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Sergey Kuryokhin (Sergey Anatolyevich Kuryokhin) was born on 16 June, 1954 in Murmansk, Soviet Union, is a Russian musician (1954–1996). Discover Sergey Kuryokhin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
| Popular As |
Sergey Anatolyevich Kuryokhin |
| Occupation |
Pianist, composer, actor, music producer, experimental artist |
| Age |
42 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
16 June 1954 |
| Birthday |
16 June |
| Birthplace |
Murmansk, Soviet Union |
| Date of death |
9 July, 1996 |
| Died Place |
Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Nationality |
Russia
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He is a member of famous Pianist with the age 42 years old group.
Sergey Kuryokhin Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, Sergey Kuryokhin height not available right now. We will update Sergey Kuryokhin's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
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| Hair Color |
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Who Is Sergey Kuryokhin's Wife?
His wife is Anastasia Kuryokhina (m. 1981)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Anastasia Kuryokhina (m. 1981) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
3 |
Sergey Kuryokhin Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Sergey Kuryokhin worth at the age of 42 years old? Sergey Kuryokhin’s income source is mostly from being a successful Pianist. He is from Russia. We have estimated Sergey Kuryokhin's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Pianist |
Sergey Kuryokhin Social Network
Timeline
Sergey Anatolyevich Kuryokhin (Серге́й Анато́льевич Курёхин, also transliterated as Sergei Kuriokhin, Sergei Kurekhin, Sergueï Kouriokhine, Sergey Kuriokhin, etc.; nicknamed "The Captain"; 16 June 1954 – 9 July 1996) was a Russian composer, pianist, music director, experimental artist, film actor and writer, based in St. Petersburg, Russia.
His family moved to Leningrad in 1971 following his high-school graduation.
He was admitted to the Mussorgsky Music School at the Leningrad Conservatory, but was expelled soon after for chronic absenteeism.
Kuryokhin began his performing career as a piano and keyboard player with a school band in Leningrad.
His first marriage in 1972, which bore him a daughter, lasted only several years.
He was an influential figure in the Saint Petersburg music scene of the 1980s and early 1990s.
He was the former keyboardist for the rock band Aquarium.
Sergey Kuryokhin was born in Murmansk into a military family.
He began piano lessons at the age of 4.
His school years were spent in Evpatoria, Crimea.
After playing with professional jazz bands, as well as popular rock musicians, Kuryokhin went through several stages in his career and eventually became one of the most recognisable names and faces in Russia during the 1980s and 1990s.
By the end of his life, he had emerged as an avant-garde film composer, performance artist, and film actor.
Outside Russia, he is primarily known as a jazz and experimental musician, through his works released since 1981 on UK's Leo Records, as well as his concert tours with Pop-Mechanics.
He also contributed to several Aquarium albums, including Triangle (Aquarium album), Taboo (Aquarium album), and Radio Africa, and was also a frequent collaborator to the band Strannye Igry.
In 1982, he met Anastasia ("Nastia"), a student at the Faculty of Geography of Leningrad State University.
In 1984 they had a daughter, Elizaveta, and in 1994, their son Fyodor.
Also wrote Title Music for entire BBC TV series Comrades 1985 one episode of which featured him and other Leningrad Musicians and his Orchestra Popular mechanics
Kuryokhin is also featured in the music video for Joanna Stingray's "Feeling", as well as in the music video for "Metamorphoses" by Russian band Strannye Igry.
In 1986, Kuryokhin and others from the St. Petersburg musical scene were featured in the PBS documentary "Comrades III: All That Jazz".
Scenes featuring Kuryokhin from this documentary were featured in Adam Curtis' 2022 documentary "TraumaZone".
His work in film includes starring in and composing music for Two Captains 2, a comedic pseudo-documentary about World War I, composing the soundtrack to the neo-noir Russian horror film Mister Designer, and playing the lead role in Dude - Water Winner.
Kuryokhin shot to fame after creating one of the first popular media viruses in the Russian media.
As a guest on the popular talk show Fifth Wheel, Kuryokhin provided "proof" that Lenin was a mushroom.
During the 1990s, Kuryokhin was a board member of the St. Petersburg City Council for Culture and Tourism.
This semi-improvised satirical act of performance art was broadcast live on Russian television in May 1991.
In 1995 Kuryokhin joined the National Bolshevik Party.
In 1996, Kuryokhin founded the record label Long Arms Records (Длинные Руки Рекордс) alongside Nick Dmitriev (1955–2004).
Following Kuryokhin's death, a commemorative live album "Without Kuryokhin" by Kenny Millions and Otomo Yoshihide was released on this label.
He died of a rare heart condition, cardiac sarcoma, aged 42 in 1996.
Kuryokhin was married twice.
Elizaveta Kuryokhina died in 1998, at the age of 14 after an overdose of sleeping pills.
She is laid to rest near her father in Komarovo Cemetery, St. Petersburg.
The Saint Petersburg Annual International Music Festival SKIF (Sergey Kuriokhin International Festival) is named after him.
Kuryokhin festivals annually take place in Berlin, Amsterdam, and New York.
In 2004, the Sergey Kuryokhin Foundation and the Kuryokhin Center were founded.
The foundation collects information about Kuryokhin and the Center organises events in the spirit of the artist.
Both are located in the same building, an old cinema in Saint Petersburg.
In 2009, the Sergey Kuryokhin Foundation and the Kuryokhin Center established the Sergey Kuryokhin Contemporary Art Award.
