Sekret (band)

Sekret
Sekret in 1985
Background information
Origin	Russia
Genres	Beat, rock and roll, psychedelic rock, protopunk
Years active	1983 – present

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.^[1]

Original members

• Maxim Leonidov — vocals, rhythm-guitar, keyboards (1983–1990, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2012, 2013—present)
• Nikolai Fomenko — vocals, bass-guitar (1983–1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2010–present)
• Andrey Zabludovskiy — vocals, lead-guitar, viola (1983–present)
• Aleksey Murashov — drums, percussion (1983–1998, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2010–present)

Discography

Transliterated title	Original title	Translation	Year of release
Ty i ya	Ты и я	You and Me	1984
Sekret	Секрет	Secret	1987
Leningradskoe vremya	Ленинградское время	Leningrad Time	1989
Orkestr v puti	Оркестр в пути	Orchestra En Route	1991
Ne perezhivay	Не переживай	Don't worry	1994
Blues de Moscou		Moscow Blues	1996
Pyat'	Пять	Five	1997
Sekret 30 (EP)	Секрет 30 (Сингл)	Secret 30 (EP)	2013
Vsyo jeto i est' lyubov'	Всё это и есть любовь	All This is Love	2014

References

1. http://www.moskva.fm/artist/секрет/ (Russian)

External links

• Official website (Russian)
• Unofficial site of the band (Russian)
• Unofficial history of the band (Russian)