Shortparis

Nikolai Komyagin, Alexander Ionin, and Pavel Lesnikov met in their hometown, Novokuznetsk, and formed Shortparis in 2011 upon moving to Saint Petersburg. They were later joined by St. Petersburg natives Danila Kholodkov and Alexander Galyanov. On 20 February 2026, it was revealed that the band's frontman Nikolai Komyagin had died at the age of 39. He reportedly felt sick after a boxing workout, and shortly after, his heart stopped. == Live performances ==

Shortparis opened for The Kooks in 2015 and alt-J in 2017 at Saint Petersburg's A2. The band started gaining attention in English-language music publications for their performances at Haldern Pop Festival, MENT Festival, OFF Festival, Pop-Kultur Berlin, and Station Narva Festival in 2018. In April 2018, Shortparis performed alongside Kazuskoma, Spasibo, Glintshake, and Elektroforez in Minsk, Warsaw, Poznan, Berlin, and Kaliningrad as part of a tour showcasing Russian bands. In May 2019, Shortparis undertook their first UK tour, including performances at Liverpool Sound City and The Great Escape Festival. In August 2019, they played at Brave! Factory Festival in Kyiv. == Musical style ==

Shortparis performs songs in Russian, French, and English. According to John Doran of The Quietus, Shortparis is following in Sergey Kuryokhin's legacy of provocative performance art; Doran describes the group as "Ambitious, bombastic, incredibly pretentious, erotic, thrilling, impossible to pin down, vaguely deviant, fun to dance to and full of revolutionary potential". == Members ==

Current line-up • Alexander Ionin – bass, guitar, bayan (2011–present) • Pavel Lesnikov – drums, sampling (2011–present) • Danila Kholodkov – percussion, drums (2012–present), backing vocals (2018–present), bass (2023–present) Former members • Nikolai Komyagin – vocals (2011–2026), keyboards (2022–2026; his death) • Alexander Galyanov – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2014–2022) Timeline == Discography ==

Studio albums • 2013 — Docheri () • 2025 — Rodnaya zemlya aka Limonov: The Ballad () (soundtrack for the movie "Лимонов. Баллада" ("Limonov: The Ballad")) Singles • 2012 — Amsterdam • 2015 — Novokuznetsk () • 2015 — Ma Russie • 2017 — Tutu () • 2018 — Styd () • 2018 — Strashno () • 2020 — KoKoKo / Struktury ne vykhodyat na ulitsy () • 2021 — Govorit Moskva () • 2023 — O, kak nebo cherno / Shire Volgi () • 2023 — V pervy raz () • 2023 — Grozdya gneva () == Awards and nominations ==

Shortparis made the shortlist for GQ Russia's "Discovery of the Year" award in 2019. At the 2019 Jager Music Awards, Shortparis won Band of the Year, as well as Single of the Year and Video of the Year for "Strashno" (). == Media appearances ==

Shortparis appeared in the 2018 film Leto (), performing a cover of David Bowie's "All the Young Dudes". In 2019, their song "Chto-to osoboe vo mne" () featured in the episode "Chapter 4: SYZYGY" of season 2 of The OA. In 2019 they were nominated in the Best Director category at the Berlin Music Video Awards, for their work 'Scary'. == References ==