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.
Alexander Malinin Александр Малинин | |
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Birth name | Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vyguzov |
Born | (1958-11-16) November 16, 1958 (age 63) Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union |
Genres | Russian romance, Operatic pop, pop, soft rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1981-present |
Website | www.malinin.ru |
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]
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World Music Awards | ||
Preceded by 1993 Laima Vaikule |
Best-Selling Russian Artist 1994 Alexander Malinin |
Succeeded by 1995 Dmitry Malikov |
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