Vyacheslav Gennadievich Butusov (russian: link=no, Вячеслав Геннадьевич Бутусов; born 15 October 1961) is a Russian singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of

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U-Piter U-Piter (russian: Ю-Питер, links=no) was a Russian rock band from Saint-Petersburg. The group was formed by Vyacheslav Butusov in 2001. The group disbanded in 2017. Members Final line-up * Vyacheslav Butusov () - lead vocals, guitar * Y ...

. Since 2019, he has been playing in the group "Orden Slavy" created by him. He also has his own solo career as a singer and songwriter.

Early life

Vyacheslav Butusov was born in

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Musical career

1982-1997: Nautilus Pompilius

While he was a first-year student at the Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute, he was acquainted with musician

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. The two young men were passionate about music and often gathered to play together. This resulted in the recording of Nautilus Pompilius's first album ''Pereyezd'' (''Relocation'') in 1982, which met with little success. In the same year, Butusov met the poet

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. Together, they recorded the band's first mature album, ''Nevidimka'' (''Invisible'') in 1985. Next year their tandem released the record ''Razluka'' (''Separation''), which sparked the band's popularity. The band's last album, ''Yablokitai'', was recorded by Butusov and Kormiltsev in 1996 in England.

1997-present: Solo career

After Nautilus Pompilius disbanded, Butusov launched his solo career. In 1997, he recorded ''Nezakonnopozhdenniy AlKhimik doktor faust pernatiy zmey'' with Yuri Kasparyan, and in 1998, his first solo album, ''Ovaly''. During this years he also had a brief cameo in Russian

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2001-2017: U-Piter

In 2001 Vyacheslav Butusov founded the band

with former

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guitarist Yuri Kasparyan. They have recorded seven albums, the last being ''Gudgora'' in 2015. U-Piter was disbanded in 2017.

Writing

Besides his music career, in 2007 he launched a career as a writer.

Personal life

Butusov is married to Anzhelika Estoyeva (born 1970). He has four children: three daughters - Anna (born 1980; with his first wife Mariana Dobrovolskiy-Butusova), Ksenia (born 1991), Sofya (born 1999) and Daniil (born 2005).

Discography

Solo albums

* ''Ovaly'' (1998) * ''Tikhe igry'' (2001) * '' Model dlya sborki'' (2008)

Collaboration albums

* '' Most'' (1985) (with Yevgeniy Dimov as part of the project "Step") * ''Nezakonnopozhdenniy AlKhimik doktor faust pernatiy zmey'' (1997) (with Yuri Kasparyan) * '' Elizobarra-Torr'' (2000) (with Deadушки) * ''Zvyodzdniy padl'' (2001) (with musicians of

)

Film soundtracks

* ''

'' (1997) * '' Brother 2 (2000) * '' War'' (2002) * '' Dead Man's Bluff (2005) * '' Igla remix (remake of The Needle (1988 film)'' (2010)

Filmography

Publications

*''Virgostan'' (2007) *''Antidepressant'' (M.,

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, 2007) (Co-authored with Nikolay Yakimchuk) *''Arkhiya'' (2011)

Awards

Lenin Komsomol Prize Lenin Komsomol Prize () was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years. Komsomol was the abbreviated name of The Communist Union of Youth (Russi ...

(1989) for his songs with Nautilus Pompilius * Golden Gramophone Award (2004) for his song "City Girl" * Tsarskoselskaya Khudozhestvennaya Prize (2007) * Medal "15 years of Kemerovo and Novokuznetsk diocese" (26 March 2009) * Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" (13 October 2011) Order IV. For his contribution in the development in music, art, and many years of creative activity.

References

External links

Official Website of Butusov & U-Piter
Vyacheslav Butusov's current group
Official Website of Nautilus group
Vyacheslav Butusov's worldwide famous group
Biography of Vyacheslav Butusov
{{DEFAULTSORT:Butusov, Vyacheslav 1961 births Living people Musicians from Krasnoyarsk Russian rock singers Russian male singer-songwriters Russian rock guitarists Russian male guitarists Russian male film actors Soviet male singers Post-punk musicians 20th-century Russian singers 21st-century Russian singers 21st-century Russian writers 20th-century guitarists 21st-century guitarists 20th-century Russian male singers 21st-century Russian male singers Recipients of the Lenin Komsomol Prize Recipients of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class