Boris Pelekh

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Fridrikhovich and the family name is Pelekh.

Boris Fridrikhovich Pelekh^[a] (born November 17, 1981) is a Russian-born American singer, composer, guitarist, most notable as the guitarist of the Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello. He moved to New York City in 1991, at the age of 9, and joined Gogol Bordello in 2015.^[2] Aside from his work in Gogol Bordello, he also worked with the Nickelodeon duo Nat and Alex Wolff from 2008 to 2011.

Boris Pelekh Борис Пелех
Boris Pelekh playing with Gogol Bordello in Las Vegas, November 2016.
Background information
Born	(1981-11-17) 17 November 1981 (age 43) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Genres	Gypsy punk, Art Rock, Jazz
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals, beat box[1]
Years active	2002–present
Website	http://www.heyguy.com

Pelekh is the frontman, guitarist and primary songwriter of rock band Hey Guy.^[3]

Notes

1. Russian: Борис Фридрихович Пелех, romanized: Boris Fridrikhovich Pelekh