1. Andriy Viktorovych "Kuzma" Kuzmenko was a Ukrainian singer, poet, writer, TV presenter, producer and actor, Hero of Ukraine.
13 Facts About Andriy Kuzmenko
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Andriy Kuzmenko was best known as the lead singer of the Ukrainian rock band Skryabin, founded in 1989.
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Andriy Kuzmenko died in a traffic collision on 2nd of February 2015 in Lozuvatka, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, aged 46.
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Andriy Kuzmenko was born on 17 August 1968, in Sambir, Lviv region.
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Andriy Kuzmenko's family moved to the city of Novoyavorivsk, where he would start his career.
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Andriy Kuzmenko's mother was a music teacher, while his father was an engineer.
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Andriy Kuzmenko was not interested in dentistry, but finished his studies at the request of the parents.
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Andriy Kuzmenko was actively involved in sports and participated in biathlons.
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Andriy Kuzmenko was given all control of management over Skryabin, and began to take the band in a sonically new direction.
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In 2006, Andriy Kuzmenko published his autobiography, titled "Me, Pobeda and Berlin".
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Shortly before his death, Andriy Kuzmenko strongly criticized the current government in interviews, wishing death upon government officials and accusing them of corruption.
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On 2 February 2015, at around 8:20, Andriy Kuzmenko died in a car accident near Lozuvatka village in Kryvyi Rih Raion in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.
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Andriy Kuzmenko was returning from Kryvyi Rih, where his band had performed the day before.