Igor Sorin

Igor Vladimirovich Sorin (Russian: Игорь Владимирович Сорин; 10 November 1969 in Moscow – 4 September 1998 in Moscow), was a Russian poet, musician, and artist. He was part of the Russian boy band Ivanushki International, which he left in 1998, striving for a solo career. He died in September 1998 when he committed suicide by jumping out of his high-rise apartment building, dying three days later.

Biography

Born 10 November 1969 in Moscow, Igor Sorin studied at the Moscow school № 841. As a child, he was selected for the role of Tom Sawyer, but before the start of filming Nikita Mikhalkov asked the film crew to take another boy, Fyodor Stukov. The film's director Stanislav Govorukhin granted that request. In desperation, Igor jumped from the second floor but survived.

From 1995 to March 1998 he was a soloist in the popular group Ivanushki International. Despite the widespread popularity of the group, Sorin decided to leave in1998 after recording the album Your letters. He was replaced by Oleg Yakovlev.

On the morning of 1 September 1998, Sorin jumped from the sixth-floor balcony of 12 Veresaev Street. He died three days later.