Svetlanas are a Italian
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band formed in
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, Italy. Its current lineup consists of Olga Svetlanas on lead vocals, Ricky on guitar, Steve on bass, and Diste, Olga's husband, on drums.
Bassist
Nick Oliveri
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frequently appears on the band's releases.
History
Svetlanas originated in Russia in 2009. Their self-titled debut album was released a year later in 2010. The lineup has changed since the formation of the band but has now remained constant, as of January 2018.
Band members
*Olga Svetlanas – vocals
*Ricky – lead guitar
*Steve Svetlanas – bass
*Diste Svetlanas – drums
Frequent collaborators
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Nick Oliveri
Nick Steven Oliveri (born October 21, 1971) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a former bassist of Kyuss and later Queens of the Stone Age from 1998 to 2004. Oliveri is also a solo artist and frequen ...
– bass, vocals
Discography
Albums
*''Svetlanas'' (2010)
*''Tales from the Alpha Brigade'' (2013)
*''Naked Horse Rider'' (2015)
*''This Is Moscow Not L.A.'' (2017)
*''Disco Sucks'' (2020)
Extended plays
*''KGB Session'' (2009)
*''East Meets West'' (2015)
*''Putin on da Hitz'' (2017)
*''The Alien's Blues'' (2023)
Singles
*"Lose Control" (2017)
References
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Russian hardcore punk groups
Demons Run Amok Entertainment artists