Zhenya Belousov
| Zhenya Belousov | |
|---|---|
 Zhenya Belousov, 1991 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Evgeny Viktorovich Belousov |
| Born |
September 10, 1964 Zhikhar |
| Died |
June 2, 1997 (aged 32) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1985-1997 |
Evgeny Viktorovich Belousov (Russian: Евге́ний Ви́кторович Белоу́сов; September 10, 1964, Zhikhar [1] - June 2, 1997, Moscow), better known as Zhenya Belousov (Russian: Женя Белоусов) was a Soviet and Russian pop singer, one of the most popular in the Soviet Union and Russia in the late 1980s - early 1990s.[2]
The most well-known songs in his performance: Girl, my blue-eyed, Night taxi, Alyoshka, Devchonka-devchonochka, Vecherok-vecherochek, Hair cloud, Golden Domes, Short summer, Dunya-Dunyasha, Evening on the bench.
Biography
Evgeny Viktorovich Belousov was born on September 10, 1964 in village Zhikhar Kharkiv region.[3]
He graduated from vocational school No 1 in "mechanic-repairman".[3] He studied at the Kursk Music College in the class of bass. The army did not serve (released for health reasons, because adjourned at school age heavy concussion after car collision).
In the mid-1980s, he played in one of the restaurants in Kursk, where he was noticed by the head of the popular ensemble "Integral" - Bari Alibasov, which subsequently Zhenya worked as a bass guitarist and vocalist.
From 1987 to 1997 - a solo career.[4]
Since 1993, Belousov took up the vodka business (investments in Ryazan Distillery), its touring activity and popularity began to decline.[5] However, the business will soon have problems. He was accused of tax fraud. In 1996, the singer released the album again, but he remains unnoticed by listeners.
At the same time Evgeny began serious health problems. In late March 1997, he went to the Sklifosovsky Institute with an attack of acute pancreatitis. He has had an injury to the head, resulting in a child, and alcohol abuse as a result had a stroke.[3]
At the end of April 1997 at the Sklifosovsky Institute Belousov was performed brain surgery on the stroke. Evgeny lived for about a month and died on the night of 1 to 2 June 1997 in the same medical institution.