Alexander Nikolaevich Buinov (Russian: Александр Николаевич Буйнов, born 24 March 1950[1]) is a Russian singer, songwriter and keyboardist. He is best known for his tenure with Vesyolye Rebyata between 1973 and 1989, before starting his solo career.
Alexander Buinov | |
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 Buinov in 2010. | |
| Born | Alexander Nikolaevich Buinov 24 March 1950 Moscow, RSFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, actor |
| Title | People's Artist of Russia (2010) |
| Awards | Order of Honour |
| Website | www.buinov.ru |
In the English-speaking world, he is known for his song "VDV – z neba privet" (VDV: Greetings from the Sky), which sings the praises of the Russian Airborne Troops, or VDV ("Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii"; Russian script: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ; "Air-landing Forces"), a military branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. A number of parody videos have surfaced on the Internet with the apparent music of his VDV – s neba privet, but subtitled with English lyrics mocking Russia.[2][3]
Buinov is a member of the Russian Political Party United Russia.[1] Buinov was included on a 2019 list of blacklisted people banned from performing in Ukraine due to his links to the Putin government.[4] In 2020, during the protests following the Belarusian presidential elections, Buinov recorded a song in support of Alexander Lukashenko called "Artists for Peace – Don’t Give Away Your Loved One", though his representative subsequently stated that Buinov had not known that the lyrics of the song supported Lukashenko.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Александр Буйнов". DailyShow (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ VDV song (Updated) (anti-Russian subtitles); on YouTube; accessed 27 April 2022, video uploaded 2 March 2022
- ^ Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) Music Video, presumed earlier version, no subtitles; on YouTube; accessed 27 April 2022, video uploaded 7 November 2006
- ^ "Ukraine's "blacklist", explained". UNIAN. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "'Don't Give Away' Lukashenko, Star-Studded Music Video Tells Belarus". Moscow Times. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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