Alexander Priko is a popular Russian singer and composer. The man managed to become famous thanks to his participation in the "Tender May" team. For several years of his life, a celebrity struggled with cancer.
Alexander failed to resist lung cancer. He passed away in 2020. He left his fans a rich legacy that will not let millions of music lovers forget the name of Alexander Priko.
Alexander Priko: Childhood and youth
Alexander Priko was born on September 7, 1973 in a small village located in the Orenburg region. According to the artist, he has practically no childhood memories of this place.
He was brought up in a large family. Alexander was not in the best position. The fact is that his mother suffered from alcoholism. Priko had to look after her sisters and brothers. Although at that time he was too small, and he himself needed help.
Alexander's mother did not work. There was often no food at home, so the guy had no choice but to go outside and look for food on his own. Priko stole. He brought what he stole to his family.
Soon, Priko's mother was deprived of parental rights. The children were placed in orphanages. For example, Alexander got into an institution that was located in Akbulak. Despite the fact that the boy was taken from his home, it did him good. It was in the orphanage that his creative career began.
He sang in the church choir and tried to get on the right path. In this institution there was also a future partner in the team "Tender May" Yuri Shatunov.
Soon the director of the orphanage moved to work in another institution. Interestingly, the woman transferred two of her pupils, Yura and Sasha, to the new orphanage. Actually, here the guys got acquainted with the musical director Sergey Kuznetsov.
As a teenager, Alexander became the lead singer of the Laskovy May group. The guy played keyboards. Soon Andrey Razin contributed to Priko's move to the capital.
At the age of 18, Alexander received a one-room apartment from the state. Since he was going to live in Moscow, the guy gave the property to his sister Natalya. As a result of "good deeds", Priko himself suffered. The woman wrote her brother out of the apartment.
Alexander Priko and his creative path
In the late 1980s, Sergei Kuznetsov left the famous group «Tender May» and created something similar. Sergey's new project was called "Mom". The new team was like the group "Tender May", so the fans were interested in the work of the team.
After Kuznetsov left the Tender May group, Alexander Priko and Igor Igoshin followed their mentor. Thus, the guys showed respect for the music director, who pulled them out of poverty.
On account of the group "Mama" there were three LPs. Despite the fact that Kuznetsov made a big bet on his own project, the guys did not manage to repeat the success of the Laskovy May team.
In one of his interviews, Sergei said that Razin was stealing the tracks of the Mama group and giving them to Yuri Shatunov. Few people know that the compositions "Pink Evening" and "Homeless Dog" were to be performed by the soloists of Kuznetsov's new project.
In the early 1990s, it became known that the team was breaking up. Priko and Kuznetsov presented a new composition to fans in 2003. We are talking about the track "Snow Falls".
Details of privacy
The celebrity's wife's name is Elena. It was she who reported that Alexander Priko was suffering from a deadly disease. The archives contain photographs of a celebrity with a son named Anton. Journalists do not know if Anton is the common son of Alexander and Elena.
Death of Alexander Priko
Over time, Alexander Priko became less in demand. He had no choice but to get a job as a plumber. The man occasionally spoke at corporate events.
In 2020, Alexander complained of pain in his lungs and cough. Priko's wife assumed that her husband had contracted the coronavirus. At first he was treated with antibiotics and was diagnosed with pneumonia. Later, doctors made a disappointing diagnosis of lung cancer.
The former producer of Alexander - Andrey Razin officially confirmed the information. He expressed condolences to the artist and said that he was ready to provide financial assistance.
Priko failed to overcome a severe form of cancer. He passed away on September 2, 2020.
