Vladimir Kuzmin

Vladimir Borisovich Kuzmin (; born 31 May 1955) is a Russian rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter.

Biography Kuzmin is the son of Boris Kuzmin, a naval officer, and Natalya Kuzmina, a Russian language and literature teacher. When he was young boy, Kuzmin played violin in musical school. He wrote his first song when he was six years old. He learned to play guitar on his own. He organized his first band, Aelita, in the 6th grade. Two years later, on school evenings, he performed songs of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin along with his own material.

Career Then Kuzmin earned a degree in a musical college, became a lead guitarist of professional VIA bands Nadejda (1977 - 1978) and Samotsvety (1978 - 1979). Producer of Samotsvety Yuri Malikov remembered that Kuzmin arranged some songs. But, in 1979, together with vocalist and guitarist of Vesiolie Rebiata Alexander Barykin, Kuzmin organized rock band Carnaval.

He played on keyboards, violin and flute too.

In 1980s he was in a relationship with Alla Pugacheva.

In 1986 his daughter Marta was born to Irina Miltseva, and in 1987 his daughter Nicole was born to Tatiana Muingo.

In 1990 Kuzmin married American model Kelly Curzon, they lived together for about a year.

From 1993 to 2000 he dated actress Vera Sotnikova.

In 2001-2018 he was married Ekaterina Trofimova. But in 2019 Kuzmin and Trofimova reunited, and in 2020 they officially married again.