Yuri Tsaler

Yuri Tsaler
Yuri Tsaler in 2010
Background information
Born	(1973-05-22) 22 May 1973 (age 48) Pervouralsk, Russia
Genres	Rock, pop,
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Guitar, piano, vocals
Associated acts	Mumiy Troll
Website	[1]

Yuriy Alexandrovich Tsaler (English: Юрий Александрович Цалер; 22 May 1973, Pervouralsk, Russia) is a Russian musician playing on lead guitar in the band Mumiy Troll.

He studied piano at the Tchaikovsky Music Academy, then worked in a bread factory.

He performed with his father, a well-known jazzman, before chequered audiences in bars renowned as the local hangout for gangsters. Later, he joined the group, Ptitsa Zu.

When the group disbanded due to the death of their bassist, he moved to Moscow where he worked with .

In 1997, he received an offer to join Mumiy Troll, through Ilia Kormiltsev, to whom he gave guitar lessons. He has been a member of the group since the fall 1997. In December 2005 he has re-released an album of band "Ptitsa Zu".