Arthur Berkut
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Artur Vyacheslavovich Mikheev (
Mavrik, and Aria
.
Berkut was born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, to a family of Moscow circus troupers during their Ukrainian tour. Since 1984, Berkut has performed under his stage name, "Berkut", which is Russian for golden eagle. Together with Autograph, Berkut toured over the United States in 1989, but in 1990, during the tour, Autograph disbanded.
Berkut remained in the US and tried himself in different projects, formed a short-lived
Mavrik. Berkut joined Aria in November 2002, replacing the band's former vocalist, Valery Kipelov. In 2011, he left Aria and formed a new band, Arthur Berkut
, with whom he has recorded two albums so far.
References
External links
- Official website
- Profile on Aria official website
- Aria's unofficial forum in (in English)