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Viktor Tsoi
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Viktor Tsoi in 1986
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Born
| Viktor Robertovich Tsoi
(
1962-06-21
)
21 June 1962
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Died
| 15 August 1990
(1990-08-15)
(aged 28)
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Cause of death
| Car crash
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Resting place
| Bogoslovskoye Cemetery, Leningrad
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Occupations
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- Singer
- songwriter
- composer
- actor
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Years active
| 1978?1990
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Spouse
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Children
| 1
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Musical career
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Genres
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Instruments
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- Vocals
- guitar
- bass guitar
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Viktor Robertovich Tsoi
(
Russian
:
Ви?ктор Ро?бертович Цой
; 21 June 1962 ? 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer and songwriter. He co-founded
Kino
, one of the most popular bands in Russia at its time.
[1]
Tsoi was born and raised in
Leningrad
. He started writing songs when he was a teenager.
[2]
He made lots of music - ten albums in total. After Kino was in the 1987 Soviet film
Assa
, it became very popular. This lead to Tsoi having a leading role in the Kazakh new wave
art film
The Needle
.
[3]
In 1990, after their large concert at the
Luzhniki Stadium
. Tsoi moved to Latvia with another member of Kino, Yuri Kasparyan to work on Kino's next album. Two months after the concert in the Luzhniki Stadium, Tsoi died in a car crash.
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[5]
Tsoi and his music are still widely popular.
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