Vytautas Kernagis –  was one of (or even the first one) progenitors of lithuanian singing poetry. „Vytautas Kernagis“ – was the first album of singing poetry in Lithuania, recorded in 1978. Vytautas Kernagis was born in 1951, 19 of May., in Vilnius. Studied in M. K. Čiurlionis school. Primarily he was not good at playing and he thought that playing piano is the most damnedest activity in the world. As he personally affirmed, childhood was poor for him. He wore glasses from age 3, was cross-eyed and chubby. But one day he understood, that music can do him interesting person. He thought first that long hair, dilatable pants and guitar can spotlight girls, but later the interpretation changed. Vytautas Kernagis after three years left music school, not stayed for a long in secondary school too. Then he found his way – in 1973 he graduated  actor class in Lithuanian conservatoire, later studied stage direction in Moscow.

There was a lot different activities in V. Kernagis life. He was a member of several bands, filmed in some cinemas and stayed in everyone mind as Maestro from the big letter.

The biggest part of V. Kernagis songs was created by D. Saukaitytė, M. Martinaitis, S. Geda, J. Erlickas poesy.

Discography:

• Acoustic (1978)
• White nobody‘s jingles (1979)
• Cabaret „Among querns“ (1982) 
• Vytautas Kernagis in Chicago (1985) 
• Song theatre: 
  • A look from the mountain (1986) 
  • Go your way (1987) 
  • To peacock (1989)
  • About the hunting (1990) 

• Strangeness (1991) 
• Song theatre – Alphabet (1993) 
• Children hawks (1994) 
• Cabaret „Among querns“ 1979–1994 (1994) 
• White bird (1998) 
• Right songs (2003) 
• Song theatre (2006) 
• Classic (5 CD collection) (2007): 
  • Acoustic 
  • White nobody‘s jingles
  • Song theatre 
  • Right songs 
• Undiscovered Vytautas Kernagis (2009)

Awarded by A. Šabaniauskas (1995), Bravo (2000) musical premiums and Gedinimas fourth level medal in 2002. In 2007 he was surprised by a cancer. In same years he was awarded with national culture and art premium for pop music proffesionality and artistry.

Vytautas Kernagis was escorted to eternity in 2008, March 15.