Years active 1983 – present Record label Melodiya | Origin Russia (1983) | |
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Members Maksim Leonidov, Nikolai Fomenko Albums Blues de Moscou, Sekret, The Best Genres Beat music, Rock and roll, Psychedelic rock, Proto-punk Similar Bravo, Mashina Vremeni, Chaif, Alisa, Zoopark | ||
Sekret (Russian: Секрет, lit.: Secret) was a Soviet Russian rock and roll band founded in 1982 in Leningrad. The band's musical style and image drawn a heavy inspiration from 1950's and 1960's western music, The Beatles in particular. The band's name was inspired by the Beatles song 'Do You Want to Know a Secret?'. Secret called themselves a "Beat Quartet" and were a part of Soviet rock and roll revival of 1980's, along with Bravo.
The original line-up lasted until 1990, when frontman Maxim Leonidov emigrated to Israel. The band continued with different line-ups without great success. Since 1997 the original line-up has occasionally performed together including for anniversary shows in 2003 and 2007.
Many Sekret hits of the 1980s still receive a lot of airplay on Russian FM stations.