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Viktor Tsoi

Viktor Tsoi

Acting
21 Jun 1962
15 Aug 1990
Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]

Biography

Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (Russian: Ви́ктор Ро́бертович Цой; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet and Russian singer and songwriter who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of Russian music. Born and raised in Leningrad, Tsoi started writing songs as a teenager. Throughout his career, Tsoi contributed a plethora of musical and artistic works, including ten albums. After Kino appeared and performed in the 1987 Soviet film Assa, the band's p...

Also Known As

Виктор Робертович Цой, Viktor Robertovich Tsoi, Kino

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