Alexander Malinin
Alexander Malinin Александр Малинин | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vyguzov |
Born | Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union | November 16, 1958
Genres | Russian romance, Operatic pop, pop, soft rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1981-present |
Associated acts | Tsvety |
Website | www.malinin.ru |
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Malinin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Малинин, born Vyguzov, Russian: Выгузов; 16 November 1958) is a Russian singer who was named a People's Artist of Russia in 1997.
Career[]
Malinin was born in Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) as Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vyguzov.[1] He studied music in his hometown, then in 1981 he was selected to be part of the music ensemble Poyut Gitary (Поют гитары). He moved to Moscow to further his studies and was a member of two other ensembles, the Golubye Gitary and Gruppa Stas Namina.
At the end of the 1980s, he toured the United States and made a duet with David Pomeranz, becoming the first Soviet singer to collaborate with an American musician since the breakout of the Cold War.[2]
Between 1990 and 1996, he gave several sold-out concerts named Балы с Александром Малининым (Dances with Aleksandr Malinin), breaking attendance records.[3] The series of concerts were also broadcast on television. In 1994, he received the World Music Award as the best selling Russian artist.[3][4] In 1999, Malinin received a star at Star Square in Moscow.
Malinin is married and has a son named Anton (born in 1982), who was educated in part in the UK, attending Haileybury & Imperial Service College in Hertfordshire.
Popular Songs[]
- "Berega" ("Берега")
- "Belyj Kon" ("Белый конь")
- "Naprasnie slova" ("Напрасные слова")
- "Molba" ("Мольба")
- "Zabava" ("Забава")
- "I Lyubov' i razluka" ("Любовь и разлука")
- "Dai bog" ("Дай, Бог")
- "Nado zhit" ("Надо жить")
- "Ty Takaya Krasivaya" ("Ты такая красивая")
Awards[]
References[]
- ^ Александр Николаевич Малинин - биография [Aleksandr Nikolaevich Malinin - biography]. taina.ru. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ "David Pomeranz Biography". Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Malnyin biography in Russian
- ^ Billboard 1994. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
External links[]
- Official website
- Alexander Malinin at MTV
- Alexander Malinin discography at Discogs
- Alexander Malinin at iTunes
- Russian male singers
- 20th-century Russian singers
- 21st-century Russian singers
- People's Artists of Russia
- Recipients of the title of People's Artists of Ukraine
- World Music Awards winners
- 1958 births
- Living people
- 20th-century male singers
- 21st-century male singers