Oleg Zhukov(IV)
- Actor
- Producer
Russian singer, rapper. Known as a member of the "Diskoteka Avariya" group. Since 1991, he began performing in the "Diskoteka Avariya" group, which was founded in 1990 by his friends: Nikolay Timofeev and Aleksey Ryzhov. At an early stage in the existence of the group, he was the frontman of the collective. Most of the music commercials for the radio and songs of the "Diskoteka Avariya" group were performed by himself. Only at the time of the release of the third album, "Diskoteka Avariya" "Marafon" (1999), he shared the role of frontman with Nikolay Timofeev. Prior to joining "Diskoteka Avariya", he was a junior member of the collective. In 2001, already seriously ill, he, together with other members of the group, signed a contract with manufacturers of the popular carbonated drink "Pepsi", after which the commercials "Disko sluzhba Pepsi" were shot. In the summer of 2001, during a tour, he began to complain of headaches. In August 2001, he was diagnosed with brain cancer. On September 3, he underwent surgery. After treatment, he continued to perform with the "Diskoteka Avariya" group, but in November he stopped touring due to a sharp deterioration in well-being. He died on February 9, 2002, at the 29th year of his life in his apartment. On February 11, a farewell memorial service was held in the hometown of Ivanovo.