Agatha Christie (band) explained

Agatha Christie
Alias:VIA RTF UPI (1985)
Origin:Sverdlovsk, Russia
Years Active:–2010, 2015 (reunion)
Website:Official site
Past Members:Gleb Samoylov
Vadim Samoylov
Konstantin Bekrev
Roman Baranyuk
Alexander Kozlov
Andrei Kotov
Peter Mai
Lev Shultyev
Albert Popatkin
Dimitri Khakimov

Agatha Christie (Russian: Агата Кристи|Agata Kristi) was a Soviet and Russian rock band. Formed in 1985 by Vadim Samoylov, Alexander Kozlov, and Peter Mai in Sverdlovsk.[1] under the name VIA RTF UPI (Russian: ВИА РТФ УПИ) the band changed their name to Agatha Christie, after the detective fiction author, in 1988[1] and went on to become one of the most notable Russian rock acts in the mid to late 1990s. During the recording sessions for their debut album "Second Front", Vadim's younger brother, Gleb, became a full-time member of the band. The band lineup changed continuously since then, with the Samoylov brothers being bandleaders, swapping vocal duties. The Samoylov brothers have been the principal songwriters of the band, together with keyboardist Alexander Kozlov.

History

The band's music has spanned through a variety of genres across their albums, including gothic rock, post punk, alternative rock, psychedelic rock,[2] glam rock,[2] art rock and hard rock.[2]

After the dissolution of Agatha Christie in 2010, the former lead singer Gleb Samoylov, together with keyboardist Konstantin Bekrev and drummer Dmitry Khakimov, formed the group The Matrixx.[3]

Members

"The Golden Line-up"

Other members

Discography

LP!Data release!Title!Translation
1988Второй фронтThe Second Front
1989Коварство и любовьIntrigue and Love
1991ДекадансDecadence
1993Позорная звездаShameful Star
1995ОпиумOpium
1997УраганThe Hurricane
1998ЧудесаWonders
2000Майн Кайф?Mein Bliss?
2004Триллер. Часть 1Thriller. Part 1
2010ЭпилогEpilogue

Honors and awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://agata.rip/pressa/press-etapy.php Этапы большого пути
  2. Алексеев А.С. Кто есть кто в российской рок-музыке. — Москва: АСТ, 2006. — С. 22—24. — 559 с. — .
  3. News: Вадим Самойлов готовит подарок к юбилею "Агаты Кристи". nsn.fm. 2018-11-08. ru. 2018-11-08. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224632/http://nsn.fm/music/vadim-samoylov-gotovit-podarok-k-yubileyu-agaty-kristi.html.
  4. http://rrvideo.ru/agata-kristi/ Агата Кристи. Русский poк
  5. http://www.kp.md/daily/23312/30228/ Группы, которыe измeнили наш мир