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Musical pop group "Syabry" was created in 1972 at the Gomel Philharmonic. Officially, the year of formation is 1974 ^[1] , the name of the ensemble appeared in 1973 ^[1] . In the summer of 1975, the leadership of the team was proposed to Valentin Badyarov ^[2] . He took over the leadership of the collective in 1976, and soon the musical group “Syabry” received the status of a vocal and instrumental ensemble ^[2] and was replenished by musician Nikolai Podgorny from Leningrad and soloist tenor Vitaly Chervonny from Odessa ^[3] .

In 1977, VIA "Syabry" became the laureate of the All-Union Competition of Soviet Songs dedicated to the 60th anniversary of October with the song "Anthem to the Earth" by Alexandra Pakhmutova . In 1978, first came out a mini-album " Kasia " of three songs, and then the first full-length album of the group - " Everyone on the Planet ".

In the same year, the composer from Barnaul Oleg Ivanov wrote the song “Girl from Polesie”, which later becomes known as “Alesya”. Initially, the composer proposed this song for the Pesnyary ensemble, but Olga Molchanova, the music editor of the television, convinced the composer to propose the song “Ales” to Valentin Badyarov for the ensemble “Syabry”, since Pesnyary already had the song of the composer Igor Luchenka of the same name ^{[2] [4]} . In his arrangement, the song soon appeared in the repertoire of Syabrov. Its premiere took place for the first time in 1978 on Central Television in the program “The wider circle”, and then on the Television contest “With a song through life”, at which the ensemble was awarded the title of “Laureate”. These performances brought the All-Union fame and enduring popularity of VIA “Syabry”. The ensemble becomes a frequent guest of various radio and television broadcasts ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]} . A musical film about “Syabry” - “ You Are One Love ” was shot by Belgostelevision.

In 1981, Anatoly Yarmolenko replaced Valentin Badyarov as the artistic director of the team ^[2] . Badyarov was suspended from work, along with him the musician Anatoly Gordienok, the soloist Vladimir Shalko, and then Cherkasov, Zhilyak, Khilovets, Avdevich, Sinegribov, Kolyada, Chervonny, Balabanov and several other musicians were dismissed ^[2] .

In 1981, the team with the song "Alesya" reached the final of the festival "Song-81" ^[9] .

Another popularly known work of the group was the song “You make noise, birches!”, Which the Belarusian composer Eduard Hanok composed in 1983 . The words of the song were written in 1954 by the Belarusian poet Nil Gilevich ^[10] .

From 1990 to 2002, the well-known Soviet and Belarusian film actor Vladimir Stankevich acted as an entertainer in the ensemble “Syabry” .

• 1976 - VIA "Syabry" became the Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize of the BSSR
• 1977 - the team became a laureate of the All-Union Soviet Song Contest dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution
• 1979 - the team became the laureate of the All-Union television contest "With a song through life" ^[11]
• 1981 - the ensemble “Syabry” with the song “Alesya” took part in the All-Union television festival “ Song of the Year - 81” ^[12]
• 1984 - Prize of the Lenin Komsomol of Belarus ^[13]
• 2005 - the President’s gratitude was announced to the artists of the ensemble “Syabry”. ^[14]
• 2006 - on the initiative of the ensemble general producer Arthur Tsomai, a personalized star was laid on the “Star Square” near the Rossiya State Central Concert Hall in Moscow. ^{[15] [16]}
• The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Belarus awarded all the members of the ensemble Syabry with honorary signs “For contribution to the development of the culture of Belarus”
• By the decision of the Board of the Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker Charitable Foundation, the artists of the ensemble “SIBERIA” were awarded the Order of Saint Nicholas, Archbishop of Myra, the Miracle Worker, taking into account mercy and charitable activities.
• 2008 - the ensemble “Syabry” was awarded the honorary title “Honored Collective of the Republic of Belarus” ^[17] .
• 2008 - at the Moscow International House of Music, the ensemble “Syabry” was awarded the first national music award in the field of patriotic education “Voice of the Fatherland” ^[18] .
• 2015 - Ensemble "Syabry" becomes the winner of the 1st Prize of the FSB of Russia, for many years of creative work on the spiritual, moral and patriotic education of citizens.

As of 2019, the ensemble includes ^[19] :

• Anatoly Yarmolenko - soloist, artistic director. People's Artist of Belarus.
• Alesia (Olga Yarmolenko) - his daughter, soloist.
• Nikolai Satsura - composer, vocals, keyboards, arranger. Honored Artist of the Republic of Belarus.
• Sergey Gerasimov - soloist, acoustic guitar, violin.
• Svyatoslav Yarmolenko - bass, keyboards, vocals, mastering.
• Bogdan Karpov - soloist, bass, keyboards.
• Alexander Kamlyuk - soloist, solo guitar, arranger.
• Arthur Tsomaya - percussion instruments, vocals. Director, ensemble general producer. Honored Artist of the Russian Federation.
• Andrei Eliashkevich - sound engineer.

Vinyl

The team released 8 giant vinyl records ^[20] and a number of mini-records

Vinyl discs

• 1978 - Everyone on the planet
• 1980 - You are one love
• 1982 - Living Water
• 1983 - Longtime
• 1984 - Noise, Birches
• 1985 - Thank fate
• 1986 - There are you in the world
• 1986 - Far Light

CD / DVD

A number of CDs have been released, most of which are collections and compilations ^[21] .

• 1995 - Songs of Oleg Ivanov
• 1995 - The Best
• 2000 - From Alesi to Alesi
• 2001 - Look around (soloist V. Ryazanov)
• 2001 - Syabry (series "Pop Stars")
• 2001 - Your Favorite Songs
• 2001 - Our songs
• 2002 - Names for all time
• 2003 - Live and Hello
• 2004 - Grand Collection
• 2008 - The works of Igor Luchenka performed by the ensemble "SIABRAS"
• 2009 - Grand Collection
• 2009 - My Road
• 2010 - Svayak
• 2013 - Where viburnum bloomed

• VIA "SIABRAS"
• www.syabry.com Official site of the ensemble “Syabry”
• World Music - About the Ensemble of Syabry
• Ensemble “Syabry” (inaccessible link) - the official website of the Belarusian State Philharmonic.
• Belarusian encyclopedia of literature and art. 5th volume. 1987 year
• "Syabry": fire, water and copper pipes ... oblivion // All-Ukrainian socio-political newspaper "Evening News", 09/09/2010
• Yarmolenko is in a hurry to celebrate the anniversary of Syabrov. Internet newspaper Naviny.by
• On the musical wave - ““ Syabry ”Valentina Badyarova” - “Evening Minsk” newspaper, 1979
• "SYABOR" Strokes for the 30-year-old portrait. Newspaper Izvestia, 2004
• Is a song! Novaya Gazeta, March 13, 2006
• Climbing the pop Olympus. The newspaper "Evening Minsk", 1997
• They walked first and others came