N.R.M.

N.R.M.
N.R.M. at concert wRock for freedom, Wrocław
Background information
Also known asMroja
OriginMinsk, Belarus
GenresRock
Years active1981–present
LabelsWest Records
MembersOleg Demidovich
Yury Levkov
Pete Pavlov
Past membersLavon Volski
Vladimir Davidovsky
Benedict Konev-Petushkovich
Oleg Pipin
Leonid Shirin
Victor Smolsky
Viktor Shot
Yury Tsyankevich

N.R.M. (Belarusian: Незалежная Рэспубліка Мроя, romanized: Niezaležnaja Respublika Mroja, [nʲɛzaˈlɛʐnaja rɛˈspublika ˈmrɔja], "Independent Republic of Dreams" in English) are a rock band from Minsk, Belarus, founded in 1981 as Mroja (Belarusian: Мроя). They are considered to be the most popular rock band in the country. They perform in the Belarusian language, and are a rallying point for political opposition to the Belarusian government, despite being the target of a performance ban from 2006 to 2009.