Urmas Alender (22 November 1953 – 28 September 1994)[1] was an Estonian singer and musician, the vocalist of popular Estonian bands Ruja and Propeller.
Born in Tallinn, Estonia,[2] Alender began his musical career in the rock band Shades in 1969 but left the following year to become the vocalist for Andromeeda.[2]
In 1971, Alender fronted the progressive rock band Ruja with pianist Rein Rannap. The band was influenced by Western acts such as Genesis, Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer and King Crimson, and often incorporated the poetry of Estonian writers Juhan Viiding and Ott Arder into the lyrics.[3] The band was nationally commercially successful.[3] Alender would remain with the band until its demise in 1988.
From 1979 until 1980, Urmas Alender also fronted the Estonian punk rock band Propeller. Other bands Alender performed with were Teravik (1973–1976), and Data (1988–1989), and in 1983, he briefly played in an outfit called Kaseke.
After years of being harassed by the Soviet KGB and other local authorities, Alender temporarily emigrated to Sweden in 1989.[5]
On 28 September 1994, while en route from Tallinn to Stockholm, Sweden, Urmas Alender died when the cruiseferry Estoniasank in the Baltic Sea. He was survived by a daughter, Yoko Alender, and a son, Ion Alender.[3]
In 2003, Liia Sakkos made a documentary about Alender, titled Teisel pool vett (English: On the Other Side of the Water, also a title of a song by Ruja).
urmas, alender, november, 1953, september, 1994, estonian, singer, musician, vocalist, popular, estonian, bands, ruja, propeller, birth, nameborn, 1953, november, 1953tallinn, estoniaorigintallinn, estoniadied28, september, 1994, 1994, aged, baltic, seagenresr. Urmas Alender 22 November 1953 28 September 1994 1 was an Estonian singer and musician the vocalist of popular Estonian bands Ruja and Propeller Urmas AlenderBirth nameUrmas AlenderBorn 1953 11 22 22 November 1953Tallinn EstoniaOriginTallinn EstoniaDied28 September 1994 1994 09 28 aged 40 Baltic SeaGenresRockProgressive rockFolk rockPunk rockOccupationsVocalistInstrumentsVocalsYears active1969 1994Formerly ofShades 1969 1970 Andromeeda 1971 1974 Teravik 1973 1976 Data 1988 1989 Propeller 1979 1980 Ruja 1971 1988 Kaseke 1983 Born in Tallinn Estonia 2 Alender began his musical career in the rock band Shades in 1969 but left the following year to become the vocalist for Andromeeda 2 In 1971 Alender fronted the progressive rock band Ruja with pianist Rein Rannap The band was influenced by Western acts such as Genesis Yes Emerson Lake amp Palmer and King Crimson and often incorporated the poetry of Estonian writers Juhan Viiding and Ott Arder into the lyrics 3 The band was nationally commercially successful 3 Alender would remain with the band until its demise in 1988 From 1979 until 1980 Urmas Alender also fronted the Estonian punk rock band Propeller Other bands Alender performed with were Teravik 1973 1976 and Data 1988 1989 and in 1983 he briefly played in an outfit called Kaseke In 1987 Alender appeared in the Estonian rockumentary Pingul keel Tightened String alongside popular Estonian musicians Tonis Magi Ivo Linna and Anne Veski 4 After years of being harassed by the Soviet KGB and other local authorities Alender temporarily emigrated to Sweden in 1989 5 On 28 September 1994 while en route from Tallinn to Stockholm Sweden Urmas Alender died when the cruiseferry Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea He was survived by a daughter Yoko Alender and a son Ion Alender 3 In 2003 Liia Sakkos made a documentary about Alender titled Teisel pool vett English On the Other Side of the Water also a title of a song by Ruja Discography solo editVana kloun 1992 Hingelind 1994 Kogutud teosed 1968 1980 Esimene osa 2000 Kogutud teosed 1981 1993 Teine osa 2000 Kui mind enam ei ole 2001 Kohtumine Albertiga 2 CD 2003 Kohtumine Albertiga 2003 Armastuse amblik 2003 References edit Postimees Urmas Alender mitme naoga Janus 22 11 2003 Archived from the original on 2008 03 20 Retrieved 2008 03 29 a b Urmas Alender Biography a b c Central European Review Estonia s Purveyors of Prog Tallinn Film Archived from the original on 2009 06 20 Retrieved 2009 06 15 Ruja Archived from the original on 2007 09 27 Retrieved 2008 03 29 External links edit nbsp Estonia portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Rock music portalUrmas Alender at IMDb Ruja Urmas Alender Biography Postimees Mitmekulgne Urmas Alender saanuks laupaeval 50 21 11 2003 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Urmas Alender amp oldid 1212656237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
