Zhenya Belousov

Yevgeny Viktorovich Belousov (; September 10, 1964 — June 2, 1997), better known as Zhenya Belousov , was a Soviet and Russian pop singer, popular in the late 1980s – early 1990s. His best-known hits include My Blue-Eyed Girl, Night Taxi, Alyoshka, Devchonka-Devchonochka, Evening-Evening, Hair Cloud, Golden Domes, Short Summer, Dunya-Dunyasha, In the Evening on a Bench.

Biography Yevgeny Viktorovich Belousov was born on September 10, 1964, in the village of Zhikhar, Kharkiv Oblast.

He graduated from vocational school No 1 as mechanic-repairman

Starting with 1993, Belousov's health started to deteriorate and his popularity nose-dived. His stint as a distillery businessman in Ryazan proved to be a failure and he was accused of tax evasion. In March 1997, he was taken to the Sklifosovsky Institute with acute pancreatitis. A month later he suffered a stroke (earlier head injuries and alcohol abuse cited as possible causes) and underwent a brain surgery.

In 2006, Channel One released the documentary The Short Summer of Zhenya Belousov, about the singer's life, career, and the circumstances of his death.

One episode of Channel One's programme Tonight, broadcast on 24 June 2017, was devoted to the life and career of Yevgeny Belousov.

The Life and Death of Zhenya Belousov, a documentary by Vadim Takmenyov, aired on NTV.

One episode of the Russia-1 programme Hello, Andrey!, broadcast on 16 February 2019, was devoted to the life and career of Yevgeny Belousov.