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Viktor Tsoi

What is viktor tsoi?

· James MacDonald

Key facts

Full name Viktor Robertovich Tsoi[1]
Born 21 June 1962, Leningrad[1]
Died 15 August 1990, near Tukums, Latvia[2]
Role Singer-songwriter, actor[1]
Band Kino (co-founder and frontman)[1]

Viktor Tsoi was a Soviet rock musician, singer-songwriter, and actor, best known as the co-founder and frontman of the band Kino. He was born on 21 June 1962 in Leningrad and died on 15 August 1990 in a car crash near Tukums, Latvia.

Context

Viktor Tsoi was a Soviet rock musician, singer-songwriter, and actor, best known as a co-founder and frontman of the band Kino [1]. He was born on 21 June 1962 in Leningrad [1]. He died on 15 August 1990 in a car crash near Tukums, Latvia [2]. Sources describe him as a major figure in Russian/Soviet rock music [1].

Documented claims

  • Viktor Tsoi was a major figure in Soviet/Russian rock music. [1]
  • He died in a car crash. [2]

Questions and answers

What happened to Viktor Tsoi?

Viktor Tsoi died on 15 August 1990 in a car crash near Tukums, Latvia [2].

Is Kino Russian or Ukrainian?

Kino was a Soviet band, and Viktor Tsoi was from Leningrad, which is now Saint Petersburg, Russia [1].

What happened to Kino after Viktor died?

The sources do not specify what happened to Kino after Viktor Tsoi's death.

Sources

  1. Tsoi Lives. Memorial Day of the Idol of Millions — susu.ru (retrieved August 3, 2026)
  2. Viktor Tsoy - Biography — imdb.com (retrieved August 3, 2026)

Sources last checked August 3, 2026. · More in Entertainment