story about how Choi died, covered with legends.For decades, live the phrase "Viktor Tsoi - always live" and "Choi died.He went out to smoke. "And it is no coincidence ...
bit of history.Victor R. Choi was born in 1962 in Leningrad in a family of physical education teacher and engineer.At age 14, he attended art school, where he created the group "Ward Number Six".However, for poor progress he was expelled from secondary school and moved to the PTU-61 for the profession woodcarver.Later, friends noted that Viktor beautifully carved wooden figurines, netsuke mostly.His appearance and behavior he imitated his idol - Bruce Lee, and even engaged in martial arts.
creative way Choi began in Moscow, where he sang in concerts held in the flat (appartment).During one of his trips in train to Moscow, he sang in the company of friends, where it drew the attention of the famous Boris Grebenshchikov, who offered to help Victor, as well as support Kuryokhin, Tropillo and other musicians.
In 1981, Choi friends founded the group "Garin and hyperboloids", later renamed "Cinema".In the same period, it was made the first record, which is widespread in the country.In 1984, without the involvement of Grebenshchikov and Kuryokhin recorded "Head of Kamchatka."In 1986, the record came out "Night" (including the song "Have you seen the night" and "Mama-anarchy").In 1989, the movie "Needle" with Choi goes to 2nd place at the box office of the USSR, he became the idol of millions, goes on tour abroad.In the summer of 1990, he gives the last concert in Moscow.His fans filled the whole stadium Luzhniki.
What year died Choi knows almost every fan of his work.It happened in August, 1990 (the 15th day).The singer died from injuries he received in a car accident in a collision of the car "Moskvich" with the bus "Ikarus".A police report at the time reported that he died from Choi - "vehicle moved on a highway at a speed of 130 km \ hour.Tsoi VRI lost control.His death was instantaneous.The accident happened on the highway Sloka-Talsi in Latvia, near the town of Tukums, 35 km ".
experts, talking about how he died Choi, reported that he fell asleep at the wheel, most likely from overwork, asI worked on a new album.However, until now there are rumors that such a popular person could resolve, and the version that Viktor tired of fame and thus decided to "go."After all, the fans did not get chance to say goodbye to their idol - Tsoi, as a victim of the accident, was buried in a closed coffin.
learn how Choi died, his many friends did not believe this information.And many do not have time to come to the funeral from different corners of the Soviet Union, astickets at the time were deficient.He was considered a very energetic person, calm, modest and nice in person.Song Choi, in the opinion of friends and fans, "beaten like an electric current," they contain motifs similar to the shaman, and the sight of the singer's concerts were often aloof.Therefore, many do not believe in his death.A modern psychics suggest that he may live somewhere in a secluded place.So maybe we will never know exactly how he died Choi.
