Би-2 vs Чичерина | en

BI-2 is a Russian rock band. It was formed in Belarus in 1988 by Leva and Shura, who both took the surname BI-2. BI originally was the abbreviation of "Bereg Istini" ("Shores of truth"), the previous name of the band. In the early years the band was playing punk rock music. In 1991 BI-2 moved to Israel and disbanded in 1993. Shura moved to Australia where he joined a darkwave band, Chiron. He invited Leva to join it in 1996. Chiron was an obscure band, featuring vocals by Michael Aliani. Some of the Chiron songs were re-recorded and re-released in...

Chicherina (Чичерина) is a band that was formed in Ekaterinburg, Russia, in mid 90's. Their name is based on the band leader's last name, Yulia Chicherina. They play their own kind of soft alternative rock with female vocals. Chicherina started in 2000 with a great optimistic record "Сны" (Sny, or Dreams). Also in the year 2000, Chicherina featured in the soundtrack for the immensely popular Russian film "Брат-2" (Brat-2, or Brother 2), with the song "ТуЛуЛа" (TuLuLa). In 2001 they released a very depressing record Течение (Techeniye, or The Stream). In 2004 they released "Off/On" album (no tranlation). In 2006...