Vyacheslav Butusov


Vyacheslav Gennadievich Butusov, is a Russian singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of Nautilus Pompilius and U-Piter. He also has his own solo career as a singer and songwriter.

Early life

Vyacheslav Butusov was born in Krasnoyarsk. Because of his father's profession, he lived and studied in different places of Siberia during his early life. While Butusov was in the ninth grade, they moved to Sverdlovsk, where he later studied in the Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute. He participated in the design of the Sverdlovsk Metro.

Musical career

1982-1997: Nautilus Pompilius

While he was a first-year student at the Sverdlovsk Architectural Institute, he was acquainted with musician :ru:Умецкий, Дмитрий Константинович|Dmitry Umetsky. The two young men were passionate about music and often gathered to play together. This resulted in the recording of Nautilus Pompilius's first album :ru:Переезд |Pereyezd in 1982, which met with little success. In the same year, Butusov met the poet Ilya Kormiltsev. Together, they recorded the band's first mature album, :ru:Невидимка |Nevidimka in 1985. Next year their tandem released the record :ru:Разлука |Razluka, which sparked the band's popularity. The band's last album, :ru:Яблокитай|Yablokitai, was recorded by Butusov and Kormiltsev in 1996 in England with the participation of Boris Grebenshchikov and English musician Bill Nelson, who was the album's producer.

1997-present: Solo career

After Nautilus Pompilius disbanded, Butusov launched his solo career. In 1997, he recorded Nezakonnopozhdenniy AlKhimik doktor faust pernatiy zmey with Yuri Kasparyan, and in 1998, his first solo album, Ovaly. During this years he also had a brief cameo in Russian crime film Brother, directed by his friend Aleksei Balabanov, for which he also wrote and composed the soundtrack.

2001-2017: U-Piter

In 2001 Vyacheslav Butusov founded the band U-Piter with former Kino guitarist Yuri Kasparyan. They recorded 7 albums, the last being :ru:Гудгора|Gudgora in 2015. U-Piter was disbanded in 2017.

Writing

Besides his music career, in 2007 he launched a career as a writer, publishing a series of books.

Personal life

Butusov is married to Anzhelika Estoyeva. He has four children: three daughters - Anna, Ksenia, Sofya and Daniil.

Discography

Solo albums

Publications