Oleg Zhukov (singer)

Oleg Yevgenievich Zhukov (Олег Евгеньевич Жуков; 11 October 1973 — 9 February 2002), known professionally as Oleg Zhukov (Олег Жуков), was a Russian singer and rapper who was part of «Diskoteka Avariya», also known as Disco Crash.

Life
Oleg Zhukov is born 11 October 1973 in Ivanovo.

In 1988, he worked in a puppet theater, voicing characters in plays. In 1989 he entered the Ivanovo Energy Institute; however, he dropped out of school after reaching the 3rd year and joined the army.

From 1991 to 2002, he began performing in the group “Diskoteka Avariya”, which was founded in 1990 by his fellow countrymen Nikolay Timofeev and Aleksey Ryzhov. At the early stage of the group's existence, he was the frontmanth of the group. Most of the music advertisements for radio and compositions of the group “Disco Accident” were performed by him. Only by the time of the release of the third album of “Disco Crash” “Marathon” (1999) did he share the role of frontman with Nikolai Timofeev. Before joining the group, Aleksey was a junior member of the group. In 2001, already seriously ill, he and other members of the group entered into a contract with the producers of “Pepsi”, after which a commercial “Диско-сервис Pepsi” was shot.

Zhukov never complained about his health, but in the summer of 2001 he suddenly felt unwell and began to complain of a severe headache. In Tallinn during a tour, he suddenly fainted.

On August 10 of the same year, the singer underwent examination and was diagnosed with brain tumor. The disease progressed, the singer began to get tired quickly, from that time on he did not participate in the group’s new developments and left parties early.

On September 3, 2001, an operation was performed in Moscow National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery named after Academician N. N. Burdenko|Research Institute of Neurosurgery named after. Burdenko.

After treatment, Zhukov performed with the group again, but this did not last long. In November, Zhukov felt unwell again. The last video of the group with his participation was the video “На острие атаки” which was filmed on his last birthday. By that time it was already difficult for Oleg to stand on his feet. After Oleg’s condition worsened for the second time, he went to the oncology clinic in Ivanovo.

After treatment, the insidious disease seemed to have subsided, the doctors declared that Oleg was on the mend, everything would be fine soon, but he had very little time to live. After recovery, Oleg said on the phone with a cheerful voice:

“People get sick, it doesn’t happen to anyone. It was in the hospital so long ago, now I’m at home, I feel fine, of course I still have to undergo treatment. What should I do? I hope to join the guys soon.”

On February 9, 2002 after a long battle with cancer of the brain, he died at 28 years old in his apartment in Ivanovo.

On February 11, a farewell requiem service took place in Ivanovo and he was buried at Bogorodskoye Cemetery, as the funeral was broadcast live. The group “Disco Accident” suspended its activities for a while, and the album “Four Guys” on April 25, 2006 was dedicated to Zhukov.

"At some point we realized that we couldn’t just stop. Zhukov would not do that! And we remained the same, only Oleg was gone. Of course, it was difficult for us for two or three years, if not more. And even now they write: “It was great with Zhukov!” We had a full-fledged group at that time: one was a handsome hairy guy, another was smart with glasses, plays the piano, the third was jumping, running, a foolish athlete, and Zhukov was the good that unites everyone.", Aleksey said.