Ilya Prusikin — singer (little big) with roots in the Russia
Ilya Prusikin is the founder and frontman of Little Big — the Russian rave-pop and punk band whose absurdist, high-energy videos became global viral sensations. Their Eurovision 2020 entry UNO (cancelled due to COVID) was widely considered a favourite to win, and their irreverent humour brought Russian pop culture to a worldwide audience.
Tracing the roots — Transbaikalia
Born in Ulan-Ude in the Russian Republic of Buryatia (Transbaikalia) in 1990, Prusikin grew up in the Russian Far East before moving to St. Petersburg. Little Big's absurdist comedy — Soviet kitsch meets internet meme culture — could only have been created by someone who grew up in post-Soviet Russia's cultural collision.
Transbaikalia. Today, the former Soviet space comprises fifteen sovereign independent states.
A career defined by ambition
"We are not trying to be weird. We are just being Russian."