Alexander Viktorovich Kutikov (russian: link=no, Александр Викторович Кутиков; 13 April 1952 in Moscow) is a Soviet/Russian

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musician, composer,

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, and businessman.

Biography

Kutikov was born in a Russian-Jewish family in

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, Moscow. He was an avid fan of groups such as

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during his secondary school years. He later became the bass-guitarist and one of the singers of the Soviet rock band

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, from 1971 to 1976, and then from to 1979 to present time. Band became famous in the USSR and in Eastern Europe for composing the soundtrack of ''

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'' (Soul), released in 1981. Kutikov is also the founding president of the

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company Sintez Records.ТЕЛЕНЕДЕЛЯ — Взгляд назад — Александр Кутиков: жену я себе украл
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Awards

* Order of Honour *

Merited Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ...

*Honorary Prize of RAO and WIPO (2009)

References

External links

Official site

Kutikov at Mashina's site

1952 births Living people Russian rock singers Soviet male singers Russian rock guitarists Male bass guitarists Russian bass guitarists Rock bass guitarists Businesspeople from Moscow Russian record producers Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Honored Artists of the Russian Federation 20th-century bass guitarists Musicians from Moscow 20th-century Russian male singers 20th-century Russian singers Russian male guitarists {{Russia-musician-stub