Birth name Vytautas Kernagis Role Singer Origin Vilnius, Lithuania Died March 15, 2008, Lithuania | Years active 1966–2007 Children Vytautas Kernagis Name Vytautas Kernagis | |
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Born May 19, 1951 ( 1951-05-19 ) Genres Sung poetry, pop, rock, folk Occupation(s) Vocalist, actor, television presenter. Albums Kabaretas „Tarp girnu“, Dainos teatras, Akustinis Movies and TV shows Maza ispazintis, Anastasia, Kas laimes milijona?, When I Was Small Parents Aleksandras Kernagis, Grazina Kernagiene - Blynaite | ||
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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.
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Career
Vytautas Kernagis was born to the family of actors Aleksandras Kernagis and Gražina Kernagienė. He attended M.K.Čiurlionis school (first 3 years) and Vilnius 23rd school. 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 Devil's Bride, first Lithuanian musical Ugnies medžioklė su varovais (1976), and first Lithuanian musical for a puppet theatre Šokantis ir dainuojantis mergaitės vieversėlis.
Kernagis hosted the 1st season (2007) of Žvaigždžių duetai TV show.
Kernagis suffered from gastric cancer and died March 15, 2008. He was cremated and interred in the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius.