Sekret (band)

Sekret Секрет
Secret in 1985
Background information
Origin	Russia
Genres	Beat, rock and roll, psychedelic rock, protopunk, soft rock
Years active	1983–1991, 1991–1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009–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 were inspired from 1950s and 1960s western music, in particular by the Beatles. The band's name was inspired by the Beatles song 'Do You Want to Know a Secret?'. Over their career they have released 9 albums, 1 single, and 1 EP. The last album they have released is Все это и есть любовь, which was released in 2014.

The original lineup lasted until 1990, when frontman Maxim Leonidov emigrated to Israel. The band continued with different lineups without great success, however have been actively making music until 2014.

Their hits of the 1980s still receive airplay on Russian FM stations.

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 – vocals, 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
Secret	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
Secret 30 (EP)	Секрет 30 (Сингл)	Secret 30 (EP)	2013
Vsyo eto i jest' lyubov'	Всё это и есть любовь	All This is Love	2014
Tvoy papa bil prav	Твой папа был прав	your papa was right	1986
posledniy chas dekabra	последний час декабра	last hour of December	1986
tysyacha plastinok	тысяча пластинок	a thousand records	1986
sara barabu	Сара барабу	sara barabu	1986
imeniny u kristiny	именины у кристины	kristinas birthday	1986
moya lyubov' na pyatom etazhe	моя любовь на пятом этаже	my love is on the fifth floor	1986

External links

• Official website (in Russian) Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
• Unofficial site of the band (in Russian)
• Unofficial history of the band (in Russian)