Agatha Christie (band)
{{Short description|Russian punk/synth rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Agatha Christie
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| alias = VIA RTF UPI (1984)
| origin = Sverdlovsk, Russia
| genre = {{hlist|gothic rock|post punk|{{nowrap|psychedelic rock}}|alternative rock|art rock|new wave|glam rock|hard rock|pop-rock|russian rock}}
| years_active = {{Start date|1985}}–2010, 2015 (reunion)
| label = {{hlist|Sintez Records|Extraphone|Nikitin Records|Style Records|Soyuz Studio}}
| website = [http://agata.ru/ 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 ({{langx|ru|Агата Кристи|Agata Kristi}}) was a Soviet and Russian rock band. Formed in 1984 by Vadim Samoylov, Alexander Kozlov, and Peter Mai in Sverdlovsk.[http://agata.rip/pressa/press-etapy.php Этапы большого пути] 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 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,Алексеев А.С. Кто есть кто в российской рок-музыке. — Москва: АСТ, 2006. — С. 22—24. — 559 с. — {{ISBN|5-17-025606-X}}. glam rock, art rock and hard rock.
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.{{Cite news|title=Вадим Самойлов готовит подарок к юбилею "Агаты Кристи"|url=http://nsn.fm/music/vadim-samoylov-gotovit-podarok-k-yubileyu-agaty-kristi.html|work=nsn.fm|accessdate=2018-11-08|language=ru|archivedate=2018-11-08|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181108224632/http://nsn.fm/music/vadim-samoylov-gotovit-podarok-k-yubileyu-agaty-kristi.html}}
Members
="The Golden Line-up"=
- Vadim Samoilov — vocals, guitars, keyboards, arrangements, songwriter (1987-2010, 2015)
- Gleb Samoilov — vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, arrangements, songwriter (1988-2010, 2015)
- Alexander Kozlov — keyboards, synthesizer bass, arrangements, songwriter (1987-2001)
- Andrey Kotov — drums (1990-2008)
=Other members=
- Lev Shutylev — keyboards (1989-1990)
- Albert Potapkin — drums (1989-1990)
- Peter May — drums (1988-1989)
- Dmitry "Snake" Khakimov — drums (2008-2010)
- Konstantin Bekrev — keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals (2008-2010, 2015)
- Roman Baranyuk — drums (2010, 2015)
- Arkady Baranyuk — keyboards (2015)
- Alexander Radchenko — guitar, bass (2015)
Discography
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| 1988
|Второй фронт |The Second Front |
| 1989
|Коварство и любовь |Intrigue and Love{{efn|A hint to Schiller's Intrigue and Love}} |
| 1991
|Декаданс |Decadence |
| 1993
|Позорная звезда |Shameful Star |
| 1995
|Опиум |Opium |
| 1997
|Ураган |The Hurricane |
| 1998
|Чудеса |Wonders |
| 2000
|Майн Кайф? |Mein Bliss?{{efn|A pun with Mein Kampf}} |
| 2004
|Триллер. Часть 1 |Thriller. Part 1 |
| 2010
|Эпилог |Epilogue |
Honors and awards
- 1991: Grand Prix at the Festival of young European bands Open du Rock (Burgundy, France) [http://rrvideo.ru/agata-kristi/ Агата Кристи. Русский poк]
- 1996, 1997, 2001: Ovation
- 1997: Golden Gramophone Award
- 1998: World Music Awards in the nomination Successfully selling foreign artist (Monte Carlo)
- 2004: Komsomolskaya Pravda, according to a survey of readers, Agatha Christie was the fourth most influential group in the history of Russian rock.[http://www.kp.md/daily/23312/30228/ Группы, которыe измeнили наш мир]
File:Vadim Sasmoylov Agata Kristy agata-2-3 by Alexey Nikishin.jpg
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.agata.rip RIP]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140219070352/http://agata.3iller.ru/ Проект Триллер]
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Category:Russian post-punk music groups
Category:Russian alternative rock groups
Category:Musical groups from Yekaterinburg
Category:Musical groups from Moscow
Category:Russian gothic rock groups
Category:Russian psychedelic rock music groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1988
Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2010
Category:Cultural depictions of Agatha Christie