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Dyusha Romanov (real name Andrei Igorevich Romanov; born July 28, 1956, Leningrad - died June 29, 2000, St. Petersburg) was a [[:Category: Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[:Category: Russia|Russian]] rock musician, best known as a member of the rock group [[Aquarium]].

== Biography ==
Andrei Romanov studied in the same class as [[Alexander Lyapin]] and in the same school as [[Alexander Titov]], who later also played in Aquarium. From the age of 13 he participated in amateur rock groups together with A. Lyapin. Around 1968 he met [[Boris Grebenshchikov]].

In 1972 he founded his own group, Strange Growing Trees. From 1973 onwards he played keyboards in Aquarium and after a while, under the influence of his acquaintance with the American musician Richard Mayer, he began to play the flute. In the 70s, Dusha became interested in theater and, along with the rest of the group, participated in an amateur theater under the direction of Erik Goroshevsky, usually getting the main roles in performances, and almost left music. This activity ceased soon after the decision of the members of Aquarium to concentrate on music. He participated in the group as a flautist and backing vocalist, until its self-dissolution in 1991.

After the collapse of the first incarnation of Aquarium, Dyusha tried his hand at journalism, painting (together with Mitki), theater, and wrote music for several plays and films. He played in his own band "Shamrock" (which had began back in 1987 as his side project, where he played when not busy with Aquarium), and recorded ten albums. In addition, he released an album of electronic cover versions of Aquarium songs - "Virtual Defense" (1997). He was the author of the book “History of Aquarium. The Flutist's Book”, the first edition of which was published posthumously.

He died at the age of 44 on June 29, 2000 at 22 hours 40 minutes from acute coronary insufficiency during a concert with Nikolai Rubanov in the St. Petersburg club "Spartak". He was buried at the Volkovskoye cemetery.

In 2003, friends of his recorded a tribute album in his memory entitled “My friend is a musician. Songs for Dyusha”.

== Discography ==
'''Shamrock:'''
* Sailor silence, 1989
* Music of Middle-earth, 1991
* Acoustic maneuvers, 1996
* "Shamrock" LIVE 1995-1999

'''Salt:'''
* Film Music, 1990-1992 (published in 2002)
* Advanced Tales, 1997
* Virtual defense (Aquarium mix), 1997
* Music for exhibitions, 1998
* Winged Expressions (Pro Ear), 1999
* Electric siege (part 1, part 2), 1999

'''Tribute:'''
* 2003 - “My friend is a musician. Songs for Dyusha"

== Bibliography ==
* Romanov A. History of "Aquarium". The flutist's book. - M .: Amphora, 2006.

== Links (in Russian)==
* [http://rockarchive.ru/text/n-2/666/index.shtml Dyusha Romanov interview (1991)]

''Text adapted from the Russian language Wikipedia''
[[Category: Russian Profiles]]
[[Category: Soviet Profiles]]

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