Vytautas Kernagis (May 19, 1951 – March 15, 2008) was a Lithuanian singer-songwriter,

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, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry.

Career

Vytautas Kernagis was born to the family of actors and . 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 The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius, Lithuania, is a state-supported conservatory that trains students in music, theatre, and multimedia arts. History Composer Juozas Naujalis founded a music school in 1919 in Kaunas. This s ...

. He was a member of the pioneering Lithuanian

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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

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'' Devil's Bride'', first Lithuanian musical ''Ugnies medžioklė su varovais'' (1976), and first Lithuanian musical for a

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''Šokantis ir dainuojantis mergaitės vieversėlis''. Kernagis hosted the 1st season (2007) of '' Žvaigždžių duetai'' TV show. Kernagis suffered from

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and died March 15, 2008. He was cremated and interred in the

Antakalnis Cemetery Antakalnis Cemetery ( lt, Antakalnio kapinės, pl, Cmentarz na Antokolu, be, Антокальскія могілкі), sometimes referred as Antakalnis Military Cemetery, is an active cemetery in the Antakalnis district of Vilnius, Lithuania. I ...

Vilnius Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urba ...

Filmography

*''Kai aš mažas buvau'' (When I was little) (1968) *''Mažoji išpažintis'' (Little confession) (1971) *''Atsiprašau '' (I'm sorry) (1982) *''Kažkas atsitiko'' (Something happened) (1986) *''Anastasija'' (Anastasia) (2006)

Discography

* ''Akustinis'' (1978

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, 1994 CD ir MC, 2006, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) * ''Baltojo nieko dainelės'' (1979, Vilniaus plokštelių studija; 2000, „" Čiki Piki") * ''Vytautas Kernagis'' (1979 LP, Melodia C60-10889-90) * ''Kabaretas „Tarp girnų"'' (1982 small vinyl, 1984 LP, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) * ''Vytautas Kernagis Čikagoje'' (1985, Cassettes studija) * Dainos teatras: ** ''Žvilgsnis nuo kalno'' (1986, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) ** ''Eik savo keliu'' (1987, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) ** ''Povo link...'' (1989, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) ** ''Apie medžioklę'' (1990, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) * ''Keistumas'' (1991 m., "Lituanus") * ''Dainos teatras – Abėcėlė'' (1993, "Bomba") * ''Vaikai vanagai'' (1994, "Bomba") * ''Kabaretas „Tarp girnų“ 1979–1994'' (1994 m., "Bomba") * ''Baltas paukštis'' (1998, Vilniaus plokštelių studija) * ''Teisingos dainos'' (2003, "

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") * ''Dainos teatras'' (2006) * ''Klasika'' (2007, 5 CD collection): ** ''Akustinis'' ** ''Baltojo nieko dainelės'' ** ''Dainos teatras'' ** ''Teisingos dainos''

Awards and remembrance

* 1995 – Antanas Šabaniauskas' music award * 2000 – * 2002 – Officer's Cross of the

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* 2008 –

Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Arts The Lithuanian National Prize ( lt, Nacionalinė kultūros ir meno premija), established in 1989, is an award granted for achievements in culture and the arts. It has been awarded annually in six categories since 2006 (between 1989 and 2006 there w ...

, for the professionalism in modern creativity and artistry. A bench sculpture in Nida by A sculpture to his song in Marijampole. A sculpture bench with a guitar by

Gediminas Avenue Gediminas Avenue ( lt, Gedimino prospektas) is the main street of Vilnius, where most of the governmental institutions of Lithuania are concentrated, including the government, parliament, Constitutional Court and ministries. It is also the locat ...

, Vilniushttps://www.obzor.lt/news/n3519.html Скамейка с гитарой напомнит о Витаутасе Кярнагисе

References

External links

Vytautas Kernagis Fund
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