Sergey Vasilyevich Parkhomenko (, ; born October 8, 1976), known professionally as Seryoga (), is a
Belarusian rapper and the owner of the
KingRing record label.
Career
Parkhomenko was born in
Gomel
Gomel (, ) or Homyel (, ) is a city in south-eastern Belarus. It serves as the administrative centre of Gomel Region and Gomel District, though it is administratively separated from the district. As of 2025, it is the List of cities and largest ...
,
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
. The moniker "Seryoga" derives from his first name, Sergey, and is one of the nickname forms commonly used for that name.
Seryoga released his first solo single "Загубили Лялю" (''Ruined Laila'') in the summer of 2002. In 2003, the
record label
"Big Three" music labels
A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of Sound recording and reproduction, music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a Music publisher, ...
"Монолит" (''Monolit'') released the CD
Maxi single
A maxi single, maxi-single, or maxi CD (sometimes abbreviated to MCD or CDM) is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks of an A-side song and a B-side song. Maxi singles are often mistaken for extended plays (EPs), especial ...
of "Загубили Лялю" with 5 tracks in Russia and Belarus.
In February 2004, Seryoga started a show on the Ukrainian
music channel М-1. In April 2004, the record label MFG/BMG Ukraine released Seryoga's debut solo album "Мой двор: свадьбы & похороны" (''My neighborhood: weddings & funerals'') in Ukraine. The album was simultaneously released in the Belarus by the record label ''Go Records''. The album came out several weeks later in Russia, where it was titled "''Мой двор. Спортивные частушки''" (''My neighborhood. Sports chastushki'').
His third single was "Чёрный Бумер" (''Chyorniy Bumer, meaning Black
Bimmer''). The "Чёрный Бумер" music video was shot in the summer of 2004 by Ukrainian director Vladimir Yakimenko (Pistolet Film) and premiered on September 15, 2004, in Kyiv,
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. In 2005, the music video for the song "King Ring" was shot in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...
. The song was written for the feature film
"Shadowboxing" and included on its
soundtrack
A soundtrack is a recorded audio signal accompanying and synchronised to the images of a book, drama, motion picture, radio program, television show, television program, or video game; colloquially, a commercially released soundtrack album of m ...
. In 2006, the film
Day Watch came out in theaters, the sequel to
Night Watch from two years earlier. The film's soundtrack featured Seryoga's song "Мел судьбы или Песня Тамерлана" (''Mel sudby ili Pesnya
Tamerlana'', English: "Chalk of Destiny or
Timur's song") as the theme song.
In Germany, Seryoga collaborated on the song "2 Kaiser" with the German rapper
Azad. Seryoga then worked with the German rapper Megaloh and also recorded the song "In Da City" with German rap group
Culcha Candela. Seryoga's song King Ring was chosen by
Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games, Inc. is an American video game publisher based in New York City. The company was established in December 1998 as a subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive, using the assets Take-Two had previously acquired from BMG Interactive. Foun ...
to be the background music of the Third Trailer for their video game ''
Grand Theft Auto IV
''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San And ...
'', titled ''Move up, Ladies'' and is also featured in the game on its "Vladivostok FM" radio station. He was also contracted to compose a track for ''
The Music of Grand Theft Auto IV'' (the music CD included with the special edition of ''GTA IV'') entitled ''Liberty City: The Invasion'',
which is also featured on the in-game radio station.
Political position
In 2021, Seryoga has publicly declared his support to the authoritarian ruler of
Belarus
Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Belarus spans an a ...
,
Alexander Lukashenka, whom he described as “the keeper of the
oliticalbalance
n Belarus��.
[Рэпер Сярога: Лукашэнка — захавальнік балансу. У Беларусі — чыста, спакойна, пануе мір, там шмат людзей са шчаслівымі тварамі]
apper Seryoga: Lukashenko is the keeper of balance. In Belarus, it's clean, calm and peaceful, there are many people with happy faces- Nasha Niva, 15 April 2021
Despite a large number of documented human rights abuses in Belarus in 2020–21, Seryoga describes the place as "peaceful and orderly", with "infrastructure that works" and "a large number of people with happy faces".
