Ilya Lagutenko
vocals, guitar, lyrics, music and conception of the band
Born on October 16, 1968, in Moscow.
Soon after his birth, his family moved to Vladivostok.
In school he became engrossed with studying Chinese.
He sang with a children’s choir that took him to many Russian cities as they traveled through half of the country.
In 1992, he graduated from the Far East University as a specialist in the Far East and Africa.
He worked in China and Great Britain with a commercial consulting firm. In 1983, he founded the rock group «Mumi Troll,» later renamed, «Mumiy Troll.»
Eugene «Sdwig» Zvidionny
bass
Born December 11, 1968, in Vladivostok.
He studied at Middle School Number 1. It was during this time he started playing bass and keyboards. He played in the band, «Azbuka» (Alphabet).
After finishing school, he studied at the Polytechnic Institute.
He worked as a computer arts graphic designer.
In 1985, Sdwig joined Vladivostok rock groups, «Tretya Strazha» (Third Guards) and «Tumanny Ston» (Misty Moan). He recorded albums with these and other groups in the «Tai-Chu» and «Dekade» studios.
In 1990, he took part in the tape recording of the second «Mumi Troll» album, «Delai U-U» (Do U-U).
In the fall of 1996, he received an offer to join «Mumiy Troll». He has played with MT since the first concert in Vladivostok, in the summer of 1997.
Oleg Pungin
drums
Born November 16, 1968, in Vladivostok.
From 1st to 10th grade he was a member of the children’s ensemble, Schastlivoye Detstvo (Happy Childhood).
At the end of the 1980’s — after finishing school — he worked in a Pacific Fleet song and dance ensemble.
By the end of the 1990’s, he was working in radio writing captions and advertising spots, and recording various performers.
He founded one of Vladivostok’s recording studios, where he worked as an arranger and sound engineer recording other artists from Vladivostok.
In the summer of 1997, he received an offer to perform several concerts with Mumiy Troll in the Far East, after which he became a permanent member of the band.
Yuri Tsaler
guitars, keys, saxophone
Born on May 22, 1973, in Pervouralsk (in the Sverdlovsk Region).
He studied piano at the Tchaikovsky Music Academy.
He worked in a bread factory, for all of one day.
He performed with his father, a well-known jazzman, before chequered audiences in bars renowned as the local hangouts for gangsters.
Later he founded the band Ptitsa Zu.
When the group disbanded due to the death of their bass guitarist, he moved to Moscow where he worked with Pavel Kashin.
In 1997, he received an offer to join Mumiy Troll, through Ilia Kormiltsev, to whom he gave guitar lessons. He has been a member of the group since the fall of 1997.
MUMIY TROLL AWARDS
2011 — The Best Rock Band 2011 - Mumiy Troll — MUZ-TV Awards
2010 — The Best Band 2010 - Mumiy Troll — Zvukovaya Dorozhka (Moskovski Komsomolets Awards)
2009 — The Best Live Show 2009— Mumiy Troll at Milk-Moscow — Zvukovaya Dorozhka (Moskovski Komsomolets Awards)
2009 — The Best Group 2009— Mumiy Troll — Chartova Duzhina
2008 — CD 2008— Mumiy Troll, «8» — Steppe Wolf
Internet 2008— Mumiy Troll, www.mumiytroll.com — Steppe Wolf
2008 — The Best Album 2008— Mumiy Troll, «8» — Chartova Duzhina
The Best Music 2008— Mumiy Troll, Contrabands — Chartova Duzhina
2006 — Legend of MTV — MTV Russia Music Awards.
2006 — For the contribution to rock-art — Russian music magazine «Fuzz» prize.
2006 — ’Animation’ category — video clip ’Strakhu Net’ — Russian Flash Awards prize.
2005 — The Best Album 2005 for ’Sliyanie i Pogloshenie’ (Merger and Acquisition) — Russian music magazine «Fuzz» prize.
May 2004 — Golden Disk according to the ’Pohititeli Knig’ album sales in Latvia.
2002 — The Best Group 2002, The Best Song 2002 for ’Eto po lubvi’ (Because of love) — the Poboroll prize from Nashe Radio.
2002 — ’Zolotoy Grammofon’ (Golden Gramophone) premium (for the most popular song at ’Russkoe Radio’ in 2002) was awarded for the song ’Eto po lubvi’ (Because of Love).
November 2002 — Golden Disk according to the ’Meamories’ album sales in Latvia.
1997 - The Best Group 1997, The Best Album 1997 for ’ Morskaya’ (Nautical), The Best Song 1997 for ’Utekai’ (Rush), The Best Group 1998, The Best Video 1998 for ’Delfini’ (Dolphins), The Best Video 1999 for ’ Nevesta?’ (Bride?), The Best Musical Site 1999 — Russian music magazine «Fuzz» prize
1997 — The Best Rock Group 1997 — ’Ovation’ prize from the Russian Music Academy.
1997 — The Best Still Image 1996 for ’Utekai’ (Rush) The Best Still Image 1997 for ’Delfini’ (Dolphins) — the award from the Pokolenie Video Festival.
MUMIY TROLL WEB AWARDS
2008 — Internet 2008 — Steppe Wolf Awards
2008 — Shortlist of Russian Flash Awards, categories Art, Animation, Cartoons — www.amba.com.mt
2007 — Shortlist of Moscow International Advertising Festival — www.amba.com.mt
2007 — The Golden Site contest:
www.mumiytroll.com — Best web site in «Theater, Show-business, Stage, Entertainment centers» and «VIP-site» categories in North-Western Federal
District.
www.amba.com.mt — Golden Cybermaster award in «Culture, Music and Art category». Awards in «Promo-site» and «Promo-site Design» categories in
All-Russian scope. Best web site in «Culture, Music and Art», «Promo-site», and «Promo-site Design» categories in North-Western Federal District.
www.ikra.tv — Best web site in «Online-communication, Social Networks» category in North-Western Federal District.
2007 — Mowsnet Bronze Award— www.amba.com.mt
2006 — The Best Site award in the categories «Music» and «VIP» for North-Western Federal District; prize-winner in categories «Music», «VIP» and «Classics» in All-Russian finale of the Golden Site contest.
2002 — Two ’Golden Cybermaster’ statuettes for winning in the ’Music’ category and the most prestigious award, ’Grand Prix’ (The Best Site of the year 2002) of the final phase of the All-Russian Internet Contest Golden Site.
’The Best Site of 2002’ in the categories of ’Entertainments: Music’ and ’Design and Multimedia’, the ’Golden Cybermaster’ prize for the Northwest Federal region of the All-Russian Internet Contest Golden Site.
2001 — ’The Best Site of 2001’ in the category of ‘Culture, Art, Science and Education’ for the Northwest Federal region of the All-Russian Internet Contest Golden Site.
1999 — ’The Best Musical Site of 1999’ in a FUZZ magazine contest.
1998 — The Best Musical Site of 1999’ in a OM magazine site contest. | 
