Alexander Malinin
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Alexander Malinin Александр Малинин | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vyguzov |
| Born | November 16, 1958 Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Russian romance, Operatic pop, pop, soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| 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[edit]
Malinin was born in Yekaterinburg (then Sverdlovsk) as Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vyguzov.[1]
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]
Malinin is married and has four children.[5] His son named Anton (born in 1982) was educated in part in the UK, attending Haileybury & Imperial Service College in Hertfordshire.[citation needed]
Popular Songs[edit]
- "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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Malnyin biography in Russian
- ^ Billboard 1994. 21 May 1994. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
- ^ "Моя семья — настоящий дар судьбы!". Friedmann's Revu. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Alexander Malinin at MTV
- Alexander Malinin discography at Discogs
- Alexander Malinin at iTunes
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