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Russian musician (born 1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Aleksandr Vitalyevich Minkov (‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Витальевич Миньков; born 7 June 1957), better known by his stage name Alexander Marshal[1] (‹See Tfd›Russian: Александр Маршал), is a Russian singer, songwriter, and musician; Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2007).[2]
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Birth name | Aleksandr Vitalyevich Minkov (Александр Витальевич Миньков) |
Born | Korenovsk, Krasnodar Kray, USSR | 7 June 1957
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Years active | 1983–present |
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Website | a-marshal |
Minkov was born in Korenovsk, USSR[3] He is known for his solo career, and as well as past participation in several bands: Araks, Tsvety, Zdravstvuy, pesnya, Gorky Park. Marshal was awarded Golden Gramophone Award in 2001 and 2003, and is also a laureate of Russian musical awards like Chanson of the Year and Pesnya goda.[4]
His stage name, "Marshal", is in fact his nickname since school years, because, being very tall, he always stood first in ranks during roll call, both in sports and in military school.[1]
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