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Valery Gaina (Romanian: Valeriu Găină, Russian: Валерий Борисович Гаи́на, born 25 July 1956) is a Soviet-born Russian-American guitarist, songwriter, composer and singer of Moldovan (Romanian) origin. He is regarded as one of the best Soviet guitarists.[1][2]

Valery Gaina
Background information
Born	(1956-06-25) 25 June 1956 (age 66) Căzănești, Telenești District, Moldovan SSR, USSR
Genres	Hard rock heavy metal speed metal thrash metal
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter musician record producer
Instrument(s)	Guitar vocals
Labels	PolyGram Warner Melodiya ZYX Music
Member of	Cruise

Career

Valery Gaina was born on 25 July 1956 in Căzănești, Telenești District, Moldavian SSR, in the family of Boris Alexandru Gaina and Catherine Tudor-Gaina. He graduated from middle school in Telenesti, and then from the music school in Soroca. He sang in the bands Cordial (from Tiraspol),[3][4] Magistrali (from Blagoveshchensk), Molodye golosa (from Tambov).^{[citation needed]}

He gained recognition in 1981, when he presented performances of great audience in the biggest halls in Russia, within the hard-rock band Cruise,[5] where he also asserted himself as a composer. In the years 1985–1989, some Union and Republican charts classified him as the best rock guitarist in the former U.S.S.R. He approached the genres of hard rock, thrash metal and heavy metal. In 1988 he moved to Munich, Germany, where he produced two records with the trio Cruise. In 1991, he emigrated to Los Angeles, where he continued to produce music.[6]

He currently lives alternately in both Russia and the United States.^{[citation needed]}

References

На других языках

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- [en] Valery Gaina

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[ru] Гаина, Валерий Борисович

Валерий Борисович Гаи́на (молд. Valeriu Găină; род. 25 июля 1956 года, с. Казанешты, Молдавская ССР) — советский и российский рок-музыкант молдавского происхождения, гитарист, член групп «Кордиал», «Магистраль», «Молодые Голоса», «Круиз», «Gain», а также «Karma», «S.S.D.», «iNSULATED» (США) и других. В 1980-х годах неоднократно признавался лучшим гитаристом СССР[2][3]. Играет в стилях хард-рок, хэви-метал, трэш-метал.

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