Biography
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi (21 June 1962, Leningrad, Soviet Union - 15 August 1990, Tukums, Latvia, USSR) was a Soviet rock musician, leader of the band Kino. Tsoi was born to a Korean father and Russian mother on June 21 1962 in Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia).
He is regarded as one of the pioneers of Russian rock and has a lot of devoted fans across the countries of the former Soviet Union even today. Few musicians in the history of Russian music have been popular or have had more impact on their genre than Viktor Tsoi and his rock band Kino.
Tsoi contributed a plethora of musical and artistic works, including ten albums. He died in a car accident in August 15 1990.
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