Alexey Kostyushkin

(biography, photos, videos) Aleksey Kostyushkin

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Name: Alexey Kostyushkin ( Aleksey Kostyushkin )

Date of birth: 12 July 1969

Age: 45 years

Date of death: June 17, 2015

Place of birth: Novosibirsk

Activities: musician, leader of rock group «the Corridor»

Marital status: was married to Svetlana Kostyushkina

Alexey Kostyushkin: biography

The leader of the famous rock group «the Corridor» Kostyushkin Alexey was born in the city of Novosibirsk 12 July 1969. Father Gennady has long worked as a theatrical figure and often went on business trips. Often father would take his son with him, and Alex with 4 to 7 years has traveled all over the Novosibirsk region with the Regional drama theater (now the theater «Old House»). The boy even played children’s roles in performances.

Literally with a 1st class Alex was fond of sports, and it is difficult to find the kind that they would not been tested. Most good results – MMR was achieved in the field of fencing with a sword. But in 15 years when the guy picked up a guitar, I lost it. But, to the delight of expectant fans, he began a creative and musical biography of Alexei Kostyushkina.

In his youth Kostyushkin listened to a lot of different music, unless by chance he came across a record of the «time Machine». Later came the «Sunday», Yuri Shevchuk, and other rock musicians. At the age of 16 Alexey Kostyushkin gathered his first musical group, which even then was called «Corridor».

Many predicted Kostyushkin of artist due to ongoing major role in the school Team and various theatrical evenings, where Alex acted as a Director. However, he did not go on this way, choosing the music. The guy took preparatory courses in the school of music on guitar and with his friends began to master a variety of professions, and having been a Baker and a butcher. The money earned usually went to travel.

Soon Alexey Kostyushkin went to serve in the Armed forces. After the army, already adapting in a new country and changing several professions, Alexei briefly led the cultural Department at the youth center «Azat».

Alexey Kostyushkin: «Corridor»

Returning from the army, Alexey Kostyushkin decided that it would be nice to revive the «Corridor» from obscurity and began to look for suitable options. The rebirth of the «Corridor» happened after the merger with the group «Boulevard». The team accumulated a repertoire of own compositions, I made a small tour in the Novosibirsk region and recorded in «Studio 8» my first album «

Night arithmetic». Changed a few sponsors, a group of «Corridor» collapsed. For several years Kostyushkin performed solo with a guitar, in his own words. After some time, the musician brought the «Corridor».

Despite the fact that changed a lot of musicians, the band gained momentum and became popular and survived until the present days. 2000 «Corridor» Alexei Kostyushkina released the album «Ask me to sing», which was distributed on audio cassettes and compact disks.

In 2001 began recording the album «open sky» and recorded a solo album of Alex Kostyushkina «

I’ll see you». In the same year, was completed and released an album called «Black and white dance». Fans Kostyushkina especially distinguish song «Novosibirsk» and «Chuk and GEK». They are not included in the album, but became hits, so without them there was not one performance of the rock band. By the beginning of the third Millennium Alexey Kostyushkin with the «Corridor» came almost as a «legend.» Until 2003, the year the group has not changed, and this year was recorded a landmark for musicians the album «Live in Rock City». Most of the songs was a recording from the live concert in the club «Rock city».

The year 2007 was especially fruitful for Alexei Kostyushkina and musicians group. Released two albums – «Anna» and «tango on the mountain», warmly accepted by the supporters of the team. Until 2013, each year there were new hits and videos, among which particularly noteworthy are the «Unknown soldiers», «Alena flies on the ball», «Che Guevara» and «On the roof of the world». The group with Alexey Kostyushkin toured the country often gave concerts in the capital. One of the last works of the group – the soundtrack to the film «On the roof of the world».

In 2013, the magazine «the Dog.ru» named Alexei Kostyushkina man of the year in the category «Music».

Alexey Kostyushkin: personal life

Personal life Alexei Kostyushkina includes two marriages. From his first Union he has a grown daughter.

The second wife was Kostyushkin

Svetlana Gorkova, for it is the first marriage. The pair met in 2010 at one of the concerts. Marriage of Alexei Kostyushkina and Svetlana Harkaway was held on 10 January 2013.

Alexey Kostyushkin disease

At night on 17 June 2015, the lead singer Alexey Kostyushkin on 46-m to year of life has died from an incurable disease – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Is a slowly progressive disease that affects the Central nervous system, is incurable.

The terrible diagnosis was Alex two and a half years ago. Funds for his treatment were collected by the musicians of the whole country, peer-charity concerts organized actions. The last year of his life Alexey Kostyushkin couldn’t get out of bed, was very weak, almost could not speak and required constant care.

On the death of Alexei Kostushkin said his wife Svetlana.

«Was cardiac arrest, it happened about five in the morning, — said Light. — Two days before Alexei was diagnosed with pneumonia, was taken to the intensive care unit. There he died. I’m not allowed to say goodbye».