Vytautas Kernagis
Birth name	Vytautas Kernagis
Born	May 19, 1951
Origin	Vilnius, Lithuania
Died	March 15, 2008 (aged 56)
Genres	Sung poetry, pop, rock, folk
Occupations	Vocalist, actor, television presenter.
Years active	1966–2007

Vytautas Kernagis (May 19, 1951 – March 15, 2008) was a Lithuanian singer-songwriter, bard, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry.^[1]

Contents 1 Career 2 Filmography 3 Discography 4 Awards 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Career

Vytautas Kernagis attended M.K.Čiurlionis and Vilnius 23rd schools. In 1973, he graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. He was a member of the pioneering Lithuanian big beat bands Aisčiai (1966-1968) and Rupūs miltai (1969-1972). Kernagis recorded his first album of sung poetry in 1978. Kernagis also took part in the first Lithuanian rock opera Velnio nuotaka, first Lithuanian musical Ugnies medžioklė su varovais (1976), and first Lithuanian musical for a puppet theatre Šokantis ir dainuojantis mergaitės vieversėlis.

Kernagis suffered from gastric cancer and died March 15, 2008. He was cremated and interred in the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius.

[edit] Filmography

• Kai aš mažas buvau (When I was little) (1968)
• Mažoji išpažintis (Little confession) (1971)
• Atsiprašau (I'm sorry) (1982)
• Kažkas atsitiko (Something happened) (1986)
• Anastasija (Anastasia) (2006)

[edit] Discography

• Akustinis (1978 LP album, 1994 CD ir MC, 2006, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
• Baltojo nieko dainelės (1979, Vilniaus plokštelių studija; 2000, „"Čiki Piki")
• Kabaretas „Tarp girnų“ (1982 small vinyl, 1984 LP, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
• Vytautas kernagis Čikagoje (1985, Cassettes studija)
• Dainos teatras:
  • Žvilgsnis nuo kalno (1986, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
  • Eik savo keliu (1987, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
  • Povo link... (1989, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
  • Apie medžioklę (1990, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
• Keistumas (1991 m., "Lituanus")
• Dainos teatras – Abėcėlė (1993, "Bomba")
• Vaikai vanagai (1994, "Bomba")
• Kabaretas „Tarp girnų“ 1979–1994 (1994 m., "Bomba")
• Baltas paukštis (1998, Vilniaus plokštelių studija)
• Teisingos dainos (2003, "Tigris")
• Dainos teatras (2006)
• Klasika (2007, 5 CD collection):
  • Akustinis
  • Baltojo nieko dainelės
  • Dainos teatras
  • Teisingos dainos

[edit] Awards

• 1995 - Antanas Šabaniauskas' musical award
• 2000 - "Bravo" award
• 2002 - Officer's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas
• 2008 - National Award of the Culture and Art for the professionality of modern creation and artistry.^[2]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Vytautas Kernagis Fund

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