Alexander Malinin

Alexander Malinin Александр Малинин
Malinin (middle) with the ensemble Gruppa Stasa Namina in 1986
Background information
Birth name	Aleksandr Nikolaevich Vyguzov
Born	(1958-11-16) November 16, 1958 (age 66) Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
Genres	Russian romance, Operatic pop, pop, soft rock
Occupation	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

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

• "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

Awards
World Music Awards
Preceded by 1993 Laima Vaikule	Best-Selling Russian Artist 1994 Alexander Malinin	Succeeded by 1995 Dmitry Malikov

References

1. Александр Николаевич Малинин - биография [Aleksandr Nikolaevich Malinin - biography]. taina.ru. Archived from the original on 2011-10-17. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
2. "David Pomeranz Biography". Archived from the original on 29 July 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
3. Malnyin biography in Russian
4. Billboard 1994. 21 May 1994. Retrieved 2011-07-03.
5. "Моя семья — настоящий дар судьбы!". Friedmann's Revu. 2010. Retrieved 2011-12-18.

External links

• Official website
• Alexander Malinin at MTV
• Alexander Malinin discography at Discogs
• Alexander Malinin at iTunes