Kino facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kino Кино
Yuri Kasparyan (seated) and Viktor Tsoi (standing) in 1986 during a concert in Leningrad
Background information
Origin	Leningrad, Soviet Union
Genres	Post-punk, new wave, gothic rock, folk rock
Years active	1982–1990
Labels	AnTrop, Yanshiva Shela, Melodiya, Moroz Records
Associated acts	[U-Piter, Aquarium, Pop-mekhanika, Dzhungli
Past members	Viktor Tsoi† Aleksei Rybin Oleg Valinsky Yuri Kasparyan Alexander Titov Georgy Guryanov† Igor Tikhomirov

Kino (Russian: Кино́, lit. 'cinema, film') was a Soviet rock band formed in Leningrad in 1982. The band was co-founded and headed by Viktor Tsoi, who wrote the music and lyrics for almost all of the band's songs. Kino released over 90 songs, several studio albums, and a few live albums. Their music was widely recorded illegally. After the Soviet Union became more open, Kino became popular around the world. In 1989, they had a small concert in New York City. They also became very popular in Russia. Their album Gruppa Krovi was called one of the best works of Russian music. Viktor Tsoi died in a car accident in 1990. After releasing an album of the songs they were working on before Tsoi's death, Kino broke up. In 2012, on Tsoi's fiftieth birthday, the band reunited to record a song called 'Ataman'. This song would have been in their last album, but the only recording of it that they had was bad.

Band members

• Viktor Tsoi – lead vocals, guitar, bass (1981–1990; died 1990)
• Aleksei Rybin – guitar (1981–1983)
• Oleg Valinsky – drums (1981–1982)
• Mikhail Vasilev – drum machine (1982–1983)
• Yuri Kasparyan (Юрий Каспарян) – lead guitar (1983–1990)
• leksandr Titov – bass, percussion (1983–1986)
• Aleksei Vishnia – drum machine (1985–1986)
• Georgiy Guryanov (Георгий Гурьянов) – drums, percussion (1986–1990; died 2013)
• Igor Tikhomirov (Игорь Тихомиров) – bass (1986–1990)

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations and demos

Live albums

See also

In Spanish: Kino para niños