In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Robertovich and the family name is Tsoi .
Viktor Tsoi
Виктор Цой
Tsoi in 1986
Born
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi
(1962-06-21)21 June 1962
Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Died
15 August 1990(1990-08-15) (aged 28)
Zentene, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
Cause of death
Car crash
Resting place
Bogoslovskoye Cemetery, Saint Petersburg
Occupations
Singer
songwriter
composer
actor
Years active
1978–1990
Spouse
Marianna Tsoi
(m. 1985)
Children
1
Musical career
Genres
Rock[1][2]
pop[3]
post-punk[2][4][5]
new wave[2][4]
punk rock[6]
alternative rock[2][6]
indie rock[6]
Instrument(s)
Vocals
guitar
bass
piano[7]
Labels
AnTrop
Melodiya
Musical artist
Signature
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (Russian: Виктор Робертович Цой; pronounced[ˈvʲikt̪ərˈrobʲɪrt̪əvʲɪtɕˈtsoi̯]; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and musically influential bands in the history of Russian music.
Born and raised in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), 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 popularity surged, triggering a period referred to as "Kinomania", and leading to Tsoi's leading role in the 1988 Kazakh new wave art film The Needle. In 1990, after their high-profile concert at the Luzhniki Stadium, Tsoi briefly relocated to Latvia with bandmate Yuri Kasparyan to work on the band's next album. Two months after the concert, Tsoi died in a car collision.[8][9]
He is regarded as one of the most important pioneers of rock music in Russia and is credited with popularizing the genre throughout the Soviet Union. He retains a devoted following throughout the former Soviet Union, where he is known as one of the most influential and popular people in the history of Russian music.
Viktor Tsoi became popular by combining his music and lyrics with philosophy.[10]
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^"Cabaret Band Silver Wedding /Bellorussia/". Cabaret Band Silver Wedding /Bellorussia/ - Riga This Week. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^"Retour en URSS : gloire du Soviet Rock et de Viktor Tsoï". Dispatchbox.net. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^"Цой Виктор Робертович — биография композитора и исполнителя, личная жизнь, фото".
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (Russian: Виктор Робертович Цой; pronounced [ˈvʲikt̪ər ˈrobʲɪrt̪əvʲɪtɕ ˈtsoi̯]; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer-songwriter...
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1970s, he played in various student band groups. In early 1983 he met ViktorTsoi. Having become his main associate and close friend, he began to participate...
band Kino, written by ViktorTsoi. It was made famous by its use in the 1987 film Assa in which Kino's lead singer ViktorTsoi prominently sung the song...
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dance music, and after 2006 several music styles present in her songs: ViktorTsoi's rock followed by blues, R&B, and Eastern styled pop The first album...
formed in 1981 by ViktorTsoi, along with Aleksei Rybin and Oleg Valinskiy. One year later they formed the group "Kino", which included Tsoi, Yuri Kasparyan...
documentary film about the life of ViktorTsoi. On 20 June 1992, Stingray took part in the memorial concert for ViktorTsoi held at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium...
produced bands such as Aria, Aquarium, DDT, and Kino; the latter's leader ViktorTsoi, was in particular, a gigantic figure. Pop music has continued to flourish...
festival of the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, the last concert of ViktorTsoi and Kino took place. 29 June 1991 – As part of the holiday of the newspaper...
thriller titled The Needle released in the same year starring lead vocalist ViktorTsoi, it would go on to be the band's most popular album both inside and eventually...
29, 1989. The album was the last album released before lead vocalist ViktorTsoi's death. The recording of the draft version of the album took place at...
as actors were released. These films include Igla and Assa featuring ViktorTsoi and music by Aquarium and Taxi Blues featuring Pyotr Mamonov. The Canadian...
(Russian: «Игры», lit. 'Games').[citation needed] In 1982, Guryanov met ViktorTsoi. From 1984, he started playing in Kino as a drummer, arranger, and backing...
Attraction by Fyodor Bondarchuk. In 2018, Kirill Serebrennikov's film about ViktorTsoi and Mike Naumenko Leto was released, in which Irina played a lead role...
song was featured in the Soviet movie Igla (Russian: Игла), starring ViktorTsoi. In 1984, she released Claudia canta Adriano, an album where she sings...
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