Ilya Lagutenko

Ilya Igorevich Lagutenko is the founder and lead singer of MTV Awardwinning band Mumiy Troll.

He was born in Moscow, Soviet Union. Soon after his birth his father died, and the family moved to Vladivostok. In school he became engrossed in studying Chinese. He sang with a childrens choir that took him to many Russian cities as they traveled through half of the country. Ilya formed his first psychedelic punk band named Bunny Pee at the age of 11. In 1992, he graduated from the Far Eastern State University as a specialist in the Mandarin and Chinese Economy. He served in the Russian Air Navy. Ilya worked in China and Great Britain with a commercial consulting firm. In 1983, he founded the rock group Mumiy Troll.

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