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Viktor Tsoi

1962 - 1990

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Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (Russian: Виктор Робертович Цой, IPA: [ˈvʲiktər ˈrobʲɪrtəvʲɪtɕ ˈtsoj]; 21 June 1962 – 15 August 1990) was a Soviet singer-songwriter and actor who co-founded Kino, one of the most popular and influential bands in the history of Russian music. Born and raised in Leningrad (modern-day Saint Petersburg) to a Russian mother and Koryo-saram father, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Viktor Tsoi is the 239th most popular singer (down from 199th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from Russia (down from 385th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Viktor Tsoi ranks 239 out of 4,381. Before him are Bessie Smith, Gloria Gaynor, Milva, Engelbert Humperdinck, Afric Simone, and Lepa Brena. After him are Van Morrison, Eric Johnson, Franco Corelli, Umberto Tozzi, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Renata Scotto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Viktor Tsoi ranks 36. Before him are Wesley Snipes, Izzy Stradlin, Carles Puigdemont, Michelle Yeoh, Alexander Litvinenko, and Clyde Drexler. After him are Jeff Bennett, Jordan Belfort, Christiane F., Suzy Amis Cameron, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, and Steve Carell. Among people deceased in 1990, Viktor Tsoi ranks 47. Before him are Boris Shcherbina, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, Yiannis Ritsos, Ugo Tognazzi, Angelo Schiavio, and Capucine. After him are Ivan Serov, Aaron Copland, John Stewart Bell, Robert Noyce, Alexander Pechersky, and Reinaldo Arenas.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Viktor Tsoi ranks 393 out of 3,761. Before him are Andre Geim (1958), Ramzan Kadyrov (1976), Andrei Bely (1880), Aleksandr Karelin (1967), Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya (1923), and Grand Duchess Elena Vladimirovna of Russia (1882). After him are Velimir Khlebnikov (1885), Mengu-Timur (1235), Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov (1943), Olga Nikolaevna of Russia (1822), Anatoly Sobchak (1937), and Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893).

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Among SINGERS In Russia

Among singers born in Russia, Viktor Tsoi ranks 5. Before him are Alla Pugacheva (1949), Anna Netrebko (1971), Feodor Chaliapin (1873), and Valery Leontiev (1949). After him are Eduard Khil (1934), Galina Vishnevskaya (1926), Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962), Lidia Ruslanova (1900), Georg Ots (1920), Elena Obraztsova (1939), and Martti Talvela (1935).

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