Viktor Mikhailovich Reznikov (Russian: Ви́ктор Михайлович Ре́зников; 9 May 1952 in Leningrad – 25 February 1992 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian Soviet composer, lyricist and singer.[1][2][3] He was mostly known for his songs written for Soviet artists such as Alla Pugacheva, Mikhail Boyarsky, Larisa Dolina, Anne Veski, Valery Leontiev, Sofia Rotaru, ensemble Pesniary, Irina Ponarovskaya, Dmitry Malikov, Roza Rymbayeva, Jaak Joala, Irina Otieva, American group The Cover Girls and the Soviet-American group "SUS".[4]
Death
editOn 22 February 1992 Reznikov crashed his car while driving his car to take his daughter Anna to his mother.[5] Anna was not injured. The accident occurred in front of the composer's mother, who stood on the other side of the street. Reznikov spent two days at the Military Medical Academy in St. Petersburg,[5] and died on 25 February. He was buried at a Komarovskoye cemetery in the suburbs of St. Petersburg.
References
edit- ^ Виктор Смирнов [Viktor Smirnov]. Blatata.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ Геннадий Богданов [Gennady Bogdanov]. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "«Music Speaks Louder Than Words» (1990)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Программа "Шире круг"". Retrieved 9 May 2016. Archived 18 March 2018
- ^ a b "Телепередача «Женский взгляд» Оксаны Пушкиной. Выпуск от 13 октября 2007 года: «Спасибо, родная». Канал НТВ". Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
See also
edit- The Cover Girls (single "Don't Stop Now", 1990)
- Music Speaks Louder Than Words (CD released by Epic Records in 1990)