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Discography
Studio albums
* 2004 – Moy Dvor ()
** Moy Dvor: Svad'by i pokhoriny (Ukraine and Belarus) (2004)
** Moy Dvor: Sportivnye chastushki (Russia) (2004)
Track list:
# Govorila mama vecherom synochku (Momma told the son at night)
# Kukla (Doll) – feat. Max Lorens
# Ryzhy (Red-Head)
# Pesenka o slesare shestogo razryada
# Gimn boleyshikov FC "Spartak"
# Suka-iuda
# Vykhodila Manya zamuzh (Manya Got Married)
# A na tantspole netu svobodnykh mest (There's no space on the dancefloor)
# Chorniy Bumer (Black Beamer)
# Deti Moskvy (Kids Of Moscow)
# Голуби (Doves) – feat. Satsura
# Zagubili lyalyu
* 2005 – Дискомалярия (Discomaliaria)
** Дискомалярия (standard edition) (2005)
** Дискомалярия (deluxe edition) (2005)
** Дискомалярия: Большая порция (2006)
** $1000000: Самая Большая Порция (collectors edition) (2007)
Track list:
# Intro
# 2 Kaiser (feat. Azad)
# Barbeque
# Gangsta No More
# Mr. Perfect (feat. Rapturous)
# Disco Malaria (feat. Eveleena)
# Old Schooler (feat. Sacura)
# I'm In Love With A Russian Boy
# Mon Beat (feat. Skuril)
# Disco Malaria (Russian Version)
# Superbotanic full track
# Kukla full track
# Gangsta Rap (feat. Eveleena)
# Kepka (A Tribute to Kangol 504)
# King Ring
* 2007 – Не для продажи (Ne Dlya Prodazhi) (, as Ayvengo)
* 2008 – Хроника парнишки с гомельских улиц (Khronika Parnishki S Gomel'skikh Ulits) ()
Track list:
# Sidi i slushay (Sit And Listen)
# Skit ot Khaby Kazanskogo (Skit from Haba Kazansky)
# Parnishka s ulitsy (Guy From Streets)
# Dobav' skorost' (Add The Speed)
# Moyo pokoleniye (My Generation) – feat. Satsura
# Mne s toboyu khorosho (It's Good With You)
# Show dolzhno prodolzat'sya (The Show Must Go On)
# Quasimodo Skit
# Quasimodo – feat. Satsura
# Korabli (Ships)
# Mon Ami – feat. Max Lorens
# Vtorzheniye (The Invansion) (GTA IV soundtrack)
# Vyshe neba tol'ko nebo (Sky is the limit) – feat. Aleksandr Marshal
# Igra (Game)
# Chiki (Chicks)
# Olya i SPID (Olya & AIDS) – feat. Vladimir Zhirinovsky
Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (, , né Eidelstein, ; 25 April 1946 – 6 April 2022) was a Russian right-wing populist politician and the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) from its creation in 1992 until his death in 20 ...
/ China-town (hidden track)
Compilations
* 2005 – А на танцполе нет свободных мест (remix album)
* 2006 – Russia's No.1
* 2008 – The Best of Seryoga
Singles
* 2003 – Загубили Лялю
* 2004 – Чёрный бумер
* 2005 – Возле дома твоегo feat. Макс Лоренс & Сацура
* 2005 – Дискомалярия
* 2005 – KING RING
* 2005 – Barbeque
* 2005 – Diskomalaria VLS
* 2006 – 2 Kaiser (feat. Azad)
* 2007 – Летняя песня feat.Макс Лоренс
* 2007 – Рэп vs. СПИД (feat. Владимир Жириновский)
* 2007 – $1000000
* 2007 – Я рэп feat. St1m
* 2007 – Gangsta No More CDS
* 2007 – Gangsta No More VLS
* 2008 – Мне с тобою хорошо
* 2008 – Шоу Должно Продолжаться (Музыка Queen – Show must go on) (гимн телешоу «Король Ринга–2» на Первом канале).
* 2008 – Про Модных Девчонок (Г. П. Т. R’N’B) (feat. «Подиум»)
* 2008 – Liberty City. The Invasion (OST GTA IV)
* 2008 – Чики
* 2008 – Твой город не спит (DJ Shevtsov & DJ Miller ft. Макс Лоренс)
* 2009 – Тектоник
* 2009 – Выше неба feat. РИ
* 2009 – Кружим
* 2009 – Кружим 2
* 2009 – К Элизе feat.ПМ
* 2010 – С новым годом,СНГ! feat.Маша Малиновская
* 2010 – Иваново
* 2011 – Осколки
* 2013 – Tuman
* 2013 – Lubliuy
Videos
* 2003 – Загубили Лялю
* 2003 – Кукла
* 2004 – Чёрный Бумер
* 2004 – Песенка о слесаре шестого разряда
* 2004 – Бум! ( TT-34 featuring Seryoga)
* 2005 – King Ring
* 2005 – Дискомалярия
* 2005 – Возле дома твоего
* 2005 – $1000000
* 2006 – Мел судьбы
* 2006 – 2 Kaiser (featuring Azad)
* 2007 – RAP vs. СПИД (featuring ВВЖ)
* 2007 – Ein Teil von Mir (Sido featuring Seryoga & B-Tight)
* 2007 – Я – рэп (featuring St1m)
* 2007 – Gangsta No More
* 2007 – Отчего (Ri featuring Seryoga)
* 2007 – Аггробабруйск
* 2007 – Про модных девчёнок и не модных ребят (featuring Podium)
* 2008 – Позови меня (featuring Alexa)
* 2008 – Шоу должно продолжаться
* 2008 – Liberty City: The Invasion
References
External links
Official websiteSeryoga on IMEEMSeryoga @ MySpace.comSeryoga's first US performancesMicrosite for the single "2 Kaiser" with Seryoga feat. AzadExclusive interview for MTV germany on mtv.de (German language)Seryoga on Russmus.net: lyrics and translationsGrand Theft Auto IV third trailer
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1976 births
Living people
People from Gomel
Belarusian rappers
Belarusian record producers