Autograph (Russian band)

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Autograph (Russian: Автограф, or Avtograf) is a rock band from the Soviet Union and Russia.

The group was founded in 1979 by Alexander itkovetsky, and achieved a considerable success at the first Soviet state-sanctioned rock festival held in Tbilisi, Georgia with the song 'Blues Caprice'. In 1984 vocalist Arthur Berkut joined the band.

Autograph was untypical for a russian rock band, playing more instrumental-based sound and much less symbolist lyrics. They are credited as a pioneering Soviet progressive|art rock band.

Autograph performed live on Live Aid, being transmitted live from Moscow. The group comprised 4 members - 2 guitarists, one lead singer and a drummer. The signature song they performed was "Мы Мир" (or Nam Nuzhen Mir - We Need Peace).

Disbanded in 1990, the group reunited in December 2004 and performed a series of concerts in Russian cities in 2005.

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