Singer Vinger is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

n punk rock band. It was founded in 1985, before that being named ''Pära Trust'' (Backside trust, 1979–83), ''Turist'' (Tourist, 1983–85) and ''Aken'' (Window) among others; the name ''Singer Vinger'' was picked by authorities, because "Turist" was deemed inappropriate by the

Soviet Estonia The Estonian SSR,, russian: Эстонская ССР officially the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic,, russian: Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика was an ethnically based adminis ...

n ministry of culture. The leader, main songwriter and singer is and has been throughout the name changes

Hardi Volmer Hardi Volmer (born 8 November 1957 in Pärnu) is an Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the wes ...

. Main themes in band's songs are social-critic irony and humour.

Members

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

*Roald Jürlau –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

back vocal A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used ...

Mihkel Raud Mihkel Raud (born 18 January 1969) is an Estonian writer, music artist, actor, and a former member of the Estonian parliament. He is best known for his book ''Musta pori näkku'' and as a former host of an Estonian talk show on TV3. Personal ...

– guitar *Rein Joasoo – drums *Avo Ulvik – keyboards (until 2011) *

Ülo Krigul Ülo Krigul (born 7 November 1978 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer. In 1997 he graduated from Tallinn Music High School. In 2006 he graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre specialising in composition. He has been a music organ ...

– keyboards (since 2011) *Jaanus Raudkats –

bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gu ...

(1990, 1995 to 1999) *Eerik Olle – bass

Turist

*Hardi Volmer – vocals *Veljo Vingissar (Vink) – vocals, guitar *Roald Jürlau (Jürilaud) – guitar *Avo Ulvik (Ulvaeus) – keyboards *Andrus Kerstenbeck (Kersta) – drums (until 04.1985) *Rein Joasoo – drums (since 04.1985) *Eerik Olle – bass *Villu Veski – keyboards,

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...

Pära Trust

*Jaak Arro (Jekabs) – vocals (until 02.1982) *Veljo Vingissar (Vink) – guitar *Jüri Kermik – guitar (until 09.1981) *Roald Jürlau (Rollo) – guitar (since 09.1981) *Hardi Volmer – drums (until 02.1982), vocals (since 02.1982) *Andrus Kerstenbeck (Kersta) – drums (since 02.1982) *Eerik Olle – bass

Albums

*''Singer Vinger'' (1988) *''Jää jumalaga puberteet'' (1989) *''Reanimatsioon'' (1995) *''Amneesia'' (1996) *''Troinoi'' (2000) *''Ärq ei lääq'' (2003) *''Eesti Kullafond: Singer Vinger'' (2005) *''20 aastat singumist ja vingumist'' (2006) *''Suu laulab, Süda läigib'' (2012)

References

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