Vytautas Kernagis


Vytautas Kernagis was a Lithuanian singer-songwriter, bard, actor, director, and television announcer. He is considered a pioneer of Lithuanian sung poetry.

Career

Vytautas Kernagis was born to the family of actors and. He attended M.K.Čiurlionis school and Vilnius 23rd school. In 1973 he graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
He was a member of the pioneering Lithuanian big beat bands Aisčiai and Rupūs miltai.
Kernagis recorded his first album of sung poetry in 1978. Kernagis also took part in the first Lithuanian rock opera Devil's Bride, first Lithuanian musical Ugnies medžioklė su varovais, and first Lithuanian musical for a puppet theatre Šokantis ir dainuojantis mergaitės vieversėlis.
Kernagis hosted the 1st season of Žvaigždžių duetai TV show.
Kernagis suffered from gastric cancer and died March 15, 2008. He was cremated and interred in the Antakalnis Cemetery in Vilnius.

Filmography