Andrey Viktorovich Sereda is a Ukrainian musician, one of the founders and leader of the rock group "Komu Nizhni" He was engaged in voice acting for documentaries and commercials. He is also known for supporting Ukrainian nationalist organizations.
Short biography and family
Was born on January 1, 1964 in the city of Kiev, in the capital of Ukraine. Andrey's father was a shipbuilding engineer. He worked at the Leninskaya Kuznya plant, where he held the position of head of the design bureau engaged in the design of fishing trawlers.
The hero of the article has an older brother Mark and a younger sister. Mark is an expert in Gutenberg painting and rhythm, and his sister is a lawyer.
Career and creativity
The first step in the development of Andrey's musical career was the song to the poem by T. Shevchenko "Subotiv", which he wrote for his father's birthday in 1983.
From early childhood he was interested in art and creativity. He even created his own puppet theater.
Thanks to his father's connections, Andrey was educated at the Kiev Theater Institute in 1985. Acquired the specialty of an actor.
For some time he worked at the Youth Theater under the direction of Vitaly Malakhov, but due to personal disagreements he was forced to leave this place of work.
Then Sereda became an employee at the Grotesque theater, where in 1988 he founded his own group, To whom down. This group was listed as a theater orchestra. "To Whom Down" won the 1989 Chervona Ruta festival.
In 1990 he visited Canada during an overseas tour.
Andrei Sereda also managed to work on television. He was engaged in voice acting for various documentaries and commercials. In 1999 he was a presenter on the Era channel.
Became the voice of the political slogans of the presidential campaign of Viktor Yushchenko in 2002 and 2004. In 2004 he became a host at the Singing Pole. Then, in 2006-2007, he sounded a television advertisement for the Our Ukraine - People's Self-Defense Party. He worked on the voiceover of the character Chico Hicks in the animated film Cars in 2006. In addition, he was engaged in the voice acting of the animated series "The Teletubbies".
Political views
Andriy Sereda and his group do not hide their cooperation with Ukrainian nationalist parties such as UNA-UNSO, VO “Svoboda” and Right Sector. He also tried to perform on the Maidan in 2004, but Taras Hrymalyuk (director of cultural events in support of Viktor Yushchenko) refused him, calling him a provocateur.
In 2005 he received the UNA-UNSO Desert Cross Order. In 2011 he was seen in a scandal. At a meeting with delegates of the VO "Svoboda" Andrei Sereda shouted Nazi greetings.
Personal life
He married 18-year-old girl Svetlana in 1988. A year later, the couple had a son, Alexander. Andrei's wife was educated at the Institute of Public Services, and worked for a long time in the housing office.
