conducted his compulsory two-year military service, near Minsk. He founded a vocal quartet in the company and took a part in the Belarusian military district ensemble foundation.

After his discharge from the army returned to the Belarusian State Philharmony and in 1968, he created the folk pop and rock group "Liavony". In 1970, he became its leader and the group was renamed Pesniary. The band gained significant popularity across the whole USSR and was among the first successful and officially recognized Soviet rock bands. For his work, Vladimir Mulyavin was awarded the title People's Artist of the USSR. An ethnic Russian himself, Muliavin was inspired by Belarusian folklore. He later also recorded several Belarusian national songs as Pahonia on the lyrics by Maksim Bahdanovich. He died on 26 January 2003 in Moscow, suffering results of a car accident of 8 months before.

In 2011 beZ bileta's frontman Vitaly Artist called Mulyavin “the cosmonaut No. 1 in Belarusian music.”

Mulyavin had a brother Valery, who played with the Pesniary; he died in 1973 in Yalta. Vladimir Mulyavin married three times, first to Lidia Karmalskaya, with whom he had a daughter Maria (born 1961) and a son Vladimir Mulyavin Jr. (1975–2006). Mulyavin left Karmalskaya in 1975 and had little contact with his son. After the death of his father, Mulyavin Jr. played viola with the Pesnyary in 2004–2005. He was sentenced in 2005 for a brawl and distribution of narcotics, and died in jail in 2006. After leaving Karmalskaya, Mulyavin married Svetlana Slizskaya; they had a daughter Olga born in 1976. He divorced Slizskaya in 1981 and married actress Svetlana Penkina; they had a son Valery born in 1982.

The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Recorded with the occupation singer. The register further records that vladimir Mulyavin is recorded with the occupation guitarist. It is also recorded that vladimir Mulyavin is recorded with the occupation composer. It is also recorded that vladimir Mulyavin is recorded with the occupation actor. Recorded with the occupation musician. Institutional cataloguing adds that vladimir Mulyavin is recorded as a citizen of Soviet Union. Institutional cataloguing adds that vladimir Mulyavin is recorded with the gender male. Born on 12 January 1941. Mulyavin died on 26 January 2003. Classed in the genre folk rock.