Vladimir Kuzmin
| Vladimir Borisovich Kuzmin | |
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31 May 1955 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Title | People's Artist of Russia (2011) |
Vladimir Borisovich Kuzmin (Russian: Влади́мир Борисович Кузьмин born 31 May 1955) is a Russian rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
Kuzmin is the son of Boris Kuzmin, a naval officer, and Natalya Kuzmina, a Russian language and literature teacher. When he was young boy, Kuzmin played violin in musical school. He wrote his first song when he was six years old. He learned to play guitar on his own. He organized his first band, Aelita, in the 6th grade. Two years later, on school evenings, he performed songs of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin along with his own material.
Then Kuzmin earned a degree in a musical college, became a lead guitarist of professional VIA bands Nadejda (1977 - 1978) and Samotsvety (1978 - 1979). Producer of Samotsvety Yuri Malikov remembered that Kuzmin arranged some songs. But, in 1979, together with vocalist and guitarist of Vesiolie Rebiata Alexander Barykin, Kuzmin organized rock band Carnaval.
In 1981 Carnaval have been released EP on main Soviet firm of musical records Melodiya and debut album The Superman. In Carnaval Kuzmin has brightly proved himself as a rock guitarist and also as a composer, arranger, vocalist.
Carnaval - Ice Shed Tears (music and lyrics by Vladimir Kuzmin) on YouTube
He played on keyboards, violin and flute too.
In 1982 Kuzmin organized new band called Dinamik. He remained a friend of Alexander Barykin. In 2005, six years prior to his sudden death, Barykin was special quest on jubilee's concert of Kuzmin.
Vladimir Kuzmin and Alexander Barykin - The Ball (music and lyrics by Vladimir Kuzmin) on YouTube
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